Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2019
September 27 , 2019
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- President of India has announced the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2019.
- They are the highest multidisciplinary science awards in India.
- It is an annual award.
- Awards are given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- The names of the recipients are traditionally declared by the Director-General on every 26 September, which is the CSIR Foundation Day.
- The prize is awarded in seven disciplines, namely:
- Physical sciences
- Chemical sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Medical sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Engineering Sciences
- Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Science
- The prize is awarded in memory of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1894 – 1955), the first director-general of the CSIR and the first Chairman of the UGC.
- In 1954 he was awarded Padma Bhushan.
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