Soumyashree Thanapati from Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya, Jharmunda was declared the winner of the National Science Seminar 2026 organised by the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, at the National Science Centre, Delhi, on October 30, 2026. Students from 34 States and Union Territories participated in the National Science Seminar.