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2015 Pulitzer Prize Winners
All the Light We Cannot See, a novel based on Second World War by author Anthony Doerr has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. While, The New York Times has won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes for coverage of the Ebola ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
US President Barack Obama to honour Satya Nadella with ‘Champion of Change’ award
United States (US) President Barack Obama is going to honour Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella with the ‘Champions of Change’ award. He will be honoured with this award for bringing change within his company to support working families. Under Nadella’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Susanta Lahiri awarded Hevesy Medal Award 2015
Professor Susanta Lahiri was awarded prestigious the Hevesy Medal Award 2015. The award was presented to him for his outstanding contributions in heavy ion induced radioisotope production, converter targets, tracer packet technique and green chemistry. About Professor Susanta Lahiri He ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
UP government confers Sahitya Shiromani Samman on Gopal Das Neeraj
Uttar Pradesh government has conferred Sahitya Shiromani Samman upon noted Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj. The award carrying cash prize of 21 lakh Rupees was bestowed upon Neeraj by UP Chief Akhilesh Yadav. While presenting award, CM Akhilesh Yadav also ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Pratap Singh wins Institute of Physics Prize
15-year-old Indian-origin student, Pratap Singh from United Kingdom (UK) has won prestigious award Institute of Physics (IOP) Prize. Singh, who is a student at The Perse School, Cambridge received the prize for his experiment to verify an effect of Albert Einstein’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Arab poet Adonis chosen for 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry
Syrian-Lebanese Arab poet Adonis has been chosen for 2015 Kumaran Asan World Prize for poetry. Adonis was born as Ali Ahmad Said Esber in Western Syria in 1930. Since 1985, he had settled in Paris, France. He has been described as ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Delhi airport wins Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2015
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has won the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award for the year 2015. DIAL was bestowed this award for their efforts in building a culture of Total Quality across Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. United ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, Muslim girl wins Bhagwad Gita contest
Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, a 12-year-old Muslim girl from Mumbai has secured first place Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Champion League. She won the first prize in an inter-school competition for explaining the teachings of the holy book- Bhagwad Gita. The Shrimad Bhagwad Gita ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Madan Mohan Malviya conferred with Bharat Ratna posthumously
Eminent freedom fighter and educationist Madan Mohan Malviya was conferred with Bharat Ratna (posthumously), highest civilian award of the country. His family members received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee at the glittering function held at Durbar hall of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Adoor Gopalakrishnan honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award
Acclaimed filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan on 29 March 2015 was honoured with Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award. He was presented the award by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at the function held at Guwahati, Assam. About Adoor Gopalakrishnan Gopalakrishnan ..