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2 Indians selected for 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards

September 23, 2016

Two Indian forest officials have been selected for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards. They are Assistant Conservator Ritesh Sarothiya of Madhya Pradesh State Forest Service and Range officer Sanjay Dutta of Belakoba Forest Range Jalpaiguri in ..

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Syrian aid group White Helmets wins Right Livelihood Award

September 23, 2016

Syrian aid group White Helmets has won the prestigious Right Livelihood Award which is also known as ‘alternative Nobel’ prize. The White Helmets also known as the Syria Civil Defence is a Syrian civil organisation of emergency responders in rebel-held ..

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Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with Arjuna Award

September 17, 2016

Cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma were conferred with the Arjuna Award for their contributions to sport of cricket. The award was bestowed upon them by Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel in New Delhi. Sharma was bestowed with the award ..

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Writer Meghna Pant wins FON South Asia Short Story Award

September 17, 2016

Writer Meghna Pant has won the Fellows of Nature (FON) South Asia Short Story Award in Nature writing. The award will be presented to her for her short story “People of the Sun” at Kumaon Literary Festival in October 2016. ..

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Dinesh Bharadia wins 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award

September 16, 2016

Indian-born researcher Dinesh Bharadia (28) has won the prestigious 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for his contribution to radio waves. He was chosen for the award for his contribution to send and receive radio (wireless) signals, including ..

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Indian-American Abraham Verghese selected for National Humanities Medal 2015

September 15, 2016

Indian-American physician-author, Abraham Verghese (61) has been selected for the prestigious 2015 National Humanities Medal. President Barack Obama will bestow the honour upon Verghese along with 11 others recipient’s at a ceremony to be held in Washington on 21st September ..

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India-born innovator Ramesh Raskar wins 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize

September 15, 2016

India-born innovator and scientist Ramesh Raskar has won the prestigious 2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize. He is an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT’s) Media Lab. He is known for his co-invention of an ultra-fast imaging camera that can see ..

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Subramanian Swamy awarded Tamil Ratna award

September 15, 2016

Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with Tamil Ratna award by America Tamil Sangam (ATS) in New York. He was bestowed with this award for fighting corruption and working for more transparency in the ..

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