Janardan Prasad appointed new Director-General of the Geological Survey of India

Daily Current Affairs / Janardan Prasad appointed new Director-General of the Geological Survey of India

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: June 05 2023

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Mr. Prasad, who took charge of the 174-year-old institution on June 1, succeeds Dr. S. Raju
Prasad is an MSc in Geology from Patna University and joined GSI, Gandhinagar, as a geologist in 1988.
He was also posted in Shillong, Patna, Faridabad, Ranchi and Hyderabad in various capacities
Shri Prasad has good experience in metallurgy and mineral exploration studies

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Janardan Prasad appointed new Director-General of the Geological Survey of India