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Indian research base in the Arctic region was officially inaugurated by the Union minister for Earth Science Sri Kapil Sibal on July,1,2008 at Ny-Alesund. The base named "Himadri" would be equipped with state of the art facilities and will conduct round the year scientific research in contemporary fields of Arctic science with special emphasis on climate change. The station will be maintained by the National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa.

Sri Rasik Ravindra, Director, NCAOR – a veteran Antarctican and geologist receiving the Indian Flag from the honrable Minester with other team members of Ist expedition to Arctic

           Geohazards including landslides is an arena where earth scientists plays important role. With a view to highlight the landslide and other related studies in India, a new journal "Indian Landslides" has been launched. It is a biannual journal dedicated to the studies of landslides and associated environmental problems being published in May and November of each calendar year. For further details log on to www.indianlandslides.info or contact:

Dr.R. K. Avasthy

Editor

Indian Landslides, Pavan Chayan, C-1/149, Sector-G, Jankipuram, Lucknow-226 021

Email: rakeshkavasthy@rediffmail.com

The Society of Earth Scientists

'Join hands together for safer Earth'

The Society of Earth Scientists (SES) has been constituted by a core group of Earth Scientists (registered under the societies act) with the following objectives:

· To provide a single platform for all Earth Scientists above the discipline and organizational boundaries

· To promote solidarity, mutual cooperation and understanding among Earth Scientists

· To activate interdisciplinary researches

· To work for the larger interests of  earth science community

· To bring benefits of earth science researches to the society

e-journal Earth Science India and its related publications will be under the umbrella of SES. The core group of SES will work for the constitution of a National Committee to fulfill its objectives at national and international level.

All Earth Scientists are eligible for membership. There is no membership fee. Membership is of three types:

Fellow: Scientists having more than five years of professional experience (FSES).

Associate: A postgraduate in any discipline of earth sciences having     professional experience of less than five years (ASES).

Student Member: Students of postgraduate may also become member.

BECOME MEMBER AND SHOW YOUR STRENGTH: Download Membership form, fill it and mail it to india.ses@gmail.com.

Advances in Earth Sciences-Series

We are happy to announce that the scientific papers appearing in the Quarterly Technical issues of the Earth Science India will be published by The Society of Earth Scientists at the end of every year as Advances in Earth Sciences-Series (an edited volume). Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi ( www. ) has agreed to publish these volumes. Hence, authors of ESI will have dual opportunity- to be on web for three months and then in prints. This arrangement is made to fulfill the objective of ESI- quick dissemination of scientific researches across the Globe. The articles of the Popular issues are also planned to be published as separate books for students and common people. Please avail these opportunities.

The Society of Earth Scientists (SES) is organizing a ‘Postal Stamp designing contest'. Out of all the entries we receive till 30th May'08 (date extended up to 15 August,2008), four designs will be selected by a panel of judges. These designs will be awarded as below and forwarded to The Government of India with the request to publish them as a set of Indian Postal Stamps to commemorate International Year of Planet Earth.

• Participation is open to all who are interested in our planet.
• You can send hand drawings or computer generated drawings. Send them by post (see Contact us for address)or mail high resolution jpeg images as attachments to india.ses@gmail.com
• Win prizes: First Prize: Rs.1000/-

                             Second Prize: Rs.500/-

                             Third Prize: Rs.250/ -

                             Fourth Prize: Rs.250/-

           Please hurry up, use your creative skill, think and draw good designs and send them to us. Become a proud designer of Postal Stamps of India.

Seminars/Symposiums

International Symposium on Mountain Building and Climate - Tectonic Interaction (MBCT-2008)

October 23-25,2008

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehra Dun

Convenors: Dr Pradeep Srivastava and Dr S.K.Ghosh

Email:mbct@wihg.res.in  

International Field workshop on Gold Metallogeny in India

3-13, December,2008

Department of Geology,University of Delhi,Delhi

National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

Convenors: Prof. M.Deb and Dr. M.Balaram

Email:dmpgold08@yahoo.com 

Conference on Plant Life through Ages

16-17 November,2008

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany & The Palaeobotanical Society

Organising Secretary: Dr Ashwani K.Srivastava

Email:confplta@hotmail.com 

National Symposium on Geodynamics and evolution of Indian Shield-Through Time and Space

18-19 September,2008

Centre of Earth Science Studies, Thiruvanantpuram

Convenor:Narayanaswami

Email: goldjubilee@gmail.com

Indian Society of Engineering Geologists Seminar

Challenges in Engineering Geology

Hyderabad, India, December, 2008

Contact:  www.isegindia.org

The International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and International Association of Hydrologists (IAH) is organizing 8th Scientific Assembly and 37th Congress at Hyderabad during 7-12 September, 2009.

Contact:

 www.appliedhydrology.org

International Dyke conference 4th -7th February, 2010, Varanasi

Contact: Prof. Rajesh K.Srivastava

EMail:rajeshgeolbhu@yahoo.com

• 4th course on application of Geoinformatics in disaster management (ISROsponsored)

  April,2008, GSI Training Institute

• Contact course on Mineral Exploration in collaboration with Indian School of Mines and IITs(DST sponsored) September,2008,GSI Training Institute

   

  Contact:

  Dy. Director General, GSI Training Institute, Hyderabad

E-mail:

hyd2_gsitihyd@sancharnet.in

[Earth Science India has compiled the informations from various sources and tried to be precise, however, it assume no responsibility for the correctness of the details-H.E.]