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IIT-Kanpur Scientist Ropesh Goyal bags “Young Geospatial Scientist” Award

Ropesh Goyal from IIT Kanpur won ‘Young Geospatial Scientist’ Award In recognition of his unparalleled contribution to the development of the…

Nilmani Phookan Jr and Damodar Mauzo receive Jnanpith Award

Assamese Poet Nilmani Phookan and Damodar Mauzo, a Konkani novelist, received the 56th and 57th Jnanpith Awards for…

Nikhil Srivastava among 3 selected for inaugural Ciprian Foias Prize

Indian-American mathematician Nikhil Srivastava has been jointly selected for the inaugural $5,000 Ciprian Foias Prize. They were selected…

Ratan Tata to get Assam’s highest civilian award

Assam government will confer its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Tata Trusts' chairman Ratan Tata for his contribution towards…

V Praveen Rao wins 7th Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for 2017-19

The Vice-Chancellor of Telangana State Agricultural University Dr. V. Praveen Rao won the 7th M. S. Swaminathan Award for…

‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’ by Dinyar Patel wins NIF Book Prize 2021

Dinyar Patel has won The New India Foundation’s fourth Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021…

International Emmy Awards 2021

The 49th International Emmy Awards ceremony took place on November 22, 2021 at Casa Cipriani in New…

Mumbai-based NGO Pratham wins Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2021

Pratham, the NGO working to expand the scope for education in India, has been awarded…

Anita Desai conferred with 2021 Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award

Anita Desai has been awarded the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 to recognize her…

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur confers SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches

Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur conferred the first ever SAI…