A draft bill slated to be sent to the Indian Parliament soon has researchers worried about future access to India’s vast geological and paleontological riches, as well as their conservation and use for public education.
—along with 256 eggs the size of volleyballs—in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was another reminder of the country’s vast geological and paleontological riches. But a draft bill slated to be sent to the Indian Parliament soon has researchers worried about future access to such treasures, as well as their conservation and use for public education.
Researchers fear GSI’s monopoly will increase red tape and infringe on the autonomy of researchers at universities and research institutes as well as private collectors. Prasad would rather entrust oversight to an independent board with many stakeholders. That was the plan detailed in draft legislation produced by India’s Society of Earth Scientists in 2019. It would have created a National Geoheritage Authority in which GSI, several ministries, independent experts, and state geoheritage boards all had a seat at the table. The bill also had provisions for providing access to sites for scientific purposes, to be granted by the new authority.
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