National Science Awards
- President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Science Awards 2025 in New Delhi on December 23.
- These awards were launched in 2023.
- Vigyan Ratna – 2025
- Awarded to the late astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar (Maharashtra).
- First Vigyan Ratna Award (2024)
- Govindarajan Padmanabhan from Tamil Nadu (Biochemistry & Biotechnology)
- Vigyan Shri Award – Presented to 8 individuals
- Gyanendra Pratap – Agricultural Science
- Yusuf Mohammed Sheikh – Nuclear Energy
- K. Thangaraj – Biological Sciences
- Pradeep Thalappil – Chemistry (IIT Madras)
- S. Venkata Mohan – Environmental Science
- Mahan Maharaj – Mathematics & Computer Science
- Vigyan Yuva Award – presented to 14 young scientists
- Jagadish Gupta – Agricultural Science
- Satyendra Kumar – Agricultural Science
- Valiur Rahman – Earth Sciences
- Sabyasachi Mukherjee – Mathematics & Computer Science
- Suresh Kumar – Medicine
- Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam – Technology & Innovation
- Vigyan Team Award
- The Vigyan Team Award was announced for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Aroma Mission team for promoting lavender cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir.
