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Oscars 2024/ The 96th Academy Awards ceremony
 which was presented by the Academy of Mo-
tion Picture Arts and Sciences,
 Took place on March 10, 2024, at the Dolby
Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
 During the gala, the AMPAS presented Acad-
emy Awards in 23 categories honoring films
released in 2023.
 Category Winner Best Actor CILLIAN MUR-
PHY (Oppenheimer)
 Best Actress EMMA STONE (Poor Things).
 Best Director OPPENHEIMER (Christopher
Nolan)
 Best Picture OPPENHEIMER (Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers)
 Best Supporting Actor ROBERT DOWNEY JR. (Oppenheimer)
 Best Supporting Actress DA'VINE JOY RANDOLPH (The Holdovers)
 Best Original Screenplay ANATOMY OF A FALL (Screenplay - Justine Triet and Arthur Harari)
 Best Animated Short WAR IS OVER! INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO (Dave Mullins and
Brad Booker)
 Best Animated Feature : THE BOY AND THE HERON (Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki)

69th NATIONAl FILM AWARD 2023

Category Name of the winners

Best Feature Film Rocketry

Best Director Nikhil Mahajan, Godavari

Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Enter-

RRR
tainment

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Inte-

The Kashmir Files
gration

Best Actor Allu Arjun, Pushpa

 Alia Bhatt, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon,
Best Actress
Mimi

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Aawards 2024

 Best Film : JAWAN
 Best Film ( Crtitcs) : 12th fail
 Best Actor : Shah Rukh Khan ( JAWAN)
 Best Actress: Rani Mukherjee ( Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway)
 Best Director : Sandeep Reddy Vanga ( Animal)

Erasmus Prize 2024

 Awardee : Amitabh Gosh
 awarded annually to an individual or exceptional contribution to the field of humanitarians or the
Arts.

58th Jnanpith Award 2023

 Awardee : Gulzar and Jagadguru Rambhadracharya .
 established in 1961 and first awarded in
1965.
 Gulzar : received the Sahitya Akademi
Award (2002) for Urdu, the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award (2013), the Padma Bhushan
(2004), and the National Film Awards for
his works.
 Jagadguru Rambhadracharya: received
the Padma Vibhushan in 2015, founder
and head of Tulsi Peeth in Chitrakoot,
Madhya Pradesh.
Grammy Award 2024
 Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and singer Shankar Mahadevan, has won the 66th Grammy
Award (2024) for Best Global Music Album for “This Moment”.
 66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024 were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award

 Awardee : Ratan Tata.
 or his remarkable and relentless efforts in the field of philanthropy.

National Creator Awards

 Jaya Kishori: Best Creator for Social Change
 Kabita Singh (Kabita's Kitchen): Best Creator in Food
Category
 Drew Hicks: Best International Creator
 Kamiya Jani: Favourite Travel Creator
 Ranveer Allahbadia (BeerBiceps): Disruptor of the Year
 RJ Raunac (Bauaa): Most Creative Creator-Male
 Shraddha: Most Creative Creator (Female)
 Aridaman: Best Micro Creator
 Nishchay: Best Creator in the Gaming Category
 Ankit Baiyanpuria: Best Health and Fitness Creator
 Naman Deshmukh: Best Creator in Education Category
 Jahnvi Singh: Heritage Fashion Icon
 Malhar Kalambe: Swachhta Ambassador
 Gaurav Chaudhary: Best Creator in Tech Category
 Maithili Thakur: Cultural Ambassador of The Year
 Pankti Pandey: Favourite Green Champion
 Keerthika Govindasamy: Best Storyteller
 Aman Gupta: Celebrity Creator
PM modi 1st foreign leader to get Bhutan’s highest civilian honour
 conferred by Bhutan highest civilian award , “ Order of the Druck Gyalpo “ also known as “
Ngadag pel gi Khorlo”
 Other awards and honours received by Narendra Modi
Modi.
Special Class,
Class the highest honour of
Order of King Abdulaziz Saudi Ara-
3 April 2016 Saudi Arabia awarded to non-Muslim
Al Saud bia
dignitaries.

State Order of Ghazi The highest civilian honour of Afghani-

Afghan
Afghanistan 4 June 2016
Amir Amanullah Khan stan.

Grand Collar of the State

Palestine 10 February 2018 The highest civilian honour of Palestine.
of Palestine

Grand Cross with Collar,

Collar the highest
Order of St. Andrew Russia 12 April 2019
civilian honour of Russia.

Order of the Distin- Collar,, the highest honour of the Mal-

Ma
Maldives 8 June 2019
guished Rule of Izzuddin
din dives awarded to foreign dignitaries.

24 August
United Arab Collar,, the highest civilian honour of the
Order of Zayed 2019 (conc. 04 April
Emirates United Arab Emirates.
2019)

King Hamad Order of the First Class,

Class the third-highest civilian
Bahrain 24 August 2019
Renaissance honour of Bahrain.

United Chief Commander,

Commander the highest degree
Legion of Merit 21 December 2020
States of the Legion of Merit.

Companion, the highest civilian honour

Order of Fiji Fiji 22 May 2023
of Fiji.

Papua New Grand Companion,

Com the highest civilian
Order of Logohu 22 May 2023
Guinea honour of Papua New Guinea.

Collar,, the highest civilian honour of

Order of the Nile Egypt 25 June 2023
Egypt.

Grand Cross,
Cross the highest civilian honour
Legion of Honour France 14 July 2023
of France.

Grand Cross,
Cross the second-highest civilian
Order of Honour Greece 25 August 2023
honour of Greece.

Prof. Aditi Sen De Wins G. D. Birla Award:

 Prof. Aditi Sen De became the first female scientist to win the G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Re-
R
search in 2023.
 The award, established in 1991, celebrates exceptional scientific research by Indian scientists below the
age of 50.
Shashi Tharoor Receives France's Highest Civilian Honor:
 Shashi Tharoor was bestowed with the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur France, France's highest
civilian honor.
 He received this honor in August 2022, with a formal conferring taking place on 20 February 2024.
 Tharoor, also recognized as a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum, currently
chairs the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Changes in National Film Awards Categories:

 The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting removed the names of Indira Gandhi and Nargis Dutt
from National Film Awards categories.
 The 'Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a director' was renamed 'Best Debut Film of a Direc-
tor'.
 Similarly, the 'Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration' was renamed 'Best Fea-
ture Film Promoting National, Social and Environmental Values'.
 These changes were made to uphold the essence of the awards in fostering Indian art and culture
while aligning with contemporary values.

69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism:

 These awards recognize excellence in various aspects of filmmaking including acting, directing, dialo-
gue writing, and music.

List Of Winners:
 Best Film (Popular): "12th Fail"
 Best Film (Critics): "Joram"
 Best Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra for "12th Fail"
 Best Actor In A Leading Role: Ranbir Kapoor for "Animal"
 Best Actor (Critics): Vikrant Massey for "12th Fail"
 Best Actress In A Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani"
 Best Actress (Critics): Shefali Shah for "Three Of Us" and Rani Mukerji for "Mrs Chaterjee Vs Norway"
 Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Vicky Kaushal for "Dunki"
 Best Actress In A Supporting Role: Shabana Azmi for "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani"
 About the Filmfare Awards:
 The Filmfare Awards, initiated in 1954, are a significant recognition of excellence within the Hindi film
industry.
 "Black" (2005) holds the record for the most number of Filmfare awards won in a single year,
with 11 awards across various categories.
REC Wins Innovative Technology Development Award:
 REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, received
the 'Innovative Technology Development Award' at the IIT Madras CSR Summit.
 The award was in acknowledgment of REC's installation of a 2 MW rooftop solar plant at IIT Madras.
 REC has previously been honored with awards such as the Global CSR Leadership Awards in 2023 and
the PSE Excellence Award for CSR in 2023.

REC Receives Best Corporate Green Bond Award:

 REC Limited was awarded the Best Corporate Green Bond at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable
Finance 2024.
 This recognition was for REC's issuance of $750 million USD Green Bonds in April 2023, marking India's
first USD Green Bond issuance post its assumption of the G20 Presiden

India Wins 'Measles And Rubella Champion' Global Award:

 India received the 'Measles and Rubella Champion' award for its exceptional efforts in combating
these diseases.
 Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan accepted the award on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington.
 The award recognizes India's commitment to public health and its leadership in controlling the spread
of these diseases, especially among children.

Ministry of Tourism Hosts 'Design Challenge' Award Ceremony:

 The Ministry of Tourism organized an award ceremony for the winners of the 'Design Challenge: Eco-
Friendly Cutlery and Crockery to Substitute Single Use Plastic' in New Delhi.
 The event featured an exhibition of edible crockery and cutlery.
 Notable attendees included D.G. (Tourism) Ms. Manisha Saxena, Senior Economic Advisor Mr. Gyan
Bhushan, and renowned chefs Manjit Singh Gill and Gunjan Goela.

T.M. Krishna Receives Sangita Kalanidhi Award:

 Carnatic vocalist T.M. Krishna was honored with the Sangita Kalanidhi award by the Music Academy for
2024.
 The award was announced by N. Murali, president of the Music Academy, during a performance by
Krishna at the memorial of St. Thyagaraja in Thiruvaiyaru.
 Other awardees include mridangam player Parasala Ravi and vocalist Geetha Raja for Sangita Kala
Acharya awards, and violinist H.K. Narasimhamurthy for TTK Awards.

Prabha Varma Wins Saraswati Samman for Malayalam Poetry:

 Renowned poet Prabha Varma was selected for the Saraswati Samman for 2023 for his work in Ma-
layalam poetry, particularly for his collection "Roudra Sathwikam."
 The award recognizes his contributions to literature from 2013 to 2022.

Professor Emeritus James Boyce Wins Global Inequality Research Award:

 Professor Emeritus James K. Boyce was awarded the Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA) jointly by
the World Inequality Lab and Sciences Po’s Center for Research on Social Inequalities for his significant
contributions to understanding global inequalities.

ISRO Receives Aviation Week Laureates Award for Chandrayaan-3 Mission:

 ISRO was honored with the Aviation Week Laureates Award for its achievements in the Chandrayaan-3
mission.
 The award acknowledges ISRO's successful landing at the lunar South Pole with a modest cost of $75
million.
 Additionally, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) approved the name 'Station Shiv Shakti' for
the landing site of Chandrayaan-3's lander.

IndiGo Named 'Airline of the Year' at Air Transport Awards 2024:

 IndiGo was recognized as the 'Airline of the Year' at the Air Transport Awards 2024 in Athens, Greece.
 The airline's achievement includes operating 2,000 daily flights and carrying 100 million passengers in
a year.
Michel Talagrand Receives Abel Prize for Mathematics:
 Michel Talagrand of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) was awarded the 2024
Abel Prize for his work in probability theory and stochastic processes.

CMD/RailTel Sanjai Kumar Honored with CMD Leadership Award:

 Sanjai Kumar, CMD/RailTel, received the CMD Leadership Award at the 10th Edition of Governance
Now PSU Conference and Awards for his outstanding leadership in guiding RailTel's exceptional per-
formance.

NLC India Ltd Wins GEEF Global Environment Award:

 NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) received the GEEF Global Environment Award 2024 in the mining category for its
sustainable development initiatives and social welfare measures.

Vijay Jain of Star Estate Wins Times Power Icon 2024 Award:
 Vijay Jain, Managing Director of Star Estate, was honored with the prestigious Times Power Icon 2024
Award for his visionary leadership and outstanding achievements in the real estate sector.

Prof. B.R. Kamboj Receives M.S. Swaminathan Award:

 Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice Chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, was
honored with the M.S. Swaminathan Award for his contributions in agronomy.
 Thawar Chand Gehlot, Governor of Karnataka, presented the award at the International Conference on
'One Health One World' in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Announces 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar' 2023:
 The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023.
 Odisha Mining Corporate Limited and Jain Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, were awarded for
their efforts in sports encouragement and talent nurturing respectively.
 President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023

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Shri Chirag Chandra- Badminton

shekhar Shetty

Shri Rankireddy Satwik Badminton

Sai Raj

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023

1. Shri Lalit Kumar Wrestling

2. Shri R. B. Ramesh Chess

3. Shri Mahaveer Prasad Saini Para Athletics

4. Shri Shivendra Singh Hockey

5. Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar Mallakhamb

President Awards Sheetal Devi Arjuna Award for Sporting Achievements:
 Para archer Sheetal Devi from Jammu and Kashmir
was honored with the Arjuna Award for her outstanding
sporting achievements.
 Sheetal Devi, who won two gold medals in the Hang-
zhou Asian Games, is the first international para archer
without upper limbs.

Former President Kovind to Award Diplomas at IIMC's 55th Convocation:

 Former President Ram Nath Kovind will confer Post Graduate Diploma degrees at the 55th Convoca-
tion of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in New Delhi.
 A total of sixty-five students will be awarded medals for outstanding performances.

REC Receives ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting:

 REC Limited was awarded the ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year 2022-
23.
 The award recognizes REC's adherence to accounting practices, disclosure policies, and compliance
with regulatory standards.
 Additionally, REC was honored with the SCOPE Excellence Award for Digitalization for its commitment
to embracing technological advancements.

Delhi and Bengaluru Win 'Best Airport' Award:

 Bangalore and Delhi airports jointly won the Best Airport award at the 4th edition of “Wings India
Awards” in the Civil Aviation Sector.
 Various other aviation-related awards were also presented at the event in Hyderabad.
Ministry of Culture's Tableau Wins First Prize at Republic Day Parade 2024:
 The Ministry of Culture's tableau secured the first prize at the Republic Day Parade 2024 for its depic-
tion of India's rich cultural heritage using innovative techniques.

Padma Awards 2024 Recipients Announced:

 The Padma Awards 2024 recipients were announced, honoring individuals for their exceptional contri-
butions in various fields.
 Five individuals received Padma Vibhushan, 17 received Padma Bhushan, and 110 received Padma Shri
awards for their outstanding achievements.

Padma Vibhushan:
1. Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali: Art | Tamil Nadu
2. Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi: Art | Andhra Pradesh
3. Shri M Venkaiah Naidu: Public Affairs | Andhra Pradesh
4. Shri Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumous): Social Work( Sulab founder) | Bihar
5. Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam : Art | Tamil Nadu

 2023 list
Name Field
Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) Others - Architecture
Shri Zakir Hussain Art
Shri S M Krishna Public Affairs
Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous) Medicine
Shri Srinivas Varadhan Science & Engineering
Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous) Public Affairs

Padma Bhushan

Name Category State

Ms. M Fathima Beevi Public Affairs Kerala
Shri Hormusji N Cama Literature & Education Maharashtra
Shri Mithun Chakraborty Art West Bengal
Shri Sitaram Jindal Trade & Industry Karnataka
Shri Young Liu Trade & Industry Taiwan
 Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta Medicine Maharashtra
Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee Public Affairs West Bengal
Shri Ram Naik Public Affairs Maharashtra
Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel Medicine Gujarat
Shri Olanchery Rajagopal Public Affairs Kerala
Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt Art Maharashtra

Shri Togdan Rinpoche Others - Spiritualism Ladakh

Shri Pyarelal Sharma Art Maharashtra
Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur Medicine Bihar
Ms. Usha Uthup Art West Bengal
Shri Vijaykanth Art Tamil Nadu
Shri Kundan Vyas Literature & Education - Maharashtra
Journalism

 2023 List
Name Field
Shri S L Bhyrappa Literature & Education
Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla Trade & Industry
Shri Deepak Dhar Science & Engineering
Ms. Vani Jairam Art
Swami Chinna Jeeyar Others – Spiritualism
Ms. Suman Kalyanpur Art
Shri Kapil Kapoor Literature & Education
Ms. Sudha Murty Social Work
Shri Kamlesh D Patel Others – Spiritualism

Padma Shri

Shri Rohan Machanda Bopanna Sports

Parbati Baruah India’s first female elephant mahout
Chami Murmu Renowned tribal environmentalist
Sangthankima Social worker from Mizoram
Jageshwar Yadav Tribal welfare worker
Gurvinder Singh Divyang social worker from Sirsa
Sathyanarayana Beleri Rice farmer from Kasaragod
Dukhu Majhi Tribal environmentalist from Sindri village
K Chellammal Organic farmer from Andaman
Hemchand Manjhi Medicinal practitioner from Narayanpur
Yanung Jamoh Lego Herbal medicine expert from Arunachal Pradesh

Somanna Tribal welfare worker from Mysuru

Sarbeswar Basumatary Tribal farmer from Chirang
Prema Dhanraj Plastic surgeon and social worker
Uday Vishwanath Deshpande International Mallakhamb coach
Yazdi Maneksha Italia Microbiologist expert in sickle cell anemia

Shanti Devi Paswan & Shivan Paswan Husband-wife duo Godna painters

Ratan Kahar Bhadu folk singer

Ashok Kumar Biswas Prolific Tikuli painter
Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil Distinguished Kalluvazhi Kathakali dancer

Uma Maheshwari D Female Harikatha exponent

Gopinath Swain Krishna Leela singer
Smriti Rekha Chakma Chakma Loinloom shawl weaver from Tripura

Omprakash Sharma Mach theatre artist

Narayanan E P Veteran Theyyam Folk Dancer from Kannur

Bhagabat Padhan Sabda Nrutya Folk dance expert

Sanatan Rudra Pal Distinguished sculptor
Badrappan M Exponent of Valli Oyil Kummi Folk Dance

Jordan Lepcha Bamboo craftsman from Lepcha tribe

Machihan Sasa Longpi potter from Ukhrul
Gaddam Sammaiah Eminent Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artist

Jankilal Behrupiya Artist from Bhilwara

Dasari Kondappa 3rd generation Burra Veena player
Babu Ram Yadav Brass Marori craftsperson
Nepal Chandra Sutradhar 3rd Generation Chhau mask maker

Bharat Ratna
 Highest civilian award since 1954.
 Recommendations made by Prime Minister.
 Recipient gets Sanad (certificate) and medallion, no monetary grant.
 Total number of recipients of Bharat Ratna award to 53.
 Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa, and to two non-Indians,
Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and former South African President Nelson Man-
dela.
 Awardee 2024: Karpoori Thakur, Mankombu Sambasivan (MS) Swaminathan, Pamulaparthi
Venkata (P. V.) Narasimha Rao, Lal Krishna Advani, and Chaudhary Charan Singh.
 KARPOORI THAKUR: known for "Jan Nayak," served as Bihar's 11th Chief Minister twice,
from 1970-71 and 1977-79.
 MANKOMBU SAMBASIVAN (MS) SWAMINATHAN : ‘Father of India’s Green Revolution,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 1961, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971, and the Al-
bert Einstein World Science Award in 1986. Recognised with the Padma Shri (1967), Padma
Bhushan (1972) Padma Vibhushan (1989).
 PAMULAPARTHI VENKATA (P. V.) NARASIMHA RAO: served as the 9th Prime Minister of In-
dia from 1991 to 1996, economic liberalization and resurgence, following the LPG reforms of
1991 that opened up the economy.
 LAL KRISHNA ADVANI: 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India (1999-2004) and as the President
of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980.
 CHAUDHARY CHARAN SINGH : served as the 5th prime minister of India and former Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh, abolishing the zamindari system,

Sangeet Natak Akademi

 Apex body in the field of performing arts in India.
 Established in 1953, it plays a crucial role in the preservation and promotion of the country’s
vast intangible cultural heritage expressed through music, dance, and drama.
  autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture.
 Chairman of the Akademi is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years.
2023 Awardee:

DANCE
Category Awardees

Bharatanatyam Urmila Satyanarayanan

Kathakali Jagdish Sundarani Ganani

Manipuri Manju Dewi

THEATRE

Category Awardees

Playwriting Asif Ali Haider Khan

Stage Design Bapi Barinder Singh
Direction Zuleikha Chaudhari
Acting Anoop Joshi
Allied Theatre Arts – Lighting Sayed Peerzada
Other Major Traditions of Theatre – Kudiyattam Sivan Namboothiri

Music

Hindustani Vocal Kalapini Komkali

Hindustani Vocal Vinod Kumar Dwivedi

Hindustani Instrumental – Shahnai Suman Yadav

Hindustani Instrumental – Sarangi Sanjeev Jyotshi Ramnath

Hindustani Instrumental – Sitar Barun Pal

Carnatic Vocal S. Sowmya

Carnatic Vocal Sanjay Subrahmanyan

Carnatic Vocal Sriram Parasuram

Carnatic Instrumental – Violin H.K. Venkatram

Carnatic Instrumental – Mridangam S. Sekhar

Creative & Experimental Music L.V. Revanth

Other Major Traditions of Music – Sugam Sangeet Odissi Music

National Metallurgist Awards:
 Announced by Union Steel Ministry.
 Awardees and categories:
 Dr Kamachi Mudali Uthandi: Lifetime Achievement Award
 Dr Debashish Bhattacharjee: National Metallurgist Award
 Dr Rameshwar Sah: R&D in Iron & Steel Sector
 Dr Niloy Kundu: Young Metallurgist (Environment) Award
 Agilan Muthumanickam: Young Metallurgist (Metal Science) Award

Steel Production in India:

 April-October 2023: Production and consumption grew by 15%.
 India now 2nd largest steel producer globally.

Oxford Word of the Year 2023:

 Rizz crowned Word of the Year.
 Selected from shortlist of eight words reflecting past year's mood.
 Public voting narrowed down shortlist to four finalists.

Asian Awards at APC Conference:

 Sheetal Devi awarded Best Youth Athlete.
 Awards in six categories announced.

NCRTC Environmental Initiatives Award:

 Won "Environmental Initiatives of Tunnelling" category at TAI Tunnelling Awards 2023.
 Recognized for innovation and environmental efforts.

UNHCR Nansen Award:

 Abdullahi Mire awarded for providing books to children in Dadaab refugee camps.

WISE Prize for Education:

 Safina Hussain honored at WISE 11 Summit.
 First global award recognizing individual contributions to education.
PRSI National Award:
 Suganthy Sundararaj recognized for outstanding contributions to healthcare communications.

Time Magazine's Person of the Year:

 Taylor Swift awarded for giving hope during dark times.

NTPC's Excellence Awards:

 Won two Silver Awards for technology excellence by Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology.
 NTPC stands out as the only PSU in India to secure dual accolades.

Time Magazine's Athlete of the Year:

 Lionel Messi awarded for his achievements in football in 2023.

Kabir Bedi feted with Italy's highest civilian honour

 Awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Merito della Repubblica Italiana).

Activist Ali Abu Awwad and pianist Daniel Barenboim win the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
 Efforts in bringing together the youth and peoples of Israel and the Arab World for a non-
violent resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Former bureaucrat Poonam Khetrapal Singh honoured by Bhutanese King

 She is WHO Regional Director (South-East Asia).
 first woman regional director of the WHO South-East Asia region.

UNESCO award for Amritsar's Rambagh Gate & Ramparts, Gurdaspur’s Peepal Haveli
 Rambagh Gate and Ramparts project received the highest honor, the 'Award of Excellence'.
Poet Sukrita Paul Kumar bags Tagore Literary Prize
 Award was started in 2018 by US-based publisher Peter Bundalo.
 platform for world peace, literature, art, education and human rights.
 Raj Kamal Jha won the prize last year for his novel 'The City and The Sea'.

ISRO bags Leif Erikson Lunar Prize for Chandrayaan-3

 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize is an annual award presented by the Exploration Museum in Husavik, Ice-
land.

10-year-old Bangalore kid wins prestigious ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ award
 Vihaan's photograph captured a spider in an intriguing position with a sculpture of Lord Krishna.

Union Home Minister’s Special Operation Medal” for this year awarded to four Special
Operation.
 CRPF, NIA, NCB and different States, and organizations have been selected for the award.

CRPF, NIA, NCB and different States, and organizations have been selected for the award.
 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards presented by Amazon Fashion.

Vir Das wins maiden International Emmy Award for best comedy
 Renowned comedian Vir Das won the 51st International Emmy Award for Comedy.
 Vir Das and Derry Girls Season 3 won the International Emmy for Comedy.