Geological Survey of India (GSI)
On 20th November 2025, Ministry of Coal & Mines inaugurated the International Seminar on “Unearthing the Past, Shaping the Future: 175 Years of GSI”, in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- GSI was conceived as "Geological Survey of India" by John McClelland who initiated the appointment of David Hiraw Williams as the Geological Surveyor on February 5, 1846 by the East India Company.
- However, the appointment of Thomas Oldham as the new Geological Surveyor in 1851 marked the beginning of the functioning of the GSI.
- It is the second oldest survey body in India after Survey of India (founded in 1767).
- First Indian ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 Constitutional Morality
- 2 Doctrine of Lis Pendens
- 3 National Crises Management Committee
- 4 LIMBS
- 5 Tort of Alienation of Affection (AoA)
- 6 Crime in India Report 2023
- 7 Supreme Court Extends ‘Public Trust Doctrine’ to Artificial Lakes
- 8 Freedom of Religion and Right to Privacy Interlinked: Supreme Court
- 9 SC Upholds Reproductive Autonomy in Surrogacy Cases
- 10 SPARK-4.0: Nurturing Young Ayurveda Researchers Nationwide
- 1 Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025
- 2 Van Adhiniyam, 1980: Central Panel Recommends Uniform Penalty for Violations
- 3 Second Regional Open Digital Health Summit, 2025
- 4 National One Health Mission Assembly 2025
- 5 DigiArivu: Empowering Students through Tech
- 6 Co-Op Kumbh 2025
- 7 SC Strikes Down Key Provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021
- 8 SC Orders Nationwide Audit of Private Universities
- 9 Assam Accord 1985
- 10 Protected Area Permit (PAP)
- 11 India's Legal Aid and Awareness Initiatives
