.President Droupadi Murmu (PTI Photo) 2 minutes read Last Upgraded: Aug 21 2024|12:20 AM IST.Head Of State Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave the National Geoscience Awards (NGA) for 2023 to 21 geoscientists, including academicians and also experts coming from across the nation.The honors, amounting to 12, identified excellent achievements in geosciences, mineral expedition, and also all-natural risk inspections. The President emphasised the requirement for self-sufficiency in mineral production to obtain India’s target of becoming an established country through 2047.The recipients were honoured in three types: National Geoscience Award for Life-time Achievement, National Geoscience Award, and also National Young Geoscientist Award.Prof Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee obtained the Life time Achievement Award for his pioneering work with phosphorites, isotope geography, and organic geochemistry. Dr Ashutosh Pandey was awarded the National Young Geoscientist Honor for his groundbreaking research on the geodynamic evolution of the Eastern Dharwar Craton.The President also showed self-confidence that the authorities’s initiatives, featuring the National Geoscience Information Database Gateway as well as the use of emerging modern technologies, will certainly aid India recognize its organic riches much better and also utilise it appropriately.While highlighting the importance of geoscience in nation-building, Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan claimed that the honor is in line with the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.Reddy said again the government’s devotion to enhancing the mining industry by means of numerous reforms, featuring amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Advancement as well as Policy) Action.The changes in the MMDR Action in 2023 have equipped the main government to public auction 24 vital as well as important minerals.
Since August 20, the Administrative agency of Mines has auctioned 14 such blocks until now.He even more included that to expedite exploration in the nation, the Administrative agency of Mines has just recently offered the expedition driver’s licence for 29 deep-rooted minerals. Reddy likewise highlighted the recent news in the 2024 Budget setting up the Vital Mineral Mission, which is a considerable action towards securing the source chain of these important minerals.He stressed the adoption of arising modern technologies like artificial intelligence and also artificial intelligence in mineral exploration and expedition.V L Kantha Rao, assistant, Ministry of Mines, discussed the progression of the National Geoscience Awards because their creation in 1966, keeping in mind the expansion of the honors to feature brand-new geoscience domain names.Very First Released: Aug 21 2024|12:20 AM IST.