Marine Micropaleontology
Group
Coordinator— Dr. Rahul Garg

Mandate

• High resolution integrated microplankton biostratigraphy of Mesozoic-Cenozoic successions
• Interpretation of T/R Cycles, palaeoenvironment & Sea level changes in sequence stratigraphic framework based on palynofacies
• Biotic Turnover across time boundaries, periods of environmental stress & extinction catastrophes
• Biotic proxy signals for palaeoproductivity & climatic shifts
• Endemism & palaeobiogeographic patterns
• Composition of calcareous algal flora & application in  palaeo-bathymetry,  palaeoecology & palaeobiogeography

Projects

Personnel

6.1

High Resolution Biostratigraphy, Biotic turnover, Paleoclimate and relative Sea Level Changes during Late Cretaceous-Early Paleogene (~80-35 Ma) in South Shillong Plateau, Meghalaya, Northeastern India.

Rahul Garg
Khowaja Ateeq.
Vandana Prasad

6.2

Mesozoic nannofossils from western Indian continental shelves and its palaeobiogeographic significance

Jyotsana Rai
Abha

6.3

Integrated diatom stratigraphy and palynofacies analysis of Tertiary sediments of Andaman-Nicobar Group of Islands; Implication to Palaeoclimate and basin evolution.

Samir Sarkar

6.4

Taxonomic analysis of calcareous algae from the Cenozoic sediments of Andaman – Nicobar Basin and its implications on palaeogeography, palaeoecology and palaeobathymetry

A.K. Ghosh

Organic Petrology
Group
Coordinator—Dr.N.C. Mehrotra
                        (Director)  

Mandate

• Maceral composition & Rank (Maturity) studies for categorization of Indian coals & lignites
• Characterisation of Organic facies
• Thermal maturity & Fluorescence alteration behaviour of Organic Microconstituents
• Depositional history of coal & lignite deposits
• Applications in Coal Bed Methane & Source Rock Evaluation

Projects

Personnel

7.1

Biopetrological investigations on the coals of Wardha-Godavari coalfields in relation to Coal Bed Methane

O.S. Sarate

7.3

Organic petrological and geochemical characterization of South Indian lignite deposits

Rakesh Saxena

7.4

Organic matter characterization of Lignite-bearing Successions of western India

N C Mehrotra
A. Singh,
B D Singh,
Om Prakash

Fossil Fuel Exploration Research Group
Coordinator—Dr. N.C. Mehrotra
                        (Director)  

Mandate

• Veritable support to Fossil Fuel Industry in geo-scientific requirements in high-resolution Biostratigraphy, Palynofacies, Palaeoenvironmental modeling & Source Rock Evaluation.
• Development of palynological/ microfossil database.
• Establishment of organic geochemistry facilities for Source Rock Analysis

Project

Personnel

8.1

Development of Advance Centre of Applied Palynology and Stratigraphy for Fossil Fuel Exploration Research

N.C. Mehrotra
Rahul Garg
Neerja Jha
SKM Tripathi
Madhav Kumar
Khowaja Ateequz.
Rajani Tewari
Alpana Singh
BD Singh
Jyotsana Rai
Anupam Sharma
Vandana Prasad
Vartika Singh
Krishna G. Mishra