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AWARDS AND HONOURS - November 2021

Nov 2021

Mar 23, 2023

Luis Caffarelli Wins Abel Prize for Mathematics

The Abel Prize for mathematics was awarded to Argentine-American Luis Caffarelli, an expert in partial differential equations, which can explain phenomena ranging from how water flows to population growth.
A professor at the University of Texas, Caffarelli was honoured for his seminal contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial differential equations.
The previous recipient of the prize was U.S. mathematician Dennis Sullivan for his research into topology and chaos theory.
The Abel Prize is awarded annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. It is named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel and directly modelled after the Nobel Prizes. It comes with a monetary award of 7.5 million Norwegian kroner.
The first actual Abel Prize was awarded in 2003.

Aditya Birla Group Chairman K. M. Birla Receives Padma Bhushan Award

Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, the recipient of Padma Bhushan this year (2023), is the fourth in the extended Birla family to be conferred the nation's highest civilian honours.
Birla was conferred the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award by President Droupadi Murmu.
His great grandfather GD Birla was a recipient of Padma Vibhushan in 1957 and his mother Rajashree Birla was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2011.
GP Birla, cousin of Kumar Mangalam Birla's grandfather BK Birla, was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2006.

Mar 21, 2023

Indian-American Receives National Humanities Medal from Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden presented the 2021 National Humanities Medals, in conjunction with the National Medals of Arts. Indian-American Vera Mindy Chokalingam, professionally known as Mindy Kaling awarded the 2021 National Humanities Medal among others.
The recipients for 2021 National Humanities Medal are Richard Blanco, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Walter Isaacson, Earl Lewis, Henrietta Mann, Ann Patchett, Bryan Stevenson, Amy Tan, Tara Westover, Colson Whitehead and Native America Calling.
The National Medal of Arts is the most prestigious award granted by the US government to artists, arts advocates, and organizations.

Mar 20, 2023

Bombay Jayashri Selected for Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2023

Renowned Carnatic vocalist and Padma Shri awardee Bombay Jayashri was selected for the Sangita Kalanidhi Award for 2023 by the Music Academy.
As per the Music Academy, Jayashri is one of the foremost among today's Carnatic musicians, who initially trained under her parents and later under TR Balamani and violin maestro Lalgudi G Jayaraman. Besides Carnatic music, Jayashri is also trained on the veena, classical dance and Hindustani music.
She is known for her melodic and meditative style of singing. She has also been training underprivileged children in music and contributing through her art to social causes.

Hardik Singh and Savita Punia Win Hockey India Men's and Women's Player of Year Awards

Midfielder Hardik Singh and goalkeeper Savita Punia were conferred with the men's and women's Indian 'Hockey Player of the Year' awards.
Hardik beat his illustrious senior players like Manpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh to win the coveted award for 2022 named after hockey legend Balbir Singh senior at the fifth Hockey India Annual Awards.
Savita had led India to the FIH Women's Nation's Cup title in December 2022 to book a berth in the Women's Pro League.
Both Hardik and Savita received Rs. 25 lakh each, along with a trophy. The total prize money for the wards was in excess of Rs. 2.7 crore.

Mar 19, 2023

Bengaluru Honoured with $150,000 Global Award for Tobacco Control Efforts

Bengaluru was among five global cities that were recognised for achievements in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, with the Indian tech city's efforts in tobacco control winning a USD 150,000 award by a leading global initiative supported by the WHO.
Bengaluru was honoured with the 2023 Partnership for Healthy Cities Award, along with Montevideo in Uruguay; Mexico City, Mexico; Vancouver, Canada and Athens, Greece, at the inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit held in London.
Founded in 2017, the Partnership for Healthy Cities is a global network comprising 70 cities working together to prevent NCDs and injuries. Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, in partnership with the WHO and Vital Strategies, the initiative enables cities worldwide to deliver a high-impact policy or programmatic intervention to reduce NCDs and injuries in their communities.

Mar 18, 2023

Navy Institutes 2 Trophies in Memory of General Rawat

To mark the 65th birth anniversary of Gen Bipin Rawat, the first Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, the Navy instituted two trophies in his memory.
The first is the General Bipin Rawat Rolling Trophy for the woman Agniveer trainee standing first in overall order of merit. The trophy is scheduled to be presented by the Chief of the Naval Staff during the passing-out parade of the first batch of the Navy Agniveers on March 28 at the sailors' training centre, INS Chilka.
The second is the General Bipin Rawat Rolling Trophy for the 'Most Spirited Officer' undergoing the Naval Higher Command Course at Naval War College, Goa.

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