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Arun Goel, a retired IAS officer of the 1985 Punjab cadre, assumed charge as the new Election Commissioner (EC) of India on 21st November. Key points The election commissioner or CEC post can be held for up to six years or till attaining the age of 65.
The 14th Dalai Lama was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharamshala’s McleodGanj. The Tibetan spiritual leader is the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. Key points
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, for this 2022 Edition, has been given to Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong from Cameroon, President of the NGOs #Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa.
On November 16, events to commemorate the martyrdom of Uda Devi were held at various places in Uttar Pradesh, including Sikandar Bagh in Lucknow. Key points
Senior economist Dr Arvind Virmani has been appointed as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog. Key points
Rane Group’s Chairman, L Ganesh has been recently conferred with the prestigious Deming Award. About Deming Prize
Dr Shefali Juneja was named the chairperson of the Air Transport Committee (ATC) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, becoming the first Indian in 28 years to do so. According to Article 54 d of the Chicago Convention, the Council appoints and defines the duties of an ATC, which is chosen from among the representatives of the members of the Council. The Read More …
The European Parliament awarded the people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society, the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. While announcing the winner’s name, the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said, “This award is for those Ukrainians fighting on the ground. For those who have been forced to flee. For those who have lost relatives and friends. For all those who stand up and Read More …
The Booker Prize 2022 has gone to a The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lankan writer also known for his rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Key points The novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a satire based in war-torn Sri Lanka, surrounding the life of a war photographer who goes on a journalistic mission in his afterlife. Karunatilaka will receive £50,000 as Read More …
Eminent paediatrician Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, who pioneered the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) during the outbreak of cholera among refugees of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, died on October 15. He was 88. Key points He was born at Kishoreganj in undivided Bengal in 1934. His Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) saved numerous lives during the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh. He used ORS for the first time while treating Read More …
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, announced the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize on October 7. The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. Berit Reiss-Andersen As per the Nobel Prize Website, Ales Read More …
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced that Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Key points Each year, the award – named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen – is given to an individual, group or organization who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, internally displaced or stateless people. Under Read More …
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. About Yunqing Tang Ms. Yunqing, born in China, completed her B.Sc in Peking University in 2011, following which she went to Harvard University. She completed her Ph.D in 2016 at Harvard under the supervision of Mark Kisin. After stints in Princeton University, she joined UC Berkeley in July as Read More …
On the closing day of the two-day Arogya Manthan 2022, Union Health Minister awarded the Ayushman Utkrishtata Puraskaar (Ayushman Excellence Awards) 2022 to felicitate the: Top Performing State/UT: Andhra Pradesh, Top Performing District: Parvathipuram Manyam, Andhra Pradesh, Top Performing Government Facility: District Hospital Dharwad, Karnataka, Best Performing States: Kerala, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Manipur, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, Best Performing UTs: Chandigarh, J&K. The winners of ABDM Hackathon Series Round Read More …
The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes were announced on September 22 and will split a total of more than $15 million. Key points The Breakthrough Prizes, dubbed the “Oscars of Science, was created in 2010 by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. These are the most richly endowed awards in science, disbursing more than the Nobel prizes. Three prizes were awarded this year in the life sciences category, one Read More …