Award conferred
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 09 2017:
Prof Arun Kumar, Dean, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, Manipur University was conferred Birbal Sahni Birth Centenary Award on 3 January during the inauguration session of 104th Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) held at Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
Prof Arun Kumar was awarded for his outstanding contribution to the field of geosciences.
The award was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prof A P Pandey Vice Chancellor, Manipur University has also feted Prof Arun Kumar for his remarkable achievement.
It may be noted that Dr K B Mangang, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Manipur University was also conferred A Narsinga Rao Prize 2014 by the Indian Mathematical Society of India during the 82nd Annual Conference of IMS which was held at University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal on December 27, 2016 .