Japan's highest civilian award was conferred on eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao for his contribution to promoting academic interchange and mutual understanding in science and technology between Japan and India.
"The Government of Japan has announced that His Majesty The Emperor of Japan has conferred the highest Civilian Award, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, to Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao for his outstanding contributions to Science and Indo-Japanese Science co-operation," said a release by the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR).
He had been bestowed with about 70 honorary doctorates and had received the highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna.
Professor Rao is a National Research Professor, Linus Pauling Research Professor and Honorary President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru , an autonomous institution supported by the Ministry of Science and technology, Government of India.
Professor Rao had made substantial contributions to the development of Science in India and the Third World.
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