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AWARDS AND HONOURS - June 2019

Jun 2019

Oct 21, 2020

ISA Solar Awards Conferred for the First Time

For the first time, since the inception of the framework agreement of ISA, the Solar Awards were presented during the third Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to the countries of the region as well as institutions working for solar.
The following are the three categories of awards conferred:
Visvesvaraya Award recognises the countries with a maximum floating solar capacity in each of the four regions of ISA.
Kalpana Chawla Awards recognise the outstanding contribution of scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy.
Diwakar Award recognises organisations & institutions that have been working for the benefit of differently-abled people and have maximised the use of solar energy in the host country.
List of Winners:
Visvesvaraya Award: Japan for the Asia Pacific region and the Netherlands for Europe and Others region.
Kalpana Chawla Awards: Dr. Bhim Singh from IIT Delhi (India) and Dr Aaesha Alnuaimi from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (United Arab Emirates).
Diwakar Award: Arpan Institute (Haryana) and Arushi Society.

Oct 20, 2020

Pre-Independence Award to 1944 film Ram Shastri Discovered at FTII

A cleaning drive at India's premier film school Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) has unexpectedly yielded a gem from history—an award certificate conferred on Ram Shastri, one of the first biopics produced in the country 76 years ago.
The pre-Independence award would now be showcased at the Prabhat Museum, according to FTII officials.
Ram Shastri, in 1944, was no less than a sensation as it swept one film award after another.
According to a person aware of the development, an award certificate presented to the Prabhat Film Company for Ram Shastri in 1944 was recently found in FTII's Prabhat Studio at Pune.

Oct 19, 2020

Arushi Bags International Solar Alliance (ISA) Diwakar Solar Award 2020

Bhopal's Arushi bagged International Solar Alliance (ISA) Diwakar Solar Award 2020 in a virtual award ceremony. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was also present in the ceremony.
As part of its efforts to recognise exemplary efforts by organisations in India, the ISA is instituting the Diwakar Solar Award (Divyang Akshay-urja Puraskar).
The ISA- Diwakar Solar Award has been institutionalized with the gracious support of Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry Government of India.

Oct 18, 2020

Aishwarya Sridhar First Indian Woman to Win Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award

Aishwarya Sridhar became the first Indian to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. The announcement was the Natural History Museum in London.
It is the 56th year of the prestigious award.
Aishwarya Sridhar's photo won among 50,000 entries from over 80 countries across the world. Only 100 images were shortlisted and she won the award for her photograph in the Behaviour Invertebrates category.
The image is named 'Lights of passion' and was captured using one of Canon's premium DSLRs -- EOS-1DX Mark II.
Aishwarya said that being the first and youngest girl to win this award from India in the Adult category, its a huge honour for me to receive this award.
Aishwarya Sridhar is a wildlife photographer, writer and filmmaker by profession. She is also a conservationist.

Oct 13, 2020

Nobel Prize for Economics, 2020

The Nobel Prize for Economics, 2020 was awarded to Paul R Milogrom and Robert B. Wilson. They were awarded for improvements to Auction Theory and also for inventing new auction formats. The prize is also called Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
The theory formulated by Milgrom allowed calculating common and private values that vary from bidder to bidder.
Auction Theory is an applied branch of economics that speaks of people action in auction markets. It deals with how people research the properties of auction markets. The theory is more suited for auctions for privatisation of public-sector companies or sale of electromagnetic spectrum.

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