Vasudev Ankoliya, director A. Royal & Co., was recently awarded the Rashtriya Udyog Ratna Award by the Centre for Educational Development & Research and the National Education & Human Resource Development Organization (NEHRDO). The citation noted his individual contribution to national growth as a result of his Diamond Mineral Research Theses and for the development of technologies in various Industries and his energy resource project. The award was presented to him at a National Seminar at Ravindra Natya Mandir at Mumbai.

Ankoliya is member of and associated in various national and international research organizations. Over the next few years his organization will be working on nanotechnologies and an energy resource bases product line.