All Important Awards & Honours - November 2015

Delhi Development Authority awarded with E-India Award

It bagged the award under the category of Digital India IT initiatives for extraordinary IT initiatives in the field of land protection and engineering projects.

Renowned violinist L Subramaniam to be honoured with ITC Sangeet Samman

ITC Sangeet Research Academy Executive Director Rabi Srinibasan announced the award on 1 December 2015.

Embrace of the Serpent bagged Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at IFFI 2015

The Best Film Award comprises the Golden Peacock and a citation with prize money of 40 lakhs rupees to be shared between the Director and the Producer of the movie.

Hinduja Brothers received lifetime achievement award at Asian Business Leadership Forum 2015

The Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) Series is Asia’s most prestigious annual business leadership event series.

Dr Abdul Kalam IGNITE award presented by President Pranab Mukherjee

The awards were given away for 31 innovations at the prestigious IIM-A by President during his three day visit to Gujarat.

Infosys Science Foundation announced winners of Infosys Prize 2015

The prize established in 2009 is given in six categories and the prize for each category consists of a purse of 65 lakh rupees, a 22 karat gold medallion and a citation certificate.

Kuldip Nayar honoured with Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award

The award for the years 2013 and 2014 was handed over by Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley.

Marathi actor Prashant Damle selected for Dinanath Mangeshkar award

Damle was chosen for the award for his outstanding contribution in the field of theatre, film and music.

University of East London awarded honorary doctorate to Ashok Amritraj

Amritraj was honoured for promoting talented moviemakers from across the world, including India.

UNHCR chosen for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015

So far, UNHCR has won two Nobel Peace Prizes, once in 1954 and again in 1981.

Names of 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients announced

The list includes the name Yogi Berra and Steven Spielberg.

Kiren Rijiju conferred with Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Champion honour by UN

Rijiju is the first Indian to be conferred with this honour. He is also the first regional champion for DRR after the Sendai Agreement.

Abraham M Keita from Liberia won the 2015 International Children's Peace Prize

He was awarded for his extraordinary and peaceful fight for justice for child victims of physical or sexual violence, and for successfully campaigning for the Liberian parliament to adopt the Children’s Law.

Santoor maestro Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma honoured with Kala Shikhar award

The governor of Maharashtra C Vidyasagar Rao presented the award to the 77-year old Santoor maestro in Mumbai.

AIR programme on child labour bagged top prize at ABU Prizes

The prize was announced at a function held on Friday at Ankara, Turkey, on the sidelines of 52nd ABU General Assembly and Associated Meetings.

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