This book is divided into 22 chapters and covers Geology and Evolution of rocks from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Myanmar. It has exclusive coverage of Precambrian, Palaeozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic rocks of the continental and oceanic parts of the plate. Position of India and its adjoining parts in Gondwana, Rodinia and other super continents are discussed at length. The book provides details of the birth of the Indian Ocean and death of Tethys when Himalaya developed from Proterozoic to Holocene, faster uplift of Himalaya, recent development of Indo Gangetic plains, Thar deserts and Deltas of the major rivers and their fans. The present book synthesizes the work done on Indian Plate especially after the acceptance of Theory of Plate Tectonics and provides a perception of the present state of knowledge and the glaring gaps. It provides an integrated interpretation of available geological, geochemical and geophysical data in terms of evolution of Indian plate from 4 Ga to 4 Ka.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.M. Naqvi
Dr. S.M. Naqvi former Director and presently Emeritus Scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) was born at Amroha (U.P.) and educated at I.M. College (Amroha), Shiva College (Lucknow) and Aligarh Muslim University. He has four decades of experience of working on Geology and Geochemistry of Indian rocks. During this period he has established a highly sophisticated national facility and a school of excellence in Geochemistry, guided 30 Ph.D students, wrote more than 200 research papers and authored/edited seven books published by Oxford University Press, New York, Elsevier, The Netherlands and Geological Society of India, Bangalore. He is recipient of several awards and honours including S.S. Bhatnagar Award, National Mineral Award, APCOST Award, Geological Society Gold Medal, and Decenial Award of the Indian Geophysical Union. He has served as Vice President and Secretary of several societies of Earth Sciences. Dr. Naqvi is a fellow of Indian National Science Academy and one of the most cited earth scientists of India.
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