The award from the Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) comprises a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize-purse of USD 100,000, tax free in India. Winners were chosen in six fields: Engineering and Computer Science, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
Many of the winning initiatives are interdisciplinary. “Climate change is a vast field. It requires research in physical science areas of battery-energy-grid, and AI of computer science” said Nandan Nilekani, chairman of the board and co-founder, Infosys Limited, speaking virtually at the ISF function.
Other thrust areas include the design of a robust platform for rapid testing of deadly diseases like Covid-19 and TB (tuberculosis) and understanding the nuclear force to harness nuclear energy for the benefit of humankind. “Right now, we have a few cases of Omicron, the new strain of the virus. We should continue to maintain social distancing and avoid assembling...