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Ministry of Mining Department (Maharashtra) Style: The Honourable: Abbreviation: Cabinet Minister: Member of: State Cabinet: Reports to: Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature: Seat: Mantralaya, Mumbai: Appointer: Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister: Term length: 5 years: Precursor: Devendra Fadnavis (2024- 2024) Inaugural holder: S ...
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is a scientific agency of India.It was founded in 1851, as a Government of India organization under the Ministry of Mines, one of the oldest of such organisations in the world and the second oldest survey in India after the Survey of India (founded in 1767), for conducting geological surveys and studies of India, and also as the prime provider of basic ...
Pages in category "Geology of Maharashtra" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Deccan Traps; G.
Due to continental drift, the India Plate split from Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian Plate resulting in the formation of the Himalayas.. The earliest phase of tectonic evolution was marked by the cooling and solidification of the upper crust of the earth's surface in the Archaean Era (prior to 2.5 billion years) which is represented by the exposure of gneisses and granites especially ...
The Officers of Central Geological Service (CGS) are recruited by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and posted to the Geological Survey of India (GSI). It is an esteemed geological organization officially formed in 1851 by British East India Company. It is a central government organisation in India working as an Attached Office to the ...
The Western Ghats at Matheran in Maharashtra Oblique satellite view of the Deccan Traps Map of the Deccan Traps [1] The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province of west-central India (17–24°N, 73–74°E). They are one of the largest volcanic features on Earth, taking the form of a large shield volcano. [2]
Robert Bruce Foote (22 September 1834 – 29 December 1912) was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India. For his contributions to Indian archaeology, he is called the father of Indian prehistory.
The first fossils found in the Lameta Formation were discovered between 1917 and 1919. [2]The Lameta Formation was first identified in 1981 by geologists working for the Geological Survey of India (GSI), G. N. Dwivedi and Dhananjay Mahendrakumar Mohabey, after being given limestone structures–later recognised as dinosaur eggs–by workers of the ACC Cement Quarry in the village of Rahioli ...