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On 23rd March 2026, Dr. Shreekrishna Deshpande, Former Head of Corporate Planning and Former Head of Exploration (Northeastern States), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), delivered the prestigious Dr. K. R. Surange Memorial Lecture at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) premises.
International Women’s Day 2026
Dr. Swati Tripathi (Scientist-E) presented at the National Conference on Geoscience, Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (GEOCON-2026), Lucknow University (13-14 March 2026),
Dr. Poonam Verma, Scientist ‘E’ at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, has been conferred the “Vigyan Anusandhan Gaurav–2026” award on 14 March 2026 at the SR Group of Institutions, marking National Science Education Day and the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein.
Mitra Rajak, Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at AcSIR, for representing the institute at the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Open Science Conference 2026, held from 9–12 February 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Launch of the weekly science radio programme Kahani Dharti Ki on the occasion of National Science Day 2026, in collaboration with Radio KGMU Goonj 89.6 MHz
On February 26, 2026, the valedictory function of the 2-day International workshop on "Artificial intelligence, Cyber Security and Forensic DNA for Viksit Bharat" was held at the UPSIFS. During the event, Prof. M.G. Thakkar, Director of the BSIP, and Prof. G.K. Goswami, Director of UPSIFS, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions.
Prof. M.G. Thakkar, Director, BSIP graced as Chief Guest at a national seminar on “Indian Knowledge System in Geology & Management of Geoheritage Sites of Madhya Pradesh,” organized by the School of Studies in Earth Sciences, Jiwaji University, Gwalior on February 25, 2026
Mr. Anand Rajoriya,SRF,BSIP was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 12th International Conference on Isotopes (12ICI) held in Florence, Italy (15–19 February 2026)
Students from Seth M. R. Jaipuria School, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, visited the Museum of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) on February 25, 2026
Dr. Shilpa Pandey, Scientist-E, invited as Resource Person at IIT, Gandhinagar on 09–11 Feb 2026, delivered a talk on “Mangroves as Natural Capital Insights from Field Observations for a Sustainable Blue Economy” to senior IFS officers.
On 21 February 2026, the Department of Biosciences at VNSGU, Surat organized a conference on “Biological Tools for Sustainable Environment.” The Director, BSIP, Prof. M. G. Thakkar, attended as the Special Guest and Keynote Speaker.
Prof. Mahesh G. Thakkar, Director, BSIP, warmly welcomed the Executive Committee of the INQUA and the Chairs of various INQUA Commissions during their visit to Lucknow
Honoured to welcome the Executive Committee of INQUA and Chairs of various INQUA Commissions to Indira Gandhi Pratishthan Convention Centre, the prestigious venue for the XXII INQUA Congress 2027 (28 Jan–03 Feb), in the vibrant host city of Lucknow.
Dr Shilpa Pandey, Scientist-E delivered a talk on “Andaman Island Mangroves as Archives of Palaeoclimate & Climate Crisis” at Pondicherry University, Port Blair (30 Jan. 2026). Inspired to see students eager to join mangrove field research
Dr. Kamlesh Kumar (CVO, BSIP) attended the 3-day DST Administrative Vigilance Training Programme from 4-6 Feb. 2026 at INSA, New Delhi
37th Gujarat Science Congress held at Atal-Kalam Bhavan in Gujarat University, Prof. M. G. Thakkar, Director, BSIP delivered a keynote speech on "From Geological Archives to Human Futures: Learning from Earth’s Record of Disasters".
BSIP organized a specialized 3-day Capacity Building Workshop on Rock Magnetism in Earth Science (RMES-2026)
BSIP Participation at 3rd Indian Quaternary Congress (IQC), IITM, Pune
BSIP participated in Science Expo–2026, inaugurated by Brajesh Pathak, Hon’ble Deputy CM, UP, at Regional Science City, Lucknow.
SCIENCE EXPO - Glimpses of the Valedictory Function organised at the Regional Science City
BSIP has organized a specialized 3-days Capacity Building Workshop on RMES-2026 Feb 2 to 4, 2026

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Bid Number: GEM/2026/B/7375767 : Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) System [Last Date: 30-04-2026] View PDF
Applications are invited for the post of Project Assistant (01) under the ANRF sponsored project (File No.: ANRF/IRG/2025/000428/EAS). PI: Dr Anurag Kumar, Scientist -C, Detailed advertisement attached. [ Last date of Apply: 10th May 2026] [Last Date: 11-05-2026] View PDF
Revised Guidelines for C14 sample submission and data usage [Last Date: 30-12-2026] View PDF
List of Research Scholars, Research Associates and other post doctoral Fellows at BSIP wef. 12.02.2026 [Last Date: 12-12-2027] View PDF

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International Women’s Day 2026

Dr. Swati Tripathi (Scientist-E) presented at the National Conference on Geoscience, Climate Change and Sustainable Environment (GEOCON-2026), Lucknow University (13-14 March 2026),

Dr. Poonam Verma, Scientist ‘E’ at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, has been conferred the “Vigyan Anusandhan Gaurav–2026” award on 14 March 2026 at the SR Group of Institutions, marking National Science Education Day and the birth anniversary of Albert Einstein.

Mitra Rajak, Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at AcSIR, for representing the institute at the Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Open Science Conference 2026, held from 9–12 February 2026 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Launch of the weekly science radio programme Kahani Dharti Ki on the occasion of National Science Day 2026, in collaboration with Radio KGMU Goonj 89.6 MHz

Prof. M.G. Thakkar, Director, BSIP graced as Chief Guest at a national seminar on “Indian Knowledge System in Geology & Management of Geoheritage Sites of Madhya Pradesh,” organized by the School of Studies in Earth Sciences, Jiwaji University, Gwalior on February 25, 2026

Mr. Anand Rajoriya,SRF,BSIP was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award at the 12th International Conference on Isotopes (12ICI) held in Florence, Italy (15–19 February 2026)

Students from Seth M. R. Jaipuria School, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, visited the Museum of the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP) on February 25, 2026

Dr. Shilpa Pandey, Scientist-E, invited as Resource Person at IIT, Gandhinagar on 09–11 Feb 2026, delivered a talk on “Mangroves as Natural Capital Insights from Field Observations for a Sustainable Blue Economy” to senior IFS officers.

On 21 February 2026, the Department of Biosciences at VNSGU, Surat organized a conference on “Biological Tools for Sustainable Environment.” The Director, BSIP, Prof. M. G. Thakkar, attended as the Special Guest and Keynote Speaker.

Prof. Mahesh G. Thakkar, Director, BSIP, warmly welcomed the Executive Committee of the INQUA and the Chairs of various INQUA Commissions during their visit to Lucknow

Honoured to welcome the Executive Committee of INQUA and Chairs of various INQUA Commissions to Indira Gandhi Pratishthan Convention Centre, the prestigious venue for the XXII INQUA Congress 2027 (28 Jan–03 Feb), in the vibrant host city of Lucknow.

Dr Shilpa Pandey, Scientist-E delivered a talk on “Andaman Island Mangroves as Archives of Palaeoclimate & Climate Crisis” at Pondicherry University, Port Blair (30 Jan. 2026). Inspired to see students eager to join mangrove field research

Dr. Kamlesh Kumar (CVO, BSIP) attended the 3-day DST Administrative Vigilance Training Programme from 4-6 Feb. 2026 at INSA, New Delhi

37th Gujarat Science Congress held at Atal-Kalam Bhavan in Gujarat University, Prof. M. G. Thakkar, Director, BSIP delivered a keynote speech on "From Geological Archives to Human Futures: Learning from Earth’s Record of Disasters".

BSIP organized a specialized 3-day Capacity Building Workshop on Rock Magnetism in Earth Science (RMES-2026)

BSIP Participation at 3rd Indian Quaternary Congress (IQC), IITM, Pune

BSIP participated in Science Expo–2026, inaugurated by Brajesh Pathak, Hon’ble Deputy CM, UP, at Regional Science City, Lucknow.

SCIENCE EXPO - Glimpses of the Valedictory Function organised at the Regional Science City

BSIP has organized a specialized 3-days Capacity Building Workshop on RMES-2026 Feb 2 to 4, 2026

BSIP At A Glance

Founder

Prof. Birbal Sahni, FRS

Founder BSIP

Director

Prof. Mahesh G. Thakkar

Director

Research Highlights

Notices/Updates

Research Activity

Recent Events

Career

Staff

Museum

CPGG

Event Calendar

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