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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2019

Jan 2019

Sep 15, 2020

Tirupati Railway Station Bags Environmental Certification

  • The Environmental Management System of Tirupati Railway Station bagged the ISO 14001:2015 certification for, among others, optimising the power consumption and its services to enhance the greenery.
  • The station got the recognition in provision of services such as enquiry, tickets, accommodation, amenities (snacks, meals and tea), transportation of passengers, maintenance of cleanliness on the premises and provision of connectivity to detraining passengers to the nearest temples including Tirumala.
  • The certificate presented by SCR's Senior Divisional Engineer (Guntakal) was received by Station Director S. Nagaramana Sarma, Station Manager Chinnapa Reddy.
  • The authorities claimed that consumption of water and electricity came down drastically with the installation of LED bulbs, solar energy production and water recycling. Tree plantation drive on the premises also helped maintain greenery, while acceptance of soft copy of railway tickets on mobile phone added to the green drive.

Sep 14, 2020

US Film Nomadland Triumphs at Venice Film Festival

  • US film Nomadland has won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, the first such event held with live audiences since the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • The film, by Chinese-born Chloé Zhao, stars Frances McDormand as a widow living as a nomad after the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Mexican director Michel Franco's thriller New Order and historic drama Wife of a Spy by Japan's Kiyoshi Kurosawa were also recognised.
  • About half of the seats at the venues on the Lido waterfront were left empty, and few celebrities made the trip to the world's oldest film festival.
  • Australian actress Cate Blanchett headed the jury at the 77th edition of the festival.
  • Zhao is the first woman to win the festival's top award, the Golden Lion, in 10 years.
  • The festival's Grand Jury prize went to Franco's film, while Kurosawa was named the best director. They were jointly given the Silver Lions.
  • Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky was given the Special Jury prize for Dear Comrades!, a film about the massacre of protesters in the USSR in 1962.
  • Britain's Vanessa Kirby won the best actress award, while the best actor prize went to Italy's Pierfrancesco Favino.

Award for Best NSS Programme Coordinator

  • P.V. Valsarajan, programme coordinator, National Service Scheme (NSS), University of Calicut, has been chosen for the national award for the best university and NSS programme coordinator, instituted by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. This was declared by the State NSS officer and regional director, NSS, Kerala and Lakshadweep.

Sep 13, 2020

Prakash Javadekar Congratulates Chaitanya Tamhane for winning 'International Critics Award'

  • Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has congratulated Chaitanya Tamhane for winning the 'International Critics Award' at the Venice Film Festival.
  • Mr Javadekar said Tamhane won the award for the film 'The Disciple' that portrays three decades of an Indian classical music practitioners' journey rooted in Guru-Shishya parampara.

US Film Nomadland Triumphs at Venice Film Festival

  • US film Nomadland has won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, the first such event held with live audiences since the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • The film, by Chinese-born Chloé Zhao, stars Frances McDormand as a widow living as a nomad after the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Mexican director Michel Franco's thriller New Order and historic drama Wife of a Spy by Japan's Kiyoshi Kurosawa were also recognised.
  • Guests had to wear masks at screenings.
  • About half of the seats at the venues on the Lido waterfront were left empty, and few celebrities made the trip to the world's oldest film festival.

Sep 12, 2020

Bengal Govt Bags WSIS Award for its Sabuj Sathi Scheme

  • After Kanyashree scheme, another West Bengal government project has received a global prize. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) handed over the winner prize 2020 to the state government for Sabuj Sathi project through a virtual ceremony.
  • Sabuj Sathi had contested with 800 projects from across the globe to become the "winner" under the e-government category.
  • S K Thade, principal secretary and officer-on-special duty of the Backward Classes Welfare Department, received the prize on behalf of the state government.

Sep 11, 2020

Trump Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

  • Less than two months before the US election, President Donald Trump seems to have something to celebrate - a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • A far-right Norwegian politician has put Mr Trump's name forward for the 2021 prize, citing the president's role in the recent peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
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