Six researchers win the Infosys Prize 2026
12 November 2026 · English Awards, Appointments & Persons
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Current affairs of 12 November 2026 (Shanmugam IAS Academy) – explained for UPSC, TNPSC and other competitive exams
News
The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the Infosys Prize 2026 in Bengaluru on 12 Nov 2026. Each of the six winners gets a gold medal, a citation and US$100,000 (about ₹88 lakh). The jury chairs include Kaushik Basu and Shrinivas Kulkarni.
Key facts for the exam
| Point | Details |
|---|---|
| Economics | Karthik Sastry, Princeton University – climate change, innovation, business cycles |
| Engineering & Computer Science | Swarun Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University – low-power wireless networks |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | Gautam Bhatia, Adjunct Professor, Jindal Global Law School, and Green Fellow, UNSW Sydney – constitutional law (five books) |
| Life Sciences | Isha Jain, Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco – oxygen biology: showed that some tissue damage in mitochondrial disease comes from excess oxygen, not energy failure |
| Mathematical Sciences | Riddhipratim Basu, ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru – probability and statistical physics; solved the "slow-bond problem" |
| Physical Sciences | Manoj Kumar Joshi, Singapore University of Technology and Design – trapped ions, quantum machines |
Background
- ISF was set up in 2009 by Infosys and its founders; the prize honours research that has an impact on India.
- Since 2024 the prize is only for researchers under 40.
- Infosys was founded in 1981 in Pune by N.R. Narayana Murthy and six others; its headquarters is in Bengaluru.
What is this news about?
The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) announced the Infosys Prize 2026 in Bengaluru on 12 Nov 2026. Each of the six winners gets a gold medal, a citation and US$100,000 (about ₹88 lakh).
What are the key facts to remember for the exam?
Economics: Karthik Sastry, Princeton University – climate change, innovation, business cycles; Engineering & Computer Science: Swarun Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University – low-power wireless networks; Humanities & Social Sciences: Gautam Bhatia, Adjunct Professor, Jindal Global Law School, and Green Fellow, UNSW Sydney – constitutional law (five books); Life Sciences: Isha Jain, Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco – oxygen biology: showed that some tissue damage in mitochondrial disease comes from excess oxygen, not energy failure.
What is the background to this news?
ISF was set up in 2009 by Infosys and its founders; the prize honours research that has an impact on India.
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Sources: ISF–Infosys press release (12 Nov 2026); Deccan Herald. Compiled by Shanmugam IAS Academy.
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