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Weekly One Liners 06th To 12th of May 2024: About The Pulitzer Prize
Weekly One Liners 06th To 12th of May 2024: About The Pulitzer Prize
Category Winner
National Affairs
Pro Publica (Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott,
Public Service Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski, and Kirsten • India emerged as the global leader in remittances in 2022,
Berg) receiving over $111 billion, surpassing the $100 billion
Investigative
Hannah Dreier (The New York Times) mark for the first time. The International Organisation for
Reporting
Migration (IOM) highlighted India, alongside Mexico,
International
Staff of The New York Times China, the Philippines, and France, as the top five
Reporting
remittance recipient countries. (Read the complete Article)
Editorial Writing David E. Hoffman (The Washington Post)
• India’s toy exports experienced a slight decline to USD
Breaking News
Photography Staff of Reuters 152.34 million in the fiscal year 2023-24, with limited
Photography
Feature benefits from quality control measures. Despite efforts to
Photography Staff of Associated Press bolster the domestic industry and ensure product safety,
Photography
Staff of the Invisible Institute and USG exports did not see significant improvement. (Read the
Audio Reporting
Audio complete Article)
Book, Drama, and Music Category • India’s remarkable surge in solar energy deployment
propelled it past Japan, securing its position as the world’s
Category Winner third-largest solar power generator in 2023. Solar energy
Fiction Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips continued its unprecedented growth streak, outpacing coal
Drama Primary Trust by Eboni Booth in global electricity generation for the 19th consecutive
No Right to an Honest Living: The Struggles of year. (Read the complete Article)
History Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era by • India has reaffirmed its dedication to the global fight
Jacqueline Jones against terrorism by contributing $500,000 to the UN
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig<br>Master Slave Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund (CTTF). Ambassador Ruchira
Biography Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery Kamboj, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN,
to Freedom by Ilyon Woo delivered the contribution to Under Secretary General
Memoir and Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search Vladimir Voronkov on May 7. This financial support adds to
Autobiography for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza
India’s ongoing commitment, totaling $2.55 million, aimed
Poetry Tripas: Poems by Brandon Som
at bolstering multilateral efforts against terrorism. (Read
Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith) by Tyshawn the complete Article)
Music
Sorey
General A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of
Nonfiction a Jerusalem Tragedy by Nathan Thrall States in the News
Special Awards and Citations • In response to a public interest litigation (PIL) on child
• A special citation was issued to the late writer and critic marriage, the Rajasthan High Court has issued a directive
Gregory Stephen Tate (Greg Tate), an American writer, aimed at curbing the practice in the state. With the
musician, and producer. approaching Akshay Tritiya festival, notorious for child
marriages, the court has emphasized the responsibility of
• A special citation was also given to journalists and media
sarpanchs and panchayat members in preventing such
workers covering the war in Gaza.
unions. (Read the complete Article)