President presents National Geoscience Awards 2024; Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai gets lifetime award
President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards 2024 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on 26 September 2025, with the Lifetime Achievement award going to Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai.
Summary
President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards 2024 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi, on 26 September 2025. Twenty geoscientists received 12 awards in three categories: one Lifetime Achievement award, one National Young Geoscientist award and ten National Geoscience Awards. The Lifetime Achievement award went to Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai of INSA and IISER Pune for his work in solid earth and exploration geophysics. The Young Geoscientist award went to Susobhan Neogi, Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of India. The awards were instituted by the Ministry of Mines in 1966.
Key facts
- Presented
- 26 Sep 2025, Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, by President Droupadi Murmu
- Awards
- 12 awards to 20 geoscientists, 3 categories
- Lifetime Achievement
- Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai (INSA; IISER Pune)
- Young Geoscientist
- Susobhan Neogi, GSI
- Instituted
- 1966, Ministry of Mines
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who received the National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement 2024, presented on 26 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai
The Lifetime Achievement award went to Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai; Susobhan Neogi received the Young Geoscientist award.
Which ministry instituted the National Geoscience Awards, and in which year?
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Correct answer: D — Ministry of Mines, 1966
The National Geoscience Awards were instituted by the Ministry of Mines in 1966.