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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Feb 01, 2024

Three young Indian Scientists Receive Prestigious UK Award

The UK named nine scientists, including three researchers of Indian descent, as recipients of a prestigious award for young scientists who are advancing science and improving the world. The UK's Blavatnik Awards for young scientists honour research in three categories—Chief Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Life Sciences, that is revolutionising technology, medicine, and our understanding of the world.
The three researchers of Indian descent - Professors Rahul R. Nair, Mehul Malik, and Tanmay Bharat received grants totalling 480,000 pounds.

Jan 30, 2024

Filmfare Awards 2024

The 69th Filmfare Awards ceremony took place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The event featured hosting by Karan Johar, and performances by Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, and Kartik Aaryan among others.
Here is the list of some of the winners: Best Film (Popular): 12th Fail, Best Film (Critics): Joram, Best Actor in a Leading role (Male): Ranbir Kapoor (Animal), Best Actor in a Leading role (Female): Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani), Best Actor (Critics): Vikrant Massey (12th Fail), Best Actress (Critics): Rani Mukerji (Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway) and Shefali Shah (Three Of Us) and Best Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra (12th Fail).
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India. The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were introduced by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group in 1954, the same year as the National Film Awards. They were initially referred to as the 'Clare Awards' or 'The Clares' after Clare Mendonça, the editor of The Times of India and modelled after the Academy Awards.

President Presents Best Electoral Practices Awards for 2023

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the Best Electoral Practices Awards for the year 2023 to the state and district level officers for their outstanding performance in the conduct of elections during 2023. Awards were also presented to important stakeholders including government departments, and media organisations for their valuable contribution towards voters' awareness.
Karnataka's IAS officers Shikha C. and Divya Prabhu GRJ received Election Commission's national award for demonstrating best electoral practices.
They were part of the state and district level officers the President honoured with the Best Electoral Practices awards for 2023 for their outstanding performance in the conduct of elections, last year (2023).

Jan 29, 2024

Satyabrata Mukherjee, Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Uthup get Padma Bhushan

Former West Bengal BJP president Satyabrata Mukherjee (posthumously), actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty and singer Usha Uthup were honoured with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country.
Mukherjee was minister of state for Chemicals and Fertilisers and Commerce and Industries in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government at the Centre from 1999 to 2004.
After Mamata Banerjee became West Bengal Chief Minister, Mithun Chakraborty became a Rajya Sabha member of the TMC. However, Chakraborty stayed away from politics allegedly after he was summoned by the CBI in the chit-fund corruption case. Before the 2021 assembly election, he campaigned for the BJP.
Pop singer from Bengal (she was born in Mumbai), Usha Uthup started her career as a nightclub singer. Uthup sang for many Bollywood and other language films. She also acted in a few movies.

Jan 28, 2024

Indian-born Lawyer Ajit Mishra Conferred with Freedom of the City of London Award

Ajit Mishra, a prominent India-born lawyer in the UK, was conferred the prestigious 'Freedom of the City of London Award' for his outstanding contribution to legal and public life. Mishra is the Founder and Chair of UK India Legal Partnership (UKILP).
He is a dual-qualified lawyer and corporate partner at Knights. With more than two decades of professional experience in leading M&A and commercial transactions between India and the UK, Mishra has been a Partner and head of the India desk at some of the best domestic and international law firms.

Jan 27, 2024

Late Supreme Court Judge Justice Fathima M. Beevi Awarded Padma Bhushan

The first woman to be a judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice M. Fathima Beevi, was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Justice Beevi received India's third-highest civilian award in the field of Public Affairs.
The former Supreme Court judge passed away aged 96 in November 2023. Justice Beevi was the first Muslim woman to be appointed to the higher judiciary in the country.
She was born in Kerala in 1927. In 1950, she topped the Bar Council exam becoming the first woman to receive a Bar Council gold medal.
She started her career as an advocate in Kerala and worked her way up to become a district and sessions judge in 1974. In 1980, she joined the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and was appointed as a High Court judge in 1983.
She made history in 1989 by becoming the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

Parbati Baruah, India's 1st Female Mahout Honoured with Padma Shri

As India celebrated its 75th Republic Day, the country recognised the contributions of 132 citizens with Padma Awards for their contributions to various fields.
Among the long list of awardees was Parbati Baruah, popularly known as 'Hasti Kanya', who gained fame as India's first woman elephant mahout. She was conferred the Padma Shri Award for her contributions to animal conservation and overcoming preconceptions to carve out a niche for herself in a traditionally male-dominated field.

Foxconn CEO Young Liu honoured with Padma Bhushan

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn Group CEO and Chairman Young Liu was conferred the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, on the eve of 75th Republic Day.
As per an official announcement, Liu was the only foreigner among the list of 17 Padma Bhushan recipients.
Under his leadership, Foxconn started making iPhones in India in 2019 after he took over the reins as CEO and chairman from Terry Gou in June 2019.

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