The President
of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee will confer the National Geoscience Awards 2014 (NGA2014) on thirty three geoscientists on tomorrow, at the Cultural Centre, Rashtrapati
Bhawan, in the presence of Shri Narendra Singh
Tomar, Union Minister of Steel & Mines, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai, Union
Minister of State for Steel &
Mines, Secretary, Mines Shri Balvinder Kumar, senior officials of Ministry of
Mines and other Ministries and Heads
of geoscientific organizations.
The National
Geoscience Awards, previously known as the National Mineral
Awards, was instituted by the Ministry of Mines in 1966, to honour
individuals and teams of scientists
for their extraordinary achievements and outstanding contributions in fundamental and applied geosciences and
mining and allied fields.
The award
carries cash prize
and a certificate. Till date (i.e. up to NGA2013), seven hundred twenty one geoscientists have been honoured
with the National
Geoscience Awards.
The
National Geoscience Awards includes one Award for Excellence, one Young Scientist Award and nineteen
individual and / or team awards in 16 fields of geosciences.
Thirty
three geoscientists are receiving the National Geoscience Awards (NGA2014), this year.
Prof.
A.K. Singhvi, Honorary Professor, PRL Ahmadabad receives the Award for Excellence for his outstanding contributions in the field of Quaternary Geology
and Dr. Indra Kumar Sen,
Assistant professor, IIT, Kanpur receives the Young Scientist Award for his contributions in the field of
geochemical evolution of earth. Besides, thirty one geoscientists receive the award, as individuals or team, for meritorious contributions in twelve fields of geosciences.
The list of
awardees of NGA 2014 is as follows:-
National Geoscience Awards – 2014
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RECIPIENT OF AWARD
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DISCIPLINE
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1
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Prof. Ashok Kumar Singhvi
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Award For Excellence
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2
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Dr. Muduru Lachhana Dora
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Mineral Discovery &
Exploration
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3
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Shri Biswajeet Lenka
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Mineral Discovery &
Exploration
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4
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Shri Syed Ajaz Ahmad
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Mineral Discovery &
Exploration
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5
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Shri Hemraj Suryavanshi
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Mineral Discovery &
Exploration
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6
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Shri Vijay V. Mugal
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Coal, Lignite
and Coal Bed Methane Discovery & Exploration
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7
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Shri Lalit Khasdeo
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Coal, Lignite
and Coal Bed Methane Discovery & Exploration
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8
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Shri Kaushik Rajbanshi
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Coal, Lignite
and Coal Bed Methane Discovery & Exploration
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9
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Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee
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Groundwater Exploration
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10
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Dr. Satyendra Kumar Singh
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Mining Technology
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11
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Prof. Arvind Kumar Mishra
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Mining Technology
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12
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Dr. Sreenivas Tumulri
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Mineral Beneficiation
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13
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Dr. Swati Mohanty
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Mineral Beneficiation
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14
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Dr. Khanindra Pathak
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Sustainable Mineral Development
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15
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Dr. Dewashish Upadhyay
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Basic Geosciences
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16
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Dr. Prasanta Sanyal
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Basic Geosciences
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17
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Dr. Rajeev Patnaik
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Basic Geosciences
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18
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Shri Milind V. Dhakate
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Applied Geology
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19
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Shri Gautam Saha
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Applied Geology
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20
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Shri Rashtrapal H. Chavhan
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Applied Geology
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21
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Shri Prashant Tukaram Ilamkar
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Applied Geology
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22
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Dr. Simanchal Padhy
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Geophysics / Applied Geophysics
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23
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Dr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta
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Geophysics / Applied Geophysics
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24
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Dr. Nathani Basavaiah
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GeoEnvironmental studies
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25
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Dr. Balakrishnan Nair T. M
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Oceanography and Marine Geology
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26
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Dr. Francis P.A.
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Oceanography and Marine Geology
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27
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Dr. Harikumar R
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Oceanography and Marine Geology
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28
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Smt. Sandhya K. G.
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Oceanography and Marine Geology
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29
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Dr. R. Venkatesan
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Glaciology and Arctic &
Antarctic Research
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30
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Shri M. Arul Muthiah
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Glaciology and Arctic &
Antarctic Research
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31
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Dr. K.P. Krishnan
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Glaciology and Arctic &
Antarctic Research
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32
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Shri B. Kesavakumar
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Glaciology and Arctic &
Antarctic Research
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33
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Dr. Indra Sekhar Sen
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Young Scientist Award
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