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AWARDS AND HONOURS - August 2020

Aug 2020

Oct 16, 2026

Jindal Steel wins 2026 Worldsteel Steelie Award for safety programme

Jindal Steel Limited won the 2026 Worldsteel Steelie Award in the 'Excellence in People' category for its Dakshata – Engineering Safety, One Duty Position at a Time programme. The award was announced by the World Steel Association during the 17th Steelie Awards in October 2026. The programme promotes workplace safety through targeted training, employee skill development and role-specific competency assessments. The recognition underscores Jindal Steel's commitment to safety culture and continuous improvement within the Indian steel industry. Industry observers note the award reflects global best practices in safety management and could influence similar programmes across manufacturing sectors in India. The company stated it will scale up similar safety initiatives across its plants.

Award: 2026 Worldsteel Steelie Award, 'Excellence in People'.
Programme: Dakshata – Engineering Safety, One Duty Position at a Time.
Scope: Workplace safety training and competency assessments.
Impact: Recognises safety leadership in Indian steel sector.
Future: Plans to expand similar initiatives across plants.

Oct 15, 2026

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Economics Nobel 2026

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University for ‘microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation.’ The laureates have developed models that improve policy timing for stabilisation, enabling fiscal and monetary measures to dampen economic fluctuations. The Academy emphasised their contribution to linking microeconomic behavior with macroeconomic outcomes and their relevance for inflation control, unemployment, and growth. This year’s award reinforces the importance of theoretical work that helps governments design effective stabilization policies.

Laureates: Robert E. Hall (Stanford) and Michael Woodford (Columbia)
Reason: microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation
Impact: better timing of fiscal and monetary policy
Significance: links micro choices to macro outcomes
Policy relevance: inflation, unemployment, growth

Oct 11, 2026

Navanethem Navi Pillay awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Navanethem Pillay, a South African jurist and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on 9 October 2026. The Oslo-based Nobel Committee recognised her lifelong work for peace, international law and human rights protection. Pillay, born in Durban in 1941 to an Indian Tamil family, served as a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court, and led UNHCHR from 2008 to 2014. The prize ceremony is scheduled for 10 December 2026 in Oslo, honouring her contributions to accountability and justice in international affairs.

Award date: 9 October 2026.
Recipient: Navanethem Pillay; Nobel Peace Prize.
Background: South African jurist; UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 2008–2014.
Judicial roles: ICTR and ICC judge.
Ceremony: 10 December 2026 in Oslo.

Oct 06, 2026

2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded for optogenetics

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries concerning light‑gated ion channels and optogenetics. Optogenetics uses light to control the activity of nerve cells, allowing researchers to study brain function with high precision. The award highlights advances in neuroscience and biotechnology, with potential applications in treating neurological disorders and in basic research. The laureates' work has fostered new tools and techniques widely used in labs around the world. The prize is a symbol of cross‑border collaboration and ongoing progress at the intersection of biology, physics and engineering.

Recipients: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel.
Field: optogenetics and light‑gated ion channels.
Significance: precise control of neural activity for research.
Impact: advances in neuroscience and biotechnology.
Note: global collaboration highlighted.

Sep 28, 2026

Sarah Peluse named 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award recipient

Sarah Peluse, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University, has been selected for the 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award. The announcement was made on 25 September 2026. Established in 2005, the award recognises mathematicians aged 32 years or younger for outstanding research in areas influenced by Srinivasa Ramanujan. Peluse’s work in number theory and combinatorics earned high praise from the jury for depth and originality. The prize includes a cash award and wide recognition within the mathematics community. The award ceremony is scheduled later in 2026, underscoring India’s continued influence on global mathematical research.

Sarah Peluse selected for the 2026 SASTRA-Ramanujan Award (announced 25 Sept 2026).
Award recognises mathematicians 32 years or younger linked to Ramanujan’s influence.
Peluse’s work in number theory and combinatorics cited for depth and originality.

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