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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2020

Jan 2020

May 27, 2020

Major Suman Gawani to be Honoured with UN Military Gender Advocate Award

Major Suman Gawani, an Indian Army officer and woman peacekeeper who has served with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), has been selected for the prestigious United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award (2019).
She has been awarded for her outstanding contribution to peacekeeping efforts in the UNMISS.
This is the first time that an Indian peacekeeper is being given the UN Military Gender Advocate award.

Indian-American IBM Scientist Bags Inventor of the Year Award

Prolific Indian-American inventor Rajiv Joshi has bagged the prestigious Inventor of the Year award in recognition of his pioneering work in advancing the electronic industry and improving artificial intelligence capabilities.
Dr Joshi, who is a master inventor with more than 250 patented inventions in the US, works at the IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York.
He was presented with the prestigious annual award by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association during a virtual award ceremony.

May 20, 2020

Top UK Award for India's National Hydrographer

Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar has been presented the 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award in recognition of his "outstanding contribution" to Indian hydrography and across the wider Indian Ocean region.
First awarded by the UK Hydrography Office (UKHO) in 2006, the award is named after the first hydrographer of the Admiralty.
Recipients are selected for their efforts in raising the standards of hydrography, cartography and navigation around the world.
Vice Admiral Badhwar, who joined the Indian Navy in 1982, has extensive hydrographic surveying experience, including work in the Gulfs of Kutch and Khambhat, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands – widely recognised as some of the most challenging environments to survey in the world.

May 15, 2020

V. Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy 2020 Announced

Lieutenant Commander Akshay Kumar was awarded the Vice Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy for the year 2020.
He commissioned in Anti-Submarine Warfare School of the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
The award ceremony was held at the Maritime Warfare Centre, Kochi, Kerala.

May 13, 2020

Bala Devi, Sandesh Jhingan Nominated for Arjuna Award

The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) has nominated N Bala Devi and Sandesh Jhingan for the Arjuna Award of 2020.
Arjuna Award is an honour that has been bestowed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It recognises the achievements of the athletes in their respective fields.
In 2019, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was awarded the Arjuna award which made him the 26th footballer to receive this prestigious award.

Anunta won VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award

Anunta received the VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award for the Services Excellence category.
Anunta was recognized for its demonstrable achievements using its skills and services capabilities, including consulting, managed, and subscription services, to help customers maximize the value received from their VMware investments.
Anunta's innovative solutions work on the next generation users including cloud based-desktop services was recognized.

May 12, 2020

17 Laureates Conferred with DW Freedom of Speech Award 2020

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2020, 17 journalists from 14 countries have been named for Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award 2020, Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan from India among them, who have disappeared or been arrested or threatened because of their reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.
From China, three journalists have been selected for this award, while from Turkey two journalists are named for the same.
They are being honoured on behalf of global media professionals who are publishing independent information about the coronavirus pandemic while working under difficult conditions.
Siddharth Varadarajan, one of the founding editors of non-profit online newspage The Wire, was handed a notice for appearance by a police team on April 10, 2020 following a story about a politician violating COVID-19 guidelines by participating in a religious ceremony. The Wire was accused of "causing a riot" and "leading to panic."

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