As part of the Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP-II), two Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officers, Shri Sushil Prasad, Deputy High Commissioner of the Embassy of India in Nairobi and Shri Md. Shahid Alam, Counsellor at the High Commission of India in London, visited CSIR–National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML). 

The two IFS officers who were accompanied by the District Mining Officer and officials from the District Industries Centres of Jamshedpur and Chaibasa completed their MCTP-II in Jamshedpur's premier institution, CSIR-NML on July 8.

During the visit, the officers interacted with the Director, Dr Sandip Ghosh Chowdhury and Heads of Departments, who presented an overview of CSIR-NML's research capabilities, ongoing R&D programmes, and its contributions to the minerals, metals and materials sectors. 

They also visited key research facilities, including the Creep Testing Laboratory, Hot Dip Process Simulator (HDPS) Laboratory, Urban Ore Recycling Centre, and Magnesium Metal Production and Distillation Facility, where they were briefed on advanced technologies and research activities being undertaken at the institute.

The visiting officers appreciated CSIR-NML's pioneering research, state-of-the-art infrastructure and its role in supporting industrial innovation and sustainable development. The visit provided an enriching platform for knowledge exchange and concluded on a highly interactive, insightful and mutually beneficial note.