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AWARDS AND HONOURS - August 2021

Aug 2021

Feb 10, 2023

MRF Chairman K.M. Mammen Receives the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award

MRF Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director K.M. Mammen was presented the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award by Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi at the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA) Annual Conclave 2023 in New Delhi. It is noted that Mammen has been at the helm of every landmark achievement that has brought MRF to the milestone of over INR 19,000 crore turnover and in its ranking, of being amongst one of the top tyre companies in the world.

Feb 08, 2023

Queen Elizabeth Prize: Solar Team Wins Prestigious Engineering Award

Four pioneers behind the electricity-generating silicon solar cell won this year's (2023) Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.
Martin Green, Andrew Blakers, Jianhua Zhao and Aihua Wang developed so-called Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell, or Perc, technology.
This transformed the efficiency of solar panels and is now built into 90% of all installations worldwide.
The quartet will share a £500,000 award and a trophy.

Feb 07, 2023

Manappuram Finance MD, V. P. Nandakumar Receives Hurun India Award 2022

V. P. Nandakumar, Managing Director &CEO, Manappuram Finance Ltd bagged the Hurun India's award for his remarkable achievements in the world of business.
Nandakumar received The Hurun Industry Achievement Award 2022 from top Hurun India officials.
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Managing Director, Serum Institute of India Ltd, Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys Ltd and Sanjiv Goenka of RPG Group were the earlier recipients of this award.

Indian Music Composer, Ricky Kej Wins Third Grammy for 'Divine Tides'

Indian musician Ricky Kej won his third Grammy Award for the album 'Divine Tides' with rock-legend Stewart Copeland. The Bengaluru-based Indian music composer and producer won the award for 'Divine Tides' as he was nominated in the Best Immersive Audio Album category. The result was announced at the live ceremony held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, USA.
This song was Kej's collaborative project with Copeland and they bagged another Grammy for Best New Age Album in 2022. The composer also won for his 2015 album, 'Winds of Samsara.'
Featuring artists from around the world, 'Divine Tides' is a tribute to the magnificence of our natural world. This critically acclaimed album contains 9 songs and 8 music videos that were filmed around the world from the exquisite beauty of the Indian Himalayas to the icy forests of Spain.

Feb 03, 2023

Odisha's V. K. Pandian Honoured with FIH President's Award 2023

In the final of FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, FIH President Tayyab Ikram presented the FIH President's Award 2023 to V. K. Pandian, Secretary to the Chief Minister of Odisha, for his commendable contribution to hockey. The FIH President highlighted the crucial role played by CM Naveen Patnaik along with V. K. Pandian in hosting a glorious Hockey World Cup.
The FIH President's Award recognizes individuals National Associations or other organizations for valuable services to hockey, whether direct or indirect or initiatives which have had a significant effect on hockey at the international level.

Feb 01, 2023

Former PM Manmohan Singh Conferred With Lifetime Achievement Honour in UK

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was conferred a Lifetime Achievement Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours in London for his contribution to economic and political life.
The Honour, announced at an awards ceremony, will be handed over to Singh in New Delhi by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) UK.
The India-UK Achievers Honours by NISAU UK, in partnership with the British Council in India and the UK's Department for International Trade (DIT), celebrate the achievements of Indian students who studied at British universities and the Lifetime Achievement Honour is a nod to Singh's academic achievements at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

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