C-DAC and Geological Survey of India sign umbrella MoU on AI and HPC for geoscience
C-DAC and the Geological Survey of India signed an umbrella MoU on 4 August 2026 to apply AI and high-performance computing to geoscience, mineral exploration and disaster management.
Summary
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under MeitY and the Geological Survey of India (GSI) signed an umbrella Memorandum of Understanding at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, on 4 August 2026. The partnership will combine C-DAC's high-performance computing (HPC) with GSI's geological expertise to tackle sub-surface exploration, mineral targeting and disaster management. Plans include AI and HPC processing of large geophysical datasets, high-resolution 3D subsurface mapping, and turning decades of unstructured geological records into a domain Large Language Model.
Key facts
- Parties
- C-DAC (MeitY) and GSI
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026, Electronics Niketan, New Delhi
- Tech
- AI, HPC, domain LLM of geological records
- Areas
- Geoscience, mineral exploration, disaster management
Practice MCQs 1 questions
C-DAC, which signed an umbrella MoU with the Geological Survey of India in August 2026, functions under which ministry?
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Correct answer: B — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
C-DAC is under MeitY; GSI is under the Ministry of Mines.