Ques: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is awarded for which of the following area?
(a) Medical
(b) Science
(c) Biotechnology
(d) Science and Technology
Ans: d
Related facts:
- September 26, 2015 the government announced ‘Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize’ (SSB) for Science and Technology.
- This annual award is given by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- 11 scientists from 7 different areas will be awarded.
- The award is named after the founder Director of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.It was first awarded in 1958.
- The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding Indian work in Science and Technology.
- The award is provided to Indian citizens, Overseas citizen of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) working in India.
- list of recipients are as follows-
- Biological Sciences- Balasubramanian Gopal- Bangaluru, Dr. Rajeev Kumar Varshney- Hyderabad
- Chemical Sciences- D. Srinivasa Reddy- Pune, Dr. Pradyut Ghosh- Kolkata
- Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences- Dr. Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray-Ahemdabad
- Mathematical Sciences- Dr. K Sandeep- Bangaluru, Dr. Ritabrata Munshi- Mumbai
- Engineering Sciences- Dr. Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi- Kanpur
- Medical Sciences- Dr. Vidita Ashok Vaidya- Mumbai
- Physical Sciences- Dr. Bedangadas Mohanty (Odisha), Dr. Mandar Madhukar Deshmukh-Mumbai
Reference:
http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx
http://ssbprize.gov.in/WriteReadData/LatestUpdates/201509260219379867171ssb_awardees2015.pdf