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Prasar Bharati’s CEO, Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been elected as the Vice President of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), one of the largest broadcasting associations in the world. The election happened on December 16, 2020 during the General Assembly of the Union which was held virtually due to COVID-19. Shri Vempati has been elected to the office of the Vice President, ABU for three years with immediate effect. The Asia Read More …
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has been awarded with the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for the year 2020 in the Steel Sector by the Institute of Directors. This award is one of the most coveted awards in the category. Considering various environmental issues leading to global warming and climate change, the award encourages corporates to enhance their environmental performance and to compete with peers to set benchmarks.
Department of Posts conducted Meghdoot Award Function 2020 on December 15, 2020 in the Conference Hall of MeitY, Electronics Niketan, CGO Complex, New Delhi. All the Chief Postmaster Generals and Meghdoot awardees were present in the function via video conference. The Meghdoot award is given every year for excellence in postal service.
British writer John le Carre has died aged 89. He was best known for his Cold War espionage novels Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. He was a former British intelligence officer and his real name was David Cornwell. He wrote 25 novels and one memoir in a career spanning six decades, selling 60 million books worldwide. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was adapted Read More …
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi expressed grief over the demise of Shri Roddam Narasimha. Shri Narasimha died in Bengaluru on December 14, 2020. He was 87. He was an outstanding scientist, passionate about leveraging the power of science and innovation for India’s progress. Prof Narasimha taught Aerospace Engineering at the IISc from 1962 to 1999. He also served as the director of the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) from 1984 Read More …
The UNESCO has decided to launch an international prize in the field of ‘creative economy’ in the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- called the “Father of the Nation” in Bangladesh. Starting November 2021, the dollar 50 thousand award will be given away once in two years for global economic initiatives of the youth. The international award will create a knowledge-sharing mechanism by capturing, celebrating and communicating best practice in the Read More …
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020 was awarded to Dr. Carolina Araujo in a virtual ceremony on December 2020. Dr. Carolina Araujo Dr. Carolina Araujo is a Mathematician from the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Araujo, who is Vice President of the Committee for Women in Mathematics at the International Mathematical Union, is the first non-Indian to receive this prize and will Read More …
Ashraf Patel has recently won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award instituted by the Schwab Foundation and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation. The award was presented by Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development and Textiles. Ashraf Patel is the co-founder of Pravah and ComMutiny Youth Collective. In partnership with UNICEF ROSA, they developed an appreciative enquiry tool to assess the impact of COVID 19 on the lives of Read More …
HelpAge India has been presented the UN Population Award for 2020 (institutional category) by UNFPA. The award was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981. The United Nations Population Award recognises contributions in the fields of population and reproductive health. For the first time in the history of the UN Population Award, the honour is being conferred on an Indian institution. The last time the Award came to Read More …
Indian Army celebrated the 260th Corps Day of the Army Service Corps on 08 December 2020. The oldest and the largest administrative service of the Army, the Army Service Corps (ASC) celebrated its raising day on December 8, 2020. The ASC is mainly responsible for provisioning, procurement and distribution of supplies and petroleum products to the Army, Air Force, Navy and other Paramilitary forces. On 8th December 1950, the word Read More …
The United Nations (UNCTAD) has declared Invest India- the National Investment Promotion Agency of India- as a winner of the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award. The award ceremony took place on 7th December 2020 at UNCTAD Headquarters in Geneva. The award recognizes and celebrates the outstanding achievements and best practices of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) across the globe. The evaluation was based on UNCTAD’s assessment of work undertaken by 180 Read More …
Indian origin Gitanjali Rao, from Denver, Colorado (USA) has been named as Time magazine’s first “kid of the year”. Fifteen years old Gitanjali Rao has invented technologies including a device that can identify lead in drinking water, and an app that detects cyberbullying. She was chosen from more than 5,000 US nominees for the landmark title. Time began awarding its man of the year honour in 1927, later updating it Read More …
Ranjitsinh Disale-a primary school teacher from Maharashtra’s Solapur district has won the one-million US dollar Global Teacher Prize 2020 for promoting girls’ education. He hails from Paritewadi village and was awarded in recognition of his efforts to promote girls’ education and initiating a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India. The 32-year-old teacher emerged the winner from 10 finalists from across the world for the annual prize. The award was Read More …
Sandeep Kataria has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Footwear major Bata Shoe Organization. With this, Kataria has become the first Indian to be elevated to the global role of the of Bata. He has succeeded Alexis Nasard, who has stepped down after almost five years in the role. Kataria was previously the CEO of Bata India. Bata-Founded in 1894, is a family-owned business selling more than Read More …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has urged the citizens to reaffirm their resolve to the country, abiding by the duties assigned to the people by the Constitution as an individual. What is Mahaparinirvana Divas? The death anniversary of Baba Saheb Ambedkar falls on 6th of Dec which is observed as Mahaparinirvana Divas. On this day every year millions of people throng to Dr Ambedkar’s Samadhi referred as Chaityabhoomi at Dadar in Read More …