and is to be built at Tareikela near Jharsuguda in the western part of Odisha. This power plant would be linked to Talabira II & III coal block in Sambalpur and Jharsuguda district which has a mineable reserve of 553.98 Million Metric Tones. The thus annual capacity of the mine is 20 MTPA. Currently, the mine is being developed by NLC and its mine operator and developer, M/s Talabira Odisha Mining Private Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited. Pachwara south coal block 10 MTPA in Jharkhand Exploration Completed Going to start soon. Research and development R&D Initiatives Coldry and Matmor process – In this process, Lignite is crushed and made into pellets which are dried using hot air and then iron ore is added to make the pellets suitable as reduction agents in iron ore purification process Upgradation of Brown Coal (UBC) - Reducing moisture in raw lignite at site and increasing calorific value will reduce the transportation cost and increase the fuel value. This will reduce auxiliary power consumption, emission and improve power plant efficiency and overcome the problem of spontaneous ignition while transporting lignite over long distances Underground Coal Gasification - To gainfully utilize the vast potential of lignite deposits which are uneconomical for conventional mining Synthesis of Zeolites from Lignite Fly Ash – For removal of calcium from Circulating Water System Dynamic Loading of Conveyors – Energy Conservation Measure Separation of Iron from bottom slag of Thermal Power Stations Usage of Bottom ash for Construction purposes High longevity coatings and alternate material for erosion and corrosion resistance Development of fly ash based pesticide Collaborative Research with Premier Technical Institutes Silica Sand Beneficiation Plant Centre for Applied Research & Development (CARD) Centre for Applied Research & Development (CARD) is the in-house R&D Centre of NLC and has been recognised by the Department of Science & Technology since 1975. The testing and R&D facilities were upgraded under a project (LERI) sponsored by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna during 1995–2000. The main objective was to strengthen CARD to improve its capability to provide analytical, environmental monitoring, R&D, technology and services to industry and the Government. Under this project, services of national and international experts were utilised for lignite utilisation and opencast mines, power stations related problems and acquired sophisticated equipments, training and established combustion and gasification testing facilities. The major functions of CARD are carrying out Science