The Geological Society of India
The Geological Society of India is a prestigious association of geologists who are engaged in the study and research of all aspects of Indian Geology.
The Geological Society of India.
The Indian Geological Society is a professional body of geologists who are dedicated to the promotion of advanced study and research in all branches of Indian Geology. The society was founded by Professor L. Rama Rao and his colleagues in 1958, with the aim of fostering scientific excellence and public awareness of Earth Systems Science. Earth Systems Science is an interdisciplinary field that studies the interactions and feedbacks among the physical, chemical, biological, and human components of the Earth system. The Geological Society of India organizes various activities and events for its members and the general public, such as conferences, workshops, lectures, field trips, publications, and awards. The Gelogical Society of India also collaborates with other national and international organizations and institutions to advance the scientific understanding and societal relevance of Earth Systems Science. The society welcomes anyone who is interested in the Earth and its processes to join the society and contribute to its vision and mission.
The IGS is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and is affiliated to the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).
Our Featured Publications
We Publish more than 200 Publications and the selected list of our Publications are Outlined Below:
Progress in Palaeohydrology: Focus on Monsoonal Areas
This special issue of the Journal of the Geological Society of India is devoted to a comparatively new and rapidly emerging field of palaeohydrology, the science of ancient waters focusing on the time before continuous hydrological records. In recent years, palaeohydrological data have been recognized as able to make critical contributions to global and regional climate models.
This special volume contains sixteen papers that were presented during the GLOCOPH-2002 meeting in Pune. The research papers, deal with regional palaeohydrology with case studies from different parts of the world, and methodologies and techniques used in palaeohydrological reconstructions. The major emphasis is on areas very sensitive to climate changes such as the monsoon-dominated regions of the world. There are several key points that make this book an essential review to researchers working the field of Quaternary geology, sedimentology, hydrology, geomorphology, physical geography, climatology, ecology, archaeology and engineering.
Natural Resources and Environment (Revised Version)
This concise booklet deals with the ways and means of making the exploitation of natural resources safe, efficient and ecologically sustainable. The linkages between the geological factors in exploitation and process; technologies, economics, employment, environment and stakeholder communities are elucidated in a lucid fashion.
This new booklet is of great interest to all those engaged in the teaching of: geology, researchers and students of earth sciences. The booklet also lays special emphasis on the need for a new curriculum for teaching earth science, which is employment oriented and of societal relevance.
M-63. Quaternary Geology: Indian Perspective
The Quaternary Period consisting of the two unequal epochs of Pleistocene and Holocene has not received the importance it deserves, until very recently. ????The lack of a suitable book on subject matter specially tailored to the Indian student and researcher has often been felt and this lacuna is intended to be rectified to a great extent by this present publication. Authored by an experienced professional geologist of the Geological Survey of India with wide experience in mapping the Quaternary Geology of Western India, particularly of Gujarat, this memoir would be most useful to post-graduate level students in Geology and allied branches, to researchers who would like delve deeper into problems of contemporary Quaternary studies and to professionals as an introductory text with examples drawn from the Indian context.
M-51. Random Harvest: An Anthology of Editorials
This book is an Anthology of Editorials published in the Journal of the Geological Society of India during the first 45 years of its existence.
The 86 editorials compiled in this volume bring to life BPR's thoughts on the management of our water resources, prospects for gold mining industry in the country, priorities in earth science research, his vision for the future and myriad other topics that touched him to respond.
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Guideline for submission of S & T Proposals
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