The society was established on 28th May, 1958, to promote the cause of advanced studies and research in all branches of Earth Systems Science. Professor L.
The activities of the Society have been vastly expanded. Its function immediately after it was founded was to secure its most important objective of promoting the cause of geological study and research by bringing out a Journal called the Journal of the Geological Society of India, containing results of the latest researches and investigations in any branch of geology. Rama Rao, the founder editor
had envisaged that the most effective way of achieving the objectives of the Society was by bringing out a Journal containing the best work done in the country in geology and related fields. The first issue was brought out in 1959.Since then, it has not missed a single issue or the time schedule of its publication. The Society has also been very active in the publication field and has brought out bulletins, monographs, and memoirs. Symposia and workshops on topics of current geological interest are held frequently to provide a common platform for the leading workers to review and discuss the latest advances in the concerned field, with special reference to India. The Journal, the main mouthpiece of the Society, appeared at a time when the publication of research reports in the field of earth science in India was sluggish for lack of a regular medium. That was also the time when those seeking knowledge were on the increase but the source from which they could draw sustenance had gone dry. The Journal thus helped to fill a gap and provided a great fillip to the growth of earth science studies in India. Thanks to the untiring efforts of Professor L. Rama Rao, his sense of duty and his watchfulness in maintaining high standards, the Journal of the Geological Society of India has come to be ranked as one of the leading Earth Science Journals. During the first five years of its inception the Society brought out only one volume of the Journal every year. In July 1964, a Quarterly Bulletin was added with a view to provide a quick outlet for the publication of Short Communications. From 1968 the Journal became a half-yearly publication and from 1970 quarterly. This necessitated the discontinuing of the Bulletin in 1969. A spurt of research activity in the country necessitated making the Journal a monthly publication since 1977. This has helped to great extent in providing a forum for the publication of research work and in securing for the young workers much needed publicity and recognition.
