1. Name of the Project: Determination of optimum safe distance of dump from pit and design guidelines for overall stability in open pit mines in different geo-mining conditions

Status: Ongoing
Funding Agency: SERB, CRG, Govt. of India.

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Sandi Kumar Reddy

Year: 2024-2026
Funding Amount: Rs. 35.28 Lakhs.

2. Name of the Project: Underground Mine Real Time Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment at Surface Control Room based on LoRa Sensors, IoT and Machine Learning Techniques

Status: Ongoing
Funding Agency: VGST, K-FIST (L1), Govt. of Karnataka.

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Sandi Kumar Reddy

Year: 2023-2025

Funding Amount: Rs. 15.00 Lakhs.

3. Name of the Project: "Scientific study for pit slope stability studies of Subbarayanahalli Iron Ore Mine &Thimmapangudi Iron Ore Mine"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: KSMCL, Govt. of Karnataka.

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Sandi Kumar Reddy

Year: 2022-2024
Funding Amount: Rs. 10.00 Lakhs.

4. Name of the Project: "Definition of Delay Sequencing in The Blast Designs Using Advance Analytical Techniques for Optimization of Blast Fragmentation and Improving Mine Economics in Non-Coal Mines"

Status: Ongoing
Funding Agency: Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India.

Principal Investigator(s): Dr. K Ram Chandar

Year: 2022-2024

Funding Amount: Rs. 16.89 Lakhs.

5. Name of the Project: "Development of a New Type of Aero-Cyclone for the Dry Separation of Minerals"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Hutti Gold Mines Co., Ltd.
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Harsha Vardhan
Year: 2019-2022
Funding Amount: Rs. 1.96 Lakhs.

6. Name of the Project: "Development of a Comminution Process for Improving the Ball Mill Efficiency and Selective Size Output through Hydro-Squeezing"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Hutti Gold Mines Co., Ltd.
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Harsha Vardhan
Year: 2019-2022
Funding Amount: Rs. 9.7 Lakhs.

7. Name of the Project: "Predictive Assessment of Postural and Biomechanical Analysis of Musculo Skeletal Disorder (MSD) Related Problems of Dump Truck Operators in Indian Open Cast Metal Mines"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: DST-SERB
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. B. M. Kunar & Dr. M Aruna 
Year: 2020-2024
Funding Amount: Rs. 18.85 Lakhs.

8. Name of the Project: "Investigations into the Reduction of Phosphorous in Iron Ore Using Microwave Technology for its Suitability to the Iron & Steel Industries"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: R. Praveen Chandra, Mine Owner & Entrepreneur (ERM Group), Bangalore
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Harsha Vardhan
Year: 2017-2020.
Funding Amount: Rs. 10.06 Lakhs.

9. Name of the Project: "Development and Characterizations of Advanced Solar Cells"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Vision Group on Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Ch. S. N. Murthy, Dr. M. Aruna, and Dr. Kartik Tarafder
Year: 2017-2020.
Funding Amount: Rs. 30 lakhs.

10. Name of the Project: "Application of Nano Membrane Technologies to Purify Mine Waste Water"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Hutti Gold Mines Co. Ltd.
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. Ch. S. N. Murthy and Prof. M. Isloor
Year: 2019-2022.
Funding Amount: Rs. 30 lakhs.

11. Name of the Project: "Study for Utilization of Fine Material of Mine Waste"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Sandur Manganese and iron ores limited, Bellary
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. M Aruna and Dr. Harshavardhan
Year: 2013-2015
Funding Amount: Rs. 14.30 Lakhs

12. Name of the Project: "Modelling on Airborne Dust in Opencast Coal Mines"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India
Principal Investigator(s): Prof.V.R.Sastry Co-Investigator: Dr. K. Ram Chandar and Prof. Ch. S. N. Murthy
Year: 2011-2014
Funding Amount: Rs.77.04 Lakhs

13. Name of the Project: "Assessment of Performance of Explosive/Blast Result Based on Explosive Energy Utilization"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Coal India Ltd.
Principal Investigator(s): Prof. V. R. Sastry Co-Investigator: Dr. K. Ram Chandar
Year: 2010-2013
Funding Amount Rs.1.24 Crores

14. Name of the Project: "Design and Cost Analysis of Illumination System for Underground Coal Mines"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. M. Aruna
Year: 2009-12
Funding Amount: Rs. 3.6 lakhs

15. Name of the Project: "Development of Bio-diesel and its Application in Mining Machinery working in Surface Mines"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: M/s Madras Cements Ltd.
Principal Investigator(s): Professor Ch. S. N. Murthy
Year: 2006-08
Funding Amount: Rs. 1.46 lakhs

16. Name of the Project: "Evaluation, Design, and Cost Analysis of Illumination System in Surface Mine Projects"

Status: Completed
Funding Agency: Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India
Principal Investigator(s): Professor Ch. S. N. Murthy
Year: 2005-08
Funding Amount: Rs. 6.65 lakhs