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AWARDS AND HONOURS - January 2021

Jan 2021

Jul 05, 2022

HCL Technologies Bags Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2022

HCL Technologies was recognised at Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2022, for innovation and implementing customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. HCL Tech bagged Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Healthcare and Life Sciences (global winner) and the 2022 UK Microsoft Partner of the Year Award (country winner). The IT company was also named a finalist in the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for Internet of Things (domain finalist).
The Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered outstanding Microsoft-based applications, services, and devices during the past year. More than 3,900 nominations were filed from 100+ countries worldwide, for the annual Awards. Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards is announced annually before the company's global partner conference, Microsoft Inspire.

Jul 04, 2022

UK Parliament Honours Tanuja Nesari with Ayurveda Ratna Award

Tanuja Nesari, Director of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) was awarded with the Ayurveda Ratna Award by the UK Parliament, recognising her contribution to furthering the growth of Ayurveda in India and abroad.
The UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences (ITSappg) conferred the Ayurveda Ratna award on Dr. Nesari for her exceptional service of the highest order for the promotion of Ayurveda by an ITSappg committee represented by dignitaries including Amarjeet S Bhamra, Ambassador for Ayurveda and Yoga in Great Britain, Virendra Sharma, MP, UK Parliament and Chair, ITSappg and Bob Blackman, MP, UK Parliament and Chair, ITSappg.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Indian Traditional Sciences was formed in 2014 with an aim to spread the knowledge of Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu, Unani and Sangeetam in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Ashok Soota Conferred with CII Quality Ratna Award 2021

Ashok Soota, founder and Executive Chairman of Happiest Minds Technologies, was conferred with CII Quality Ratna Award 2021. The Annual CII Quality Ratna Award constituted in the year 2019 is in recognition of outstanding leadership, contribution, and distinguished service to the Quality Movement in India. The CII Awards Committee unanimously concurred to bestow the 2021 Award to Mr. Soota considering his significant contribution to building the competitiveness of the Indian industry through quality Initiatives.

Jul 03, 2022

Two Indo-Canadian academics Honoured with Order of Canada

Two Indo-Canadian academics, working on research to advance the betterment of mankind, were honoured with one of the country's most prestigious awards, the Order of Canada.
Their names were in the list published by the office of the governor-general of Canada Mary Simon. Both were invested into the Order as a Member.
They are professors Ajay Agrawal and Parminder Raina.
The Order of Canada was created in 1967 by Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's Head of State, to honour people "whose service shapes our society, whose innovations ignite our imaginations, and whose compassion unites our communities".
Agrawal was selected for his visionary leadership as an educator and entrepreneur, and for his mentorship of students and aspiring business owners.
Raina was selected for his leading research in ageing and population health in Canada and for his impact on national policymaking in geriatric care services.

Jun 29, 2022

Indian Start-up IG Drones Wins Global Airwards Best Drone Organisation Award

The Delhi-based leading Drone enterprise platform company IG Drones was felicitated with the "Best Drone Organization – Start-up Category" by Airwards. IG Drones was selected for the award for its approach of helping local communities and giving access to technology to various stakeholders during natural disasters and calamities.
Airwards is the first panoptic global awards programme of its kind dedicated to identifying, recognising and championing the breadth of positive drone use cases from around the world which are innovative, safe and having a real-world impact.

Poet Ram Darash Mishra Gets Saraswati Samman for 'Mein to Yahan Hun'

Eminent Hindi poet and litterateur Prof Ram Darash Mishra was conferred the Saraswati Samman for 2021 for his collection of poems "Mein to Yahan Hun", which covers a gamut of social issues and societal concerns.
Instituted in 1991 by KK Birla Foundation, the Saraswati Samman is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the country. It is given annually to an outstanding literary work published during the past 10 years by an Indian citizen in any language included in Schedule VIII of the Constitution. It carries a cash prize of Rs. 15 lakh, a citation, and a plaque.
Born in Dumri village in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on August 15, 1924, Mishra excelled in different branches of Hindi literature. In a career spanning decades, he has to his credit 32 collections of poems, 15 novels, 30 short stories, 15 books of literary criticism, four collections of essays, travelogues, and several memoirs.

Jun 28, 2022

Saudi Arabia Confers General Qamar Javed Bajwa with King Abdulaziz Medal

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was conferred with the prestigious King Abdulaziz Medal for his contributions to defence cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
During his official visit to the kingdom, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman conferred General Bajwa with the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class for his "distinguished efforts in consolidating and strengthening bonds of friendship and joint cooperation and developing Saudi-Pakistani relations".
Both sides agreed upon enhancing defence cooperation in the fields of joint training, air defence, counter-terrorism and communication and information domain.

Vijay Amritraj Honoured with 2021 Golden Achievement Award

Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj was named the 2021 recipient of the Golden Achievement Award by the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Tennis Federation.
In recognition of his outstanding impact on tennis as a player, promoter, and humanitarian, Amritraj was honoured in London.
The Golden Achievement Award is selected from a pool of nominations submitted by tennis federations and individuals from the around the world. The annual honouree is selected by the Golden Achievement Award Committee, which is comprised of tennis administrators.
Amritraj is first recipient from India and he joins an esteemed list of tennis leaders who have received the honour, including Brian Tobin of Australia, Eiichi Kawatei of Japan, and Peachy Kellmeyer of the United States.

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