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Clear filtersThe 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes for unusual scientific research were presented in Zurich, Switzerland. Started in 1991 by Marc Abrahams as a humorous counterpart to the Nobel Prizes, the awards this year gave the Chemistry Priz...
The 36th Ig Nobel Prize ceremony took place on 3 September 2026 in Zurich, Switzerland. Organised every year by the Annals of Improbable Research, the prizes honour research that "makes people laugh, then think." Researc...
India achieved its best-ever tally at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, hosted by Italy, by securing nine medals. The Indian student team brought home 4 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals. Partic...
GRASA has received the Rashtriya Ratna Samman 2026 in the category of Emerging Health Tech & Nutrition Innovation Startup of the Year. GRASA describes itself as India's first food-led metabolic recovery system, built aro...
Development economist Jean Drèze received the Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA) 2026 at the World Inequality Conference held in Paris. Drèze is known for his long-standing work in India on poverty, hunger, public p...
N. Alim Yusuf has been honoured by the World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for developing an artificial intelligence-based mobile app that can identify nearly 100 invasive plant species found in Kerala. The tool supports ea...
Two Indian airports won honours at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards of Airports Council International (ACI) World. Mangaluru International Airport was named Best Airport at Arrivals - Globally, its second co...
Public health expert Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya received the Wiley Research Heroes Prize 2025 in the 'Impact Beyond Academia' category, becoming the first Indian to win it. The prize honours researchers whose work shapes p...
Veteran space scientist Dr A. E. Muthunayagam, pioneer of India's liquid rocket propulsion programme and founding Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026. Born 11 Ja...
