Comprising the full and illustrated text of select presentations, including keynote addresses, of the XVIII Indian Colloquium on Micropaleontology and Stratigraphy: January, 2002 -- this edited volume offers a glimpse of the quality and diversity of the ongoing and accomplished micropaleontological research in India. 26 enriched papers record studies on diverse microfossil groups such as foraminifera, bryozoa, ostracodes, palynoflora, calcareous algae, fungi, ...