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2 Indian artists named in “Power 100” of contemporary art world

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6th Swaminathan award presented to Dr R R Hanchinal

Hanchinal receives 6th M.S. Swaminathan Award

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Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank receives ‘International Invincible Gold Medal’

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank gets ‘International Invincible Gold Medal 2021’

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Hockey India Annual Awards: Sreejesh, Deepika walk away with honours

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Bloomberg World’s Richest Families Report 2025: The Walton Tops the List;...

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Hurun Global Rich List 2020: India ranked 3rd among countries;Jeff Bezos...

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Eminent Chess Player Viswanathan Anand honoured with ‘Honoris Causa’ Doctor of...

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PM Confers Himachal Pradesh with Krishi Karman Award

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Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, Anuradha Roy among 23 winners

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President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 63rd National Film Awards

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Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to be honoured with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award

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Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award 2016 awarded to Jharana Das

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National Bravery Awards for India’s Young Bravehearts

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UNEP announces 6 Recipients for 2020 Champions of the Earth Award

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Indian Scientist Dr Sakya Singha Sen and team wins ‘Merck Young...

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President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 15 Women with ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’...

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2016 FIFA Ballon d’Or award bagged by Lionel Messi

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Mother Teresa’s Blue-Bordered Sari declared an Intellectual Property

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Odisha wins ‘World Habitat Award 2019’ for OLHM – Jaga Mission

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Conferred With Peru’s Highest Award

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Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi confers Yoga Awards 2019

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Sameer Anjaan enters Guinness Book of World Records

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Gaia Vince becomes first woman to win Royal Society Winton Prize

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Sahitya Academy Award for translation of Murugan’s Maadhorubaagan

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Air India flies Delhi-San Francisco nonstop over Pacific, and into record...

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Indian Philanthropist Firoz Merchant honoured by UAE Govt.

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Sohan Roy 1st Indian honoured with Knighthood of Parte Guelfa in Florence

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Narendra Modi and Rekha awarded ‘Hottest Vegetarian Celebrity’ by PETA India

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Henri Tiphagne selected for Amnesty International Human Rights Award 2016

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Priyanka Chopra wins her 2nd People’s Choice Award for TV Series...

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India’s Water Man conferred with Stockholm Water Prize

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Rajasthan Health Department conferred with WHO’s Award for Tobacco Control

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Awards and Recognition

President of India presents Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2016

IIT-Hyderabad professor Aravind Kumar Rengan bags INSA Young Scientist award

Politician NK Singh gets Japan’s prestigious national Award

4 Indian Institutes made it to Times Higher Education’s World Reputation Rankings 2021; IISc Bengaluru Among Top 100

Gururaja Bhat Award conferred on historian A.V. Narasimha Murthi