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AWARDS AND HONOURS - December 2021

Dec 2021

Apr 13, 2023

Kumar Mangalam Birla Receives AIMA's 'Business Leader of the Decade' Award

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla Group, received the Business Leader of the Decade Award. In his acceptance speech, Birla said, "It is a very special award because it recognises longitudinal contribution over a period of ten years."
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, presented the 13th AIMA Managing India Awards to India's high-performing management leaders and institutions for their contribution to nation-building.
Scindia congratulated the awardees and called the awards a wonderful portrayal of Indian capability.
Apart from Birla, T.V. Narendran, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Steel was awarded with AIMA JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award on the occasion, Sanjiv Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Finserv received the Transformational Business Leader Award and Venu Srinivasan, Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor Company was given the Outstanding Institution Builder Award for making the TVS Group a significant force in the domestic and international automotive markets.

Apr 10, 2023

Indian-American mathematician CR Rao to be conferred with International Prize in Statistics 2023

Prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao will be conferred with International Prize in Statistics 2023. The prize is equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field. Rao is being felicitated with for his monumental work 75 years ago that revolutionised statistical thinking.
Rao's work, more than 75 years ago, continues to exert a profound influence on science, the International Prize in Statistics Foundation said in a statement.
Rao, who is now 102, will receive the prize, which comes with a USD 80,000 award, this July at the biennial International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
"In awarding this prize, we celebrate the monumental work by C R Rao that not only revolutionised statistical thinking in its time but also continues to exert enormous influence on human understanding of science across a wide spectrum of disciplines," said Guy Nason, chair of the International Prize in Statistics Foundation

Apr 08, 2023

Brazilian Dante Akira Uwai Wins Medal Design Competition for Gangwon 2024

Brazilian artist Dante Akira Uwai won the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 medal design competition. After six weeks and over 3,000 submissions to the International Olympic Committee competition, Akira Uwai's creation – 'A Sparkling Future' – was chosen by a panel of judges including Olympian Laurenne Ross, former winner Zakea Page, IOC Young Reporters, Young Leaders, and Gangwon 2024 Youth Supporters.
Akira Uwai's victory means his design will feature on the medals for Gangwon 2024 which will be awarded in the Republic of Korea from January 19 to February 1 next year (2024). Art has always been integral to the 27-year-old architect who was born in Sao Paulo and brought up in Brasilia.
Gangwon 2024 will be the fourth iteration of the Winter YOG, and the first in Asia. The previous editions took place in Innsbruck (2012), Lillehammer (2016), and Lausanne (2020).
The aim of Gangwon 2024 is to drive positive change and social unity in the region, impacting society in the areas of sport, culture and education.
The Gangwon 2024 programme will consist of 15 disciplines across seven sports.

Apr 07, 2023

Indian-American Physician Dr. Nitya Abraham Honoured with Young Urologist of the Year Award

An Indian-American physician and professor was honoured with the Young Urologist of the Year Award conferred by the American Urological Association (AUA).
Dr. Nitya Abraham is an Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Program Director for the Montefiore Urology residency programme.
Abraham was chosen from the New York region for her accomplishments and contributions. Abraham has mentored countless students, residents, fellows and junior faculty both at her institution and others in the New York region. She is a member of the Society for Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) Young Urologists Committee and social media committee. Abraham has received funding from the US Department of Defense for urinary diagnostic markers of interstitial cystitis, and is also a co-author of the AUA White Paper on Rationale and Strategies for Reducing Urologic Post-Operative Opioid Prescribing.

Apr 06, 2023

President Droupadi Murmu Confers Padma Awards in Second Civil Investiture Ceremony

President Droupadi Murmu conferred 55 Padma Awards for the year 2023, at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. She presented three Padma Vibhushan, five Padma Bhushan and 47 Padma Shri Awards.
Padma Vibhushan was given to ORS pioneer Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav posthumously.
Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis, saved millions of lives by promoting the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS).
Kolkata-based Dilip Mahalanabis was a paediatrician who started working on oral rehydration therapy in 1966. During his stint as a research scholar at Johns Hopkins University International Centre for Medical Research in the US, a team of doctors led by Mahalanabis developed the life-saving solution.
The President presented Padma Bhushan to philanthropist Sudha Murthy, theoretical physicist Prof Deepak Dhar, Kannada author Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa and spiritual leader Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji. Legendary singer Vani Jairam was given Padma Bhushan posthumously.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur along with several other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
On the 22nd of last month, President Droupadi Murmu conferred 54 Padma Awards for the year 2023, at the first Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ukrainian President Decorated with Poland's Top Award

The highest decoration of Poland, the Order of the White Eagle, was presented to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky by the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, during a meeting between the two leaders at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.
The Order of the White Eagle is the Republic of Poland's oldest and most prestigious award. The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland stated that Zelensky was given the award in acknowledgment of his contributions to enhancing ties between Poland and Ukraine, promoting security, and his unwavering commitment to protecting human rights.

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