We're thrilled to announce that Adhiraj Venkatesh has won the prestigious 'Inspire Manak Award' at the national level and has been awarded a cash prize in recognition of his achievements. This award, a part of the 'Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research' (INSPIRE) scheme by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) in India, recognises his groundbreaking project, 'पकक्षिन्ताप' (Pakshintaap) which is a programmed fitbird collar that can diagnose infections in birds before they become contagious and deadly.