Geological Survey of India (GSI), established in 1851, is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world, and is a premier organization of India for conducting geological surveys and studies. 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ...

History

Currently an organization under the control of the Union Ministry of Mines, Government of India, and the roots of the Geological Survey of India may be traced to 1836 when a Committee, named Coal Committee, followed by more such committees, was formed by the East India Company to study and explore availability of coals in the eastern parts of India. The phrase “Geological Survey of India” was first used in a report by one of such committees in a report in the year 1848-49. On 4th February 1848, Sir David Williams was appointed the Geological Surveyor of the Geological Survey of India. After his demise in 1848, McClelland took over as the “Officiating Surveyor” until his retirement on 5th March 1851. The Government of India, officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called Republic of India. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

At around the same time, in 1852, Sir Thomas Oldham, the-then Governor of Bengal, a province under the British India, mooted the idea of broadening the ambit of the scope of functioning of the Geological Survey of India, and consequently, the activities of the GSI was expanded to cover a broader geological study and studies of the Earth sciences of the territories of the Undivided India. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Oldham (May 4, 1816 Dublin - July 17, 1878 Rugby) was a British geologist. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... [[Countries of the subcontinent under British dominion are highlighted in purple. ... Undivided India has several socio-political, historical, and geographical meanings. ...

There are two geological parks maintained by GSI.

 - Saketi Fossil Park, Saketi, H.P. - Nehru Park, Hyderabad, A.P. The park displays life size figures of dinosaurs like T-Rex. 

Saketi Fossil park is 5 km from Kala Amb, (its 85 km from Chandigarh, 65 km from Ambala, 22 km from Nahan, 110 km from Dehradun) There is a small fossil museum showcasing fossilized remnants (skulls, teeth, jaws etc) of various animal groups like mammals, reptiles, fishes and esp mammals that lived around Siwalik Hills area about 2.5 to 1 million years ago. The park also displays (in open) nicely made life size fiber glass models of six pre-historic animals which roamed around Siwalik Hills area, including 18 feet tusked elephant, 3 meter giant land turtle etc. Species  ?T. bataar One of the largest land carnivores of all time, exceeded in weight only by Spinosaurus Paleo Template Project Tyrannosaurus ([taɪræn. ... The Siwalik Hills (sometimes spelled Shiwalik, Shivalik, or Sivalik) are a sub-Himalayan mountain range running 1,600 km long from the Tista River, Sikkim, through Nepal and India, into northern Pakistan. ...

External links

• GSI - Official website
• GSI Geological Park, Saketi H.P.
• GSI on Banglapedia