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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jun 02, 2021

Winners of Apple 'WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge

Abinaya Dinesh, an Indian-origin girl, is among three winners of the annual WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge, a platform for the young brains willing to demonstrate their coding and problem-solving skills.
Passionate about the intersection of medicine and technology, something that became personal for her last year, Dinesh created an app called Gastro at Home, which she plans to launch on the App Store this summer.
The app offers people with gastrointestinal disorders a way to access information and resources, especially because those types of conditions can sometimes be sensitive to talk about.
The idea of creating such an app came in the mind of Dinesh after she herself suffered from gastrointestinal problems.

May 31, 2021

Bennett Prize Names 2021 Recipient

The artist Ayana Ross has won the 2021 Bennett Prize, which comes with $50,000 and recognises the achievements of women working in figurative painting. The funds will be used toward a traveling solo show of Ross's work, which often examines Black life in the American South. An exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art in Michigan, on view through September 5, features work by Ross, the nine other finalists for this year's award, and Aneka Ingold, the first winner of the Bennett Prize in 2019.

May 29, 2021

Thamizh's Debut Film 'Seththumaan' Wins Grand Jury Award

Tamil filmmaker Thamizh's debut film Seththumaan and Karishma Dube's short Bittu have bagged top prizes at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA).
The 19th edition of the festival concluded its eight-day run, during which it showcased 40 films in 17 languages, including movies by 16 women directors.
A jury comprising of Milan Chakraborty, Nathan Fischer and Jenn Wilson declared Thamizh's 'Seththumaan' as the winner of Grand Jury Award for Best Feature.
Filmmaker Sajin Baabu's Malayalam film 'Biriyaani' was recognised with the Honorable Mention, while Ajitpal Singh's 'Fire in the Mountains' took home the Audience Award for Best Feature.
Karishma Dube's 'Bittu', which was in the race for a nomination at the 2021 Oscars, bagged the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short.

May 28, 2021

C.N.R. Rao Receives 2020 International ENI Award

Noted Indian scientist and Bharat Ratna Professor, C.N.R. Rao has been felicitated with the International Eni Award 2020 (also called the Energy Frontier award). The International Eni Award is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research. He has been conferred the prize for his work on metal oxides, carbon nanotubes and other materials and two-dimensional systems.
Professor Rao will be presented the Eni Awards 2020 on 14 October 2021, during an official ceremony held at the Quirinal Palace in Rome. The Eni Award is awarded annually by the Italian oil and gas company Eni to encourage better use of energy sources and increased environmental research.

May 27, 2021

Amartya Sen Gets Spain's Top Award

Indian economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Kumar Sen has been conferred with Spain's top Princess of Asturias Award in the social sciences category.
Sen was selected out of 41 candidates from 20 nationalities. "His research on famines and his theory of human development, welfare economics and the underlying mechanisms of poverty have contributed to the fight against injustice, inequality, disease and ignorance," it said. The award comprises a Joan Miro sculpture representing and symbolising the award, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of 50,000 Euros. The award was announced via video-conference.

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