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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2018

Dec 2018

May 06, 2020

Nicholas C. Coops, Joseph J. Landsberg and Richard H. Waring shares the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2020

Professors Nicholas C. Coops of the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada, Richard H. Waring of Oregon State University, United States of America (USA) & Joseph J. Landsberg of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Australia shares the 'Marcus Wallenberg Prize (MWP) 2020' or 'the Nobel Prize for forest sector' for 3-PG (Physiological Principles Predicting Growth), a model to predict forest growth in a changing climate.
- The prize 2020 will be presented by King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden during a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden & the prize money is 2 million Kronor

Vladimir Putin Awards Commemorative WWII Medal to Kim Jong Un

Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded Kim Jong Un a commemorative war medal marking the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said.
The medal was awarded to the North Korean leader for his role in preserving the memory of Soviet soldiers who died on North Korean territory.
Russia's ambassador in North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, presented the award to the country's Foreign Minister Ri Son-gwon.

IIT Bombay Professor Wins Young Career Award

Professor Saurabh Lodha from electrical engineering, IIT Bombay, has received the Young Career Award in Nano Science & Technology for the year 2020 instituted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government. of India.
This award recognises his pioneering contributions in the development of logic transistor technologies beyond silicon and nanoelectronic devices based on two-dimensional Van der Waals materials.
Professor Lodha's recent work in the area of advanced transistors has been driven by strong industry partnerships.
He has worked closely with Applied Materials, the world's largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, for the last eight years on technological challenges plaguing beyond-silicon transistors- the workhorse device that fuels over 90% of all electronics.

May 05, 2020

Indian journalists Wins Pulitzer Prize 2020 in Feature Photography

Indian journalists namely Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand have been honoured with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. These journalists have won the award in the field of feature photography.
All the three journalists belongs to Associated Press. They have been awarded for the lockdown coverage.

May 04, 2020

Professor Thalappil Pradeep Named for 25th Nikkei Asia Prizes 2020 in S&T

A faculty member at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and Padma Shri awardee Professor Thalappil Pradeep has been conferred with the 25th Nikkei Asia Prizes (2020) in Science and Technology (S&T) category in recognition of his pioneering work in nanotechnology-based water purification.
The prize includes a cash component of 3 Million Yen and an award certificate and is scheduled to be awarded in Tokyo, Japan later 2020.

May 02, 2020

Shobhana Narasimhan Honoured by American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Shobhana Narasimhan has been elected as an International Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She is a professor from the Theoretical Sciences Unit (TSU) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR).
She has been honoured for her distinguished work in the field of sciences. She has done remarkable work on the rational design of nanomaterials, determining the affect of lowering of dimensionality and reduction of size on the properties of material.

Apr 26, 2020

J&K's Panchayats Bag Three National Award For Their Outstanding Contribution

Jammu and Kashmir UT has bagged three national awards under separate categories for outstanding contribution by its Panchayati Raj Institutions towards socio-economic development of Gram Panchayats, adopting child-friendly practices and preparing Gram Panchayat Development Plans at the panchayat level.
The awards were given under three different categories viz. Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar (NDRGGSP), Gram Panchayat Development Plans (GPDP) Award, Child-friendly Gram Panchayat Award by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India to recognize the efforts and work done by the best performing panchayats all over the country.

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