Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists

Fraternity Presentation Programme

From September 2022 Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) has started the Fraternity Presentation Programme in which eminent members of SGAT are invited to deliver talks on recent important topics. These talks are conducted at regular intervals. So far seven such lectures, as detailed below, have been completed.

Completed Lectures of Fraternity Presentation Programme
Sl. No. Date Speaker Topic
1 28.09.2022 Prof. Bhabesh C. Sarkar
Professor (HAG)
Department of Applied Geology
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)
Dhanbad
Geostatistics in Exploration and Mining
2 13.06.2024 Shri Satya Narayana Mahapatro
Dy. Director General
SU: Andhra Pradesh, Southern Region
Geological Survey of India, Hyderabad
Anorthosite and Alkaline Magmatism and Associated Mineral System
3 16.06.2024 Shri Kallola Kumar Behera
Director
SU: Odisha, Eastern Region
Geological Survey of India Bhubaneswar
Graphite and Manganese Prospectivity in the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt
4 30.06.2025 Dr Hari Sarvothaman
Formerly Dy. Director General
Geological Survey of India
Hyderabad
Critical Elements and Metals in the Semiconductor Sector: Indian Perspective
5 15.10.2025 Shri Ramanath Praharaj
Advisor (Mines), Jindal Stainless Ltd.
Former Director, Technical (Project & Planning)
OMC Ltd. Bhubaneswar
Challenges of Underground Mining in Sukinda Valley
6 08.01.2026 Shri Soubhagya Kumar Tripathy
Dy. Head – Corporate Affairs, Odisha,
Hindalco Industries Ltd.
(Aditya Birla Group)
Red Mud (Bauxite Residue) Utilisation for Road Construction in Odisha and Jharkhand – A Global Perspective towards Policy Formulation
7 13.01.2026 Prof. M. L. Dora
School of Environmental Sciences
JNU, New Delhi
Vanadium as a Critical Mineral: Global Metallogeny, Deposit Diversity, and India’s Emerging Resource Potential and Exploration Significance

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