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Dec 2018

Mar 07, 2021

Mohankrishna Bohara Wins Bihari Puraskar

Mohankrishna Bohara will be awarded the 30th Bihari Puraskar Award for his critical work 'Taslima: Sangharsh aur Sahitya.
The Bihari Puraskar is one of the three literary awards instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991. Named after the famous poet Bihari, the award carries a cash prize of Rs. 2.5 lakh, a plaque and a citation.
The award is given every year for an outstanding work published in the last 10 years by a Rajasthani author in Hindi or Rajasthani. The recipient is chosen by a selection committee, whose present chairman is Om Thanvi. After considering the works published during 2010-2019, 'Taslima: Sangharsh aur Sahitya' by Bohra was selected for the Bihari Puraskar, 2020.

Mar 06, 2021

WAN-IFRA Names the Hindu Group Champion Publisher of the Year 2020

The Hindu Group won two golds and two silvers at WAN IFRA's South Asian Digital Media Awards, culminating in being named 'Champion Publisher of the Year', owing to the highest tally on the points table.
The awards are presented in recognition of outstanding work done by news publishers, in digital media. The winners were honoured virtually at the Digital Media India 2021 Conference.
The World Association of News Publishers or WAN-IFRA, is a global organisation of the world's press, with a network of 3,000 news publishing companies and technology entrepreneurs, and 60 member publisher associations representing 18,000 publications in 120 countries. South Asian Digital Media Awards are presented in 10 different categories. Twenty judges from across the globe evaluated the entries and chose the winners.

International Women of Courage Award

- Women from Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China have been selected for a prestigious award for demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for justice, gender equality and women's empowerment.
- The annual International Woman of Courage (IWOC) award recognises women from around the globe. It will be presented in a virtual ceremony next week.
- First Lady Dr Jill Biden would deliver a special message with the award being presented by the Secretary of State Tony Blinken.

Mar 04, 2021

Mumbai's CSMT Becomes First Railway Station to Get IGBC Gold Certification

Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) has become the first railway station in Maharashtra to be awarded the gold certification as per the Confederation of Indian Industry's Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) ratings.
With this, CSMT has become the first railway station across Maharashtra and the western division to receive Green Railway Station Certication.
The Environment Directorate of Indian Railways with the support of the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has developed the Green Railway Stations rating system.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted,"Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Maharashtra is awarded Gold Certification by Indian Green Building Council."

Mar 02, 2021

Golden Globes 2021

The 78th Golden Globe Awards kickstarted after being delayed for close to two months for the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Golden Globe this year is being held virtually. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have returned as the hosts of the Golden Globe Awards for the fourth time. While Tina is hosting the event from New York City, Amy is joining us from The Beverly Hilton in California. Mank, which is based on the life of screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, has bagged the most number of nominations. The Crown, which had garnered the highest nominations for any television series this year, won in four categories.
Chadwick Boseman was posthumously honoured with the Best Actor Golden Globe Award for his performance in the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. The actor died at the age of 42. He was battling colon cancer.
Among notable achievements of the night, Chloe Zhao, the director behind "Nomadland," became the first woman to win the best director award since 1984 when Barbara Streisand secured an award for "Yentl."

Mar 01, 2021

PM Modi to Receive Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award during an annual international energy conference next week.
The Prime Minister will also deliver the keynote address at the CERAWeek Conference-2021, which will be held virtually from March 1 to 5.
- Prominent speakers at the conference include US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of Breakthrough Energy Bill Gates and president and CEO, Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser.
- The annual international conference is a gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, leaders from the technology, financial and industrial communities, and energy technology innovators.

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