India-born author Nandini Das has been named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. British Academy Book Prize
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The 2023 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding
Jina Mahsa Amini and Iranian women protest movement win the 2023 Sakharov Prize
Jina Mahsa Amini and Iranian women protest movement have been declared winners of the 2023 Sakharov Prize. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the 2023 laureate in the Strasbourg plenary chamber.
Nobel Peace Prize 2023 awarded to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. About Narges Mohammadi
Dr Joyeeta Gupta receives Spinoza Prize in field of climate change
Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta has received the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science for her work in the field of climate change at a ceremony in the Netherlands.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electro dynamics in matter”. Key points
Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang to receive 2023 Sastra Ramanujan Prize
Ruixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA will be awarded with the 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics. Key points
Dr. M. S Swaminathan: contribution and awards
Dr. M. S Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist known as the Father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away in Chennai on September 28 at the age of 98. About Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
Dr Swati Nayak wins 2023 Norman E. Borlaug Award for field research and application
Odia scientist Dr Swati Nayak has been named the recipient of the 2023 Norman E. Borlaug Award for field research and application for her work in the field of food and nutrition. Key points
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das ranked as the top central bank governor
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has been rated ‘A+’ in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
Jaya Verma Sinha becomes first woman CEO and chairperson of Railway Board
The Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on 31 announced the appointment of Jaya Verma Sinha as first woman CEO and chairperson of Railway Board.
Oncologist R. Ravi Kannan wins Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023
Surgical oncologist R. Ravi Kannan, Director of the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) in Assam, is one of the Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for 2023.
India Smart Cities Awards 2022
The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry named Indore the best city and Madhya Pradesh the best state in the Smart Cities Mission in its India Smart Cities Awards 2022.
69th National Film Awards: complete winners list
The winners of the 69th National Film Awards (for the year 2021) were announced at the National Media Center in New Delhi on 24th August 2023. WINNERS Best Feature Film: RocketryBest Director: Nikhil Mahajan, GodavariBest Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: RRRNargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: The Kashmir FilesBest Actor: Allu Arjun, PushpaBest Actress: Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon, MimiBest Supporting Actor: Pankaj Tripathi, Read More …
Sachin Tendulkar appointed as National Icon for ECI
Bindeshwar Pathak
Sulabh International founder, Padma Bhushan recipient, and social worker Bindeshwar Pathak died of a cardiac arrest. Mr. Pathak was 80 years old. Key points