During the event, the winners of the MoES National Awards were also announced:
MoES Life Time Excellence Award: Dr Satish Shetye, Former Director of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa and Former VC of Goa University, for his exemplary workon Indian monsoons
National Award for Ocean Sciences: Dr Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR-NIO, Goa
National Award for Atmospheric Science and Technology: Dr R Krishnan, ScientistG and Executive Director, Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune
National Award in the field of Geoscience and Technology: Dr Kalachand Sain, Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
National Award in the field of Ocean Technology: Dr M V Ramanamurthy, Director, National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), Chennai
Anna Mani Award recognising woman scientists: Dr Thara Prabhakaran, Scientist F, IITM, Pune, and Dr Vandana Prasad, Director, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow (Both shared the award)
Young Researcher Awards: Dr Waliur Rahaman, Scientist E, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, and Dr Kandula V Subrahmanyam, Space Physics Laboratory, ISRO