Prof Padubidri V Shivaprasad won the 2025 Tata Transformation Prize for Food Security. He uses epigenetics to 'de-domesticate' rice, restoring wild traits for climate resilience. IISc professors Balasubramanian Gopal and Ambarish Ghosh also won for green chemistry and nanorobots, respectively. They each receive ₹2 crores to advance their research.