Green Contest : Hyderabad has won a green contest among cities in India and emerged as one of the ‘Tree Cities of the World’. That title has been bestowed by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Hyderabad has been selected for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forestry under […]
Category: Important Awards
Asia Environmental Enforcement Award – 2020 : By UNEP
Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 : The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). WCCB got the award twice in three years. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has been awarded this year under the Innovation category. Earlier, the Bureau had received the award […]
Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020 : Who is S. Theodore Baskaran?
Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020: S. Theodore Baskaran who is a writer, a historian, a naturalist, and an activist has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award, 2020. The award was instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation. Theodore Baskaran was chosen for the award in light of his dedication to wildlife conservation. He won the […]
Women Excellence Award 2021 : Awardees
Women Excellence Award 2021: The SERB Women Excellence Award was announced on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021. Four young women fellows from the National Science Academies have been awarded for excelling in science and engineering. The SERB Women Excellence Award will provide them a grant of Rs. 15 […]
Nari Shakti Puraskar 2020 Submission Date Extended
Nari Shakti Puraskar-2020: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has recently extended the last date for submission of nomination for Nari Shakti Puraskar-2020. The last date has been extended till February 6, 2021 Nari Shakti Puraskar is conferred every year on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The award is conferred by the Ministry […]
Padma Awards 2021 – List of Awardee
Padma Awards 2021: This year the President has approved the conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women and the […]
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: 32 children have been awarded the ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments. The Awards are given by the President of India in the week preceding Republic Day (26th January) every year. Two Categories: The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is given under two categories: […]
