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Indian Scientist Awards which were awarded at an event held at “Le
Meridian” in New Delhi on December 7.<br>
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The award instituted by Elsevier has selected nine recipients from areas
such as Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environment and Engineering in
order to cover both basic and applied disciplines. The event was attended
by many scientists, Vice Chancellors of several universities, bureaucrats
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country, who also attended the ceremony. Opinions of prominent
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Dr. S K Satheesh - Earth Sciences<br>
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Dr. Upadrastha Ramamurthy - Material Sciences<br>
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