IIT Gandhinagar Research Scholars Win Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2021
In a twin achievement by the research scholars at IIT Gandhinagar, Harini Gunda, a PhD student of Chemical Engineering, has won SRISTI-GYTI Award 2021, and Dr. Chandan Kumar Jha, a PhD alumnus and now a postdoctoral fellow in Electrical Engineering, has won BIRAC SITARE-GYTI Appreciation Award 2021.
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Awards celebrate the spirit of student innovation in all the fields of engineering, science, technology and design through extremely affordable/frugal solutions or the ones that push the technological edge for various areas of social and industrial applications.
The awards are announced every year under two categories, 1) SITAREGYTI given by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and 2) SRISTI-GYTI given by SRISTI.
Harini received this award for developing 'Novel Boron Nano-additives for Improving the Performance of Solid Propellants'.
Chandan received the award for developing 'An Intelligent Hand Rehabilitation and Assessment System for Stroke Patients'.
Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank Gets ASSOCHAM Award
The Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) was adjudged the best regional rural bank (RRB) under the 'Regional Rural Banks' category, in recognition of its initiatives in the sphere of digital financial services by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Mumbai.
Bank chairman P. Gopikrishna received the award from Reserve Bank of India Regional Director R. Gurumurthy.
Mr. Gopikrishna said that nearly 40 villages under KVGB's jurisdiction are converted to 100% digital villages because of the bank's efforts. Those villages have round-the-clock access to Internet banking, mobile banking, micro ATMs, AEPS (Aadhar Enabled Payment Systems), IMPS, and UPI.
Nov 13, 2021
Kashmiri Singer Qaisar Nizami Gets Grammys 2022 Nomination
Acclaimed Kashmiri musician and singer Qaisar Nizami, best known for his song 'Harmukh Bartal Zagai' has been nominated for the prestigious Grammy award, one of the highest honours in the musical category. The artist was nominated for his song `Nazninay` (O Beauty), which was composed in collaboration with a US-based music composer and santoor player Ehsaan Matoori`s multinational `The Voice and Bridges` project.
Nizami's Grammy nomination marks the first time for a Kashmiri singer to find a place in nominations for the prestigious honour.
Nov 10, 2021
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Awarded Padma Bhushan
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan was awarded the Padma Bhushan by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Veteran politician Mahajan was the Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019. She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh from 1989 to 2019.
Padma Bhushan is the country's third-highest civilian award, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.
Nov 09, 2021
Maharashtra Bags Climate Action Award in UK for Regional Leadership
Maharashtra bagged the Inspiring Regional Leadership award for its climate action efforts at the Leadership Awards by the Under2 Coalition of the international non-profit Climate Group on the sidelines of the COP26 summit in Scotland.
Aaditya Thackeray, the state's Environment Minister, collected the award at Stirling Castle in Scotland, where he highlighted Maharashtra's policies and campaigns that prioritise sustainable development.
The Under2 Coalition is among the largest global network of states and regions committed to climate action, with the inaugural awards held to coincide with the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow.
While British Columbia, Canada, was awarded for Creative Climate Solutions, Qubec, Canada, won in the Climate Partnerships category.
TVS Motor Chairman Venu Srinivasan Receives Padma Bhushan from President
TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan received the third highest civilian honour Padma Bhushan award from Ram Nath Kovind, the President of India.
Srinivasan is credited for the transformation of TVS from a 50cc moped maker in the 1980s to the third largest two-wheeler manufacturer in India, competing with the likes of Hero, Bajaj and Honda over a span of 21 years at the helm of the company.
Apart from TVS group companies, he has also served as a board member at Tata Sons, Tata Coffee and Oriental Hotels. He was conferred with Padma Shri back in 2010.
President Ram Nath Kovind also posthumously honoured former Union Ministers George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj with Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award.
Nov 08, 2021
Brazil: Scientists Reject Prestigious Medals in Row with Bolsonaro
Twenty-one scientists awarded one of Brazil's highest honors, the National Order of Scientific Merit, rejected their medals after President Jair Bolsonaro withdrew two colleagues whose work apparently discomfited his government from the list of honorees.
The far-right President had named 25 people to receive the honor, which Brazil created in 1992 to recognize the most important contributions to science and technology.
However, two days later, he withdrew the names of two prominent scientists from the list.
One was Dr. Marcus Lacerda, who published one of the first studies finding the drug chloroquine is ineffective against Covid-19 -- rebutting Bolsonaro's pet strategy for fighting the pandemic.
The other was Dr. Adele Benzaken, who was fired as director of the Brazilian health ministry's HIV/AIDS department when Bolsonaro took office in 2019 after her department published a pamphlet aimed at transgender men.
In protest, all 20 of the other scientists and one of the three "national personalities" named by Bolsonaro to receive the honor rejected their medals in an open letter.
Mountaineer Mohite Gets Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
Maharashtra-based mountaineer Priyanka Mohite was bestowed with the prestigious 'Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020' for her outstanding contribution in the field of land adventure.
Mohite, who hails from Satara district, received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at a function in the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
Mohite, who started out by trekking in Sahyadri ranges in western Maharashtra and rock-climbing, began summiting mountains from 2010.
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