What is the GSI full form?
GSI full form is the Geological Survey of India. It is an Indian government organization that conducts geological surveys and investigations. It is the second-oldest survey in the nation and is a department of the Ministry of Mines.
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1851 saw the founding of GSI. It has six regional offices spread across Jaipur, Lucknow, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Shillong in addition to its headquarters in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Union Cabinet appointed an HPC (High Powered Committee) to analyze the Geological Survey of India’s operations and determine its capacity to address expanding concerns while taking into account the organization’s technical and human resources.
Five GSI missions
The following is a list of GSI’s five missions.
- Mineral resource Assessments
- Baseline Surveys
- Geoinformatics
- Training and Capacity Building
- Multi-disciplinary Geosciences
Primary action
- It offers important earth science information to the public, the government, and the industry.
- It frequently takes part in global geoscientific gatherings.
- Created and updated are the National Geoscientific Data & Mineral Resource Assessment, Airborne, and Marine Surveys.
- It conducts several investigations into geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and other natural dangers including glaciology and others.
- Its main responsibility is to create a map of the country’s geology so that coal and other resources can be explored.
