13. Other Significant Contributions

Joint Scientific Assembly of IAGA and IASPEI:

A major international scientific event related to the IUGG during this period has been organization of the Joint Scientific Assembly of IAGA and IASPEI in India during 21-27 August 2021 (JSA-2021). The Assembly was hosted virtually by CSIR-NGRI and INSA (the National Adhering body of IUGG) with support from other Earth science institutes. The virtual conference was attended by 828 participants from 53 countries, over 500 from IAGA and about 300 from IASPEI. A total of 778 abstracts were submitted under 53 symposia, which included 8 joint symposia, 1 Diamond Jubilee symposium commemorating 60th anniversary of CSIR-NGRI, 27 IAGA symposia and 17 IASPEI symposia, including one from the Asian Seismological Commission. There were 3 joint plenary talks. The JSA-2021 was preceded by IAGA and IASPEI Schools for early carrier scientists and a GIFT Workshop for teachers.

Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics (ESEG) 2nd Edition:

The second edition of ESEG was compiled and published in 2021 with 257 articles spread over 1950 pages in two volumes (https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-3-030-58631-7). Almost 100 of the 257 articles are seismology related (edited by Gupta H.K., 2021e).

Diamond Jubilee of CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute:

To commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the creation of the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, the Geological Society of India published a special issue with 9 seismology related papers (edited by Tiwari and Gupta, 2021).

Silver Jubilee of the Asian Seismological Commission:

The Asian Seismological Commission (ASC), established in 1996, completed 25 years in 2021. A special volume of the Journal of the Geological Society of India was published to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the Asian Seismological Commission, with 18 articles dealing with various aspects of Seismology in Asia (edited by Gupta H.K., et al., 2021).