- Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy launched a Commercialisation Catalogue of Technologies developed under various sponsored programmes. - The initiative aims to bridge the gap between laboratory research and commercial market application, promoting indigenous technologies. - Focuses on enhancing collaboration between research institutions, public sector undertakings, and private industries or MSMEs. - Aims to foster innovation, self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat), and technology transfer within the industrial sector. - **Commercialisation Catalogue of Technologies:** A compilation of indigenous lab-scale technologies and innovations developed via government-sponsored R&D programs, designed to facilitate market deployment, technology transfer, and commercial industrial manufacturing. - **Ministry of Mines:** The central government department responsible for the survey, exploration, and regulation of mines and minerals other than natural gas, petroleum, and atomic minerals in India. **Introduction** Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy launched the Commercialisation Catalogue of Technologies developed under various sponsored programmes, seeking to bridge the gap between lab-scale innovations and market deployment to bolster indigenous R&D and industrial manufacturing. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy launched a Commercialisation Catalogue of Technologies developed under various sponsored programmes. - The initiative aims to bridge the gap between laboratory research and commercial market application, promoting indigenous technologies. - Focuses on enhancing collaboration between research institutions, public sector undertakings, and private industries or MSMEs. - Aims to foster innovation, self-reliance (Atmanirbhar Bharat), and technology transfer within the industrial sector. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **Commercialisation Catalogue of Technologies:** A compilation of indigenous lab-scale technologies and innovations developed via government-sponsored R&D programs, designed to facilitate market deployment, technology transfer, and commercial industrial manufacturing. - **Ministry of Mines:** The central government department responsible for the survey, exploration, and regulation of mines and minerals other than natural gas, petroleum, and atomic minerals in India.