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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jan 03, 2021

V. K. Yadav Conferred with Eminent Engineer Award

The chairman & CEO of Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav was conferred with the prestigious "Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020'. This award is given by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for his outstanding contribution towards modernisation and reforms over Indian Railways.
Every year Institution of Engineering and Technology, Delhi Local Network celebrates Engineers' Day on the 15th of September to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya. On this occasion, besides technical activities, the Institution also presents the Eminent Engineer's Award to distinguished Engineering personalities for their outstanding services in the field of Engineering and technology.

Jan 02, 2021

Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2020

Harmony Foundation hosted the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice. The Awards in its 16th year is the only award endorsed by Sister Prema, the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, the organisation started by Mother Teresa. The theme for this year's awards was, 'Celebrating Compassion In Times Of Covid'.
Following are the awardees: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Father Fabio Stevenazzi, Dr Pradeep Kumar, IPS Sanjay Pandey, Vikas Khanna and K. K. Shailaja.
Harmony Foundation is an international NGO that works in the realm of Social Justice. It was founded in October of 2005, with its raison d'etre, being the establishment, and strengthening, of social cohesion among various communities, and to work towards the benefit of all, without discriminating against any religion, creed, sex, or their origins. Instituted in 2005, these Awards, celebrate and commemorate the memory and legacy of Mother Teresa, canonised a Saint by Pope Francis in the Vatican.

Jan 01, 2021

Indian Railways Awards 'Regular Supplier' Status to JSPL for Special Grade Rails

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) received the 'regular rail supplier' status from the Indian Railways.
JSPL became the first private company in India to be awarded the 'regular supplier' status from the national transporter.
JSPL becomes India's first private company to get 'regular supplier' status from Indian Railways to supply 60 kg 880 grade (90UTS) rails.
The Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), which works under the ambit of the Railway board, has approved field performance of 60 kg 880 Grade (90 UTS) rails made by JSPL at its Raigarh plant.

Dec 31, 2020

President Confers Digital India Awards

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Digital India 2020 awards via video conferencing. He stated that the Digital India Awards reflect the overall vision of the government to empower citizens to achieve their aspirations and make India a digital superpower.
While appreciating the digital inclusion during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country, he said that due to proactive digital interventions, people have been able to ensure operational continuity of important government services during and after the lockdown, equally importantly, they have helped in pandemic management too.

Dec 30, 2020

Srinagar's Amar Singh College Recognised with UNESCO Award

Srinagar based Amar Singh College has been recognized with the 'Award of Merit' in the 2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The restoration of the Amar Singh College brought back one of the most prominent institutional buildings in Kashmir to its former glory.
The college building is 80 years old and INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) chapter in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir had carried out the conservation work at the Amar Singh College.

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