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From the desk of the Patron          B. Mishra i-iv
Section-I
Peer Reviewed papers
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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

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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
Section-II
15. List of reviewers Vol.4 (2025) 217

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Peer Reviewed papers
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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.,

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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*
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Preface           A.P. Pradeepkumar i
From the desk of the Patron          B. Mishra ii
Section-I
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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
Section-II
12. Earth System Science Panorama. B. Mishra 113
Section-III
13. List of reviewers contributing to Volume 3, 2024 A.P. Pradeepkumar 123
Section-IV
14. CEHESH Award Notification,2024 CEHESH TRUST OF INDIA 124

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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

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4. Digital Stratigraphic Lexicon of the Krishna-Godavari Basin, India.          D. S. N. Raju,
Mamallapalli O’Neil,∗,
A. Nallapa Reddy

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5. Copper slag: An alternative raw material for the cement industry.          Arunachala Sadangi

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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

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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

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10. Assessment of the air quality in and around Joda Iron ore mining, Keonjhar District, Odisha          Sunita Pradhan,
Madhumita Das

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Section-II
11. Earth System Science Panorama. B. Mishra 116–121
12. Upcoming Conferences A.P. Pradeepkumar 122
Section-III
13. OBITUARY        B.Mishra and
S.Samantaray		 123

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From the desk of the Patron          B. Mishra ii
Section-I
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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10. Earth System Science Panorama. B. Mishra 85
Section-III
11. GEOHERITAGE Calendar        97
12. CEHESH TRUST OF INDIA Awards - 2023        111
13. Seminars/Workshop and Events - 2024        113




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Topic Author Page
Prelude
Preface A.P. Pradeepkumar i-ii
From the desk of the Patron B. Mishra iii-v
Section II
Correlation between Joint Strikes and Stream Orientation in Seismically Active Regions:
A Case Study Near 2001 Bhuj Earthquake Zone, Gujarat, India 		Siba Sundar Sahu* 01-07
Identification of Erosion Prone Areas around
Mining Regions using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique:
A Case Study of Dipka, Gevra and Kusmunda Coal Complex, Chhattisgarh, India 		Hitesh Malagar,
Ramkamal Bani,
Manoj Kumar Sahu*,
Bhaskar Prasad,
Bhargava Kumar Iyengar,
Tanveer Haidar		 08-17
Energy Dependence on Fossil Fuels and the Need for Unconventional Energy in India Bankim Mahanta*,
Uditangshu Chakraborty,
Kailash Chandra Sahoo,
Prasanta Kumar Mishra		 18-33
Geographic Skew in Disaster Research based on Bibliometric Analysis and Information
Visualization of a High-Impact Journal 		V. R. Renjith,
R. S. Prasanth*,
J. K. Joseph,
K. Akhildev,
A.P. Pradeepkumar		 34-46
Geogenic Arsenic in Groundwater in India- A short review Rudra Mohan Pradhan*
and Ajit Kumar Behera		 47-58
Distribution of Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages in the Surface Sediments of the Manakudy Estuary, Kanyakumari District, Southeast Coast of India P. S. Shiny*,
K. Jisha,
D. R. Sherly
and M. Suresh Gandhi		 59-63
Geophysical Techniques to Delineate Saline and Fresh water aquifers in the Coastal stretch of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India Annmaria K. George,
M. Suresh Gandhi*,
M. Muthukumar		 64-73
Gold Deposits: A Brief Review Ajit Kumar Sahoo*,
Rajagopal Krishnamurthi,
Prabhakar Sangurmath		 74-83
Evaluation of textural characteristics and their associated environments in the core sediments of Muttukadu backwaters, Tamil Nadu, India Emiliya Joy,
Alan Rose,
M Suresh Gandhi*,
G S Gayathri		 84-98
Section III
Earth System Science Panorama           B. Mishra 99-111
Section IV
Upcoming Conference and Meetings        R.M. Pradhan 112



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Topic Author Page
From the desk of the Editor-in-Chief B. Mishra 1-5
Section II
Paragenetic conditions of concretions in the Neogene clastic sediments
of NW Borneo: Evidence from morphological, petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical data 		R. Nagarajan*, R. Sharveen,
Abdulmajid Ali,
F.L. Kessler,
John Jong, P.D. Roy and S. Srinivasalu		 6-20
Assessment of Ground Water Quality to Identify the Hydrogeochemical Processes in the
Marakkanam Region of Tamilnadu, India 		Abiya Lukose,
M. Suresh Gandhi*,
Selvin Shyam Paul,
and Gowtham. B		 21-33
Uranium Geology, Resources and Production in India- A Review A.K. Sarangi* 34-43
Spatial analysis of Biomass Cover status around an Iron ore mine in the Kalimati forest area
of the Joda mining circle of Keonjhar district by using the NDVI application 		Prithwiraj Sahu* and DM Kumawat* 44-50
A New Method of Utilization of Mining Waste as an Aggregate Arunachala Sadangi* and Pranav Desai 51-56
Utilisation potential of Low-Grade Siliceous Manganese ore from Balangir district, Odisha, India Rabinarayan Muduli, Somnath Khaoash* and Patitapaban Mishra 57-61
Asteroids: Origin, Distribution and Relation to Meteorites Surya Snata Rout* 62-70
Section III
A Linguistic Guide for Field Investigations of the Cretaceous Outcrops of Ariyalur Area,
Cauvery Basin, Southern India.          		 R. Nagendra*, A. Nallapa Reddy and
Gobala Krishnan		 71-73
Section IV
Earth System Science Panorama        B. Mishra 74-95
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Recipient Page
National Award for Environment Protection                                             Sj Ramesh Chandra Mishra 96



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From The Desk of the Editor-in Chief                                                                   B.Mishra      1
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Peer - reviewed research and review articles
Ground water contamination –A Review B.K.Sahu 2-7
Rock Magnetic Properties of a Paleolake Sedimentary sequence,Binta Basin, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India M. Venkateshwarlu and
N.Ramesh Babu P 		8-15
Response of living benthicforaminifera to environmental variables in the Anchuthengu estuary, Kerala Jeshma. P,
Suresh Gandhi,
R. Tharun and
A. Nallapa Reddy 		16-27
Morphometric analysis of twomilli- watersheds in Deccan Volcanic Province of Dangs District, Gujarat, India. Chinmay U. Dongare*,
Shriti Mukherjee
and Bhushan S. Deota		 28-35
Infrared spectroscopic study of charnockite hosted bauxite and associated litho-units from Salem district, Tamil Nadu. Binod Kumar Parida,
Somnath Khaoash and
Patitapaban Mishra		 36-39
Comparision of Clinker characteristics including the Heavy Metal Concentration with and without the use of alternative Fuels Arunachala Sadangi and
Pranav Desai		 40-49
Snowball Earth: A Critical Review on Neoproterozoic Glaciation Nivedita Chakraborty 50-56
Geospatial Tools and Techniques for Ground Water Management: A Review Ch. Sree Lakshmi Pavani,
T. Ranga Vital and
Sheikha Haleem 		57-66
Textural characteristics of Sediments of the lower reaches of the Vellar River, Cuddalore District, Tamilnadu, India Ramkumar.T*,
Vasudevan.S,
Vigneshwar.J, and
G.Sathiyamoorthy		 67-77
Myth of Chromium Pollution from Chromite Mines with reference to Sukinda. (How Green isthe Sukinda Valley?) K.C.Sahu 78-82
Potential for subsurface complex impact structures as sites for carbon sequestration David T. King, Jr. 83-92
Size-segregation and distribution of organic aerosol in different Industrial areas of Raipur region Shobhana Ramteke,
Bharat Lal Sahu*,
Sandhya Savita,
Bijnaneswar Mondal,
Khageshwar Singh Patel,
Hong Ren and
Pingqing Fu		 93-110
Understanding planetary formation in the early solar system Swarna Prava Das,
Guneshwar Thangjam, and
Surya Snata Rout 		111-114
Section II
Earth System Science Panorama Compilation and Revampification            B.Mishra    115-137
Section III
Recipient Page
GEO-EXCELLENCE AWARD, 2022 - ACCREDITATION                                             Dr David T .King Jr 138
YOUTH AWARD FOR ACADEMIC DISTINCTION, 2022 - ACCREDITATION                                             Dr.Nivedita Chakraborty 139