Tree City Of The World Tag 2021: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO) along with Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Hyderabad and Mumbai jointly as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.’ The recognition has been won by the two Indian cities due to their commitment to maintaining and growing greenery and urban […]
Category: Important Awards
International Gandhi Award For Leprosy, 2021
International Gandhi Award For Leprosy, 2021: M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President on 13th April 2022 has conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat, and Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh in New Delhi. It is an annual award that is instituted by the Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation. The […]
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honoured with the first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, instituted in the memory of the veteran singer who passed away in February this year. Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan informed that the award will be given annually to a person who has made a path-breaking, spectacular […]
O. Henry Award 2022
O. Henry Award: Amar Mitra’s short story titled Gaonburo, written way back in 1977, has fetched him the 1919-founded O. Henry Award, whose past winners include William Faulkner, Saul Bellow and Raymond Carver. The O. Henry Award is an annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit. The award is named after the […]
Grammy Awards 2022 : Indian Winners
Grammy Awards 2022 : Indian Winners The 2022 Grammy Awards were held on 3rd March at the MGM Grand Garden Arena located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Trevor Noah hosted this event. Jon Batiste won the Best Album of The Year award. The award for the Best New Artist as well as for Best Pop Vocal […]
Stockholm Water Prize 2022
Stockholm Water Prize 2022: The Stockholm Water Prize 2022 has been awarded by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to Professor Wilfried Brutsaert for his innovative work in evaluating environmental evaporation. This prize is widely considered to be the Nobel Prize for Water. Professor Brutsaert was awarded this prize as he has developed methods for […]
Oscar Awards 2022
Oscar Awards 2022: The Oscars 2022 or the 94th Academy Awards ceremony which is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). This event was held on 27th March 2022 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles The hosts for this ceremony were Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, and Wanda Sykes. For the […]
INS Valsura Has Been Awarded The Prestigious President’s Colour
INS Valsura Has Been Awarded The Prestigious President’s Colour: The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura has been awarded the prestigious President’s Colour by President Ram Nath Kovind. To mark this occasion, a guard of honour of 150-men was presented to the President and a ceremonial parade was held. About President’s Colour Award: It is the […]
Fifth Edition Of The Women Transforming India Awards
Fifth Edition Of The Women Transforming India Awards: WEP is an initiative by the NITI Aayog to promote and support aspiring as well as established women entrepreneurs in India, assisting them in their journey from starting up to scaling up and expanding their ventures. The idea of the Platform was first proposed by Amitabh Kant, […]
Abel Prize 2022
Abel Prize 2022: It has been awarded to Professor Dennis Parnell Sullivan. He was awarded the prize “For his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric and dynamical aspects.” The Abel Prize is awarded annually to outstanding mathematicians. It was established by the Norwegian Government in 2002, and […]
