Renowned Indian astrophysicist and cosmologist, **Professor Jayant Vishnu Narlikar**, was posthumously honored with the **Vigyan Ratna** award, the highest category of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025. The award recognizes his exceptional and lifelong contributions to Physics, particularly in the fields of cosmology and his collaboration with Fred Hoyle on the conformal gravity theory. The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar aims to recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions in science, technology, and innovation across four categories.