The Indian Geophysical Union is the Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

's scientific body responsible for all activities related with Earth Science

Earth science

Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences...

 System such as such as seismology

Seismology

Seismology is the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies. The field also includes studies of earthquake effects, such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic,...

, magnetism

Magnetism

Magnetism is a property of materials that respond at an atomic or subatomic level to an applied magnetic field. Ferromagnetism is the strongest and most familiar type of magnetism. It is responsible for the behavior of permanent magnets, which produce their own persistent magnetic fields, as well...

, meteorology

Meteorology

Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...

, geodesy

Geodesy

Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...

, volcanology

Volcanology

Volcanology is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena. The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan. Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire....

, oceanography

Oceanography

Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...

, hydrology

Hydrology

Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability...

 and tectonophysics

Tectonophysics

Tectonophysics, a branch of geophysics, is the study of the physical processes that underlie tectonic deformation. The field encompasses the spatial patterns of stress, strain, and differing rheologies in the lithosphere and asthenosphere of the Earth; and the relationships between these patterns...

 and to encourage the study of and research in geophysical problems and to provide media for publication of the results. It is situated near another Geophysical Centre INCOIS

INCOIS

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services is a national agency of the Government of India, under Ministry of Earth Sciences. It provides ocean information and advisory services to the society, industry, government and scientific community through sustained ocean observations and...

, Hyderabad.

Awards, Lectures and Medals

• PROF.K.R.RAMANATHAN MEMORIAL LECTURE: Instituted in, and issued annually since 1993. An eminent earth/atmospheric scientist is invited to deliver a special lecture on a topic of current scientific interest. The invited scientist is presented with a Gold Medal.

• DR.H.N.SIDDIQUE MEMORIAL LECTURE: Instituted in, and issued annually since 2001, an eminent earth/ocean scientist to deliver a special lecture on a topic of current scientific interest. The invited scientist is presented with a Gold Medal.

• PRINCE MUKHARRAMJAH ENDOWMENT LECTURE: instituted in 1964 an eminent earth scientist to deliver a special lecture on a topic of current scientific interest to earth sciences. Since 1993 the invitee has been presented with a Gold Medal.

• Each year it also gives out the M. S. Krishanan Award
  M. S. Krishanan Award
  The M. S. Krishanan Award is an Indian geology award given annually by Indian Geophysical Union.-Overview:The Indian Geophysical Union had instituted KRISHNAN MEDAL to be awarded each year to an outstanding geophysicist/geologist whose age does not exceed 40 years and for his outstanding work in...
  
   for outstanding work by a geophysicist or geologist
  Geologist
  A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
  
  under the age of 40.