Keshav Krishna
Dr. A Keshav Krishna, a scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), has been selected for 2016 National Geoscience Award by the Ministry of Mines in the field of Geo-environmental studies in applied geosciences. Presently, Krishna is involved in studies on environmental risk assessment related heavy metal contamination in soil, sediments and water in industrial areas, abandoned mine sites and their interactions with the environmental pollutants. Apart from him, N. Purnachandra Rao, who is the chief scientist at the NGRI, has been selected for National Geoscience Award in the field of Geophysics.