Dr. Avinash Kumar, Scientist D, NCPOR Goa has been awarded the prestigious National Award “ATAL VAGYAANIKA SHIKHAR SAMMAN - 2020”. In the 7th Atal Award Ceremony on December 24, 2020, organized at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Atal Samman Samaroh is an annual award ceremony named in the memory of India's Former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This year's award ceremony was organized at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi in which 25 eminent personalities were awarded for excellence in their respective fields and their contribution to the nation. Dr. Avinash Kumar has been awarded this prestigious award in the category of excellence in Science & Technology.