AWARDS & HONOURS
Indra Nooyi to be honoured as Game Changer of the Year 2018
Asia Society, a global cultural organization announced that PepsiCo’s CEO Indra Nooyi will be honoured with the Game Changer of the Year title of the 2018 Asia Game Changer Awards in October 2018. Citi is the founding partner of Asia Society’s Asia Game Changer Awards.
Reliance Power unit wins international arbitration award
Reliance Power said its wholly-owned subsidiary Reliance Power Netherlands BV has won an international arbitration award of $56 million (Rs 390 crore).
David Beckham to receive UEFA President’s award
An English retired professional footballer David Beckham will be presented the 2018 UEFA President’s Award by European football’s governing body, in recognition of his remarkable career and humanitarian efforts.
MP Government to name three awards after late former PM Vajpayee
Madhya Pradesh Government will name three awards after the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a tribute. One will be for poets, second will be for outstanding contribution in the field of journalism, and third for good work in administration”, said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award
Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi was conferred with 2018 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. He was presented award in New Delhi on occasion of 74th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
General Dalbir Singh Suhag awarded US ‘Legion of Merit’ 2018
The United States government has awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) to General Dalbir Singh Suhag (Retired), of the Indian Army, for exceptionally meritorious service as chief of the Army staff, Indian Army.
S K Arora awarded WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 award
Delhi government’s additional director of health, SK Arora was awarded prestigious World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award for his extraordinary contribution towards tobacco control.
Ang Lee to be honoured by directors guild of America
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee will be one of the recipients of the annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) honours at its ceremony. The event will be held at the DGA Theatre in New York City.
2018 Albany Medical Center Prize
Three US scientists James Allison, Carl June and Steven Rosenberg were declared winners 2018 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.
Aditya Kumar to conferred Shaurya Chakra
Rifleman Aurangzeb and Major Aditya Kumar of Indian Army will be conferred the Shaurya Chakra along with 18 others Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces.
Hindu Playwright award 2018
Annie Zaidi was awarded the Hindu Playwright Award 2018 for her play Untitled-1, at the launch of the 14th edition of The Hindu Theatre Fest at the Taj Coromandel, in Chennai.
3 women honoured at 19th IACCGH
Indian-American Aruna Vishwanathan was one of the 3 women honoured with ‘Women in Business: Making a Difference Award’ at the 19th annual Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) gala, in Houston, United States.
Avi Goel wins International Geography Bee world championship
Indian-American high school student Avi Goel has won the world championship at the International Geography Bee’s junior varsity division which was held in Berlin, Germany. 14-year old Avi is a tenth grader at Silver Creek High School in Evergreen, San Jose, California.
Amul awarded marketer of year
Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), the marketers of the popular Amul brand of milk and dairy products, was awarded the ‘Marketer of the Year’ award by the International Advertising Association of India (IAAI).
Anvar Sadath first Indian to win the International Contributions award
K.Anvar Sadath is the first Indian to receive the International Contributions Award given by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), USA.
Kambaku won the Governor’s Cup
Rank Outsider Kambaku from trainer Arjun Mangalorkar yard shocked the followers of form making every post a winning one in the Governor’s Cup at the summer races.
Javed Akhtar awarded Hindi Sahitya Samman
Eminent personalities from different fields, including Bollywood song writer Javed Akhtar, were presented the Delhi government’s ‘Hindi Sahitya Academy Samman’.
Akshay Venkatesh wins prestigious fields medal
Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. Each winner receives a 15,000 Canadian-dollar cash prize.
Outstanding Parliamentarian award for the years 2013-2017
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the years 2013-2017 in New Delhi.
The list of People conferred with Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the years 2013-2017
1) Smt Najma Heptulla: 2013
2) Shri Hukmdev Narayan Yadav: 2014
3) Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad: 2015
4) Shri Dinesh Trivedi: 2016
5) Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab: 2017
Gopal Krishna Gandhi to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana award
Former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has been selected for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. Rajiv Gandhi National Goodwill Award is given on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Mohun Bagan Ratna conferred on Pradip Chowdhury
Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’, the highest honour of Mohun Bagan club was awarded to former India international Pradip Chowdhury at its foundation day programme. Pradip Chowdhury is a former Mohun Bagan captain.
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