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Why Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award is given?

Why Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award is given?

The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and …

How can I get Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award?

Bhatnagar Award, each of the value of Rupees five lakh, are awarded annually for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in the following disciplines:

  1. Biological Sciences.
  2. Chemical Sciences.
  3. Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences.

In which field is the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar award given?

Every year, scientists under the age of forty-five are chosen for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for their contribution across fields including Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean, and Planetary Sciences.

Who won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award?

Two researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, Dr Kanishka Biswas from the International Centre of Materials Science and Dr T Govindaraju, from the Bio-organic Chemistry Laboratory, announced as recipients.

Who got first Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar?

Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan
List of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipients

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Last awarded 2021
Highlights
Total awarded 571
First winner Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan

Who got Bhatnagar?

The award is given out, each year, to scientists who have shown extraordinary capability and made “outstanding contributions” in the fields of science and technology. The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) India – the late Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.

How can I get Bhatnagar Award?

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.

Which award is given in scientific research?

GD Birla Award for Scientific Research. This award, instituted in 1991, is given annually to accord recognition to high calibre scientific research undertaken by Indian Scientists, below the age of 50, living and working in India.

What is the highest award for the scientist?

The first and most recognized scientific award is the Nobel Prize which is named after Swedish inventor Alfred Bernard Nobel. Nobel is awarded each year worldwide in the fields of chemistry, economics, literature, peace, physics and physiology or medicine.

Which award is most prestigious?

The Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize is considered the most prestigious award in the world in its field. It is awarded to ‘those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind’.