The Geological Society of India
K.R.Karanth Endowment Lecture
The annual endowment lecture on Hydrogeology was instituted by Smt.Nirmala Karanth wife of Late K.R. Karanth, one of the pioneering and well-known Hydrogeologists of the country, to perpetuate his memory. Eminent Hydrogeologists/Geophysicists who have delivered this lecture so far are listed below:
Year | Speaker | Title of the talk | Place |
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1998 | P.N.Ballukraya, Chennai | Over-exploitation, Artificial Recharge and Pollution of Groundwater with special reference to Hard Rocks | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 1998 |
1999 | M.N.Thippeswamy, Bangalore | Water Supply Scenario of Bangalore City for Next Millennium | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 1999 |
2000 | N.G.Raghu Mohan, Bangalore | Rain water Harvesting with Special Reference to Bangalore Metro | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 20th December 2000 |
2001 | P.R.Reddy, Hyderabad | Remote Sensing in Groundwater Studies | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 2001 |
2002 | D.S.S.Murthy, Hyderabad | Groundwater Development: The Need for a Legislation in its Present Context and Scenario | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 27th December 2002 |
2003 | C.S.Ramasesha, Bangalore | Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge of Groundwater: Amenability and Techniques | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 29th December 2003 |
2004 | B.S.Sukhija, Hyderabad | Understanding the Groundwater System for its Sustainable Management | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 2004 |
2005 | K.C.B.Raju, Bangalore | An Overview of Water Resources & The Importance of Groundwater Resources for the Development of the Country and the Role of Geoscientists in Making it Sustainable | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 29th December 2005 |
2006 | K.J.Anandha Kumar, New Delhi | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 2006 | |
2007 | Subhajyothi Das, Bangalore | Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater & State of Art | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 2007 |
2008 | Sujit Kumar Sinha, New Delhi | Groundwater Management: Role of Modeling & A Case Study | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 29th December 2008 |
2009 | D.S.Thambi, Trivandrum | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 29th December 2009 | |
2010 | Rana Chatterjee, New Delhi | Groundwater Resources Estimation & Case Studies from India | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 28th December 2010 |
2011 | S.C.Dhiman, Faridabad | Groundwater Management and Regulation & A Pragmatic Approach | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 29th December 2011 |
2012 | K.Md.Najeeb, Bangalore | National Aquifer Mapping & Expectations and Challenges | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 27th December 2012 |
2013 | Madan Lal Jhanwar, Jaipur | Ancient Traditional Wisdom as a Panacea for Water Crisis | Geological Society of India, Bangalore on 27th December 2013 |
2014 | G. Sudarshan, Bengaluru | Efficacy of Artificial Recharge for Sustainable Developments – Success Stories from Hard rock Terrain of Andhra Pradesh | Geological Society of India, Bengaluru on 29th December 2014 |
2015 | Amlanjyoti Kar, Faridabad | Water Management in Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Geological Society of India, Bengaluru on 28th December 2015 |
2016 | S. Shridhar Hegde, Bengaluru | Deep Groundwater Exploration in Over-Exploited Kolar District, Karnataka – An Over view | Sampath Iyengar Hall, GSI, Bengaluru on 26th December 2016 |
2017 | T.V.Ramachandra, IISc, Bengaluru | Bengaluru: Unliveable City with the Shrinking Water bodies and Green Cover | GSI, Bengaluru on28-12-2017 |
2018 | A.Subburaj CGWB,Bengaluru | Groundwater Resources and Management in the Coastal state of Tamil Nadu | Geological Survey of India, Bengaluru on 27.12.2018 |
2019 | V.Kunhambu CGWB, Bengaluru | Status of Groundwater Governance in India: Challenges and Constraints with case Studies | Geological Survey of India, Bengaluru on 26.12.2019 |
2021 | G.C. Pati, CGWB Faridabad | "Ground water resource scenario & challenges in India" | Geological Society of India, Bengaluru by Virtual Mode on 3rd March 2021 |