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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Feb 23, 2019

Seoul Peace Prize

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was given the Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.
The Seoul Peace Prize Foundation presented the award.
Mr. Modi said that this award does not belong to him personally, but to the people of India. The success that India has achieved in the last five years is due to aspirations, inspiration and efforts of the people of India.
The Prime Minister dedicated the $200,000 (Rs. 1.42 crore) prize money to the Namami Gange programme that seeks to stop pollution in the Ganga and rejuvenate the river.

Feb 21, 2019

Lokmat Maharashtrian of the Year Award 2019

Deepika won the title of being the 'Iconic Performer of the Year'; Vicky bagged the title of being the 'Path-breaking Performer of the Year".
President of Maharashtra Youth Congress Satyajeet Tambe won the ultimate Maharashtrian of the Year Award.

Feb 20, 2019

Novak Djokovic, Simone Biles Win Top Laureus Awards

World number one Tennis player Novak Djokovic crowned a winning return to the courts after surgery with the Laureus 'Sportsman of the year award,' while American gymnast Simone Biles won the 'Sportswoman of the year prize.'
Japan's world number one women's tennis player Naomi Osaka, who lifted her first Grand Slam title at the US Open 2018 and went on to claim the 2019 Australian Open, won the breakthrough of the year award.

Feb 19, 2019

The Jury's Special Mention Award

Piyush Pandey, The Hindu's Corporate Editor, has received the IFFCO Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association (IIMCAA) Jury's Special Mention award in the Economic and Business Reporting category.
IIMCAA announced the '3rd IFFCO IIMCAA Awards' during its annual alumni meet at the institute's headquarters in New Delhi.

Feb 18, 2019

Shiv Chhatrapati Award

Maharashtra's most successful sportspersons, coaches and organisers of 2017-18 were presented the prestigious Shiv Chhatrapati Awards.
Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao presented the trophy and cash award of Rs. 1 lakh to Smriti Mandhana (cricket) and lifetime achievement and cash award of Rs. 3 lakh to Uday Deshpande for promoting the traditional sport Mallakhamb for over 50 years.
In all 88 sportspersons, coaches and organisers received the award.

Trump Nominated for Nobel Prize at U.S. Request

According to a Japanese newspaper, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after being requested to do so by Washington.
The report came after Mr. Trump's claimed that Mr. Abe had nominated him for the Prize.
Mr. Trump said that Mr. Abe had sent him a copy of a five-page nomination letter delivered to the Nobel Peace Prize committee in which the Japanese leader praised his efforts in defusing tensions with Pyongyang.

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