March 28, 2024

Awards


Why in news? PM Modi has been conferred with the highest civilian decoration of Bhutan, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo. About PM Modi being conferred the Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the highest civilian award of Bhutan, Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo, on the occasion of the country’s National Day. Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering shared on social media that he was overjoyed to hear His Majesty pronounce Prime Minister Modi’s name for the highest civilian decoration of the Kingdom of Bhutan. His Majesty highlighted all the unconditional friendship and support Modiji extended over the....Read More

Why in news? Elon Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person. About "Person of the Year" Elon Musk Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman," Time magazine has named Tesla CEO Elon Musk as its Person of the Year for 2021. Musk, who is also the founder and CEO space exploration company SpaceX, recently passed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person as the rising price of Tesla pushed his net worth to around $300 billion.Read More

Why in news? The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced Indian architect, Balkrishna Doshi, as the recipient of the Royal Gold Medal 2022. About BV Doshi and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2022 Among one of the world’s highest honours for architecture, the medal is approved by Her Majesty The Queen. Having been conceived in 1848, the award is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence on the advancement of architecture. Doshi will be presented with the medal at a special ceremony in 2022.Read More

Why in news? ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’ was selected for the NIF Book Prize from a brilliant shortlist of six books that showcased some of the finest non-fiction writing. About the NIF Book Prize "Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism" was selected from the six shortlisted books that covered a variety of themes and subjects and showcased some of the finest non-fiction writing about India, organisers New India Foundation said. Instituted in 2018, the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. It celebrates high-quality non-fiction literature on modern and contemporary India....Read More

Why in news? The Assam government will confer the state’s highest civilian awards to industrialist Ratan Naval Tata, Olympian Lovlina Borgohain and an array of personalities from diverse fields. About Assam’s Awards The state govt of Assam will honour industrialist Ratan Naval Tata with the Assam Baibhav award for his contribution towards cancer care facilities in the state. Assam Govt has planned to confer Assam Baibhav 2021, Assam Saurav 2021 and Assam Gaurav Awards 2021 to 19 personalities and the award ceremony will be conducted on January 24th, 2022. The Assam Baibhav award will be worth Rs 5 lakh, the....Read More

Why in news? UNESCO recently presented two Heritage Awards to the Nizamuddin Basti Project. The project was awarded for its conservation efforts. It was awarded with the Special Recognition for Sustainable Award and Award of Excellence. About Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti What is Nizamuddin Basti Project? The project restored more than 20 historic monuments located around 14th century Sufi Saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. The Nizamuddin area consists of Humayun Tomb and Batashewala Tomb and tomb of a 16th century poet Rahim (Khan I Khanan). These regions were segregated and damaged. They were also renewed by the Nizamuddin Basti Project. The project....Read More

Why in news? World Athletics awarded sprinter Anju Bobby George as 'Woman of the Year' in 2021 after her efforts in advancing the sport in India as well as inspiring more women to follow her footsteps. About Anju Bobby and World Athletics’ Woman of Year Award Anju, is the only Indian to win a world championship medal -bronze at the 2003 edition in Paris. She also clinched a gold medal at the World Athletics Final in Monte Carlo in 2005. Anju said their aim was not only to create champions in the sporting field but to also make them responsible....Read More

Why in news? Recently, Lionel Messi won the men’s Ballon d’Or award for a record seventh time. About the Ballon d'Or Award The Ballon d'Or is one of the oldest and most prestigious individual awards in football that is presented annually by the French news magazine France Football. The prize has been awarded every year since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year after an agreement with FIFA and was known as FIFA Ballon d'Or. The award reverted to Ballon d'Or in 2016 and FIFA also went back to....Read More

Why in news? Recently, noted mountaineer from Uttarakhand Harshwanti Bisht has earned the distinction of being elected the first woman president of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). About Harshwanti Bisht She was elected to the coveted post on 20 November 2021 after winning 60 out of a total of 107 votes. It is for the first time that a woman has been elected as the president of the IMF, which was founded in the year 1958. Bisht who is 62 years old, hails from a village named Sukai in Pauri district, says promoting mountaineering and other adventure sports, and bringing....Read More

Why in news? Recently, a Kerala-based medical technology start-up Sascan Meditech has been adjudged the winner of Startup India Grand Challenge 2021 in the medical device category of the Government of India. About Sascan Meditech It is a startup, founded by Subhash Narayanan, a scientist-turned-biomedical entrepreneur. It focuses on developing affordable healthcare products and solutions for cancer care and screening, based on biophotonics and allied technologies. The award was announced by Amitabh Kant CEO, NITI Aayog, after a rigorous evaluation process, and Sascan was selected from among 310 startups that had participated in the grand challenge, a statement from the....Read More

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