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In 2006-07, net annual balance of the Chorabari Glacier was calculated negative (-) amounting to 4.54x106m3 of water equivalent (w. e.) with specific balance of (-) 0.77m. The ELA was marked at an altitude of 5055 m (5050 m in 2006). Annual mean mass balance of Dokriani and Chorabari Glaciers from 1992-93 to 1999-2000 was -2.25X196 m3 a-1 w. e. Substantial wasting by -2.5 to -3.0 m w.e. a-1 in the ablation area, compared to the mass gain by 0.45 to 0.55 m w.e. a-1 in the accumulation area was recorded    The existing seismological network in the Kangra�Chamba sector has been upgraded with 12 three-component digital seismometers which has been successful obtain new insight on the nature and sources of continued clustered seismicity. The minimum 1D velocity model derived through travel-time-distance plots and travel-time inversion of P and S phases divides the average 44 km thick crust into four layers.    Geological field, petrographic, and anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) studies help in understanding the evolutionary history of the Garhwal synform that lies in the western Outer Lesser Himalaya.    The first report of Proterozoic microfossils in the cherty dolomites of the Proterozoic Buxa Formation units of the Ranjit River stratigraphic section northwest of Rishi, Sikkim, India demonstrates that firm evidence of early life can be adduced from even a minuscule amount of fossil-bearing ancient rock.    The geomorphic units, fan terrace T3, a high-angle fan, terrace T2, terrace T1 and a low-angle fan at the exit of Brahmaputra River at Pasighat in the NE Himalaya inform about the climate tectonic interplay.

	Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun WIHG, established in 1968 is an autonomous research Institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Previously named as the Institute of Himalayan Geology, it was renamed as the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology in memory of its founder-the late Prof. D.N. Wadia. In the last 40 years the Institute, while continuously striving to unravel the geological truth related to building of the majestic Himalaya, has grown into a centre of excellence and is internationally recognised as an Institute dedicated to research in Himalayan geology with well equipped laboratories and other infrastructural facilities for undertaking advance level of research in the country. The Institute at present has on its roll 64 scientists, several research students along with administration and supporting technical staff. WIHG carries out basic research in Himalayan Geology and related fields which includes geodynamic evolution, mountain building processes, geoenvironment, seismotectonics and natural resources.                                                                                          Read More...		Awards/Honours   2012 - Director, WIHG Prof. Anil K. Gupta has been awarded prestigious J.C. Bose Fellowship and Elected as Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS) Trieste, Italy 2012 - Dr Koushik Sen has been conferred with 'K Naha Award' by the Geological Society of India"   Research and Summer Fellowships: Applications are invited from students aspiring to pursue doctoral and postdoctoral research and summer training at WIHG. Click Herefor more details  Forthcoming Events National Conference on GREEN EARTH with FOCUS ON THE HIMALAYA  (OCTOBER 18 & 19, 2012) Click Here for more details Seventy-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore during 2-4 Nov. 2012  Click Here for details