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Indian educationist and social worker for the promotion of indigenous languages in Odisha Dr. Mahendra Kumr Mishra was conferred the International Mother Language Award by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on 21st February.

The Jury Committee of eminent Parliamentarians and civil society, chaired by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal and Co-Chaired by Shri T S Krishnamurthy (Former Chief Election Commissioner of India) has nominated eight MPs from Lok Sabha and five from Rajya Sabha for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2023. About Sansad Ratna Awards

Former IAS officer BVR Subrahmanyam was appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog by the central government on February 20.

Veteran journalist A.B.K. Prasad has been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award for excellence in journalism for 2020.

The Minister for Communications Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated AMRITPEX 2023 – National Philatelic Exhibition, on February 11, 2023.

Indian music composer Ricky Kej has won his third Grammy Award at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards for his globally acclaimed album, Divine Tides with Rock-legend Stewart Copeland. After winning his third Grammy, Ricky Kej has created history in India by becoming the only Indian to win 3 Grammy Awards. Beyonce wins her 32nd Grammy Grammy Awards 2023 winners

Legendary filmmaker and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee K. Viswanath passed away in Hyderabad. He was 92. Key points

Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-5) to win his 10th Australian Open. Djokovic equals Rafael Nadal’s men’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles and the Serb will now be world number one in ranking. Women’s singles: Fifth seed Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka came from a set down to beat the Twenty-second seed Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in the final of the Australian Open women’s singles. Sabalenka Read More …

US President Joe Biden nominated Indian American astronaut Raja J Chari as US Air Force’s brigadier general. Key points

The Assam government has decided to confer the State’s highest civilian award, ‘Assam Baibhav,’ on Dr. Tapan Saikia, an internationally acclaimed doctor for his contributions to the field of cancer care in the State.

Odisha’s Jaga Mission is among the winners of World Habitat Awards 2023. The award is organised by World Habitat in partnership with UN-Habitat – recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. Key points

On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Maharashtra government on December 3 inaugurated the Ministry for Divyang (differently ­abled) in Mumbai. Key points

Prince William on December 2 announced the winners of Prince of Wales’s prestigious Earthshot Prize at an awards ceremony in Boston in the US. Earthshot Prize

The IFFI Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2022 was given to megastar and actor-producer Chiranjeevi Konidela. Key points