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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Jan 17, 2023

DNPA Announces Digital Impact Award 2023

Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) announced the winners of the e4m-DNPA Digital Impact Awards 2023. One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution, CoWIN App of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana of the Department of Financial Services, GST of Department of Revenue Ministry of Finance, Himmat App of Delhi Police, CAMPA app of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, E Gov portal and DigiLocker of Ministry of Electronics & IT (MEITY), DIKSHA platform under NCERT, Ministry of Education and POSHAN Tracker App of Department and Women Development bagged the coveted Digital Impact Awards instituted by DNPA, an apex association of digital arms of 17 top publishers from Print & Electronic Media of India.
DNPA is an umbrella organization for the digital wings of media businesses in India, having initiated proactive action in recent years to restore equality and fairness for all news publishers. The association represents 17 media publishers, including Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, Indian Express, Malayala Manorama, ETV, India Today Group, Times Group, Amar Ujala, Hindustan Times, Zee Media, ABP Network, Lokmat, NDTV, New Indian Express, Mathrubhumi, Hindu, and Network 18.

Writer K. Venu Receives Federal Bank Literary Award

Noted writer K. Venu bagged the first-ever Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography 'Oranweshananthinte Katha'.
He received the award from Balagopal Chandrasekhar, chairman and independent director of Federal Bank, at an event held as part of the ongoing Kerala Literature Festival.
'Oranweshananthinte Katha' was chosen by a panel comprising writer and literary critic K. C. Narayanan, Sunil P. Ilayidom and P. K. Rajashekharan from the 10 works which were shortlisted for the award.
Judging panel member P. K. Rajashekaran commented that the essence of the book brought back the memory of the most-intense political timeline in the modern history of Kerala.

Jan 15, 2023

Thiru Kumar Nadesan Chosen to Receive Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award

Thiru Kumar Nadesan was chosen to receive Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award for his contribution towards community welfare. Nadesan had initiated a fundraiser to assist stranded Indian citizens in Sri Lanka during the Covid outbreak. He actively promotes business and cultural exchanges between India and Sri Lanka. Nadesan is the second member of Indian diaspora from Sri Lanka to receive the honour.

Jan 12, 2023

Garima Agrawal Awarded NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi faculty Garima Agrawal was awarded the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award 2022 by The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI).
Agarwal was awarded for the 'Chemical Sciences' category in recognition of notable contributions made by her. This award carries a medal and a citation with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000.
Candidates for the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award must be under 35 years old, have a strong scientific background, and have produced important work in India. The award was instituted to recognise promise, creativity, and excellence in young scientists.

Jan 11, 2023

Golden Globe Awards: RRR Wins Best Original Song

RRR came, saw and conquered at the Golden Globes. S.S. Rajamouli's blockbuster won Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu, one of the two categories it was nominated in. It missed out in the Best Non-English Language Film which was won by 'Argentina, 1985' from Argentina. Other nominees in the category included 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (Germany), 'Close' (Belgium), 'Decision to Leave', (South Korea).
RRR, which made over Rs. 1,200 crore globally, has already won a slew of international honours including Best Director for Rajamouli at the New York Film Critics Circle awards. RRR has submitted itself for consideration in various Oscar categories as well and is expected to be nominated in at least one category if not more.

Digital India Awards 2022: e-NAM Wins Platinum Award in Digital Empowerment of Citizen Category

The flagship initiative of the agriculture ministry called National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) won the Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022.
Digital India Awards (DIA) was instituted by MeitY, under the aegis of National Portal of India to encourage and honour innovative digital solutions.
The awards were given under seven different categories — Digital Empowerment of Citizens, Public Digital Platforms, Digital Initiatives in Collaboration with Start-ups, Digital Initiative for ease of doing business, Data sharing and use for socioeconomic development, Digital Initiatives at the Grassroots level, Best Web and Mobile initiatives. Platinum, Gold and Silver awards were given to the winning teams under different categories.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Digital India Awards, 2022 to N. Vijaya Lakshmi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, in the presence of Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Railways and Communications.

Jan 09, 2023

S. S. Rajamouli Wins Best Director for RRR at New York Film Critics Circle

S. S. Rajamouli made history by winning several awards in the West for his pet project, RRR, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan. The filmmaker won the Best Director award at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) in the US. When his name was announced, a section of the attendees gave him a standing ovation and encouraged him. The filmmaker accepted the award and said that the West reacted to RRR the same way Indians did.
S. S. Rajamouli's RRR is a fictional story based on the lives of Telugu freedom fighters, Alluri Seetharama Raju and Komaram Bheem, played by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, respectively. The film's story is written by Vijayendra Prasad. For the uninitiated, RRR was submitted in 14 categories at the Oscars 2023 and won two nominations at the Golden Globes 2023.

CJI D. Y. Chandrachud to be Conferred With "Award for Global Leadership" By Harvard Law School Ce...

The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS CLP) announced Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud as the 2022 recipient of its "Award for Global Leadership" in recognition of his lifetime service to the legal profession in India and across the world. The award will be presented to him in a virtual event on January 11, 2023.
The "Award for Global Leadership" is the Centre's highest professional honour.
The Centre brings together leading academics, legal practitioners, and thought leaders to honour and recognise individuals whose achievements have been impactful to the legal profession.

Jalna and Nagpur Police Win 'Best Police Units' Award

Jalna district police and Nagpur city police in Maharashtra bagged the 'Best Police Unit' awards for 2021 in the state under different classes for maintaining law and order, use of modern technology, evolving community policing and administration.
The Jalna police got the award in 'Class A' and the Nagpur police in 'Class B', as per the winners announced by Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Kulwant Sarangal.
Police units with less than 6,100 Indian Penal Code cases are grouped in 'Class A', while those with more than 6,100 IPC cases are grouped in 'Class B', according to a police circular.
The police units were evaluated on the basis of their performance on 45 pre-selected parameters.

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