MP Tourism wins Lonely Planet’s Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award

The Madhya Pradesh Tourism (MPT) won the Lonely Planet Group’s Best Indian Destination for Wildlife Award. The award was handed over to MPT at a function in Mumbai by actress Amy Jackson. On behalf of MPT Chairman, the award was ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian author Parashar Kulkarni wins 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Regional Prize

Indian author Parashar Kulkarni has won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016 for the Asia region. He was bestowed with this award for his politically grounded, funny fiction story ‘Cow and Company’ about four men in search of ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee confers 2015-16 Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the 15th set of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu Awards in New Delhi. The awards were bestowed upon the companies from various sectors of exports during the year 2015-16. ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Andhra Pradesh Harita-Priya Agriculture Project wins 2016 WSIS Prize

Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Project  has won the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in the e-Agriculture category. Harita-Priya (Harmonized Information of Agriculture, Revenue and Irrigation for a Transformation Agenda – Precision Technology for Agriculture) Project is ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee presents 63rd National Film Awards 2015

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred 63rd National Film Awards for the year 2015 in various categories at the function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Legendry actor Manoj Kumar was conferred 2015 Dada Saheb Phalke Award, highest official recognition (award) ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Three Indian Scientists elected as Fellows of The Royal Society

Three Indian Scientist have been elected as the as Fellows of The Royal Society, a premier scientific academy of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Their names had appeared on the list of 50 new fellows and 10 new Foreign ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Indian-American journalist Neela Banerjee felicitated with Edgar A Poe award

An Indian-American journalist Neela Banerjee was felicitated with a prestigious Edgar A Poe award along with of her colleagues from Inside Climate News. They were felicitated by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle during the annual White House ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016

Lokesh Chandra and Mansura Haider honoured with Mongolia’s highest award

The two noted Indian scholars Lokesh Chandra and Mansura Haider have been honoured with the “North Star”, Mongolia’s highest award. They were awarded for their contribution to the development of friendly relations between India and Mongolia and promotion of Mongolian ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016