CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Sohini Ganguly, of Goa University was conferred with the Young Scientist Award-2018 for her significant work in the fields of petrology, volcanology and geochemistry.

Detailed explanation-2: -INSA awards the Young Scientist Medal each year. The award is a prestigious and a very competitive award given to Indian scientists below the age of 35 and is considered to be ‘the highest recognition of promise, creativity and excellence in a young scientist’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Any citizen of India engaged in research in any field of science and technology up to the age of 45 years as reckoned on 31st December of the year preceding the year of the Prize. Overseas citizen of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) working in India are also eligible.

Detailed explanation-4: -1) The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) introduced, in 1987, a scheme of Awards for Young Scientists in CSIR system in order to promote excellence in various fields of science and technology. These Awards are known as “CSIR Young Scientist Awards”.

Detailed explanation-5: -of India. Dr. Ramiya AM, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences was awarded the Kerala State Young Scientist Award for the research contribution in Geospatial Science and Technology with a focus on LiDAR Remote Sensing.