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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Sep 28, 2019

Vice President Presents Punyabhushan Award to Eminent Archeologist Dr. G. B. Deglurkar

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu called for presenting a "real history" of India to the younger generations as there were many distortions in the history drafted by the colonial rulers.
Presenting Punyabhushan Award to eminent Archeologist, Dr. G.B. Deglurkar, in Pune, Maharashtra, he said that unfortunately our history books did not mention about the contributions made by many illustrious sons and daughters of India.
The award has been instituted by the Punyabhushan Foundation.

National Tourism Awards 2017-18: Andhra Pradesh Wins Best State Award for Overall Growth

Known for its beaches and temples, Andhra Pradesh won the Best State award for overall growth in tourism category at the National Tourism Awards 2017-18, which were presented by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.
Goa and Madhya Pradesh were announced joint winners in Adventure Tourism category, while Uttarakhand best film promotion friendly state.
Telangana has emerged as best state in innovative use of IT category.
Every year, September 27 is observed at World Tourism Day to "foster awareness among the global community of tourism's social, cultural, political and economic value and the contribution the sector can make in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.''

Sep 27, 2019

Journalist Paolo Borrometi Wins Mackler Prize For Mafia Coverage In Italy

An Italian journalist assaulted over his protection of mafia exercise in Sicily and now dwelling below police safety was introduced with the Peter Mackler Award for his work.
Paolo Borrometi, 36, labored for Italian company AGI earlier than founding the information web site La Spia in 2013, the place he documented the function of organized crime in native agribusiness.

India's Sprint Legend PT Usha Honoured With Vetran Pin By IAAF In Recognition Of Her Contribution...

Indian track and field legend PT Usha was presented the Veteran Pin by the world athletics governing body, in recognition of her contribution to the growth of sport.
IAAF chief Sebastian Coe presented her the Veteran Pin during the 52nd IAAF Congress.
She was one of three persons from Asia to receive the honour.

Perumal, Rajkamal, Fatima Bhutto in $25,000 DSC Prize longlist

Perumal Murugan, Rajkamal Jha and Fatima Bhutto are among the 15 authors in the longlist of the $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019, announced in New Delhi.
The longlist, unveiled by jury chair Harish Trivedi, comprises three translated works from Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali, seven female authors, and an equal number novelists making debut, highlighting the growing diversity and the power of new writing in the South Asian literary landscape.
The jury will further evaluate the longlisted entries over the next month (October 2019) and the shortlist of five to six books will be announced on November 6, 2019 at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).
The winner will be announced at a special award ceremony on December 16, 2019 at the IME Nepal Literature Festival grand finale at Pokhara, Nepal.

Sep 26, 2019

Flipkart Co-Founder Binny Bansal To Be Awarded 'Distinguished Alumni Award' By IIT Delhi

IIT Delhi is all set to honour Billionaire entrepreneur Binny Bansal with the 'Distinguished Alumni Award'. Flipkart co-founder will be awarded the 'Distinguished Alumni Award' for his contributions to development of the e-Commerce giant.
Bansal passed out from IIT Delhi in 2005 and will be the youngest alumni to receive the honour for his "outstanding contribution made in entrepreneurship".
In addition to Bansal, IIT Delhi will also be honouring two other alumni from the institute i.e. Srinivsan Keshav and Mohit Aron. Altogether, three alums from IIT Delhi will be recognized as distinguished alumni for the year 2019.

Right Livelihood Award

The Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize', celebrates its 40th anniversary.
The 2019 Award goes to Aminatou Haidar (Western Sahara), Guo Jianmei (China), Greta Thunberg (Sweden) and Davi Kopenawa / Hutukara Yanomami Association (Brazil). The Laureates were announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
The international jury has selected four Laureates who will each receive 1 million SEK (94,000 EUR).
The human rights defender Aminatou Haidar (Western Sahara) receives the Right Livelihood Award "for her steadfast nonviolent action, despite imprisonment and torture, in pursuit of justice and self-determination for the people of Western Sahara".

Centre Institutes National Unity Award Named After Sardar Patel

The Centre has instituted the highest civilian award for contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.The award seeks to recognize notable and inspiring contributions to promote the cause of national unity and integrity and to reinforce the value of a strong and united India.
The award will be announced on the occasion of the National Unity Day on the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on 31st of October in 2019.

Rajasthan Girl Receives 'Changemaker' Award By Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation

A teenager from Rajasthan Payal Jangid was conferred with a special Award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 17-year-old Payal received the Changemaker Award at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for her campaign to end child labour and child marriage.
Payal belongs to Hinsla village in Rajasthan' Alwar district and served as the Head of the Bal Panchayat (Children's Council) in her village as part of the 'Bal Mitra Gram' (Child-Friendly Village) program under Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi's Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA).

Greta Thunberg Wins 'Alternative Nobel Prize' For Inspiring Climate Change Advocacy

Swedish climate-change activist Greta Thunberg is among four winners of The Right Livelihood Award, often called the "Alternative Nobel Prize," the Right Livelihood Foundation announced.
The teen activist, whose impassioned speech at the U.N. Climate Action Summit won the award for "inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts," the organization said.
The prize traces its roots to 1979 when a Swedish-German philanthropist's proposal to create two new Nobel Prizes, including one for environmental work, was rebuffed, the organization says. Since 1980, the Right Livelihood Award has been given to 178 people from 70 countries.
Other 2019 Right Livelihood Award awards were also given to: Aminatou Haidar of Western Sahara, Guo Jianmei of China and jointly to Davi Kopenawa and the Hutukara Yanomami Association of Brazil.

Sep 25, 2019

Amitabh Bachchan Wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2019.
The announcement of actor Amitabh Bachchan being awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award has been met with celebration by the star's Bollywood peers.
Actor Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Karan Johar were among the first to congratulate Bachchan on the win.
Previously, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts.
The Government of France honoured him with its highest civilian honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, in 2007.

Best FIFA Football Women Awards 2019

Megan Rapinoe won the women's player award - ahead of fellow American Alex Morgan and England's Lucy Bronze - at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Milan.
Rapinoe, 34, claimed the Golden Ball for being the best player at the 2019 Women's World Cup as she helped the United States win the competition.
Lyon right-back Bronze, 27, was named in the women's team of the year - the only English player to feature.
Rapinoe's international boss, Jill Ellis, took the women's coach award.

President Kovind Presents National Service Scheme Awards

President Ram Nath Kovind felicitated 41 people with the prestigious NSS awards in recognition of their exemplary and commendable social service.
The recipients of the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for 2017-18 include volunteers, programme coordinators and programme officers of the NSS.
NSS programme coordinators A Lakhmi Prabha of Tamil Nadu and K Ramesh Reddy from Andhra Pradesh were awarded the first and second programme coordinator awards respectively.
The objective of NSS Awards is to recognize and reward outstanding contributions towards voluntary community service made by the Universities/ Senior Secondary (+2) Councils, NSS Units/ Programme Officers and NSS Volunteers, with a view to further promote NSS.

PM Hasina receives Vaccine Hero Award in New York

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has received the prestigious Vaccine Hero award in recognition of Bangladesh's outstanding success in vaccination to immunise children.
GAVI Board Chair Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala handed the award to the Bangladesh prime minister at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Hasina was applauded for the success in immunisation in Bangladesh, especially for her role in eliminating polio and curtailing diphtheria, hepatitis-B and rubella.
Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister of Nigeria, delivered a felicitation speech on the occasion.

Prime Minister Modi Receives "Global Goalkeeper" Award For Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the "Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his government.
Mr Modi dedicated the award to those Indians who transformed the Swachh Bharat campaign into a "people's movement" and accorded topmost priority to cleanliness in their day-to-day lives.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister said, when 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome.
Mr Modi said, over 11 crore toilets were built in the country in the last five years, which is a record. Prime Minister said, the poor people and the women of India were benefited the most by it.

Best FIFA Football Awards 2019: Lionel Messi wins best men's player of the year

Barcelona's Lionel Messi won the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Milan as Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk missed out on the top prize.
It is the sixth time Messi has been voted the world's best, after wins in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.
The 32-year-old Argentine helped Barcelona win La Liga and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was named men's coach of the year. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was also a winner as he took the best goalkeeper prize ahead of Manchester City's Ederson and Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Sep 24, 2019

First Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award Given To Senior TV Journalist Ravish Kumar

Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee Ravish Kumar received the first Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award in Bengaluru.
He was chosen for the award for sharp news analysis and uncompromising secular stance by the Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust, founded in memory of the journalist.
Three books were launched at the event titled 'Delhi Nota' by senior journalist D Umapathi, Ravish Kumar's 'Free Voices' translated as 'Maatige Enu Kadime', and 'Neera Nade' by Prof Vinaya Okkunda.

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