NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday presented the annual ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ (national science awards) to distinguished scientists from diverse fields at a special function here at Rashtrapati Bhavan.Under the second edition of the Puraskar, 24 awards were presented to scientists in four categories – Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva, and Vigyan Team. The highest science award – Vigyan Ratna – was this year given posthumously to India’s eminent physicist, Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, for lifetime achievements and contributions made in the field of science and technology.
The names of the 23 other awardees are as follows:Vigyan Shri: 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)Vigyan Yuva: Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti (Agricultural Science); Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia (Agricultural Science); Debarka Sengupta (Biological Sciences); Deepa Agashe (Biological Sciences); Dibyendu Das (Chemistry); Waliur Rahaman (Earth Science); Arkaprava Basu ((Engineering Sciences); Sabyasachi Mukherjee (Mathematics and Computer Science); Shweta Prem Agrawal (Mathematics and Computer Science); Suresh Kumar (Medicine); Amit Kumar Agarwal (Physics); Surhud Shrikant More (Physics); Ankur Garg (Space Science and Technology); Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam (Technology & Innovation)
