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Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi named for 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi has won the 2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award. As a teacher, she has been recognised for her tireless and brave dedication to educate Afghan refugee girls in the Kot ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota shortlisted for 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota has been short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Sunjeev Sahota’s novel The Year of the Runaways has been shortlisted which deals with the life experience of illegal immigrants from the Indian subcontinent ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Indian-American Swetha Prabakaran selected for Champions of Change award in US
A 15-year-old Indian-American girl Swetha Prabakaran has been selected by the White House for the prestigious Champions of Change award. She was chosen for the award in recognition of her efforts for empowering the community by imparting education of Internet ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins UN Award for Leadership on Climate Change
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been selected for the United Nations Champions of the Earth award. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has chosen her for this prestigious award in recognition of her country’s initiatives to address climate change. UNEP has ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
DRDO scientist Dr G. Satheesh Reddy conferred with Silver Medal by Royal Aeronautical Society
Dr. G Satheesh Reddy, an eminent missile scientist of DRDO has been conferred with prestigious Silver Medal by London based Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). He was bestowed with this medal in recognition of his pioneering contributions as one of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 conferred on ISRO
President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). ISRO Chairman A S Kiran Kumar on behalf of the organisation received the prize at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Jhumpa Lahiri selected for 2014 National Humanities Medal
Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal of White House. She has been selected for this award for enlarging the human story and will be presented with it by US President ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Haryana Government wins Skoch Order-of-Merit National award for implementing e-governance, IT
Haryana Government has won the Skoch Order-of-Merit national award for implementing 6 e-Governance and IT initiatives in the state. It was announced by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the state Assembly on the second day of the monsoon session. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
India wins UNESCO Award for conserving Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala
India has won the UNESCO prize ‘Award of Excellence’ 2015 for the conservation efforts of the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala. The top award was given in the Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation. This award recognises the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Punjab Government wins award for achievement in rooftop solar power output
Punjab Government has won first award in the category of highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power in the country during the financial year 2014-15. It is one of 5 awards won by Punjab New and Renewable Energy ..