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National Geoscience Awards 2023
- 22 Aug 2024
- 2 min read
Recently, the President of India conferred the National Geoscience Awards (NGA) 2023 to 21 geoscientists.
- Prof. Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his pioneering work in phosphorites and Precambrian geology.
- Dr Ashutosh Pandey was honoured as the National Young Geoscientist for his research on the Eastern Dharwar Craton.
National Geoscience Awards:
- About: It is one of the oldest and most prestigious honours in the field, established by the Ministry of Mines in 1966.
- Prior to 2009, these awards were known as the National Mineral Awards.
- Objective: The purpose of these awards is to recognise individuals and teams for exceptional achievements and significant contributions in various geoscience fields, including mineral discovery and exploration, mining technology and mineral beneficiation, and both fundamental and applied geosciences.
- Eligibility: Any Indian citizen who has made notable contributions to these areas is eligible for the award.
- Categories: It is given under 3 categories:
- Lifetime Achievement
- National Geoscience Awards
- National Young Geoscientist Award.
- Geoscience, also known as Earth science, is the study of the Earth, including its processes, surface, natural resources, and water and ecosystems. It includes disciplines like Geology (examines the Earth's composition, structure, and history) and Geophysics (applied mathematics and physics to study the Earth's internal structure).
