Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust are among the 10 awardees of the UNDP Equator Prize 2021. These were awarded for their work in the field of conservation and biodiversity, said United Nations Development Fund (UNDP). The UNDP Read More …
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Two Indians win UNDP Equator Prize 2021
Cannes film festival 2021-Titane wins Palme d’Or prize
The prestigious Cannes film festival ended on July 17 France with the awarding of its top prize, the Palme d’Or. Winners Palme d’Or: Julia Ducournau for “Titane” (France) Grand Prix: Shared by Ashgar Farhadi for “A Hero” (Iran) and Juho Read More …
The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize
The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, for their development of revolutionary DNA sequencing techniques. About Millennium Technology Prize The Millennium Prize is awarded by Finland, along with top Finnish academic institutions and Read More …
Ayurveda flag-bearer PK Warrier passes away
President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed grief over the demise of PK Warrier. Dr Warrier passed away at the age of 100 at his home in Kottakkal on July 10, 2021. Dr PK Warrier was a flag-bearer of Ayurveda who Read More …
The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has received the first copy of the book, ‘The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’ penned by Late Mrs. Baljit Kaur Tulsi Ji, who is the mother of noted lawyer Shri KTS Tulsi Read More …
Indian Army firing range named after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan
The Indian Army has named one of its firing ranges in Kashmir after well-known Bollywood actress Vidya Balan. The Vidya Balan firing range is situated at Gulmarg in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir. The decision was taken in recognition of Read More …
Former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh passed away
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away on July 8, 2021 after prolonged illness. He was the longest-serving chief minister of Himachal Pradesh. The 87 year-old veteran Congress leader was currently the MLA from Read More …
Upasana Kamineni named ‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF India
WWF India has inducted Upasana Kamineni, Director, Apollo Hospitals, as “Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes” with the aim to appreciate the efforts of frontline workers in hospitals and in the wildlife protection space. The focus of this will be on Read More …
Familial Forestry wins UN Land for Life Award 2021
Familial Forestry-Rajasthan-based climate activist Shyam Sundar Jyani’s environment conservation concept, has won United Nations’ Land for Life Award 2021. The award was announced on June 17 by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The UNCCD praised Familial Forestry as Read More …
Anup Chandra Pandey assumed charge as Election Commissioner
Mr Anup Chandra Pandey on June 9, 2021 assumed charge as Election Commissioner. Mr Pandey is a retired IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre from the 1984 batch. There was a vacancy in the poll body after Sunil Arora demitted Read More …
Prof C.N.R. Rao to receive Eni Award 2020 for renewable energy research
Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao has received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage. It is also called the Energy Frontier award. This is considered to be the Nobel Prize in Energy Research. Read More …
Freedom Fighter H.S. Doreswamy
Karnataka based freedom fighter and citizen activist H.S. Doreswamy passed away on May 26, 2021 in Bengaluru. He was 103. Born on April 10, 1918, in Harohalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru, he joined the freedom struggle at a young Read More …
Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize 2021
The John Templeton Foundation has awarded the 2021 Templeton Prize to world-renowned ethologist and conservationist Jane Goodall from from U.K. Goodall, 87, is only the fourth woman to win the award, established by the late investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton to honor those Read More …
PM condoles the passing away of Dr. Srikumar Banerjee
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing away of Former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Dr. Srikumar Banerjee. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Dr. Srikumar Banerjee will be remembered for his pioneering contributions to Read More …
PM condoles demise of Professor M. S. Narasimhan
Mathematician Professor MS Narasimhan has passed away on May 16, 2021. He was 88 years old. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Professor M. S. Narasimhan. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Professor Read More …