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January 2018
• Asha Bhosle To Get Yash Chopra Award
o Bollywood playback singer Asha Bhosle will be given the 'Yash Chopra
Memorial Award'.
o She will be the fifth winner of the award. The name of Asha Bhosle is in the
Guinness World Records for recording over 11,000 songs in 20 different
languages.
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o Record of the Year: Bruno Mars, 24K Magic.
o The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28,
2018.
o Widespread discussions & debates around ‘Aadhaar’ was the reason it was
selected as the word of the year.
o The Hindi Word of the Year was chosen by the Oxford Dictionaries team in
India with the help of an advisory panel of language experts.
o Fourteen of the awardees are women and 3 persons have been awarded
posthumously.
o The awards are announced on the eve of the Republic Day every year.
o Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Pankaj Advani are among others awarded
with Padma Bhushan.
o Those included Miss World 1994 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Miss Earth
2010 Nicole Faria.
o The felicitation event was held at Rashtrapati Bhawan and the award
ceremony was hosted by Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, who felicitated and
congratulated the women achievers.
o It is the second highest honour given to civilians for gallantry after the
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak.
o Helmer James Erskine won the trophy for the Best Director of a Long
Documentary and an honorary diploma.
o Producer Ravi Bhagchandka received the Special Award for the Best Film
in the Long Documentary section.
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• Shah Rukh Khan Honoured at WEF
o Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was honoured with the 24th Crystal
Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
o According to the WEF, Shah Rukh Khan received Award for "his
leadership in championing children's and women's rights in India".
o Shahrukh received the award alongside Elton John and Hollywood actress
Cate Blanchett.
o It is an honor that often predicts the best picture winner at the Oscars.
o The 80-year-old actor became the 54th recipient of the SAG’s Life
Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian
accomplishment.
o Morgan won an Oscar in 2005 for his role in Million Dollar Baby (2004).
o The award was conferred on him by Rajya Sabha Secretary General Desh
Deepak Verma for exemplary work in improving governance.
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o President Kovind felicitated exceptional women achievers who are the first
to set a milestone in their respective fields at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
o The women who have been felicitated are those who have been the first in
any field like first woman judge, first woman porter, first Olympian etc.
o Sudhir Dalvi was handed over the Janakavi P Sawlaram award along with
a citation by Meenakshi Shinde, Thane Mayor.
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o The Janakavi P Sawlaram award is instituted by Thane Municipal
Corporation in association with the Janakavi P Savlaram Kala Samiti.
Dancer Jaishree T was awarded the Ganga Jamuna award.
o The French government will confer, actor Soumitra Chatterjee with the
"Legion of Honour" which is the highest order of merit in France.
o The award will be given to him at the 42nd Kolkata Book Fair on January
30.
o The Legion of Honour is the highest French order of merit for military and
civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte.
o Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been selected for the 1st Mufti Mohammad
Sayeed Award for Probity in Public Life.
February 2018
• Pranab Mukherjee to get honorary D.Litt
o Mukherjee will be conferred the honour during IIEST convocation for his
role as a public figure for many decades.
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o Sanjiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Finserv, has been named the EY
Entrepreneur of the Year 2017.
o Bajaj will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year
Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from June 13-17, 2018.
o Milkbasket delivers milk, bread, eggs, butter, juices and other daily need
items every morning.
o The startup of the year award is dedicated to young SMEs, aged 7 years or
less, with great potential to become big in local/international markets.
o Legendary singer Asha Bhosle has been honoured with the Yash Chopra
Memorial Award.
o Bhosle, who is the fifth recipient of the award, was felicitated by actress
Rekha during the ceremony.
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o TCS was selected from a pool of 1,300 companies in 113 countries for
offering exceptional services to its employees.
o Vikas Sathaye has been honoured with the Scientific and Engineering
Academy Award at the Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018.
o Sathaye and his team received the award for his contribution towards
conceptualisation, designing, engineering, and the implementation of the
'Shotover K1 Camera System.
o Umang App was named as the winner of the Best M-Government Service
award in the Accessible Govt category while Aadhar won the best emerging
technology award at the World Government Summit 2018 in Dubai.
o Reliance Industries has won the Golden Peacock Award 2017 for success of
its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
o One of RIL's key social projects aims at impacting the livelihood of farmers
through water and food security interventions.
o The award aims to give attention to social & environmental concerns &
encourage companies to balance financial profits, value addition & social
good
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• Modi gets Grand Collar of State of Palestine
o Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the ‘Grand Collar
of the State of Palestine’.
o The Grand Collar is Highest order given to foreign dignitaries, in the past
it has been awarded to King Salman of Saudi Arabia & President Xi
Jinping of China among others.
o Guillermo del Toro, director of 'The Shape of Water', won the prize for
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film at the Directors
Guild of America Awards.
o Reed Morano was named best director in Dramatic Series for 'The
Handmaid's Tale' while Jordan Peele was awarded best First-Time Feature
Film Director for 'Get Out'.
o Benegal has been selected for his contribution to the promotion of the
documentary movement.
o Shabnam Asthana was awarded the 'Times Power Women of the Year
2017'- Pune for Global PR.
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o The Times Group celebrated the invaluable contribution of women by
introducing The Times Power Woman 2017 (Pune) awards.
o The award was conferred on her by Dilip Kamble, Minister of State for
Social Justice and Special Assistance in the Government of Maharashtra.
o Magahi writer Shesh Anand Madhukar, who has been working extensively
for the development of the language, was honoured with this year's Sahitya
Akademi Bhasha Samman award.
March 2018
• J.C. Daniel Award for Sreekumaran Thampi
o Sreekumaran Thampi has been selected for the J.C. Daniel Award, the
Kerala government’s highest honour for lifetime contribution to
Malayalam cinema.
o Thampi is a lyricist, director and scriptwriter who has written over 1,000
melodies since 1966.
o Thampi had won the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Akademi award for lifetime
contribution to light music and drama songs in 2015.
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• Chhattisgarh won 'Water Digest Award'
o It is for the first time that Chhattisgarh Water Resources Department had
been given national Award during the past 17 years.
o Sanger had played a key role in raising funds for rebuilding the Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan's building in the UK.
o In 2016-17, it handled over 7.4 million passengers making it the 8th busiest
airport in terms of passenger traffic in India.
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o He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri
and Sangeet Natak Akademi.
o Singapore's Changi Airport topped in the list of 'world's best airport' for
the sixth consecutive year at the Skytrax World Airport Awards held in
Stockholm.
o South Korea's Incheon Airport, Tokyo Haneda in Japan, Hong Kong and
Doha Hamad turned out to be the top five on the list.
o Mumbai Airport got 63rd rank whereas Banglore and Delhi airports got
64th and 66th rank respectively.
o The event was organised as part of the 105th Indian Science Congress
(ISC) in Manipur.
o He was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted 'The Devil's Advocate' and
'The Last Word'.
o The NHAI pavilion at 105th 'Indian Science Congress- Pride of India Expo'
held at Imphal from 16-20 March 2018 has been adjudged as BEST
DESIGN PAVILION.
o The NHAI had put up an exhibition stall to showcase its Projects and other
initiatives like Electronic Toll Collection, Wayside Amenities, Road Safety
etc.
o Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan are the second and third
highest civilian awards of the country respectively.
o Along with the Fields Medal, it is one of the world’s most prestigious
maths prizes.
o Veteran actress and talk show host Simi Garewal has been felicitated with
a "UK Golden Flame Award" for her contribution to Indian cinema.
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o She received the award at the opening ceremony of the annual Tongues of
Fire UK Asian Film Festival in London.
o She is known for her work in the films Do Badan, Saathi, Mera Naam
Joker and for her celebrity talk show, Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
o Sri Lanka Cricket paid glowing tribute to the former BCCI President
Jagmohan Dalmiya by releasing a book, titled ‘A Tribute to Jagu’.
o Jagmohan Dalmiya headed ICC from 1997-2000 & BCCI from 2001-04.
o Tagore became the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize (Literature) in 1913.
o Noted actor Amol Palekar has been honoured with the 'Godavari Gaurav'
award.
o Palekar known for his performance in films like Gol Maal, Choti Si Baat,
Chitchor among others, was presented with the award, which has been
instituted by 'Kusumagraj Prathishthan'.
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o The award was given by noted Marathi writer Madhu Mangesh Karnik,
who is the chairperson of the Prathishthan.
o The nominations for the Women Transforming India Awards were opened
during the launch of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) at
NITI Aayog.
o The theme of the Awards for the year 2018 is ‘Women and
Entrepreneurship’.
o Women and Organisations from fields of science, sport, art, etc have been
awarded.
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o Balkrishna Doshi, the legendary Indian architect is being honoured with
the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Nobel equivalent for the field.
o The movie also won two other Oscars for Best Production Design and Best
Score. Meanwhile, 'A Fantastic Woman' won Best Foreign Language Film
at the award show.
o Gary Oldman was named Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'Darkest Hour'
while Frances McDormand won Best Actress Oscar for 'Three Billboards
Outside Ebbing, Missouri' at the 90th Academy Awards.
o Meanwhile, Sam Rockwell won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for 'Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' while Allison Janney won best
supporting actress for 'I, Tonya'.
o The Shape of Water has won the Oscar for best picture at the 90th
Academy Awards.
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o Shatrughan Sinha has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award
for his contribution to the fields of arts and politics.
o The annual 'Political and Public Life Awards', now in its 12th year,
recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on public life or
made a difference in their local communities.
April 2018
• Budgam shortlisted for Modi's excellence award
o Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district has been shortlisted for PM Modi's
excellence award for promoting digital payments and cashless economy.
o Digital payments facility has been installed at 670 places across the district
so far.
o The selection for the award is made by a high level 'Chayan Parishad'
(selection committee), presided over by former secretary general of Lok
Sabha, Subhash C Kashyap.
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o The award was handed over by Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu
to mark the World Intellectual Property Day.
o Shikhar Dhawan currently opens the innings for the Indian Premier
League (IPL) side Sunrisers Hyderabad.
o Egyptian photo journalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid won the 2018 Press
Freedom Prize awarded by the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO
on 23rd April.
o The prize, the Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize, will be awarded on
May 2 to mark World Press Freedom Day.
o The $25,000 World Press Freedom Prize was established in 1997 to honor
Guillermo Cano Isaza who was a journalist.
o Ambani was ranked No.24 behind likes of South Korean President Mon
Jae-in, Chinese vice premier Liu He and French President Emmanuel
Macron.
o Ambani's 'Jio-fication' in less than two years has brought mobile data to
the masses and has completely upended the country's telecom market.
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• Madhya Pradesh: Most film Friendly state
o Madhya Pradesh has been announced as the Most Film Friendly State for
its efforts towards easing filming in the state.
o The jury for selecting the Most Film Friendly State Award 2017 was
chaired by acclaimed filmmaker Ramesh Sippy.
o Kendrick Lamar has become the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for
music.
o Lamar won the Pulitzer for his 2017 album “DAMN” & was also the first
music winner in the history of the Pulitzers to come from outside of the
world of classical or jazz.
o Lamar’s fusion of jazz, poetry and blues with social themes and love songs
has made him one of the most innovative rappers of his generation.
o South Korean pop group BTS has won the online reader's poll for TIME
'Person of the Year 2018'.
o The group won the Top Social Artist title at last year's Billboard Music
Awards and earned a spot on TIME's list of the Most Influential People on
the Internet in 2017.
o Aditi Rao Hydari will receive the Dada Saheb Phalke excellence award
2018 for the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for her memorable
performance in 'Bhoomi'.
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o The film, Bhoomi also starred Sanjay Dutt and was about the protective
father who saved his daughter from all the evils that surrounded her.
o The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public
service on April 16.
o The Washington Post won the Pulitzer in the investigative category for
relentless reporting that influenced the outcome of the 2017 Senate race in
Alabama.
o The New York Times and The Washington Post shared the Pulitzer in
national reporting for coverage of Russian interference in the 2016
elections.
o The 65th National Film Awards were announced in Shastri Bhawan, New
Delhi.
o Veteran Hindi film actor Shri Vinod Khanna was awarded the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
o Sridevi has posthumously conferred with the Best Actress Award for her
last film Mom at the 65 National Awards.
o The actress, whose work spanned 50 years, had roles in over 300 films in
Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
o Siddharth Varadarajan, the founding editor of The Wire, has won the
Shorenstein Journalism Award.
o President Ram Nath Kovind was conferred with the "Condecoracion", the
highest honour accorded to a non-citizen by the government of Equatorial
Guinea.
o President Kovind was bestowed with the medal of the 'Gran Colar de la
Independencia' by the President of Equatorial Guinea.
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o The award was given for his contribution to the cause of development,
security and world peace.
o The 29-year-old actress has been appreciated for breaking new grounds as
a film producer, along with her brother Karnesh Sharma.
o She is the highest run-scorer in women's international cricket and the only
female cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run mark in ODIs.
o In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC
Women's ODI Team of the Year.
May 2018
• ‘Ceat Cricket Rating awards for 2017-18
o India skipper Virat Kohli won the International Cricketer of the Year
Award at the CEAT Cricket Ratings awards.
o Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, was presented with the T20 Bowler
of the Year Award.
o Bawa is the 1st Indian to win the award ever since it was constituted in
1888.
o The NGO bagged the prize for its unique endeavor & contributions
towards conserving the rare wildlife resources of that area.
o Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017 was presented to INSV Tarini Team in Delhi by
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister of Women & Child Development.
o Asha Bhosle will be conferred with the highest civilian award of West
Bengal, the Banga Bibhushan, by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
o She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies &
has sung in over 20 Indian & foreign languages.
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o Bengal government in 2011 instituted Banga Bibhushan award
to recognize the services of eminent personalities from their respective
fields.
o Poland’s Pawel Pawlikowski won the best director award at the 2018
Cannes film festival for his love story “Cold War”.
o Cold War is the 1st Polish film to compete for the Palme d’Or award since
Roman Polański’s ‘The Pianist’ scooped up the major award in 2002.
o Set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950's in Poland, the
film depicts an impossible love story in impossible times.
o The Japanese family drama Shoplifters has received the coveted award for
best film, the 'Palme d'Or', at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
o The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.
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o Andhra Pradesh Minister for IT, Panchayat Raj & Rural Development,
Nara Lokesh received the Digital Leader of the Year award during
Businessworld Digital India Summit 2018.
o Lokesh won the award for using cutting edge technology & yielding good
results in Panchayat Raj, Rural Development & Rural Water Supply
departments
o He has also served as the deputy speaker of the Lords & was appointed to
the Privy Council in 2009.
o The award was presented to the Kathak exponent during the 'Jayadev
International Dance Festival'.
o Nuclear Power Corp of India has won the top award in public
communication category at the 10th anniversary of international event
ATOMEXPO.
o NPCIL won the award for its "Atom on Wheels" campaign started in 2016
to spread awareness in rural areas about the benefits of nuclear energy.
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o The campaign mounted on wheels covered 6 lakh rural population in
6 states with material on nuclear technology
o Tully worked with the BBC for 30 years before resigning in July 1994. He
held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, Delhi, for 20 years.
o Pathak is among the three who have been conferred with the award.
o Nikkei Inc., one of the largest media corporations in Japan, has been
presenting the awards since 1996.
o Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the Swara Mauli title by
spiritual guru Vidya Narsimha Bharati Swami.
o It is for the second time that Lata Mangeshkar has been honoured with the
Swara Mauli title.
o The veteran singer has several awards to her credit in her over seven-
decade-long career, including three National Awards.
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o Nobel Peace award winner & the founder of Grameen Bank Prof.
Muhammad Yunus has been conferred with the prestigious KISS
Humanitarian Award 2018.
o Holistic coach and consultant, Nisha Bhalla was felicitated at the recently
concluded Annual WEF 2018 Awards.
o Nisha was presented the 'Excellent Woman of Excellence' award for her
spiritual service.
o The Swedish Academy has postponed the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature
following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have
tarnished the body’s reputation.
o The 2018 winner will be presented alongside the 2019 winner next year.
o It is the first time since wartime 1943 that the prestigious award will not be
given.
o Legendary writer M T Vasudevan Nair has been selected for the ONV
Literary Award instituted by the by the ONV Cultural Academy. The award
carries Rs 3 lakh.
o The ONV award for young promising writer has gone to ‘Amma
urangunnilla’, a poetry collection by Anuja Akathoottu.
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o The awards were presented by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
o The 65th National Film Awards 2018 ceremony began at Vigyan Bhawan
in New Delhi.
o Actor Sridevi posthumously won the Best Actress Award for her role in
Hindi film Mom while Bengali actor Riddhi Sen got the Best Actor award
for Nagar Kirtan.
o The Best Feature Film award went to Assamese film Village Rockstars.
June 2018
• Haddad and Nabarro win World Food Prize
o Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro win 2018 World Food Prize.
o The World Food Prize was created by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman
Borlaug in 1986 to recognize scientists and others who have improved the
quality and availability of food.
o The two men who have worked to provide availability of nutritious food for
pregnant women and children to reduce malnutrition in developing
countries.
o The contest was organised by SC & ST department, Govt of Odisha and the
State Tourism Department.
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o Indian International Film Awards (IIFA), held in Bangkok, late star
Sridevi won Best Actress (posthumously) for MOM.
o Irrfan Khan was given the Best Actor Award for Hindi Medium.
o Vidya Balan's Tumhari Sulu was awarded the Best Film trophy.
o Saket Chaudhary was awarded the Best Director for Hindi Medium.
o The award was given to her at the 52nd Skoch Summit held in New Delhi.
o Kalki, who has French roots, has done films such as Dev.D, Zindagi Na
Milegi Dobara & Shanghai to name a few.
o FICCI was awarded for its support and active participation at the forum,
consecutively for two years.
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o The forum brought together industry leaders from BRICS and SCO nations
to interact in the fields of information technology and digital
transformation.
o The plant is in line with Swachh Bharat Mission and Smart City inititaive.
o Vishwas Mandalik from Nasik and the Yoga Institute in Mumbai have
been selected as recipients of the Prime Minister’s award.
o They are being awarded for their outstanding contribution for promotion
and development of yoga for the year 2018.
o The selection was done from among 186 nominations received under
different categories.
o The 13th edition of the famed Rome film festival will run from October 18-
28 2018.
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o Father of Indian mimicry, Nerella Venu Madhav died after a brief illness at
his home in Mattewada in Warangal city in Telangana.
o The award was given under Culture and Community category for his
significant work in tackling poor hygiene and discrimination.
o Launched in 1996, the award honours people in Asia who have made
significant contributions in science, technology & innovation and culture &
community.
o As part of the Award, each SHG received a cash award of Rs. 1,00,000
along with a commemoration and a certificate of appreciation.
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o Singh had been helping pilgrims reach the shrine when he saw some
women and children trapped under a landslide.
o While saving them, he was hit by a huge rock, later succumbing to his
injuries.
o HDFC Bank has once again been recognized with the Champion Security
Award at the 14th Visa Asia Pacific Security Summit.
o For the second time in a row, the bank has won the award in the India and
South Asia category.
July 2018
• 3rd BRICS Film Festival concluded
o The 3rd BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along
with the International Durban Film Festival from 22-27th July, 2018.
o "Newton" won the Best Film and "Village Rockstars" won two awards at
the third edition of the BRICS Film Festival.
o HDFC has been awarded the best performing primary lending institution
in credit linked subsidy scheme (CLSS) for the EWS (Economically
Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) category.
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o CLSS was introduced in June 2015 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana for
home loans to customers from the EWS as well as LIG and MIG (Middle
income group).
o Besides the best film, it also won the awards for best actress and best
music at the festival.
o The film, directed by Bidyut Kotoky, deals with the sensitive issue of
children of Assam growing up in violent times & witnessing brutality
around them.
o Mohun Bagan 'Ratna', the highest honour of the century-old club will be
conferred on former India international Pradip Chowdhury.
o A former Mohun Bagan captain, Chowdhury was also the India team
manager.
o Chowdhury will be the 18th recipient of the award first given to Sailen
Manna in 2001.
o ONGC has been bestowed with INFRA Icon Award in the 'Global Energy'
category at the mid-day 'INFRA Icons'.
o ONGC has received the top corporate level award in recognition of its
valuable contribution in upgrading the country as a whole.
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o The United Nations has honoured the Cochin International Airport (CIAL)
with 'Champion of Earth' award for being the first airport in the world to
be completely powered by solar energy.
o CIAL is the first airport in the world to receive the highest environmental
award issued by the United Nations.
o Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the winners of Ramon
Magsaysay Award 2018.
o A graphic novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction for the first
time on July 24, with Nick Drnaso’s novel Sabrina in contention for the
prestigious award.
o The U.S. cartoonist was among the 13 authors longlisted for the prize
which markets itself as the leading literary award in the English-speaking
world.
o India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration of Sahapedia and YES Arts &
Culture, has been awarded the PATA Gold Award 2018.
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o Sahapedia is an open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of
India.
o Sahapedia got the award, announced by the Pacific Asia Travel Association
(PATA) in Bangkok, has been presented to it under the 'Heritage-Culture'
category.
o Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam has been selected for this year's 'Sangita
Kalanidhi' award of the Music Academy.
o The 'Sangita Kalanidhi' and other music awards would be presented at the
'Sadas' of the music festival on January 1, 2019.
o Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand received the Knowledge Excellence Award from
Secretary, Mines, Govt. of India for Outstanding Contribution in
Aluminium Knowledge domain.
o NALCO is the largest integrated aluminium unit in Asia and is also one of
the largest aluminium complexes of the world.
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o The Music Academy has announced a Special Lifetime Achievement
Award to be conferred on ghatam maestro T.H. Vinayakram.
o Tata Projects has bagged an Rs. 3,057 crore project of optical fiber cable
network of Bharat Net in Chhattisgarh.
o It will strengthen the state’s economy and enable local people to lead an
easy life.
o Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon has received the National Kalidas Samman
for visual arts from the Madhya Pradesh government.
August 2018
• David Beckham will receive UEFA Prez's award
o Former England captain David Beckham will receive the UEFA President's
Award for his contribution to football and for promoting the sport around
the world.
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o Beckham played for Manchester United, La Galaxy, Real Madrid, AC
Milan and Paris St-Germain.
o Beckham made 115 appearances for England and won 19 club trophies,
including 10 league titles.
o Former Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has been awarded United
States (US) 'Legion of Merit' (LOM).
o Tobacco prevalence in Delhi has come down by 6.5% in the past six years.
o The National Health Policy 2017 has set targets of relative reduction in
tobacco prevalence by 15% by 2020 and 30% by 2025.
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o British director Steve McQueen will receive BAFTA's John Schlesinger
Britannia Award.
o McQueen, who won an Oscar for 12 Years a Slave, would be this year's
recipient of the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for excellence in
directing.
o The recipients of the annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and
Biomedical Research were announced on 15th August 2018.
o The recipients are James Allison, Dr Carl June and Dr Steven Rosenberg.
o Three scientists will share a $500,000 medical prize for their studies of
the immune system that have led to innovative treatments for cancer, HIV
and other diseases.
o Sepoy Vrahma Pal Singh was selected for Kirti Chakra posthumously.
o President Ram Nath Kovind approved 'Nao Sena' medal for the six women
crew members of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini.
o Lt. Commander Vartika Joshi, who led the expedition, Lt. Commander
Prathibha, and Swathi, Aishwarya, Vijaya and Payal have been awarded
the Nao Sena Medal.
o The Academy which runs the Oscars ceremony has added a new category
to honour popular films.
o The Academy also plans to set an earlier air date for the Oscars in 2020 —
February 9 — and will be making that broadcast more “globally
accessible.”
o Akhtar was awarded the 'Shalaka Samman' for his contribution to the
world of films and poetry.
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o The Fields medals are awarded every four years to the most promising
mathematicians under the age of 40.
o Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) bagged top honours at the Swachhta
Pakwada Awards.
o The Ministry celebrated Swachhta Pakhwada from July 1, 2018, to July 15,
2018, with the theme 'Innovation and Sustainability'.
o The leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Manipur
Governor Najma Heptulla and BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab will be
conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian award by President Ram Nath
Kovind.
o Najma Heptulla will get the award for 2013, Lok Sabha member
Hukumdev Yadav for 2014.
o The award will be given to Azad for 2015, TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi for
2016 and Mahtab for 2017.
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o Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Ustad Bismillah
Khan, Mohammed Yunus, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, Dilip Kumar,
Kapila Vatsyayan, Teesta Setalvad.
September 2018
• Kanha guide among winners of TOFTigers Awards
o Also, a restaurant from Nepal and a nature tour operator from the
Netherlands were some of the winners at the event.
o AAI’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Indore and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
International Airport, Ahmedabad were conferred with the prestigious
National Tourism Awards 2016-17.
o Indore airport received the Best Airport Award in ‘Rest of India’ category.
o The awards were presented on World Tourism Day i.e 27 Sept 2018.
o Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the prestigious United
Nations Champions of the Earth Award.
The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to
recognize outstanding achievement in sports. The award was presented to 20
peoples, some winners of Arjuna Awards 2018 are as follows-
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o Luka Modric won FIFA's best male player award for 2018.
o Brazil and Orlando Pride forward Marta won the best female player award.
o The film which had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film
Festival and India premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival 2018.
o It also won the 'Best Feature film Award' at the 65th National Film
Awards.
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o The 27-year-old joins fellow UK authors Anna Burns for
"Milkman" and Robin Robertson for "The Long Take".
o Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will
receive the prestigious 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna' on September 25, 2018.
o Chanu was chosen for the prestigious award following her gold medal in
the 48kg category at the World Championships 2017.
o Vasan Bala’s superhero movie, Mard ko Dard Nahin Hota has won
the Toronto film festival’s prestigious Grolsch People’s Choice Midnight
Madness Award.
o The film pays tribute to action comedies of the 70s and 80s and tells the
story of a young man born with a disorder that makes him immune to
pain.
o This is the first ever Indian film to be screened in the Toronto festival’s
Midnight Madness.
o The SVP honours the schools that have done exemplary work in the field of
water, sanitation and hygiene.
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• INSV Tarini received Tenzing Norgay Award
o The all-women crew of INSV Tarini has bagged the prestigious Tenzing
Norgay National Adventure award.
o The INSV Tarini crew was also bestowed with Nav Sena Medal on the
occasion of 72nd Independence Day.
o The Toronto film festival is the biggest in North America and has
traditionally been a key event for Oscar-conscious distributors.
o Six aerodromes of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have bagged seven
international awards.
o The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards 2017 were presented by the
Airports Council International (ACI) at the Customer Excellence Global
Summit in Canada, on September 12 2018.
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o The NSA is given in recognition of outstanding safety performance of
industrial establishments.
o The first ever awards will be given on 13th September 2018 at a function in
New Delhi.
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o An international children rights charity based in Switzerland has been
awarded the 2018 'Balzan Prize' for humanitarian achievement.
o The Balzan Foundation announced that 'Terre des Hommes' will receive 1
million Swiss francs (USD 1 million) for a project in the African nation of
Mali.
o Aishwarya Rai was felicitated with the 'Meryl Streep Award for
Excellence' at the first edition of Women In Film and Television (WIFT).
o The award has been established to honour the best female talent in
Bollywood and Hollywood.
o Odia poet Satrughna Pandav will be honored with the prestigious 'Sarala
Puraskar' for his poetry collection 'Misra Dhrupad'.
o Eminent neurosurgeon Dr. Basant Kumar Misra has been named for the
prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award.
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o Misra is the Head of Department of Surgery as well as Neurosurgery and
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery at Mumbai's P.D. Hinduja Hospital.
o Nehal Chudasama is crowned as the new Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva - Miss
Universe India 2018.
o Aditi Hundia from Jaipur won Yahama Fascino Miss Diva Universe
Supranational 2018, and the Yahama Fascino Miss Diva 2018 - Second
Runner-up title went to Lucknow's Roshni Sheoran.
o Two Indian nationals, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk, were given
the Ramon Magsaysay award, popularly known as Asia’s Nobel Prize.
o Since 1988, Vatwani has helped around 7,000 mental patients, reuniting
many of them with their families.
October 2018
• Malala to be honoured by Harvard University
o Malala Yousafzai is the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize in
2014.
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• Meenakshi Chaudhary won 1st runner-up title
o Chaudhary was narrowly edged out by Paraguay's Clara Sosa for the top
honour.
o Sosa succeeds Miss Grand International 2017 Maria Jose Lora of Peru.
o She has been the winner of fbb Colors Femina Miss Grand India 2018 title
earlier.
o Roopam Sharma, a 23-year old Indian scientist, won the World Health
Summit Startup award, 2018.
o He won for his invention, Manovue – the world’s first intelligent personal
assisting system for the visually impaired.
o Pakistan’s human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has been
posthumously awarded the UN Prize along with three other winners.
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o It won the prize for the excellent performance during the financial year
2017-18 and Best Seller in Crawler Equipment-Dozers and Rigid Dump
Truck segment for mining sectors.
o 'Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony' for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016
were announced on 25 October 2018.
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o Malayalam author Benyamin has bagged the inaugural 'JCB Prize for
literature' for his book 'Jasmine Days'.
o The book explores the lives of South Asians in the Middle East.
o He has been awarded for his consistent and high-level of teaching, and
inspiring and mentoring students to take up careers in Science and
Technology.
o The award is one of the highest recognition for science and technology
teachers in the country.
o Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been awarded the Seoul Peace Prize
2018.
o The awards are organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD).
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o Invest India is a non-profit venture of the Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP).
o The award has been instituted by the Indian Council of Food and
Agriculture (ICFA) with an aim to recognise individuals who have served
humanity through agriculture.
o Fali S. Nariman was conferred with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award
for Excellence in Public Administration on 22 October 2018.
o Sujatha Gidla has won the 2018 Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize.
o She won the award for her book, 'Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable
Family and the Making of Modern India'.
o The Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize is funded by the Shakti Bhatt
Foundation.
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• Minal Patel awarded at White House
o Nine researchers were awarded a total of $22 million for their innovations
in mathematics, fundamental physics and the life sciences.
o Suheil Tandon has won the International Olympic Committee's Sport and
Active Society Commission's Grant Award.
o The award has been given for his contribution to the development of
sports.
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o Suheil is the founder of Pro Sport Development (PSD) and Executive
Director of Martha Farrell Foundation.
o Author Anna Burns won the Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman".
o She has become the first Northern Irish writer and the first woman since
2013 to win the Man Booker Prize.
o The Award has been instituted by the Hridayesh Arts and carries a cash
prize of Rs 100,000 and a memento.
o The other past recipients of the awards are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle,
Amitabh Bachchan.
o The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced India’s first competition in the
defence sector, the Mehar Baba Prize.
o The IAF will pick up to three winners, each of whom will get Rs. 10 lakh in
prize money.
o The Mehar Baba Prize has been named after Commodore Mehar Singh,
DSO MVC, who was often called Mehar Baba.
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o Prema Gopalan, founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), was awarded
the 8th Social Entrepreneur of the Year award, 2018.
o Each award carries a purse of Rs one lakh each, a certificate, memento and
shawl.
o The New Academy was founded by more than 100 Swedish writers, artists
and journalists.
o The award was given for its achievement in becoming the world's first
totally organic agriculture state.
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o Sikkim was declared fully organic state in 2016 after phasing out chemical
fertilisers and pesticides
o The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has won the ‘ISSA
Good Practice Award’ at the “Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and
the Pacific” held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
o The award recognizes the measures taken by ESIC for the administrative
solution for Coverage Extension.
o The 2018 Nobel prize for economics has been awarded to William
Nordhaus and Paul Romer of the United States for their work on
sustainable growth.
o The research of the two US economists focuses on how climate change and
technology have affected the economy.
o Prof Nordhaus was the first person to create a model that described the
interplay between the economy and the climate.
o The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 was won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia
Murad.
o The award has been presented to the two figures who have brought
attention to ending sexual violence in armed conflict.
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o Maruti Suzuki has been awarded the 'National Safety Award' by Ministry
of Labour and Employment.
o The Ministry of Railways has been declared the best department for its
contribution to "Swachchta Pakhwada" under the "Swachchta Hi Seva"
category of awards.
o They were awarded for their work on harnessing the power of evolution to
develop new proteins used in drugs and medical treatments.
o Frances H Arnold, George P Smith and Gregory P Winter will share the
prize of 9 million Swedish kronor.
o Hockey player Lilima Minz from Odisha has been selected for the
prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar, 2018.
o The annual award is instituted by the charitable wing of Indian Metals &
Ferro Alloys (IMFA) comprises of a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh along with a
citation.
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o Ekalabya Puraskar has been instituted to promote literature, sports, the
arts, culture, and other socially meaningful activities.
o Scientists Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou and Donna Strickland won the
2018 Nobel Prize for Physics.
o They were awarded for their work in the field of lasers used for surgery as
well as scientific study.
o Mourou and Strickland separately created the shortest and most powerful
laser pulses ever.
o NALCO CMD Dr Tapan Kumar Chand was conferred with the 'NIPM
Ratna Award' at the 37th NIPM Annual National Conference (NATCON-
2018).
o He was given the award for his contribution to People Management &
Strategic Leadership.
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o NIPM organized the NATCON-2018 at Pune.
o They won the prize for the discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of
negative immune regulation.
o Allison and Honjo also have won the Tang Prize in 2014 for their research.
November 2018
• Keshav Ginde to get Pt. Bhimsen Joshi award
o The award honours maestros in classical music and singing, and carries a
cash award of Rs 500,000, a memento and a citation.
o Indian Navy Commander Vijay Varma and Captain P Rajkumar won the
'Asian of The Year' Award on 28 November 2018.
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o They were awarded for their selfless service and bravery in rescue
operations during the devastating floods in Kerala.
o The awards have been constituted by the English language newspaper 'The
Straits Times' and it is based in Singapore.
o 'Donbass' has won the coveted 'Golden Peacock Award' at the 49th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on 28 November 2018.
o He will receive the honour at the closing ceremony of the 49th edition of
the IFFI on November 28.
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o Sanjay Kumar was conferred the 'Global Geospatial Industry Ambassador'
Award by the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management
(UN-GGIM) on 19 November 2018.
o Of these 12 films, two are from India and the rest are foreign movies.
o The two Indian movies competing for the honour are Tamil film 'Baaram'
and Ladakhi movie 'Walking with the Wind'.
o The award will be given at the '12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards' on 29
November 2018.
o She started her career as an actor in films like '1947 Earth, 'Fire' etc.
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o Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Chairman of Motherson Sumi Systems, got the
'Entrepreneur for the Year 2018 award'.
o IIT Roorkee Professor Vimal Chandra Srivastava has won the 'NASI-
Scopus Young Scientist Award 2018' in 'Environmentally Sound
Sustainable Development' category.
o He has been given the award for his work on Industrial Wastewater
Treatment, Clean Liquid Fuels, and Multi-component Adsorption.
o On 21 November 2018, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has got
the 'Asia Environment Enforcement Award 2018'.
o This is the 2nd time in a row that the awards are being given by UN
Environment to India.
o Professor S.P. Ganguly has been awarded the 'Mexican Order of the Aztec
Eagle' on 20 November 2018.
o The award was in recognition of his outstanding work in the study of the
Spanish language and Mexican culture.
o He headed the Centre for Spanish and Latin American Studies at the
Jawaharlal Nehru University.
o Veteran journalist and writer Mark Tully won the Lifetime Achievement
Award.
o Renowned poet Jayanta Mahapatra was named the poet laureate for 2018.
o The Baroda Management Association had instituted the award to mark the
150th birth anniversary of the ruler in 2013.
o Sarod master, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was presented the 'Sumitra Charat
Ram Award for Lifetime Achievement' on 17 November 2018.
o 'Centre for Science and Environment' (CSE) has won Indira Gandhi Prize
for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2018.
o The award is conferred by Indira Gandhi Trust every year on the late
Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary.
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o The international jury for the awards was headed by former President
Pranab Mukherjee.
o Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has instituted the
'Eat Right Awards'.
o The award has been instituted for food related start-ups to reward
innovation and promote entrepreneurship in the area of food safety and
applied nutrition.
o A jury of eminent professionals and experts in the food sector will select
the winners.
o The NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and UNICEF have
announced 'UNICEF – Atal Tinkering Labs Young Champions Awards' on
14 November 2018.
o The awards were presented to the top six most innovative solutions from
across the country, which was shortlisted through the Atal Tinkering
Marathon.
o Late Dr Martha Farrell has been honoured with the 'Lifetime Achievement
Award' at the 6th Indian Social Work Congress in New Delhi on 13
November 2018.
o In 1991, she co-founded the NGO named Creative Learning for Change.
o She was awarded for 'Rajmail project' that enables access to the email
address to people in the state in local script.
o The technology for the project was developed by Rajasthan based firm
'Data XGen Technologies'.
o Six eminent professors have been awarded the 'Infosys Prize 2018' across
different categories of science and research.
o The prize has been constituted by the 'Infosys Science Foundation' (ISF).
o The annual award includes a pure gold medal, a citation and a prize purse
worth US$ 100,000.
o He won the award for his book on literary criticism titled 'Nirbochon'.
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o The award carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000 along with a citation and a
plaque.
o The award was named after the renowned writer, critic, and journalist
Munin Barkotoki.
o Journalist Swati Chaturvedi has won the 2018 Press Freedom Award for
Courage on 8 November 2018.
o She won the award for her book, 'I am a Troll: Inside The Secret World of
The BJP's Digital Army'.
o 'The LAMO Center' in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region has won an
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on 9
November 2018.
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o Jawahar Lal Sarin was conferred with France's highest civilian honour by
French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on 9 November 2018.
o The prestigious 2018 IPI India Award for excellence in journalism has
been given to Namrata Ahuja of 'The Week' magazine.
o She received the award for her exclusive story on Naga underground
camps.
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o The event was held at the prestigious MIT Sloan School of Management in
Boston, and was facilitated by MIT Sloan India Business Club.
o Veteran journalist and The Hindu Publishing Group Chairman N. Ram has
been chosen for the prestigious Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award 2018.
o The award is presented by the Press Council of India (PCI) for his
outstanding contribution to journalism.
o Woman Hockey player Lilima Minz was honoured with the prestigious
'Ekalabya Puraskar' on 4 November 2018.
o She was part of the squad that represented the country in the 2016
summer Olympics.
o The Ekalabya Puraskar has been instituted by 'IMPaCT', the social wing of
the Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys.
o Noted Malayalam novelist and short story writer M Mukundan has been
selected for the Kerala government's highest literary award 'Ezhuthachan
Puraskaram' for 2018.
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o Marie and Vijay Goradia received the 'Roy M Huffington Award' for 2018
in the US.
o The Huffington Award is the highest honour granted by the Asia Society
Texas Centre (ASTC).
o The Punjab Police bagged the Union Home Ministry's 'Crime and Criminal
Tracking Network and Systems' (CCTNS) award on 31 October 2018.
December 2018
• Chamba SP conferred 'Champion of Change' award
o Chamba's Superintendent of Police Monika Bhutunguru was conferred with
the 'Champion of Change' award by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on 27
December 2018.
o She was awarded for her immense contribution, exemplary work and
bringing a significant change in the Chamba district.
o The award selection jury was led by former Chief Justice of India K G
Balakrishna.
• Govt institutes 'Aapda Prabandhan Puraskaar'
o The government of India has instituted the 'Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda
Prabandhan Puraskaar'.
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o The award will be given to recognise the excellent work done by individuals
and institutions in the field of disaster management.
o If the awardee is an institution, it will be given a cash prize of Rs 51 lakh.
o If the awardee is an individual, the person will receive a cash prize of Rs 5
lakh.
• Champions of Change award given to Manipur CM
o Manipur's Chief Minister N Biren Singh was conferred with the 'Champions
of Change' award by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on 26 December
2018.
o He was awarded for his exemplary leadership in bringing about
transformation in governance in the northeastern state.
o The award selection jury was led by former Chief Justice of India K G
Balakrishna and former Supreme Court judge Sudha Mishra.
• Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge Award announced
o As part of the Swachhta Pakhwada held from 1 to 15 November 2018,
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) organised a
'Swachch Bharat Grand Challenge'.
o This was organised to reward innovative solutions by DIPP recognized
Start-ups in the country.
o Four areas of sanitation, waste management, water and wastewater
management, and air management were selected for the grand challenge.
• Sitarist Manju Mehta gets 'Tansen Samman'
o Sitar player Manju Mehta was conferred with the 'Tansen Samman' for 2018
by the Madhya Pradesh government
o The award was given for her contribution in the field of music.
o She was given a cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a memento.
o She was presented with the award at the inaugural ceremony of the Tansen
Music Festival on 25 December 2018.
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• 'Rafi Award' conferred to Laxmikant & Usha
o The 'Mohammed Rafi Award 2018' was given to late music composer
Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and playback singer Usha Timothy.
o Laxmikant was given the Mohammed Rafi Lifetime Achievement Award
consisting of 1 lakh rupees and a trophy.
o Usha Timothy was honoured with the award and 51,000 rupees.
o The awards were instituted by the NGO Spandan Arts.
• Railways bags Energy Conservation Awards
o The Railways has bagged 17 awards at the ‘National Energy Conservation
awards 2018' on 14 December 2018.
o It participated in three categories: Railway stations, hospitals, and
institutions.
o Under ‘transport’ category, railways obtained 10 awards for the sub-sector
railway station.
o Under ‘building’ category, it bagged three awards for sub-sector Railway
hospitals.
• Suresh Prabhu conferred with Skoch Award 2018
o Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu was conferred the 'Skoch
Golden Jubilee Challenger Award 2018' on 22 December 2018.
o He was awarded for his contribution to reforms, particularly in the power
sector reforms.
o The Skoch Challenger Awards are the highest independently instituted
civilian honours.
• 40 workers selected for PM Shram Awards 2017
o On 20 December 2018, the Government of India has decided to confer the
Prime Minister’s Shram Awards for the year 2017 to be awarded to 40
workers.
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o They are employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector
Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector
Units.
o The awards are in recognition of their distinguished performances in the
field of productivity.
• Handicrafts Export Awards announced
o Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani, presented awards to handicrafts
exporters for their outstanding performance in exports for the year 2015-16
& 2016-17 on 19 December 2018.
o The awards for outstanding performance of handicrafts exports were given
under different categories to 136 exporters.
o 70 awards were given for the year 2015-16 and 66 awards were distributed
for the year 2016-17.
• 'Period. End of Sentence' in Oscars
o 'Period. End of Sentence' has made it to the Oscar shortlist in the
Documentary Short Subject category.
o The film is about women in India fighting against the deeply rooted stigma
of menstruation and delving upon the work of real-life ‘Pad Man’
Arunachalam Muruganantham.
o India’s entry for the Foreign Language Film Category, 'Village Rockstars' is
out of the Oscar list.
• Jeff Bridges will be awarded 'Cecil B deMille'
o Veteran actor Jeff Bridges will receive the 'Cecil B DeMille' award 2018 at
the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards.
o The 'Cecil B DeMille' award is given annually to a talented individual who
has made a lasting impact on the world of entertainment.
o Bridges' first Golden Globe nomination came in 1984 for best actor in
'Starman'.
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• French govt. honours producer Ashok Amritraj
o Film producer Ashok Amritraj was honoured with the 'French Knight of the
National Order of Merit' on 14 December 2018.
o Mr Amritraj has been the producer of Hollywood films such as Ghost Rider:
Spirit of Vengeance with Nicholas Cage and 99 Homes starring Andrew
Garfield.
o He was awarded for his contribution to the world of cinema and Indo-
French film industry.
• Women Transforming India Awards 2018
o Government think-tank NITI Aayog will organise the 3rd edition of the
'Women Transforming India Awards' 2018 on 16 December 2018.
o It will also launch the upgraded portal of the Women Entrepreneurship
Platform.
o Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will present the awards and launch the
portal.
o The awards were instituted to recognise and celebrate stories of exemplary
women from across India.
• Amitav Ghosh honoured with 'Jnanpith Award'
o Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with the 'Jnanpith
Award' 2018 for outstanding contribution towards literature.
o The decision was taken in a meeting of Jnanpith Selection Board chaired by
eminent novelist, scholar and Jnanpith laureate Pratibha Ray.
o He is known for a series of novels such as 'The Shadow Lines', 'The Glass
Palace', and 'The Hungry Tide'.
• Tata Steel won the Prime Minister's Trophy
o Private steel major Tata Steel Limited won the Prime Minister's Trophy for
the 'Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant' in the country for 2016-17.
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o It also won the award for 2014-15 and 2015-16.
o It was the fourth consecutive year when the company was honoured with
this award.
o The award has been instituted to recognize the outstanding performance of
integrated steel plants in the country.
• 'Doordarshan Mahila Kisan' Awards launched
o Prasar Bharati Chairman Dr A Surya Prakash launched 'Doordarshan
Mahila Kisan' Awards programme on DD Kisan Channel in New Delhi on
14 December 2018.
o The award is an effort to bring the stories of struggle and success of women
farmers in front of the country.
o The women farmers have been selected by the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR)
• 8 parliamentarians awarded by M Venkaiah Naidu
o Eight parliamentarians were honoured by Vice-President M Venkaiah
Naidu for their contribution in strengthening parliamentary democracy on
13 December 2018.
o Rajya Sabha MP Sharad Pawar and veteran leader Murli Manohar Joshi got
the 'Lifetime Achievement' award.
o Ghulam Nabi Azad and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey were selected for the 'Best
Parliamentarians' award 2018.
• Iranian Film 'Dark Room' won an award at IFFK
o Iranian movie 'Dark Room' bagged the 'Suvarna Chakoram' (The Golden
Crow Pheasant) award in the 23rd edition of the International Film Festival
of Kerala (IIFK) on 13 December 2018.
o The movie revolves around the efforts of the parents of a boy to identify the
abusers of their child.
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o 'The Dark Room' will get a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh, which will be shared
with the producer.
• Jharkhand gets 'Krishi Karman' award
o Jharkhand has been selected for the 'Krishi Karman' award in the rice
category from the Union Ministry of Agriculture on 13 December 2018.
o The award to be given away in February 2019 carries a cash prize of Rs 2
crore and a citation.
o Each farmer would be given a cash award of Rs 2 lakh along with citation.
• UN honoured Indian startup 'HelpUsGreen'
o Uttar Pradesh-based 'HelpUsGreen' named startup has been honoured by
the UN.
o The startup works to clean up the mighty river Ganga by recycling
thousands of tonnes of floral waste from temples.
o 'HelpUsGreen' has come up with the world's first profitable solution to the
monumental temple waste problem: 'flowercycling'.
• Mary Kom honoured with highest civilian title
o Manipur Government honoured MC Mary Kom with the title
'Meethoileima' (par excellent queen) in Imphal on 11 December 2018.
o She was honoured with the title 'Meethoileima' for winning the sixth gold
medal in the World Boxing Championship 2018.
o On the occasion, state's Chief Minister N. Biren Singh handed over a cheque
of ten lakh rupees to her.
• Shyam Sundar won the Sahitya Akademi Award
o Shyam Sundar Besra has been conferred the 'Sahitya Akademi Award 2018'
on 5 December 2018.
o He has been awarded for his novel 'Marom' in Santhali language.
o The novel highlights the situation emerged after the two main industrial
development of the Santhal area after Independence.
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o He is the Chief Inspector of Ticket working in Asansol Division of Eastern
Railway.
• Best Woman Parliamentarian Award for Kanimozhi
o DMK MP Kanimozhi has been selected for the 'Best Woman
Parliamentarian Award' (Rajya Sabha) set up by Lokmat newspaper for
2018.
o A jury of eminent personalities headed by Murali Manohar Joshi selected
her for the award.
o The award will be presented to her by Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on
13 December 2018.
• Imran won the Sanctuary Wildlife Service Award
o Conservationist Imran Siddiqui has been honoured with 'Sanctuary Wildlife
Service Award 2018' on 8 December 2018.
o He is the Assistant Director for Conservation Science at Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS)-India that monitors tigers.
o The Sanctuary Wildlife Awards are organised annually by the Sanctuary
Nature Foundation.
• IIT-Mandi professor won Biotechnologist Award
o Rajanish Giri has been awarded the 'Innovative Young Biotechnologist
Award (IYBA) 2018'.
o He was selected for his proposed innovative idea on Zika virus Capsid
Folding and inhibitor discovery.
o He is the assistant professor from the Indian Institute of Technology-Mandi
(IIT-Mandi).
o The 'Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award' (IYBA) was instituted by the
Department of Biotechnology in 2005.
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• Rattan Lal won 'Glinka World Soil Prize 2018'
o Rattan Lal has won the 'Glinka World Soil Prize 2018' in a ceremony held at
the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome
on 6 December 2018.
o He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to sustainable soil
management and the protection of soil resources.
o The 'Glinka World Soil Prize' is considered the highest honour in the soil
science profession.
• MNRE conferred 'Skoch Award 2018'
o Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been conferred the
'Skoch Award for National Significance 2018' in New Delhi on 7 December
2018.
o The award has been conferred on the Ministry considering its purpose and
critical role played in installing about 73 GW renewable energy capacity in
the country.
o The award was received by Ministry of New Renewable Energy Secretary
Anand Kumar.
• S. Ramakrishnan won Sahitya Akademi Award
o Tamil writer S. Ramakrishnan has won the 'Sahitya Akademi Award 2018'
on 5 December 2018.
o He has been awarded for his novel 'Sancharam'.
o The novel deals with the lives of nadhaswaram artistes.
o The Sahitya Akademi award is among the most prestigious literary honours
bestowed on writers for their works across genres and languages.
• G. Venkatasubbaiah got Bhasha Samman for South
o G. Venkatasubbaiah has been chosen for the Sahitya Akademi’s 'Bhasha
Samman' for South (2017) on 5 December 2018.
o The award has been given in recognition of his contribution to the field of
classical and medieval literature.
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o The other winners of 'Bhasha Samman': Yogendra Nath Sharma was
awarded for the North zone, Gagendra Nath Das for the East zone, and
Shailaja Bapat for the West zone.
• Delhi Minister Imran Hussain awarded by PETA
o Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain received 'Hero to Animals
Award' by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)-India on
2 December 2018.
o He received the award for banning the Chinese manjha, or the glass-coated
kite strings, across Delhi.
o Mr Hussain in July 2018 had called for a complete ban on the sale,
production, storage and import of the Chinese manjha.
• Abhinav Bindra won ISSF's 'Blue Cross' award
o On 30 November 2018, shooter Abhinav Bindra was conferred with the
'Blue Cross' by the International Shooting Sports Federation's (ISSF).
o It is the ISSF's highest award.
o He was awarded for his outstanding services as the Chairman of the
International Shooting Sports Federation's Athletes Committee.
o He won the gold medal in 10m air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics in
2008.
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