GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (GSI) :-

 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA (GSI) :- 

News: 👉 Geological Survey of India, the 170-year old premier Geological

Institution under the Ministry of Mines has decided to make itself accessible to the masses and make its presence felt digitally by launching the GSI Mobile App (Beta Version) and upgrading it periodically.

Geological Survey of India :- 

• It was set up in 1851 primarily to find coal deposits for the Railways.

• Over the years, it has not only grown into a repository of geo-science information required in various fields in the country but has also attained the status of a geo-scientific organisation of international repute.

• The main functions of the GSI relate to creation and updation of national geo-scientific information and mineral resource assessment.

• It is headquartered in Kolkata and has six regional offices located at Lucknow, Jaipur, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Shillong and Kolkata. Every state has a state unit.

• Presently, GSI is an attached office to the Ministry of Mines.

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