GSI Current Affairs, GK & News
Arunachal has 35% of India’s Graphite Deposits: GSI Report
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) in its report revealed that about 35 % of India’s total Graphite reserves is found in Arunachal Pradesh. This is the highest found in country. Key findings of Report About: The GSI presented the said data during its annual interactive meeting with the Department of Geology and Mining & ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Arunachal Pradesh • China • Department of Geology and Mining • Geological Survey of India • Graphite Reserve • GSI • Ministry of Mines • Survey of India • TAR • Tibet Autonomous Region
Geological Survey of India installed Geological Display Boards at Mawmluh cave, Therriaghat in Meghalaya
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) installed two geological display boards at two important geological sites in Meghalaya. Highlights The boards are unveiled at Meghalaya’s two important geological sites namely Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat, Sobhar in East Khasi Hill District. These geological display boards with geo-scientific information will help in creating ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Cretaceous • Geological Survey of India • Global Stratotype Section and Point • GSI • Iridium • Khasi Hill • Mawmluh cave • Palaeogene • Stalagmite • Therriaghat
GSI Sets Up 22 GPS Stations across Country
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has launched 22 permanent global positioning system (GPS) stations across India to identify seismically hazardous zones and encourage mapping activities. These 22 stations are part of the 35 stations planned by GSI to establish and maintain a network of continuously operating 35 permanent GPS stations. Fact Box: Bhuvisamvad Bhuvisamvad is an app launched by the Ministry of Mines to facilitate ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Agartala • Aizawl • Bhopal • Bhubaneswar • Bhuvisamvad • Chandigarh • Chennai • Chitradurga. • Cooch Behar • Dehradun • Faridabad • Gandhinagar Vishakhapatnam • Geological Survey of India • Global Positioning System • GPS • GSI • Imphal • Itanagar • Jabalpur • Jaipur • Jammu • Kolkata • Little Andaman • Lucknow • Mangalore • Mangan • Middle Andaman • Nagpur • North Andaman • Patna • Pithoragarh • Pune • Raipur • Ranchi • seismically hazardous zones • Shillong • South Andaman • Thiruvananthapuram • Uttarkashi • Zawar
Dinesh Gupta appointed as new Director General of Geological Survey of India (GSI)
Dr. Dinesh Gupta, an officer of the 1983 UPSC batch, has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). He took over from N Kutumba Rao to become the 47th DG of the GSI. Gupta is an expert in mineral exploration and responsibility has been given to him ..
Topics: Geography of India • Geological Survey of India • Geology • Geology of India • GSI • Gupta • India • Ministry of Mines
Vijay Prasad Dimri appointed as president of 36th International Geological Congress (IGC – 2020)
Scientist Dr Vijay Prasad Dimri has been appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for the advancement of earth science, to be held in New Delhi from March 2 -8, 2020. He succeeded Shailesh Nayak. India is hosting the IGC in 2020 after a period of 56 years. ..
Topics: Geological Survey of India • Geology • GSI • IGC • India • Indian National Science Academy • International Union of Geological Sciences • Organizations • Prasad • Shailesh Nayak • Vijay Prasad Dimri
Cabinet approves Restructuring of Geological Survey of India
The Union Cabinet approved the restructuring of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), which includes rightsizing its strength by filling up posts over a 10-year period. Geological Survey of India (GSI), established in 1851 is a government organization in India which is an attached office to the Ministry of Mines of Union Government of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Topics: Geological Survey of India • Geology of India • Government • GSI • India • Survey of India