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CSIR-NGRI marks 66th foundation day with focus on climate research
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Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, Professor of Eminence at IIT Kharagpur, attended the event as chief guest and delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on “Proxies in Climate Research”.
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The CSIR–National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad, celebrated its 66th Foundation Day alongside the 85th Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), highlighting its research achievements, institutional initiatives and contributions of its personnel.
Professor Anil Kumar Gupta, Professor of Eminence at IIT Kharagpur, attended the event as chief guest and delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on “Proxies in Climate Research”. CSIR-NGRI Director Dr Prakash Kumar welcomed the guest and outlined the institute’s progress and major achievements over the past three years.
In his lecture, Professor Gupta discussed how natural records, including marine sediments, lake deposits, cave formations, tree rings and ice cores, help scientists reconstruct past climate conditions. These records provide insights into long-term changes in temperature, rainfall, monsoon patterns and ocean circulation.
He highlighted the importance of combining multiple climate proxies with reliable chronological data to improve climate reconstructions. The lecture covered major Quaternary climate events, including the Mid-Pleistocene Transition and the Last Glacial Maximum, as well as the influence of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole on the Indian summer monsoon.
Professor Gupta also examined the evolution of the Indian monsoon in relation to geological developments, including the closure of the Tethys Ocean, the collision of the Indian and Asian plates, and the uplift of the Himalaya–Tibet region.
The event also highlighted CSIR-NGRI’s research priorities under Dr Prakash Kumar’s leadership, including natural hazard assessment, critical minerals, geothermal energy and carbon capture, utilisation and storage.
As part of the celebrations, employees completing 25 years of service and those who retired during the previous year were felicitated. Stipends were also presented to the children of institute employees who had excelled in sports.
A compendium documenting the contributions of women scientists and technical personnel at the institute was released. The chief guest also inaugurated DigiBite, an in-house-developed application intended to streamline canteen management and improve internal services.
The programme was organised with the involvement of B. P. K. Patro, chairman of the Foundation Day celebrations, Dr Devender Kumar and other institute personnel. Dr H. V. S. Satyanarayana delivered the vote of thanks.
