The 'Joker' star is being honored for promoting welfare rights for animals in trouble.
Joker star Joaquin Phoenix was named by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals as its 2019 Person of the Year.
A vegan since the age of 3, Phoenix, a usually interview-averse Hollywood actor, has been a longtime supporter of the animal rights organization. The three-time Oscar nominee recently appeared on PETA's "We Are All Animals" billboards in Times Square and on Sunset Billboard as he promoted legislation to ban traveling wild-animal circuses.
And he cradled a dead chicken as he led a memorial service at the National Animal Rights Day March this year. Phoenix also executive produced The Animal People, a documentary about animal rights activists coming up against powerful industry interests.
UP Bags National Award For Excellence For Rehabilitation Of Persons With Disabilities
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented Uttar Pradesh with the National Award of Excellence. This was one of the many awards conferred by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. UP was the recipient of this award for its excellent work for rehabilitating persons with disabilities. The UP Additional Chief Secretary Mahesh Kumar Gupta received this award on behalf of the state government.
MP got SOTTO award
Madhya Pradesh was conferred upon the Best State Organ Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) award by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of State Ashvini Kumar Choubey.
The Best SOTTO award was received by the In-Charge SOTTO Manish Purohit and Medico Social Worker Subhash Kumar Dangi in a programme held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. The Minister for Medical Education Vijayalaxmi Sadho congratulated the departmental officers and doctors for this achievement.
The 10th National Organ Donation Day was organized by the autonomous organisation (NOTTO) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. During the programme, the organs donor families were honoured and Best SOTTO, Best Hospital and Best Transplant Coordinator awards were presented for the outstanding activities in the field of organ donation at national and state level.
T.N. recieved organ donation award
For the fifth consecutive year, Tamil Nadu received the Best State Award in cadaveric organ donation from the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Along with this, the State received the best performing hospital award for the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH), and an award for plastic surgeon V. Ramadevi for performing a bilateral hand transplant at the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital.
Dec 03, 2019
Awards For The First Ever VATAVARAN 2019 Were Presented
The awards for the first-ever VATAVARAN-2019 Short Film Competition and Festival on Environment were presented in New Delhi.
It was organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and Centre for Media Studies (CMS). The awards were presented by Shri Ravi Agrawal, Additional Secretary, MoEF&CC at the culmination of the four-day festival where all the shortlisted films were showcased.
The Jury comprising Shri Ramesh Sippy, Shri Rahul Rawail, Ms. Manju Borah and Ms. Agnimitra Paul selected the final awardees for the competition. The award was presented in three categories namely:
♦ School students
♦ Amateur and College students
♦ Professionals
Delhi Govt. to Honour Differently Abled for Academic Excellence
The Delhi government's Inclusive Education branch and Samagra Shiksha will felicitate Kumari and 23 other students on International Day for Persons with Disabilities for their academic and co-curricular performances.
While 12 students will be felicitated for academic excellence, the rest will be for their achievements in co-curricular activities.
Nov 30, 2019
Satheesh Reddy will be the first Indian recipient in 100 yrs
Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) London, the oldest aeronautical society in the world, has conferred honorary fellowship to G. Satheesh Reddy, secretary of the department of Defence R&D and chairman of DRDO.
The Society's highest award was bestowed on Dr. Reddy for his pioneering technological contributions over the past three decades, which has enabled the country to realise frontline military systems and world class missile technologies.
Malayalam poet Akkitham bags 55th Jnanpith Award
The prestigious Jnanpith Award for literature has been announced for the Malayalam poet Akkitham Achuthan Namboodri.
A jury under the chairmanship of noted Odia writer Pratibha Rai held a meeting before the declaration of his name. Jury's other members were Shamim Hanafi, Suranjan Das, Madhav Kaushik and Dr. Purushottam Bilimalale.
The award consists of Rs 11 lakh, a statue of Vagdevi, a citation and a memento.
About Akkitham
Akkitham is a famous writer in the Malayalam poetry world. He was born in 1926 and his full name is Akkitham Achuthan Namboodri but he is popularly known as Akkitham.
He was interested in literature and art since childhood. Apart from poetry, Akkitham has also written plays and novels.
His most of the poetry works have a unique prophetic character. He predicts a range of socio-political developments in his poetry. Akkitham is famous for showing modernity through his poetry.
NDTV Wins Award For Kathua Coverage
NDTV has won the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2019, for its coverage of the rape and murder of a young girl in Kathua and the aftermath, anchored by Nidhi Razdan. NDTV was unanimously selected by a jury headed by former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee.
The Award is for the expose of the conspiracy to scuttle probe into the heinous Kathua rape and murder: and a strong expose of the political hypocrisy across the political spectrum.
Nov 28, 2019
Sri Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence
Inspired by the universal message of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 'Love All Serve All', the Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (Gulbarga District, Karnataka) instituted the Sri Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence. This is a humble endeavour to appreciate and recognize the services of those individuals who have led a life of service and sacrifice to serve mankind in various fields of social relevance such as: Health, Education, Woman and Child Welfare, Environment, Music and Fine Arts, Unity of Religions and Sports.
The awardees of the year 2019 are: EDUCATION - Gitanjali – Founding Member and CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh; ENVIRONMENT - Wilma Rodrigues – Founder of Saahas Zero Waste; HEALTH – Chethan Manchegowda – Founder of Khoon; MUSIC AND FINE ARTS – Himanshu. S – Founder of Dharavi Art Room. The award for UNITY OF RELIGIONS was given to Hindu Seva Pratishthana – an organisation that renders selfless service in various domains such as rural development, literacy, eradication of untouchability, children's education, family and individual counselling and rehabilitation of physically challenged and specially-abled children, among others. The WOMAN AND CHILD WELFARE award was given to Ms Anju Verma – Founder of Buland Udaan; SPORTS – Mr. Mahantesh GK – Founder of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled and Cricket Association for the Blind in India.
Sri Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence
Inspired by the universal message of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, 'Love All Serve All', the Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence (Gulbarga District, Karnataka) instituted the Sri Sathya Sai Award for Human Excellence. This is a humble endeavour to appreciate and recognize the services of those individuals who have led a life of service and sacrifice to serve mankind in various fields of social relevance such as: Health, Education, Woman and Child Welfare, Environment, Music and Fine Arts, Unity of Religions and Sports.
The awardees of the year 2019 are: EDUCATION - Gitanjali – Founding Member and CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh; ENVIRONMENT - Wilma Rodrigues – Founder of Saahas Zero Waste; HEALTH – Chethan Manchegowda – Founder of Khoon; MUSIC AND FINE ARTS – Himanshu. S – Founder of Dharavi Art Room. The award for UNITY OF RELIGIONS was given to Hindu Seva Pratishthana – an organisation that renders selfless service in various domains such as rural development, literacy, eradication of untouchability, children's education, family and individual counselling and rehabilitation of physically challenged and specially-abled children, among others. The WOMAN AND CHILD WELFARE award was given to Ms Anju Verma – Founder of Buland Udaan; SPORTS – Mr. Mahantesh GK – Founder of Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled and Cricket Association for the Blind in India.
Nov 27, 2019
Kharjan TE Receives Best Tea Garden School Award
Apeejay Tea's Kharjan Tea Estate bagged the award for the Best Tea Garden School at the Shramik Kalyan Divas, 2019, held at Kotalgoorie Tea Estate Field, Mariani, Jorhat. The manager of Kharjan TE received the award presented by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Shramik Kalyan Divas 2019 organised by the Labour Welfare Department in association with the Assam Labour Welfare Society in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Santosh Kr. Topno, a prominent labour leader of Assam.
The company's annual award ceremony, three school head teachers, and teams received the coveted Chairman's Trophy as well as a cash award for the remarkable improvement in Gunotsav, 2018 rating.
The Kharjan three schools -Kharjan LP School established in 1903, Kanjikhowa LP School, established in 1949, and Diglibari LP School.