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43rd CGPB meeting to be held on 29 September 2008:
[Dated 26/08/2008]
The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) is scheduled to be held on 29th September 2008 at the Bijnan Bhavan, New Delhi, under the Chairmanship of Shri Shantanu Consul, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Mines.....
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President of Saudi Geological Survey visits GSI:
[Dated 07/08/2008]
A team from Saudi Geological Survey led by their President, His Excellency Dr. Zohair A. H. Nawab met the senior management team of GSI led by Shri P. M. Tejale, Director General, GSI, on 7th August, 2008 at GSI, CHQ, Kolkata....
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Glimpses of Coal Wing:
[Dated 15/08/2008]
The inception of GSI in 1851 was with the objective of systematic survey of the coalfields of the country. Since then the study of coal basins was continued to understand the geology and coal resources potential of India...
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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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