14 Young Indian Scientists Honored with Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards

Imagine a special prize in India that celebrates young scientists who are doing amazing things.

This year, 14 scientists under 45 years old got this award.

They are like superheroes of science, working on very different cool projects.

Some are making plants stronger to grow in tough weather or use less fertilizer.

Others are looking at tiny bugs to understand how life changes over time.

One scientist is creating ways to find all the cancer cells in your blood using smart computer programs.

Another is trying to invent new materials that act like living things, or even create 'life 2.0'.

Some are studying icy places on Earth to understand climate change, while others are making computers safer from super-powerful future computers.

There are also scientists making math easier to understand, helping sick kids get better, exploring outer space, and creating new medical tools to help lots of people.

These young scientists are pushing the boundaries of what we know and making the world a better place.