Senior scientists conferred national awards for their contribution to ocean and atomospheric sciences

Updated on: Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Senior scientists Satish Shetye and J Srinivasan were conferred national awards for their contribution to ocean and atomospheric sciences respectively.
 
The awards were given away by Minister of State for Earth Sciences Ashwani Kumar at a function to mark the ninth Foundation Day of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
 
Shetye, the Director of the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography, was conferred with the national award in Ocean Science and Technology for his outstanding contributions to the field.
 
Srinivasan, the principal investigator for the Indo-French satellite Megha-Tropiques, was honoured with the national award in Atmospheric Science and Technology for his outstanding contributions to the field.
 
Certificate of Merit in Ocean Science & Technology were given to Manish Tiwari, V. Ranga Rao, Basanta Kumar Jena and Venkat Seshu Redden. 

Certificates of Merit in Atmospheric Science and Technology were given to Ashish Kumar Mitra, S D Pawar, Kripan Ghosh and Ashok Kumar Das.
 
Addressing the gathering, Kumar said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that there would be no dearth of funds for the ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences.
 
Kumar said institutional endeavours lined up for implementation during the XII Plan include areas of earthquake research, monitoring of glaciers, role of Himalayan ecosystem, understanding monsoon's variability and improving skills in short-term, medium-range extended-range and seasonal scale prediction of rainfall.

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