Coal India Ltd.

Coal India's (CIL) research and development (R&D) arm -- Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has developed this first-of-its-kind software in association with Gujrat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) and the company will also file for its copyright protection.

The software will help in identifying thin coal seams under the earth crust and improve assessment of resources of fossil fuel using seismic survey during the exploration process. The launch of software assumes significance as the present seismic survey techniques for coal resource exploration have their limitations in identifying the thin coal seams under the earth, which will now be possible as this new software helps in enhancing the resolution of seismic signals leading to the delineation of thinnest coal seams. This 'Made in India' software will also help to save time and cost of coal exploration and thus boost the mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat in coal production.

Coal India is the world’s largest coal mining company. It also produces non-coking coal and coking coal of various grades for diverse applications.