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 outstanding and inspiring contributions by scientists, technologists, and innovators in diverse fields of science, technology, and technology-led innovation, has been announced.

The Government of India instituted to recognise and promote pathbreaking research and inspiring achievement, the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is conferred under four categories:

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

Awards are conferred across 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 other allied fields.

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar winners for the year 2025 in the field 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 K 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)