HK Firodia Memorial awards
February 12 , 2020
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- HK Firodia Awards for Excellence in Science & Technology are given to any Indian Scientist.
- The excellence may relate to any field of Scientific endeavor from Agriculture, Engineering, Medical Sciences to Space and Environmental Sciences.
- HK Firodia Memorial awardees are
- K Sivan - chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and
- Shekhar Mande - Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- Sivan was presented with the Vijnan Ratna award while Mande received the Vijnan Bhushan award.
- As a senior molecular biologist, Mande has worked extensively on tuberculosis.
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