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IS THERE A CONTINENT HIDDEN BELOW THE ARABIAN SEA?
Zealandia has caught the imagination of geoscientific world and reams of paper and netspace has been dedicated to announcing arrival of this new ‘continent’ on the block. Geoscientists have been working hard and long to identify the signatures that could mark a sunken landmass as a continent. They... more
THE NEW MEGHALAYAN AGE: (WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IS...
THE NEW MEGHALAYAN AGE:  WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY? The human race has divided time into different units since it culturally stumbled upon the abstract concept of time. We have broken time into variable slices like millennia, century, decade, hour, minute, second and so on. The... more
FACE OFF WITH THE SUN
FACE OFF WITH THE SUN The civilizations the world over have many myths and legends depicting powerful and divine individuals making a go at the sun. The end is more often than not quite discouraging. They always burn out near the sun. But, these folklores are symptomatic of humanity’s... more
BREAKING UP OF ICEBERGS AT ANTARCTICA: WHAT DOES...
India is far away from Antarctica and the proceedings that take place over there should not be of concern to it. This is the feeling of most of us sane Indians. However, the natural system that the Earth is operating and dealing with leaves no room for such complacency. The Earth is an integrated... more
MESOSPHERE AND LOWER THERMOSPHERE (MLT): DYNAMICS...
Anybody who travels frequently will know that weather can change dramatically from one place to another. If this travel is done vertically, into the sky, then this change is all the more spectacular. It changes from a realm of dense molecular setting to an almost empty space. The change in... more
Alibag magnetic obsevatory staff participated in B...
17 September 2022:  Our Alibag magnetic obsevatory staff participated in "Youth rally and Beach cleaning program" organized by Raigad Dist. Collector Office and Alibag Nagar Parishad on the occasion of "International Coastal Clean-up Day" (17th September 2022... more
Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar
9 September 2022 : Dr. Anil Iype, Mr. Sheikbareeth and the contractual employees of  Pondicherry observatory participated in the " Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar" campaign by collecting the trash and discarded non degradable debris from Auroville beach.... more
SWACH SAGAR SURKSHIT SAGAR CAMPAIGN: MURUD BEACH
Active participation of Indian Institute of Geomagnetism in the longest running coastal cleanup campaign, "#SwachhSagarSurakshitSagar campaign" . Scientists & students are cleaning MURUD beach, Raigad, Maharashtra on 29 August 2022... more
Science outreach SGRC, Shillong
29 Aug 2022: IIG staff Abhilash K.S. and Dr. Srinivas Nayak delivered talk at department of Geography, Saint Claret College (Ziro), during their field work trip.  
Reached the Unreached
Reached the Unreached: Our team of Scientists/Scholar (Dr. Chinmaya Nayak, Mr. Nilesh and Ms. Pranali) visited Adya Krantiveer Vasudev Balwant Phadke Vidyalay, Panvel to ignite young minds. Dr. Chinmaya explained the importance of Geomagnetism to enthusiastic students... more
Sharing Antarctic expedition experience with cadet...
12 August 2022: Dr. Gopi Seemala, sharing Antarctic expedition experience with cadets and faculties at Indian Maritime University  
Reach the Unreached
2-day Science Outreach Activity conducted by our KSKGRL, IIG scientists at Munshi Ramanad Singh School & College, Prayagraj. Lectures were delivered to inspire young students.  
Scientist of IIG inspired and motivated young stud...
KSKGRL IIG, Scientist visited Nehru Gram Bharati (Deemed University), Hanumanganj, Prayagraj on 18 July 2022 and interacted with UG/PG students of physics department. They delivered lectures on theme "Research Activities & Facilities at KSKGRL IIG Prayagraj... more
Environment Day celebration: A guest lecture by Pr...
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism celebrated World Environment Day with cleanliness drive and tree plantation in and around IIG campuses on 6th June 2022. Regional Centers and magnetic observatories of IIG have participated actively in this celebration. Prof. V. S. Kale, Former Professor and Head,... more
The 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) was celebr...
The 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) was celebrated at IIG on 21st June 2022 with Yoga class on various yoga asanas as per the guidelines by Ministry of Ayush. The mental health care is as important as physical health care. A lecture on mental health awareness and importance of Yoga in stress... more
School/College Visit at observatories
ALIBAG M.O. A brief introduction on history of geomagnetism in India, role of Colaba-Alibag magnetic observatories in institutionalizing geomagnetism in India, the utility of network of magnetic observatories all over India was briefly explained. The students and teachers were also exposed to... more
School/College Visit at Regional Centers
ALLAHABAD R.C. Three day Science week celebration with the theme "Reaching the unreached through science and technology" were carried out at KSKGRL during 26th - 28th February 2018. In order to create awareness about the scientific research carried at the RC, power point presentation featuring... more
School/College Visit at HQ
The school/college visitors were acquainted with the basics of geomagnetism, GPS and other related activities carried out at IIG. Posters, models, lab visits and talks were arranged to enlighten them on the advances made at IIG in the field of geomagnetism and allied areas. All the activities were... more