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AWARDS AND HONOURS - October 2020

Oct 2020

Dec 11, 2020

HelpAge First Indian NGO to Bag UN Award

HelpAge India became the first Indian NGO to be awarded the prestigious 2020 UN Population Award in the institutional category.
The selection of HelpAge is in recognition of its work on population issues and efforts in the realisation of rights of older persons in India since 1978. The award was presented during a virtual event held at UN headquarters in New York to mark Human Rights Day.
The award brings focus to the issue of ageing with India housing an estimated 140 million elderly. HelpAge, with 42 years of fieldwork, has presence in 125 districts across 25 states.
It works for welfare of elderly. The NGO impacts 2 million elderly in India.

Dec 09, 2020

UNESCO World Heritage City

Orchha and Gwalior cities of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Cities.
Orchha is famous for its palaces and temples and was the capital of Bundela Kingdom in the 16th century. The famous places in the city are Jahangir Mahal, Raj Mahal, Rai Praveen Mahal, Ram Raja temple and Lakshmi Narayan Mandir.
Gwalior is known for its temples and palaces. The Gwalior Fort is accessed via a winding road lined with sacred Jain statues and occupies a sandstone plateau. It is now an archaeological museum with high walls of 15th century. The city of Gwalior was established in the 9th century and was ruled by Rajvansh, Baghel Kachvaho, Tomar and Scindias.
The World Heritage site tags are provided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO. The tags are provided for natural heritages and cultural heritages spread all over the world. These heritages are considered to be outstanding in adding value to the humanity.

Dec 07, 2020

Adar Poonawalla Named 'Asian of the Year'

Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India, is among six people named "Asians of the Year" by Singapore's leading daily, The Straits Times for their work in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has collaborated with the University of Oxford and the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for making the COVID-19 vaccine, ''Covidshield'', and is conducting trials in India.
The other five named in the list are Chinese researcher Zhang Yongzhen, who led the team that mapped and published online the first complete genome of Sars-CoV-2, the virus that sparked the pandemic, China's Major-General Chen Wei, Japan's Dr Ryuichi Morishita and Singapore's Professor Ooi Eng Eong, who are among those at the forefront of developing vaccines against the virus, and South Korean businessman Seo Jung-jin whose company will enable the making and dispensing of the vaccines and other Covid-19 treatments to the world.

Dec 05, 2020

Gitanjali Rao First-ever TIME 'Kid of the Year'

Fifteen year-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, a brilliant young scientist and inventor, has been named by TIME magazine as the first-ever 'Kid of the Year' for her astonishing work using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyber bullying.
Rao was selected from a field of more than 5,000 nominees as TIME's first-ever Kid of the Year. She was interviewed by actor and activist Angelina Jolie for the TIME special.

Dec 04, 2020

Ranjitsinh Disale Wins Global Teacher Prize

A primary school teacher from India was named the winner of the USD 1 million annual Global Teacher Prize 2020 in recognition of his efforts to promote girls' education and trigger a quick-response (QR) coded textbook revolution in India.
Ranjitsinh Disale from Paritewadi village in Maharashtra's Solapur district, emerged the winner from 10 finalists from across the world for the annual prize founded by the Varkey Foundation in 2014 to recognise an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession.
Disale, who believes that teachers are the world's "real change-makers", announced that he will be sharing 50% of his prize money with his fellow finalists to support their incredible work.
In another first, the Global Teacher Prize 2020 winner's announcement was made at a virtual ceremony broadcast from the Natural History Museum in London by British actor-broadcaster Stephen Fry.

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