Govindarajan Padmanabhan to obtain first Vigyan Ratna award | India Information

NEW DELHI: Celebrated biochemist Govindarajan Padmanabhan was chosen for the primary ‘Vigyan Ratna’ award, the top-most science award within the nation, whereas Isro’s Chandrayaan-3 group was chosen for the primary ‘Vigyan Crew’ award with the government on Wednesday asserting 33 names for the ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ 2024 below 4 classes.
Padma Bhushan awardee Padmanabhan is an honorary professor at IISc, Bengaluru.
The record of 33 awardees embrace 18 ‘Vigyan Yuva: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar’ award for younger scientists and 13 ‘Vigyan Shri’ awards. The awards can be introduced by President Droupadi Murmu in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Nationwide House Day August 23.

‘Vigyan Ratna’ can be awarded to recognise lifetime achievements and contributions in a given subject of science and expertise, whereas ‘Vigyan Shri’ can be given to recognise distinguished contributions. ‘Vigyan Yuva’ award is supposed to recognise and encourage younger scientists whereas ‘Vigyan Crew’ award can be given to a group comprising three or extra scientists who’ve made an distinctive contribution.
The govt. had instituted ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ in Jan by rationalising all science awards within the nation on the strains of Padma awards the place the awardees can be given a medallion and ‘sanad’ (quotation). In contrast to earlier science awards, Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar won’t have a money element.