04/03/2026
The Mumbai Press Club is pleased to announce that Dr. Anubha Jain has been selected as the recipient of the Mumbai Press Club – N. R. Prakash Fellowship for Science & Technology 2025 for her proposal titled:
“AI and Precision Agriculture: How Drones, Sensors, and Machine Learning Are Building Climate-Resilient Farms for the 2030s.”
Dr. Anubha Jain is an award-winning bilingual journalist, author, and thought leader with over two decades of experience across print, television, radio, and digital media. She currently contributes to ETV Bharat and BBC News, reporting on key areas such as space, science, health, and technology. Known for her incisive storytelling and in-depth reportage, Dr. Jain has covered landmark moments in India’s scientific journey, including ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 mission and the Aditya L1 Solar Mission. Her reporting has helped contextualize India’s expanding footprint in space exploration and emerging technologies, including quantum innovation, for a wide and diverse readership.
The winning proposal was selected by an eminent three-member jury comprising Mr. S. Srinivasan, Co-founder and Managing Trustee of LOCOST; Mr. Prabhakar Nair, former writer with Science Today; and Mrityunjay Bose, senior journalist.
As part of the six-month Fellowship, Dr. Jain will produce a comprehensive long-form article on the selected theme. The Fellowship carries a grant of ₹50,000 and has been instituted to encourage serious, well-researched, and insightful writing on contemporary issues in science and technology.
We extend our warm congratulations to Dr. Anubha Jain and wish her every success in this endeavour.
About the Fellowship
The Mumbai Press Club – N. R. Prakash Fellowship for Science & Technology is supported by the family of the late N. R. Prakash and has been instituted in his memory. An engineer by profession, N. R. Prakash was deeply committed to applying scientific and technological solutions across diverse fields—whether in petrochemical plants, kitchens, or gardens—reflecting his belief in the transformative power of practical innovation.
