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‘Buddha In A Traffic Jam’ wins best original screenplay award at the Madrid Film Festival

July 13, 2015

‘Buddha In A Traffic Jam’ film has won the best original screenplay in a Foreign Language award at the Madrid International Film Festival. The film is a political satire directed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri. It stars Arunoday Singh and Mahi ..

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Four Indian scientists receive William Harvey Award 2015

July 13, 2015

Four Indian scientists from the Aligarh based Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) under Aligarh Muslim University have jointly awarded the prestigious William Harvey Award 2015. They were selected for this award in the field of Hematology for their work in ..

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Kamal Bawa elected as Fellow to Royal Society

July 7, 2015

Eminent Ecologist Kamal Bawa has been elected as Fellow to the London based prestigious Royal Society. He was chosen in recognition of his pioneering contributions in the field of conservation science. With this, he joins former and current eminent fellows ..

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4 Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants award 2015 in United States

July 4, 2015

Four Indian-Americans have been honoured withprestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of America award 2015. They are among 38 distinguished personalities from more than 30 countries around the world who have been honoured with this year’s award. 4 Indian-Americans are Preet ..

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Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of Bangladesh-based poverty alleviation NGO wins World Food Prize 2015

July 3, 2015

Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh has been named as the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize. He is founder and chairman of Bangladesh-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) BRAC (originally known as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) which is world’s largest NGO. ..

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Indian-American professor R Paul Singh named for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate

July 3, 2015

R Paul Singh, Indian-American professor has been selected for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate. The award was announced at the annual Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences (GCHERA) conference held at the Holy Spirit University ..

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Indian-American teacher Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award

July 3, 2015

Darshan Jain, an Indian-American teacher has been selected for prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. He was named for the award by President Barack Obama along with 107 Mathematics and Science teachers across US. All of ..

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Prof. Sanjeev Galande selected for G D Birla Award for Scientific Research 2014

July 2, 2015

Prof. Sanjeev Galande has been selected for the prestigious G D Birla award for Scientific Research 2014. He has been selected for his significant contribution and his pioneering research in the field of Epigenetics and Molecular Cell Biology. Presently, he ..

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Nadia district in West Bengal wins UN Public Service Award 2015

June 30, 2015

Nadia district in West Bengal has won the United Nations Public Service Award 2015 in the category of improving delivery of public services for or eliminating open defecation in the district. The award was presented by the acting Secretary General of ..

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Sahitya Akademi confers Bhasha Samman on 4 Scholars

June 25, 2015

Sahitya Akademi has conferred prestigious ‘Bhasha Samman’ on four scholars for their contribution to classical and medieval literature in various languages. The award will bestowed upon them by the President of the Sahitya Akademi at a special function which will ..

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