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First Indian to receive Linnean Medal
Indian botanist Kamaljit Bawa received the Linnean Medal in Botany from Linnean Society of London.
Bawa is the 1st Indian to win the award ever since it was constituted in 1888.
He was recognised for his pioneering research on evolution of tropical plants, tropical deforestation & non-timber forest products.
Linnean Medal is awarded to a biologist every year by the Linnean Society of London.
CSIR bags the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation award 2018
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research has been awarded the Clarivate Analytics India Innovation Award 2018 in the Government Research Organizations Category.
NRI industrialist Swraj Paul wins lifetime achievement award in UK
Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul has received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions towards promoting brand India in the United Kingdom.
INSV Tarini team conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017
The Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi presented the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 to the members of the INSV Tarini team in New Delhi.
BRICS forum presents award to late actress Sridevi
Late veteran actress Sridevi was posthumously conferred with the BRICS Business Forum Leadership Award for Lifetime Achievement in Indian Cinema.
2018 Billboard Music Awards
Ed Sheeran emerged as the big winner as the singer-songwriter bagged five top honours at 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
Janet Jackson created history when she won the BBMA Icon Award.
With this, she became the first African American female artiste to receive the recognition.
Pawel Pawlikowski won the best director award
Poland’s Pawel Pawlikowski won the best director award at the 2018 Cannes film festival for his love story “Cold War”.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran won T.K. Ramanathan award for 2017-18
Prajnesh Gunneswaran won the prestigious T.K. Ramanathan award for the year 2017-18 at the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) annual day function at the SDAT tennis stadium.
Japanese director won Cannes Top award
Asian, Arab, and women filmmakers scored big at the closing ceremony of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, while Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda took home the top prize — the Palme d’Or.
Kore-eda, in the festival’s main competition for the fifth time won the Palme d’Or for ‘Manbiki Kazoku’ (Shoplifters).
Amitabh awarded for being bridge builder between India, Europe
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been honoured by European Union for strengthening Europe-India cultural ties.
Tomasz Kozlowski, the European Union Ambassador to India, bestowed the prestigious award on him from the European Union for being a bridge builder between India and Europe.
Sridevi honoured at Cannes Film festival
Veteran Bollywood actor Sridevi was honoured with the TITAN Reginald F Lewis Film Icon Award at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.
NMDC bags S&P PLATTS Global Metals award 2018
NMDC (National Mineral Development Corporation) Limited has bagged the prestigious S&P Global PLATTS Global Metals Award 2018 in corporate social responsibility (CSR) category held at London.
Mark Tully chosen for RedInk Award 2018
Veteran British journalist and former BBC India correspondent Sir William Mark Tully has been chosen for 2018 RedInk award for lifetime achievement in journalism.
Anindita honoured with Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar award
US-based Kathak dancer Anindita Anaam was honoured with the prestigious ‘Shri Jayadev Rashtriya Yuva Pratibha Puraskar 2018′ for outstanding contribution to the field of art.
The award was presented to the Kathak exponent during the ‘Jayadev International Dance Festival’ in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
DRDO Awards – 2016 & 2017 presented
Raksha Mantri gave away the DRDO Awards- 2016 & 2017 to various DRDO scientists for their outstanding contributions, while commemorating the National Technology.
Mimi Mondal: First Indian to be nominated for Hugo award
New York based Indian Writer has become the first Indian to be nominated for this year’s prestigious Hugo awards, for the best literary works of science fiction or fantasy in the best related works category.
Lata Mangeshkar conferred with Swara Mauli award
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the Swara Mauli title by spiritual guru Vidya Narsimha Bharati Swami.
Prof Muhammad Yunus conferred KISS Humanitarian award 2018
Nobel laureate and noted economist Muhammad Yunus was honoured with the 11th KISS Humanitarian Award 2018 at a function held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Bharat Biotech receives National Technology Award for Rotavac
Leading vaccine maker Bharat Biotech received the National Technology Award for 2018 from the Central government’s Technology Development Board for its Rotavac vaccine.
Nisha Bhalla conferred with ‘WEF 2018’ award
Women Economic Forum (WEF) is the largest global gathering of women entrepreneurs and leaders worldwide.
Nisha Bhalla, a 46-year-old holistic coach and consultant from Mumbai was felicitated at the recently concluded Annual WEF 2018 Awards.
Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair has won this year’s annual ONV Literary Prize, instituted in memory of iconic poet late O N V Kurup, for his overall contributions to Malayalam literature.
The Swedish Academy has decided to postpone the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, with the intention of awarding it in 2019.
For the first time since 1949, the secretive jury will not unveil a winner this autumn.
Legendary singer Asha Bhosle was honoured with 26th PC Chandra Puraskaar for her contribution in the field of Indian music.
Sharmila Tagore was the Chief Guest at the event who also presented the prestigious award to Asha Bhosle.
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