National Geoscience Award 2018

September 24 , 2019 1746 days 1157 0

The National Geoscience Awards 2018 were conferred to 22 scientists across India for outstanding contributions in the field of geosciences, mining and allied areas.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi conferred the awards at New Delhi.
The awards were given under 10 categories.
The 2 main awards were
- National Geoscience Award of Excellence 2018 to Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmand Naqvi for his significant global contributions in the field of aquatic biogeochemical research.
- The Young Scientist Award-2018 was awarded to Dr. Sohini Ganguly from Goa University for her significant work in the fields of volcanology, geochemistry and petrology.