India News | Renowned Scientist Ajai Kumar Sonkar Awarded Padma Bhushan
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Renowned scientist Ajai Kumar Sonkar, whose development of pearl making techniques through state-of-the-art tissue culture surprised the world, was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) Renowned scientist Ajai Kumar Sonkar, whose development of pearl making techniques through state-of-the-art tissue culture surprised the world, was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, on Tuesday.
His research papers have been published in science journals such as 'Aquaculture Europe', 'Infofish International' and 'World Aquaculture', according to a statement.
Also Read | Republic Day 2022: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Former West Bengal CM, Refuses Padma Bhushan Award.
By making black pearls in his land of work, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, he had attracted the attention of the world's scientific community. Then President APJ Abdul Kalam had described Sonkar's discovery as a great achievement of the country.
Since then, there has been a continuous process of development of new techniques.
During the coronavirus pandemic when all activities in Andaman came to a standstill, he built a new laboratory of cell biology and tissue culture, along with his laboratory in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
He has been awarded Padma Bhushan under the science and engineering category.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)