India, June 30 -- Coal India (CIL) has intensified its Research & Development (R&D) initiatives and plans to invest a total of around Rs.1,900 crore by FY 2030 on R&D activities.CIL's transformational R&D thrust gathered momentum in FY 2024-25 with establishment of the National Centre for Coal and Energy Research (NaCCER), a hub-and-spoke modelled R&D centre. Since then, the company has shifted its focus from proof-of-concept studies to prototype development, corresponding to Technology Readiness Level (TRL)-4 and above.We intend to shift R&D to a higher orbit to drive the company's future growth and technological transformation, a senior CIL official said.CIL's R&D expenditure increased four-fold to Rs. 245 Crores in FY 2024-25, from Rs. 6...