National Geoscience Awards- 2023

Why in News?

• President Smt. Draupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards on 20 August.

National Geoscience Awards- 2023:

• The Ministry of Mines has selected 12 awards for the year 2023
  • These include 9 individual awards and 3 team awards.
• These 12 awards will be given to 21 geologists.
• The National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement will be awarded to Professor Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee.
• The National Young Geologist Award will be given to Dr. Ashutosh Pandey, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research.

National Geoscience Awards:

• This is one of the oldest and most prestigious national awards in the field of Geoscience.
• These were started in the year 1966 by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
• Before the year 2009 these awards were called National Mineral Awards.
• The objective of these awards is to honour individuals and teams for exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions in various fields of Geoscience.
• These fields include mineral exploration and exploration, mining technology and mineral beneficiation, basic/applied Geoscience.
• Any Indian citizen who has made significant contribution in any field of Geoscience is eligible for this award.
• The Ministry of Mines awards National Geoscience Awards every year in three categories-
  1. National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement
  2. National Geoscience Award
  3. National Young Geoscientist Award