NavPrakriti has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Kharagpur to strengthen innovation, research, and skill development in India’s rapidly growing battery recycling and critical minerals sector.

The collaboration will focus on advancing battery material recovery technologies, hydrometallurgical refining processes, and extraction techniques for critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium, supporting India’s clean energy and circular economy ambitions.

Under the agreement, IIT Kharagpur students will gain hands-on industry exposure through internships and training programmes at NavPrakriti’s lithium-ion battery recycling facilities, including its Serampore plant in West Bengal. The partnership will also include joint research projects, skill development initiatives, and technology consulting focused on refining and refurbishing end-of-life batteries.

Akhilesh Bagaria said the partnership combines industrial expertise with academic excellence to accelerate innovation in battery recycling while creating learning opportunities for future engineers and researchers.

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Avnish Bagaria added that the collaboration will help build a future-ready workforce and support India’s long-term goals around energy self-reliance and sustainability.

The initiative comes as India’s lithium-ion battery demand is projected to rise sharply over the next decade, driven by electric mobility, renewable energy storage, and the country’s broader clean energy transition.

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