Breakthrough Prizes 2024: The 2024 Breakthrough Prizes in the Life Sciences category recognised groundbreaking research set to change the lives of those suffering from three Rare Diseases: Parkinson’s disease, Cystic fibrosis and Cancer. Awards were also given in the categories of Fundamental Physics and Mathematics. 2024 Award-Winning Breakthroughs: Life Science Category: Cancer Breakthrough:Carl June and […]
Category: Important Awards
UNESCO’s Prix Versailles Award
UNESCO’s Prix Versailles Award: Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Bengaluru has earned prestigious accolades at UNESCO’s 2023 Prix Versailles. UNESCO’s Prix Versailles is announced each year at UNESCO since 2015. The Prix Versailles awards celebrate outstanding achievements in architecture and design on a global scale. It focuses on intelligent sustainability as a cultural driver, acknowledging innovation, […]
Sahitya Akademi Awards For The Year 2023
Sahitya Akademi Awards For The Year 2023: Tamil author Rajasekaran (Devibharathi), Telugu writer T. Patanjali Sastry and Malayalam litterateur E.V. Ramakrishnan were among those named for the Sahitya Akademi Awards for the year 2023. Sahitya Akademi Award is awarded for the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the major Indian languages […]
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: India’s badminton stars Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sai Raj Rankireddy won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recently. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award named after the hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian legendary field hockey player, […]
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2023: The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for their efforts in bringing together the youth and peoples of Israel and the Arab World for a non-violent resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Barenboim is an Argentine-born […]
Nyholm Prize
Nyholm Prize: Professor Savita Ladage from Mumbai received the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm Prize for Education in recognition of her contributions to chemistry education. Nyholm prize is awarded to inspirational, innovative and dedicated individuals or teams making a substantial and sustained impact within education. It celebrates individuals working in primary, secondary, further education, and […]
Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence In Technology Awards 2023
Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence In Technology Awards 2023: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), a maharatna, central Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Power, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the sole PSU in India to win two silver awards at the prestigious Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards 2023. NTPC […]
International Emmy Directorate Award
International Emmy Directorate Award: Ektaa Kapoor was honoured with the International Emmy Directorate Award. She became the First Indian Woman Producer to receive the International Emmy Directorate Award. Additionally, Vir Das, along with Derry Girls season 3, was honoured with the International Emmy for Comedy. The Emmy Awards are a set of prestigious honours specifically […]
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award: Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. His profound impact on cinema resonates through iconic roles, from his Academy Award-winning portrayal as Gordon Gekko in Wall […]
Booker Prize 2023
Booker Prize 2023: Irish writer Paul Lynch won the Booker Prize for fiction for his novel Prophet Song. Booker Prize is the world’s leading literary award for a single work of fiction. Founded in the UK in 1969, the Booker Prize initially rewarded Commonwealth writers and now spans the globe: it is open to anyone […]
