Dr. Suresh Tiwari, was awarded the Certificate of Merit for the year 2017 for his outstanding contribution in the field of Atmospheric Science and Technology. The award carries a trophy, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-. Shri. Sunil Hendre, Smt. Kavita Bharati under category ‘Group B’, Shri. Hanuman Trimbake under category ‘Group C’ and Shri Prakash Vyavahare under the category 'Multi Tasking Staff’ from the Institute got the MoES Annual Award for Best Employees for the year 2017. Their MoES award carries a cash prize of Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 10,000/- and Rs. 7,500/- for ‘Group B’, ‘Group C’ and ‘Multi Tasking Staff’ category respectively with a citation. The awards were presented at the hands of Dr. M. Rajeevan, Secretary, MoES on the occasion of Foundation Day celebrations held on 27th July 2017 at New Delhi.