Research Thrust Areas in Geology, Geochemistry, Geography, Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Geoinformatics include:
- Microbiological Evaluation of Fresh Water Quality,
- Fluoride Contamination of Ground Water,
- Ground Water Pollution,
- Land use Mapping,
- Environmental Education,
- Disaster Management,
- Social and Settlement Geography,
- Crop and Soil Geography,
- Water Resource Planning for Agriculture,
- Agro-Climatology,
- Seismological Data Modeling for Structure & Tectonics,
- Geophysical Applications for Ground Water and Mineral Resources
- Geochemical modeling of Magmatic Sedimentary processes
Extension Activities:
- Outreach programs
- International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) for X & XII students
- National Science Day
- DST-INSPIRE programs for 11th and 12th students
- Inviting School Children to SES labs
- Awareness Programs on Disaster Management, Rain Water Harvesting, Environmental Aspects and Roof-top Water Harvesting
- Monitoring, maintenance & analysis of Digital Seismic Station Data of Municipal Corporation, Nanded.
- Popular Lectures
- Radio talks and TV interviews
- Peace keeping during public functions through POLICE MITRA Program
