The second meeting of the Geoscience Advisory Council
(GAC) held under the chairmanship of Dinsha J.Patel, Minister of
State (Independent Charge) for Mines here today. While addressing the
meeting the Minister stressed the importance of mineral resources that
play a key role for economic development. The Minister expressed his
concern about the scarcity of water which is vital for the well being of
the society. He said that Geoscience community should address to the
additional availability of water resource.
The Minister also urged scientific community for exploring deep-seated
mineral deposits. He desired the members of the council to deliberate on
the terms of references of the council and come up with innovative
suggestions to guide the Geosciences activities of the country.
The Secretary Shri Vishwapati Trivedi in his address stressed on the
relevance of a common forum to bring together the scientific
institutions engaged in varied geoscientific activities for the
advancement of geosciences for the benefit of humankind. He said that
one of the foremost objectives of the GAC is to explore opportunities
for long term strategic partnerships or cooperative arrangements with
Central and State Ministries, Institutions, Universities and Private
sector. In his address, the Secretary also emphasized the issues of
exploring new areas of R&D, data management and sharing,
environment, augmentation of natural resources and popularizing
geosciences among the masses.
The Geoscience Advisory Council (GAC) is the highest policy planning
forum to advise the Ministry of Mines and the Geological Survey of India
in the matters of Earth Sciences. The Council comprises of Secretary
level officials of the Govt. of India and Head of Departments of
Governmental organizations and nominated experts who have long standing
experience in various disciplines of Earth Sciences. The Council is
expected to provide direction for framing concrete policies and
appropriate road map for implementing the same.
Various GAC members like Dr.A.K.Singhvi, Prof.Mihir Deb, Prof.
S.K.Tandon, Dr.Anupendu Gupta and representatives from different
Ministries and Departments expressed their expert opinion on the lines
of the Terms of References of the GAC for taking further crystallizing
the mandate of GAC.
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