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geological survey of india news

GSI declares Kalinjar fort hill as National Geo-Heritage site

Dignitaries at the site in Banda. (Sourced)
Published on Mar 17, 2026 07:50 am IST

Geological Survey of India celebrates 176th foundation day, fetes 39 geologists

Foundation day celebrations of Geological Survey of India in Lucknow. (HT)
Updated on Mar 06, 2026 08:43 pm IST

GSI 175th Anniversary : Now, Lko too boasts of a rock garden

The rock garden inaugurated in Lucknow on Friday (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 05, 2025 10:50 pm IST

Coastal areas have rare earth element reserves which can be mined: Govt

The government gave the information in Rajya Sabha. (ANI)
Published on Jul 22, 2025 04:25 pm IST

Telangana govt forms technical committee to carry out search ops in critical zone of SLBC tunnel

Telangana govt forms technical committee to carry out search ops in critical zone of SLBC tunnel
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:47 pm IST

‘Not economically viable’: Potash reserves in Punjab won’t be harnessed anytime soon

Potash refers to a group of minerals and chemicals that contain potassium, a vital nutrient for plants and a key component in fertilisers. (HT File)
Published on Feb 27, 2025 07:12 am IST

57 cr allotted to fix landslide-prone spots

57 cr allotted to fix landslide-prone spots
Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:12 am IST

Man stole priceless 50 million-year-old fossil from trade fair

Experts said the fossil was a gastropod – a class of mollusk animals (snails or slugs) that are characterised by a spiral-like design on them. (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 06:13 am IST

Noida man held for stealing 50-million-year-old Gastropod Fossil from IITF 2024

Noida man held for stealing 50-million-year-old Gastropod Fossil from IITF 2024
Published on Nov 26, 2024 07:33 pm IST

GSI Recruitment 2024: Apply for legal assistant and other posts

Geological Survey of India invites applications for various posts.
Published on Jan 13, 2024 05:17 pm IST

115-million-year old shark fossils discovered in Jaisalmer: Research

The fossils discovered from the Habur Formation of Jaisalmer Basin in Rajasthan sheds light on a small assemblage of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) sharks (Pic Courtesy: Researchers)
Published on Nov 30, 2023 06:58 pm IST

All that is wrong about Joshimath

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The committee recommended that a comprehensive action plan be prepared for the Himalayan region covering expected disaster events and natural disasters like in Kedarnath and Joshimath (HT Photo)
Published on Sept 28, 2023 09:57 pm IST

Geological factors to rampant development: Decoding reasons for Joshimath crisis

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Cracks emerged in the town between November 2022 and January 2023 (HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 26, 2023 01:05 pm IST

Mining secy visits site of lithium reserves in J&K’s Reasi

J&K mining department secretary Amit Sharma along with a team of officials inspects the site of lithium reserves in J&K’s Reasi district on Saturday (HT photo)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 11:04 am IST

Banaras Hindu University to have gem testing facility soon

The lab with an investment of 3.75 crores under the project will have advanced and sophisticated instruments. (HT FILE)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:58 am IST

No 3k-tonne gold deposit found in UP’s Sonbhadra: Geological Survey of India

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) said on Saturday there was no discovery of a gold deposit estimated to be about 3,350 tonne in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra
Updated on Feb 23, 2020 08:51 am IST

No discovery of around 3000-tonne gold deposits in UP’s Sonbhadra: GSI

The GSI is headquartered in Kolkata.
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 08:51 pm IST

Flouride level in Gurugram water up by 17%

Between 2016 and 2018, the level of fluoride in Gurugram’s groundwater rose by 17%, as per data with the district public health engineering department. (Photo by Yogendra Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Published on Mar 20, 2019 02:38 am IST

A prospective gold mine found near Bengaluru

Geological Survey of India finds promising gold deposit in Karnataka. (Representational Image)
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 10:09 pm IST

Warning gets louder as new study backs predictions of 8.5 magnitude earthquake in Himalayas

The present study underlines the fact after this massive earthquake, the frontal thrust in the central Himalayas (covering parts of India and eastern Nepal) has remained seismically quiet for 600 to 700 years.
Updated on Nov 30, 2018 07:31 pm IST

21 more rescued from Lahaul-Spiti

The BRO team at 13050-feet high Rohtang Top after the mountain pass on Manali-Leh highway was opened for traffic on October 1.
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 09:52 am IST

Rajasthan sits on 20,000 MT of potash reserve but exploration caught in red tape: Study

The Geological Survey of India reported a 350-km-long and 200-km-wide potash-bearing deposit, considered the southeastern extension of the salt range of Pakistan.
Published on Sept 11, 2018 01:03 am IST

Science or sci-fi? The ignorance about dinosaurs in India

A file photo of the skeleton of the herbivorous dinosaur Barapasaurus tagorei at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Updated on Jun 30, 2018 09:32 am IST

Ramgarh crater was caused by meteorite impact, say experts

Members of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and the National Trust for Art and Culture Heritage (INTACH) inspecting the Ramgarh Crater in Baran district of Rajasthan.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 12:09 pm IST

BMC identifies 299 spots at risk of landslides during monsoon in Mumbai

The survey was conducted by the Geological Survey of India.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 12:33 am IST

Govt to revive drying springs in Himalayan region, pilot study begins in Dehradun

A view of the Himalayas from Darjeeling. The government’s move to revive dying Himalayan springs is crucial as mountain springs are the primary source of water for rural households in the region.
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 05:51 pm IST