CSIR-NGRI and Manipur University begin a five-day training programme on seismic hazards at Imphal

15 October 2026

CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, and Manipur University, Imphal, have jointly begun a five-day training programme on seismic hazards.
It runs from 12 to 16 October 2026 at the Department of Earth Sciences, Manipur University, under the CSIR Integrated Skill Development Initiative.
There are 39 participants, drawn from the National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur University, Rajiv Gandhi University, the University of Delhi, Osmania University and Bangalore University.
Prof. R. K. Hemakumar Singh, Vice-Chancellor of Manipur University, said skill development matters in north-eastern India, which is highly vulnerable to earthquakes.
Dr Prakash Kumar, Director of CSIR-NGRI, leads the initiative, which aims to extend the CSIR Integrated Skill Development Programme to north-eastern India.