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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2019

Jan 2019

Aug 30, 2020

WWII Spy Noor Inayat Khan First Indian-origin Woman to Get British Honour Blue Plaque

Noor Inayat Khan, Britain's World War II spy, became the first Indian-origin woman to be honoured with a memorial Blue Plaque at her former family home in London.
The Blue Plaque scheme, run by the English Heritage charity, honours notable people and organisations connected with particular buildings across London.
Khan's plaque has been put up at 4 Taviton Street in Bloomsbury, where she lived before leaving for Nazi-occupied France in 1943 as an undercover radio operator for Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE).
She was the daughter of Indian Sufi saint Hazrat Inayat Khan and a descendant of the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.

Aug 29, 2020

BBMB Bags Environment Award

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) was conferred with the Silver Award in the 7th Exceed Environment Award - 2020" under Environment Preservation category in the power sector.
The award was presented to BBMB by the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, in a virtual webinar organised by the Sustainable Development Foundation.
BBMB annually generates 10,000 to 14,000 million units of green and pollution-free hydropower for its partner states. As part of its commitment towards preserving the environment at all its project stations, BBMB is planting trees every year in catchment area of its projects to prevent soil erosion and also to reduce carbon dioxide in the environment. Last year, BBMB planted seven lakh saplings with survival rate of 80 per cent.

Aug 28, 2020

Marieke Lucas Rijneveld Youngest Author to Win International Booker Prize

Dutch Author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld won the 2020 International Booker Prize for the literary fiction book 'The Discomfort of Evening'. Rijneveld became the youngest author to win the prize at the age of 29.
The Booker Prize Foundation is a registered charity, it is responsible for the award of The Booker Prize for Fiction and for The International Booker Prize.
The Book was first published in Dutch in 2018 and eventually translated into English by Michele Hutchison.
Under the rules of the prize, the award of 50,000-pounds will be split equally between the author and translator Michele Hutchison, giving equal recognition to both.

Aug 25, 2020

Wabag Wins Prestigious Global Water Award for Project in Chennai

Water technology major Va Tech Wabag won the prestigious Global Water Award for its 45 million litres a day tertiary treatment reverse osmosis (TTRO) plant at Koyambedu in Chennai.
The plant bagged the distinction award under 'wastewater project of the year' category.
The TTRO plant is one of the largest and technologically most advanced water reuse plants in India designed and built by a consortium comprising Wabag and IDE Technologies for Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
The plant makes Chennai the first Indian city to reuse more than 20 per cent of its treated wastewater.
The project will boost Chennai's water resilience and sustainability in the wake of the city's ongoing struggles with drought and water scarcity. The treated water from the plant caters to water requirements of the industrial hub in south Chennai.
Wabag is currently involved in more than 65 operations and maintenance contracts globally. The group has a workforce of over 1,600 and offices in more than 20 countries. Since 1995, Wabag has completed over 900 water and wastewater plants worldwide.

Aug 22, 2020

Anand Mahindra, Shantanu Narayen to Receive 2020 Leadership Awards from USISPF

A top US-based India-centric business advocacy group will honour Mahindra group Chairman Anand Mahindra and Adobe Chairman and CEO Shantanu Narayen with its 2020 Leadership Awards in recognition of their exemplary vision towards promoting US-India bilateral ties.
The award, announced on Friday, would be presented during the third Annual Leadership Summit, titled "US-India Week: Navigating New Challenges", which will convene virtually from August 31.
The week-long programme, which will conclude on September 3, will include a range of strategic discussions between USISPF's board members, which include 21 Fortune 500 CEOs, and senior government officials from both the countries.
The summit will highlight areas of bilateral cooperation: trade and investment relations; strategic energy ties; India's position in global supply chains, collaboration in fintech, healthcare, and technology; and building a fair tax regime to attract FDIs, among others.

National Sports Awards 2020

India's limited-overs vice-captain and opening batsman Rohit Sharma is all set be conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, which is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
Besides Rohit, only three more Indian cricketers namely legendary player Sachin Tendulkar, wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni and current Indian skipper Virat Kohli have been honoured with the country's highest sporting honour.
Table tennis star Manika Batra, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Indian women's hockey team player Rani, para-athlete Mariappan Thangavelu will also be honoured with the prestigious award as confirmed by the selection committee of the National Sports Award 2020.
Meanwhile,a total of 27 other sportsperson will recieve Arjuna Award, while five coaches will be honoured with the Dronacharya Award during 2020 National Sports Awards.

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