Organizer: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Venue: Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun
Description:
WIHG, established in 1968 is an autonomous research Institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Previously named as the Institute of Himalayan Geology, it was renamed as the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in memory of its founder-the late Prof. D.N. Wadia. In the last 40 years the Institute, while continuously striving to unravel the geological truth related to building of the majestic Himalaya, has grown into a centre of excellence and is internationally recognised as an Institute dedicated to research in Himalayan geology with well equipped laboratories and other infrastructural facilities for undertaking advance level of research in the country.
This Conference will be followed by one day post seminar field excursion on November 5, 2011. The themes will include continental and marine records of climate, source-sink relationship, extreme change in the monsoon, Himalayan exhumation, crustal evolution and geodynamics.
Contact Details:
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,
33 GMS Road,
Dehradun - 248001
Tel: +91 (0135) 2525 103
Email: director@wihg.res.in
Website: http://wihg.res.in/
/events/international-conference-indian-monsoon-and-himalayan-geodynamics-wadia-institute-himalayan