After ‘Flying Dinosaur’, India’s first 20-crore-year-old Phytosaur fossil unearthed in JaisalmerResearchers in Jaisalmer have unearthed India's first phytosaur fossil, a crocodile-like reptile from the Jurassic period, dating back near...
25 Aug, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
GSI charts roadmap with 1,065 programmes, 16% rise in mineral projectsThe 64th CGPB meeting in Bhubaneswar, chaired by VL Kantha Rao, gathered key stakeholders from the exploration, research, and mining sector...
20 Jan, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
Premature celebration: Jairam Ramesh slams Centre over delay in auction of lithium reserves in Jammu-KashmirCongress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes the Central government for delaying lithium reserve auctions in J&K due to insufficient exploratio...
30 Nov, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
180-million-yr-old dinosaur egg fossil unearthed by scientists in Jaisalmer hill sparks fresh Sauropod speculationA fossilized egg, potentially from a dinosaur, has been discovered in the Jethwai-Gajroop Sagar hills in Jaisalmer, India. The egg, resembl...
14 Sep, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
Remote sensing & aerial survey in southern Bihar to identify magnetite-bearing rocks & ultramafic rocksAnomaly that will be obtained by DMG will be checked by drilling to prove the presence of magnetite-bearing rocks as well as ultramafic roc...
05 Jun, 2023, 01.05 AM IST
Lithium reserves found in Rajasthan's Nagaur, higher capacity than J&K reservesLithium is a non-ferrous metal, which is used to make mobile-laptop, electric vehicle and other chargeable batteries. GSI and mining offici...
09 May, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
As surveys begin in Lithium-rich Reasi, locals fear relocationA team of Geological Survey of India (GSI) along with the experts from geology and mining department of J&K is set to visit the village thi...
29 Mar, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
Jammu & Kashmir government in process to auction lithium reserves; no timeline yetLithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries.
24 Mar, 2023, 08.34 PM IST
India's lithium discovery could electrify entire domestic PV installed base: JefferiesThe Geological Survey of India (GSI) recently said it has found lithium deposits for the first time in the country. India has lately been l...
24 Feb, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
Lithium reserve found in J-K's Reasi is of best quality: Official"Lithium falls in the critical resource category which was not earlier available in India and we were dependent for its 100 percent import....
11 Feb, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
Centre mulls changes in mining sector: Mines Minister Pralhad JoshiMines Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the proposed changed may be put for states' and stakeholders' comments. After that the govt is likel...
08 Sep, 2021, 07.18 PM IST
GSI delineates 100 geologically potential mineral blocks for auction, says governmentWith time, the frequency of major discoveries of an economically viable mineral deposit has decreased and this is a worldwide phenomenon de...
06 Sep, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animalResearchers believe they have found the first-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia —the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, dating back 570 million y...
10 Feb, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
No discovery of around 3000-tonne gold deposits in UP's Sonbhadra: GSIA district mining official claimed around 3,000 tonnes of gold was found in Sonbhadra district of UP.
23 Feb, 2020, 09.57 AM IST
Scientific basis for Unnao gold hunt, ASI saysDismissing suggestions that ASI Unnao gold hunt was based on a sadhu's dream, officials said that there was strong scientific and historica...
20 Oct, 2013, 02.44 AM IST
- GSI scanning Jammu border for tunnels
Experts already staying put in Jammu have sought certain specialized equipment to start the scan which might take a lot of time.
14 Aug, 2012, 06.18 PM IST
- GSI findings indicate new copper and gold deposits in 3 states
Geological Survey of India has come up with findings that indicate the presence of new copper and gold deposits in Rajasthan, Karnataka and...
02 Feb, 2012, 09.07 PM IST