Science & Technology ( Awards & Honour )

Science & Technology

Vigyan Ratna 2025

Awarded to: Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, posthumously.
Awarded for: Outstanding contribution to Physics.
Awarded by: Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India under Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar.

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar

Category	Purpose
Vigyan Ratna	For lifetime achievements in science.
Vigyan Shri	For exceptional individual contributions.
Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar	For young scientists under 45 years.
Vigyan Team Award	For collaborative research efforts.

GP Birla Memorial Award 2025

Awarded to: Dr. V Narayanan, ISRO Chairman.
Awarded by: G P Birla Archaeological Astronomical and Scientific Institute, Hyderabad.

Prof. C. R. Rao National Award for 2025 in Statistics

Awarded to: Dr. Prajamitra Bhuyan, Assistant Professor, IIM Calcutta.
Awarded by: MoSPI.
Awarded for: Exceptional contributions to the field of statistics.

SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2025

Awarded to: Dr. Alexander Smith of Northwestern University, United States of America.
Awarded by: SASTRA University, Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, Tamil Nadu.
Eligibility: Awarded to a mathematician under the age of 32.

Ramanujan Prize 2025

Awarded to: Claudio Muñoz of the University of Chile.
Awarded for: Fundamental contributions to dispersive partial differential equations.
Awarded by: International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and International Mathematical Union (IMU).

GD Birla Award for Scientific Research

2023: Professor Aditi Sen De of Harish Chandra Research Institute, Prayagraj, for contributions to quantum technologies.
2024: Professor Subi Jacob George of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, for work in supramolecular chemistry.
Awarded by: K. K. Birla Foundation.

PT Facts

Vigyan Ratna is part of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar.
Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was recognised posthumously for contribution to Physics.
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar is given by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Dr. V Narayanan is associated with ISRO.
The GP Birla Memorial Award was given by G P Birla Archaeological Astronomical and Scientific Institute, Hyderabad.
C. R. Rao was a noted Indian-American statistician.
MoSPI stands for Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The Prof. C. R. Rao National Award recognises contribution to statistics.
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize is awarded to young mathematicians under 32.
The age limit honours Srinivasa Ramanujan, who died at the age of 32.
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize is given by SASTRA University, Tamil Nadu.
The Ramanujan Prize is linked with mathematics and awarded by ICTP and IMU.
Claudio Muñoz won the 2025 Ramanujan Prize for work on dispersive partial differential equations.
The G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research recognises Indian scientists for outstanding scientific work.
The G. D. Birla Award is awarded by the K. K. Birla Foundation.
The award has recognised work in quantum technologies and supramolecular chemistry.

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