Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025:
- The prestigious “Rashtriya Vigyan Ratna Puraskar 2025” for lifetime achievement was awarded posthumously to eminent astrophysicist Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
- The entrepreneurial science team that powered India’s much-discussed “Purple Revolution” and Lavender entrepreneurship found national recognition in “Rashtriya Vigyan Team Puraskar 2025” or Vigyan Team Award , which was bagged by the CSIR-led Aroma Mission.
- The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, was instituted as part of a new national science awards architecture, is designed to acknowledge scientific work across the full spectrum — from lifetime achievement to early-career excellence and team-based innovation.
- Among the honours announced, the Vigyan Ratna for lifetime achievement was awarded posthumously to eminent astrophysicist Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, while several Vigyan Shri and Vigyan Yuva awards recognised individual contributions across physics, agriculture, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, medicine, space science, mathematics, and technology.
- The Vigyan Yuva–Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, aimed at scientists below the age of 45, recognised emerging researchers for innovative contributions.