{"id":117095,"date":"2026-08-04T13:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=117095"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:04:36","slug":"vikram-sarabhai-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vikram-sarabhai-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikram Sarabhai Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vikram Sarabhai Medal Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal \u2013 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vikram Sarabhai Medal<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>was constituted in 1990<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the honour of Vikram Sarabhai.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an international medal <\/span><b>awarded to scientists from developing countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their outstanding <\/span><b>contributions to the field of space research.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is awarded jointly by the Committee<\/span><b> on Space Research (COSPAR) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/isro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For a candidate to be eligible for this award, her or his relevant work must have <\/span><b>been carried out mainly in the five year period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ending one year before the COSPAR Scientific Assembly at which the medal is to be presented.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annapurni Subramaniam <\/span><b>is the only fourth Indian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to receive this medal, in addition to being <\/span><b>the first Indian woman scientist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and only the <\/span><b>third female recipient of this honour<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Other Indian recipients:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anil Bharadwaj (2024), Gurbax Singh Lakhina (2014) and UR Rao, (1996).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Committee on Space Research<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1958.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an international body affiliated to the <\/span><b>International Science Council and United Nations (through UN-COPUS).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COSPAR is one of the largest forums for space scientists and <\/span><b>holds its scientific assembly biennially.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/mumbai\/astrophysicist-annapurni-subramaniam-cospar-vikram-sarabhai-medal-2026-space-research-10816515\/#:~:text=This%20international%20medal%20is%20awarded,the%20field%20of%20space%20research.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vikram Sarabhai Medal was constituted in 1990 in the honour of Vikram Sarabhai. 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