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AWARDS AND HONOURS - June 2019

Jun 2019

Nov 14, 2020

Sadat Rahman Wins the International Children's Peace Prize

Sadat Rahman , a 17-year-old Bangladeshi boy, won the International Children's Peace Prize for his work combating cyberbullying in his country, and he vowed to keep fighting online abuse until it is eradicated.
Rahman developed a mobile phone app that provides education about online bullying and a way to report cases after he heard the story of a 15-year-old girl who took her own life as a result of cyberbullying.
The award is accompanied by a fund of 1,00,000 euros (USD 1,18,225), which is invested by the KidsRights Foundation in projects that are closely linked to the winner's work.
Previous high-profile winners of the prize include Pakistani human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and the students who organized the March For Our Lives after the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Nov 13, 2020

Mirror NOW Bags Five News Television Awards

Mirror NOW, which is part of India's premium broadcast network, Times Network, has won five awards at the News Television Awards 2020 hosted by Indiantelevision.com.
The TV channel, which focuses on issues impacting people's lives, was conferred with the 'Best Investigation by a News Channel' award for its reports that revealed a crumbling health infrastructure during the peak of Covid pandemic across metros. Mirror NOW's expose in Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi forced the respective governments to take note of the crisis and act.
The channel was also awarded with 'Best Show on Social/Environment Awareness/ Social Development' for its campaign about Tarun, a missing autistic teenager, and the plight of his parents who had been searching for him for 91 days due to the negligence of police officials. Mirror NOW's Neha Hebbale was chosen for the 'Best Young TV Journalist' award for her reportage on various issues, including the 2019 floods in Karnataka and the migrants crisis during the lockdown, while the channel's senior video journalist Nitin Phadtare bagged the 'Best Cameraman' award. The Times of India's Mumbai Manifesto campaign won the 'Best Brand Partnership on News Television' award for which Mirror NOW was the television channel partner.

Nov 12, 2020

National Water Awards

The Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has presented the National Water Awards (NWAs) for 2019. This is the second edition of the award. Among the states category, Tamil Nadu bagged the Best State Award, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
The award ceremony has been organised by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation are from 11 & 12 November 2020 through the virtual platform.
The NWA awards are given to motivate the individuals/organizations to adopt the best usage practices in the field of water resources conservation and management and create awareness among the people about the importance of water.

Nov 10, 2020

Ahimsa Award for Kenya-based Teacher

Kenya-based teacher Peter Tabichi, who was awarded the $1-million Global Teacher Prize last year, has been given the 2020 Ahimsa Award by the Institute of Jainology in London.Tabichi is a maths and physics teacher from Pwani village in the poverty-stricken region of Nakuru in Kenya.
The Institute of Jainlology (IOJ) represents 32 UK-based Jain organisations in government and inter-religious affairs and this year's award was announced at the 18th Jain All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Ahimsa Day meeting last month.
The award celebrates the Jain tenets of Ahimsa or non-violence and compassion.

Elsa Wins People's Choice Award

Kenya's internet comedian Elsa Majimbo was named winner of African Social Star category at the 2020 People's Choice Awards event.
It is America's biggest award shows and celebrates the top stars in fashion and entertainment with fans voting to decide the winners.
The 19 year-old comedian, who is based in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, rose to popularity in March during the coronavirus restrictions in her country. Her short comedic videos drew a worldwide audience and attracted interviews by top media houses in the US and Europe.

S. Hareesh Bags 2020 JCB Prize for Literature

'Moustache' by S. Hareesh, translated from the Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil, was announced the winner of the Rs. 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature.
The book, which is the author's debut novel, is a contemporary classic mixing magic, myth and metaphor into a tale of far-reaching resonance.
It is the second debut novel as well as the second Malayalam translation to win the award.
The book was selected by a panel of four judges "writer and translator Aruni Kashyap, professor, cultural theorist and author Tejaswini Niranjana, playwright, and director Ramu Ramanathan, and Head of the Arts & Culture portfolio at Tata Trusts Deepika Sorabjee."

Nov 07, 2020

Kerala Tourism Wins Award for Exemplary Activities during Covid- 19

Kerala Tourism was bestowed the coveted 'Highly Commended' Award by World Travel Mart London, as a recognition for its remarkable activities aimed at promoting Responsible Tourism (RT) during the challenging times of COVID-19 pandemic.
Kerala's Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission received this recognition in the category of 'Meaningful Connections.'
The RT Mission received the award for its innovative work on 'Wok at Home Videos' and storytelling audio and video series produced and presented by various Mission units in the state during the pandemic that has posed multiple challenges to the tourism sector.

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