A day long Interactive Session under the banner of ‘Bhuvisamvad’ was organized by the Geological Survey of India in the Department of Applied Geology on 12.09.2018, which was initiated by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India. The session was chaired by Mr. M.R. Jarngal, ADG, GSI, NER, Dr. Tapan Pal, Director, PSS, NER and Dr. Bashab Nandan Mahanta, Superintendent Geologist & PRO, NER, GSI. In this connection a talk on ‘Andaman Ophiolites’ was delivered by Dr. Tapan Pal.