| Event | President Droupadi Murmu presided over the 2023 National Geoscience Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Awarded to Prof. Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee, Emeritus Scientist, Indian National Science Academy (INSA). |
| Young Geoscientist Award | Awarded to Dr. Ashutosh Pandey, Assistant Professor, Pondicherry University. |
| Mineral Discovery and Exploration | Team awards to two Geological Survey of India (GSI) teams and individual award to Dr. Pawan Dewangan, Senior Principal Scientist, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. |
| Mining, Mineral Beneficiation and Sustainable Mineral Development | Awards to Dr. Harsh Kumar Verma, Senior Principal Scientist, and Prof. Mangadoddy Narasimha, IIT Hyderabad. |
| Basic Geosciences | Individual award to Dr. Rahul Mohan, Scientist, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa, and team award to a GSI team. |
| Applied Geoscience | Awards to Dr. Vikram Vishal, IIT Bombay; Dr. Bantu Prasanta Kumar Patro, CSIR; and Prof. Srimath Tirumala Gudemella Raghu Kanth, IIT Madras. |
| Distinguished Mentor of the Year | Awarded to Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, PMO, and other departments. |
| History of the Award | Established in 1966 as National Minerals Award, renamed National Geoscience Award in 2009. |
| Categories | Lifetime Achievement, Young Geoscientist, National Geoscience Awards in various specialized fields. |
