The President of India, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, to be the Chief Justice of India. A notification in this regard has Read More …
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Dr Chintan Vaishnav appointed as Mission Director for Atal Innovation Mission
Acclaimed socio-technologist Dr Chintan Vaishnav has been appointed as the new Mission Director for Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative of the Government of India under the auspices of NITI Aayog. He is taking over the charge from Mr Read More …
Most Eminent Senior Citizen award
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on April 4, 2021 addressed the 40th anniversary of AGE-CARE India and the Elders Day celebrations at the India International Centre. During address, Dr Harsh Vardhan also informed that the Union Ministry Read More …
Kalinga Ratna award for the year 2021
Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan has been conferred the ‘Kalinga Ratna’ award for the year 2021. The award was presented to Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan by M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, during the 600th Birth Anniversary of Read More …
Rajinikanth to be honoured with 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar on April 1, 2021 announced the recipient of the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The award for 2019 will be conferred to legendary actor Shri Rajinikanth. The name of the Rajinikanth was selected Read More …
Marathi writer Dr Sharankumar Limbale to receive Saraswati Samman 2020
Noted Marathi writer Dr Sharankumar Limbale was selected for the 2020 Saraswati Samman (the 30th edition of the prize) for his book Sanatan. Dr Limbale’s Sanatan has been published in 2018. The book is an important social and historical document Read More …
Justice N.V. Ramana will be the 48th Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde has recommended Justice N.V. Ramana, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as the next Chief Justice. He will take over as the 48th Chief Justice of India from April 24, 2021. The Read More …
Prof. Sharad Pagare will be conferred with Vyas Samman-2020
Hindi writer Prof. Sharad Pagare will be conferred with the prestigious Vyas Samman – 2020 for his novel ‘Patliputru Ki Samragi.’ Started in 1991, the Vyas Samman, is given by K K Birla Foundation for an outstanding literary work in Read More …
Vivek Murthy to be Prez Biden’s Surgeon General
US Senate has voted to confirm Indian-American Dr Vivek Murthy to be President Biden’s Surgeon General. The Senators voted 57-43 to confirm the Indian American as Biden’s surgeon general. Born in 1977, Dr Murthy served as the Surgeon General under Read More …
IIT Kharagpur Wins the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0
A team of four undergraduate students from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur emerged as winners at the CoreNet Global Academic Challenge 6.0, sponsored by Cushman and Wakefield, KI and IA: Interior Architects. The team from IIT Kharagpur was one Read More …
Winners of 67th National Film Awards 2019
The name of the winners of the 67th National Film Awards – 2019 was announced on March 22, 2021. The awards were announced by Shri N. Chandra, Chairman of the jury. Best Feature Film: MARAKKAR-ARABIKKADALINTE-SIMHAM (Malayalam) Indira Gandhi Award for Read More …
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman named for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- Bangladesh’s father of the nation, has been named for the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020. The decision to confer the award for 2020 on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, his Read More …
Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 has been conferred on late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman. The late Sultan has been conferred with the award in recognition of his outstanding contributions for social, economic and Read More …
NTPC conferred ‘Role Model’ award at 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21
NTPC Ltd , a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power has been conferred the prestigious ‘Role Model’ Award at the 11th CII National HR Excellence Award 2020-21. The award was presented in the virtual conference “Learn from the Achievers” held Read More …
Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal Win Pritzker Prize 2021
Architects duo Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal, founders of French studio Lacaton & Vassal, have been named the 2021 winners of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. They were named the winners of the award for their body of work that “reflects architecture’s democratic Read More …