Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has launched a ‘Startup India’ web portal to support promising start-ups.
A company press release said here on Tuesday that H Kumar, Managing Director of MRPL, launched the portal in Mangaluru on the occasion of Independence Day on Tuesday.
Under the scheme, MRPL will support and fund projects in the energy sector.
The company’s start-up initiative will promote promising start-ups with financial support, and nurture an eco-system conducive for innovations to be developed as business model.
Some of the focus areas for start-ups are: automation/robotics in hydrocarbon area, development of device for cracks/leak detection in pipelines, low-cost model for waste to energy, bio-fuel manufacturing, low-cost process for desalination of sea water, innovative waste disposal, and other open areas related to petroleum refining and alternate energy.
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