The Ministry of Mines has declared the winners of National Mineral Award 2008. Seventeen eminent Geoscientists, Engineers and Mining Technologists have been chosen for the awards. Professor Sisir Kumar Sen has been honoured with the National Mineral Award for Excellence 2008.
The list of Awardees with the Field of work and name of Organization
Shri P K. Nanda
Mineral Discovery–Geological Survey of India
Shri B. K. Chakraborty
Mineral Discovery–Geological Survey of India
Shri Sajal Pal
Mineral Discovery–Geological Survey of India
Shri S. Behra
Mineral Discovery–Geological Survey of India
Prof. Tarkeshwar Kumar
Discovery & Exploration for Oil and Gas–Indian School of Mines University , Dhanbad
Dr. A. K. Raina
Mining Technology–Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Nagpur
Dr. S .S .Rathore
Sustainable Mineral Development–Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology,
Udaipur
Dr. J. Mukhopadhyay
Basic Geoscience–Presidency College, Kolkata
Prof. T. K. Biswal
Basic Geoscience–Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Dr. P. Sengupta
Basic Geoscience–Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Dr. Sukanta Roy
Geothermal Energy–National Geophysical Research Institute
Dr. Ajay Manglik
Applied Geophysics–National Geophysical Research Institute
Dr. V. Chakravarthi
Applied Geophysics–National Geophysical Research Institute
Dr. Om Prakash Mishra
Disaster Management–Geological Survey of India
Shri Gautam Kumar Chakrabortty
Disaster Management–Geological Survey of India
Dr. Om Prakash Singh
Disaster Management–Geological Survey of India
Dr. Sridevi Jade
Disaster Management–C-MMACS, Bangalore
The National Mineral Award is a prestigious scheme of Ministry of Mines that aims at promoting all around excellence in geo-science in the country. Nominations for the awards are invited every year. There are 19 awards in different field of geosciences carrying an award money of Rs. 1 lakh each and one Award of Excellence for lifetime contributions in geosciences carrying an award money of Rs. 3 lakhs. The selection of the awardees is done by Award Making Authority, chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
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