Two Indo-British teams win â¹1.7-crore Newton Prize
Two Indo-British teams of scientists, one which developed a portable device to monitor maternal health and another that worked on producing solar energy more efficiently, have won the first-ever Newton Prize. The teams would each receive a Â£200,000 (over â¹1.71 crore) grant. The UK-India Newton Fund, known as the Newton-Bhabha Fund, has jointly committed over Â£200 million until 2021.