September 07, 2008
National Mineral Awards 2006 announced
It is reported that National Mineral Awards 2006 presentation ceremony was held recently with Mr Ram Ola union minister of mines conferred the awards.
22 eminent geoscientists, engineers and technologists received National Mineral Award for the year 2006 and Dr SM Naqvi senior geoscientist of NGRI received the prestigious National Mineral Award for Excellence 2006. The list of awardees along with their field of specialization is as follows
| Awardees | Field of specialization | Organization |
| Mr Suresh Chander | Mineral Discovery | GSI |
| Dr Soney Kurien P | Mineral Exploration | GSI |
| Mr Radha Nand Singh | Mineral Exploration | GSI |
| Mr Shashi Ranjan | Mineral Exploration | GSI |
| Mr Radhika Ranjan Saran | Mineral Exploration | GSI |
| Dr Ashutosh Mondal | Coal Discovery | GSI |
| Dr Manas Roychowdhry | Coal Discovery | GSI |
| Dr Anjan Rai Choudhuri | Coal Discovery | GSI |
| Mr Naresh Prasad Patel | Coal Discovery | GSI |
| Mr Subhasis Kabiraj | Coal Discovery | GSI |
| Dr Shakeel Ahmed | Groundwater Exploration | NGRI |
| Mr Ramendra Gupta | Mining Technology | UCIL |
| Mr Akhilesh Joshi | Mining Technology | HZL |
| Dr Ran Vijay Kumar Singh | Mining Technology | CMRI |
| Dr Swarna Prabhakar | Mineral Beneficiation | NML |
| Dr Guntamadugu Bhaskar Raju | Mineral Beneficiation | NML |
| Dr Talari Ramakrishnaiah Chetty | Geodynamics | NGRI |
| Dr Anil Kumar | Geochronology | NGRI |
| Dr TN Singh | Engineering Geology | IIT Mumbai |
| Dr Hari Venkata Ram Babu | Airborne Geophysics | NGRI |
| Dr Ram Krishna Tiwari | Oceanography | NGRI |
| Dr Bishwajit Chakraborty | Software for Marine Geology | NIO |
Mr Ola appreciated the role played by geoscientists in national development. He emphasized upon a more proactive role in the wake of New Mineral Policy that has been recently approved by the union cabinet.
Mr BK Handique union minister of state of mines spelt the need for developing technology for the utilization of low grade ore deposits while protecting the environment and taking care of the safety of people engaged in the mineral and mining industry.
National Mineral Awards instituted by union ministry of mines in the year 1966 are presented every year for outstanding contribution in the fields of mineral discovery & explorations, fundamental and applied geosciences and mining & allied disciplines. Besides, a National Mineral Award for Excellence is also conferred on an eminent earth scientist for his lifetime achievement.
