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AWARDS AND HONOURS - October 2020

Oct 2020

Feb 16, 2021

JNU Professor Receives Award for Promoting Korean Studies in India

Jawaharlal Nehru University's professor Ravikesh has been awarded the South Korean Deputy Prime Minister's citation for his contributions and research in the field of Korean studies in India, the Korean Cultural Center in New Delhi announced. The award was jointly presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and South Korea's Department of Education.
Professor Ravikesh is the chairperson of Centre for Korean Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies at JNU and has over two decades of research experience in the field of Korean Studies, according to a press release by the university.
His core research includes Korean language teaching, modern Korean literature, aesthetics, literary translation, and aspects of e-Learning in teaching a foreign language.

Anthony Fauci Wins $1 Million Israeli Prize for 'Defending Science'

Dr. Anthony Fauci has won the $1 million Dan David Prize for "defending science" and advocating for vaccines now being administered worldwide to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
The Israel-based Dan David Foundation named President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser as the winner of one of three prizes. It said he had earned the recognition over a lifetime of leadership on HIV research and AIDS relief, as well as his advocacy for the vaccines against COVID-19.
Fauci has served seven presidents and has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984.
The Dan David Prize, established in 2000, gives $1 million awards in three categories each year for contributions addressing the past, present and future.

Feb 15, 2021

SERB Announces Women Excellence Award 2021

The SERB Women Excellence Award was announced on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021.
Four young women fellows from the National Science Academies have been awarded for excelling in science and engineering.
The four young women are: Shobhna Kapoor, Antara Banerjee, Sonu Gandhi and Ritu Gupta.
The SERB Women Excellence Award will provide them a grant of Rs. 15 lakh.
The grant would be provided for a period of three years to the awardees in order to pursue their research ideas.
The SERB Women Excellence Award is given by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB). It is given in order to support the basic research in the frontier areas of science and engineering. This award was launched in 2013. It is a one-time award and is given to women scientists who are below 40 years of age. It is given to those women scientists who have received recognition from any of the National Academies like Young Scientist Medal, Young Associateship, etc.

Feb 13, 2021

Robert Irwin Wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award

Robert Irwin, an Australian wildlife photographer, has won the first prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award Contest. Robert won the award for the image titled 'Bushfire', which is the picture of the devastating Australian bushfire in 2020, he captured using a drone, near the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York, Queensland.
The image shows a line of fire burning in between the bushes, dividing it into parts.
Irwin's image was chosen from a shortlist of 25 finalists that received a total of 55,486 votes. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the largest wildlife photography competition in the world, organized by the Natural History Museum.

Feb 09, 2021

Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence Announced

The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence were announced in February 2021.
Lifetime Achievement Award was won by former HDFC Bank MD Aditya Puri.
Businesswoman of the year award was jointly won by Preetha Reddy, Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals and Suneeta Reddy, MD, Apollo Hospitals.
Emerging company of the year award went to ICICI Lombard General Insurance.
Business reformer of the year award was won by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
Corporate citizen of the year award was won by Tata Consultancy Services.
Global Indian award was won by Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Group.
Entrepreneur of the year award was won by Adar Poonawalla Chief Executive Officer, Serum Institute of India.
Business Leader of The Year award was won by Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Hero MotoCorp.

Feb 08, 2021

'Writing with Fire' Wins Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival

"Writing with Fire", an Indian film chronicling the rise of Khabar Lahariya, India's only newspaper run by Dalit women, has won the audience award in the World Cinema Documentary category at the Sundance Film Festival 2021.
The festival is presented by Sundance Organisation, a non-profit that discovers and supports independent artists, and introduces audiences to their work.
The virtual award ceremony was remotely hosted by actor-comic Patton Oswalt.
"Writing with Fire", which also marks the feature debut of directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, follows this ambitious group of Dalit women -- led by their chief reporter, Meera -- as the team switches from print to digital in order to stay relevant.

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