Gallantry Awards: Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded Vir Chakra which is a wartime gallantry award, by the President of India. The gallantry awards are announced twice in a year — first on the occasion of the Republic Day and then on the occasion of the Independence Day. Post-Independence, first three gallantry awards namely Param […]
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Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021
Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021: Indore was ranked the cleanest city for the fifth consecutive year by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in its annual cleanliness ranking. The Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021 handed out by President Ram Nath Kovind included the cleanest State honour for Chhattisgarh for the third time, in the category […]
Pochampally Village In Telangana
Best Tourism Village :Pochampally Village In Telangana: The Pochampally Village in Telangana State has been selected as one of the best Tourism Villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). The prestigious award will be given on the occasion of the 24th session of the UNWTO General Assembly on 2nd December 2021 in Madrid, […]
Preserving Landraces
Preserving Landraces: Padma Shri award was given to Rahibai Popere, popularly known as Seedmother, from Akole taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. She was awarded for recognition of her work that has helped save hundreds of landraces (wild varieties of commonly grown crops) at the village level. Presently, farmers mainly grow hybrid crops. Hybrid Crops: About: A […]
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2021
Dadasaheb Phalke Award: 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award was recently presented to Rajinikanth. It is the country’s highest film honour conferred for “Outstanding contribution for the growth and development of Indian cinema”. Dadasaheb Phalke Award was introduced by the government in 1969 and it was awarded for the first time to Devika Rani, “the first lady […]
The Sakharov Prize
The Sakharov Prize: Imprisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize in a clear slap to President Vladimir Putin. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the defense […]
The Earthshot Prize 2021
The Earthshot Prize 2021: Vidyut Mohan, a Delhi-based entrepreneur, won the inaugural edition of The Earthshot Prize. He won it for his innovative technology that recycles agricultural waste to create fuel. It is an award set up by Prince William and the Royal Foundation, the charity founded by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and […]
Nobel Prize For Economic Sciences 2021
Nobel Prize For Economic Sciences 2021: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded in one half to Canadian-born David Card and the other half jointly to Israeli-American Joshua D Angrist and Dutch-American Guido W Imbens. David Card has been awarded for his empirical contributions to labour economics. Joshua D Angrist and Guido […]
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award or Excellence
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award or Excellence: Vice President of India presented Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence to Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr. Randeep Guleria. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence was instituted by Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management (LBSIM), Delhi, promoted by Lal […]
Nobel Prize For Peace 2021
Nobel Prize For Peace: In an age marked by authoritarian regimes around the world, misinformation and hate speech, the Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to two journalists who have been running independent news organisations in their countries, often under the threat of detention and even death. Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov […]
