{
  "id": 17969901,
  "title": "CSIR-IICT to host global summit on advanced materials for energy, environment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/csir-iict-to-host-global-summit-on-advanced-materials-for-energy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T13:55:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/csir-iict-to-host-global-summit-on-advanced-materials-for-energy-environment/article71660163.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Hindu reports that the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) will host the International Conference on Innovative Functional Materials for Energy and Environmental Technologies (iMEET-2026) from November 4 to 6 at its Tarnaka campus. The conference will focus on emerging advances in various materials, including rare earth and critical materials, magnetic and multifunctional materials, advanced ceramics and nanomaterials, energy materials, optoelectronic materials, advanced coatings, surface engineering, and materials for strategic, environmental, and defence applications. The event will feature distinguished speakers from India and abroad, including the DRDO director-general (Naval Systems and Materials) R. Balamurali Krishnan, MIDHANI chairman and managing director S.V.S. Narayana Murty, and the Vice-Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara University-Tirupati, T. Narasinga Rao.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}