Geological Survey of India (GSI) Hosts 65th Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) Meeting

Key facts

• The Geological Survey of India (GSI), under the Ministry of Mines, will host the 65th meeting of the Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) on 21 January 2026 at the A. P. Shinde Symposium Hall, ICAR, Pusa, New Delhi.
• The CGPB serves as GSI’s apex coordination platform where the organisation’s Annual Field Season Programme (FSP) is presented, scrutinised, and finalised.
• Exploration focuses on critical and strategic minerals such as lithium, rare earth elements (REEs), graphite, platinum group elements (PGEs), vanadium, scandium, and cesium, in alignment with India’s energy transition goals.
• The GSI will adopt next-generation exploration technologies, including AI and machine learning-based data integration, advanced geophysical surveys, hyperspectral remote sensing, deep drilling, and mineral system-based studies.
• The Annual Programme for Field Season 2026–27 comprises 1,068 rigorously peer-reviewed projects across multiple earth-science disciplines, including carbon sequestration studies and offshore exploration.
• Environmental initiatives include landslide hazard zonation and slope stability studies, with a focus on disaster risk reduction in the Himalayan and North-Eastern regions.