Environmental Sciences & Technology
| YEAR | NAME | SUBJECT OF RESEARCH |
| 2023 | Prof. Ligy Philip Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai |
For her contribution to both basic and applied research, particularly on water treatment, solid waste management and decontamination. |
| 2022 | Dr. Gangagni Rao Anupoju CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad |
For his significant contribution to both basic and applied research for waste to energy and better air for the welfare of the society. He has developed novel high-rate anaerobic wastewater treatment processes for organic liquid effluents and executed full scale “BIOFILTER” for the purification of waste and off gases emanating from industry. |
| 2021 | Dr. K. P. Nyati Environment Professional New Delhi |
For his contribution to the establishment of industrial pollution prevention and control services at NPC and thus to the goal of sustainable development. Also for contribution to the work of UN-IPCC– a joint winnner of the Nobel Peace Prize, 2007. |
| 2020 | Dr. Makarand Ghangrekar Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering IT, Kharagpur |
For his contribution to the development Of Bioelectric Toilet, which offers effective onsite treatment of the waste, generated from tollet and simutaneously produce electricity for illuminating toilet and premises at night and treated water reused back to maintain cleanliness. |
| Dr. Nitin Kumar Labhasetwar Chief Scientist & Head CCSIR-NEERI, Nagpur |
For his contribution to the Fundamental Science of Environmental Catalysis, Photocatalysis and Nano-materials and development of ‘Green Dispo’, an energy efficient improved sanitary pad incinerator. | |
| 2019 | Dr. Mukesh Sharma Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering IT, Kanpur |
For his pioneering research in Air Quality Monitoring through Air Quality Index, Management & Control, which has served the Nation and Humanity in terms of better Air Quality & Public Health. |
| 2018 | Dr. P. Chandramohan Former Scientist, CSIR-NIO, Goa Managing Director, INDOMER, Chennai |
For developing a very strong and vital database for the entire India Coast on coastal environment parameters on waves, currents, tides and sediment characteristics. |
| 2017 | Dr. S. Venkata Mohan Principal Scientist , Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Lab, CEEFF, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad |
For his significant contributions in the domain of environmental engineering specifically in the interface of biotechnology and bioenergy. His interdisciplinary research approach has established a comprehensive and systematic link between waste remediation and renewable energy generation. |
| 2016 | Prof. Vinod Tare Department of Civil Engineering, 116 Western Laboratory, IIT Kanpur |
contribution in the area of Processes for Natural Resource Conservation and Regeneration, Physiochemical, Biological and Ecological Processes, Water and Wastewater Treatment and Modelling and Simulation of Environmental Systems, EIA & EA. |
| 2015 | Prof. Deepak Kantawala Independent Consultant, Mumbai |
contribution in the area of environment protection ingeneral and wastewater treatment in particularfor various industry subsectors, such as pharmaceuticals and pesticides, common effluent treatment plants for industrial estates, sewage treatment plants and river basin surveys. |
| 2014 | Prof. Virendra Sethi Professor, CESE, IITB, Mumbai |
For the development of simple and low cost gasification clean up system for hot producer gas from thermo-chemical gasification of biomass. |
| 2013 | Dr. S. R. Wate Director, NEERI, Nagpur |
For the development of technology and construction and operation of on-site waste treatment for re-drill site waste management to control oil pollution. |
| 2012 | Dr. B. N. Goswami Director, IITM, Pune |
For the development and installation of State of the art Climate Prediction System and short and medium range weather prediction system. |
| 2011 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar Scientist & Head Mumbai Zonal Center National Environmental Engg. Research Institute, Mumbai |
He has contributed extensively in a variety of areas related to environmental science and technology, air and water pollution, solid waste management, environment modeling, environment impact and risk assessment and so on. |
| 2010 | Prof. C. K. Varshney Professor Emeritus (JNU), New Delhi |
He has been researching in the field of environmental science for over five decades – especially in the fields of natural wetlands and state of rivers and surface water bodies in India, biodiversity and environmental impact assessment and so on. |
| 2009 | Dr. Ashok K. Singhvi Outstanding Scientist & J. C. Bose National Fellow, Physical Research Lab, Ahmedabad. |
He has made outstanding contribution to Environmental Science & Technology, particularly in the area of geoscienes. |
| 2008 | Dr. S. K. Dube Former Director, IIT Kharagpur and currently in IIT, New Delhi. |
For contribution and the development of various mathematical models accounting for the atmospheric and metrological phenomena in the prediction of tropical storms and its effects mosquitoes and bio-environmental malaria control. |
| 2007 | Dr. Tapan Chakrabarti Acting Director, NEERI, Nagpur. |
For contribution Environmental Biotechnology and its application for the remediation of toxic wastewater and hazardous sludge treatment and management. |
| 2006 | Shri Paritosh C. Tyagi Former Chairman, CPCB, New Delhi. |
For contributed to the development of the sustainableframework and its implementation through a variety of State and Central governmental agencies and NGO’s. |
| 2005 | Prof. C. R. Babu Professor Emeritus CEMDE, School of Environment Studies, University of Delhi. |
For Contribution to conservation of Biodiversity ecosystem, management and environmental microbiology. |
| 2004 | Dr. Thirumalachari Ramasami DG CSIR/Secretary DST. |
For Development of Pollution Control system in leather industry. |
| 2003 | Prof. H. Y. MohanRam INSA Honorary Scientist (2006), (Former Prof. Of Botany , University of Delhi). |
For Development of tissue culture of bamboos, bananas and legumes. |
| 2002 | Prof. R. Gadagkar Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. |
For contribution to structural evolution of insect societies leading to better understanding of social life in animals. |
| 2001 | Dr. V. P. Sharma Formerly Addl. DG, ICMR and Director, Malaria Research Centre, New Delhi. |
For pioneering work on entomology, genetic control of mosquitoes and bio-environmental malaria control. |
| 2000 | Dr. A. P. Mitra NPL, New Delhi. |
For contribution in the field of upper atmospheric and ionospheric research. |
| 1999 | Prof. A. K. Sharma Calcutta University, Kolkata. |
For contribution to cell and chromosome research with particular reference to plant sciences and evolutionary biology, biodiversity and their relationship to the environment. |