519 days ago
The Atal Tunnel, built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh, got the Indian Building Congress (IBC) 'Best Infrastructure Project' award in New Delhi.
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More than thirty cutting-edge infrastructure initiatives have been nominated for the award. The strategic tunnel was named the 'Best ....
519 days ago
The India Pharma Awards 2022 and the India Medical Device Awards 2022 are two of the most prestigious awards in India.
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The India Pharma Awards 2022 and the India Medical Device Awards 2022 are two of the most prestigious awards in India.
Minister of State for the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba presented ....
521 days ago
The Planning Department of Meghalaya, part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture, has been recognized with a prestigious UN Award.
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The e-Proposal System, part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA), has been granted the prestigious UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Prizes 2022 for Meghalaya's ....
522 days ago
Sir David Attenborough, an English natural history presenter and biologist has been designated the recipient of the Champions of the Earth Award 2021 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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Sir David Attenborough, an English natural history presenter and biologist has been designated the recipient of the Champions ....
523 days ago
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation presents the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2022 for the first time.
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For the first time, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation presented five people with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2022.
Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will give the prize ....
529 days ago
To create a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub, IndusInd Bank received the global 'Celent Model Bank' award in 'Payments System Transformation' (EPH).
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To create a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub, IndusInd Bank received the global 'Celent Model Bank' award in 'Payments System Transformation' ....
535 days ago
Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, presented Nilamani Phookan, one of Assam's most known poets, with the country's highest literary prize, the 56th Jnanpith for the year 2021.
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Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, presented Nilamani Phookan, one of Assam's most known poets, with ....
537 days ago
This year's O.Henry prize went to veteran Bengali novelist Amar Mitra for a short story he penned 45 years ago.
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This year's O.Henry prize went to veteran Bengali novelist Amar Mitra for a short story he penned 45 years ago.
He won the award for his short tale 'Gaonburo,' a Bengali short story previously ....
538 days ago
M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President, honored 43 prominent artists with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Awards for 2018.
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M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President, honored 43 prominent artists with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Awards for 2018 (4 Fellows and 40 awardees).
Naidu also ....
540 days ago
Kamloops Residential School, a shot by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken, has won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2022.
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"Kamloops Residential School," a shot by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken, has won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2022.
The snapshot depicts children's clothing ....
541 days ago
Falguni Shah, an Indian-American singer, earned a Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for her album A Colorful World.
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Falguni Shah, an Indian-American singer, earned a Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for her album A Colorful World.
Falguni Shah has performed and collaborated with music legend AR Rahman. ....
542 days ago
Prof Ramdarash Mishra, a noted poet and litterateur will get the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 2021.
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Prof Ramdarash Mishra, a noted poet and litterateur will get the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 2021 for his collection of poetry 'Mein to Yahan Hun,' according to the KK Birla Foundation. The recipient is chosen by ....
542 days ago
Aarefa Johari, a Mumbai-based journalist, received the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Media Person 2021.
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Aarefa Johari, a Mumbai-based journalist, received the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Media Person 2021.
The Media Foundation made the announcement. In Mumbai, Maharashtra, Aarefa Johari ....
544 days ago
Trevor Noah hosted the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, presented for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Trevor Noah hosted the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, presented for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Jon Batiste had the most nominations, with eleven, and the most prizes, with five.
The Recording ....
550 days ago
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, has presented the 3rd National Water Awards in New Delhi.
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The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, has presented the 3rd National Water Awards in New Delhi.
National Water Awards are given for exemplary work in water resource management.
The first National Water Award was launched in ....
550 days ago
Indian origin, Namit Malhotra, the CEO and Chairman of Double Negative (DNEG), the studio that did the VFX for the film, brought home the Oscar for Dune.
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Dune, Timothee Chalamet, and Zendaya starrer sci-fi thriller bagged six wins in the Academy Awards.
Dune was selected in 10 categories, awarded 6 of them.
It is a proud moment ....
551 days ago
Deepika Padukone, a Bollywood actress, has been nominated as one of the TIME100 Impact Awards 2022 honorees.
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Deepika Padukone, a Bollywood actress, has been nominated as one of the TIME100 Impact Awards 2022 honorees.
The actress was named to the inaugural TIME100 Impact Awards list for her efforts to raise awareness ....
551 days ago
Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert has been named the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022.
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Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert has been named the Stockholm Water Prize Laureate 2022.
He has been honored for his remarkable work to quantify environmental evaporation.
Wilfried Brutsaert is Professor in Engineering Emeritus ....
552 days ago
The 94th Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as the top films from the last year were honored by the Academy of motion picture Arts and Sciences.
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The 94th Academy Awards returned to the Dolby Theater in Hollywood as the top films from the last year were honored by the Academy of motion picture Arts and Sciences. ....
554 days ago
Mario Marcel, the Governor of the central bank of Chile, has won the Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards 2022.
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Mario Marcel, the Governor of the central bank of Chile, has won the Governor of the year award at the Central Banking Awards 2022.
Banco Central de Chile is the name of the central bank of Chile.
When ....
556 days ago
Devendra Jhajharia is the first para-athlete to be awarded the Padma Bhushan.
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Devendra Jhajharia is the first para-athlete to be awarded the Padma Bhushan.
He has numerous Paralympic medals, including gold in the 2004 Athens Games and the 2016 Rio Games and a silver in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In the Sports category, ....
556 days ago
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for the year 2022 to American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan.
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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for the year 2022 to American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan.
The citation mentions that the award has been ....
557 days ago
The 5th edition of the Women Transforming India Awards was hosted by the NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) (WTI).
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The 5th edition of the Women Transforming India Awards was hosted by the NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) (WTI).
The WTI Awards were presented to 75 women achievers ....
557 days ago
Architect, educator, and social activist Francis kéré was announced as the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker architecture prize 2022.
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Architect, educator, and social activist Francis kéré was announced as the 2022 laureate of the Pritzker architecture prize 2022, the architecture's highest honor.
He ....
558 days ago
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra claimed the coveted 'Sportstar of the Year (Male)' award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.
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Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra claimed the coveted 'Sportstar of the Year (Male)' award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards.
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who claimed the ....
559 days ago
At the Maldives Sports Awards 2022, former India cricketer Suresh Raina received the prestigious 'Sports Icon' award.
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At the Maldives Sports Awards 2022, former India cricketer Suresh Raina received the prestigious 'Sports Icon' award.
Raina was honored by the Maldives government for his numerous accomplishments ....
562 days ago
Asia One Magazine has given Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar the Covid-19 Commitment Award.
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Asia One Magazine has given Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar the Covid-19 Commitment Award.
He received this award for his contribution to the state's economic recovery and the community's joint efforts ....
562 days ago
This year's 'Sankara Award' was given to India's teen Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in Kalady.
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R Praggnanandhaa earned the trophy as well as a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh for defeating Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
The Adi Sankara Trust, Institute of Engineering College, and Sree Sarada Vidyalaya ....
563 days ago
A documentary about the Dalit-led, all-woman newspaper Khabar Lahariya, "Writing With Fire" became the first Indian documentary to be nominated at the Oscars.
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A documentary about the Dalit-led, all-woman newspaper Khabar Lahariya, “Writing With Fire” became the first Indian documentary to be nominated at the ....
565 days ago
Author Geetanjali Shree's translated Hindi novel "Tomb of Sand" is among 13 books for the International Booker Prize.
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Author Geetanjali Shree's translated Hindi novel "Tomb of Sand" is among 13 books for the International Booker Prize.
It is the first Hindi language work of fiction. To get it to the ....
565 days ago
Union Minister of Rural Development, Giriraj Singh, honored the Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank) with the "National Award for Outstanding Performance for FY 2020-21.
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Union Minister of Rural Development, Giriraj Singh, honored the Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank) with the "National Award for Outstanding Performance ....
568 days ago
From India, six airports have found a place among the 'Best Airport by Size and Region' by the Airports Council International (ACI) in its Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for 2021.
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From India, six airports have found a place among the 'Best Airport by Size and Region' by the Airports Council International (ACI) ....
569 days ago
Rizwana Hasan, a Bangladeshi environmental lawyer, has been chosen for the International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award in 2022.
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Rizwana Hasan is a lawyer who has shown extraordinary courage and leadership in her fight to conserve the environment while also defending the marginalized Bangladeshis' dignity and rights.
She has ....
569 days ago
Shri Bhupender Yadav delivered the VRP, NSA for the performance year 2018, and National Safety Awards (Mines) for the contest years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
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Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, presented the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP), National Safety Awards ....
569 days ago
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar of Haryana, while presenting the state budget, has announced a 'Sushma Swaraj Award'
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The Sushma Swaraj Award will carry gift money of Rs 5 lakh besides a commendation.
The award is given to women for their significant achievements or contribution in different walks of life within the ....
571 days ago
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, has conferred the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' for 2020 and 2021 on International Women's Day on 8 March 2022.
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The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, has conferred the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' for 2020 and 202.
The Awards were presented on International Women's Day ....
571 days ago
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd Country's largest iron ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel, received 1st prize in the Ispat Rajbhasha Award.
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National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd Country's largest iron ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel, received 1st prize within the Ispat Rajbhasha ....
573 days ago
The Ministry of Tourism constituted the Swadesh Darshan awards in various categories to acknowledge the efforts made by state governments, union territory administrations, and various implementing agencies.
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The awards are given to acknowledge best practices like innovative approach, achievement of planned objectives, the adoption ....
584 days ago
On February 22, 2022, Professor Neena Gupta has conferred the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2021.
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Neena Gupta may be a mathematician from Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.
She conferred the award for her outstanding add affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians ....
586 days ago
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates have been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan.
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Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates have been conferred with Hilal-e-Pakistan, the second-highest civilian honor within the country, for his efforts to eradicate polio in Pakistan. Gates is on a day-long visit to Pakistan and has ....
590 days ago
At the 17th Annual Banking Technology Conference and Honors, Karnataka Bank won three awards.
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Karnataka Bank won three awards at the Indian Banks' Association's 17th Annual Banking Technology Seminar and Awards: 2020-21 Next-Gen Banking (IBA).
Best Technology Bank of the Year, Best Fintech Adoption, and Best Use of AI/ML ....
599 days ago
The Karnataka Government won't accept applications for Rajyotsava Awards from 2023. Instead, a panel is to be found to settle on the eligible candidates.
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The government is following in the footsteps of the central government. The central government chooses the Padma awardees by itself.
No applications are received from the ....
600 days ago
The Karnataka Government won't accept applications for Rajyotsava Awards from 2023. Instead, a panel is to be found to settle on the eligible candidates.
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The government is following in the footsteps of the central government. The central government chooses the Padma awardees by itself.
No applications are received from the ....
603 days ago
Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand has been granted the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
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Daryl Mitchell, a New Zealand cricketer, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 International Cricket Council (ICC) Spirit of Cricket Award.
This award is granted to him for refusing to take a single in the high-pressure 2021 ICC Men's ....
604 days ago
Neeraj Chopra is nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.
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Neeraj Chopra, a gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, was nominated for the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award in 2022.
Daniil Medvedev (Australian Open runner-up), Emma Raducanu (British tennis player), Pedri (Barcelona and Spain footballer), ....
607 days ago
PR Sreejesh, an Indian men's hockey player, has been named World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021.
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PR Sreejesh, an Indian men's hockey player, has been named World Games Athlete of the Year for 2021.
He is the second Indian to win this prize, following Rani Rampal.
Rani Rampal, the Indian women's hockey captain, ....
611 days ago
Jammu and Kashmir Police have bagged 115 Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) out of 189 awarded this year.
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Jammu and Kashmir Police have bagged 115 Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG) out of 189 awarded this year.
They quite doubled their last year’s tally of 52 PMGs. J&K Police won awards for conducting several counter-insurgency ....
612 days ago
Ratan Tata received Assam's highest civilian award, the 'Assam Baibhav,' on 24 January.
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Ratan Tata can't attend the function personally owing to the Covid-19 crisis. His representative accepted the award during a ceremony in Guwahati.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, said on January 23 that the ....
612 days ago
President Ram Nath Kovind awarded 384 gallantry medals and other military decorations for members of the security services on 25 January.
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He also approved the awarding of 12 Shaurya Chakras to servicemen who displayed extraordinary bravery during operations.
Subedar Neeraj Chopra of the 4 Rajputana Rifles will get the Param Vishisht ....
612 days ago
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and former General Secretary late EMS Namboodirpad are two of the state's Padma Award recipients who declined.
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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee isn't the first Marxist leader to turn down the award.
EMS Namboodirpad, the late General Secretary of the CPI(M), was the first ....