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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2021

Jul 2021

Aug 03, 2021

Jagdish Bhagwati, C. Rangarajan Conferred with Inaugural Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal

Renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati and C. Rangarajan have been conferred with the inaugural Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM). Bhagwati is professor of economics, law and international relations at Columbia University and director of the Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies while C. Rangarajan is the former chairman of the Economic Advisory Council of the Prime Minister and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Trust instituted the award to commemorate the contributions of its professor CR Rao to the quantitative economic theory and practice and also the TIES over the last several decades.
The award will be presented once in two years to an Indian or Indian-origin scholar for her or his lifetime contributions to the fields of theoretical and applied aspects of quantitative economics, and official statistics.

Aug 02, 2021

Cyrus Poonawalla Wins Lokmanya Tilak National Award

Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Chairman of the Pune-based vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII), has been selected for the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award for 2021. He has been named for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic, by manufacturing the Covishield vaccine. He will receive the award on August 13. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. one lakh and a memento.
The Lokmanya Tilak national award is given annually since 1983 on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, by the Lokmanya Tilak Trust. However this year the date has been changed due to the coronavirus situation.
Its recipients include former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr. Manmohan Singh, former President Pranab Mukherjee and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, among others.

Aug 01, 2021

Satpura Tiger Reserve Wins NatWest Group Earth Heroes Award

The Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been awarded the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Award within the Earth Guardian class for greatest administration.
Satpura Tiger Reserve has additionally been included within the attainable checklist of World Heritage.
The Satpura Tiger Reserve in Hoshangabad district is unfold over an space of 2,130 sq. kilometers and is a part of the Deccan Bio-Geographical Zone. It's the oldest forest wealth within the nation attributable to its unprecedented pure magnificence.

Jul 29, 2021

Anand Radhakrishnan Wins Oscars of the Comic World

Anand Radhakrishnan, the Mumbai-based visual artist and illustrator won the prestigious Will Eisner Comic Industry Award — touted as the Oscars of the comic world.
The Eisner Awards are given out annually, and Radhakrishnan won the Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art) award for his work in UK-based author Ram V's graphic novel called 'Blue In Green', published in October 2020.

Jul 28, 2021

Indian-origin Sunjeev Sahota among 13 Contenders for Fiction's Booker Prize

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel 'China Room', alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.
The 2021 long list or "The Booker Dozen" of 13 novels was unveiled after judges evaluated 158 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021.

T.N. Govt. Institutes 'Thagaisal Thamizhar' Award

The Tamil Nadu government has instituted the 'Thagaisal Thamizhar' (distinguished Tamil) Award to honour an eminent personality who has contributed a great deal to the welfare of Tamil Nadu and development of the Tamil community.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has directed that a committee be constituted to select the recipient of the award. It will include Mr. Stalin, the Minister for Tamil Official Language and Tamil Culture and the Chief Secretary.
The award will be presented by the Chief Minister at the Independence Day celebrations each year. It will include a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh and a citation.

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