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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jun 09, 2019

Maldives' Highest Honour Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Maldives' highest honour "Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen" during his two-day state visit to the country.
The prestigious award was presented to Modi by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
"The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen" is the Maldives' highest honour accorded to foreign dignitaries.

Media Awards for Yoga Day Campaigns

The government will award media houses for campaigns on the benefits of yoga ahead of the International Day of Yoga on June 21.
The awards are open to media firms operating in 22 Indian languages and English. There are 11 awards each in print, TV and radio categories.

Jun 08, 2019

Afloat Awards Night Held at SNC

The first-ever Southern Naval Command (SNC) Afloat Awards Night 2019 (SAFLAN-2019) was held at the naval base to acknowledge the efforts put in by SNC ships to maintain high standards of operational readiness and to inculcate a spirit of competition and desire for excellence.
Vice Admiral A.K. Chawla, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of SNC, was the chief guest for the event and presented trophies to the commanding officers of meritorious ships.
Eight trophies in categories namely engineering, electrical, aviation proficiency, nuclear biological chemical warfare and damage control (NBCD), hull and ship's husbandry, logistics, best safe practices and innovation were awarded to Indian Naval Ships Tir , Sunayna , Sarvekshak , Sagardhwani , Sudarshini , Jamuna , Kabra , and Nireekshak, respectively.

Jun 06, 2019

Apple Design Awards

Celebrating developers and their outstanding work, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker honoured nine winners at the Apple Design Awards during its annual developers' conference WWDC 2019.
Some of the winners are:
The first winner, Ordia by the London-based Loju team, is an action game where you play as a new life form taking its first leaps into a strange and hazardous world.
Flow app by Moleskine is a new take on the digital notebook, designed to make it intuitive to get ideas out of the user's head by drawing, sketching and writing as fast as you can think.
The third winner was Gardens Between game app by Australian studio The Voxel Agents. It is a puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands.
The fourth winner was the popular racing video game game Asphalt 9: Legends developed by Gameloft. It is the ninth main installment in the Asphalt series.

Jun 04, 2019

Queen's Award for Sikh Group in Manchester

Sikh Sewa Organisation, a leading charity providing food and clothes to the homeless in Manchester, is one of several groups awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service that honours the work of exceptional groups.
Founded by investment manager Pritpal Singh Makan, SSO provides food, clothes and support to the homeless, needy and unfortunate in Piccadilly Gardens, central Manchester, every Sunday. It also works with several other charity organisations.
SSO is among several Sikh organisations providing food and clothing to the homeless in several places across the UK.
They include the Sikh Welfare & Awareness Team (SWAT), which offers such support every week in Oxford, Southall, Charing Cross and Camden Town every week.

Jun 03, 2019

Mexican Honour for Pratibha Patil

Former President Pratibha Patil was bestowed the highest civilian award of Mexico for foreigners.
The ambassador of Mexico to India, Melba Pria, presented 'Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca' (Order of the Aztec Eagle) to Patil, who had served as the first woman President of the country during 2007-12, at a special ceremony held in MCCIA Bhavan.

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