First Vigyan Ratna Award

• President Draupadi Murmu presented the first Vigyan Ratna Award to renowned biochemist and former director of Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science Govindarajan Padmanabhan.
• The Vigyan Ratna Award is India's top science award.
• The Vigyan Ratna Award is given to scientists who have made lifetime contributions in any field of science and technology.
• The President also presented 13 Vigyan Shri Awards, 18 Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards and one Science Team Award.
• The Vigyan Shri Awards are given to scientists for their pioneering research in their respective fields.