Government announces Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 to honour excellence in science, technology and innovation

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Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025, the nation’s highest recognition for excellent and inspiring contributions by scientists, technologists, and innovators in numerous fields of science, technology, and technology-led innovation, has been introduced.

The Government of India instituted to recognise and promote pathbreaking analysis and inspiring achievement, the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is conferred below 4 classes:

1. Vigyan Ratna (VR) award will recognise lifetime achievements & contributions made in any area of science and technology.
2. Vigyan Shri (VS) award will recognise distinguished contributions in any area of science and technology.
3. Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB) award will recognise & encourage younger scientists up to the age of 45 years who’ve made an distinctive contribution in any area of science and technology.
4. Vigyan Team (VT) award to be given to a staff comprising three or extra scientists/researchers/innovators who’ve made an distinctive contribution working in a staff in any area of science and technology.

Awards are conferred throughout 13 domains: Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Mathematics & Computer Science, Earth Science, Medicine, Engineering Sciences, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Technology & Innovation, Atomic Energy, Space Science and Technology, and different allied fields.

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar winners for the yr 2025 in the sphere of Science and Technology are-

1. Vigyan Ratna: Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (Physics) Posthumously

2. Vigyan Shri:  Dr Gyanendra Pratap Singh (Agricultural Science); Dr Yusuf Mohammad Seikh (Atomic Energy); Dr Ok Thangaraj (Biological Sciences); Prof. Pradeep Thalappil (Chemistry); Prof. Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit (Engineering Sciences); Dr. S Venkata Mohan (Environmental Science); Prof. Mahan Mj (Mathematics and Computer Science); Jayan N (Space Science and Technology)
3. Vigyan Yuva: Dr Jagdis Gupta Kapuganti (Agricultural Science); Dr Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia (Agricultural Science); Debarka Sengupta (Biological Sciences); Dr Deepa Agashe (Biological Sciences); Dr Dibyendu Das (Chemistry); Dr Waliur Rahaman (Earth Science); Prof. Arkaprava Basu ((Engineering Sciences); Prof. Sabyasachi Mukherjee (Mathematics and Computer Science); Prof. Shweta Prem Agrawal (Mathematics and Computer Science); Dr Suresh Kumar (Medicine); Prof. Amit Kumar Agarwal (Physics); Prof. Surhud Shrikant More (Physics); Ankur Garg (Space Science and Technology); Prof. Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam (Technology & Innovation)

4. Vigyan Team: Team- Aroma Mission CSIR (Agricultural Science)