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1.	Significance of Grain-Size Reduction and Clast Frequency–Size Variations in the Salem Pseudotachylites, south India	Honey H. Das 1∗, A. Bhattacharya 2, Antony Gilroy 1, Naveen P.U. 1 1 Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics, School of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 016, India 2 180B, Hijli Co-operative Society, Kharagpur 721 306, India ARTICLE HISTORY Received: 03 July 2026 Revised: 20 Aug 2026 Accepted: 23 Aug 2026 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22088771	1-17
2.	Untapped Niobium and Vanadium Mineralization and Exploration Potential of Amba Dongar Carbonatite Diatreme, Gujarat, India	Shrinivas G. Viladkar * Carbonatite Research Centre, Amba Dongar, Late Prof. R.N. Sukheswala Carbonatite Museum, Kadipani, Gujarat, 390117, India ARTICLE HISTORY Received: 04 July 2026 Revised: 02 Sep 2026 Accepted: 04 Sep 2026 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22308846	18–24
3.	Multi-Temporal Assessment of Shoreline and Mapped Beach-Area Changes Along the Sanghumukham–Veli Coast, Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala, India, using Remote Sensing and GIS	G. Indu* Department of Geology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581, Kerala, India ARTICLE HISTORY Received: 15 Aug 2026 Revised: 27 Aug 2026 Accepted: 30 Aug 2026 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22648056	25–35

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1.	Exotic Mineralogy of Newania Rauhaugite, India	Shrinivas G. Viladkar∗	1-4
2.	Mineralogy and geochemistry of nephelinite–phonolite occurrences from Barmer region, Rajasthan, India	Shrinivas G. Viladkar 1, V.A. Zaitsev 2	5–21
3.	Investigating above-ground biomass and carbon sequestration potential in the pursuit of carbon neutrality via academic institutions	Akshaya Vinod T 1, Amalu Shaju 1,*, Baiju K.R. 1,3,Abin Varghese 2	22–32
4.	Mechanism controlling hydrochemisty and water quality assessment of a tropical river system, Kerala, India	Shabna Sherin, Arunkumar K.S. *, Samreena Mohammed	33–49
5.	Peak-metamorphic conditions derived from conventional geothermobarometry and pseudosection modelling of enderbites from the southeastern Madurai Block, southern India	G. Indu∗, E. Shaji, R.B. Binojkumar	50–59
6.	GIS-based slope-stability zonation for soil-slide hazard assessment in Kottayam, Kerala, India	K K Ajay∗, Jeenu Jose, Xavier Thomas	60–75
7.	Magnetic petrofabric and petrographic evidence for late- to post-tectonic emplacement of the Kalpetta Granite, Nilgiri Block, Southern Granulite Terrain, India	Pooja Pradeep∗, S. G. Dhanil Dev∗, C. P. Favaz, Anoop Sooraj, P. K. Krishnaprasad	76–95
8.	Contrasting petrogenesis of charnockites across the Kasargod–Mercara Shear Zone, southern India	Saumyaranjan Nanda, S Rekha∗	96–114
9.	Geotectonic evolution of the Himalaya: Wiping out a century-old hangover	B.K. Chakrabarti	115–121
10.	Critical mineral mining and environmental sustainability: Impacts, challenges, and pathways for responsible resource development	Janmejaya Sahoo	122–132
11.	Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater quality and drinking-water suitability in the Killi River Basin, Thiruvananthapuram, India	Arunima M. Lal 1,∗, Rajesh Reghunath 2	133–145
12.	Postmonsoon groundwater quality of Keonjhar urban area, India for drinking and domestic use	BhagyashreeSahoo, DurgaShankarPattanaik ∗	146–154
13.	Quantifying Urban Expansion Patterns Using Shannon’s Entropy and Landscape Expansion Index (LEI): A Remote Sensing Study of Bapatla District, Andhra Pradesh	Sreerama Naik S R ∗, T K Prasad, Jayapal G	155–165

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List of reviewers Vol.5 (2026)

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1.	Compositional diversity of spinel-magnetite association in the metapelites of the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southern India	Resmi S. 1,2, Shaji E. 1∗, Dhanil Dev S.G. 1	1-14
2.	Hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of Nileshwaram river basin of Kerala, southern India	K.V. Sarath 1∗, Namitha Ajay 1, Alka Absur2, V. Nandakumar2, , E. Shaji 1	15–36
3.	A note on the calcite-dolomite exsolution in the carbonatite magma of Amba Dongar diatreme, Gujarat, India	Shrinivas G. Viladkar * Carbonatite Research Center, Amba Dongar, Kadipani, Gujarat 391170, India	37-43
4.	From frozen reservoirs to environmental threats: The dual role of methane hydrates	N. Shinu 1, S. Lasitha2∗	44–52
5.	Textural and geochemical characteristics of sediments in and around Puttetti, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India: Clues to weathering and environment	Athira Aji 1, N. Shinu 1∗, Anjana A.V. Panicker 1, Pavithra Saji S. 1, Lasitha S. 2	53–68
6.	An integrated approach for subsurface opportunity mapping in a mature gas field, Assam, India	Sumani Das 1*, Durga Shankar Pattnaik 2	69-77
7.	Preliminary geochemical assessment of water from man-made waterways in coastal Andhra Pradesh and its implications for agriculture and public health with a new approach	Siba Sundar Sahu 1*, Barri Satyannarayana2*, Tarun Koley2	78–93
8.	Hydrochemical signatures of industrial pollution: Impacts on surface and groundwater in the Aluva–Kochi Industrial Belt, Kerala, southern India	Nakul T. Sabu 1*, R. Megha 1, J.U. Jyothi 2, P.K. Krishna Prasad 1, E. Shaji 1, A.P. Pradeepkumar 1	94–112
9.	Hydrogeochemical insights into toxic element enrichment in stream waters from parts of Jagtial District, Telangana, India	Janmejaya Sahoo 1, Tusar Chandra Patel22,*, A. Anil Kumar2	113–124
10.	Axinite over tourmaline: A new perspective on boron pathfinders in the gold-bearing zones of Dongargarh-Kotri belt, Central India	Tushar Meshram 1,∗, Nilashree Raychowdhury1, Lovelesh Soni1, Rajkumar Meshram1, Girish Mayachar2, Debjani Sarkar2, Kamal Kannan D3, Savita Chaurpagar1, Rajesh Wasnik1, M L Dora 4, Srinivasa R.Baswani5, Purushottam Dhunde1	125–140
11.	Genesis of bauxites in the Valeryanovskaya zone, Kazakhstan	Ichshenko A.M.∗, Shalabayev A.Zh., Makat D.K.	141–157
12.	Two decades of progress: A comprehensive review of paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic research in the northwestern Bay of Bengal(2000–2024)	Veena G. Viswam, N. R. Nisha	158–181
13.	Geochemistry and chemical (Th–U–Pb) monazite age of Pamuru Granite interface of Nellore Schist Belt and Nallamalai Fold Belt, Southern India: Implication for Columbia Break up and Pan-African assembly	Mrunalini V. Khond 1∗, Tushar Meshram 2, Tarun Koley3, Mahima M.3	182–206
14.	Comprehensive analysis of shoreline fluctuation pattern in and around Gangasagar Coast, Sundarbans Delta, India	Arnab Saha1, Dola Chakraborty 2∗	207–216

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15.	List of reviewers Vol.4 (2025)		217
16.	CEHESH Award Notification,2025	CEHESH TRUST OF INDIA	218

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1.	Integrated spatio-temporal analysis of coastal shoreline dynamics of Kozhikode district, southwest India, using remote sensing and Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS)	Arun P.R. ∗, Muhamed Bin Rahman K., Sreeja R., Thanooja P.V., Megha S.B.,	1-15
2.	Enhancing disaster resilience through women’s self-help groups: A community-based study of Kudumbashree members in Poonjar Thekkekara panchayat, Kottayam, Kerala, India	Sumi Sivan , Megha N. Nair, Shibu K. Mani∗,, Baiju K.R.,	16–28
3.	Modelling fault networks in the Shizidun tungsten deposit in Yangtze Block, South China Craton	Awei Mabi*, Niuben Yu, Hao Zhong, Dekang Chen, Jizhong Tong, Linbing Yu	29–37
4.	Space-based assessment of changes in terrestrial carbon sequestration with special reference to the proposed Silver Line railway project (K-rail) corridor in Kerala, India	Shilpa Sudhi, Sumith Satheendran S. ∗	38–55
5.	Madhavaram metavolcanic belt, Southern India: spatial continuity of Neoarchean Raichur–Gadwal schist belt, Eastern Dharwar Craton	V.V. Sesha Sai , Mrunalini V. Khond∗, Namrata Mahanata	56–67
6.	Reaction textures and metamorphic evolution of spinel-bearing metapelites of Kerala Khondalite Belt, Southern Granulite Terrain, India	Arun J. John ∗, V. Nandakumar	68–82
7.	Fenitized pre-carbonatite Deccan basalts in and around the carbonatite diatreme of Amba Dongar, Gujarat, Western India	Shrinivas G. Viladkar ∗	83–94
8.	Two decades after the catastrophe: Reflections and lessons from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami	A.U. Anish ∗, Sreenandana Venu, A.B. Krishnaprabha, Mekha Santhosh, S. Anandu, P.S. Sunil	95–103
9.	Hydrochemical characteristics and groundwater assessment of a multi-aquifer system in Alappuzha area, South India	N. Saleena Vahid ∗, R.B. Binoj Kumar, E. Shaji , Jacob Noble	104–124
10.	Assessing seasonal patterns of Water Hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes Mart.) invasion in Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, a Ramsar site using Sentinel-2 data	Ramshida, K., Sudhakar Reddy, C. *	125–134
11.	Assessment of Post-Monsoon Groundwater Quality and its Suitability for Drinking and Domestic use in Sukinda Valley, Odisha, India	Chinmayee Sahoo, Durga Shankar Pattanaik*	135–141

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1.	Assessment of Stream Water Quality in parts of Sangareddy and Medak Districts, Telangana: Insights for Drinking, Agricultural, and Industrial Requirements	Janmejaya Sahoo∗, A K Sahoo, M Anbu	1-10
2.	Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) Indexed Indian Earth and Planetary Science Journals: An Infometric Analysis and Visualization	V. R. Renjith,1∗, R. S. Prasanth 2, A. P. Pradeepkumar 3	11–24
3.	Geodynamic Model for the Formation of Neoproterozoic A-type Granites in the Western Yangtze Block, China	Awei Mabi	25–28
4.	Evaluation of Groundwater Quality in Thrissur Urban Area, Kerala, Southern India	Yaseen Ali Salih, E. Shaji∗	29–39
5.	Molluscan Shell Dissolution from the Poovar Region, Arabian Sea Coast, India: Implications on Environmental Health	Aswathy S.R.1, Aromal S.B.1, Brahmadathan S.D.1, Gayathri R.1, Mohammed Hathif A.1, Sambu S.R.1, Sreegowri G.M.1, Mohammed Noohu Nazeer 1∗	40–49
6.	Preconcentration of Placer Critical Minerals from Red Sand Dunes	Bhima Rao Raghupatruni∗	50–63
7.	Premonsoon Groundwater Quality of Keonjhar Urban Area for Drinking and Domestic Use	Bhagyashree Sahoo, Durga Shankar Pattanaik∗	64–70
8.	Sources of ore-forming fluid related to uranium mineralization in the Jahaz deposit, North Delhi Fold Belt, India: Inferences from carbon and oxygen isotopic studies	Priyanka Mishra1, Rajagopal Krishnamurthi 3,∗ A.P. Kushwaha2, S.K. Sharma3	71–78
9.	Mineralogy of carbonatite-breccia: Amba Dongar carbonatite diatreme, Gujarat, India	Jan Schulzki1, Shrinivas G. Viladkar 2∗, Helmut Schleicher 1	79–92
10.	Holocene coastal wetland evolution in a tropical ecosystem: Sedimentary archives from South Kerala, India	Divya Murali 1∗ Rajesh Reghunath1, Shitha Kannichankandy1, Ravi Bhushan2, K. Anoop Krishnan3	93–102
11.	Late Pliocene variability of the Agulhas Current: Planktic foraminiferal records from southwest Indian Ocean	Rahul Dwivedi 1, Vikram Pratap Singh 1∗, Shivani Pathak 1, Kirti Ranjan Mallick 2, Pravat Kumar Nayak2	103–112

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List of reviewers contributing to Volume 3, 2024

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CEHESH Award Notification,2024

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1.	Hydrogeochemical characterisation of groundwater along the alluvial and lateritic zones of Northern Kerala, India.	Arjun P, Jesiya N, Girish Gopinath,∗, Resmi T R, Swetha T V	1-28
2.	Centennial Assessment of Anthropogenically-Driven Land Use/Land Cover Transformations in a Tropical River Basin, India.	Sabu Joseph1,∗, Prince George, Sheela, A. M., Jibitha J B	29–43
3.	Environmental Forces Shaping Settlement and Subsistence of Ancient Civilization: Tracing the Patterns in Marayoor, Western Ghats, India.	Cutuvam Kumaran Baiju, Balakrishnan Nair Ajaykumar ∗, Mohanachandran Nair Shyleshchandran	44-55
4.	Digital Stratigraphic Lexicon of the Krishna-Godavari Basin, India.	D. S. N. Raju, Mamallapalli O’Neil,∗, A. Nallapa Reddy	56–65
5.	Copper slag: An alternative raw material for the cement industry.	Arunachala Sadangi	66–70
6.	Radar-based urban detection of Greater Cochin Development Area (GCDA), the queen of Arabian sea, Kerala, India.	Sumith Satheendran S.	71–78
7.	Decadal (2013–2022) Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of the Journal of Geological Society of India and Insights into Post-Covid Publication Behaviour.	Renjith V R,∗, Prasanth R S, Rajesh S, Pradeepkumar A P	79–92
8.	Proximate Analysis of Bituminous Coals from Various Gondwana Basins of India: A Comparative Study.	Vikram Pratap Singh,∗, Rahul Dwivedi1, Shivani Pathak, Kirti Ranjan Mallick, Pravat Kumar Nayak	93–100
9.	Petrographic and textural studies of the Bayyaram Iron ore prospect, eastern Dharwar Craton, southern India: implications for ore genesis	A. Mahesh1, V.V. Sesha Sai2,∗, B. Srinivas	101–110
10.	Assessment of the air quality in and around Joda Iron ore mining, Keonjhar District, Odisha	Sunita Pradhan, Madhumita Das	111–115

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11.	Earth System Science Panorama.	B. Mishra	116–121
12.	Upcoming Conferences	A.P. Pradeepkumar	122

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OBITUARY

B.Mishra and S.Samantaray

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1.	Semi-circular, shallow depressions of enigmatic origin as possible indicators of hydrogen venting activity: five established examples and a possible discovery in Central America	David T. King, Jr.*, Richard A. Esposito, Jr.	1
2.	Contrast in deformational structures between the north western and northern margin of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt	Y.K Singh*, Sneha Mojumder, Pujalini Behera, Sukumar Biswal, Anubhab Chatterjee,Siba Sankar Bishoyi, T.K.Biswal	19
3.	Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate sedimentation: A case study within Late Cretaceous Garu damangalam Sandstone Formation, Ariyalur, South India	Nivedita Chakraborty*	25
4.	Facilitating water security through aquifer based groundwater management in a typical river basin in the hard rock terrain of Peninsular India	Mini Chandran*, Mohanavelu Senthilkumar, Nandakumaran P, Raj Kishor Mohanty,Sreenath G, Saritha S	35
5.	Delineating the hydrostratigraphic units, hydrogeological boundaries and disposition of the multilayered aquifer system of Gundar river basin, Southern India through groundwater exploration techniques	Raj Kishor Mohanty* ,Mini Chandran, K Paramasivam	45
6.	Flood simulation in parts of Cuttack city using space inputs	Bhagyashree Sahoo, Santiswarup Sahoo*, Jitunandan Pradhan, Bhabani Shankar Sethi	53
7.	Strategic assessment of copper reserves in India: A framework for resource planning	Janmejaya Sahoo*, Israil Khan	59
8.	A novel approach to supplement plant growth with devotional music: An experimental research on Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.)	Swami Yugal Sharan, Shreerup Goswami*, Pranab Kumar Ghosh, Lalit Kumar Barik, Rajdeep Kumar Saw	69
9.	Geospatial analysis of land use and land cover around iron ore mine near Balda village of Keonjhar district of Odisha using remote sensing satellite data	Prithwiraj Sahu*, D.M. Kumawat, Gourikishore Tripathy	77

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11.	GEOHERITAGE Calendar		97
12.	CEHESH TRUST OF INDIA Awards - 2023		111
13.	Seminars/Workshop and Events - 2024		113