C-DAC–GSI MoU

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and Geological Survey of India (GSI) signed an MoU to use advanced technology in geoscience, mineral exploration and disaster management.

Key Technologies

• High-Performance Computing (HPC)
• Artificial Intelligence
• 3D subsurface mapping
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Disaster Management Applications

• Landslide monitoring
• Early-warning systems
• Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) studies

Significance

• Critical mineral exploration
• Rare Earth Elements (REE) exploration
• Economic security
• Technological self-reliance

Static Fact

GSI

• Established: 1851
• Ministry: Ministry of Mines
• Headquarters: Kolkata

UPSC Link

AI + Geospatial Technology + Disaster Management + Critical Minerals