Current Affairs - Awards and Honours - Discussion

Varsha Ashok Aglawe assumed charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on July 31, 2026, becoming the first woman to lead the organisation in its 176-year history. A distinguished palaeontologist with more than 30 years of experience, she joined GSI in 1992 after serving at the Indian Bureau of Mines. Before her appointment, she was the Additional Director General and Head of the Eastern Region in Kolkata. She succeeded Asit Saha and is expected to strengthen GSI's role in geological mapping, mineral exploration, and geoscientific research under the Ministry of Mines.