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Research Highlights
- Sahu, S. K., Pillai, S. S. K., Manoj, M. C., Murthy, S., Mathews, R. P., Chattoraj, A., Saxena, A., Sahoo, M., Govil, P., & Prasanna, K. (2026). Integrated multiproxy reconstruction of the Lower Permian Barakar Formation, Giridih Coalfield (Damodar Basin, India): Implications for palaeoenvironment, provenance, and stratigraphy. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Article 108251
- Gupta, S. K., Mathews, R. P., Mallick, M., Chetia, R., Kar, N. R., Singh, A. K., & Sharma, A. (2026). From Peat Mire to Petroleum Source: Kerogen Characteristics, Transformation Kinetics, and Depositional Controls on the Jalipa Lignite Deposits, Western India. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 0: 1-23.
- Gupta, S. K., Mathews, R. P., Mallick, M., Chetia, R., Kar, N. R., Singh, A. K., & Sharma, A. (2026). From Peat Mire to Petroleum Source: Kerogen Characteristics, Transformation Kinetics, and Depositional Controls on the Jalipa Lignite Deposits, Western India. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 0: 1-23.
- Niteshkumar Khonde, Kishor Katange, Gursewak Singh, Abhishek Kumar, D. M. Maurya, Liviu Giosan and Tathagata Ghosh. Recent Sedimentation across Kori Creek in the Western Great Rann of Kachchh Basin: Insights from Tidal Network Changes, Sedimentological, Clay Mineralogical and Rare Earth Element studies. Journal of Coastal Research. 2024
- Kishor Katange, Niteshkumar Khonde, Gursewak Singh, Anupam Sharma, Ravi Bhushan, Partha Sarathi Jena and Ankur Dabhi. Provenance-landscape-climatic constrains on the clay mineral record of the Great Rann of Kachchh basin, Western India. The Holocene. 2026
- Jinamoni Saikia, Niteshkumar Khonde, Kishor Katange, Arjun KV and Kamlesh Kumar. Surface sediment characteristics and mineralogical imprints of arid-landscape dynamics in eastern Great Rann of Kachchh basin. Journal of Sedimentary Environments. 2026
- Niteshkumar Khonde, Deepak M. Maurya, Ravi Bhushan, Arun Deo Singh, Rajesh Agnihotri, Liviu Giosan and L. S. Chamyal. Land-marine interaction phases, organic matter characteristics and productivity changes during the Holocene in the Great Rann of Kachchh basin (GRK), western India. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2026
- Yadav R, Srivastava A, Srivastava R, Yadav DK, Bikkina S, Pokharia AK. Radiocarbon-dated floral evidence from the Mauryan Empire, at Ajatshatru-ka-Quilla Maidan, Rajgir, Nalanda, India. Radiocarbon. Published online 2026:1-9.
- Yadav, R., Srivastava, A., Bhattacharya, G., Mishra, N., Bikkina, S., & Pokharia, A. K. (2026). Insights on agriculture intensification, trade and localised adaptation based on radiocarbon-dated carbonised seeds from the Iron Age to the Early Medieval Period at Uren, Bihar, Eastern India. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 74, 105942
- Swaroop, M., Sharma, S., Yadav, R., Yang, X., Dong, G., Uesugi, A., ... & Pokharia, A. K. (2026). Archaeobotanical data from a Baran settlement (4,300–3,400 yrs bp) in the Ghaggar basin (northwestern India) reveals continuity of the Indus crop package after the Meghalayan stage drought. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 1-15
Notices/Updates
- Office Order dated 21 October 2026 regarding approval of research training for Ms. Hifza Khan under the mentorship of Dr. P. Morthekai at BSIP, Lucknow. [Last Date: 22-11-2026] View PDF
- Invitation – National Workshop on "From Fossils to Future: Palaeobotanical Insights into Climate Change" | 3–5 December 2026, Lucknow [Last Date: 06-12-2026] View PDF
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Dr. B. S. Venkatachala Memorial Lecture
2 January 2026 -
Dr. K R Surange Memorial Lecture
6 February 2026 -
Dr. M N Bose Memorial Lecture
3 March 2026 -
Foundation Day Lecture
10 September 2026 -
Prof. Birbal Sahni Memorial Lecture
14 November 2026 -
Prof. Sir Albert Charles Seward Memorial Lecture
14 November 2026
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January
Dr. B. S. Venkatachala Memorial Lecture
2 January 2026 -
February
Dr. K R Surange Memorial Lecture
6 February 2026 -
March
Dr. M N Bose Memorial Lecture
3 March 2026 -
September
Foundation Day Lecture
10 September 2026 -
November
Prof. Birbal Sahni Memorial Lecture
14 November 2026
Prof. Sir Albert Charles Seward Memorial Lecture
14 November 2026
