PREFACE

Abstract

The Indian sub-continent offers a unique opportunity
for geo-scientific investigations. Its geological records
extend back to 3.8 billion years. The geological
diversity of this region is immense and its collage in
the subcontinent includes e.g. a range of multiple
Archean nuclei, Least-deformed Proterozoic basins,
Kimberlites, evidence of high pressure metamorphism,
Large Igneous Provinces (the Deccan Traps
Province), exhumed deep continental crust, region of
continental reassembly, India-Asia collision zone,
classic Ophiolite sequences, regions of Land-Ocean-
Atmosphere interactions, ancient sedimentary basins,
unique sediment dispersal systems, mega fans, open
and closed ocean and sea with diverse circulations
and mixing regimes, presence of a large geoid low in
the Indian ocean, Deserts-hot and cold, active and
passive volcanism, regions of intense inter- and intraplate
seismicity and energy resources of variable
kinds.