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Report on the Inauguration of the Western India Centre of the Geological Society of India at Pune, Maharashtra Report on the Inauguration of the Western India Centre of the Geological Society of India at Pune, Maharashtra The western India Centre of the Geological Society of India was formally inaugurated on the 10th March, 2017 in a function held at the Department of Environmental Science, Savithribhai Phule Pune University (SPPU), and Pune. The function was organised so as to coincide with special invited guest lecturers from Prof. Jere Lipps, University of California, Berkeley and Prof. Ezz El Din Abdel Hakim Khalaf from the University of Cairo, Egypt. Prof. Nitin Karmalkar of the Environmental Science Department, welcomed the distinguished guest geologists from USA and Egypt and others that included the Staff and students of the Department of Geology and Environmental Science including Prof. A.G. Desai, Council Member, Geological Society of India, Prof. N.J. Pawar, Ex Vice Chancellor, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Dr. V. G. Phansalkar besides faculty members from Agarkar Research Institute, faculty and students from IISER,Pune, Officers from the Geological Survey of India and a few faculty members of Fergusson and Deccan College, Pune besides some Fellows of the Society. Dr.P.Krishnamurthy, Council member of the Society, gave an overview of the history of the Geological Society since its founding on 28th May, 1958 at Bangalore. This historical event was a sequel to coming together of six individuals who had often informally met over coffee and discussed about the advancement of geology in India besides other topics of the day. They included Prof. L. Rama Rao and Prof. M. R. Srinivas Rao from the Central College, Bangalore , Dr. C.Pichamuthu and Dr.B.P.Radhakrishna, and T.P.Krishnachar from the Mysore Geology Department (MGD) and P. S. Narayana, a mine owner. The Society was formally Inaugurated on 23 January, 1958 at New Delhi by K. D. Malaviya, the then Minister of Mines and Oil, Govt. of India. D. N. Wadia, the then Geological Advisor to the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, became the first President of the Society. Prof. L. Rama Rao, Principal and Professor of Geology, Central College, - Bengaluru became its first Editor and Dr. B. P. Radhkrishna as its first Secretary. Krishnamurthy drew parallel between Pune and Bangalore in that the oldest educational institutions of these two cities, such as the Central College, established at Bangalore in 1886 and the Ferguson College, founded in 1885 at Pune by Tilak, Ghokale and others of the Deccan Education Society, played a key role in providing men and women of eminence who were instrumental in founding of the many Societies and Institutions in these two cities. The IISC, Indian Academy of Sciences, Raman Research Institute and others in Bangalore and the Bhandarkar Institute of Oriental Research, Agarkar Research Institute, National Chemical Laboratory, IUCCA in Pune besides others in both the cities. The main objective of the Society was ‘advancement of study and research in all branches of Geology connected with India’. This objective was envisioned through several activities such as cooperation with existing academies and Societies with similar objectives, organising meetings and seminars and above all the publication of a journal besides monographs, memoirs, special publications. Publication activities of the Society began with an annual bulletin and by1964 it became a quarterly issue, and by 1977 the Journal became a monthly issue. The stellar role of B.P.Radhakrishna, popularly known as BPR in nurturing the Society’s activities, especially the Society’s peer-reviewed journal’s punctuality and standards, that it is despatched to all the Fellows and all libraries on the last day of every month without fail for the past 41 years without any break. This is a unique and no mean achievement in the Indian or world scenario. Such a feat prompted the world renowned publishers Springer for a tie-up with the Society since 2010. BPR served the Society for over 51 years, perhaps a world record. His editorial write-ups every month would cover a wide spectrum of topics relevant to the advancement of Earth Science and also topics that concern the Society at large. All his editorial gems have been collectively published by the Society as ‘Random Harvests’ in two volumes. He was Secretary for 16 years (1958-73), Editor for 20 years (1973-92) and as President for 15 years (1992-2006). It is worth recalling that the Society for its first 25 years of its existence had neither an office nor any clerical staff for assistance and BPR was managing the activities. It was during mid 1980s that BPR was impressed upon by the late Dr. K. R. Gupta of DST to take some assistance from the Government for printing the Journal and other publications besides establishing an office. In order to convince BPR, K. R. Gupta cited the famous Sir C. V.Raman’s advice and guidelines for funding scientific Society’s in India to Pundit Nehru, the Prime Minister of India. According to Raman, support should be given only to those Society’s which have existed on their own funds for 20 years or so and proved their existence and purpose. Thus Government funding and some Corporate assistance came in during the late 1980s. The Society thus acquired its own premises (four flats out of six within a three storey building) in the heart of Bangalore during the 1980s. Padma Shri Dr. Harsh Gupta, our current President is a very renowned Geophysicist, both nationally and internationally and has pioneered researches in reservoir induced seismicity with several publications and books to his credit. He was formerly VC, Cochin University, Director of NGRI, Hyderabad and NCESS, Thiruvananthapuram, Secretary, Department of Ocean Development (DOD) and a leader of the Indian Antarctic expedition that established India’s permanent station Dakshin Gangotri. He had won numerous national and international awards for his contributions. He is currently involved in a major national programme under Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Govt.of India, of deep drilling in the down-stream direction of the Koyna reservoir so as to elucidate further our understanding of the reservoir induced -seismicity, its prediction and mitigation. Besides the President, the Society’s activities are also guided by four Vice-Presidents, two Secretaries and a Council of 16 members comprising distinguished earth scientists of India, elected once in three years by the Fellows of the Society. (For details see the Society’s website : www.geosocindia.org. In addition to the monthly journal, the Society had published over 80 memoirs on various topics on Indian Geology. It has also published the text book on ‘Geology of India’ and ‘Geology and Mineral Resources ‘of almost all states of the Indian Union besides numerous other books including popular books used during outreach-programmes such as Earth Day, Environment Day and others (see the Society’s website: www.geosocindia.org/ for more details). The Society celebrated its Golden Jubilee during 2007-2008 with Seminars that were held in all leading Earth Science Institutions of India, diverse aspects of Indian Geology, the proceedings of which have been published as Golden Jubilee Memoirs of the Society. The Society also printed and published ‘Episodes’ on behalf of the IUGS from 2010-2016 including the special issue of the IGC held at Australia in 2012. The Society has conducted or has been associated with innumerable National Seminars and Workshops on Earth Science and resources including ground water since 1958. The 10th International Kimberlite Conference in 2012, held at Bangalore had been a land mark event. The Society has also instituted numerous awards to recognise eminent earth scientists in different disciplines. It also conducts endowment lectures to commemorate the services of eminent earth scientists in India. There are numerous outreach programmes conducted by the Society. These include the Earth Day, celebrated every year on 22ndApril. Currently it is also conducting the International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) on behalf of the Ministry of Earth Science, Government of India to encourage earth science education at school levels. The objective opening the Western India Centre is two fold. One is to extend the Society’s activities so as to have a larger outreach. Secondly, the Centre plans to initiate action on: (a). Preparation of Field Guides and organising field trip and excursions to the thick Deccan basalt sections in the Western Ghat so as to familiarise the different formations of the Deccan Basalt Group. (b). Geoturism aspects on the Forts of western Maharashtra and (c). To commemorate the services of eminent Earth Scientists from Western India such as V. R. Khedkar, Dr. G. R. Udas and A.V. Phadke (GSI/AMD: uranium and rare-earth and rare metal resources of India), Prof. Chiplonkar, Prof. K.P. Rode, Prof. R. N. Sukheswala, Prof. K. B. Powar and others (earth science education), G. G. Dhespande, A.G. Dessai and others (Geology and Mineral resources) and others. Prof. Nitin Karmalkar then formally introduced Prof. Jere H. Lipps to the audience. Prof. Jere is currently Professor and Curator, Integrative Biology and Museum of Palaeontology, University of California, Berkeley, USA. and also requested him to formally declare the Western India Centre of the Geological Society of India. Thanking Prof.Nitin Karmalkar, Deptt. of Environmental Science SPPU and the Society for the opportunity, Prof. Jere Lipps formally declared open the Western India Centre of the Society using a computer controlled screen. 1. Prof. Jere Lipps of UC Berkeley gave two lectures, namely: 1. On Extra Terrestrial life, and 2. Extinction events and Radiation in Life in Earth’s History 2. Prof.EzzKhalaf of Cairo University spoke on Geo-Parks of Egypt. In his first lecture on ‘Extra-terrestrial Life, Prof. Jere highlighted that all ingredients that are required for life exists in both the Universe and Solar system.
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