The Booker Prize 2022 has gone to a The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lankan writer also known for his rock songs, screenplays and travel stories. Key points The novel The Seven Moons of Maali Read More …
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Sri Lanka’s Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize 2022
Dilip Mahalanabis, who pioneered ORS therapy, dies at the age of 88
Eminent paediatrician Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, who pioneered the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) during the outbreak of cholera among refugees of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, died on October 15. He was 88. Key points He was born at Read More …
Nobel Peace Prize 2022
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Read More …
Angela Merkel to receive UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced that Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Federal Chancellor of Germany, will receive the 2022 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award. Key points Each year, the award – named after the Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian Read More …
Yunqing Tang wins SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022
The SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for 2022 will be awarded to Yunqing Tang, Assistant Professor with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. About Yunqing Tang Ms. Yunqing, born in China, completed her B.Sc in Peking University in 2011, following which she Read More …
Ayushman Utkrishtata Puraskaar 2022
On the closing day of the two-day Arogya Manthan 2022, Union Health Minister awarded the Ayushman Utkrishtata Puraskaar (Ayushman Excellence Awards) 2022 to felicitate the: Top Performing State/UT: Andhra Pradesh, Top Performing District: Parvathipuram Manyam, Andhra Pradesh, Top Performing Government Read More …
Breakthrough Prizes 2023
The 2023 winners of the Breakthrough Prizes were announced on September 22 and will split a total of more than $15 million. Key points The Breakthrough Prizes, dubbed the “Oscars of Science, was created in 2010 by a group of Read More …
Booker prize winning author Hilary Mantel dies aged 70
Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70. Key points She won the Booker Prize twice, for 2009’s Wolf Hall, the first in the Thomas Cromwell series, and its 2012 sequel Bring Up the Read More …
India wins UN award for India Hypertension Control Initiative
India has won a UN award for its “India Hypertension Control Initiative, IHCI which is a large-scale hypertension intervention under National Health Mission. The IHCI has been recognized for its exceptional work within India’s existing primary healthcare system. The IHCI Read More …
64th Ramon Magsaysay Award winners
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is presented in formal ceremonies in Manila, Philippines on August 31st, the birth anniversary of the former Philippine President whose ideals inspired the Award’s creation in 1957. The Ramon Magsaysay Award was conceived to honor greatness Read More …
Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2022
Annabelle M Rayson -a student from Canada has received the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced the winner during a ceremony at World Read More …
Nagaland gets its second Railway station ‘Shokhuvi’
North-Eastern state Nagaland got its second Railway station on Dhansari-Shokhuvi railway line after a gap of more than 100 years, since Dimapur station was opened in 1903. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio officially flagged off the first passenger train service- Read More …
Samir Kamat is new Chairman of DRDO
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on August 25, 2022 appointed Samir V. Kamat as Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation. Incumbent chairman G. Satheesh Reddy has been made the Scientific Adviser Read More …
Angela Merkel win 2022 Felix Houphouet-Boigny Unesco Peace Prize
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 Felix Houphouet-Boigny Unesco Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees. According to UNESCO, all the members of the jury were touched by her courageous decision in 2015 to welcome Read More …
National CSR Awards 2020
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, instituted the annual National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards to recognize companies that have made positive impact on the society through their innovative & sustainable CSR initiatives. These awards are the apex Read More …