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Appointments
Dinesh V. Ganvir takes charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India
Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir assumed charge as the 55th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), an attached office of the Ministry of Mines. He was earlier Additional Director General, Central Region (Nagpur). His stated priorities include critical and strategic minerals, offshore exploration, landslide early warning and glacier studies.
Exam points
- New DG, GSI: Dinesh Vitthalrao Ganvir (55th)
- GSI is an attached office of the Ministry of Mines
- GSI was set up in 1851; headquarters in Kolkata
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