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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicGeological Survey of India

Topic: Geological Survey of India

A meteorite crashed into Maharashtra village. And a chase for Rs 15 lakh & missing piece

When 3 meteorite pieces struck Khalwat Nimgaon, it upended village life and set off a frantic hunt for a missing fragment. Scientists, officials, and even students elsewhere are invested.

Geological Survey of India marks 174 years, unveils new issue of Journal of Geoscience

Celebrations also included launch of an exhibition showcasing rocks, minerals, and fossils, which was open to students from various colleges in Kolkata and its neighbouring cities.

Modi govt’s proposed geoheritage bill protects sites capturing Earth’s history. What it means

Geoheritage Sites & Geo-relics (Preservation & Maintenance) Bill lets govt declare a site to be of national importance, with 100m area around it 'prohibited' & 200m area 'restricted'.

Govt eases norms on mapping, acquisition & production of geospatial data

PM Modi says the reforms will benefit the country's farmers, start-ups, private & public sector and research institutions to drive innovations and build scalable solutions.

India is using hundreds of drones to map the country in incredible detail

One of the first areas being surveyed is the Ganges river basin, which is being mapped with an accuracy of 10 cm.

India is being digitally mapped — Rs 300-cr project the ‘biggest mission’ since 1830s

Survey of India has embarked on Map India Mission using drones, digital sticks and other tools. Work has begun in Maharashtra, Karnataka & Haryana.

Once India’s gold mine, this dejected Karnataka town is only remembered in election season

Thousands rendered jobless due to closure of mines in 2001, voters say political parties promise to re-open mines before every election, but never deliver.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.