Geological Survey Of India Signs MoU With GTK, Finland In Fields Of Geology & Mineral Resources

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Geological Survey Of India Signs MoU With GTK, Finland In Fields Of Geology & Mineral Resources

India Geological Survey, the country's 170-year-old leading geological organization, has signed an MoU with the GTK Geological Survey of Finland, which is a leading European center of competence for geological resource assessment and sustainable use.

The MoU was signed during a virtual conference between Dr. Ranjit Rath, Director General, Geological Survey of India, and Mr. Mika Nykanen, Director General, GTK Finland, to cooperate on the various aspects of exploration and management of geology and mineral resources.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rath said that both organizations would benefit from this partnership with GTK, especially in the fields of mineral exploration, geoscientific data repository, landslide hazards and their mitigation process.

He also pointed out that because of their natural geographical proximity to the North Pole, the Finnish counterparts will assist GSI in their research and research in the discipline of Glaciology through their expertise developed over decades of work in this area. Via an exchange programme in the field of training and capacity building, GTK and GSI will support each other.

Mr. Mika Nykanen, Director General of GTK Finland, was pleased to collaborate in its various fields of work with an organisation such as the Geological Survey of India and hoped that this synergy between the two organisations would be fruitful and mutually beneficial. Scientists from both organizations submitted their studies on different subjects after the signing of the MoU. Dr. Saibal Ghosh addressed the role of GSI as a nodal agency for landslide studies in India from the GSI side.

GSI and corresponding Geoscience Research Challenges & Opportunities gave an overview of Mineral Exploration in India by Shri Dattatreya S. Jeere. A presentation on Airborne Geophysical Surveys in India was given by Shri B.K. Sahu and on International Training and Capacity Building by Shri Biswajit Gangopadhyay. A presentation on Geodata Management was delivered by Ms. Niina Ahtonen from GTK.

Ms. Bijal Chudasama gave a presentation on Mineral Prospectivity Modelling. The presentation by Mr. Jussi Ahonen was on Controlled Aquifer Recharge and on Mineral Processing, Isotope Geology and Mine Climate and Circular Economy was presented by Mr. Juoko Nieminen.

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