The Speaker of the Lok Sabha Smt. Meira Kumar conferred ”National Geoscience
Awards-2010” to 43 Eminent
Geoscientists, Mining Technologists at a function organized by the Ministry of
Mines here today. The awards are given for outstanding
contribution in the fields of mineral discovery and exploration, basic and
applied geosciences and mining & allied disciplines.
Speaking on the occasion Smt. Meira Kumar said that Global
warming and climate change have emerged as major challenges which are required
to be addressed on priority. She also said
the demand for all natural resources including minerals, water and energy has
grown exponentially with sharp focus on locating new assets and developing
those that have remain un utilized. She further added that policy and decision
makers must encourage geo scientific information, knowledge and strive to
mainstream these measure into developmental plans and
programmes.
Smt. Meira
Kumar also emphasised that for sustainable development, we must delve into our
traditional knowledge systems in mineral exploration, mining and water recharge
and identify alternative sources of energy like solar energy, wind energy,
hydropower, geothermal power, tidal energy and bio-mass energy from urban and
agricultural wastes. She said we have to encourage use of indigenous and
environmentally sound technologies.
The Minister of State (Independent Charge),
Ministry of Mines, Shri Dinsha J. Patel outlined various policy interventions to create a congenial
atmosphere for overall growth of the mineral and mining sector. He said that
National Mineral Policy 2008 is a comprehensive exercise in that direction
which has laid contours for the future development of Mining and Mineral
Industry in India. Shri Patel also said that there is an urgent need to redefine offshore and onshore exploration strategies
for locating deep-seated mineral deposit by deploying state of art techniques
available all over the world.
Shri Patel said that the Geoscientists have to
play a key role in discovering new locales of minerals and intensifying their
exploration activities for mineral occurrences for converting them into viable
economic resources which can be utilized by the indigenous industries. “Most
mining areas lie in environmentally fragile and backward areas and its
development needs special emphasis because of technical, financial and
organisational problems” the Minister pointed out.
The
Minister congratulated the Award winners and said that those who have been
recognized today are only a reflection of our prowess in this sector. He
particularly congratulated Prof. C. Leelanandam
who received the
National Geoscience Award for Excellence-2010 this
year for his lifetime achievements in geosciences. On
this occasion an amount of Rs. 5,00,000 /- have been
awarded to “National Geoscience Award For Excellence -2010” , Rs.
2,00,000/- to each in
Individual category, Rs. 60,000/- to each
member of the Team award and Rs. 50,000 has been awarded to Young Research Award category.
SKS
The list of Awardees along with their field
of specialisation is given below.
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National Geoscience
Awards for Excellence – 2010
Prof. C. Leelanandam
Emeritus
Scientist
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National Geoscience
Awardees – 2010
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S.No.
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Awardees
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Field
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Organization
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-
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Shri
Narendra Kumar Kavdia
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Mineral Discovery
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Hindustan Zinc Limited
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-
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Dr.
Prabhakar S. Sangurmath
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Mineral Discovery
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Hutti Gold Mines Limited
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-
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Shri
Prem Ballabh Maithani
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Mineral Discovery
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Atomic
Mineral Division, Hyderabad
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-
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Shri Mohan Babu Verma
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Mineral Discovery
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Atomic
Mineral Division
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-
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Shri Prakhar
Kumar
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Mineral
Discovery
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Atomic
Mineral Division
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-
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Shri Perakalapudi
Nageswara Rao
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Mineral
Discovery
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Atomic
Mineral Division
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-
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Dr. Malayath Aravindakshan
Atmanand
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology , Chennai
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-
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Dr. G.A. Ramadass
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Dr. Sethuraman Ramesh
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Shri Joseph Manecius Selvakumar
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Shri
Annamalai Subramanian
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Dr.
Dharmaraj Sathianarayanan
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Shri Raju
Ramesh
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Shri Gopalkrishnan
Harikrishnan
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Oil &
Natural Gas Exploration
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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-
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Dr. Dipankar Saha
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Groundwater
Exploration
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Central Ground Water Board
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-
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Dr. Kalendra
Bahadur Singh
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Mining
Technology
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CIMFR, Dhanbad
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-
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Dr
More Ramulu
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Mining
Technology
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CIMFR, Nagpur
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-
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Dr. Manish Atmaprakash Mamtani
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Basic
Geosciences
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IIT, Kharagpur
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-
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Dr. Sarbani Patranabis Deb
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Basic
Geosciences
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Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
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-
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Dr. Hetu
Chandrakant Sheth
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Basic
Geosciences
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IIT, Bombay
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-
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Dr. Ravi Prakash
Srivastava
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Applied
Geophysics
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National
Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
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-
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Dr. Shalivahan
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Applied
Geophysics
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Indian School of
Mines, Dhanbad
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-
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Dr Navin Juyal
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Geo-Environmental
Studies
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Physical
Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
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-
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Dr. Tummala Srinivasa Kumar
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Disaster
Management
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
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-
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Shri B. Ajay Kumar
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Disaster
Management
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
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-
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Shri B V Satyanarayana
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Disaster
Management
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
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-
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Shri Ch. Patanjali
Kumar
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Disaster
Management
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
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-
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Shri G. Suresh
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Disaster
Management
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India Meteorological
Department, New Delhi
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-
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Dr. M.
V. Ramana Murthy
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Disaster
Management
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National Institute of Ocean
Technology, Chennai
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-
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Ms M.V. Sunanda
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Disaster
Management
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Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad
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-
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Shri Tata Sudhakar
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Disaster
Management
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National Institute of Ocean
Technology, Chennai
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-
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Dr. B. Ashalatha
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National
Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
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-
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Dr. Naresh Kumar Thakur
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National
Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
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-
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Dr
Pasupuleti Prasada Rao
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National
Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad
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-
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Dr.
S. Rajan
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National Centre For
Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa
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-
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Dr.
John Kurian P
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National Centre For
Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa
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-
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Dr. Dhananjai Kumar Pandey
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National Centre For
Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa
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-
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Dr.
A.K. Chaubey
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
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-
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Dr.
K.S. Krishna
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
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-
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Shri Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya
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Oceanography
& Marine Geology
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National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
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-
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Shri Rajesh Asthana
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Geo-Scientific Expeditions & Antarctic
Studies
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Geological Survey of India
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Young Researcher Award – 2010
Shri
Yogesh Ray
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.
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