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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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Topic: Infosys Prize

Exploring ‘Time crystals’ to maritime Islamic laws: Meet the 6 young researchers to win Infosys Prize

The names of the winners for this year were unveiled Thursday. In a first, all 6 were under 40 years of age, in line with Infosys Science Foundation’s new rule.

‘Embedded in sovereign Indian state’ — Infosys Prize in Humanities winner on nuclear science in India

Dr Jahnavi Phalkey, historian of science and archivist, received the award for the year 2023 for her work in placing the history of Indian science and nuclear programme in a postcolonial context.

‘Reconstructing history of cells to decode evolution’: NCBS prof bags Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences

Dr Mukund Thattai awarded Infosys Prize 2023 for his work in understanding the emergence of complex cells.

‘Govts already using our data to manage air quality’ — IIT-K prof who won Infosys Prize for air sensors

Professor Sachida Nand Tripathi conferred Infosys Prize 2023 in Engineering & Computer Science for deploying air pollution sensor networks & his work into understanding haze formation.

6 eminent scientists from MIT, Harvard & Stanford awarded Infosys Prize 2020

The only woman among the six winners, Prachi Deshpande won the award for her nuanced and sophisticated treatment of South Asian historiography.

Winners take home Infosys science prizes for work on bacteria cell wall, ethics, history

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen was the chief guest at the event where winners of Infosys Prize for 2019 in six categories were awarded.

Infosys science prizes honour research on data mining, history, ethics and ‘self-hood’

Infosys Science Foundation announces winners in 6 categories — engineering & computer sciences, humanities, life sciences, mathematical sciences, physical sciences & social sciences.

JNU professor who had hit out at administration denied leave to receive Infosys Prize

Kavita Singh was removed as Dean in November after raising her voice against JNU’s mandatory attendance rule. She has since been denied leave twice.

SK Satheesh: India’s top climate scientist who’s demystifying greatest pollutants on earth

Satheesh, recipient of the Infosys Prize 2018 in Physical Sciences, is said to have greatly enhanced understanding of aerosols and their impact on climate.

On Camera

India has 30 days to pull off fast reform. Hold crash meeting of Centre & state

In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.