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.
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.
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.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has honored Indian men’s hockey team captain & midfielder Manpreet Singh with “Player of the Year for 2019” award.
South Indian Bank has grabbed two awards at the 15th Annual Banking Technology 2019 awards instituted by the Indian Banks’ Association in Mumbai, Maharashtra. .
President Ram Nath Kovind awarded ‘President’s Colour’ to the INS Shivaji at a ceremony in Lonavala, Maharashtra.
ESPNcricinfo, sports news website, declared the 13th edition of the Annual ESPNcricinfo Awards 2019. Awards were given under 12 categories & selected by jury consisting former cricketers, ESPNcricinfo senior editors, writers & global correspondents.
Kaamya Karthikeyan, a class seven student of Navy Children School (NCS) in Mumbai, became the youngest girl in the world to climb Mt Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America.
EY has declared 17 finalists for the Entrepreneur of the Year – India (EOY) 2019 Awards.
Expert Odia and English writer Manoj Das to be honored with the much coveted Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages).