.President Droupadi Murmu (PTI Photo) 2 min reviewed Final Improved: Aug 21 2024|12:20 AM IST.Head Of State Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the National Geoscience Awards (NGA) for 2023 to 21 geoscientists, consisting of academicians as well as specialists coming from all over the country.The honors, amounting to 12, acknowledged excellent accomplishments in geosciences, mineral exploration, and also organic risk inspections. The Head of state stressed the need for self-sufficiency in mineral creation to attain India's target of becoming an established country by 2047.The awardees were actually honored in 3 types: National Geoscience Award for Life-time Success, National Geoscience Honor, and also National Young Geoscientist Award.Prof Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee acquired the Lifetime Achievement Honor for his pioneering work on phosphorites, isotope geology, and organic geochemistry. Dr Ashutosh Pandey was actually awarded the National Youthful Geoscientist Honor for his groundbreaking research study on the geodynamic advancement of the Eastern Dharwar Craton.The President additionally revealed peace of mind that the federal government's campaigns, including the National Geoscience Data Database Portal and also using arising modern technologies, are going to help India know its natural wealth much better and use it appropriately.While highlighting the usefulness of geoscience in nation-building, Minister of Coal as well as Mines G Kishan stated that the award remains in line along with the concept of 'Viksit Bharat 2047'.Reddy repeated the government's devotion to enhancing the exploration industry with different reforms, featuring amendments to the Mines and Minerals (Progression and Rule) Act.The amendments in the MMDR Act in 2023 have empowered the central authorities to public auction 24 important as well as critical minerals. As of August 20, the Department of Mines has auctioned 14 such blocks until now.He even more included that to quicken expedition in the nation, the Administrative agency of Mines has actually lately launched the expedition driver's licence for 29 ingrained minerals. Reddy additionally highlighted the latest announcement in the 2024 Allocate setting up the Critical Mineral Mission, which is a substantial action towards protecting the supply chain of these essential minerals.He stressed the fostering of arising modern technologies like AI and also artificial intelligence in mineral revelation as well as expedition.V L Kantha Rao, secretary, Department of Mines, talked about the evolution of the National Geoscience Awards because their inception in 1966, noting the expansion of the honors to feature new geoscience domain names.1st Posted: Aug 21 2024|12:20 AM IST.