Awards
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Delhi International Airport among cleanest in Asia-Pacific, says ACI
Delhi airport has been ranked among the cleanest airports in Asia-Pacific as a part of the Airport Council International (ACI)’s annual service quality award. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), operated by DIAL, has bagged the award for Airport Service Quality...
Published On March 7th, 2023 -
Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti
The “Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023”, organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to honour the women champions of rural water and sanitation sector, was graced by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu. Buy Prime Test Series for all...
Published On March 6th, 2023 -
Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla wins 2023 PEN/Nabokov Lifetime Achievement Award
2023 PEN/Nabokov Lifetime Achievement Award Vinod Kumar Shukla has won the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature for lifetime achievement in literature, one of the most coveted literary prizes worldwide, after decades of composing acclaimed novels like Naukar Ki...
Published On March 6th, 2023 -
Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry gets Porter Prize 2023 in managing COVID-19
Porter Prize 2023 Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has received the Porter Prize 2023. It recognized the government’s strategy in managing COVID-19, also the approach, and involvement of various stakeholders especially involvement of ASHA workers in the industry to...
Published On March 4th, 2023 -
Asian Chess Federation confers D Gukesh with Player of the Year award
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has been honoured with Player-of-the-Year award by the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) for clinching the gold medal with a record-breaking score of 9/11 in the 44th Chess Olympiad at Mahabalipuram. Gukesh became only the sixth Indian...
Published On March 3rd, 2023 -
HDFC Bank’s Sashidhar Jagdishan is ‘BS Banker of the Year 2022’
Sashidhar Jagdishan is 'BS Banker of the Year 2022' Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank, has been chosen as the Business Standard Banker of the Year 2022. This award is given to him...
Published On March 3rd, 2023 -
India Wins GSMA Government Leadership Award 2023
Government Leadership Award 2023 Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA) has conferred Government Leadership Award 2023 to India for implementing best practices in telecom policy and regulation. GSMA, which represents more than 750 mobile operators and 400 companies in the telecom...
Published On March 2nd, 2023 -
‘Naatu Naatu’ song from ‘RRR’ to be performed at the Oscars 2023 ceremony
SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' movie, the popular song 'Naatu Naatu' which is nominated in the 'Best Original Song' category will be performed at the 95th Academy Awards or Oscar awards by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava in their Oscar debut....
Published On March 1st, 2023 -
J&K won best adventure tourism destination award
Best adventure tourism destination award The India Today Tourism Survey has chosen Jammu & Kashmir Tourism for best adventure tourism award. The awards were given away at New Delhi by Union Minister of State for Culture & Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun...
Published On February 28th, 2023 -
Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan wins 2023 Marconi Prize
Marconi Prize 2023 Computer scientist Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize. Dr. Balakrishnan has been cited “for fundamental contributions to wired and wireless networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems”. The Marconi Prize is a top honour for...
Published On February 27th, 2023