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Scope Of Geology

Scope Of Geology.......
                         
It is a well established interdisciplinary branch of Science and has a scope in different fields:

         

          Marine Geologist

           Studies marine environment. With the help of remote sensing they locate old

           rocks and vegetations and effects on sea and atmosphere.

          Petrologist
 Conducts explorations for new oil and gas fields both the onshore and offshore

          activity. All types of survey like geophysical and seismic surveys are carried out

          before drilling

          Geohydrologist

           Locates and assesses sources of water and also find threats which can pollute the

           water.

           Hydrologist

          Studies underground sources of water and all related parameters to it like

          infiltration and pollution threats.

          Paleontologist

          Works with fossils (dead remain of creatures and plants). They estimate their age

          and try to find how the earth was at that time and what lead to their deaths.

          Seismologist

          Works with movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, which causes earthquakes.

          Surveyor

           Collects data about land and sea and maintain a database and keep monitoring

           the changes in data with past and present values.


Who hire Geologists?


          Geological Survey of India (GSI)

          Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

          Directorate of Geology and Mining (DGM)

          Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM)

          Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

          Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

          National Geophysical Institute (NGRI)

          Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun

          Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)


Public Sector Undertakings(PSU)


          Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC)

          National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC)

          National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

          Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation (MMTC)

          National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA)

          State Mining Corporation (SMC)

          National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC)

          National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)

      

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