Dr Jaishri Sanwal Bhatt from the Geosciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore at the special lecture on Climate, Tectonics and Ichnofossils held in Kohima.
KOHIMA, MAY 4 (MExN): The Department of Geology, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, organized a one-day Special Lecture on "Climate, Tectonics, and Ichnofossils" on May 2 in blended mode.
The first lecture was delivered by Dr Jaishri Sanwal Bhatt from the Geosciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, on the topic "Climate and Tectonics Interplay: Insights from the Himalayan Mountains to the Andaman Islands." Dr Bhatt discussed the use of geochronological dating for reconstructing paleoclimatic variations with sediments and speleothems. She highlighted the significance of speleothems in active tectonics and their potential role as earthquake recorders. Her work on cave monitoring in the Himalayas and the chronological study of tsunami sediments at the Andaman Islands was also discussed.
The second lecture was delivered online by Prof Bhawani Singh Desai, Department of Petroleum Engineering, PDEU Gandhinagar, Gujarat. His presentation, titled "Ichnology—An Effective Tool to Investigate Palaeoenvironments," focused on the study of ichnology and its application for recognizing palaeoenvironments using Seilacher’s Ichnofacies concept. Prof Desai also presented case studies from the Kachchh Basin, the Indian Ocean, and Crimea (Black Sea) for a more detailed discussion.
The third lecture was presented by Prof S. K Srivastava, Department of Geology, Nagaland University, on the topic "Cenozoic Sedimentation in Parts of Inner Fold Belt, Nagaland, India." Prof Srivastava highlighted the ichnology, sedimentary structures, lithofacies analysis, and petrographic compositions of the sediments. He drew conclusions on the depositional environments and the provenance of the sediments, interpreting the geological history of sedimentation during the Palaeogene-Miocene age.
The lecture series concluded with a vote of thanks from Prof Vikoleno Rino, Head of the Department of Geology, Nagaland University. The event was supported by South Eastern Book Agency, Guwahati, and attended by faculty, research scholars, and PG students of the department, as well as faculty and PG students from Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, and Patkai Christian College (Autonomous), who participated online.
