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AWARDS AND HONOURS - June 2021

Jun 2021

Jan 03, 2023

Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award: Guyana President, among Awardees

Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, US-based businessman Darshan Singh Dhaliwal, and DSB Group CEO Piyush Gupta are among 21 recipients of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA).
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians during the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, which will be held this time between January 8 and 10 in Indore.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award is conferred by the President of India as part of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award was constituted by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Government of India in conjunction with the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day). Since 2016, the Government of India doubled the number of awardees each year to 30 after a decision to grant the award once every two years.
It was awarded for the first time in 2003.

César Film Awards Ban Nominees Investigated for Sexual Violence

France's version of the Oscars announced it will ban anyone facing a potential prison sentence for sexual assault from its 2023 ceremony.
The César Awards are due to be held next month.
It means the ceremony will exclude French actor Sofiane Bennacer, who is under investigation for allegations of rape which he denies.
The César Academy, which distributes the awards, removed Mr. Bennacer from the list of nominations in November 2022, and is considering a rule change around eligibility.
Now it has announced that anyone being investigated for violent crimes punishable by imprisonment, especially those of a sexual nature - will be barred from attending this year's ceremony on 25th February.

Dec 31, 2022

IACP 2022 Award: Chhattisgarh Police's 'Nijaat' Campaign Gets International Recognition

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the US-based international organisation selected the anti-drug & illicit liquor campaign 'Nijaat' of Chhattisgarh police for 'Leadership in Crime Prevention' in the institutional category.
Early this year, the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), an organisation of the Ministry of Home Affairs included the Nijaat (meaning Riddance or Liberation) campaign among the thirty best smart-policing campaigns in the country.
The campaign was launched by the Chhattisgarh police under the leadership of the IPS officer Santosh Kumar Singh who pioneered the drive with intensified efforts in districts of Korea, Rajnandgaon and presently continuing in Korba.

Dec 30, 2022

Rajasthan Govt. Receives Award for 'Effective Government Communication'

Rajasthan Government's Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) was honoured with the "Effective Government Communication Award" for taking public welfare schemes through digital media to the general public and the beneficiaries.
The award was given by the Public Relations Society of India (PSRI) in Bhopal.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai Patel presented the award to Arun Joshi, Additional Director, DIPR at the 44th Annual Convention of PSRI.

Dec 29, 2022

Prabhu Chandra Mishra Honoured with Atal Samman Award

Prabhu Chandra Mishra was honoured with the Atal Samman Award (Atal Anveshi Shikhar Samman) for his excellence in field of science & research. His area of work is StemCell & Regenerative Medicine in infertility especially when IVF also fails. Prabhu Mishra is the President of International Association of StemCell & Regenerative Medicine and ace Regenerative Medicine scientist and travelled around the globe for his work. He also wrote an interesting book on stemcells, called StemCell & Regenerative Medicine in infertility. IASRM also conducts various training programs in Regenerative Medicine to create awareness to the community and health care providers.
In a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi, Prabhu Mishra received the trophy amidst a gathering of top politicians, entrepreneurs and artistes.

Dec 28, 2022

Aleida Guevara to be Honoured with First KR Gouri Amma National Award

Noted Cuban social worker and human rights advocate Aleida Guevara was selected for the first award instituted by the K.R. Gouri Amma Foundation. The jury, chaired by former Education Minister M.A. Baby and comprising Binoy Viswam, MP, and P.C. Beenakumari, managing trustee of the foundation, unanimously chose Guevara for the award for her efforts to rehabilitate differently-abled children and provide debt relief to developing countries.
Aleida is also an active member of the Cuban Medical Mission that works to improve the health profile of children in Latin America.
The award comprising $3,000, a statuette and citation will be given away by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a function to be held here on January 5.

Indian Cyclist Swasti Singh Gets 30th Ekalabya Puraskar

Indian cyclist Swasti Singh was honoured with the prestigious 30th Ekalabya Puraskar for the year 2022. The award is instituted by IMFA's charitable wing, IMPaCT. Swasti received a cash award of Rs. 5 lakh along with a citation at the Ekalabya Puraskar function held in Bhubaneswar. She bagged two gold and as many silver medals at the national level. Swasti, who has represented the state in several national events and was credited with the best individual brilliance from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2022, emerged as the clear winner this year (2022).
Ekalabya Puraskar, instituted by IMPaCT, the charitable wing of the IMFA, the leading Ferro Alloys producer in the country, in the year 1993, has come a long way to be recognised as the most prestigious sports award of Odisha, drawing parallels with many national awards.

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