The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the 20th edition of its Young Global Leaders Community: The Class of 2024. The list includes nearly 90 individuals under the age of 40 from diverse fields, including politics, business, civil society, the arts, and academia. This year, five Indians have been selected for the Young Global Leaders program. They are: Bhumi Pednekar (Art and Culture) – Bollywood actress known for films like “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha”, and “Badhaai Do” Adwaita Nayar (Business) – Chief Executive Officer, Nyka Fashion Arjun Bhartia (Business) – Director, Jubilant Group Priya Aggarwal Hebbar....Read More

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has won the prestigious 'Best Airport Staff in India & South Asia 2024' award by Skytrax. The award was announced at a glittering ceremony held on 17th April at the Passenger Terminal EXPO 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany. Hyderabad Airport emerged as the number one airport among all participating airports in India and South Asia. About Skytrax: Skytrax is a global air transport rating organisation, having evaluated airports and airlines worldwide since 1989. It assigns star ratings from 1 to 5 stars based on diverse assessments that significantly impact the passenger experience.  Read More

Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the prestigious third Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar award for his remarkable dedication to the nation, its people, and society. Music maestro A R Rahman will receive the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar for contribution to Indian music. The award will also be presented to non-profit organisation Deepstambh Foundation Manobal for services in the field of social service. The Ashtavinayak Prakashit's "Galib", produced by Malhar and Vajreshwari, will be recognised as the best drama of the year. Marathi writer Manjiri Phadke will receive Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar (Vagvilasini Puraskar) for contribution to literature, while actor....Read More

Mamta G. Sagar, a Bengaluru-based Kannada poet, writer, academic and activist, has recently won the World Literary Prize from the World Organization of Writers (WOW) for her contributions to the world of literature. Dr Sagar, a facilitator at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, known for her involvement in diverse forms of transdisciplinary creative writing and cultural industries, received the award at a ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria. NOTABLE WORKS BY MAMTA G. SAGAR: Authored four poetry collections, including "Footsteps of the Wild Peacock" (1992) and "Hide & Seek" (2014). Notable works also include the musical play for children....Read More

India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission team given 2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award. The award, presented by the Space Foundation during the annual Space Symposium in Colorado, acknowledges the extraordinary achievements of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Chandrayaan-3 team in the realm of space exploration and discovery About Chandrayan-3 mission: Chandrayaan-3, launched by ISRO in July 2023, comprised a lander named Vikram and a rover called Pragyan. On August 23, 2023, the mission made history when Vikram successfully touched down on the lunar surface at the South Pole, an area that had remained unexplored by previous missions. By....Read More

The late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and his wife Yulia Navalnaya will receive the “Freedom Prize of the Media” from a leading German forum. The prize is presented each year at the Ludwig Erhard Summit. Russian politician and former chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov received the award in 2023. Volodymyr Zelensky and former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev also received the award.Read More

SJVN Limited, a leading public sector undertaking, has been honored with two prestigious awards at the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2024. The awards were given by the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) in recognition of SJVN’s remarkable contributions to corporate social responsibility (CSR). ABOUT SJVN: SJVN, formerly known as Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam, is an Indian public sector undertaking involved in hydroelectric power generation and transmission. It was incorporated in 1988 as Nathpa Jhakri Power Corporation, a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Himachal Pradesh.Read More

Professor Meena Charanda, Principal of Kalindi College, Delhi University, was given the 'International Culture Award' for the year 2024. Meena Charanda has been given this honor for her remarkable work in the field of education and social service. The selection for the ‘International Culture Award’ was made by a 5-member committee headed by K Yogesh, Chairman of Socrates Social Research University (Trust). Charanda was also selected for this honor for his excellent research work in the field of political science.Read More

REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has been bestowed with the SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in the 'Renewable Energy Financing' The award underscores REC's dedication to sustainable financing, paving the way for a greener future and accelerating the transition to renewable energy. Executive Director, REC Limited, Shri T.S.C. Bosh received the award in New Delhi. ABOUT THE AWARD: The SKOCH ESG Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate outstanding performance in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) The SKOCH ESG Award and Assessment serve as an important benchmark for evaluating organizations' commitment....Read More

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2024 to Michel Talagrand of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, France. Michel Talagrand receives the prize for his work in probability theory and stochastic processes. The common theme in Michel Talagrand's groundbreaking discoveries is working with and understanding the random processes we see all around us. It has now become apparent that a thorough understanding of random phenomena is essential in today's world. ABOUT ABEL PRIZE: The Abel Prize is named after Niels Henrik Abel, Norway’s greatest mathematician throughout the times.....Read More