Varanasi: Three faculty members of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been elected Fellows of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) for 2026.Prof. Shashi Pandey of the Centre of Advanced Study in Botany, Department of Botany; Prof. Prakash Kumar Singh of the Department of Geology; and Prof. Rajendra Kumar Singh, Senior Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Institute of Science, have been honoured for their outstanding contributions to scientific research and academic excellence.The NASI fellowship will take effect from Jan 1, 2027.The annual session of NASI, along with the induction ceremony for the newly elected Fellows, will be held at BHU from Dec 4 to 6.
