- The awards were grouped under three categories: National Geoscience Award for Life Time Achievement, National Young Geoscientist Award, and National Geoscience Awards in various fields of geosciences.
- The National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement was conferred upon Professor (Dr.) Om Narain Bhargava, Department of Geology, Panjab University (PU), Chandigarh, for his pioneering work in the Himalayas spanning over the last four decades.
- The National Young Geoscientist Award was presented to Dr. Amiya Kumar Samal, Assistant Professor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
- He has made a notable contribution in understanding the variation of Sub-Continental Lithospheric Mantle (SCLM) beneath various Archean cratons of the Indian shield.
Question:
Q.1 Who conferred the National Geoscience Awards-2022?a. Narendra Modi
b. Droupadi Murmu
c. Ram Nath Kovind
d. Venkaiah Naidu
