Geological Survey of India
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The Geological Survey of India is the national geoscientific agency responsible for geological mapping, mineral resource assessment, and providing earth science information for policy and development in India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Geological Survey of India canonical | 4 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
geoscientific organization
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government agency ⓘ national geological survey ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GSI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental geology
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geological mapping of India ⓘ geology ⓘ geomorphology ⓘ geoscience ⓘ glaciology ⓘ hydrogeology ⓘ marine geology ⓘ mineral exploration ⓘ natural hazard assessment ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| foundedBy | East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Central Region
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Eastern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Geodata and Information Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Glaciology Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine and Coastal Survey Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Mineral Exploration Division NERFINISHED ⓘ North Eastern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Seismology and Geohazards Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kolkata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1851 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | support national policy and development through geoscientific information ⓘ |
| motto | Geoscience for Nation Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Mines, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
earth science information services
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geological mapping ⓘ mineral resource assessment ⓘ |
| publishes |
geological maps of India
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memoirs ⓘ records ⓘ special publications ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising Government of India on geoscience matters
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aerogeophysical surveys ⓘ assessment of mineral resources in India ⓘ coastal and marine surveys ⓘ geochemical mapping ⓘ geological mapping for groundwater assessment ⓘ geophysical mapping ⓘ geotechnical investigations for major projects ⓘ landslide hazard zonation ⓘ maintenance of national geoscience databases ⓘ providing geoscientific data for infrastructure planning ⓘ publication of geological maps and reports ⓘ seismic microzonation studies ⓘ systematic geological mapping of India ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gsi.gov.in ⓘ |
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