Nobel Prize In Chemistry For 2023: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023 has been conferred upon Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexei I. Ekimov for their groundbreaking work on quantum dots. These tiny nanoparticles have far-reaching applications in various fields, from electronics to medical diagnostics. Quantum dots are nanoparticles with unique properties, […]
Category: Important Awards
National Service Scheme Awards
National Service Scheme Awards: The President of India presented the National Service Scheme Awards for the year 2021-2022 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. These awards were instituted in the years 1993-1994. Since then, these awards are given away every year at various levels. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Youth Affairs, confers every year the […]
2023 Nobel Prize In Physics
2023 Nobel Prize In Physics: The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2023 has been awarded to Ferenc Krausz, Pierre Agostini, and Anne L’Huillier for their groundbreaking experiments that have led to the creation of attosecond pulses of light. The three Nobel Laureates in Physics 2023 are being recognised for their experiments, which have given humanity […]
Nobel Prize In Medicine 2023
Nobel Prize In Medicine 2023: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for 2023 has been awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for their groundbreaking research on nucleoside base modifications that played a pivotal role in the development of highly effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Kariko and Weissman identified a key problem: dendritic cells […]
2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize
2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize: Ruixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA will be awarded with the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics. Ruixiang Zhang is a young mathematician whose fundamental work spans from analytic number theory, combinatorics, and Euclidean Harmonic Analysis to geometry. Building on his Princeton PhD thesis, […]
Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award 2021: The Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting announced that legendary actress Ms Waheeda Rehman will be honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2021. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India’s highest award in the field of cinema. It is presented annually at the National Film Awards ceremony […]
Norman E. Borlaug Award
Norman E. Borlaug Award: Indian agriculture scientist Swati Nayak won the prestigious Norman E. Borlaug Award for 2023. Norman E. Borlaug Award recognises exceptional scientists under 40 and someone who works in the field of food and nutrition security and hunger eradication. It is given in memory of the Nobel awardee and Green Revolution’s chief […]
Announcement Of New Science Awards
Announcement Of New Science Awards: The Government of India has come out with a new set of National Awards in the field of science, technology, and innovation known as “Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar”. Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar award is to recognize the notable and inspiring contribution made by the scientists, technologists, and innovators individually or in teams […]
Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards
Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar presented the one-time Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards to 84 artists from varied fields of performing arts. Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards is a national honour bestowed on performing artists as well as teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts. The recipients are selected […]
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2022
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2022: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) announced the list of awardees for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) awards for 2022. Twelve male scientists were awarded India’s top Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (SSB) for Science and Technology in 2022. The awards were announced at the inaugural session of the […]