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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2019

Jan 2019

Aug 01, 2020

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Receives SKOCH Gold Award

SKOCH Gold Award was awarded to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) for its "Empowerment of Tribals through IT enabled Scholarship Schemes" project. The project was launched to show Government of India's commitment to realize the dreams of Digital India and bringing transparency as well as ease in the delivery of services. MoTA integrated the 5 Scholarship Schemes with DBT Portal under the guidance of DBT Mission in order to align with the larger vision of 'Digital India'.
The 66th SKOCH 2020 Competition was held with name "INDIA RESPONDS TO COVID THROUGH DIGITAL GOVERNANCE". The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) participated in the DIGITAL INDIA & E-GOVERNANCE-2020 Competition.

Jul 31, 2020

Guinness World Records Awards Certificate to Shakuntala Devi for 'Fastest Human Computation'

Guinness World Records honoured Indian math genius Shakuntala Devi with the long overdue record title for 'fastest human computation', four decades after she achieved the feat.
The fastest human computation is 28 seconds and was achieved by Shakuntala Devi by successfully multiplying two randomly selected 13-digit numbers, at Imperial College London, UK, in June 1980.
The certification was received by Anupama Banerji, daughter of the late mathematician.
Banerji said that she was barely 10 when her mother made the world record.

India's First Solar-powered Ferry 'Aditya' Wins Global Honour

'Aditya', India's first solar-powered ferry that commenced operations in 2017 in Kerala's Vembanad backwaters, has won the prestigious Gustave Trouve Award for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating. The ferry was adjudged the world's best electric boat in the category of ferries designed for paid passenger service.
The awards, handed out for the first time, is the world's only such honour given to individuals and companies building and innovating in state-of-the-art electric boats. It was instituted this year in honour of Frenchman Gustave Trouve for his groundbreaking work in mobility based on electric transport, moving away from conventional fossil fuels. In 1881, he invented the world's first outboard motor, connecting it to a rechargeable battery to sail a boat down the Seine River in silence.
Aditya, the only one shortlisted from Asia among 12 ferries in the world after a rigorous audit process, entered the finals with six contestants in the first week of July through public voting. It was declared the winner in July.
The ferry belongs to the Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD).

Jul 30, 2020

Ministry of Earth Sciences Announces the National Awards for Excellence in Earth System Science

The Ministry of Earth Sciences announced the National Awards for excellence in Earth System Science. The Ministry awarded the Lifetime Excellence Award 2020 to Professor Ashok Sahni for his major contribution in the field of Biostratigraphy, Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology.
The Ministry has always aimed at providing due platform and recognition to the major scientific contributions that have been made by the eminent engineers and scientists in various fields of Earth System Sciences.
The National Award for the Ocean Science and Technology was awarded to Dr. V.V.S.S. Sharma. He is a Senior Principle Scientist at CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography at Vishakhapatnam.
M. Ravichandran, Director of National centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa was also awarded the National Award for Ocean Science and Technology.
The National Award for the Atmospheric Science and Technology by the Ministry of Earth Sciences was presented to Dr. S. Suresh Babu.
The Ministry of Earth Sciences is mandated to provide the nation with the best possible services for climate, weather, ocean, coastal and natural hazards for the socio-economic benefits or public safety.

Jul 27, 2020

Late Arnab Chaudhry Honoured by Legend of Animation Award 2020

Arnab Chaudhuri was posthumously awarded with The 'Legend of Animation' award, 2020. This award is instituted by the Toonz Media Group (TMG) as a part of the Animation Masters Summit (AMS), 2020 – Digital Edition.
The award was accepted by his wife, Ashuma Chaudhuri at the inaugural session.
The award was presented for his contribution towards the animation and entertainment industry of India.
Arnab Chaudri passed away on December 25, 2019.
He was an alumnus of NID (National Institute of Design), Ahmedabad and worked with – Walt Disney, Turner, Channel V.
His movie 'Arjun: The Warrior Prince' was the only animation from India, listed on the Oscar awards.
He worked with Toonz at multiple levels.

Jul 25, 2020

New Literary Prize is USD 50,000 Honour for Best New York Story

A new literary award with a USD 50,000 cash prize will honour those best at telling a New York story.
The announcem,ent of the Gotham Literary Prize came out of a conversation between businessman-philanthropist Bradley Tusk and political strategist Howard Wolfson, who told The Associated Press that they first thought of the award last year and saw a renewed urgency for it after the spread of the coronavirus.
According to Tusk and Wofson this is an opportune moment to do something like this, to support writers writing about New York, and to support the arts in New York.
Wolfson and Tusk are funding the prize themselves and have committed to at least 10 years.
Starting next spring, the award will be presented to a book, fiction or nonfiction, published in a given calendar year that is about New York City or takes place there.

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