India, Aug. 22 -- After a commendable performance, the Indian national team has won four gold medals and a silver medal at the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2025 held in Mumbai from August 15 to 21. This year the prestigious global event brought together 288 students from 63 different countries.

The Indian gold medalists are Aarush Mishra from Bengaluru, Banibrata Majee from Delhi, Panini from Patna, and Akshat Srivastava from Kolkata. Sumant Gupta from Gurugram bagged the silver medal. With this performance, India reaffirmed its status as one of the global leaders in science education and Olympiad excellence.

The medals, awarded individually to team members, are based on a participant's performance ac...