AWARDS & HONOURS
Malala won ” 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award “
On 3 January Malala
Yousafzai, the teenaged Pakistani school girl shot by a Taliban gunman last
year , has been awarded the ” 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award ” from
Ireland for her courage and determination to speak out in support of equal
access to education for children.Malala is the second Pakistani to get the
award. In 2007, it was given to late Benazir Bhutto.
Malala honored with the French ” Simone de Beauvoir “
Prize
On 9 January Malala
Yousafzai (15), the schoolgirl from Pakistan shot by Taliban for campaigning
girls’ education, received France’s Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women’s
Freedom in Paris. Malala’s father Ziaudin Yousafzai received the honour on her
behalf. he award is accompanied with 2.5 million RupeTes honorarium.
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2013
On 9 January Pranab
Mukherjee President of India presented the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (Awards)
2013 to 14 people, included Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi
and Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag, He was also the Chief Guest of
11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013. In accordance to Tradition, Pravasi
Bharatiya Samman (Awards) 2013 have been given to notable Indians living
abroad.
The other awardees
are Prof Dr Gurusharan Singh Chhatwal of Germany for science, Dr Rasik Vihari
Joshi (Mexico) for Literature, Gilbert Canabady Moutien (Reunion Island) and
Mohammed Rabeeh Karuvanthodi (Saudi Arabia) for business, Patricia Maria
Rozario(UK) for Music, Dr Narendra Ramakrishna Kumar (USA) for Healthcare,
Subash Razdan (USA) and Islmail Ebrahim (South Afrcia) for Public service.
Dr Satendra Kumar
Singh (New Zealand), Australia India Society of Victoria (Australia) and Bava
Pandalingal (UAE), Ashok Shambhomal Vaswani (Guinea), Indian Doctors Forum,
Kuwait for community service, Tan Sri Ravindran Menon from Malaysia for
Community service, are among others on the list of awardees.
Mamata Banerjee gets gift from PCB
Overwhelmed’ by the
hospitality at the Eden Gardens during India-Pakistan second ODI in Kolkata,
the PCB sent the gift as a silver-coated Quran to the Cricket Association of
Bengal who handed it over to the CM during a function at the Netaji Indoor in
Kolkata on 10 January 2013.
Mahaveer Golechha Bags Award for Alzheimer’s Drug
On 17 January The
London-based Indian researcher Mahaveer Golechha, was selected to be
felicitated for an award that includes his work on a drug that can be a
potential cure of Alzheimer’s disease.In the study conducted by Golechha, he
found discovered that naringin has essential anti-Alzheimer activity.
70th Golden Globe Awards - 2013
On January 13 The
70th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and television of 2012, was
presented in California .
Best Film - : Argo
Best Actor – : Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)
Best Actress – : Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark
Thirty)
Best Director - Ben Affleck (Argo)
Best Musical or Comedy -: Les Miserables
Best Foreign Language Film – : Amour
Best Animated Feature Film -: Brave
Krishi
Karman Awards 2011- 2012
On 15 January
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Krishi Karman awards for the
year 2011-12 at an award ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards
were presented to the State Governments for their excellent performance in
increasing the production of food grains in their respective states.
Awards
in Different Segments :-
- The Awards
for Special Contribution to Total Food Grains Production - Madhya
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Nagaland
- Award for
Contribution to Production and Productivity of Rice - Bihar
- Award for
Contribution to Production and Productivity of Wheat – Haryana
- Award for
Contribution to Production and Productivity of Pulses – Jharkhand
- Award for
Contribution to Production and Productivity of Coarse Cereals – Uttar Pradesh
58th
Filmfare Awards
The 58th Filmfare
Awards were held honoring the best films of 2012 from the Hindi-language film
industry (commonly known as Bollywood). The ceremony was held on January 20,
2013 at Mumbai.
Best Movie :- Barfi!
Best Actor :- Ranbir Kapoor (Film -Barfi!)
Best Actress :- Vidya Balan (Film – Kahaani )
Best Director :- Sujoy Ghosh (Film – Kahaani )
Lifetime Achievement Award :- Yash Chopra
(After Death)
Prof C N R Rao awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences
The
Chinese Academy of Sciences was awarded Prof C N R Rao, National Research
Professor and Honorary President of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research (JNCAR), the prestigious “International Scientific
Cooperation Award 2012″. The award is designed to acknowledge outstanding
scientists for their contribution to science and for promoting global
networking of international science cooperation.
Padma Awards – 2013
President of India Approved the Conferment of 108 Padma Awards
On 25 January Pranab
Mukherjee, the President of Union of India approved conferment of 108 Padma
Awards. Four people have been conferred with Padma Vibhusan, twenty four are
conferred with Padma Bhushan and 80 people would be receiving Padma Shree
Awards. Out of all the awardees twenty-four are ladies and 11 people belong to
categories like NRIs, PIOs, Foreigners and Posthumous awardees.
Padma
Vibhushan
Raghunath Mohapatra,
Art, Orissa
S Haider Raza, Art,
Delhi
Prof Yash Pal,
Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Prof Roddam
Narasimha, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
Padma
Bhushan
Sharmila Tagore,
Art, Delhi
Dr (Smt) Saroja
Vaidyanathan, Art, Delhi
Late Rajesh Khanna,
Art, Maharashtra
Late Jaspal Singh
Bhatti, Art, Punjab
Adi Burjor Godrej,
Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
Prof Gayatri
Chakravorty Spivak, Literature & Education USA
Rahul Dravid,
Sports, Karnataka
H Mangte
Chungneijang Mary Kom, Sports, Manipur
Padma
Shri
Hosanagara
Nagarajegowda Girisha, Sports, Karnataka ,
Subedar Major Vijay
Kumar, Sports, Himachal Pradesh
Yogeshwar Dutt,
Sports, Haryana
B Jayashree, Art,
Karnataka
Sridevi Kapoor, Art,
Maharashtra
Ramesh Gopaldas
Sippy, Art, Maharashtra
359 Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced
On 26 January
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved awards of 359 Gallantry and other
Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 64th
Republic Day Celebrations .This includes 01 Kirti Chakra, 11 Shaurya Chakra, 56
Sena Medal (Gallantry), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 03 Nao Sena
Medal (Gallantry), 03 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 28 Param Vishisht Seva
Medal, 03 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 06 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 44
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 12 Yudh Seva Medal, 02 Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to
Duty), 37 Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal
(Devotion to Duty), 07 Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 14 Vayu Sena Medal
(Devotion to Duty), 04 Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal and 116 Vishisht Seva
Medal..Major Abup J Manjali of the Rashtriya Rifles was selected for the award
of Kirti Chakra for his extraordinary bravery efforts in counter- terrorist
operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Taiwan Business Magnate Launched Tang Prize (Asian Noble Prize)
On 28 January Samuel
Yin , A business magnate tycoon from Taiwan has launched the Tang
Prize(Asian Noble prize) for outstanding achievements in natural and social
sciences.He announced that he would establish Tang Prize Foundation which would
have an initial donation of 103 million dollar.Tang Prize Foundation was
decided that the prizes under the Tang Prize Foundation will be awarded every
alternate year to the international leaders in sustainable development,
biopharmaceutical science, the rule of law as well as the study of China.
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