Government e Marketplace (GeM) Bags Prestigious CIPS Award
London-based Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has adjudged India's state-run e-commerce portal, Government e Marketplace (GeM), as the winner of the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards 2021 in the 'Best Use of Digital Technology' outshining contenders like Jaguar Land Rover, Royal Dutch Shell and Vendigital.
GeM was also shortlisted as a finalist in two additional categories—Public Procurement Project of the Year' and 'Best Initiative to Build a Diverse Supply Base'. The award was received on behalf of GeM by Rohit Vadhwana, first secretary, High Commission of India, in the UK.
The CIPS Awards are one of the leading recognitions around procurement globally. CIPS is a global not-for-profit organisation and professional body dedicated to promoting good practices in procurement and supply management, with a community across 150 countries.
Sep 23, 2021
S. V. Saraswati Wins National Florence Nightingale Award for 2020
The National Florence Nightingale Award, the highest national distinction a nurse can achieve, was conferred upon Brig SV Saraswati, deputy director-General of Military Nursing Service (MNS) for 2020.
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the award in a virtual ceremony on Saraswati for her contribution as a nurse administrator.
Brig Saraswati is from the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and was commissioned into the MNS in December 1983. She has served in the MNS for more than three and half decades, especially in perioperative nursing.
Sep 22, 2021
PM Hasina Receives SDG Progress Award
The UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) conferred Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with "SDG Progress Award" for Bangladesh's steady course in responding to the universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity for all.
Led by prominent economist and development strategist Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, SDSN was set up in 2012 under the auspices of the UN Secretary General.
CBSE Teachers Award 2021
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) felicitated 22 teachers and principals at the CBSE Teachers Award 2021. The awards were felicitated by Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devito to 22 awardees who are primary, secondary, and senior secondary level teachers.
The Central Board of Secondary Education instituted the "CBSE Honour for Excellence in Teaching and School Leadership" under the aegis of MoE in the year 2000 to give public recognition to the meritorious services of outstanding teachers of schools affiliated to it. Each award consists of a merit certificate, a shawl and a cash prize of Rs. 50,000.
Michaela Coel created history at Emmys 2021 as she won an award for best writing for the limited series 'I May Destroy You', becoming the first Black woman to win it.
Apart from writing, the British actor created, co-directed, produced and starred in the show as well. 'I May Destroy You' follows the journey of personal identity, while addressing issues like consent and sexual assault. The main character is loosely based on Coel's life, who is a rape victim herself.
Sep 20, 2021
Veerappa Moily, Arundhathi Subramaniam, other Winners Receive Sahitya Akademi Award
Politician-writer M. Veerappa Moily and poet Arundhathi Subramaniam were among the 20 authors who received the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020.
While Moily received the prestigious award for his epic poetry 'Sri Bahubali Ahimsadigvijayam' in Kannada, Subramaniam won the award for her English poetry collection, 'When God is a Traveller'.
The other winners in poetry include Harish Meenakshi (Gujarati), Anamika (Hindi), RS Bhaskar (Konkani), Irungbam Deven (Manipuri), Rupchand Hansda (Santali), and Nikhileswar (Telugu).
Nanda Khare (Marathi), Maheshchandra Sharma Gautam (Sanskrit), Imaiyam (Tamil) and Sri Hussain-ul-Haque bagged the award for their novels.
Apurba Kumar Saikia (Assamese), (late) Dharanidhar Owari (Bodo), (late) Hiday Koul Bharti (Kashmiri), Kamalkant Jha (Maithili) and Gurdev Singh Rupana (Punjabi) have received the award for short stories.
Earthshot Prize: Two Indian Projects to Get the Prize
A 14-year-old Tamil Nadu schoolgirl's solar-powered ironing cart project and a Delhi entrepreneur's agricultural waste recycling concept were named among 15 finalists from hundreds of nominations across the world for the first-ever Earthshot Prize, launched by Britain's Prince William last year (2020).
Vinisha Umashankar made the cut within the "Clean Our Air" category with her concept of a solar-powered clean alternative to the charcoal-powered street irons that press clothes for millions of Indians each day. Takachar, co-founded by Vidyut Mohan, has also been nominated in the same category for its cheap, small-scale, portable technology that converts crop residues into sellable bio-products.
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