| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | National Geoscience Awards 2024 |
| Date | September 26, 2025 |
| Venue | Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre |
| Presented by | President Droupadi Murmu |
| Award Instituted | 1966 by Ministry of Mines |
| Total Recipients | 20 eminent geoscientists |
| Categories | Lifetime Achievement, Young Geoscientist, and National Geoscience Awards |
| Lifetime Achievement Awardee | Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai (Senior Scientist, INSA & Visiting Professor, IISER Pune) |
| Lifetime Achievement Contribution | Pioneering work in Solid Earth and Exploration Geophysics, seismological studies in Peninsular India, Himalayas, and Ladakh |
| Young Geoscientist Awardee | Shri Susobhan Neogi (Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of India) |
| Young Geoscientist Contribution | Advanced research on tectonic evolution of thrust belts in Meghalaya, Jharkhand, and Bundelkhand Craton |
| National Geoscience Awards | 10 awards for contributions in mining technology, applied geosciences, groundwater studies, and exploration of strategic minerals |
| Key Attendees | Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Ministry Secretary Piyush Goyal, GSI Director General Asit Saha |
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