Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Inaugurates Geological Survey of India (GSI) Geoscience Museum in Gwalior.

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In December 2024, the Vice President (VP) of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, inaugurated the state-of-the-art Geological Survey of India (GSI) Geoscience Museum at the Victoria Market Building in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh (MP).


      - The museum was developed in collaboration with the Gwalior Municipal Corporation (GMC) and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM).

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) The Gwalior Geoscience Museum features two galleries that explore Earth's secrets and the history of life's evolution.

      (ii) Gallery I: Planet Earth: Its Uniqueness in Diversity showcases volcanoes, meteorites, magnetic fields, and rare specimens like rocks, gemstones, fossils, and dinosaur eggs.

(iii) Gallery II: Evolution of Life on Earth presents the journey of life from its origin to humans, with fossils, ancient ecosystems, evolution, and mass extinction exhibits.
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