Dr. Zohair A. H. Nawab, President, Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) with his team of geoscientists will be visiting Central Headquarter, Geological Survey of India, Kolkata on 7th and 8th August, 2008 . . . .
Report on Seismic Microzonation of Chandigarh:
[Dated 18/03/2008]
The Geological Survey of India, Northern Region released the report on “Seismic Microzonation of Chandigarh Urban Complex”, on 18th February 2008. The work is a concerted effort by the Earthquake Geology and Geophysics Divisions.......
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Indian Minerals in a new avatar:
[Dated 17/03/2008]
‘Indian Minerals’, the flagship Earth science journal published from the Geological Survey of India, will sport a new name and look very soon. The changes will be implemented starting from the Vol.62, No.1, January – March, 2008....
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'Orange Sand' aquifer - Arsenic free groundwater:
[Dated 26/05/2008]
Arsenic contaminated groundwater in parts of Bengal delta is a major health hazard to a large number of people. Research work by Central Petrological Laboratory, GSI, Kolkata comes up with a model identifying the “Orange Sand” aquifer occurring at the depth range of 34-50 m as better and also economic aquifer to tackle the pollution problem in Bengal delta ..
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Recent findings by AMSE Wing, GSI:
[Dated 24/09/2007]
AMSE Wing, GSI has located gold in Aravallis, Rajasthan for the first time. New Iron Ore resources in Jharkhand and delineation of significant radioactive anomalies in Andhra Pradesh are some of the other major achievements....
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