Page-15 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Government Extends Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande’s Tenure

May 27, 2024

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has decided that Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande will stay in his job until June 30. The news came out on May 26, just one day before Gen. Pande was set to retire on ..

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Anasuya Sengupta Wins Best Actress at Cannes

May 25, 2024

The 77th Cannes Film Festival gave Best Actress to Anasuya Sengupta for her part in “The Shameless.” She is a very good actress from Kolkata. This win is important because it shows that Indian filmmaking is present and growing in ..

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NTPC Ranks 3rd Globally at ATD BEST Awards 2024

May 23, 2024

India’s biggest energy company, NTPC Limited, won third place at the ATD BEST Awards 2024, making it the best-performing Indian company in this prestigious foreign event. Ms. Rachana Singh Bhal, CGM (Strategic HR & Talent Management), got the award on ..

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Indian-Origin Professor Shrinivas R Kulkarni Wins Shaw Prize in Astronomy

May 23, 2024

Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, an astronomy professor with Indian roots who now lives in the US, has been given the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024. He is known for being one of the first people to study millisecond pulsars, ..

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First Indian Space Tourist Completes Sub-Orbital Flight

May 21, 2024

Gopi Thotakura, a commercial pilot from India, made history by becoming the first person from India to go on a recreational space trip. This happened on May 19 on a Blue Origin-owned spaceship. Participants in the flight, which lasted only ..

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UNESCO Recognizes Feminist Utopian Novel Sultana’s Dream as part of “Memory of the World”

May 17, 2024

“Sultana’s Dream” by Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was recently added to UNESCO’s “Memory of the World” list. This honor was given at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, which took ..

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Infosys Prize Shifts Focus to Early-Career Achievements, Adjusts Age Limit

May 16, 2024

The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) recently made big changes to the Infosys Prize, with the goal of recognizing early careers more. The age limit for prize winners has been lowered from 50 to 40 years old as of May 15. ..

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Ruskin Bond Awarded Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

May 13, 2024

The prestigious Sahitya Akademi Fellowship has been given to Ruskin Bond, a renowned British-Indian author. This honor was given to him on a Saturday at his home in Mussoorie. At first, Bond was named the winner of this prestigious award ..

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