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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2023

Jul 2023

Oct 11, 2024

South Korean Author Han Kang Wins the Nobel Prize 2024 in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 was awarded to Han Kang, a prominent South Korean author, in recognition of her intense poetic prose that addresses historical traumas and unveils the fragility of human life. This accolade highlights the significant impact of her literary work, which delves deep into the complex interplay between personal and societal histories.
Before receiving the Nobel Prize, Han Kang gained international acclaim with her 2016 novel 'The Vegetarian', which won the Man Booker International Prize. This groundbreaking novel tells the story of Yeong-hye, a woman whose decision to stop eating meat after a series of disturbing dreams triggers a profound personal transformation.

Oct 10, 2024

Celebrating Excellence in Indian Cinema at the National Film Awards

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting confers the prestigious National Film Awards along with cinema's highest honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award each year. The 70th National Film Awards were conferred by President Draupadi Murmu.
The Awards aim at encouraging the production of films of aesthetic & technical excellence and social relevance contributing to the understanding and appreciation of cultures of different regions of the country in cinematic form, thereby also promoting unity and integrity of the nation.
The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to promote cinematic excellence in India.
The first edition of the awards was held for films released in 1953 and was initially referred to as the 'State Awards'.
The first awards included two President's Gold Medals, two certificates of merit, and 12 silver medals for regional films.
The inaugural event spanned two days, featuring exhibitions and the premiere of two documentaries alongside the awards presentation.

Baker, Hassabis, Jumper Awarded Nobel 2024 in Chemistry for Pioneering Protein Research

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker for his innovative work in computational protein design and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their groundbreaking AI-based protein structure prediction. These discoveries, recognised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, represent major advancements in understanding and designing proteins.

Oct 09, 2024

ICFAI Director Sudhakar Rao Honoured as 'Marketing Maverick 2024' by Dun & Bradstreet

ICFAI Group's Director of Branding & Communications, Sudhakar Rao, was recognised as one of the 'Marketing Mavericks 2024' by Dun & Bradstreet. This prestigious accolade celebrates marketing leaders who have demonstrated exceptional achievements and made significant contributions to the industry.
The award ceremony was held at the Taj Santacruz, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton Awarded Nobel Prize 2024 in Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 to John J. Hopfield from Princeton University, USA, and Geoffrey E. Hinton from the University of Toronto, Canada. They were honoured for their foundational discoveries and inventions that have advanced the field of machine learning, particularly through the development of artificial neural networks.
John Hopfield created an associative memory model that can store and recall patterns, such as images.
The network is inspired by physical processes, particularly those related to atomic spin—a property that makes atoms behave like tiny magnets.
Each node in the Hopfield network is similar to a pixel in an image. Nodes influence each other through their connections, similar to how neurons in the brain interact.
Geoffrey Hinton built upon Hopfield's work to develop the Boltzmann machine, a network that can learn and recognize patterns in data.
The Boltzmann machine uses methods from statistical physics, which deals with systems made up of numerous interacting components, to learn patterns.

2025 National Anubhav Awards: Honouring Public Service Impact

The National Anubhav Awards Scheme recognises the contributions of retiring and retired government employees by encouraging them to share their valuable experiences and insights. The initiative is spearheaded by the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW), under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, Government of India.
Launched in March 2015, following the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the platform 'Anubhav' allows retiring/retired government employees to share their experiences and significant achievements made during their service period.
The platform contributes to the creation of institutional memory by preserving replicable ideas and suggestions, which can help in future governance challenges.
Since inception, 59 Anubhav Awards and 19 Jury Certificates have been awarded.
For the year 2025, the awards will recognise contributions in 15 categories.

Oct 08, 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

In 2024, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm announced that Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Medicine. Their groundbreaking work, recognised for its profound implications in the field of molecular biology, centered on the discovery of microRNA (miRNA) and its crucial role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun were interested in how different cell types develop.
They discovered microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that play a crucial role in gene regulation.
Their groundbreaking discovery revealed a completely new principle of gene regulation that turned out to be essential for multicellular organisms, including humans.
It is now known that the human genome codes for over one thousand microRNAs.
Their surprising discovery revealed an entirely new dimension to gene regulation.
MicroRNAs are proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function.

Oct 05, 2024

MIDORI Prize 2024

Vera Voronova from Kazakhstan and Ysabel Agustina Calderón Carlos from Peru were named for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024. They were recognised for their outstanding contributions to conservation and sustainability.
Vera Voronova is the executive director of the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan and she has made significant contributions to restoring ecosystems and recovering endangered species in Central Asia. This has improved the lives of local rural communities by involving them in important conservation efforts.
The second winner, Ysabel Agustina Calderón Carlos is the founder and chief executive of Sumak Kawsay, an environmental business in Peru. Her work focuses on stopping the decline of pollinators while supporting local economies, especially for Indigenous women and youth.

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