Aegis Graham Bell Awards: The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Government of India, strikes a hat-trick by securing top position in three awards at 14th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards. Aegis Graham Bell Awards was initiated in 2010 by the Aegis School of Data Science. It is […]
Category: Important Awards
Jnanpith Award 2023
Jnanpith Award 2023: The Jnanpith selection committee announced that the 58th Jnanpith Award will be given to two writers, Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Urdu poet and lyricist Gulzar, for 2023. Gulzar: Gulzar (Sampuran Singh Kalra) was born on 18th August 1934, in the village of Dina, Jhelum district of undivided India. He is one […]
GovTech Prize 2024
GovTech Prize 2024: India was awarded the eminent GovTech Prize instituted by the government of UAE at the World Government Summit. India won in the “AI-Powered Government Services” category for its innovative iRASTE project that utilizes artificial intelligence to transform road safety. The prize recognized the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ pioneering implementation of […]
National Creators Award
National Creators Award: The Prime Minister Of India hailed the initiative of the National Creators Award, saying it was a great opportunity for the creator community, putting the spotlight on the extraordinary talent across India. National Creators Award is the first-of-its-kind award that will be targeted at “Gen Z”, a reference to the young generation […]
Former Prime Minister To Be Conferred With Bharat Ratna
Former Prime Minister To Be Conferred With Bharat Ratna: The government has announced India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to Former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and Father of Green Revolution, Dr. M S Swaminathan. The announcement comes days after 96-year-old LK Advani and two-time Bihar chief minister and socialist icon […]
Grammy Awards 2024
Grammy Awards 2024: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, congratulated musicians Ustad Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Shankar Mahadevan, Selvaganesh V and Ganesh Rajagopalan for winning the Grammy award. Grammy Awards are presented by the Recording Academy of the US. The awards are presented to recognize the works of the music industry. The first Grammy Awards […]
Karpoori Thakur : Bharat Ratna Posthumously
Karpoori Thakur : Bharat Ratna Posthumously Karpoori Thakur, a prominent Gandhian socialist leader and former Bihar chief minister will be awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ posthumously. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian Award of the country which was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for […]
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024: The President of India to confer Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 to 19 children for their exceptional achievement in six categories. The awards are given to children in the age group 5 – 18 years for their excellence in seven categories for Bravery, Art & Culture, Environment, Innovation, […]
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023
Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023: Surat and Indore were jointly adjudged India’s cleanest cities as per the Centre’s annual Swachh Survekshan city cleanliness rankings for 2023. Navi Mumbai secured third place. The Union Housing Ministry confers the Swachh Sarvekshan cleanliness awards, initiated under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Key ranking parameters include: Citizen feedback evaluations Field assessments […]
National Sports And Adventure Awards 2023
National Sports And Adventure Awards 2023: The President of India presented the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 at a function in Rashtrapati Bhavan. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Categories of National Sports Award: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: 2023: Chirag Shetty and Satwik Sairaj […]