President Droupadi Murmu awarded the inaugural Vigyan Ratna Puraskar to biochemist Govindrajan Padmanabhan. The ceremony also honored several other scientists with Vigyan Shri and Vigyan Yuva awards for their respective achievements. The Chandrayaan-3 mission team received the Vigyan Team award, marking the first investiture for these newly instituted Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar.