Indian feminist scholar, activist Gita Sen has grabbed the prestigious Dan David Prize 2020 under “present” category. She has worked hard in the fields of women’s rights, reproductive and sexual health and poverty eradication.
BioAsia 2020 has declared the Genome Valley Excellence Award. American immunologist and oncologist Dr. Carl H June and Novartis CEO Dr. Vasant Narsimhan will be presented this award for their contributions to life sciences.
The Laureus World Sports Awards was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. It is an annual award ceremony honoring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.
Dr Niti Kumar, a Senior Scientist from Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow will be respected with the SERB Women Excellence Award-2020.
Veteran actor Manoj Kumar has been respected by the World Book of Records, London with the WBR Golden Era of Bollywood. He has been respected for being a legendary actor and for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 declared in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Actor Ravi Dubey served as the host of the event. Hrithik Roshan grabbed the Best Actor award for film “Super 30”.
Adline Castelino has been announced as the winner of LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 competition. Aavriti Choudhary of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh crowned as LIVA Miss Diva Supranational 2020.
The Raja Ravi Varma State Award was conferred on veteran painter from Kalaburagi, Prof. J.S. Khanderao (for the year 2019) and senior artist from Mumbai, Vasudev Kamath (2020). The award comprises of cash prize of Rs.10,000 and a citation.
Sreekar Prasad, an expert editor has made place in the Limca Book of Records for ‘films edited in the most number of languages’. Sreekar Prasad has received the certification from the Limca Records for editing films in seventeen languages.
Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng will be honored Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020 which comprises of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh in New Delhi for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.
Padma Shri Jadav Payeng, the Forest Man of India will be honored with the prestigious Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award in New Delhi. The award is instituted by My Home India for his consistent toil in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.
The Bhartiya Chhatra Sansad (BCS) gave out to ‘Adarsh Mukhya Mantri Puraskar’ (Ideal Chief Minister Award) upon Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh for his “path breaking initiatives to ensure good governance and holistic improvement in the state”.
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 61st annual awards of the National Lalit Kala Akademi to 15 artists at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. The National Lalit Kala Akademi awards are conferred to honour individuals for their extraordinary work in the field of art.
The fourth edition of the Women Transforming India Awards 2019 will be managed on the occasion of International Women’s Day i.e. on 8 March 2020. The Women Entrepreneurship Platform of the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) will organise the Women Transforming India Awards 2019. The WTI recognizes the inspiring stories of women entrepreneurs who are breaking the glass ceiling.
The 4th edition of TOISA (Times of India Sports Awards) awards appreciated the best Indian in 2019 sports in New Delhi, India. The event was sponsored by BHIM-UPI (Bharat Interface for Money- Unified Payments Interface). Rohit Sharma was named as the Cricketer of the year and PV Sindhu was declared as the Sportsperson of the year as she won gold at the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland.
President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 15 women in Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The National Award is given annually to individuals, groups, institutions in recognition of their exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment, especially for vulnerable and marginalized women.
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor V Praveen Rao has honored with the 7th Dr MS Swaminathan Award. He has got the award for the period 2017-2019. He has been awarded for his contributions in the fields of agricultural research, teaching, extension and administration. Praveen Rao handled 13 research & 6 consultancy projects on micro-irrigation in India, Israel and South Africa.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh has been named as the “Greatest Leader of All Time” in a poll conducted by ‘BBC World Histories Magazine’. He was the 19th-century ruler of the Sikh Empire in India. Singh’s name was selected by Lockwood, who is an assistant professor of history at the University of Alabama, as a modernizing and uniting force, whose reign “marked a golden age for Punjab and north-west India”.
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