President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards-2023. The awards were given to individuals and teams of the country for their outstanding contributions in the field of geosciences.

The function was held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in Delhi.

This year, a total of 12 awards to 21 Geoscientists, including academicians and professionals from across the country, were honoured under three categories: National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement (01 award), National Geoscience Award (10 awards) and National Young Geoscientist Award (01 award) in various specialized fields of geosciences.

• National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Prof. Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee, Emeritus Scientist at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA).
• Under the National Geoscience Award category, a total of 10 awards including 3 teams were conferred in various fields of geosciences.
• National Young Geoscientist Award wa presented to Dr. Ashutosh Pandey, Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram.