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APPENDIX - IRESEARCH PAPERS, BOOKS, TECHNICAL REPORTS AND PATENTSSCI PUBLICATIONS

A. K. Krishna, P. K. Govil, Assessment of heavy metal contamination in soils around Manali industrial area, Chennai, SouthernIndia, Environ. Geol 54:1465–1472. 2008

A. Keshav Krishna, K. Rama Mohan, N.N. Murthy, and P.K. Govil, Comparative Study of X-ray Fluorescence and InductivelyCoupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry of Heavy Metals in the Analysis of Soil Samples, Atomic Spectroscopy,Vol. 29, 83-89. 2008

A.Keshav Krishna, M.Satyanarayanan and P.K.Govil Assessment of heavy metal pollution in water using multivariate statisticaltechniques in an industrial area: A case study from Patancheru, Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India, Journal of HazardousMaterials, 167: 366-373. 2009

Ahmad, S.M., Anil Babu, G., Padmakumari, V.M.and Waseem Raza Surface and deep water changes in the northeast IndianOcean during the last 60 ka inferred from carbon and oxygen isotopes of planktonic and benthic foraminifera. Palaeogeogr.Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol.,v. 262, pp. 182-188, doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.03.007. 2008

B. J. Saikia, G. Parthasarathy and N.C.Sarmah Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic estimation of crystallinity in SiO2 basedrocks , Bull. Mater.Sci 31 775-779 . 2008

B. Saikia and G. Parthasarathy. Spectroscopic studies on Dergaon meteorite. Geochimica et Cosmochim Acta 72,A818, 2008

B. Sreedhar and G.Parthasarathy, Spectroscopic observation of native iron in Late Proterozoic Chaibasa shale, SinghbhumGroup, Eastern India. Geochimica et CosmochimActa 72, A890. 2008

C.Manikyamba, R.Kerrich, T.C.Khanna, A.Keshav Krishna and M. Satyanarayanan, Geochemical systematic of komatite-tholeiiteand adakitic-arc basalt associations: Superterrane, Dharwar craton, India, Lithos, 106, 155-172. 2008

Chadha, R.K, Chandrani Singh, M.Shekar. Transient changes in well water level in bore wells in western India due to 2004Mw 9.3 Sumatra earthquake, Bull.Seismol.Soc.Am., 98(5), 2553-2558, doi.10.1785/0120080952.. 2008

Chadha, R.K, H.J.Kuempel, Shekar, M. Reservoir Triggered Seismicity (RTS) and well water level response in the Koyna region,India, Tectonophysics, 456, 94-102, doi:10.1016/j.tecto2006.11.010. 2008

Chakravarthi. V, , 2.5D Gravity inversion of faulted beds using depth dependent density, Current Science, 95, 2008,1618-1622. 2008

Chandra, S., Ahmed, S., Ram, A., and Dewandel, B. Estimation of Hard Rock Aquifers Conductivity from GeoelectricalMeasurements: A theoretical development with field application, J. Hydrol, 35: 218-227. 2008

Charan SN, Babu EVSSK, Naqvi SM, Rana Pratap J.G, Ram Mohan M and Srinivasa Sarma D - REE-HFSE distribution/partitioning between garnetiferous restites and TTG from Nademavinapura area, Western Dharwar Craton. Journal of GeologicalSociety of India, 73 (3), 371-378. 2009

Chetty, T.R.K.,. IAGR2007 Annual convection and 4th Gondwana to Asia symposium, Gondwana Research,v.14, pp.284-285. 2008

D. Sujatha, Heavy metals concerntration in soils of southeastern part of Ranga Reddy district , AP, India, Environ. Monit. Asses.,149, pp.213-222. 2009

Dayal A.M., Patil D.J. and Raju S.V. Search of hydrocarbon in Mesozoic sediments below the Deccan basalt, in GeochemicaCosmochemica Acta, Vol. A204. 2008

Dhakate R, Singh VS, Negi BC, Chandra S. and Rao VA.. Geomorphological and geophysical approach for locating favorablegroundwater zones in granitic terrain, Andhra Pradesh, India. J. Environ Manage, 88 (4): 1373-1383. 2008

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Dimri V.P. and Chamoli A., , “Development of Computational Geophysics in India”, Geological Soc. India: Memoir, 68, 1-14. 2008

Dipankar Saha and Mandal MK, The 18 August 2008 Kosi river breach: an evaluation. Current Science, 95 (12),1668- 1369, 2008.

Dominique Chardon., Mudlappa Jayananda., T. R. K. Chetty., Jean-Jacques Peucat Precambrian continental strain and shearzone patterns: the South Indian case, Journal Geophysical Research, 113, doi: 10.1029/2007JB005299. 2008

G. Parthasarathy and T.A.K. Reddy, Electrical Resistivity of Ti-rich phologopite under mantle pressures. Geochimica etCosmochimActa 72, A725,2008

Gahalaut, V.K, Catherine, J.K, Jade, S, Gireesh, R, Gupta, D.C, Narsaiah, M, Ambikapathy, A, Bansal, A, Chadha,R.K. No evidence of unusually large postseismic deformation in Andaman region immediately after 2004 Sumatra-Andamanearthquake, Geophys.Res.Lett., 35, L10307. doi:10.1029/2008GL033704. 2008

Gahalaut, V.K, Jade, S, Catherine, J.K, Gireesh, R, Ananda, M.B, Kumar, P.D, Narsaiah, M, Jafri, S,S,H, Ambikapathy,A, Bansal, A, Chadha, R.K, Gupta, D.C, Nagarajan, B and Kumar, S, GPS measurements of postseismic deformation in theAndaman Nicobar region following the giant 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Jour.Geophys.Res., 113, B08401, doi:10.1029/2007JB005511. 2008

Ghosh, S.K.,. A method for computing an exact impulse response of a plane acoustic reflector at zero offset due to a point acousticsource (summary of the U.S. Patent application No.11/711469), Geophysics, V.73, No.5, Z80-81. 2008

Gopalan and Anil Kumar, Phlogopite K–Ca dating of Narayanpet kimberlites, south India: Implications to the discordance betweentheir Rb–Sr and Ar/Ar ages. Precambrian Research, 167, 377-382. 2008.

Harsh Gupta, N. P. Rao, D. Shashidhar and K. Mallika, The Disastrous M7.9 Sichuan Earthquake of 12 May 2008, JournalGeological Society of India, Vol.72, September 2008, 325-330.

H.C. Tewari, G. Surya Prakasa Rao and B. Rajendra Prasad Uplifted Crust in parts of western India. Jour. Geol.Soc. of India, 73,479-488. 2009

Jain AK, Lal N, Sulemani B, Awasthi AK, Singh S, Kumar R. and Kumar D, Detrital-zircon fission-track ages from the LowerCenozoic sediments, NW Himalayan foreland basin: clues for exhumation and denudation of the Himalaya during the India-Asiacollision. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 121 (¾), 519-535, 2009.

Jain M, Choi JH and Thomas PJ, The ultrafast OSL component in quartz: Origins and implications. Radiation measurements, 43,709-714, 2008.

K. Sain & H. K. Gupta,. Gas hydrates: Indian scenario, Journal of Geol. Soc. of India, 72, 299-311. 2008

K. Sain,. An overview of the crustal structures in India from deep seismic sounding studies and their geotectonic implications,Memoir, Geol. Soc. of India, 68, 123-150. 2008

K.P.C. Kaladhara Rao and R.K. Tiwari. Principal Component and spectral analyses of Palaeo-climate time series. CurrentScience, Vol., 96, No. 10., pp1229-1232. 2009

Kalpna Gahalaut and N. P. Rao Stress field in the western Himalaya with special reference to the 8 October 2005 Muzaffarabadearthquake, J Seismol, DOI 10.1007/s10950-008-9107-1. 2008

Kalpna Gahalaut and Pravin K. Gupta An integral equation algorithm for 3-D simulation of pore pressure in a porous elasticmedium with heterogeneities, Geophys. J. Int. 175, 1245–1253. 2008

Kalpna Gahalaut, Gahalaut, V.K, Stress triggering of normal aftershocks due to strike slip earthquakes in compressive regime,J. Asian Earth Sciences, 33, 379-382. 2008

Kalpna Gahalaut, V.K. Gahalaut and J.R. Kayal, Poroelastic relaxation and aftershocks of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, India,Tectonophysics, 460, 76–82. 2008

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Kirti Srivastava, Likhita Narain, Swaroopa Rani and V.P. Dimri, 2009, “Quantification of crustal geotherms along with its errorbounds for seismically active regions of India: A Matlab toolbox, Computers and Geosciences”, doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2008.12.013. 2009

Kiselev, S., Vinnik, L., Oreshin, S., Gupta, S., Rai, S.S., Singh, A., Kumar, M.R., Mohan, G., Lithosphere of the Dharwar cratonby joint inversion of P and S receiver functions, Geophysical Journal International, 173(3), 1106-1118. 2008

Koti Reddy D, Anil G, Reddy M.R.P, Mukkanti K, Balaram V and Gnaneshwara Rao T - A DRC ICP-MS based screening methodfor heavy metals contamination in proton pump inhibitor compounds and their intermediates. Atomic Spectroscopy,29 (6), 201-209. 2008

Krishnamurthy, N.S., Rao, V.A., Kumar, D., Singh, K.K.K., and Ahmed, S.,. Electrical Resistivity Imaging Technique to DelineateCoal Seam Barrier Thickness and Demarcate Water Filled Voids, J Geol Soc India, 73(5):639-650. 2009

Laxmidhar Behera and Ilya Tsvankin,. Migration velocity analysis and imaging for tilted transversely isotropic media, GeophysicalProspecting, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2478.2008.00732.x, 1-14. (Impact Factor – 0.786) 2008

Liang, C., Huang, C., Mohanty, N., Rama Mohan, K A rapid spectrophotometric determination of persulfate anion in ISCO,Chemosphere 73, pp.1540-1543. 2008

M. Ravi Kumar and M.G. Bostock, Extraction of absolute P-velocity from receiver functions, Geophys. J. Intt.,175, 515-519,doi:10.1111j.1365-246X.2008.03963.x.

M. Venkateshwarlu (2008). Magnetic Polarity Stratigraphy of Siwalik Sediments from Kotla Section, Himachal Pradesh, NWHimalayas. Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 72, 533-542.

M. Venkateshwarlu, J. R. Ojha, B. Pandey & J. Krishna . Magnetism results from the Jurassic sediments of Kachchh, India.Current Science, 95(6), 725-727. 2008

Madhvi T., Satish Kumar T., Kalpana G, and Dayal A.M. Exploration of hydrocarbon in Mehsana, Cambay basin using geochemicaltechniques in Geochemica Cosmochemica Acta Vol. A583. 2008

Madhvi, T., Satish Kumar T., Rasheed M.A., Kappna G., Patil D.J. and Dayal A.M. Light hydrocarbon geochemistry of surfacesediments from Pteroliferous region of the Mehsana Block, North Cambay Basin in Jour. Geol. Soc India. 2008

Malaimani EC, Ravi Kumar N, Simachal Padhy, Rao SVRR, Navin Chander GB, Srinivas GS and Akilan A - Continuousmonitoring of seismicity by Indian permanent seismological observatory at Maitri, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, special issueon International Polar Year-Antarctic and Southern Ocean studies, vol.37 (4), 396-403, 2008.

Mandal, P, Dutta, U and Chadha, R.K,. Estimation of site response in the Kachchh Seismic Zone, Gujarat, India,Bull.Seismol.Soc.Am., 98 (5), 2559-2566, doi.10.1785/0120070309. 2008

Mandal, P. and Chadha, R.K., .Three-dimensional velocity imaging of the Kachchh seismic zone, Gujarat, India Tectonophysics,452, 1-16 2008

Mandal, P., Stress rotation in the Kachchh rift zone, Gujarat, India Pure and Applied Geophysics, 165, 1307-1324. 2008

Mandal, P., Dutta, U. and Chadha, R.K. Estimation of Site Response in the Kachchh Seismic Zone, Gujarat, India Bulletin ofSeismological Society of America, 98(5), 2559-2566. .2008

Mandal, P., Satyamurthy, C. and Raju, I.P., Iterative de-convolution of the local waveforms: characterization of the seismicsources in Kachchh, India Tectonophysics , doi: 10.1016 /j.tecto.2008.11.025. 2008

Manglik A., Arora Tanvi, Thiagarajan S., and Mallick, A.,. Intraplate Stresses due to crustal heterogeneities along theNagaur - Jhalawar transect, northwestern India. Curr. Sci., 96(6), 838-843. 2009

Manglik A., Thiagarajan S., Mikhailova A.V., and Rebetsky Yu., Finite element modelling of elastic intraplate stresses due toheterogeneities in crustal density and mechanical properties for the Jabalpur earthquake region, central India. J. Earth Sys.Sci., 117(2), 1-9. 2008.

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Manikyamba C, Robert Kerrich, Tarun C Khanna, Satyanarayanan M and Keshav Krishna A - Enriched and depleted arcbasalts, with high-Mg andesites and adakites: a potential paired arc-backarc of the 2.7 Ga Hutti greenstone terrane, India. Geochimicaet Cosmochimica Acta 73, 1711-1736. 2009

Mihir Deb and Balaram V - A report of the International Field Workshop on Gold Metallogeny in India Journal of Geological Societyof India. (in press). 2009

Mishra D.C., and Mallick. K, , Paleochannels and Settlements of Harappan and Pre-Harappan period in Kalibangam, Rajasthanbased on geophysical investigations, Current Science, 95, 151-172, 2008.

Mondal, N.C., Prasad, R.K., Saxena, V.K., Singh, Y. and Singh, V.S. Appraisal of highly fluoride zones in groundwater of Kurmapalliwatershed, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh (India). Environmental Earth Sciences, (Online, Jan. 23, 2009). DOI 10.1007/s12665-009-0004-x. 2009

Mondal, N.C., Rao, V.A., Singh, V.S., and Sarwade, D.V., Delineation of concealed lineaments using electrical resistivity imagingin granitic terrain, Current Science, 2008, Vol. 94, No. 8, pp. 1023 – 1030.

Mondal, N.C., Singh, V.S., Puranik, S.C. and Singh, V.P. . Trace elements concentration in groundwater of Pesarlanka Island,Krishna Delta, India, Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Online, March 07, 2009) DOI 10.1007/s10661-009-0828-6. 2009

Murty, A.S.N., Kalachand Sain and Rajendra Prasad, B.,. Velocity structure of the West-Bengal sedimentary basin, India alongPalashi-Kandi profile using a travel-time inversion of wide-angle seismic data and gravity modeling-An update, Pure and AppliedGeophysics, 165, 1733-1750. 2008

N. Bhandari, SV.S. Murty, P.N. Shukla, R.R. Mahajan, A.D. Shukla, G. Lashkari, M.S.Sisodia, R.R.Tripati, G.Parthasarathy,H.C. Verma, and I.A.Franchi, Aarki (L5) chondrite : first meteorite find in Thar desert of India , Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences43, 761-770 2008

N. Dilawar, U. Chandra, G.Parthasarathy, A. K. Bandyopadyay, Study of High- pressure Induced phase transition in Nnano-crystalline perovskite (La,Sr) (Mn,Fe) O3 by Raman Spectroscopy, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 39 1765-1771. 2008

N. Satyavani, K. Sain, Malcolm Lall, & B.J.P. Kumar,. Seismic attribute study for gas hydrates in the Andaman offshore, India,Marine Geophysical Researches, 29, 167-175 2008.

Nagabhushanam P, Prabhakar S, Patil ML, and Sukhija BS, Ancient gold mining activity in the Hutti-Muski greenstone belt,Karnataka, India: Radiocarbon perspective Current Science, 95 (3), 381- 391, 2008.

Nagabhushanam P, Prabhakar S, Patil ML, and Sukhija BS, Reply to comment on Ancient gold mining activity in the Hutti-Muskigreenstone belt, Karnataka, India: Radiocarbon perspective Current Science, 95 (10), 1385- 1386, 2008.

Naqvi SM, Sarma DS, Sawkar RH, Ram Mohan M and Rana Prathap JG - Role of adakitic magmatism and subduction in goldendowment of Dharwar Neoarchaean greenstone belts, India. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 71, 875-888. 2008

Narayanapethkar, A.B., Vasanthi, A. and Mallick, K., Onset of October 8, 2005 Pakistan earthquake as recorded at Solapur byresistivity measurements, Jour. Geol. Soc. of India, V.72, pp.219-221. 2008

Niraj Kumar, A. P. Singh, Bijendra Singh Structural fabric of the Southern Indian shield as defined by gravity trends. Asian Journalof Earth Sciences, 34: 577-585. 2009

O.P. Pandey and G. Parthasarathy, Presence of CO2 in the uplifted lower crust below Seismogenic region , Latur, India. Geochimicaet CosmochimActa 72, A722, 2008

Oreshin, S., Kislev, S., Vinnik, L., SuryaPrakasam, K., Rai, S.S., Makeyeva, L., Savvin, Y., , Crust and mantle beneath westernHimalaya, Ladakh and western Tibet from integrated seismic data, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 271, 75-87. 2008

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P. Senthil Kumar and David A. Kring Impact fracturing and structural modification of sedimentary rocks at Meteor crater, Arizona,Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, E09009, doi: 10. 1029/2008JE003115. 2008

P. Solomon Raju, V.K. Gahalaut, M. Ravi Kumar Phodong (Sikkim) earthquake of 14 February 2006 and its aftershocks—Coulombstress analysis, Journal of Geodynamics, Volume 46, Issues 1-2,63-67, 2008.

P.V.Sunder Raju Petrography and geochemical behaviour of trace element, REE and precious metal signatures in sulphidicbanded iron formation of C.S.Halli , Chitradurga Schist Belt, Dharwar Craton, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences,34, 663-673, 2009.

Pandey, O.P. and Parthasarathy, G.,. Presence of CO2 in the uplifted lower-crust below seismogenic region Latur, India, Geochimicaet Cosmochimica Acta, 72, p.A-722. 2008

Pandey, O.P.,. Deccan trap volcanic eruption affected the Archean Dharwar craton of Southern India : Seismic evidences,Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., 72, 510-514. 2008

Pandey, O.P., Chandrakala, K., Parthasarathy, G., Reddy, P.R. and Koti Reddy, G.,. Upwarped high velocity mafic crust, subsurfacetectonics and causes of intraplate Latur-Killari (M 6.2) and Koyna (M 6.3) earthquakes, India – A comparative study, Journal of AsianEarth Sciences, 34, 781-795. 2009

Pandey, P., Kumar, R., Suresh, N., Sangode, S.J., Pandey, A.K.,. Soft sediment deformation in contemporary reservoir sediment:a repository to recent major earthquake events in Garhwal Himalaya. Journal of Geology, 117, 200-209. 2009

Parvez, I.A., Sutar, A.K., Mridula, M., Mishra, S.K., Rai, S.S., 2008, Coda Q Estimates in the Andaman Islands Using LocalEarthquakes, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 165(9-10), 1861-1878.

Patil D.J. and Dayal A.M. Origin of sediment gases in Gulf of Kutch using molecular and isotopic studies in GeochemicaCosmochemica Acta, Vol. A727. 2008

Patrick Eriksson, Santanu Banerjee, David Nelson, Martin Rigby, Octavian Catuneanu, Subir Sarkar, James Roberts,Dmitry Ruban, Mtimkulu, PV Sunder Raju A Kaapvaal craton debate: Nucleus of an early small supercontinent or affected by anenhanced accretion event?”, Gondwana Research,15, 354-372, 2009.

Patro, P. K. and Egbert, G. D., Regional conductivity structure of Cascadia: Preliminary results from 3D inversion of USArraytransportable array magnetotelluric data, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L20311, doi:10.1029/2008GL035326, 2008.

Patro, P. K. and Harinarayana, T., Deep geoelectric structure of the Sikkim Himalayas (NE India) using magnetotelluric studies,Phys. Earth Planet Inter., 173, 171-176, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2008.10.011, 2009.

Patro, P. K. and Sarma, S. V. S., Lithospheric electrical imaging of the Deccan trap covered region of western India, Journal ofGeophysical Research, 114, B01102, doi:10.1029/2007JB005572, 2009.

Prabha Pandey, Rohtash Kumar, N. Suresh, S.J. Sangode, Anand K. Pandey, “Soft sediment deformation in contemporaryreservoir sediment: a repository to recent major earthquake events in Garhwal Himalaya”, J Geology,117,200-209. 2009

Prabhakar Rao, K. and Ashok Babu, G. Microsoft C#.NET program and electromagnetic depth sounding for large loop source,Computers & Geosciences, doi:10, 1016/j. cageo.2008.12.001. 2009

Prasad PSR, Srinivasa Sarma D, Sudhakar L, Basavaraju U, Ravi S Singh, Zahida Begum, Archana KB, Chavan CD andCharan SN- Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide in Deccan basalts: preliminary laboratory study. Current Science,96 (2), 288-291. 2009

Purnachandra Rao, V., Kessarkar, P.M., Patil, S.K. and Ahmad, S.M. Rock magnetic and geochemical record in a sediment corefrom the eastern Arabian Sea: Diagenetic and environmental implications during the late Quaternary. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimat.Palaeoecol. v. 270, pp. 46-52, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.08.011. 2008

R. Ghosh & K. Sain &,. Effective medium modeling to assess gas hydrate and free gas evident from the velocity structure in theMakran accretionary prism, Marine Geophysical Researches, 29, 267–274. 2008

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Rai, A., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., Priestley, Seismic signatures of the Pan-African orogeny: implications for southern Indian high-gradeterranes, Geophysical Journal International, 176, 518-528. 2009

Rai, A., Rai, S.S., Gaur, V.K., Crustal stress patterns: Analysis of Ps splitting for seismic anisotropy, Current Science,94(7), 911-915. 2008

Rai, S.S., Ashish, Padhi, A., Sarma, P.R., High Crustal Seismic Attenuation in Ladakh–Karakoram, Bulletin of SeismologicalSociety of America, 99, 407-415. 2009

Rajasekhar, R.P. and Mishra D.C, Crustal structure of Bengal Basin and Shillong Plateau: Extension of Eastern ghat and Satpuramobile belts to Himalayan fronts and seismotectonics, Gondwana Research, 14, 523-534, 2008

Ram Mohan M, Kamber BS and Piercey SJ - Boron and arsenic in highly evolved Archean magmas: Implications for Archeansubduction zone processes. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 274, 479-488. 2008

Ram Mohan M, Sarma DS, Charan SN, Srinivasa Sarma D, Balaram V, Rajshekhar VB, and Talat Ahmad - Geochemistry andPetroenesis of amphibolites from the southern part of Gadag Greenstone belt, Karnataka. Journal of Geological Society of India,72, 484-494. 2008

Ramana, D.V, Srinagesh, D and Chadha, R.K. S spatial analysis of the frequency magnitude distribution of aftershock activity ofDecember 2004 tsunamigenic Sumatra earthquake, Curr.Sci., 90(6), 834-837. 2009.

Ratnaker Dekate, V.S. Singh and G.K. Hodlur.,Impact assessment of chromite mining on groundwater through simulation modellingstudies in Sukhinda chromite mining area, Orissa, India Published in Journal of Hazardous materials, 2008, V. 160, pp: 535-547

Ravi Kumar N, Malaimani EC, and Akilan A-Strain accumulation studies between Antarctica and India through geodetic tying oftwo continents from continuous and long-term GPS measurements, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, special issue on InternationalPolar Year-Antarctic and Southern Ocean studies, vol.37 (4), 404-411, 2008.

Reddy DV, Nagabhushanam P, Sukhija BS, and Reddy AGS, Understanding hydrological processes in a highly stressed graniticaquifer in southern India. Hydrol. Process. 23, 1282–1294,2009.

S. Sankaran, R. Rangarajan, K. Krishna Kumar, S.Saheb Rao, H.Smita-Geophysical and Tracer studies to detect subsurfacechromium contamination and suitable site for waste disposal in Ranipet, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India (Published online: 01 July2009 in Environ Earth Sci DOI 10.1007/s12665-009-0213-3)

S. Sri Lakshmi and R.K. Tiwari Model dissection from earthquake time series: A Comparative analysis using modern non-linearforecasting and artificial neural network approaches. Computers & Geosciences, Vol. 35,191-204. 2009

S.Kiselev, L. Vinnik, S. Oreshin, S.Gupta, S.S. Rai, A. Singh, M. Ravi Kumar and G. Mohan Lithosphere of the Darwar craton byjoint inversion of P and S receiver functions, Geophys.J.Int. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03777. 2008

Satish Saha, Thandan Babu Naik R and Satyanarayana H V S, “Calibration of Accelerometer Using PC Based Electro DynamicVibrator”, Journal of Instrumentation Society of India, December 2008

Sen, M., and Vedanti, Nimisha.,”Prestack Seismic Inversion Tracks In Situ Combustion: 4D Seismic at the Balol Field, India”,SPE-116600-PP, ATCE. 2008

Simanchal Padhy, Inversion of seismogram envelopes using a multiple isotropic scattering model in Garhwal Himalaya. Bulletin ofSeismological Society of America, 99, 726-740, 2009

Singh, V.S., Sarwade, D.V., Mondal, N.C., Nanadakumar, M.V. and Singh, B. Evaluation of groundwater resources in a tinyAndrott Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India, Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, DOI 10.1007/s10661-008-0569-y. 2008

Sreedevi P.D., Owais, S., Khan, H.H and Ahmed, S., Morphometric analysis of a watershed of south India using SRTM data andGIS. J Geol Soc India, 73(4) : 543-552. 2009.

Sreejith, K.M., Krishna, K.S., Bansal, A. R., , “Structure and isostatic compensation of the Comorin Ridge, north central IndianOcean”, Geophysical Journal International, 175, 729-741. 2008

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Sreekanth, P.D., Geethanjali, N., Sreedevi, P.D., Ahmed S., Ravi Kumar N and Jayanthi P.D.K.. Forecasting groundwater levelusing Artificial Neural Networks. Curr Sci India, 96(7):933-939. 2009

Srinivasa Sarma D. Neal J. MC Naughton, Ian R. Fletcher, David I. Groves, Ram Mohan M and Balaram V -Timing of goldmineralization of Hutti Gold Deposit, Dharwar Craton, South India. Economic Geology, 103, 1715-1727. 2009

Srivastava, R.P.,Vedanti, Nimisha., Pandey, O.P., and Dimri, V.P., “Detailed gravity studies over Jabera-Damoh region of theVindhyan basin, central India and crustal evolution.” J. Geological Soc of India, 73,715-723. 2008

Sreenivas, B., Hirata, T. and Murakami, T. Fe isotope compositions of 2.45 Ga Cooper Lake paleosol. Geochimica et. CosmochimicaActa., 72 (12 Supplement 1) A890. 2008

Subba Rao DV, Balaram V, Nagaraju, K and Sridhar DN - Paleoproterozoic boninite-like rocks in an intracratonic setting fromNorthern Bastar Craton, Central India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 72, 373-380. 2008

Thandan Babu Naik. R, Satish Saha and Satyanarayana H V S “Low Frequency Calibration of accelerometer used in the payloaddesign of Satellite Launching System”, Journal of Instrumentation Society of India, February 2009.

Thomas PJ, Luminescence Dating of Beachrock in the Southeast Coast of India—Potential for Holocene Shoreline Reconstruction.J. of Coastal Research,. 25(1), 1-7, 2009.

Uma Shankar & K. Sain,. Heat flow variation from bottom simulating reflector in the Kerala-Konkan basin of the western continentalmargin of India, Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, 38, 1-5. 2009

Uma Shankar, M. Ojha, K. Sain, R.K. Khanna, M. Sudhakar & A. Tyagi, Seafloor geophysical study in search of gas hydrates/gasrelated evidences in the deep waters of the western continental margin of India, Journal of Geol. Soc. of India, 72, 547-555. 2008.

Vedanti Nimisha and Sen, Mrinal., , “Seismic Inversion Tracks In-Situ Combustion: A Case Study from Balol Oil Field, India”,Geophysics, 74(4), B103-112. 2009

Vedanti Nimisha, Srivastava R.P. and Dimri, V.P., “Is Source distribution of radiogenic heat generation inside the crust fractal ?EOS” (Fall meeting Suppl) 88(52). 2008

Veena Prassana M, Rasheed M.A. and Dayal A.M. Geo- microbial prospectng method for hydrocarbon exploration in Vengannapallivillage Cuddapah basin in Geochemica Cosmochemica Acta, Vol., A979. 2008

Y.J. Bhaskar Rao, W.L. Griffin, J. Ketchum, N.J. Pearson, E. Beyer, S.Y. O’Reilly. An outline of juvenile crust formation andrecycling history in the Archaean Western Dharwar craton, from zircon in-situ U-Pb dating and Hf-isotopic compositions, Abstract,Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., v.72, A81. 2008

K.V.S.S. Krishna, Y.J. Bhaskar Rao, T. Vijaya Kumar, A.K. Choudhary Rb-Sr dating of mylonites along major intra-cratonic andcraton margin shear systems of the Precambrian Dharwar Craton, Southern India and tectonic implications. Abstract, GoldschmidtConference, Vancouver, Canada, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., v.72, A499. 2008

T. Vijaya Kumar, Y.J. Bhaskar Rao, J.K. Tomson, A.K. Choudhary A Mesoproterozoic Sm-Nd age for the Oddanchatram anorthositemassif, south India, evidence for ancient crustal contamination and significance to the regional terrane assembly, Abstract, GoldschmidtConference, Vancouver, Canada, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., v.72, A984. 2008

J.K. Tomson, Y.J. Bhaskar Rao, T. Vijaya Kumar, A.K. Choudhary, Geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotopic systematics of Archaeanand Neoproterozoic charnockites from the Southern Granulite Terrain, South India: Magma genesis and tectonics, Abstract,Goldschmidt Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., v.72, A951. 2008

Sreenivas, B., Hirata, T. and Murakami, T. Fe isotope compositions of 2.45 Ga Cooper Lake paleosol. Geochimica et. CosmochimicaActa., 72 (12 Supplement 1) A890. 2008

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Aravindan, S., Gurunadha Rao, VVS, Bhuvaneshwari, M, Manivel, M.,. Regional Hydrodynamics in Hard Rock Area of GadilamRiver Basin, Vizhupuram district, Tamilnadu, India. International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering (ISSN 0974-5904)November Issue pp.49 – 55. 2008

Balaram V - Analytical methods for gold and other precious metals in exploration studies, J. Applied Geochemistry, 10 (2A),545-562. 2008

Bhaskar Rao Y.J. Zircon for Geochronology, Tracing Crustal Evolution and much more: Perspectives from Current ApproachesIntegrating LA-ICP-MS, MC-ICP-MS and EPMA, Memoir Geological Society of India No. 73, 2008, pp. 379-404. 2008

Bhaskar Rao, Y.J., Vijaya Kumar, T., Krishna, K.V.S.S. and Tomson, J.K. The Emerging Pattern of Crust-formation and RecyclingHistory in the Precambrian Dharwar Craton and the Southern Granulite Terrain, Southern India: Constraints from RecentGeochronological and Isotopic Results, Memoir Geological Society of India No.74, 2008, pp.147-168. 2008

Bhaskar Rao. Y.J. Geochronology and Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry In Glimpses of Geoscience Research in India(Eds. A.K. Singhvi, A. Bhattacharya and S. Guha), IUGG Report, Indian National Science Academy, pp.188-192. 2008

Bijendra Singh and Arora K., Geophysical exploration for petroleum in subtrappean Mesozoic sedimentary formations of India,Mem. Geol. Soc. Of India, 68, 237-258, 2008

Chadha, R K. Earthquake Precursors, Indian Report to IUGS (2004-2008), Indian.National Sci.Acad., 129-131. 2008

Chadha, R K. Mathematical modeling in earth sciences with emphasis on seismology, First Prof.Prem Bhadur Verma MemorialLecture, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee, April 9, 2008, 19pp. 2008.

Chadha, R K Vulnerability of Indian coastal regions to tsunami threat: Modeling approach, Proc..Workshop on “Natural Hazardsand coastal processes of Indian coast, April 30, 2008, Visakhapatnam, India, 13-24. 2008

Dayal, A.M. Researcher take low cost route, find reserve in Cuddapah basin. Report in Live Mint by Seema Singh on(Issue no. Sept 01 2008). 2008

D. Ramprasad Naik, T. Venkateswara Rao, B.S. Prakasa Rao and N. Venkateswarlu. Spatio-Temporal change study on wetlandsof Krishna delta using remote sensing techniques. J.Ind.Geophys.Union, 13 (1), 25-32. 2009

Fouepe, A.T., Kengni, L., Gurunadha Rao, V.V.S. and Ndam, J.R.,. Transfer of moisture through the unsaturated zone in thetropical forest using the neutron probe. Int. J. Environ Sci Tech 6(3), 379-388. 2009

G.Parthasarathy, Mineral Physics, Experimental Mineralogy and nano-geoscience in “ Glimpses of Geoscience Research in India”Eds.A.K. Singhvi, A. Bhattacharya, S. Guha, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi,. pp 213-217. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Prakash, BA, M. Ramesh. Assessment of Groundwater Conditions in the watershed covering proposedlandfill for disposal of drill bits – Samalkot, East godatri District, A.P., Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling ofHazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN819041641-3, pp. 99-104. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Prakash, BA, Ramesh, M, Krishna Kumar, K, Mahesh Kumar, K and Pavan Kumar, N. EIA Study of AshPond of a Thermal Power Plant in Jharshuguda District, Orissa, India. In Water, Environment, Energy and Society : Water Qualityand Environmental Considerations (Eds. SK Jain, VP Singh, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, RD Singh and KD Sharma) Allied publishersPvt Ltd, New Delhi. ISBN 978-8108424-401-4, pp. 1472-1479. 2009

Gurunadha Rao VVS,. Environmental Impact Assessment Studies of Groundwater Contamination around Greater HyderabadEnvirons. Hydraulics, Water Resources & Environment ( Eds AB Gupta, Rohit Goyal, Sanjay Mathur & Sumit Khandelwal). GeniusPublications (India), Jaipur. ISBN 81-88870-72-2. Key Note Address, Hydro 2008, pp.11-33. 2008.

Gurunadha Rao VVS,. Impact of Climate change on Groundwater dynamics in Rain fed agriculture. In Proceedings of ICARsponsored Training course on “Effect of Climate change on water productivity: Coping strategies and management”, Nov 4-17,Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Santhoshnagar, Hyderabad, pp.45-53. 2008

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Gurunadha Rao VVS,. Persistence of Pesticide Residues in Groundwater of Ludhiana and Muktsar Districts, Punjab, PESTANModel. Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao).National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 125 – 136. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS,. Groundwater Flow and Mass Transport Modeling: Basic Principles. Groundwater Contamination MassTransport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, GreenTel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 1-26. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS,. Groundwater Recharge Process and Groundwater Flow Models in Granitic Terrain & Alluvium: EmergingR&D Problems. In Advances in Water Quality & Management ( Editors: Sudhakar M. Rao, Monto Mani & Ravindranath, NH)Research Publishing, Singapore, Chennai, pp.246-265. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Mitsuo Yoshida, Ramesh, M. and Mahesh Kumar K,. Environmental impact of Human activities to UrbanLake sediments: Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) Contamination in Hussainsagar Lake, Greater Hyderabad.

Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). NationalGeophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 255-266. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Prakash, BA, Kiranmayi, B, Ramesh, M, Thamma Rao, G, Surinaidu, L, Umamaheswari, A andRamesh, M.. Assessment of groundwater quality in Godavari Delta, East Godavari district, A.P.- SEAWAT Model. GroundwaterContamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical ResearchInstitute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 241-246. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Prakash, BA, Mahesh Kumar, K, Ramesh, M,. Assessment of groundwater quality around Red Mud pondsin Uraongarha Nala and Silli nala interstream region, Subarnarekha Sub-basin, Ranchi district, Jharkhand. Groundwater ContaminationMass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute,Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 105-112.2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Prakash, BA, Ramesh, M, Krishnakumar, K, Mahesh Kumar, K and Pavan Kumar, N,. Assessment ofgroundwater conditions in the watershed covering Ash Pond & Power plant Areas, Sterlite Energy Limited, Jharsuguda, Orissa.Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). NationalGeophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 113-124. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Prakash, BA, Ramesh, M, Ramesh, G, Rajasekhar, B, Thamma Rao G, Surinaidu, L and Mahesh, J,Contaminant migration from solid waste Dumps from sugar mill complex in Samirwadi, Bhagalkot district, Karnataka. GroundwaterContamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical ResearchInstitute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 233- 240. 2008.

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Rangarajan R, Ramesh, G, Kiranmayi B, Umamaheswari, A and Surinaidu, L,. Rain Harvesting & RainGardens: Model Rain Gardens at NGRI. Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites(Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3,pp.227-232. 2008

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Suryanarayana, G., Prakash, BA, Mahesh Kumar K and Ramesh M.,. Ecological Study of Osmansagarand Himayatsagar Lakes in Greater Hyderabad. Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste DumpSites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3,pp. 247-254. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS,. Assessment of groundwater quality. For trainees of Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission,NRSC, Hyderabad. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS,. Assessment of Groundwater Contamination in Industrial Development Areas Around Greater Hyderabad.Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). NationalGeophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 171-190. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS,. Assessment of Groundwater Contamination from Red mud Ponds in HINDALCO- Belgaum works watershed,Karnataka. Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao).National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 137-144. 2008

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Gurunadha Rao, VVS,. Groundwater Pollution in Upper Palar Basin, Tamilnadu. Groundwater Contamination Mass TransportModeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, GreenTel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 145-150. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS,. Groundwater Contamination in an oil Refinery, Vadodara. Groundwater Contamination Mass TransportModeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, GreenTel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 191-200. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS, Groundwater Quality Interpretation Techniques, Case studies. In Groundwater Quality monitoring andModeling Nov 12-14. ESCI, Gachhibowli, Hyderabad. 2008.

Gurunadha Rao, VVS,. Waste-Aquifer Separation Principle (WASP): A Tool for Assessing Suitability of TSDF sites: An Example.Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). NationalGeophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 87-92. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS, Paras Pujari and Prakash, BA. Groundwater pollution around Sector I, Sector II and SEZ, Pitampurindustrial Area near Indore, M.P. Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVSGurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 219-227. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS, Prakash, BA and Maheshkumar K. Restoration of Lakes in Grater Hyderabad, Groundwater ContaminationMass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute,Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 151-170. 2008

Gurunadha Rao, VVS, Prakash, BA, Mahesh Kumar, K, Ramesh, M, Krishnakumar, K and Pavan Kumar N. Carrying capacitystudies of Groundwater Resources in the Proposed industrial development Areas of Visakhapatnam Region. GroundwaterContamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical ResearchInstitute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 201-212. 2008.

Gurunadha Rao, VVS, Singh, KP, Prakash, BA, Ramesh, M and Krishnakumar K. Groundwater Contamination due to TanneryEffluents in Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh. Groundwater Contamination Mass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites(Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute, Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3,pp. 213 – 216. 2008

Gurunadharao VVS, Prakash, BA, Ramesh, M and K. Mahesh Kumar,. Surface water & Groundwater Quality Monitoring forRestoration of Urban Lakes in Greater Hyderabad. Conservation of Lakes (Eds. VK Choubey, RD Singh, Omkar Singh,MK Sharma). National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee- 247 667, pp. 647 – 659. 2008

Harinarayana, T. Application of Magnetotelluric Studies in India. Memoir Geological Society of India, No.68, , pp.337-35. 2008

Harinarayana, T., Sudha Rani, K., Murthy,D.N., Abdul Azeez,K.K., Sharana Basava, Detection of Geothermal Interference inthe Tunnel Excavation using Magnetotellurics Technique, Journal of Geophysics, 2008.

James W. Head, D. Hurwitz, M. Ivanov, A. Basilevskey, and P. Senthil Kumar, Venus and the Earth’s Archean: Geologicalmapping and process comparisons, European Planetary Science Congress, abstracts, Vol. 3, EPSC2008-A-00463. 2008

K. Rama Mohan, A. K.Krishna, N.N. Murthy, A. Santosh Kumar and G. Machender, Selective method for determination ofpesticide residues in environmental water samples using capillary gas chromatograph and mass spectrometry. Presented atNatl. Symposium on Recent Trends and Developments in Analytical Instrumentation and Methodologies, Hyderabad, India,March 18-20, 2009.

K. Sain, Gas hydrates: a future major potential energy resource of India, International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering,2, 1-11. 2009.

K. Sain & M. Ojha,. Identification and quantification of gas hydrates: a viable source of energy in the 21st century, Memoir, Geol.Soc. of India, 68, 273-288. 2008

Malaimani EC and Ravi Kumar N-Geodetic tying of Antarctica and India with 10 years of continuous GPS measurements forgeodynamical and strain accumulation studies in the south of Indian Peninsula, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl.,G21A-0680, 2008.

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Malaimani EC, Ravi Kumar N, Akilan A and Abilash K - GPS-Geodesy with GNSS Receivers for Indian Plate Kinematics’ studieswith the recent plate velocities estimated from GNSS data Jr.Ind.Geophys.Union, vol 12, No.3, 109-114, 2008.

Mishra D. C., and Ravikumar M., Geodynamics of Indian plate and Tibet: Buoyant Lithosphere, Rapid drift and channel flow fromgravity studies, Mem. Geol. Soc. Of India, 68, 151-172, 2008

Mishra D.C, Tiwari V.M., and Singh B., Gravity studies in India and it’s role in understanding of different tectonic units,Mem. Geol. Soc. Of India, 68, 329-372, 2008

Nayak, R.N., Sasmal, R.P., Rajesh Suri, Ajay Manglik, Verma, S.K. and Muralidharan, D.– Selection of Ground Electrode Sitesusing geophysical techniques for resistivity measurements of First ±800kV HVDC System in India – Presented in CIGRE 2008Conference at Paris under Session B4-105. 2008

Pandey, O.P. and Agrawal, P.K.,. Lateral zonation around Archean nucleas of the Dharwar craton (India), its deformation,segmentation and subsequent breakup, Earth Sciences India (e-journal), 1, 53-69. 2008

Rai SN and Ratna Y - Groundwater resources- from exploration to management. Geological Society of India Memoir, (Eds.: B.Singh & V.P. Dimri), v. 68, 357-380.

R. Rangarajan and D. Muralidharan Rainfall and Recharge on Indian Granite terrain Paper published in book on Earth SystemSciences. Edited by A. Kumar, R.S. Kushwaha and Baleshwar Thakur. Concept Publishing company, New Delhi, pp: 133-143.

R. Rangarajan Groundwater recharge estimation Paper published in book on “Groundwater contamination – Mass transportmodeling of hazardous waste dump sites. Editor: V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao. GreenTel Foundation, Secunderabad, pp: 71-86.

R. Rangarajan, D. Muralidharan, S.D. Deshmukh and G.B.K. Shankar Evaluation of natural and artificial recharge using tracersin a semi arid region of Kurnool district, A.P. Published in Groundwater for sustainable development – Problems, perspectives andchallenges, Balkema Publication, pp: 61-66.

R.K. Tiwari. Periodicity of Geological Events and Past Climate Change. Memoir No. 68, pp 63-88, Golden Jubilee Volume ofGeological Society of India. 2008.

Rai, A., Rai, S.S., Gaur, V.K., Crustal structure and deformation characteristics beneath the Vindhyan region around Allahabad,Science and Culture, 74, 195 – 198. 2008.

Rai, S.S., Prakasam, K.S., Gaur, V.K., , Seismic imaging of the mantle discontinuities beneath India: from Archean cratons toHimalayan subduction zone; Physics and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior ( Ed. Alok Gupta & S. Dasupta), Springer- INSA publication,154-161. 2009

Rajendra Prasad, B. and Vijaya Rao, V.,. Deep Seismic Reflection Profiling and its implications to the Metallogeny of the Aravalli-Delhi Fold Belt, NW India. In : K.L.Shrivasthava (Ed.), Economic Mineralisation. Scientific Publishers (India), pp.57-69. 2009

Rasheed M.A., Veena Prassana, Dayal A.M. and Raju S.V. Exploration of Hydrocarbon using Geo-microbial prospecting techniquein Deccan Syneclise, India in Petroview, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 25-30. 2008

Ravi Kumar N and Malaimani EC-Episodic GPS Campaigns at Lakshadweep Islands along the Chagos-Laccadive ridge toinvestigate the inferred continental flexure in the west of India and the non-rigidity of the oceanic part of the Indian plate, Eos Trans.AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., G21A-0681, 2008.

Ravi Kumar N and Malaimani EC-Recent Studies on the increase in Seismicity in the Antarctic Plate: Observations fromBB Seismological Observatory (MAIT) at Maitri, Antarctica, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., ED03-IPY, 2008.

Ravi Kumar N, Malaimani EC, Akilan A and Abhilash K, -10 years of Continuous GPS measurements for Geodetic tying ofAntarctica and India for geodynamical and strain accumulation studies in the south of Indian Peninsula, Jr.Ind.Geophys.Union, vol12, No.3, 115-122, 2008.

RK Singh, BP Shukla, KP Singh, VVS Gurunadha Rao, BA Prakash, M. Ramesh, K. Krishna Kumar, K. Mahesh Kumar andN Pavan Kumar,. Remediation of Total chromium in groundwater of Naoriayakhera Industrial Area. Groundwater ContaminationMass Transport Modeling of Hazardous Waste Dump Sites (Ed. VVS Gurunadha Rao). National Geophysical Research Institute,Green Tel Foundation, ISBN 819041641-3, pp. 93-98. 2008

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Roy Sukanta, Heat Flow Studies in India during the Past Five Decades. Memoir, Geol. Soc. India, v.68, pp.89-112, 2008

Roy, Sukanta and A.V. Vyasulu, Geothermal Record of Climate Change in India: Ongoing Researches. DCS-DST Newsletter,19, January 2009

Satyanarayanan M, Subba Rao DV, Charan SN, Anbarasu K, Karthikeyan A, Narsing Rao S, Dasaram B, Sawant SS andBalaram V - Petrological and geochemical characteristics of dunites and the associated granulites of Salem and Nagaramalaiareas in Tamil Nadu, Southern India. Indian Mineralogist, 42 (1), 33 – 43. 2008

Sreekanth P.D., Geethanjali N., Sreedevi P.D., Ahmed S, and Ravi Kumar N. Fusion between artificial neural networks and fuzzylogic for predicting groundwater level. Inter. Jour of Computing and Applications 2(2):179-184. 2008

Sreekanth, P.D., Geethanjali, N., Sreedevi, P.D., Ahmed, S., and Balakrishna, R.. Efficacy of support vector regression predictionmodel. J. Advanced Research in computer Engineering. 3(2): 99-111. 2008

Subba Rao MV , Srikanth B Rao BV Nirmal Charan S Balaram V Chonchibeni Ezung O and Chisoi - Highly SiderophileElement (HFSE) Geochemistry of the Mafic Cumulates (Gabbros) from Naha Hills Ophiolites (NHO) Belt : Implications for Petrogenesisand possible PGE Occurrence Nagaland University Journal, 11-14. 2008

Subba Rao MV, Ramesh SL, Suresh K, Satyanarayanan M, Keshav Krishna A and Dasaram B - Geochemistry of the maficdykes in the basaltic terrain of the Deccan Volcanic Province (DVP) in the Ambadongar region, Gujarat: some petrogenetic aspectsand reflections on the mantle source regions. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, 10 (2A), 571-581. 2008

Subhadra, N., Padhy, S., Seshunarayana, T and Vijayaraghavan, R., 2008. Synthesis of expected ground motion using Semi-empirical Green’s Function approach and its comparison with observed accelerations in Garhwal Himalaya, Indian Minerals, SpecialIssue, 61 (2 & 3)

Sunder Raju, P.V., Madoom Hussain, S., Merkle W.R.K.and Yellappa, T. 2008. Cr-Ni-PGE in the mafic_ultramfic enclaves aroundArsilere-Tavarkere lineament, Karnataka, 9th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy, 8-10, Sept.2008.

T. Seshunarayana, K.Satish Kumar, S.Deenanadh, Y. Rama Mohan Rao and P. Senthil Kumar) Subsurface imaging of dykesin Hyderabad granite terrain using multuchannel analysis of surface waves, in: Indian Dykes, edited by R.K.Srivastava, Ch. Sivajiand N.V.Chalapathi Rao, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2008

Tiwari V.M., and Mishra D.C, Isostatic compensation of continental and oceanic topographies of Indian lithosphere,Mem. Geol. Soc. Of India, 68, 173-190, 2008

Vijaya Rao,V. and Tewari, H.C.,. Deep crustal seismic studies over the Indian shield. In : Ashok, K.Singhvi, Abhijit .Bhattacharya and Satyabrata Guha (Eds.), Glimpses of geoscience research in India, The Indian Report (INSA) to IUGS, AngkorPublishers, Noida, India, pp. 133-139. 2008

Veeraiah B., Himabindu D. and Ramadass G., Structural Inferences from total magnetic intensites in the Gadag region: Acasestudy, The Icfai University Journal of Earth Science, Vol.2,No. 3, pp.37-46. 2008

Yellappa, T. and Chetty, T.R.K,. Mafic dykes around Ramagiri schist belt, East Dharwar Craton, South India: Possible plaleaostress regimes. Indian Dyke Volume-2008, edited by Rajesh K. Srivastava, Ch. Sivaji and N.V. Chalpati Rao, Narosa Publishers,New Delhi, pp. 261-279. 2008

IN BOOKS

Balaram V - Advances in Geochemical Analytical Techniques and their Application to Petrogenesis and Mineral Exploration, inMagmatism, Tectonism And Mineralization (Ed. Santosh Kumar) Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, New Delhi,pp. 337- 354. 2009

K. Sain & H. Gupta,. Gas hydrates – future potential source of energy in India, In A.K. Singhvi, A. Bhattacharya, S. Guha,Glimpses of Geoscience Research in India, Indian Report to IUGS 2004-2008, Indian National Science Academy,pp. 244-250. 2008

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Manglik A.,. Convection in the Earth’s mantle. In: Physics and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior: Crust, Mantle and Core, edited byGupta A.K. and Dasgupta S., Joint publication of INSA and Springer (India), ISBN: 978-81-8489-196-6, p.175-183. 2009

Mishra D. C., and Ravikumar M., Geodynamics of Indian Free-Board: Archean-Proterozoic collision zones and underlying lithosphereand it’s rapid drift, In: Geomorphology and plate tectonics, Editors: David, M. Ferrari and Antonio R. Guiseppi, ISBN 978-160741-003-4, Nova Science publishers. Inc., USA, Chapter 9, 1-40, 2009.

N.N.Murthy – Editor, “Contaminated Groundwater Monitoring and Soil Assessment” A Five day Residential Training Course Volume(2008), Published by NGRI, Hyderabad in association with CPCB, Delhi. 2008

Rai, S.N.,. Hydrological Studies. In : Glimpses of Geoscience Research in Indian (Eds. A.K. Singhvi, A. Bhattacharya and SatyabratGuha), Publ. INSA, New Delhi, 17-27. 2008

Rai, S.N., Chakravarty, V. and Singh, R.N.. Geophysical modeling studies. In : Glimpses of Geoscience Research in Indian (Eds.A.K. Singhvi, A. Bhattacharya and Satyabrat Guha), Publ. INSA, New Delhi, 147-152. 2008

Subba Rao MV, Ramesh SL, Suresh, K, Satyanarayanan M, Keshav Krishna A and Dasaram B - Geochemical signaturesof gabbros from Ambadongar region, Deccan Volcanic Province: petrogenes and PGE occurrence. In: Santosh Kumar (Ed.)Magmatsim, Metamorphism and Mineralization. Macmillan Publishers India Limited, New Delhi, pp. 47-55. 2009

Subba Rao DV, Sridhar DN, Balaram V, Nagaraju K, Gnaneshwara Rao T, Keshavakrishna K and Singh UP - ProterozoicMafic-ultramafic dyke swarms in the vicinity of Chattisgarh – Khariar – Srighora Basins in Northern Bastar Craton, Central India.INDIAN DYKES (Eds: Rajesh K. Srivastava, Ch. Sivaji and N.V. Chalapathi Rao), Narora Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,India. pp. 1-20. 2008

Tarun C Khanna, Prachiti PK, Manikyamba C and Keshav Krishna A- Heterogeneous mantle wedge: implication from thegeochemistry of boninites from Gadwal greenstone belt, India. In (Ed.) Santosh Kumar on Magmatism, Tectonism and Mineralization,Macmillan Publishers India Ltd, New Delhi, pp. 1-13. 2009

PROCEEDINGS

Arora Tanvi, . Hydrogeophysical Characterization of the Unsaturated Zone. In: Proc. 7th Int’l. Conf. Exposition on PetroleumGeophysics, Society of Petroleum Geophysicists, p.283. 2008

Atal S., Mascré, C., Ahmed, S., Pauwels, H., Perrin, J.. “Identification of Geogenic sources of Fluoride in Hard Rock regions: acase study from southern India” In Jain SK and Singh VP (eds), Proc. of International Conference on ‘Water, Environment, Energy& Society’ (WEES-09), at New Delhi, India. 2009

Kumar, S., Kumar, D., and Ahmed, S., December. Delineation of Groundwater Prospects Zones in Hard Rocks Using RemoteSensing and GIS- A Case Study from Rajasthan, published in Golden Jubilee Volume as Golden Jubilee Memoir of the Journal ofThe Geological Society Of India, No.67, pp. 243-260. Hydrogeological Research in India: Above research paper is Selected as oneof the Significant Papers from the Journal and Memoirs of the Geological Society of India – 1959-2008, 1st Edition, ISBN: 8185867847,published in December 2008. Series: Golden Jubilee Memoir of the Geological Society of India, Bangalore: One of the oldestGeosciences societies. 2008

Nayak R.N., Sasmal R.P., Suri R., Manglik A., Verma S.K., and Muralidharan D.,. Selection of Ground Electrode sites usinggeophysical techniques for resistivity measurements for first ±800 KV HVDC System in India. In: Proc. of CIGRE (InternationalCouncil on large Electric Systems). 2008

Prasanna Lakshmi KJ, Chary KB, Vijaya Kumar K, and Rao MVMS, Relationship between elastic wave velocities and engineeringproperties of sandstones of coal mines: A case study. Proceeding of the International Symposium on Rock Mechanics &Geo-Environment in Mining and Allied Industries. February 2009, (Eds.) S.K. Sharma, B.K. Shrivastva and N.C. Karmakar, Departmentof Mining Engineering, BHU, Varanasi, pp. 73-80, 2009.

Rai S N, Thiagarajn S and Ratnakumari Y - Water pollution and health hazards. Proceedings of the national seminar on “Foodnutrition-societal importance”, 21-22 November, Hyderabad, 36-45.

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Rai SN - Development versus sustainable development of ground water resources in Indian context. Proc. of the internationalconference on ‘Water, Environment, Energy and Society (WEES). New Delhi. 401-416.

Rao M.V.M.S., Prasanna Lakshmi K.J., Chary K.B., Vjayakumar N.A., and Nagaraja Rao G.M., - Scaling of AE energy and itsapplications in the investigation of brittle fracture of rock. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Non-Destructive Evaluation(NDE-2008). ISNT Publ., Mumbai Chapter, Dec. 2008, 4(B), pp. 1-8. 2008

Rao, MVMS, Prasanna Lakshmi, KJ, Chary, KB, Nagaraja Rao, GM, Vijayakumar, NA and Udaya Kumar, S, Stress-inducedmicro-crack damage in Latur granite: A case study. ISRM Manali, 24-26 April 2008. pp. 58-66. 2008,

Reddy DV, Kumar D and Nagabhushanam P, Evidences of paleo-seismic events in the Kopili lineament zone, NE India. Proc.Of 16th convention of IGC-2009 (abstract volume), p. 83, 2009.

Reddy, DV. Nagabhushanam P, Devender Kumar, Sukhija BS. Thomas PJ, Pandey AK, Sahoo RN, Prasad GVR and Datta K,The great 1950 Assam Earthquake revisited: field evidences of liquefaction and search for paleoseismic events. Himalayan J. ofsciences, 5 (8), p. 117, 2008.

Somvanshi, V.K., Chary, K.B., Rao, M.V.M.S. and Pandey, O.P.,.Estimation of Mechanical Properties of the Sandstones ofSingareni Coal Fields Using Artificial Neural Network and Statistical Regression Technique : A Comparative Study, Proc. Int. Symp.on Rock Mechanics & Geo-Envoronment in Mining & Allied Industries, BHU, Varanasi, 12-14 Feb. 2009, pp11-25. 2009

P.V.Sunder Raju and S.Nirmal Charan ,The Gold process mineralogy and its significance in gold metallurgy ;case studies fromgold exploratory sites in Chitradurga Schist belt Proceedings volume in National Seminar on Gold Industry in India: Resources,Reserves, Mining, Metallurgy and Environment. Pgs Nos 14-15. . 2009 (Oral presentation)

P V Sunder Raju, S Madhoom Hussain and R K W Merkle Cr-Ni±PGE in the Mafic-Ultramafic Enclaves Around a Bababudan-Nallur lineament, Western Dharwar Craton, Karnataka Proceedings volume Submitted to Ninth International Congress for AppliedMineralogy (ICAM) Pg Nos 659-666 .2008

P V Sunder Raju, R K W Merkle and E Whiteman ‘QEMSCAN® and Microprobe studies on the Chromitite of Sittampundi AnorthositeComplex, Tamil Nadu – Implications for PGE Mineralisation Proceeding volume Ninth International Congress for Applied Mineralogy(ICAM) Pg Nos 199-205 . 2008

BOOKS EDITED

SN Rai and AP Singh - Food nutrition – societal importance, pp.58.

Gurunadha Rao VVS, Groundwater contamination Mass Transport Modelling of Hazardous waste dump sites. Green TelFounadation. ISBN 81904164-3, pp.278, 2008

TECHNICAL REPORTS

A.M.Dayal, D.J. Patil, G. Kalpana, T. Satish Kumar, T. Madhvi, M.A. Rasheed, M. Lakshmi, Veena Prassana, J, BalachanaiahUppalaiah,, D. Srinu Surface Geochemical Surveys for oil and gas exploration in Deccan Syneclise (NGRI Tech Report No.2008 Exp-616)

A.M.Dayal, D.J. Patil, G. Kalpana, T. Satish Kumar, T. Madhvi, M.A. Rasheed, M. Veena Prassana, D. Srinu Augmentation oftechniques for surface geochemical prospecting hydrocarbon (NGRI Tech Rep. No. 2008-Exp-624)

A.M.Dayal, D.J. Patil, G. Kalpana, T. Satish Kumar, T. Madhvi, M.A. Rasheed, M. Lakshmi, Veena Prassana, J, A. Uppalaiah,Ch Srinivas, P.L. Srivinas, D. Srinu Adsorbed soil gas surveys for Hydrocarbon in Ganga basin.(NGRI TechRep. No. 2008-Exp-647)

A.M.Dayal, D.J. Patil, G. Kalpana, T. Satish Kumar, T. Madhvi, M.A. Rasheed, Hydrocarbon in KG basin.(NGRI TechRep. No. 2008-Exp-661)

Ajay Manglik, Muralidharan, D., Verma, S.K., Thiagarajan, S., Satyanarayana, U., Tanvi Arora and Rolland Andrade –Delineation of Electrical Resistivity Structure for HVDC Earth Electrode Station near Siliguri – Tech. Rep. No. NGRI-2008-LITHOS-655 December 2008.

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B. Veeraiah, T. Harinarayana Sharana Basava, G. Virupakshi, S.B. singh, Analysis of Remote Sensing Imagery Data overNarmada - Cambay / Seccan Syneclise 2008,NGRI-2008-exp-650.

B.Singh, M.R.K. Prabhakara Roa, D.V.Chandrasekhar, V.Vijaya Kumar, G.Laxman, Niraj Kumar, DT Diljith, Bahadur Ram,D.A.Bhaskara Rao. “Delineation of Basement structures from Gravity-Magnetic surveys in Sadiya Block region of Upper Assam”.Technical Report No.NGRI-2009-EXP-669.

Chadha, R.K et al., Earthquake monitoring around Nagarjunasagar, Srisailam and Sriramsagar reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh forthe period from January 2008 to December 2008, NGRI-Tech Rep.No.NGRI-2008-SEISM-648, 26pp. 2009

Chandra S., Mallesh D., Ahmeduddin Md., Krishnamraju P., Ali S. and Ahmed S.,. Multi layer aquifer mapping by ERT and TEMtechniques in arsenic affected region of Balia-Patna sector in north of middle Ganga Plains. Tech Rep No. NGRI-2009-GW-670,pp. 46. 2009

Chandra, S., Nagaiah, E., Kumar, D., Krishnamraju, P., Ahmeduddin, M., Mallesh, D., Ali S., and Ahmed, S.,. Establishment ofan International Hydrogeological park at Chautuppal, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh Delineation of Aquifer Geometry usingElectrical Resistivity Tomography: Phase-I. Tech. Rep. Non. INGRI-2009-GW-676. 2009

Chary, KB, Prasanna Lakshmi, KJ and Vijaykumar .K., Physico-mechanical properties of basalts of Khadakpurna Link CanalPhase-II, Maharashtra. T.R.No: NGRI-2008-LITHOS-648, 13p, 2008.

H.V.Ram Babu High Resolution Multi-Parameter Airborne Geophysical Survey over north-eastern part of the Albitite line (coveringparts of Mahendragarh district of Haryana and Jhunjunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan. (NGRI Tech Rep.No:NGRI-2008-EXP-635)

Kirti Srivastava, Purnachandra Rao, V. Swaroopa, R. Krishna Kumar and V.P. Dimri, , “Tsunami modeling and inundation forkalpakam region due to earthquakes in sumatra subduction zones”, Technical Report submitted to Baba Atomic ResearchCentre. 2008

Kumar, D., Nabi A., Chandra, S., Sreedevi, P.D., Khan Haris H., Dutta, S., Zaidi, F.K., Ali Sayed, Krishnamurthy, N.S.,and Ahmed, S.. Groundwater Exploration in Basaltic formations at Ghatiya Watershed, Madhya Pradesh: An Integrated Study,Technical Report No. NGRI-2008-GW-632. 2008

M.Devleena, M. Lakshmi, Veena Prassana, J, Balachanaiah Anuradha, A. Manglik A., Muralidharan D., Verma S.K., ThiagarajanS., Satyanarayana U., Arora Tanvi, and Andrade R.,. Delineation of electrical resistivity structure for HVDC earth electrode stationnear Siliguri. NGRI Tech. Rep. Nr. NGRI-2008-LITHOS-655, 49pp. 2008

Manglik A., Verma S.K., Muralidharan D., Ananda Rao V., Thiagarajan S., Satyanarayana U., Andrade R., Mallick A., KumarD., and Sathish R.,. Magnetotelluric and multi-electrode resistivity surveys for HVDC earth electrode stations in Assam and nearAgra. Tech. Rep. No.: NGRI-2008-LITHOS-623, 105pp. 2007

Mondal, N.C. and Singh, V.S.. Preliminary hydrochemcial evaluation around Samalkot area, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh,India, Tech. Rept. No. NGRI-2008-GW-621, p.30. 2008

Muralidharan, D. – Integrated geohydrological investigations in the tailings pond watershed area of Tummalapalle Uranium miningin Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh – Technical Report No.NGRI-2008-GW-634. 2008

Muralidharan, D. – Reconnaissance visit to Dumbriguda & Pedabayaly Mandals of Visakhapatnam district to evaluate the feasibilityon replication of Gurukanipalle gravity safe drinking water supply strategy through creation of groundwater sanctuary – NGRI Tech.Report No.NGRI-2008-GW-657. 2008

Muralidharan, D. – Observed and conceived strategies towards preparation of “Strategy Paper” for achieving sustainable approachesin safe drinking water supply in Andaman & Nicobar Islands – NGRI Technical Report No.NGRI-2009-GW-666(January, 2009). 2009.

Muralidharan, D.,– Baseline Geohydrological studies for developing strategies on revival of defunct minor irrigation tank – NGRITechnical Report No.NGRI-2009-GW-677(May 2009). 2009

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R. Rangarajan, S. Sankaran, K. Krishnakumar, S. Saheb Rao, S.V. Humbarde Tracer studies in and around TCCL Factory,ranipet watershed, vellore district, Tamil Nadu.. Technical report no: NGRI-2008-GW-652

Rao S.V.R.R, Ravi Kumar N.and E.C.Malaimani, “Seismological Bulletin of Maitri Station, Antarctica, 2006” Technical Report No:NGRI-2008-ANT-658. 2008

Rao, V.A., Kumar, D., Nagaiah, E., Raju, P. K., Mallash, D., Ahmeduddin, Md., and Ahmed, S. Integrated Geophysical Study forzeolites and Groundwater in Deccan Trap Aurangabad Region, Maharashtra –India, Technical Report No. NGRI-2009.

S. Sankaran, K. Krishna kumar, S. Saheb Rao, H.smita- An EIA Report for Proposed Common Hazardous Waste ManagementFacility, At SIPCOT industrial Growth Centre, Perundurai , Erode (Dist), Tamil Nadu.(NGRI-2008-Environ-628).

S. Sankaran, R.Rangarajan, K.Krishna kumar, S.Saheb Rao, SmitaV.Humbarde – Geoenvironmental investigations for developinga comprehensive remediation plan in and around Tamilnadu Chromate and Chemicals (TCCL) Ltd., Ranipet, Vellore District TamilNadu. Tech. Rept No. NGRI-2008-GW-651

Seshunarayana T et al., A Report on Seismic Studies along Kakinada-Chennai Pipeline route, Technical Report No. NGRI-2008-EXP-643, 2008.

Seshunarayana T et al., Report on High Resolution Seismic Survey for CBM Exploration in Sohagpur, West Block, Shadol, TechnicalReport No. NGRI-2008-EXP-639, 2008.

Seshunarayana T et al., Seismic Refraction studies to Estimate the bedrock depth along the proposed Balaji Tunnel, near RailwayKodur, Chittor district, A.P., Technical Report No. NGRI-2008-EXP-630, 2008.

Seshunarayana T et al., Seismic refraction studies to estimate the depth to bed rock along the proposed HNSS Tunnel, nearMadanapalli, Chitoor district, Technical Report No. NGRI-2009-EXP-664, 2009.

Seshunarayana T et al., Site Specification Studies at the proposed Weir near Lower Jurala Hydro Electric Project on river Krishnaat Jurala village, Mehaboobnagar District Andhra Pradesh, Technical Report No. NGRI-2008-EXP-640, 2008.

Seshunarayana T et al., Sonic and Temperature logging for the proposed strategic crude storage facility near Manglore, Karnatakastate, Technical Report No: NGRI-2008-EXP-629, 2008.

Srinagesh D, Murty YVBSN, Thandan Babu Naik R, Solomon Raju P, Sarma ANS, Vijaya Kumar T & Yadekar, “PreliminaryReport on Seismic Activity at Nanded City, Maharashtra Region”, Interim report submitted to Nanded Municipality, Maharashtra,July 2008.

T. Harinarayana, G. Virupakshi, D.N. Murthy, K. Veeraswamy, Prabhakar E. Rao, K.K.Abdul Azeez, Sharana Basava,G.Dhanunjaya Naidu, Ravi Shankar, S.V. Sreedhar, K.Sudha Rani, A.K.Gupta, T.Sreenivasulu, M.Sreenivas, ‘Magnetotelluricinvestigations in the Geothermal fields of Satluj-Spiti, Beas- Parbati valleys in Himachal Pradesh, Badrinath-Tapovan in Uttarakhandand Surajkund in Jharkhand areas, India’, Tech. No.NGRI-2008-EXP-637.

T.Harinarayana et al,. Marine Magnetotelluric and Marine Seismic Study in Gulf of Kutch Region, Gujarat, IndiaNGRI-2008-exp-656.

T.Harinarayana, G. Virupakshi, R.S.Sastry, D.N. Murthy, M.Someswara Rao, K. Veeraswamy, S. Prabhakar E. Rao,K.Naganajeneyulu, K.K.Abdul Azeez, Sharana Basava, G.Dhanunjaya Naidu, K. Ravi Shankar, S.R.K.Kishore, MaheshNarayann, V.T.C.Kumaraswamy, A.K.Gupta - Magnetotelluric Investigations along Akola-Sehore and Indore- Jalgaon Traversesin Central India. NGRI-2009-EXP-662.

Thandan Babu Naik R and Srinagesh D “Recent Seismic Activity at Killari, Latur district, Maharashtra and its neighboringareas”, Technical Report No: NGRI-2008-SEISM-625, NGRI, Hyderabad, May 2008.

Thandan Babu Naik R, Satish Saha, Satyanarayana HVS, Srinagesh D and Srinivasulu R S K, “Low Frequency Calibrationof the Accelerometers used in OSDE Payload on GSAT 4”, NGRI-2009-seism-663, January 2009.

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V. Chakravarthi, G. Ashok Babu, B. Veeraiah, A. Ramakonda Reddy Geophysical Surveys in Khandela Area, Sikar District,Rajasthan for Groundwater Resources. (NGRI-2009-EXP-668)

V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao, G. Thamma Rao, L. Surinaidu, J. Mahesh, M. Ramesh, G. Ramesh & B. A. Prakash,. GeohydrologicalInvestigations in HGIL & Athrukudi Watersheds in Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) Mangalore, Karnataka,Tech Rep. No. NGRI -2009-Environ – 672, pp.33. 2009

V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao, G. Thamma Rao, G. Gladson, B. Rajasekhar,. Assessment of Groundwater Conditions in thewatershed covering Jubilant Organosys Limited, Nanjangud, Mysore District, Karnataka, Tech Rep. No. NGRI -2009-Environ –680, pp.18. 2009

V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao, G. Thamma Rao, J. Mahesh, G. Ramesh, M. Ramesh, B. Kusuma Kiranmayi, Y. Prasanthi,B. Rajasekhar, L. Surinaidu & B. A. Prakash,. Assessment of Groundwater Quality around Ash Pond of UPCL, Nandikur, UdupiDistrict, Karnataka Tech Rep. No. NGRI -2009-Environ –674, pp. 21. 2009

V.V.S. Gurunadha Rao, M. Ramesh, G. Thamma Rao, G. Gladson, B. Rajasekhar, L. Surinaidu & B. A. Prakash &SK Subramanian & G. Sreenivasa Reddy. Groundwater Quality and Hydrology Studies in and around BARC, Mysore,Mysore District, Karnataka, Tech Rep. No. NGRI -2009-Environ –678, pp.23. , 2009

PATENTS

Granted

Dr. Kirti Srivastava and Dr. R.N. Singh Stochastic Analytical Solution to Quantify the Earth’s subsurface Heat Flow(Granted in USvide patent number 7 ,440,852 issue date is 21-10-2008)

Dr. G. PARTHASARATHY and Dr. S.V. MANORAMA (IICT) Method for Synthesis of Geikelite-A Mantleoxide (Granted in India videpatent number 225140 issue date is 31-10-2008)

Filed

Dr. VISHNUBHOTLA CHAKRAVARTHI A method for automatic gravity optimization of listric faults using prescribed depth dependentDENSITY(Filed in India vide Application number 0610DEL2009 dated 27/03/2009)

Dr. SANTI KUMAR GHOSH An exact algebric formula for the impulse response of a plane acoustic reflector at zero offset due toa point acoustic source (Filed in Abroad on 02/02/2009)

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APPENDIX - IIPAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS / SYMPOSIA / WORKSHOP

Uncertainty, Random Dynamical Systems and Stochastic Modeling in Geophysics” EGU-2009, Vienna, Austria during13-18 April 2008.

V.P. Dimri,Tsunami wave propagation in Indian Ocean due to earthquakes in Sumatra and Makran subduction zones”

SMGG Golden Jubilee Celebrations held at National Geophysical Research Institute, 2-3 June, 2008

Bhaskara Rao D A, Tiwari V. M., Arora K and Singh Bijendra, A 3D lithospheric density model Andaman – Sumatra Subductionzone (880 to 980 E and 50 to 120 N) from Satellite Gravity & Geoid Data.

Pre-IRIS workshop, Washington, June 3, 2008.

Patro, P., Egbert, G., Regional conductivity structure of Cascadia: preliminary results from 3D inversion of USArray transportablearray magnetotelluric data.

5th Annual Meeting of AOGS 2008 Conference (15th – 20th June 2008), Bhusan, South Korea.

Charan SN, Subba Rao DV, Balaram V and Govindarajulu B - Petrology, Geochemistry of Intraplate mafic-ultramafic rocks ofKhammam Region, India:Implications for PGE Metallogeny

Subba Rao DV, Charan SN, Balaram V, Govindarajulu B, Dasaram B and Himanshu P.A. Topno - Geochemistry of theArchaean komatiites and ultramafic magmatic rocks from southern India: Implications for Ni-Cu-PGE Metallogeny.

15th IAGA Observatory Workshop, Boulder Colorado 16-18 Jun 2008.

Nandini Nagarajan, 2008. Archiving Magnetic Observatory records

An international conference on “Groundwater & Climate in Africa”, held at Kampala, Uganda, during 24-28 June, 2008.

Dewandel B., Perrin J., Chandra S., Kumar D., Lachassagne P. (2008). An innovative method for mapping the geometry ofshallow aquifers in hard-rock terrains, an example of southern India.

National Seminar on Significant Milestones in the growth of Geophysics during the 50 years Period (1958-2008),25-26 June, 2008, Hyderabad.

Rai SN Ratnakumari Y Thiagarajan S Ananda Rao V and Manglik A - Geophysical investiagation for groundwater explorationin a Deccan Trap region.

O.P. Pandey and G. Parthasarathy, 2008, Granulitic Crust below the Deccan Volcanic Covered Seismogenic region of Killari(Latur, Maharashtra).

G. Parthasarathy, Pressure-Induced High Spin to Low Spin and Structural Phase transitions in Minerals.

Prantik Mandal, 2008, Results from receiver function studies : Implications towards the crustal and mantle processes responsiblein shaping the Kachchh rift basin,

Kumar, D., Tabbagh, A., and Ahmed, S., 2008. Detection of potential aquifer zones in weathered-fractured granite formationfrom Electrical Resistivity Logs.

Chandra, S., Nagaiah, E., Kumar, D., Rao, V.A., Yellappa, T., Kumar, A., and Ahmed, S., 2008. An integrated geophysicalapproach has detected deep tectonic fracture zones with high groundwater potential.

Manglik A., Arora T., Thiagarajan S., and Mallick A., Intraplate Stresses due to crustal heterogeneities along the Nagaur -Jhalawar transect, northwestern India.

Rai, S.N., Ratnakumari Y., Thiagarajan S., Ananda Rao V., and Manglik A., Geophysical investigation for groundwaterexploration in a Deccan trap region

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Rai SN Ratnakumari Y Thiagarajan S Ananda Rao V and Manglik A - Geophysical investiagation for groundwater explorationin a Deccan Trap region.

National Workshop on Emerging Geological Concepts on Exploration and Exploitation of Resources, ( 27th-28th

June 2008), held at Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Subba Rao DV, Charan SN, Govindarajulu B and Himanshu P.A. Topno - Petrology, geochemistry and Metallogeny of theIntraplate mafic and ultramafic rocks from southern India.

National Workshop on Emerging Geological Concepts on Exploration and Exploitation of Resources, June 27-28, OsmaniaGeology Alumni Association and Geology Department, Osmania University

Sreenivas, B. and Bhaskar Rao, Y.J. (2008) Cu, Fe, Zn isotope systematics: Implications on ore genesis. National Workshop onEmerging Geological Concepts on Exploration and Exploitation of Resources, June 27-28

9th AOGS Conference at Singapore, June, 2008.

Abhay V. Mudholkar, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, P.S. Rao, and K.A. Kamesh Raju Disseminated sulphides in the andesites from theAndaman Back-arc basin.

E.V.S.S.K. Babu, Abhay V. Mudholkar and K.A. Kamesh Raju Mantle melting beneath the Carlsberg Ridge: abyssal peridotiteChrome-spinel compositions. 9th AOGS Conference at Singapore, June, 2008

16th National Symposium on Environment (NSE-16) at Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, GuruJambeshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana- July 16-18, 2008

D. Muralidharan ‘Sustainable groundwater development – Problems, Perspectives and Challenges’

National Workshop on Technical Experts in Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Organized by Department of DrinkingWater Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India at N.Delhi; July 25, 2008.

D. Muralidharan – “Sustainable safe drinking water source creation through groundwater sanctuary

33rd IGC Oslo, Norway during Aug. 6th – 14th, 2008

Manikyamba, C, Tarun C Khanna, Robert Kerrich, Balaram, V and Keshav Krishna, A - Neoarchaean crustal growth processes:paired intraoceanic backarc-arc basalts and adakites–geochemical evidence from the Hutti greenstone belt, India.

Tarun C Khanna and Manikyamba, C - Geochemisty of Hot Subduction zone volcanic rocks from Gadwal greenstone belt,eastern Dharwar craton, India

Sreedevi P.D., and Shakeel Ahmed 2008. Alarming fluoride contents in groundwater in semi-arid region in india:Analyzing for itsvunerability..

Sreedevi P.D., Shakeel Ahmed and Subrahmanyam K. 2008. A simple cost-effective technique for groundwater rechargethrough defunct dug-well.

D. Srinagesh and R.K.Chadha Sediment thickness in the Indo-Gangetic Plains inferred from Receiver function analysis.

Surendra Atal, Hélène Pauwels and Shakeel Ahmed (2008) “Geogenic Fluoride Contamination in Granitic Hard Rock Aquifer,India”.

O. Pandey, 2008, Thinning of hot Indian lithosphere and apparent geodynamical consequences,

G. Parthasarathy, N. Bhandari, M. vairamani, A.C. Kunwar Natural fullerene from the Permian-Triassic boundary in the TethysSea, Himalaya, India .

Roy Sukanta,L.Ray and R.Srinivasan-Heat Flow in the Indian Shield.

23rd HKT workshop, Leh India, 7-10 August, 2008

Suryaprakasam K., Rai, S.S., Priestly, K., Gaur, V.K., Complex Seismic Discontinuities in Mantle Transition Zone beneath theNorthwestern Himalaya and Ladakh.

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Reddy, DV. Nagabhushanam P, Devender Kumar, Sukhija BS. Thomas PJ, Pandey AK, Sahoo RN, Prasad GVR and DattaK, The great 1950 Assam Earthquake revisited: field evidences of liquefaction and search for paleoseismic events.

9th International Kimberlite Conference, 10-15 August, Frankfurt, Germany. A-00103.

W.L. Griffin, S.Y. O’Reilly, A. Kobussen, E.V.S.S.K. Babu, R. Norris and P. Sengupta (2008) Contrasting lithospheric mantleacross the suture between the Eastern and Western Dharwar Cratons, central India. Proceedings of the 9th International KimberliteConference, 10-15 August, Frankfurt, Germany. A-00103.

E.V.S.S.K. Babu, W.L. Griffin, S. Panda, S.Y. O’Reilly and Y.J. Bhaskar Rao Eclogite xenoliths from the kimberlites of theEastern Dharwar Craton, South India: material representing ancient crust of the Western Dharwar Craton? Proceedings of the9th International Kimberlite Conference, 10-15 August, Frankfurt, Germany. A-00161.

E.V.S.S.K. Babu, W.L. Griffin, Abhijeet Mukherjee, S.Y. O’Reilly and E.A. Belousova (2008) Combined U-Pb and Lu-Hfanalysis of megacrystic zircons from the Kalyandurg-4 kimberlite pipe, S. India: Implications for the emplacement age and Hfisotopic composition of the cratonic mantle. Proceedings of the 9th International Kimberlite Conference, 10-15 August, Frankfurt,Germany. A-00142.

CIGRE (International Council on large Electric Systems), August 24-29, 2008, Paris, France

Nayak R.N., Sasmal R.P., Suri R., Manglik A., Verma S.K., and Muralidharan D., Selection of Ground Electrode sites usinggeophysical techniques for resistivity measurements for first ±800 KV HVDC System in India.

National conference on intrinsically safe electrical and electronics equipments/systems for hazardous Areas (ISEES-08)Bhopal Institute of Technology, Bhopal, August 29-30, 2008.

Thandan Babu Naik. R., “Need of Intrinsically safe systems in hazardous areas”.

13th World Water Congress 2008, held at Montpellier, France during September 1-4, 2008

Massuel S., Perrin J., Mascre C., Wajid M., Chandra S., Dewandel B. 2008. Percolation efficiency of an artificial tank in semi-arid hard rock aquifer context, South India

Chandra S., Dewandel B., Kumar D., and Ahmed S. (2008). Electrical Resistivity Modeling of Quartz Reef and Dolerite Dyke inGranite Hard Rocks.

Indo German Cooperation (DAAD) Golden Jubilee Celebrations Symposium on Education and Research in Sustainabilityat IIT Chennai during the 8th - 9th September, 2008.

Rai SN Thiagarajan S and Sista S - Sustainable development and management of groundwater resources – today’s necessity.

Reddy DV, Nagabhushanam P, Sukhija BS, and Reddy AGS, Fluoride source and its equilibrium process in granitic aquifer.

Rai SN, Thiagarajan S and Sista S - Sustainable development and management of groundwater resources – today’s necessity.

National symposium on “Geodynamics and Evolution of Indian shield – Through time and space” (18th-19th September2008), held at Centre for Earth Science Studies,(CESS), Trivandrum

Manikyamba C, Tarun C Khanna, Prachiti PK and Raju K - Archean Crustal growth processes as evidenced from the greenstonebelts of eastern Dharwar craton, India.

Ram Mohan M, Piercey SJ, Kamber, BS, Sarma, DS and Naqvi SM - Evolution of Eastern Dharwar Craton: New Geochemicaland Isotopic Constraints.

Sreenivas, B. (2008) The Precambrian redox evolution of atmosphere-hydrosphere system: An Indian perspective. NationalSymposium on Geodynamics and Evolution of Indian Shield .

V. P. Dimri, N. Vedanti, R.P. Srivastava,”Ambiguity diagram for gradational density model to reduce uncertainty in the interpretationof gravity data”



IGR (Institute of Geophysical Research) symposium, 15 October 2008, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

K. K. Abdul Azeez and T. Harinarayana, Magnetotellurics for resource evaluation: Examples from Geothermal and sub-basaltsedimentary areas in India.

19th International workshop on Electromagnetic Induction in the Earth, at Beijing, China, October 23-29, 2008.

Patro. P. K. and Egbert, G., Regional conductivity structure of Cascadia: preliminary results from 3D inversion of USArraytransportable array magnetotelluric.

Sudha Rani K, Murthy D N, Abdul Azeez K K, Srinivasulu T, Prabhakar E Rao, Harinarayana, 2008. Delineation of GeothermalResource near Badrinath Hot Spring Zone, Higher Himalayas.

Sharana Basava, Abdul Azeez K K, Veeraswamy K, Ravishanker K, Dhanunjay Naidu G,Harinarayana T, 2008. ThrustZones, Leucogranites and Geothermal Manifestation in Sutluj Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India: an Inference from MagnetotelluricStudies.

T Harinarayana, K Veeraswamy, K K Abdul Azeez, Prabhakar E Rao, K Naganjaneyulu, B P K Patro, C. Manoj, M SomeswaraRao, D N Murthy, R S Sastry, G Virupakshi, Sharana Basava, G Dhanunjaya Naidu, K. Ravishankar, S R K Kishore, PhaniKiran, Arvind Kumar Gupta, Manpreet Singh, T Sreenivasulu, VTC Kumaraswamy, N Nagneswara Rao, 2008. MagnetotellluricGrid in Central India.

K Veeraswamy, Dhanunjay Naidu, Ravi Shanker, Sharana Basava, K K. Abdul Azeez, T. Harinarayana, 2008. ElectricalCrust Beneath Lesser and Higher NW Himalayas: a MT Study.

K Naganjaneyulu, Juanjo Ledo, Pilar Queralt, Anna Marti, 2008. Three dimensional electromagnetic images of seismicallyactive Kutch rift basin (India).

S.Prabahakar E Rao, T. Harinarayana, Shrana Basava, S.V.Sreedhar and A.K.Gupta - Magnetotelluric evidence for anomalousconductive zone in Suraj Kund geothermal Province, Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand District, India.

Verma S.K., Manglik A., Krishnamurthy N.S.K., Anand Rao V., Bhat K.M., Chandra S., Tezkan B., Harinarayana T., SchollC., Patro P.K., and Dutta S., Developments in the delineation of 3-D conductors by various electrical and electromagneticmethods.

Manglik A., Verma S.K., Sasmal R.P., Suri R., Thiagarajan S., and Muralidharan D., Electrical and electromagnetic investigationsof river valley sediments for HVDC power transmission in India.

Murthy, D.N., Veeraswamy, K. and Harinarayana, T. Electrical structure beneath the Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica frommagnetotelluric measurements.

Harinarayana, T., Veeraswamy, K., Aruna, P., Bojadgieva, K., Hristov, V. and Srebrov, B. Hydrochemical study of geothermalreservoirs in Bourgas basin (South-East Bulgaria),

36th IAH Congress, Oct. 26-Nov. 1., Toyoma, Japan

Rai SN and Manglik A - A mathematical model for prediction of water table flucatuation in an anisotropic aquifer induced by timevarying recharge from multiple basins.

National symposium on “Water Resources in India: Concerns, Conservation and Management, November 1-3, 2008,Kashmir University, Srinagar, India.

Sarah, Rafia Rashid, Gh. Jeelani (2008) “Water Quality of Manasbal Lake in Kashmir and establishing its Potability”,

National seminar on “Food nutrition-societal importance”, 21-22 November, Hyderabad.

Rai SN Thiagarajn S and Ratnakumari Y - Water pollution and health hazard.

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45th Annual Convention of Indian Geophysical Union, on “Seismic Hazard and Crustal Earthquakes: Indian Scenario”BHU, Varanasi, November 5-7, 2008

Malaimani EC, Ravi Kumar N, Akilan A and Abilash K-GPS-Geodesy with GNSS Receivers for Indian Plate Kinematics’studieswith the recent plate velocities estimated with GNSS data

Malaimani E.C, Ravi Kumar, Akilan A and Abilash K-10 years of Continuous GPS measurements for Geodetic tying of Antarcticaand India for geodynamical and strain accumulation studies in the south of Indian Peninsula.

Akilan A, Abilash, K, Malaimani EC and Ravi Kumar N -Episodic GPS Campaigns at Lakshadweep Islands along the Chagos-Laccadive ridge to investigate the inferred continental flexure in the west of India and the non-rigidity of the oceanic part of theIndian plate.

V.Pradeep Kumar, B.Butchi Babu, R.K.Kishore, Ch.Rama Rao. Delineation of top of lower crustal boundary along two regionalAeromagnetic profiles in part of EDC.

B.Butchi Babu, V.Pradeep Kumar, R.K.Kishore, Ch.Rama Rao. Delineation of aquifer zone by ground magnetic in granite-gnessic complex west of Cuddapah basin.

Ch.RamaRao, B.Butich Babu, V.Pradeep Kumar, R.K.Kishore Distinct Aeromagnetic Signatures from granite-gnessic complexon either side of Ramgiri Schist belt- A Preliminary result

K.P.C. Kaladhra Rao and R.K. Tiwari (2008) Multivariate statistical and spectral analyses of palaeo-climate time series.

R.K. Tiwari, M. Tirupathi and A. Lakshmi Prasanna (2008) Modeling Geophysical data using Artificial Neural Network.

Bahadur Ram, A.E. Meshram, V.M.Tiwari, D.V. Chandrasekhar and B. Singh. Time series analysis of repeat gravity measurementin Koyna -Warna region.

B. Nageswara Rao, D.A. Bhaskara Rao, Niraj Kumar, A.P. Singh, M.R.K.Prabhakar Rao and B. Singh. Gravity-magneticsignatures of Sonakhan Schist belt, Raipur District, Chattishgarh.

AP Singh, Niraj Kumar and B. Singh. Insights into the crustal structure and geodynamic evolution of the Southern GeranuliteTerrain from isostatic considerations.

Niraj kumar, AP Singh and B Singh. Gravity-Magnetic signature, derived crustal structure and tectonics of Achankovil shearzone, South India.

Ashutosh Chamoli,”Wavelet Analysis of Gravity Data”

Kumar, D., Tabbagh, A., and Ahmed, S., 2008. Calculating Vertical Darcy Velocity in an granitic aquifer using Temperatureprofile measurements in borewells

Chandra, S., Kumar, D., Dewandel, B., Rao, A., Ram, A., and Ahmed, S., 2008. Intrusives are vital for groundwater explorationin granitic hard rock and so their geophysical characterization.

Chandra S., Nagaiah E., Rao V.A., Dewashish Kumar, and Shakeel Ahmed, (2008). Time Domain Electromagnetic Method inDelineating Fracture Zones for Groundwater Exploration.

V.S.Sarma,N.S.Krishnamurthy,Pramod Singh,V.Ananda Rao,R.Rajesh, M.Srinivasu,D.Srikanth and Malik Zubai Ahmad2008. Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI) in some identified zones of Cauvery Delta Region-An Integrated approach.

V.S.Sarma, P.Phulon, Ajanta Sarma, C.Sivaji, R.Rajesh, Anwar Alam Laskar and M.Srinivasu 2008. Some Preliminary resultson Shallow Subsurface Studies (SSS) using High Resolution Electrical Resistivity Tomography (HERT)method in some selectedzones of North East Region (NER).

Subba Rao DV, Balaram V and Charan SN - Geology and Geochemistry of the Archean extrusive and intrusive intraplateultramafic rocks from western Dharwar craton. Implications for petrogenesis and tectonic setting.

Subba Rao MV - Case for intensive Exploration for Platinum Group Elelements (PGE) potential in the Ultramafic and MaficCumulates, Chromitites and other promising rock associations of the country.



Rao MVMS, Chary KB, Prasanna Lakshmi KJ and Vijay Kumar NA - Deformation and failure behaviour of granite andquartz-monzonite rocks.

National Seminar “Environmental Management in Mining and Allied Industries (EMMA-2008)”, November 7-8, 2008,Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Sarah, Rafia Rashid, Gh. Jeelan, 2008. Categorization of water quality in Manasbal Lake in Kashmir and assessment of itssuitability for various utilization

Ist A. P. Science Congress on Emerging Trends in Science and Technology (14th -16th November, 2008) Hyderabad.

Subba Rao DV, Hussain SM and Balaram V - Geology, Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemsitry and Petrogenesis of the ProterozoicGruber Anorthosite Massif, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.

Subba Rao MV, Ramesh SL and Suresh K - Gabbros of the Amba Dongar region, Deccan Volcanic Province (DVP): Geochemicalsignatures and some Petrogenetic implications.

V.S. Sarma, K. Srinivasamoorty, P. Phukon, Pramod Singh, R.Rajesh and M. Srinivasu 2008. HERT- an effective geoelectricaltool in resistivity & IP for subsurface stratal architecture.

3rd International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments 2008 and the 1st Arab Water Forum held during16-19 November, 2008 at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Kumar, D., Dutta, S., Ahmed, S., Chandra, S., Krishnamurthy, N.S., Zaidi, F.K., Nabi, A., and Sreedevi, P.D., 2008. Integrationof various geophysical approaches is must in groundwater exploration in Deccan Traps,

Ahmed, S., Nabil, A., Kumar, D., Sreedevi, P.D., and Perrin, J., 2008. Optimal Groundwater Monitoring Network in HighlyHeterogeneous Aquifers Using Geostatistics: Technique Development with a few case studies

Chandra, S., Kumar, D., Ahmed, S., Perrin, J., and Dewandel, B., 2008. Contribution of Geophysical Methods in Explorationand Assessment of Groundwater in Hard Rock Aquifers

2nd World Aqua Congress, November 26-28, 2008, New Delhi

Shakeel Ahmed and PD Sreedevi, Public Participation In Measuring The Rainfall, Provides Adequate Variability AssessmentFor Estimation

Seminar on Indo-Myanmar Ranges in the Tectonic Framework of the Himalaya and Southeast Asia. (27th-29th

November, 2008) Imphal.

Subba Rao MV, Nirmal Charan S, Rao BV and Balaram V - Platinum Group Element Geochemistry of the Ultramafic and MaficCumulates from the Naga Hills Ophiolite (NHO) belt: Implications for Petrogenesis and some insight into the Potential Occurrenceof PGE in the Belt.

“HYPERSPEC 2008” Department Of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University Chidambaram . (Nov - 2008)

Sarma V.S, Rajendra Prasad, Srinavasamoorthy .K, Rajendran .S, and Chidambaram S. : 2008 High Resolution ElectricalResistivity Tomography (HERT) – an effictive tool for subsurface imaging

National Seminar on ‘Challenges & Innovations in NDT’ Dec. 1-3, 2008, Lonavala, ISNT Mumbai Chapter

Rao MVMS,Prasanna Lakshmi KJ,Chary KB,VijayaKumar NA and Nagaraja Rao GM-Scaling of AE energy and its applicationsin the investigation of brittle fracture of rock.

X Convention of the Mineralogical Society of India and National Seminar on Crustal Evolution and AssociatedMineralization (3rd -5th December, 2008) Bangalore.

Hanumanthu RC, Reddy TVK, Subba Rao DV, Rao JM, Reddy KRV and Shankar DB - Occurrence of synplutonic mafic dykein the late Archaean granite pluton in Tirupati region, eastern Dharwar craton, Southern India.

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Subba Rao DV, Mukherjee, A and Babu EVSSK - Mineralogy, Petrology and geochemistry of the Neoproterozoic garnetiferrouspyroclastic rocks of the Chhattisgarh basin, Bastar craton, Central India.

Subba Rao MV, Ramesh SL and Suresh K - Gabbros of the Amba Dongar region, Deccan Volcanic Province (DVP): Geochemicalsignatures and some Petrogenetic implications.

International field workshop on “Gold Metallogeny in India” (3-13th December 2008), held at Hyderabad and Delhi

Manikyamba C, Tarun C Khanna, Prachiti PK and Raju K - Penakacherla greenstone belt, Dharwar craton, India: a potentialgold deposit .

Ram Mohan M and Srinivasa Sarma D Geodynamics and Evolution of the Hutti-Maski greenstone belt: Link between Archeancrustal evolution and gold mineralization.

Srinivasa Sarma D, McNaughton, NJ, Fletcher IR and Groves DI - Timing of Gold Mineralization in Dharwar Craton, SouthIndia: Implications from U–Pb ages of monazite, xenotime and zircon.

GRACE Science Meeting, 11-12 December San Fransisco, USA

Tiwari V. M., Wahr J. M. and Swenson S, GRACE-observed gravity changes in areas of large earthquakes.

AGU Fall Meeting 14-19 December, San Francisco, USA

Bhaskara Rao D A, Tiwari V. M., Arora K and Singh Bijendra, Joint modelling of Satellite Gravity & Geoid Data in the southAndaman region of Andaman – Sumatra Subduction Zone.

Lee S., Trehu, A., Schultz, A., Patro, P., Lou, X., Egbert, G., Ebeling, C., Bedle, H., Assembling North America: new(and anticipated) results from EarthScope.

Egbert, G. D. and Patro, P. K., Regional conductivity structure of Cascadia from 3D inversion of USArray magnetotelluric data,Eos Trans.

Poitou, C. P., Anil Kumar, Jean Pierre Valet, Venkateshwarlu Mamilla, Jean Besse, Mallikharjuna J. Rao and G.V.S.Poornachandra Rao - Paleomagnetic Study of the Bundelkhand Dykes Swarms Central India.

Tiwari V. M., Wahr J. M. and Swenson S, Variations in the water storage in the major river basins of India from GRACE satellitegravity data,

V. P. Dimri, N. Vedanti, R.P. Srivastava Ambiguity diagram for gradational density model to reduce uncertainty in the interpretationof gravity data”

Acton, C.E., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S. -Shear Velocity Structure of the Indian Shield From Surface Wave Tomographyand Receiver Function Inversion.

95th Indian Science Congress, Visakhapatnam, India January, 3-7 2008.

A.K. Krishna, N.N.Murthy, S.Srinivasa Gowd, K. Rama Mohan, D Sujatha and P.K. Govil, Distribution of heavy metals insediments of wailpalli watershed, Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of EnvironmentEducation and Research, Pune, India, 9 – 11 January 2009.

Fatima, K., Sarah, Ahmed S., 2008. “Climate Change in India as viewed from the Rainfall variability and related hydrogeology.”

IASPEI General Assembly, Cape Town, January 10-16, 2009

D. Srinagesh, R.K.Chadha, Srinivas, S.K. Basha and Abhishek Rai- Crustal structure and Upper mantle Anisotropy along theIndo-Gangetic Profile.

Roy Sukanta – On the role of radiogenic heat production in geothermal studies.

Roy Sukanta – Perspectives for development of geothermal energy resources in India



International conference on ‘Water, Environment, Energy and Society (WEES-2009), Jan. 12-16

Rai SN - Development versus sustainable development of ground water resources in Indian context.

‘Geodynamics of Andaman & Nicobar region’ conducted by MoES, Jan 18-19 2009.

Nandini Nagarajan, 2009. Estimation of structure of ocean floor along Andaman Island chain through electromagnetic inductionstudies

National seminar on “recent advances in Hydrology for water resources development and management organized by“Gujarat chapter of associationof Hydrologists of India and Water resources engineering and management institute,21-22 January, 2009 at Vadodara, Gujarat.

R. Rangarajan G.B.K. Shankar, Rolland Andrade, Kamle Anand and D. Muralidharan.Effect of vadoze zone hydrauliccharacteristics in soil moisture influx in semi arid granite sub watershed, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

R. Rangarajan, G.B.K. Shankar, N.C. Mondal, Kamle Anand K. Rajeshwar and V.S. singh. Evaluation of aquifer parametersusing injected tracers- A case study in a watershed in east coastal belt of Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu .

Brain storming Session on the Tectonics of Andaman, January, Port Blair.

Tiwari V. M., Modelling & measurements of potential field data over Andaman-Sumatra subduction zone.

16th convention of Indian Geological Congress (2nd -4th February, 2009) held at National Geophysical Research Institute,Hyderabad.

Malaimani EC and Ravi Kumar N-Global Navigation Satellite Systems- A boon for Earth Science in 21st Century, IGC.

Malaimani EC-Where are the women Geoscience Professors, Professionals, Planners and Policy makers? Solutions beyondcollective self-delusion.

A.K. Krishna, N.N. Murthy, K Rama Mohan, P.K Govil, Monitored Natural Attenuation as a remediation tool for heavy metalcontamination from an abandoned Gold mine area, Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, India.

Sujatha D, Regional Geochemical Baseline Mapping in Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

S. Srinivasa Gowd, N.N. Murthy, P. K. Govil, Assessment of soil contamination due to heavy metals at Ranipet industrial area,Tamil Nadu, India,

Reddy DV, Kumar D and Nagabhushanam P, Evidences of paleo-seismic events in the Kopili lineament zone, NE India.

G. Parthasarathy, Mineral Physics of nano-Pores and Nano-Materials.

Subba Rao DV, Balaram V and Charan SN, Sawant SS, Rao TG, Parijat Roy, Satyanarayanan M and Anjaiah KV - HighCarbonaceous black shale formations of India; New source of precious metals.

V.P. Dimri, “Advances in Computational Geophysics”

P. Syamala, K.Babu, A.R.Bansal, V.P.Dimri and Anand Joshi “Attenuation of Seismic Energy in Eastern Part of KumaonHimalaya by Using Strong Motion Accelerograms”.

V.Swaroopa, Kirti Srivastava, D.Srinagesh and V.P.Dimri “Inundation Studies for Mumbai Region due to TsunamigenicEarthquakes in the Makran Subduction Zone”.

Likhita Narain, Kirti Srivastava, Swaroopa Rani and V.P.Dimri “Quantification of Crustal Geotherms along with its ErrorBounds for the Seismically Active Koyna Region of India”.

R.Krishna Kumar, V. Swaroopa, Kirti Srivastava and V.P.Dimri “Inundation Studies at Nagappattinam due to TsunamigenicEarthquakes in North-Andaman Subduction Zone”.

K. Rai, S.S., Estimation of Site Characteristics using Ambient Noise: A simple tool of assessment of seismic risk in UttaranchalHimalaya, India.

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N. Satyavani and Kalachand Sain, Acoustic Evidences and Seismic Velocity Studies in A Gas Hydrate Province in the AndamanOffshore India

S. Das Sharma and Ramesh, D.S., 2009. On plume viscosity and plume dynamics: a receiver function approach.

33rd Annual convention of AEG held at Hyderabad during 4-6 February, 2009.

Harinarayana, T., Geothermal Energy Scenario in India.

National Seminar on” Earth Resources, Environment and Earth Sciences for Society” Periyar University, Salem.Feb 5-7, 2009.

G. Parthasarathy, Environmental Mineralogy-Recent Advances and Future Opportunities

International Symposium on Rock Mechanics & Geo-Environment in Mining and Allied Industries. 12-14 February 2009,Dept. of Mining Engineering, BHU, Varanasi:

Prasanna Lakshmi KJ, Chary KB, Vijaya Kumar K and Rao MVMS - Relationship between elastic wave velocities and engineeringproperties of sandstones of coal mines: A case study

National Seminar on Role of Chemistry in Monitoring and Management of Environment, Tiruapti, India, February16-17, 2009.

K. Rama Mohan, A. K. Krishna and N.N. Murthy, Simultaneous identification and quantification of selected organochlorinepesticide residues in environmental water samples by full-scan gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Regional workshop on Geogenic Groundwater Contamination held at CGWB MER Patna during February 21-22, 2009

Chandra S., Mallesh D., Ahamaduddin M, Raju PK., Ahmed S., Singh SK. and Chandra PC, 2009. Multilayer aquifer mappingusing ERT and TEM in Arsenic affected area of Middle Ganga Plain.

Chandra S., Kumar D., Singh SK., Nagaiah E., Mallesh D., Ahmeduddin Md., Chandra PC, Ahmed S., Raju PK., SahaD., and Agrawal AK. 2009. Identification of lithological set up controlling the Arsenic contamination in groundwater in parts ofSouth Ganga Plain.

Chandra S., Rao VA., Atal S. and Ahmed S. 2009. Combined geophysical and tracer studies in identifying favourable sites forartificial recharge in granitic hard rock terrain.

Surendra Atal, Shakeel Ahmed, Cédric Mascré and Héléne Pauwels (2009) “Signatures of Geogenic release of Fluorine:A case study from Southern Granitic terrain in India”.

Surendra Atal, Philip Négrel, Jérome perrin and Shakeel Ahmed (2009) “Delineation of polluted and unpolluted parts withspecial reference to fluorine in compartmentalised aquifer system of India”.

Surendra Atal, Sarah, S. Chandra and Shakeel Ahmed (2009) “Seasonal Variations of fluoride concentration in granitic aquifer:Study of extremely small scale variability”.

2nd International Conference on Precambrian Continental Growth and Tectonism. (PCGT), 2009, 24th -28th Feb., 2009,Jhansi.

Prantik Mandal and O.P. Pandey, 2009, Detailed crustal structure beneath the aftershock zone of the 2001 Mw 7.7Bhuj Earthquake,India

Prantik Mandal, 2009, Strucutre under Kachchh, Gujarat (India) inferred from the teleseismic receiver function analysis usingdata from broadband mobile stations

Subba Rao MV and Suresh K - Geochemical signatures in the host granites and mafic enclaves in the granitic terrain of theHyderabad region: some reflections on the Precambrian crustal evolution.

Subba Rao DV, Hussain SM and Balaram V - Petrology, mineral chemistry and multi element whole rock geochemistry of theearly Proterozoic massif type-Anorthosites from Gruber mountains, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica.



National Workshop on Applied Geochemistry in “Mineral Exploration: Current and Future Trends” held at Department ofGeological Sciences, University of Mysore, Mysore (25th-26th February 2009).

Subba Rao MV, Ramesh SL and Suresh K - Geochemistry of the gabbros of the Ambadongar region, Deccan Volcanic Province(DVP): Some petrogenetic aspects and PGE prospects.

Subba Rao DV, Balaram V, Agrawal AK, Charan SN, Patil ML, Gnaneswararao T, Kpilavastu K and Sarma DS - “Major,Trace and REE geochemistry of the high grade gold geochemical reference material

Manikyamba C, Tarun C Khanna, Raju K and Prachiti PK - A Neoarchean arc basalt-Nb-enriched basalt and adakite associationfrom Kadiri greenstone belt, EDC, India.

Manikyamba C, Tarun C Khanna, Prachiti PK and Raju K - Geochemical systematics of andesites and high Mg-andesites fromKadiri greenstone belt, EDC, India.

Seminar on Challenges in Geophysics in 21st Century-Center of Exploration Geophysics, Osmania University on Feb.27th-28th and March 1st 2009.

R.K. Tiwari & K.P.C. Kaladhara Rao.The wavelet spectral analysis of non- stationary sea surface temperature variability fromthe Southern Atlantic Ocean and its Orbital Significance.

R. K. Tiwari and M. Tirupathi. Modeling rainfall data using artificial neural networks. . Paper presented in Seminar on Challengesin Geophysics in 21st Century, conducted by Center of Exploration Geophysics, Osmania University on Feb. 27th, 28th andMarch 1st 2009.

R.K. Tiwari Random fractals, deterministic chaos and non- linear prediction: Some examples from geophysics.

Ranjana Ghosh and Kalachand Sain, Effective medium modeling to assess gas hydrate & free gas evident from the velocitystructure in the Makaran accretionary prism offshore Pakistan

V. Rajesh, Kalachand Sain, N.Satyavani, Gas Hydrate Stability Thickness Map along Indian Continental Margins

Seminar on Deep crustal structure of sedimentary basins held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Feb 28, 2009

Prabhakara Rao M.R.K., and Bijendra Singh. Deep crustal structure of eastern Saurashtra from Gravity studies .

3rd LIMPACS (IGBP, PAGES) : Holocene Lake records” at Chandigarh, 5th-8th March 2009.

Ahmad, S.M., Padmakumari, V.M., Waseem Raza, Venkatesham, K.and Suseela, G. (2009) High-resolution stable isotoperecords from Lakshadweep corals : implications of SST and monsoonal changes during the 20th century.

Padmakumari, V.M., Ahmad, S.M., Waseem Raza, Venkatesham, K. and Suseela, G. (2009) Climate change in response toHimalayan orography : onset of Indian monsoon

National Conference on “Groundwater Sustainability” , Organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission,Deptt. Of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, at Trivandrum, March 8-11, 2009.

D. Muralidharan – ‘Sustainable drinking water source creation in high altitude villages’,

National seminar on Earth – A Bounty Planet 13-14 March , 2009, S.V. University, Tirupati

G. Parthasarathy , Nanogeoscience- An Emerging area in Mineral Resources Research.

Subba Rao MV, Nirmal Charan S, Balaram V and Rao BV - Geochemical signatures in the rocks of the Naga Hills Ophiolite(NHO) Belt: some insights into the petrogenesis and potential occurrence of Platinum Group Elements (PGE) in the Belt.

Hanumanthu RC, Subba Rao DV, Rao JM, Eswar Reddy G and Vara Prasad Reddy KR - “Study of Mafic dyke swarms aroundTirupati, Chittor district, A.P India

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International Conference on multimedia, signal Processing and Communication Technologies (IMPACT 2009), AligarhMuslim University & IEEE Indian chapter, Aligarh, India, March 14-16, 2009.

Thandan Babu Naik. R., Raghavan RV, Satyanarayana HVS, and Shashidhar D., ‘Seismic Signal Enhancement throughStatistical (Wiener) Approach

Indo-German Workshop on EM studies at Lonawala. March 14-18,2008.

S. Nageswara Rao and V.S.Sarma,2008 Physical Modelling in Frequency Domain Electromagnetic (FDEM) method –an effectivetool for shallow subsurface investigations.

National Symposium on Recent Trends and Developments in Analytical Instrumentation and Methodologies, Hyderabad,India, March 18-20, 2009.

K. Rama Mohan, A. K.Krishna, N.N. Murthy, A. Santosh Kumar and G. Machender, Selective method for determination ofpesticide residues in environmental water samples using capillary gas chromatograph and mass spectrometry

Regional Workshop on Geogenic contamination of groundwater Central Ground Water Board (MER), Patna,March 21-22, 2009.

D. Muralidharan – ‘Groundwater sanctuary for sustainable safe drinking water source development using rainwater harvestingand artificial recharge for in-situ dilution of fluoride’

Regional workshop on “Geogenic contamination of groundwater”, CGWB, Mid eastern region, Patna 21-22, March 2009.

R. Rangarajan and D. Muralidharan. Dynamic groundwater recharge rate using injected radioactive tracer in Nalanda district,Bihar.

Seminar on Deep crustal studies reference to the sedimentary basins held at Andhra University, March 28,2009

N.Satyavani and kalachand sain,Crustal Structure of delhi Fold Belt,India Using the seismic Reflection Data.


CONTRACT RESEARCH PROJECT

Sponsoring Cost of the Amount ReceivedAgency project During 2008-09

Seismic Monitoring Station Govt. of A.P. 1.00 lakh yearly 2,00,000at Nagarjunasagar

HRS Surveys in the Bikaner, Govt. of 335.00 lakhs 27,00,000Barmer districts of Rajasthan to identify Rajasthan 421.00 lakhs 7,19,817Lignite seams.

Establishment of a telemetry Network of IGCAR 188.60 lakhs 43,75,522Micro Seismic stations for PFBR at Kalpakkam

Setting up of a network of strong motion DST 191.99 lakhsaccelerographs & Broad band seismographs + 6,00,000 7,00,000in and around Bhuj, Gujarat

Assessment of contamination of ground water Bhopal Gas Relief 76.968 lakhs 30,00,000in and around Union Carbide site, Bhopal& Rehabilitation

Analysis of aerial images/remote sensing data DGH 20.00 lakhsover Narmada cambay/Deccan syneclise 4,94,163region in India

Conducting Magnetotelluric studies along two DGH 60.00 lakhs 26,68,478traverses, Sihore to Akola and Indore to Jalgaon,Central India in Narmada-Tapti basin

Studies on mafic igneous activity, high-grade DST 10,56,000 2,00,000metamorphic history and tectonic evolution ofMeghalaya, North east India

Assessment of groundwater quality and aquifer Vimta labs 11.6 lakhs 3,71,928geometry in the ash pond and captive coal basedpower plant watershed/watersheds of Vedantaincluding leachability of soils to minimize groundwater pollutIon

Integrated geological and geophysical studies DST 41.93 lakhs 10,35,000bearing upon the crustal and lithospheric evolutionof the Bastar craton: focus on kimberlites,mafic-ultramafic complexes and majorstructural units

Rate and mode of crustal deformation using GPS DST 7.40 lakhs 1,00,000across the Godavari failed rift region

HRS surveys at Sohagpur, M.P. Reliance 105.61 lakhs 24,90,740Industries

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Physico-Mechanical properties –Test charges Rock Mechanics 1,37,205

Development of Hydrogeologic and groundwater DST 38,50,000 15,00,000quality data base for assessment of impacts ofAgriculture on groundwater resources inAmritsar and Jalandhar districts, Punjab

Assessment of groundwater conditions in the EPTRI 5.76 lakhs 2,58,336watershed covering a housing nearRamachandrapuram & suggestions for waterharvesting for sustainable groundwater supply

Irrigation Return flow and its mechanism in Department of 20.10 lakhs 1,15,000Overexploited Indo Gangetic Alluvium area in Atomic EnergyMariana and Central Punjab Region and its Impacton Groundwater quality and Aquifers sustainability

Assessment of availability of water for proposed Vedanta 28.22 lakhsAlumina Refinery Expansion project, VAL, Aluminium Ltd 4,40,463Langigarh, Orissa

Cross hole seismic testing at TEESTA III HE Erudite Engineers 14,63,200 13,12,490Sikkim Project P Ltd

Delineation of basement structures for oil OIL 21.0 lakhs 6,57,235exploration in parts of Dibru SaikhowaNational Park (DSNP) andSadiya Ghat areas of Upper Assam

Hydrogeological studies for identifying the source Mangalore 16,99,156 7,53,318of oily water leak at Atturkodi and HGIL area Refinery &

Petrochemicals Ltd

Mapping of seismically active fault in Nanded. Nanded Waghala 1,00,000city Muncipality.

Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) DST 19,32,800 6,50,000dating of shallow subsurface and deep coresediments of Cauvery delta

Ecological assessment and remediation NGRI and 7,74,000 2,58,000perspectives in Bulgarian regions with heavy-metal Geological Institute,pollution, with respect to application in similar Dept. of Hydrogeologyregions in India Strashimir Dimitrov

Sofia, Bulgaria

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Assessment of groundwater potential and DST 8,30,000 2,00,000development of sustainable scheme onMinicoy and Kalpani Islands, UT of Lakshdweep

Time-Laps Micro-Gravity study for stability CIMFR 11.20 lakhs 9,00,000assessment of abandoned unfilled old working 2,20,000of the Deulbera Coal Mine, Talcher

Shallow subsurface studies (SSS) in lower DST 48,65,120 5,35,600Jaibharali Catchment, North Brahmaputra Plain, 15,44,400 (NGRI)Assam using different geophysical and 33,59,720geological techniques-An integrated approach (Gauhati Univ.)

Assessment of ground water potential and its Bayer Bio 2.42 lakhs 1,18,599sustainability in the Bayers (Bio-Science Pvt. Ltd.) Science Pvt. Ltd.experimental farm, Shankarpalli, A.P. Phase 1:Preliminary Study

Geohydrological study-Assessment of present BARC 15.00 lakhs 6,00,000status of groundwater quality and aquifergeometry in the watershed covering RareMaterials project site at Yelwal village in Mysoredistrict, Karnataka

Assessment of groundwater quality and aquifer Udupi Power 12.37 lakhs 5,17,499geometry in ash pond and Captive coal based Corporation Limitedpower plant watershed/watersheds of UdupiPower Corporation Limited to minimizegroundwater pollution

Groundwater data generation-consultancy charges BARC 7.25 lakhs 7,09,691

Delineation Of Iron Ore, mineralized zones at Balaji Mines & 29,89,700 4,00,967Muraripura village of Sandur taluk, Bellary district, Minerals,Karnataka Bangalore

Hydrogeological studies around Alumina Refinery Vedanta 5,34,204 1,18,356Langigarh, Kalahandi district, Orissa Aluminium Ltd.

Processing of Multi-channel seismic reflection data DST 70.16 lakhs 35,09,000of Myanmar continental shelf-legal continental shelfprogram

Magnetostratigraphic, Biostratigraphic and DST 10.84+ lakhs 2,16,000Palaeomagnetic Investigations of Cauvery Basin (Anna Univ. + 6.12 lakhssediments to Constrain the drift history of the NGRI) 16.96 lakhsIndian Subcontinent during Late Cretaceous Period


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Laser Raman Spectroscopic characterization of DRDO 2,79,220 97,866carbon materials

Assessment Of Groundwater Quality And Seepage Jubilant 7.60 lakhs 2,24,640Process In And Around Jubilant Organosys Limited OrganosysIndustrial Area Nanjangud In Mysore District Limited

Ground Geophysical Surveys For Groundwater AMD 40.300 lakhs 20,15,000Resources Around Khandela Area,Sikar District, Rajasthan

Supply Of Cars On Laser Raman Spectroscopic ASL 20,51,600 3,91,554Study Of Carbon Nano Tubes

Studies On Mafic Igneous Activity, High-Grade DST 10,56,000 2,00,000/-Metamorphic History And Tectonic Evolution OfMeghalaya, North East India

Petromineralogical, Geochemical And Isotopic DST 10.20 lakhs 3,40,000Characterization Of The Enclaves And The HostGranites In The Hyderabad Granite Complex:Implications For Granite Petrogenesis And CrustalEvolution Process

High Resolution Multi Parameter Airborne GPS AMD 254.40 lakhs 28,43,250Over Parts Of Rajasthan And Haryana

Updating The Hydrologic, Hydrogeologic, HINDALCO 8.00 lakhs 2,00,000Geophysical, And Water Quality Database ForAssessment

Tomography Imaging Of Subbasalt Mesozoic DST 16.56 lakhs 13,32,000Sediments For Its Hydrocarbon Potential InThe Deccan Syneclise Region Of India

Active Deformation And Its Implication On Terrain DST 11.63 lakhs 4,15,000Evolution In The Mountain Front Of Ne HimalayaBetween Kameng-Dikrang River

Identification, Dileneating Lateral Area Extent And OIDB 18.36 lakhs 30,00,000 Assessment Of Gas Hydrate In Kg Offshore

Refraction Seismic Survey On 2.5 Km Length Of S&H RESOURCE 5.841 lakhs 5,17,921The Proposed Hnss Tunnel Near Madanapally. INFORMATICS LTD

Lab Study Of Spectroscopic Signatures Ogf Gas OIDB 60.00 lakhs 9,18,000Hydrates

Sponsoring Cost of the Amount ReceivedAgency project During 2008-09Project title



Petrology And Geo Chemistry Of The Late Archaen DST 8.04 lakhs 3,48,000Chromites And …..At Cauvery Shear Zone

Stochastic Modeling Of Thermal Structure To DST 5.55 lakhs 1,90,000Decipher The Uncertainities In The SeismicityActive Regions-India

Quartenary Tectono Climatic Records Of The DST 10.56 lakhs 4,00,000Ganga Basin

High Resolution Paleoclimatic And ISRO-GBP 18.36 lakhs 17,60,000Paleomansoonal Reconstruction For The LastFew Centuries Using Isotopic And TraceElemental Proxies From Seleractenian Corals

Gravity And Magnetic Surveys In South Rewa M/S. PRIZE 103.94 lakhs 16,81,250Basin PETROLEUM LTD.

Structure And Dynamics Of Shear Zone Systems DST 10.928 lakhs 3,67,200Across The Dharwar Craton Along Kasargad-Kurnoll Transect

Hydrogeological Studies Around Alumina Refinery VEDANTHA 5,34,204 1,18,356Langigarh, Kalahandi District, Orissa ALUMINA LTD.,

Geochemistry And Caustic Meta Sedimentary DST 12.072 lakhs 4,12,800Rocks Of The Late Archaen Bababudan AndChitradurga Groups, Dharwar, Supergroup AlongThe Ew Transect

Establishment of a telemetry network of micro IGCAR 188.60 lakhs 1,91,911seismic stations for PFBR at Kalpakkam 2,11,600

Estimation Of Ground Motion And Site Effects In DST 8.40 lakhs 3,88,500The Indo Gangetic Plain

Geological.Geochemical And Isotopic Studies In DST 4.80 lakhs 2,40,000The Sigaguda And Jonnagiri Green Belts

Ground geophysical surveys for ground water AMD 40.300 lakhs 10,07,500resources around Kandela area, Sikar district,Rajasthan.

Geoenvironmental Studies TNPCB 4,87,000 17,405

Intra-pore molecular compounds DST 7,86,920


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Veloscity structure beneath the north indian.. DST 238.884 lakhs 1,29,31,600Precambrian shield: (Nagpur-Ajmer-Kota-Jhalawar(420 KM), Jaisalmer-Udaipur profile (400 Km),and south of Udaipur to Salumbar profile(70 KM)in Phase I in Rajasthan under deep continentalstudies programme

Coast formation and recycling. DST 31.61 lakhs 11,26,800

Regional Geochemical surveys in Ganga Valley, DGH 168.40 lakhs 65,67,725Deccan Syneclise, Rajasthan and EasternVindhyan Basins.

Structure Dynamics and evolution of the lithosphere. DST 230.032 lakhs 1,91,01,600

Seismic Monitoring Station At N.Sagar Govt. Of AP 1.00 yearly 1,00,000

Petrology and Geochemical of chromite hosting DST 14.794 lakhs 5,36,000ultramaphite layered

Assessmnet of present status of ground water M/s. Anrak 13.59 lakhs 6,03,400quality and acquifer geometryin the watershed Aluminium Ltd.,covering Anrak Aluminium ltd., Vizag and prediction Hyderabad0f Ground water contamination if any, for next 50years from red mud and SPL stacking andsuggession of water conservation measures.

Geohydrological assessment of Ground water BARC 15.00 lakhs 4,50,000quality and acqifer Geometry

Multidiciplinary study of shallow subsurface and DST 18.04 lakhs 6,88,000Quaternary Geology of Cauvery Delta Region.

Crustal Stucture across Uttaranchal Himalaya MOES 3,64,48,700 3,48,000

Studies on Hydrothermal Sulphides MOES 8,00,000

Comprehensive Geophysical investigations in theIndian shield region including Koyna MOES 324.639 lakhs 86,25,000

Physical properties of basement rocks MOES 6,68,550

HRS survey in AP1 block RG(East) CBM, M/s.Essar Oil 695.45 lakhs 50,00,000Ranigunj, WB. Ltd.,


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HONOURS AND AWARDS

APPENDIX - IVHONOURS AND AWARDS

NAME OF THE AWARDEE AWARDS

Dr V.P. Dimri Elected as Fellow TWAS

Dr. Y. J. Bhaskar Rao “Honorary Associates” of the ARC National Key Centre GEMOC, MacquarieUniversity, Australia for the period January-December, 2009.Guest faculty of the M.Tech. (Mineral Exploration) course of the Universityof Hyderabad 2008-2009 batch.

Dr. V. Balaram Member, Sub-Committee-II on Precious Metals and Minerals (Gold, PGE,Diamond & Precious Stones) of Central Geological Programming Board(CGPB), Ministry of Mines (MoM), Government of India, New Delhi(2009-12)

Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Geosciences, Kolkata.(2007-09)

Consulting Scientist for Educational TV programmes (4 Nos.) on“Environmental pollution and Monitoring” for the Educational MultimediaReseach Centre, The English and Foreign Languages University,Hyderabad) set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) telecastedon DDI, DD Bharati, Vyas & Gyan Darshini Channels under the banner ofUGC countrywide class room meant for undergraduate students to widentheir intellectual horizon (July-September, 08), Hyderabad.Convener of AOGS-2008 Conference SE-63 Sessionon “Exploration forMagmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits”.

Dr. T.R.K. Chetty Extension of services beyond 60 years

Dr. T. Harinarayana Invited by the University of Texas at Austin, USA as a visiting scientist for aperiod of 9 months from Feb. 2009Elected to the executive committee ofthe 1.2 working group as an observer for IAGA

Dr. S.S. Rai Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

Dr.-Ing.Mrs.E.C.Malaimani Adjunct Professor of University of Miami, Florida, USA, from June 2008 toJune 2011.

Dr. SN Rai National Mineral Award

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed DST (Govt. of India) has appointed the Coordinator from Indian side forthe Indo-Tunisian Collaborative workshopChaired Session on “Global Climate Change” during the 1st session of2nd World Aqua Congress, New Delhi on November 26, 2008Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2nd World Aqua Congress,New Delhi on November 26, 2008

Dr. R.K. Tiwari Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award of the 95th Indian Science Congress (2008)

Dr. Parthasarathy G. M.R.Srinivasa Rao Award in the field of Experimental Petrology-2008,awarded by Geological Society of India, Bangalore.

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Dr. Parthasarathy G. Monthly Lecture of Geological Society of India.Spectroscopic Studies on carbon polymorphs and their relevance toimproved understanding of the Geological Processes- Some recentadvances and future opportunities, Geological Society of India25-March - 2009, Bangalore.

Dr. R.K.Chadha Decennial AwardFellow, AP Academy of Sciences

Dr Kirti Srivastava Elected as Fellow Indian Geophysical Union

Dr. D. S. Ramesh Adjunct Professor (Osmania University)

Dr. M. Ravi Kumar Visiting Professor at Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo,Tokyo, Japan.

Dr. V.S.Sarma Has been nominated as Fellow of Indian Geophysical Union

Dr. D. Srinagesh Adjunct Professor Department of Geophysics, Osmania University.

Dr. D. V. Subba Rao Co-Convener of AOGS-2008 Conference SE-63 Sessionon “Explorationfor Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits”.

Dr. E.V.S.S.K. Babu “Honorary Associates” of the ARC National Key Centre GEMOC, MacquarieUniversity, Australia for the period January-December, 2009.Guest faculty of the M.Tech. (Mineral Exploration) course of the Universityof Hyderabad 2008-2009 batch

Dr. Kalachand Sain Organized a session on ‘Gas-hydrates’ in the Ocean Science Section ofthe International Conference of AOGS held in Busan, Korea during June16-20, 2008.Organized a session on ‘Exploration and assessment of gas-hydrates’ inthe International Geological Congress held in Oslo, Norway during August6-14, 2008.Chaired jointly with Dr. P.K. Bhowmik of Head of KDMIPE, Dehradun anoral session on ‘Hydrocarbon energy resources’ in the 16th ConventionSeminar of the Indian Geological Congress held at NGRI, Hyderabad duringFebruary 2-4, 2009.Chaired an oral session in a National Seminar on Challenges in Geophysicsin 21st Century at the Dept. of Geophysics, Osmania University during 27th

to 28th February and 1st March, 2009.

Dr. C. Manikyamba Smt. Ketaraju Venkata Subbamma-Sri Subba Rao Medal for the year1999-2009, Instituted by Indian Society of Applied Geochemists ( ISAG),Hyderabad

Dr. D. Muralidharan Technical Expert of Department of Drinking Water SupplyMinistry of RuralDevelopmentGovt. of India

Dr. N. N. Murthy Member, Board of Studies, Department of Applied Geochemistry, OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad.

Dr. Prantik Mandal National Mineral Award – 2007

Dr. A.R. Sridhar JGSI Radhakrishna Prize – 2008 for Best paper Published in JGSI for theyear 2007

Dr. Abhey Ram Bansal Dr.K.S.Krishnan Gold Medal, Indian Geophysical Union

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Dr Kirti Srivastava Elected as Fellow Indian Geophysical UnionMonthly Lecture of Geological Society of India G.Parthasarathy,Spectroscopic Studies on carbon polymorphs and their relevance toimproved understanding of the Geological Processes- Some recentadvances and future opportunities, Geological Society of India25-March - 2009, Bangalore.

Dr. D. S. Ramesh Adjunct Professor (Osmania University)

Dr. M. Ravi Kumar Visiting Professor at Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo,Tokyo, Japan.

Dr. V.S.Sarma Has been nominated as Fellow of Indian Geophysical Union

Dr. D. Srinagesh Adjunct Professor Department of Geophysics, Osmania University.

Dr. D. V. Subba Rao Co-Convener of AOGS-2008 Conference SE-63 Sessionon “Explorationfor Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits”.

Dr. E.V.S.S.K. Babu “Honorary Associates” of the ARC National Key Centre GEMOC, MacquarieUniversity, Australia for the period January-December, 2009.Guest faculty of the M.Tech. (Mineral Exploration) course of the Universityof Hyderabad 2008-2009 batch

Dr. Kalachand Sain Organized a session on ‘Gas-hydrates’ in the Ocean Science Section ofthe International Conference of AOGS held in Busan, Korea during June16-20, 2008.Organized a session on ‘Exploration and assessment of gas-hydrates’ inthe International Geological Congress held in Oslo, Norway during August6-14, 2008.Chaired jointly with Dr. P.K. Bhowmik of Head of KDMIPE, Dehradun anoral session on ‘Hydrocarbon energy resources’ in the 16th ConventionSeminar of the Indian Geological Congress held at NGRI, Hyderabad duringFebruary 2-4, 2009.Chaired an oral session in a National Seminar on Challenges in Geophysicsin 21st Century at the Dept. of Geophysics, Osmania University during 27th

to 28th February and 1st March, 2009.

Dr. C. Manikyamba Smt. Ketaraju Venkata Subbamma-Sri Subba Rao Medal for the year1999-2009, Instituted by Indian Society of Applied Geochemists ( ISAG),Hyderabad

Dr. D. Muralidharan Technical Expert of Department of Drinking Water SupplyMinistry of RuralDevelopmentGovt. of India

Dr. N. N. Murthy Member, Board of Studies, Department of Applied Geochemistry, OsmaniaUniversity, Hyderabad.

Dr. Prantik Mandal National Mineral Award – 2007

Dr. A.R. Sridhar JGSI Radhakrishna Prize – 2008 for Best paper Published in JGSI for theyear 2007

Dr. Abhey Ram Bansal Dr.K.S.Krishnan Gold Medal, Indian Geophysical Union

Dr. K. Rama Mohan Biography inclusion in Who is Who in the World (2009) - by MARQUISWHO’S WHO ® NJ 07974, USA.

Dr. K. Rama Mohan DST Fast Track Young Scientist (2008) by Department of Science andTechnology (DST), Govt of India.


HONOURS AND AWARDS

Mr. R V Raghavan J C Bose Memorial Award (JCB) for the best engineering paper “ModernSeismic Monitoring Systems for Earthquake Hazard Management andMitigation” IETE Technical Review Vol.24 No.3, May-Jun 2007,pp 153-162 on September 2008 at IETE Headquarters, New Delhi.

Dr. Sukanta Roy Editor, Science Plan on Sustainable Energy for Asia and the Pacific region.[Invited by ICSU-Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), KualaLumpur].

Editor, Monograph titled “Sustainable Energy in Asia and the Pacific:Research Priorities” [Invited by Malaysian Academy of Sciences, KualaLumpur].

Invited Member of National Expert Group on Utilisation of GeothermalEnergy at Puga, J&K [Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,Govt. of India]

Dr. V. M. Tiwari Krishnan Gold Medal-2007 by Indian Geophysical UnionNational Mineral Award – 2007 by Ministry of Mines, Government of IndiaMember, International Standing Committee of SCAR, UKMember Secretary, INSA National Committee of IUGG-IGU

Dr Nimisha Vedanti Indian Science Congress Association, Young Scientist Award.

Dr. Rao M.V.M.S., Prasanna Lakshmi K.J., Best Technical Paper award to paper entitled “Scaling of AE energy andChary K.B., Vjayakumar N.A., its applications in the investigation of brittle fracture of rock” in the NDE-and Nagaraja Rao G.M 2008 Seminar, Organized by the ISNT Mumbai Chapter, Dec. 1-3, 2008

Dr. N. Satyavani JGSI Radhakrishna Prize 2008 for Best paper Published in JGSI for the year 2007

Dr. P. Senthil Kumar INSA Young Scientist Medal 2008, Indian National Science Academy,New Delhi.

Dr. B. Sreenivas Guest faculty of the M.Tech. (Mineral Exploration) course of the Universityof Hyderabad 2008-2009 batch

Mr. R Thandan Babu Naik M.E (Systems and Signal Processing) degree from Osmania University,Hyderabad in July 2008J C Bose Memorial Award (JCB) for the best engineering paper “ModernSeismic Monitoring Systems for Earthquake Hazard Management andMitigation” IETE Technical Review Vol.24 No.3, May-Jun 2007,pp 153-162 on September 2008 at IETE Headquarters, New Delhi

Dr. Satish Saha J C Bose Memorial Award (JCB) for the best engineering paper “ModernSeismic Monitoring Systems for Earthquake Hazard Management andMitigation” IETE Technical Review Vol.24 No.3, May-Jun 2007,pp 153-162 on September 2008 at IETE Headquarters, New Delhi

Dr. Tanvi Arora Gold Medal for best poster presentation at 7th International Conference ofSociety of Petroleum Geophysicists (SPG-2008), Jan.14-16, 2008

Dr. K. Veeraswamy Elected Member for International Association of Geomagnetism andAeronomy (IAGA) Working Group I.2 (2008-2016)

Mr. S.V.R.Ramachandra Rao Felicitation to Mr.SVRR Rao for being the winter member of XXV SilverJubilee IAE by Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, Honorable Speaker of the LokSabha during the release of Indian Journal of Marine Sciences-SpecialVolume on International Polar Year- Studies on Antarctic and SouthernOcean on February 4, 2009

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Mr. ANS Sarma J C Bose Memorial Award (JCB) for the best engineering paper “ModernSeismic Monitoring Systems for Earthquake Hazard Management andMitigation” IETE Technical Review Vol.24 No.3, May-Jun 2007,pp 153-162 on September 2008 at IETE Headquarters, New Delhi

Ph.Ds

Name of Candidate Title of the thesis and Name of the University,Year and guide

Mr. MRK Prabhakara Rao Study of Gravity-Magnetic lineaments of Western and Central India withreference to their ground water potential, SRTM University, Nanded, 2008,Dr. Bijendra Singh

Mr. V.Vijaya Kumar Analysis of Magnetic data from Peninsularshield of South India supported byGravity and Tectonic studies, SRTM University, Nanded, 2008, Dr. D. C. Mishra

Ms Devleena Mani Surface Geochemical indicators and their application in hydrocarbon studyfrom Jamnagar sub-basin, Saurashtra, Gujarat. Dr. Balesh Kumar

Mr M.A. Rasheed Microbial prospecting for hydrocarbon research and exploration inJamangar Sub-basin, Saurashtra, Gujarat. Dr. Balesh Kumar

Ms.Chandrani Singh Role of pore pressure changes and earthquake mechanism for Koynaearthquakes, Osmania University, 2009, Dr. R.K.Chadha

Ms.V.M. Padmakumari Isotopic and geochemical studies of marine sediments from oceandrilling program site 758 in the northeastern indian ocean : implicationsfor tectonic and climatic processes in himalayan - tibetan regionduring miocene J.N.T.U. 2009 Dr. V. Divakara Rao

Mr. D.Purushotham Integrated Hydrogeological and Environmental investigations for groundwaterchracterization in hardrock terrain Maheshwaram watershed, Rnaga Reddydistrict, Andhra Pradesh. Osmania University, Hyderabad, 2009

Ms. Tanvi Arora Geophysics and Geostatistics: An integrated approach for characterizingand monitoring the unsaturated zoneOsmania University, July 2008,Dr. Shakeel Ahmad

Mr. Aadil Nabi Optimization Of Groundwater Monitoring Network UsingGeostatistics,Aligarh Muslim University, 2008, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed

Mr. Surendra Atal Investigation of Hydro-Geochemical Factors Controlling Excessive Fluoridein Granitic Hard rock terrain: with special reference to Maheshwaramwatershed, Andhra Pradesh, Osmania University, 2009, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed

Mr. Maheswar Ojha Quantitative Assessment of Gas-Hydrate from Seismic Data, OsmaniaUniversity, 2009. Dr. Kalachand Sain

Mr. Parijat Roy Trace, REE and PGE geochemical characteristics of Kimberlites fromdifferent provinces within the eastern Dharwar Craton. Department ofGeology, Osmania University, 2009. Dr. V. Balaram

Mr. Ravi Shekar Singh Geochemistry and genesis of the Baula-Nausahi layered ultramafic complexand its relation to PGE mineralization, Keonjhar, orissa”. OsmaniaUniversity, 2009. Dr. S.N. Charan.

Mr. Arun Singh Awarded Ph.D. degree in Seismology from Osmania University under theguidance of Dr. M. Ravi Kumar.


HONOURS AND AWARDS

Dr. P. Senthil Kumar receives the INSA Young Scientist Medal from ProfessorM. Vijayan, President, INSA on 11 January 2009.

Mr. SVRR Rao, winter member of XXV Silver Jubilee IAE Receiving mementofrom Mr. Somnath Chatterjee, Honorable Speaker of the Lok Sabha during therelease of Indian Journal of Marine Sciences-Special Volume on InternationalPolar Year- Studies on Antarctic and Southern Ocean

Dr.Nimisha Vedanti receiving ISCA award from eminent Scientist,Prof. M.S Swaminathan at the 96th National Science Congress held at NorthEastern Hill University, Shillong

Dr. S.N.Rai Receiving the National Mineral Award from Shri Sis Ram Ola andShri B.K. Handique, Hon’ble Ministers of Mines, Government of India.

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Dr. Prantik Mandal Receiving the National Mineral Award from Shri Sis RamOla and Shri B.K. Handique, Hon’ble Ministers of Mines, Government of India.

Dr. C. Manikyamba receiving Smt. Ketaraju Venkata Subbamma – Sri SubbaRao Award from the Indian Society of Applied Geochemistry at University ofMysore, for her outstanding contributions in the field of Geochemistry duringthe last 10 years.

Dr.Abhey Ram Bansal Receiving the Krishnan Medal from Dr. V.P.Dimri,President, IGU

Dr. V.M. Tiwari receiving National Mineral Award for 2007 for his contribution inGravity and magnetic studies from Shri Sheesh Ram Ola (in centre), HonorableMinister of Mines, GOI

Dr.G.Parthasarathy receiving M.R.Srinivasa Rao Award of the Geological Society ofIndia from Dr. S.V.Srikantiah, Vice President Geological Society of India, for hisseminal contributions in the field of experimental Mineralogy and Petrology


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APPENDIX - VDEPUTATION AND TRAINING (ABROAD)

Name of Scientist Country Visited Duration Purpose(2008-09)

Dr. K.Naganjaneyulu University of April 01- July 07 To carry out research work at University ofBarcelona, Barcelona,Spain under BOYSCASTFellowship.Spain

University January 15 – To carry out research work at University of Barcelona,of Barcelona,Spain March 31,2009 Spain under Becas MAEC-AECID Fellowship.

Dr. M. Ravi Kumar Japan April 09-Oct 09 visiting professor at the Earthquake ResearchInstitute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Dr. V.P. Dimri Bulgaria April 10-13 Implementation of scientific research

Oslo, Norway Aug04-11 Participated in the 33rd International GeologicalCongress (IGC)

Paris & Orleans, Oct 29- Nov 02 To discuss Joint Collaborative Project at Indo-FrenchFrance Centre for Groundwater Research IFCGR.

San Francisco, Dec14-19 To attend the American Geophysical Union (AGU) FallUSA Meeting

Dr Sukanta Roy Malaysia April 21-25 To participate as Core Member at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Aug11-14 meetings of the ICSU-ROAP Science PlanningNov. 12-16 Group on Sustainable Energy for Asia and the Pacific

Region

Dr. K. Suryaprakasam UK May 7-June 3 Cambridge University for 4 weeks under BilateralExchange

Dr. T.R.K. Chetty Australia May 14 - Endeavour Executive Award AdelaideAugust 16 University,Australia

Dr Ravi Prakash Srivastava USA May17 2008- Boyscast FellowshipMay 9 2009

Dr. K. K. Abdul Azeez University May 17, 2008- To carry out research work at University Of Alberta,of Alberta, April 21, 2009 Canada under BOYSCASTFellowship sponsored byCanada DST

Dr K. Veeraswamy Bulgaria May 20 – To take up MT investigations in Bulgaria under Indo-June15, 2008 Bulgarian collaborative program supported by DST,

New Delhi and BAS, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Dr. Tiwari VM Colorado University, June 01-Dec 24 Toavail Raman fellowship

Mr. C. Satyamurthy Bhutan June 2-6 Seventh International Workshop on Seismic Analysisin South Asian Region

Dr. Nandini Nagarajan USA June 12-18 Attended XIV IAGA ObservaotryWorkshop andNGDC Boulder, USA,Colorodo USA 16-18 June

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Dr. D.V. Subba Rao Busan, South Korea June15-20 Co-convened a session in (AOGS- 2008).

Dr. Abhey Ram Bansal South Korea June 16-20 AOGS Conference

Dr. V. Balaram Busan, South Korea June16-20 To convene a session entitled “Exploration forMagmatic Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide deposits” at AOGS, 2008.

Dr. Kalachand Sain South Korea(AOGS) June16-June 20 Convened a session on gas hydrates and presenteda paper on ‘Estimation of gas hydrates and free gasusing the AVO modeling and AVO cross plot from theBSR’

Dr. V. Balaram Okamayama, Japan. June21-24. Visit to Okayama University of Science.

Dr. Labani Ray Japan July 4- July03 Carry out researches on heat flow under theBOYSCAST Fellowship provided by DST.

Dr. B. Sreenivas Canada July 11-21 V.M. Goldschmidt Conference 2008’ at Vancouver,Canada

Dr. Dayal A.M Vancouver July 11-19 Goldschmidt conference at Vancouver

Dr. Patil D.J. Vancouver July 11-19 Goldschmidt Conference at Vancouver

Dr.D.V.Chandrasekhar University of July 27- Boyscast fellowshipCalifornia Dept. July 27of Earth & PlanetarySciences, Berkeley

Dr. C. Manoj USA Aug 01 2007- Sabbatical leave to do research at University ofTill date Colorado, USA.

Dr. R. K. Chadha Norway Aug 4-14, To attend 33rd International Geological Congress

Dr. G. Parthasarathy Oslo Norway Aug 06-14 For Participation in the 33rd International Geological

Congress

Dr. Kalachand Sain Oslo, Aug06-14 Convened a session on gas hydrate and presentedNorway (IGC) a paper ‘Some approaches for the identification &

quantification of gas hydrates- A viable source ofenergy’

Dr. A. Keshav Krishna Oslo, Norway Aug 6-14 To present a paper on “Monitored Natural Attenuationas a remediation tool for heavy metal contaminationfrom an abandoned Gold mine area, Kolar GoldFields, Karnataka, India” at 33rd IGC 2008.

Dr. P.D. Sreedevi Norway Aug. 6 – 14 Participation and presentation of research papers 33rd

IGC, Oslo, Norway.

Dr. D Srinagesh Norway Aug 07-15 Presentation of an abstract at International GeologicalCongress, Oslo, August 6-14, 2008



Dr. E.V.S.S.K. Babu Germany Aug 10-15 The “9th International Kimberlite Conference,Frankfurt, Germany

Dr. A. Manglik Germany Aug.12-19, 2008 Training on Advanced MT data processing

Dr. S. Thiagarajan Germany Aug.12-19, 2008 Training on Advanced MT data processing

Mr. S.Prabhakar.E.Rao Germany, Aug 12-26 Training on “Advanced studies of MT data processingBraunchweig and interpretation”

Mr. K. Chinna Reddy Germany, Aug12-26 Training on “Advanced studies of MT dataprocessingBraunchweig. and interpretation”

Mrs. K. Ratnamala Boston and August 13-18 To attend a training program on GPR and present aChicago, USA paper in USRI GA meeting

Dr. O.P. Pandey Norway Aug 16-14 To attend 33rd IGC 2008

Dr. B.P.K Patro Japan Aug 2008 -till date JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for foreign researcherfrom Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Dr. B Rajendra Prasad Houston, USA Sept 01-Oct 28 3C/3D Seismic data acquisition with Scorpion –ION

Mr. Prakash Khare Houston, USA Sept 01-Oct 28 3C/3D Seismic data acquisition with Scorpion –ION

Mr. S. Raju Houston, USA Sept 01-Oct 28 3C/3D Seismic data acquisition with Scorpion –ION

Dr. ASSSRS Prasad Houston, USA Sept 01-Oct 28 3C/3D Seismic data acquisition with Scorpion –ION

Mr. V. Sridher Houston, USA Sept 01-Oct 28 3C/3D Seismic data acquisition with Scorpion –ION

Mr. P. Karuppannan Houston, USA Sept 01-Oct 28 3C/3D Seismic data acquisition with Scorpion –ION

Dr. P.V. Sunder Raju Australia Sept 18-16 ICAM,2008conference, at Brisbane, Australia.

Dr. P.S. R. Prasad USA Sept 18-17 On Sabbatical Leave for a period of twelve monthsinconnection with his postdoctoral ResearchAssociateship offered by the centre for Research onHydrates and other Solids, Colorado School of mines,Golden USA .

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed France Sept. 24 -Oct 2 Preparing the 4th rider of the MoU between NGRI andBRGM, France

Dr. B Rajendra Prasad Houston, USA Sept 29-Oct 18 “ 3D Seismic Processing interpretation” at ParadigmCenter

Mr Prakash Khare Houston, USA Sept 29-Oct 18 “ 3D Seismic Processing interpretation” at ParadigmCenter

Dr. P. Koteswara Rao Houston, USA Sept 29-Oct 18 “ 3D Seismic Processing interpretation” at ParadigmCenter

Dr. P.V. Sunder Raju Finland Sept -Feb SITRA Fellowship.University of Oulu, Oulu

Dr. A. Manglik Germany Oct.01 - Max-Planck FellowshipNov.30, 2008


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Mr. P Solomon Raju Taiwan Oct 19-25 To participate in International Training Program on“Seismic Design of Structures” at NCREE, Taipei

Dr. Rai SN Toyoma, Japan Oct 26- To attend IAH Council meeting and to present a paperNov 1, 2008 at 36th Congress of Intl. Association of Hydrogeologists

Dr. T.R.K. Chetty Japan Nov 01-21 INSA-JSPS Intl. collaboration scheme

Dr. Bijendra Singh CAU, Kiel, Nov 02- Analysis of satellite gravity gradiometryUniversity, Germany Dec 01

Dr. Kusumita Arora CAU, Kiel, Nov 02- Dec 01 Numerical modeling using FEMUniversity, Germany

Dr. Prantik Mandal Germany Nov 08-18 Exploratory Visit for formulating Indo-German Project

Dr. D. Srinagesh Moscow Nov 09-21 ILTP Exchange Program

Dr. R.K.Chadha Russia Nov 10-20 Integrated Long Term Program (ILTP) Project

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Kingdom of Nov. 15 -23 Participation to International Seminar and visit to SaudiSaudi Arabia Geological Survey

Mr. Haris H. Khan Kingdom of Nov.15- 25 Participation to International SeminarSaudi Arabia

Dr. S. Masood Ahmad China Nov 16-27 Bilateral Exchange Programme

Dr. R. K. Chadha Japan Nov 24-29 7th General Assembly of Asian SeismologicalCommission

Dr. D.Srinagesh South Africa Jan 10-16 Presentation of an abstract at IASPEI, Cape Town,January 10-16, 2009

Dr. Ch.Rama Rao South Africa Jan 11-Feb 27 Training on VTEM data processing and interpretation

Mr. R. Raj Kumar South Africa Jan11- March 06 Training on VTEM system installation, operations andmaintenance

Dr. Mrs.M.Prasanthi Lakshmi South Africa Jan 11-Feb 27 Training on VTEM data processing and interpretation.

Mr. R.K.Kishore South Africa Jan11- March 06 Training on VTEM data processing and interpretation

Mr. N.Srikanth South Africa Jan11- March 06 Training on VTEM system installation, operations andmaintenance

Mr. D. Praveen South Africa Jan 11-Feb 27 Training on VTEM system installation, operations andmaintenance.

Dr. B. Vijay Gopal South Africa Jan17-Feb27 Training on VTEM system installation, operations andmaintenance

Dr Sukanta Roy Montenegro Feb 02-06 To attend the Editorial Sub-Group meeting forfinalization of the ICSU-ROAP Science Plan onSustainable Energy for Asia and the Pacific Region.

Mr. ANS Sarma U.S.A. Feb 02-May 05 Assembling and operation of 3D Seismograph GeodeDZ system at M/s. Geometrics Inc.




Dr. S.S. Rai India Feb 06 2009 Professor of IISER, Kolkota on Foreign Serviceto Till date

Dr. H.V.Ram Babu South Africa Feb14- VTEM test flight.March 06

Dr. M. Venkateshwarlu France March02-21 Visited IPGP, to learn techniques of Palaeointensity

Mr. D. Mysaiah San Jose, USA March 02-21 To have a training on Geode DZ 3-D seismics systemoperation by M/s Geometrics Inc.

Mr. V.V. Ramana Murthy San Jose, USA March 02-21 To have a training on Geode DZ 3-D seismics systemoperation by M/s Geometrics Inc.

Mr. G. S. Srinivas San Jose, USA March 02-21 To have a training on Geode DZ 3-D seismics systemoperation by M/s Geometrics Inc.

Mr. K.N.S.S.S. Srinivas San Jose, USA March 02-21 To have a training on Geode DZ 3-D seismics systemoperation by M/s Geometrics Inc.

Mr. K. Suryaprakasa Rao San Jose, USA March 2-21 To have a training on Geode DZ 3-D seismics systemoperation by M/s Geometrics Inc.

Dr. Kalachand Sain Italy (OMC) March To deliver an invited talk in a workshop on ‘Energy24-27 2009 from Methane Hydrates’


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Name of the Scientist Sailent details

Prof. Rezene Mahatsente Institute of Geosciences Dept. of Geophysics,Kiel University,Germany

Dr. S.I. Oreshin IPE, Moscow

Dr. G.L. Kosarov IPE, Moscow

Mr. W.B. Caldwell Stanford University, USA

Mr. Jerome Bonnafont Ambassador of France to India, New Delhi

Dr. Rajiv Sharma Advisor, International Div., DST, New Delhi,

Mr. Thierry Boisseaux Dy. Sci. Counselor, Embassy of France Bangalore

Mr. Jerome Chezoud Science counselorEmbassy of France, New Delhi during

Prof. David S. Chapman Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Geophysics, University of

Utah, Salt Lake City, USA

Professor T. Yagi Institute of Solid State Physics University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan

Dr. Randy Keller University of Oklahoma, USA

Prof. M. Fedi University of Napoli Federicoll, Italy

Dr. Walter D Mooney, USGS USGS, USA

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IMPORTANT EVENTS

APPENDIX - VIIIMPORTANT EVENTS

National Technology Day May 12th 2008National Technology Day May 12th 2008: NationalTechnology day was Celebrated on 12.5.08. Prof.D. BalaSubramanian,Director of Research, LV Prasad Eyeinstitute,Hyderabad delivered National Technology DayLecture on “From Bench to Beside: The story of TranslationalBiology in India Since Independence”. Prof.D. BalaSubramanian released the NGRI output 2007 on thisoccassion.

CSIR Foundation Day (Sept 26,2008)Dr. AV Rama Rao, Former Director, IICT, Hyderabad,delivered CSIR Foundation Day Lecture “On Scientists asManagers and Entrepreneurs “ and distributed the mementosto the retired personnel(retired during Sept 2007 and Aug2008)the staff members who completed 25 years of servicein CSIR.The institute was kept open for the students andpublic from all walks of life.About 2000 members visited NGRIfacilities on this day.

NGRI Foundation Day (Oct-11, 2008)Prof OP Varma,Executive President,and HonoraryEditor,Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee was the ChiefGuest for the day and he delivered a lecture on “Geosciencesin Schools.A tune of confidence to developing countries totake on challenges of the 21st Century”.

The Chief Guest distributed mementos to the staff memberswho completed 25 years of service and presentedcertificates to the Scientists who have five or more SCIpublications.

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Convention of Indian Geological Congress

The 16th and A three Day National Seminar on “Climate Changeand Role of Geoscientific Community to counter its impact”was inaugurated on Feb 22nd 2009 by Dr. Shailesh Nayak,Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India.

Morethan 200 delegates from India and abroad participatedin this seminar. Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI,delivered a keynote address on global climate change.Shri D.K. Pande, Director (Exploration) ONGC and Presidentof IGC presided over the Inaugural function. Dr. R.K. Chadha,Secretary, 16th IGC proposed the vote of thanks.

National Science DayNational Science Day Celebrations at NGRI On the occasionof the National Science Day, 2009 ,a lecture was deliveredby Shri P.K. Bhowmick, Group Leader and Group GeneralManager, K.D.M.I.P.E., ONGC, Dehradun on the topic“Search for New Hydrocarbons in Natural and Semi NaturalBasis”. In his lecture, Shri Bhowmick explained the presenttrends in Hydrocarbon Exploration and stressed the needfor alternative resources to meet the energy demand.On this occasion, the chief guest released the NGRI AnnualReport 2008-2009, Research Output 2008 and “Contributionsof Gravity and Magnetic Studies Group for the period1997-2006”.

The function ended with vote of thanks by Dr. Y. J. BhaskaraRao, Scientist.

New Seismological Observatory InauguratedShri N D.Tiwari, His excellency,the Governer of AndhraPradesh, inaugurated the new seismological Observatoryin the NGRI campus

National seminar on”Significant milestones in the Growth ofGeophysics during the 50 years period (1958-2008)” wasorganized in NGRI on 25thand 26th June 2008 tocommemorate the Golden Jubliee Celebrations of theGeological Society of India, Banglore.His excellency,theGoverner of Andhra Pradesh, Shri N D.Tiwari was the ChiefGuest for the seminar.


IMPORTANT EVENTS

NGRI Hosts the 40th SSBM Tournaments (Indoor) Final

The NGRI Staff Club hosted the Finals of Five Indoor eventsviz., TableTennis,Shuttle Badminton, Chess, Carroms andBridge. 180 participants from 26 CSIR laboratories participatedin various events held at NGRI from 20-22ndFeb.,2009. Theinaugural function was held on the lawns of NGRI with a colorfulmarchpast by all the sportspersons. Mrs., Gutta Jwala,National Badminton player was the Chief Guest and declaredthe games open.The President of sports promotionBoard,Dr.PG.Rao, Director–NEIST, Dr. V.P Dimri, Director-NGRI, Dr. P. Koteswara Rao, Vice President -NGRI Staff Cluband Dr A.S.S.S.R.S. Prasad, Secretary - NGRI Staff Club wereamong those present in the inaugural function.

Prof. Mrs. Vani Brahmachari was the Chief Guest for theValedictory function which was organized on 22nd Feb ,2009at the NGRI Open Air Auditorium. The Chief Guest praisedthe efforts of the organizers and distributed awards to thewinning sports persons. A number of staff members of NGRIhave received awards in different events. The function endedwith a vote of thanks by Shri B.J. Acharyulu, COFA, NGRI.

Groundwater WorkshopA workshop was organized from March 12-14, 2009 onIntegrated Water Management. The workshop was attendedby delegates from French Institute for Research in Agriculture(INRA), Indo-French Centre for Groundwater Research, jointcentre of BRGM and NGRI (IFCGR), Indo-French Cell forWater Sciences, joint centre of IRD and IISC (IFCWS), Centrede Sciences Humaines de New Delhi (CSH), Institut Françaisde Pondichéry (IFP) The workshop ended with a paneldiscussion leading to a number of suggestions to beimplemented in due course of time

Workshop on Gold Metallogeny

National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad,and the Department of Geology, University of Delhi, jointlyorganized an International Field Workshop on ‘GoldMetallogeny in India’ from December 3-13, 2008. A total of40 research scientists and students representing 11 academicand research institutions, two geological organizations(GSI and USGS), and six exploration companies activelyparticipated in the Conference-cum-Field-Workshop. TheWorkshop format featured a two-day Opening Conferenceat NGRI, Hyderabad, followed by field trips to the Precambriangreenstone belt and to the Proterozoic sedimentary rock-hosted Bhukia Gold Prospect in Rajasthan. The Workshopended with a one-day Concluding Session at the Universityof Delhi, New Delhi. Dr. V.Balaram was the Convener fromNGRI and Prof. Mihir Deb was the Convener from DelhiUniversity

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APPENDIX - VIIISTAFF / MAN POWER

Scientific No. Research fellows NoTechnical & Admn and others ifany

Director 01 Emeritus Scientists 9

Group lV 164 Senior Research Fellows 28

Group lll l20 Junior Reserch Fellows 28

Group I 77 Research Assoiciares 28

Group II 101 Project Assistants 185

Administrative Staff 144 Research I nterns 8

EXPENDITURE : 2008-09 (including lab Reserve)

Particulars Plan Non-Plan Total

A Revenue Expenditure

1 Pay of Officers & Establishment 209.000 2135.553 2344.553

2 Pay Linked Allowances 168.000 563.243 731.243

3 Other Allowances 7.150 217.617 224.767

4 Contingency Expenditure 1.000 310.795 311.795

5 H.R.D. Expenditure 4.790 4.790

6 Maintenance ( Institute & S. Quarters) 91.933 91.933

7 Chemicals, Consurnables & Other Research Expenditure 212.756 42.089 254.845

Total Revenue Expenditure 602.696 3361.230 3963.926

B Capital Expenditure

I Works & Services 40.550 40.550

2 Apparatus & Expenditure 436.062 436.062

3 Office Equipment 13.748 13.748

4 Furniture & Fittings 8.215 8.215

5 Library Books & Journals 71.384 71.384

6 Staff Quarters 14.637 14.637

7 Tools & Plants 1.247 1.247

Total Capital Expenditure 585.843 585.843

C Net Work Projects 995.310 995.310

Total Expenditure ( A + B + C ) 2183.849 3361.230 5545.079

External Cash Flow : Rs.14,05,43,419-00

( Rupees in lakhs )


COMMITTEES

APPENDIX - IXCOMMITTEES

RESEARCH COUNCIL MEMBERS :JANUARY 2007 TO DECEMBER 2010

Dr. Anil KakodkarChairman, Atomic Energy Commission &Secretary, Department of Atomic EnergyAnushakti BhavanChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj MargMumbai-400 001Phone: 022-22022543 (O) 23633356(R)FAX: 022-22843888Mobile: 09920099588BARC Office: 022-25505200email: [email protected]

Dr SR ShetyeDirectorNational Institute of OceanographyDona PaulaGoa-403 004Phone: 0832-2450200/1(O), 2461660 (R)Mob: 09422443424Fax: 0832-2450602email: [email protected]

Dr Amalendu SinhaDirectorCentral Institute of Mining & Fuel ResearchBarwa RoadDhanbad-826 001Phone: 0326-2296023 / 2296006 (O),2296024 (R); Fax: 0326-2296025Mob: 09931520108 / 09431121745email : [email protected] [email protected]

Shri P.K. BhowmickExecutive Director & HeadKDMIPE, ONGC LimitedKaulagarh RoadDehradun-248 195Phone: 0135-2753193 (O)Fax: 0135-2755265Mobile: 9412993505E-mail: [email protected]

Shri PM TejaleDirector GeneralGeological Survey of India27, Jawaharlal Nehru RoadKolkata-700 016Phone: 033-22861676 (PA)Fax: 033-22861656Mob: 09433028838email: [email protected]@gsi.gov.in

Prof. P Rajendra PrasadDepartment of GeophysicsAndhra UniversityVisakhapatnam-530 003Phone: 0891-2575500 (O), 0891-2755589 ®Principal’s Office: 0891-2844888Mobile : 9701155589email : [email protected]

Prof KS ValdiyaINSA GJ Research ProfessorJN Centre for Advanced Scientific Research JakkurCampusBangalore-560 064Phone: 080-22082787 (O), 080-41120784 (R) 05942-235283 (Nainital)email: [email protected]@gmail.comM: 9945029000111/1,111/2, Dickenson RoadBangalore 560 042

Shri VK SibalDirector GeneralDirectorate General of HydrocarbonsC-139, Sector-63NOIDA 201 301 UP IndiaPhone: 0120-4029401/402Fax: 0120-4029403Mob : 09818374488email : [email protected]

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Prof AK JainDepartment of Earth SciencesIndian Institute of TechnologyRoorkee-247 667Phone: 01332-285540 (O)Mob: 09412074235email: [email protected]@gmail.com

Dr Naresh KumarHead, RDPDCouncil of Scientific & Industrial ResearchAnusandhan Bhavan 2,Rafi Marg,New Delhi-110 001Phone: 011-23710453 (O)Fax: 011-23713011 / 23710340email: [email protected]

Secretary

Dr Y.J. Bhaskara Rao,Scientist GNGRI, Hyderabad.

MANAGEMENT COUNCIL

ChairmanDr.V.P.Dimri,Director

Members

Dr. A. K. Kunwar, Scientist G, IICT, Hyderabad

Dr. Bijendra singh, Scientist G, NGRI

Dr. (Mrs.) C. Manikyamba, Scientist E II, NGRI

Dr. Prakash Kumar, Scientist C, NGRI

Dr. V. Chakravathy, Scientist E I, NGRI

Shri K. Hari Technical Officer Gr III (7), NGRI

Shri M.V.R Sesha Sai, Technical Officer Gr III (7), NGRI

Shri.B.J. Acharyalu, CoFA


INVITED LECTURES BY NGRI SCIENTISTS

Name of the Scientist Oraganisation Topic

Dr.-Ing. Mrs. E.C. Malaimani NGRI’s Contribution to Society for Antarctic Science,Antarctic Research NGRI, September 05, 2008

Dr. N. N. Murthy Department of Geology, “An Overview of Environmental Geochemistry”Kakatiya University, Warangal

Dr K. Veeraswamy Santoshimata High School, Geophysics for School Children delivered onOld Alwal, Secunderabad 15th August

Dr. Dewashish kumar Organized by NGRI for researchers Delineating hard rocks Acquifers Contributionfrom ISR, Ahmedabad on of integrtated surfaceand subsurfaceAugust 27th 2008 geophysical techniques

Dr. Subash chandra organized by NGRI for researchers TDEM for shallow subsurface investigationfrom ISR, Ahmedabadon August 28th 2008

organized by NGRI for researchers TDEM for shallow subsurface investigationfrom ISR, Ahmedabad onAugust 28th 2008

Dr. Shakeel Ahmed Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah 1. Groundwater Management in hard rocks. on November 23, 2008 2. Groundwater Monitoring Network Design in

Granitic Aquifers in Semi-Arid Region :

Applications of Geostatistics With Cas Studies

Kashmir University, Srinagar Integrated Scientific and Participatory ApproachOn November 2, 2008 for managing Groundwater in over-exploited,

semi-arid crystalline aquifers: An assured stepforward towards Groundwater Governance

Dr. Ajay Manglik Department of Geophysics, Numerical Simulation of plume flow and partialUniversity of Muenster, melting in the presence of a lithospheric rootGermany, Nov.18, 2008

Dr.V.S.Sarma Adikavi Nannaya University Electrical Resistivity Imaging (ERI) an efficientNovember 2008 tool in sub-surfce stratal architecture

Dr. T.R.K. Chetty Adelaide university, Australia, The Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt, India; A key6th August, 2008 segment in east Gondwana.

Kochi university, Japan, Transpressional tectonics along Cauverysuture17th, No. 2008 zone, SGT, India

Okayoma University of Science, Tectonics of Cauvery shear zone system,Okayama, 19th Nov.2008 southern India

University of Tsukuba, Japan, Transpressional tectonics of Gondwana suture,21st Nov. 2008 South India

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Dr. T.R.K. Chetty S.V.University, Tirupathi, Diamonds in Andhra Pradesh: past glory and13th March 2009. future potential.2009

CESS, Trivendrum, 18th, Sept. 2008 Proterozoic orogens and transpressionaltectonic regimes in Southern India 2008

Dr. D.Muralidharan CGWB (MER), PatnaSept.15-18, 2008 Role of Geophysics in artificial recharge program

Dr. Kalachand Sain Post-Conference Training organized by Seismic Inversion – examples from geologic andSPG on Seismic Inversion and Net tectonic provinces in IndiaSand Estimation, January 18, 2008,Mumbai

International Conference on Some approaches for the identification andGas-hydrates by DGH, February 6-8, quantification of gas-hydrates – an alternate2008, NOIDA, Delhi source of energy”

Workshop on Emerging Trends in Gas-hydrates: a viable source of energy in theDeep Water Exploration and 21st centuryExploitation, August 17, 2008,ISM, Dhanbad

Young Scientists of Asia Conclave, Identification and Quantification of gas hydratesJanuary 15-17, 2009, -a major potential source of energy in the 21st

Bangalore century

National Seminar on Challenges Seismic techniques for identification andin Geophysics in 21st Century, quantification of gas hydrates - future majorFebruary 27-28 and March 1, 2009, potential energy resource”Osmania University.

Geosciences Network (GEON) Modeling and inversion of seismic data:Cyber infrastructure workshop examples from Indian onshore and offshoreJanuary 3-8, 2009,Hyderabad University

Dr. Sukanta Roy Alternate Hydro Energy Centre, Geothermal Energy Prospects in Hilly Regions.IIT Roorkee Training Programme on Development of

Renewable Energy Projects in Hilly Areas(Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,Government of India), January 7, 2009.

Dr. V. Balaram National Physical Laboratory Development of Geochemical Reference(NPL), New Delhi Materials in India : A few Initiatives.(30th May, 2008).

5th Meeting of Asia Oceania PGE-Exploration st Few Initiatives.Geological Society (AOGS-2008)Busan, South Korea, 20th

June, 2008




Dr .V. Balaram Educational Multi Media Research Environmental PollutionCentre (EMMRC, Hyderabad). Recent Advances in Analytical Techniques

for Monitoring Environmental Pollution.The English and Foreign LanguagesUniversity (EFLU). Hyderabad(7th July, 2008).

The Department of Ocean and Marine PGE Mineralization in Marine SedimentsBiology Pondicherry University,Port Blair, Andaman and NicobarGroup of Islands (21st August, 2008).

Department of GeologyUniversity of Over view of PGE Exploration Studies in PartsCalcutta Kolkata (29th August, 2008). of India Including Nagaland-Manipur Hills

Ophiolite Belts

Department of Inorganic and Analytical Principles, Instrumentation andChemistry, Andhra University, Geochemical & Environmental ApplicationsChemistry, Andhra University, of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.Visakhapatnam(7th September, 2008). Principle, Instrumentation and Geochemical

Applications of Inductively Coupled PlasmaAtomic Emission Spectrometry.Recent Advances in the Instrumentation andApplications of Inductively Coupled Plasma.

Training programme on “Contaminated Recent developments in AnalyticalGround Water Monitoring and Techniques for Monitoring EnvironmentalSoil Assessment”, NGRI, Hyderabad Pollution.

16th September, 2008).Training Scenario of Exploration of Platinum DepositsInstitute, Geological Survey of India, in IndiaBandlaguda Hyderabad

Geological Survey of India, Analytical Techniques in the Service of MankindBandlaguda Hyderabad(24th September, 2008).Department of Inorganic and AnalyticalChemistry, Andhra University

(11th November, 2008).Department of Techniques for Environmental PollutionPhysical, Nuclear and Marine MonitoringChemistry , Andhra University,Visakhaptanam

(12th November, 2008).Indian Instrumental Analytical Techniques for ElementalAnalytical Science Congress and Isotopic Characterization of Materials-Munnar, Kerala Improvements, Advancements and New

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Dr .V. Balaram (21st November, 2008).Department of PGE Exploration Studies in India – A FewEarth Sciences Manipur University, InitiativesImphal, Manipur

(28th November, 2008).Andhra Scenario of PGE Exploration Studies in IndiaPradesh Science Congress 2008,Osmania University, Hyderabad

14th November, 2008) Okayama Gold and PGE exploration studies in IndiaUniversity of Science Okamayama,Japan. 21st –24th June, 2008.

Lowa State University, Ames, USA. Geochemical Applications of ICP-MS20th February, 2009

Jackson State University, Jackson MS, Advances in the Instrumental analyticalUSA February, 2009 Techniques for Environmental Studies

Dr. D. V. Subba Rao NCAOR, Goa on 14th May 2008 Comparative Geochemistry of the Mafic-FelsicAlkaline Dyke Swarms of the Western andEastern Deccan Volcanic

Province:Implications for Petrogenetic andGeodynamic EvolutionEvaluation of DeccanBasalt province for storage of CO2

Dr. C. Manikyamba GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany Neoarchean slab-wedge interaction: evidence(19th August, 2008). from the volcanic rocks of the greenstone

belts of Dharwar craton, India

Dr. P. Senthil Kumar Indian Academy of Sciences, Meteorite impact cratering processes, 4 JulyBangalore 2008

North Eastern Hill University, Shillong Water History of Mars, 5 January 2009

Atomic Energy School and Science of the Moon and Mars, 24 FebruaryJunior College, Hyderabad 2009


NCAOR, Goa on 14th May 2008


INSTITUTE SEMINARS

APPENDIX - XIINSTITUTE SEMINARS

Speaker Topic

Prof. William Burgess “Aquifer systems, groundwater chemistry and Climatechange : Groundwater Research at UCL”16th May, 2008

Prof. S. Jayarama Reddy “Status of global environment at the beginning of the thirdmillennium”Former Vice Chancellor, Sri VenkateswaraUniversity.5th June,2008

Dr. (Ms.) Nimisha VedantiScientist, NGRI “Seismic Monitoring of Thermal Front in Balol Heavy OilField, India”9th June, 2008

Sri Shreesh Ranade Secu rity Officer, NGRI“Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) –Do’s and Don’ts for the common man”15th July, 2008

Dr. Jaydip Ray Chaudhuri Eminent Neurologist, Yashoda Hospitals 17th July, 2008

Ms. Ranjana Ghosh CSIR-SRF, NGRI “Evaluating resource potential of gas hydrates usingeffective medium theory from geophysical data”25th July, 2008

Prof. Y. Ogata “Introduction to statistical seismology : the epidemic typeInstitute of Statistical Studies, Tokyo, Japan Aftershock sequence (ETAS) Model for prediction and

Diagnosis of seismic activity” 4th August, 2008

Prof. Y. Ogata “Analysis of seismicity anomalies and stress changesInstitute of Statistical Studies, Tokyo, Japan ”5th August, 2008

Prof. Y. Ogata “Bayesian modeling for nonhomogeneous datasets”Institute of Statistical Studies, Tokyo, Japan 6th August, 2008

Prof. Y. Ogata “Space-time seismicity modelling”7th August, 2008Institute of Statistical Studies, Tokyo, Japan

Prof. Y. Ogata “Earthquake catalog, long-range correlation of seismicInstitute of Statistical Studies, Tokyo, Japan activity”14th August, 2008

Dr. R.K. Bhandari “Geotechnical Aspects of Seismic Microzonation”Chairman, Centre for Disaster Mitigation & Management 27th August, 2008

Dr. Narasaraju Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills “Do you know your risk ?” 30th September, 2008

Prof. G. de Marsily Emeritus “An overview of some of the major water resources issuesProfessor, Universite Pieree et MarieCurie,France in the mid 21st century” 8th October, 2008

Prof. R. Kind Head, “The global structure of the lithosphere from receiverGlobal Seismology Division, Germany functions” 15th October, 2008

Prof. James C. “Lunar Regolith and Low-Ti Mare Simulants JSC-1 andCarter University of Texas JSC-1A” 17th October, 2008

Prof. K. Venkata Krishna Murthy “Physics tends to Meta Physics”22nd October, 2008I-SERVE, Hyderabad

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Speaker Topic

Dr. Thomas “Laser Ablation ICP-MS : Technique & Applications” 18th

Ulrich Laurentian University, Canada November, 2008

Mr. Chris Nind President & CEO, M/s. Scientrex Ltd. “Turnkey Airborne Gravity Systems – TAGS”19th November, 2008

Dr. S.C. Obiora University of Nigeria, Nigeria “Geology and Mineral Resources of the PrecambrianBasement Complex of Nigeria”25th November, 2008

Dr. Ed RobertsM/s. Australian Instruments “A Sensitive High Resolution Ion Micro Probe for ZirconGeochronology” 20th November, 2008

Dr. Surja Sharma Chairman, Non-Linear Geophysics, USA “Non-Linear Geophysics” 4th December, 2008

Prof. David S. ChapmanUniversity of Utah, “Global Warming : More than Hot Air”8th December, 2008Salt Lake City, USA

Prof. David S. ChapmanUniversity of Utah, “Heat is what make the world go round : contributions FromSalt Lake City, USA thermal tectonophysics to geological sciences”

10th December, 2008

Prof. David S. Chapman University of Utah, “Thermal Isostasy : Explaining the Elevation of theSalt Lake City, USA Continents & Oceans”12th December, 2008

Dr. C. Manoj, Scientist, NGRI “Electromagnetic induction and variability of the equatorialelectrojet” 12th January, 2008 (11.00 AM)

Sri L.K. Shamsunder Senior Divisional Manager, LIC “Jeevan Aastha – A New Plan of LIC”12th

January, 2008 (3.15 PM)

Dr. Randy KellerUniversity of Oklahoma “Paleo Intraplate Deformation in the Central US :IntegratedGeophysical Studies” 12th January, 2008 (12.00 Noon)

Prof. Takehiko Yagi University of Tokyo, Japan “Post-perovskite structure, lattice preferred orientation Incrystal structure and its implication with respect toD’ Layer” 15th January, 2008

Shri G. Dhanunjaya Naidu SRF, NGRI “Magnetotelluric study to characterize the deep geoelectriccrustal structure of the son-narmada-taptilineament zone,central India” 19th February, 2008

Prof. M. Fedi University of Napoli Federico II “Multi scaling DEXP inversion of potential field data”24th February, 2008

Prof. M. Fedi University of Napoli Federico II “Inversion of potential field data by using the structuralIndex as weighting function rate decay : application toAeromagnetic data in southern Italy” 2nd March, 2008

His Holiness Swamy Sri Sri Tattvavidananda Saraswatiji “Science, Philosophy and Spirituality” 30th March, 2008(10.30 AM)

Prof. V.K. Gaur Former Director, NGRI “Resent results about the structure of the IndianLithosphere”30th March, 2008 (3.00 PM)


INSTITUTE SEMINARS

DATE COLLOBORATOR AREA OF RESEARCH

June 02, 2008 MOU between UM By this Memorandum of understanding(MOU), theand NGRI university of Miami(UM) and the National Geophysical

Research Institute(NGRI) agree to collaborate for mutualScintefic benfit in the areas of Satill itegeodesy,earthquake hazard,and Indian plate Kinematicsand dynamics.The MOU will Formalize a number ofactivities already underway.It will strengthn our mutualScientific interests,which include combined fieldwork inthe islands surroundings India and in the Indianplate,long-term loans of state-of-the-art satellitereceives,exchange visits between the twoorganizations,combined data processing and jointPublications of results

September 24,2008 An MOU was singned An MOU was signed by NGRI with Atomic Mineralsbetween NGRI and AMD Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD),

Hyderabad for conducting geophysical surveys forgroundwater resources in Sikar District of Rajasthan

October 2, 2008 An MoU has been signed The Director, NGRI has visited BRGM. and the MoUon between NGRI and BRGM, was signed at the BRGM, Orleans officeFrance for continuation ofIFCGR, Hyderabad

January, 12 2009 National Geophysical Research (POWERGRID), Gurgaon, to cooperate in the area ofInstitute (NGRI), Hyderabad, geophysical investigations of Earth Electrode Stationand PowerGrid Corporation sites for HVDC transmission schemes of POWERGRIDof India Ltd. covering it’s operations in India and abroad under

various consultancy packages.

March, 26 2009 National Geophysical To collaborate with each other in the field of educationResearch Institute (NGRI), and research. Dr. S.R. Nimse, Vice Chancellor of theHyderabad, and Sri Ramanand University signed the MOU on behalf of SRTMThirth Marthwada University, while Dr. V.P. Dimri, Director, NGRI hasUniversity (SRTM) signed on behalf of NGRI.

APPENDIX - XIIMOUS SIGNED BY NGRI

Dr. V.P. Dimri, Director, NGRI, and Shri V.K. Prasher, Executive Director,POWERGRID, exchanging MoU document

Dr. V.P. Dimri, Director, NGRI and Dr. S.R. Nimse, Vice Chancellor of theSRTM University exchanging MoU document

NGRI

INSTITUTE SEMINARS

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Superannuation

SL. NO. NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE DESIGNATION DATE OF RETIREMENT

NAME SHRI/SMT./DR./MS.

1. NARSIMHA REDDY, CH. HELPER 30-04-2008

2. MANOHAR, S. SCIENTIST 31-05-2008

3. NARAYANA, B. TECHNICIAN 31-05-2008

4. KRISHNAMURTHY, N.S. SCIENTIST 31-05-2008

5. SUBBAIAH, G. TECHNICIAN 31-05-2008

6. PRASADA RAO, S.V.V. SCIENTIST 31-05-2008

7. SUBHASH SAXENA TECH. OFFICER 30-06-2008

8. BASAVARAJ, S. TECHNICIAN 30-06-2008

9. JAIHIND, D. SR. STENO (ACP) 30-06-2008

10. RAMALINGAIAH, R. TECHNICIAN 30-06-2008

11. KRANTI KUMAR, M. TECHNICIAN 30-06-2008

12. NARAYANA, S. SCIENTIST 30-06-2008

13. SIVAKUMAR SINHA, G.D.J. SCIENTIST 30-06-2008

14. YADAGIRI, P. HELPER 30-06-2008

15. MOHANA RAO, K. S.O. (G) 30-06-2008

16. JAHANGIR, MD. TECHNICIAN 31-07-2008

17. NAVIN CHANDRA, G.B. TECH. OFFICER 31-07-2008

18. PRAKASH, T.S. TECHNICIAN 31-07-2008

19. SUBRAHMANYAM, K. SCIENTIST 31-07-2008

20. RAMESH CHAND SCIENTIST 31-07-2008

21. SINGH, S.B. SCIENTIST 31-07-2008

22. AMARJIT SINGH TECHNICIAN 31-08-2008

23. GOPALAKISHAN RAO, M. TECHNICIAN 31-08-2008

24. SRIDHAR, A.R. TECH. OFFICER 30-09-2008

25. RANGA REDDY, B. TECHNICIAN 30-09-2008

26. OSAIAH, J. HELPER 30-09-2008

27. MURTHY, K.S. ASST. G. 31-10-2008

28. LAKSHMI JANAKIRAMAN, S. P.S. 31-10-2008

29. DAWOOD KHAN TECHNICIAN 30-11-2008

30. PRASADA RAO, N.T.V. TECH. OFFICER 30-11-2008

APPENDIX - XIIISUPERNNUATION / VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT


SUPERANNUATION/VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT

SL. NO. NAME OF THE EMPLOYEE DESIGNATION DATE OF RETIREMENT

31. RAHIM, A. ASST. (F&A) 31-12-2008

32. SINGH, V.S. SCIENTIST 31-12-2008

33. DESHMUKH, S.D. TECH. OFFICER 31-12-2008

34. RAMPRIT TECHNICIAN 31-12-2008

35. RAMESH KHANNA SCIENTIST 31-01-2009

36. SANKARAIAH TECHNICIAN 31-01-2009

37. NANDA KUMAR, M.V. TECH. OFFICER 28-02-2009

38. BRAHMACHARY, K. SCIENTIST 28-02-2009

39. RAMASASTRY, D.V. ASST. G. 31-03-2009

40. PRASAD RAO, N.H. TECH. OFFICER 31-03-2009

41. BALAIAH, M. PEON 31-03-2009

VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT

1. SYED ASHRAF TECH. 02-05-2008

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SL.NO. NAMESHRI/SMT./DR./MS. DESIGNATION DATE OF EXPIRY

1. N.T.V. PRASAD RAO T.O. 30-04-2008

2. S. NAGESWARA RAO SCT. 27-05-2008

3. C. LAXMAN BEARER 16-12-2008

4. K. KRISHNA T.O. 07-02-2009

5. E. VITTAL TECH. 22-02-2009

6. K. ESWAR TECH. 21-03-2009

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