Indian Government Honors Outstanding Scientists with Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025

Jayant Naralikar (File photo)NEW DELHI: Eminent physicist Jayant Vishnu Narlikar has posthumously been selected for the Vigyan Ratna Puraskar - an award for lifetime achievements and contributions made in the field of science and technology - with the govt announcing names of 23 individuals and one institution for the 'Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025'.Modelled on the Padma awards, the Rashtriya Vigyan Puruskar is the country's highest recognition for outstanding and inspiring contributions by scientists, technologists and innovators in diverse fields of science, technology and technology-led innovation. While the Vigyan Ratna is being awarded to Narlikar in the physics category, the Vigyan Shri is being conferred on Gyanendra Pratap Singh (agricultural science), Yusuf Mohammad Seikh (atomic energy), K Thangaraj (biological sciences), Pradeep Thalappil (chemistry), Aniruddha Bhalchandra Pandit (engineering sciences), S Venkata Mohan (environmental science); Mahan Mj (mathematics and computer science), Jayan N (space science and technology).The Vigyan Yuva is being awarded to Jagdis Gupta Kapuganti and Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia (agricultural science), Debarka Sengupta and Deepa Agashe (biological sciences), Dibyendu Das (chemistry), Waliur Rahaman (earth science), Arkaprava Basu (engineering sciences), Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Shweta Prem Agrawal (mathematics and computer science); Suresh Kumar (medicine), Amit Kumar Agarwal and Surhud Shrikant More (physics), Ankur Garg (space science and technology) and Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam (technology and innovation).The Vigyan Team has been awarded to Aroma Mission CSIR (agricultural science).