National Geoscience Awards have been presented to 21 geoscientists.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Geoscience Awards (NGA) for 2023 on 21 geoscientists.
12 awards were presented in geosciences, mineral exploration, and natural hazard investigations.
The awards have been presented in three categories: National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement, National Geoscience Award, and National Young Geoscientist Award.
Prof. Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the fields of phosphorites, isotope geology, and organic geochemistry.
Dr. Ashutosh Pandey received the National Young Geoscientist Award for his groundbreaking research on the geodynamic evolution of the Eastern Dharwar Craton.
The amendments in the MMDR Act have empowered the central government to auction 24 critical and strategic minerals.
The Ministry of Mines has recently introduced an exploration license for 29 deep-seated minerals.
