Abstract Geomorphology deals with analysis of geo features that occur in a spatial array and develop over a temporal frame. In modern times investigations in geomorphology have progressed with the application of concrete theories of pure geomorphology and techniques of applied geomorphology for modelling future interpolations and projections affecting the Earth’s natural systems. The scale and temporal frame of landform alteration by climate-induced processes (flowing water, glaciers, wind and marine processes) are important indicators of climate change. The integration of applied studies in natural processes and their probable impact on social milieu now requires greater accuracy. The subfields of geomorphology all have now developed multidisciplinary nature and effectively are being integrated in investigations with trans-disciplinary scope. The rapid progress in digital mapping capacities helps to monitor and assess geomorphic processes and estimate their impact on citizenry with precision. Digitization in cartography facilitates and mitigates disaster management in an integrated manner. Adequate planning and budgetary allocations for disaster management by planners and policy makers are simplified. This paper discusses the recent development of latest sub -disciplines in geomorphology, discussing how broad its scope has developed to cater to societal welfare that aims at millennium sustainable development and contented citizenry.

A estrutura superficial e impressões sobre a crosta devido a mecanismos endógenos e exógenos são percebidos em torno de nós. Estas formações têm evoluído como resultado de movimentos de placas tectônicas, afundamentos, elevações e vários processos erosivos. Este conceito pode ser coletivamente referido como ação morfotectonica em qualquer região e pode ser usado como uma chave para compreender a gênese das feições, bem como o estado físico atual. Morfotectonismo refere-se a formas que evoluíram no passado ou em tempos recentes, como resultado de atividades tectônicas do passado ou recentes. As evidências mais vívidas de atividade tectônica passada podem ser avaliadas através de linhas de drenagem, em qualquer área, pois são guiadas e controladas por estruturas físicas sobre as quais fluem.

The surficial structure and impressions upon the crust due to endogenetic and exogenetic mechanisms are witnessed all around us. These landforms have evolved as a result of plate movements, subsidence, upliftment and various erosional processes. This concept can be collectively referred to as morphotectonics of any region and can be used as a key to understand its genesis as well as present physical state. Morphotectonics refers to forms and shapes that have evolved in the past or in recent times as a result of past or recent tectonic activity. The most vivid evidences of past tectonic activity can be assessed through drainage lines, in any area which are guided and controlled by physical structures over which they flow.