‌Awards‌‌&‌‌Honours‌‌(Jan‌‌&‌‌June)‌‌‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌‌ ‌‌

● Lewis‌‌Hamilton‌‌‌has‌‌been‌‌knighted‌‌in‌‌Britain's‌‌traditional‌‌New‌‌Year‌‌Honours‌‌list.
● Eminent‌E ‌ ngineer‌‌Award‌‌for‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌2020‌‌by‌‌the‌‌Institution‌‌of‌‌Engineering‌‌and‌‌Technology‌‌(IET)‌‌-‌V‌ .K.
Yadav.
● Ordre‌‌National‌‌du‌‌Merite,‌‌one‌‌of‌‌the‌‌highest‌‌distinctions‌‌granted‌‌by‌‌France‌‌to‌‌honour‌‌eminent‌‌persons‌‌-
Indian‌‌physicist‌‌and‌‌Padma‌‌Shri‌‌awardee‌‌Rohini‌‌Godbole
● SKOCH‌‌Challenger‌‌Award for‌‌e-Governance‌‌-‌‌Ministry‌‌of‌‌Tribal‌‌Affairs
● Best‌‌Governed‌‌Company’‌‌at‌‌the‌‌20th‌‌ICSI‌‌National‌‌Awards‌‌in‌‌large‌‌category‌‌ in‌‌Corporate‌‌Governance,
2020‌‌-‌‌ITC‌‌Limited
● Indian‌‌Personality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌Award‌‌at‌‌51st‌‌International‌F ‌ ilm‌‌Festival‌‌of‌‌India‌‌(IFFI)‌‌-‌‌Biswajit
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● Golden‌‌Peacock‌‌Award‌‌(Best‌‌Film)-‌‌Into‌t‌ he‌‌Darkness
● Silver‌‌Peacock‌‌for‌‌Best‌‌Actor‌‌Male‌‌-‌‌Taiwanese‌‌actor‌T ‌ zu-Chuan‌L ‌ iu‌‌(The‌‌Silent‌‌Forest)
● Silver‌‌Peacock‌‌for‌‌best‌‌actor‌‌Female‌‌-‌‌Polish‌‌actor‌‌‌Zofia‌‌Stafiej‌‌(I‌‌Never‌‌Cry)

● Chief‌‌of‌‌Army‌‌Staff‌‌Commendation‌‌for‌‌his‌‌outstanding‌‌contribution‌‌to‌‌Armed‌‌Forces‌‌during‌‌the‌‌critical
period‌‌of‌‌Covid19‌‌pandemic‌‌and‌‌its‌‌various‌‌operations‌‌-‌‌Amresh‌‌Kumar‌‌Chaudhary

Padma‌‌Awards‌‌2021‌‌announced‌
 
Padma‌‌Vibhushan‌‌(7)‌
 
Name‌ Field‌ State/Country‌
 
 
 
Shri‌‌Shinzo‌‌Abe‌ Public‌‌Affairs‌ Japan‌
 
 
 
Shri‌‌S‌‌P‌‌  Art‌ Tamil‌‌Nadu‌
 
 
Balasubramaniam‌ 
(Posthumous)‌  ‌
Dr.‌‌Belle‌‌Monappa‌  Medicine‌ Karnataka‌
 
 
Hegde‌  ‌
Shri‌‌Narinder‌‌Singh‌  Science‌‌and‌‌Engineering‌ United‌‌States‌‌of‌‌America‌
 
 
Kapany‌  ‌
(Posthumous)‌  ‌

Maulana‌‌Wahiduddin‌  Others-‌‌Spiritualism‌ Delhi‌

 
 
Khan‌  ‌

Shri‌‌B.‌‌B.‌‌Lal‌ Others-‌‌Archaeology‌ Delhi‌

 
 
 
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 Shri‌‌Sudarshan‌‌Sahoo‌  ‌ Art‌  ‌ Odisha‌  ‌
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Padma‌‌Bhushan‌‌10‌  ‌
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Ms.‌‌Krishnan‌‌Nair‌‌  Art‌  ‌ Kerala‌  ‌
Shantakumari‌‌Chithra‌  ‌
Shri‌‌Tarun‌‌Gogoi‌  ‌ Public‌‌Affairs‌  ‌ Assam‌  ‌
(Posthumous)‌  ‌
Shri‌‌Chandrashekhar‌‌  Literature‌‌and‌‌Education‌  ‌ Karnataka‌  ‌
Kambara‌  ‌
Ms.‌‌Sumitra‌‌Mahajan‌  ‌ Public‌‌Affairs‌  ‌ Madhya‌‌Pradesh‌  ‌

Shri‌‌Nripendra‌‌Misra‌  ‌ Civil‌‌Service‌  ‌ Uttar‌‌Pradesh‌  ‌

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Shri‌‌Ram‌‌Vilas‌‌Paswan‌  ‌ Public‌‌Affairs‌  ‌ Bihar‌  ‌
(Posthumous)‌  ‌
Shri‌‌Keshubhai‌‌Patel‌  ‌ Public‌‌Affairs‌  ‌ Gujarat‌  ‌
(Posthumous)‌  ‌

Shri‌‌Kalbe‌‌Sadiq‌  ‌ Others-Spiritualism‌  ‌ Uttar‌‌Pradesh‌  ‌

(Posthumous)‌  ‌
Shri‌‌Rajnikant‌‌Devidas‌‌  Trade‌‌and‌‌Industry‌  ‌ Maharashtra‌ 
Shroff‌  ‌

Shri‌‌Tarlochan‌‌Singh‌  ‌ Public‌‌Affairs‌  ‌ Haryana‌  ‌

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● Colonel‌‌Bikumalla‌‌Santosh‌‌Babu‌‌posthumously‌‌awarded‌M ‌ ahavir‌‌Chakra‌  ‌
● Alert‌‌Being‌‌Icon‌‌Award‌‌by‌‌an‌‌NGO‌‌named‌‌ALERT‌‌-‌‌A.R.‌‌Rahman ‌  ‌
● The‌‌Alert‌‌Being‌‌Icon‌‌Award‌‌for‌‌an‌‌organisation‌‌was‌‌presented‌‌to‌‌the‌‌Biocon‌‌Foundation‌‌founded‌‌ 
by‌‌Kiran‌‌Mazumdar-Shaw.‌  ‌
Indian‌‌documentary‌‌film‌‌‘Writing‌‌with‌‌Fire’‌‌won‌‌the‌‌audience‌‌award‌‌in‌‌the‌‌World‌‌Cinema‌‌Documentary‌‌ 
category‌‌at‌‌Sundance‌‌Film‌‌Festival‌‌2021‌‌   ‌
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 ● Indian‌‌drama‌‌"Pebbles”,‌‌directed‌‌by‌‌filmmaker‌‌Vinothraj‌‌PS,‌‌has‌‌won‌‌the‌‌top‌‌honour,‌‌the‌‌Tiger‌‌Award‌‌ 
for‌‌best‌‌film,‌‌at‌‌the‌‌50‌th‌‌ ‌International‌‌Film‌‌Festival‌‌Rotterdam‌‌(IFFR).‌  ‌
● Airports‌‌Council‌‌International‌‌World’s‌‌‘Voice‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Customer’‌‌award:‌‌Kempegowda‌‌International‌‌ 
Airport‌  ‌
● FICCI‌‌best‌‌Agri‌‌Start-Up‌‌Award‌‌2021 ‌‌-‌‌Bioprime‌‌Agrisolutions‌  ‌
● Wildlife‌‌Photographer‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌People’s‌‌Choice‌‌Award‌‌2020‌‌-‌‌Robert‌‌ 
Irwin‌  ‌
● S.‌‌Theodore‌‌Baskaran ‌who‌‌is‌‌a‌‌writer,‌‌a‌‌historian,‌‌a‌‌naturalist,‌‌and‌‌an‌‌ 
activist‌‌has‌‌won‌‌the Sanctuary‌‌Lifetime‌‌Service‌‌Award,‌‌2020.‌  ‌
● Skoch‌‌Chief‌‌Minister‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌award‌‌2021‌‌-‌Y ‌ .S.‌‌Jagan‌‌Mohan‌‌Reddy‌  ‌
● BioAsia’s‌‌Genome‌‌Valley‌‌Excellence‌‌award‌‌-‌‌Bharat‌‌Biotech‌  ‌
● Asia‌‌Environmental‌‌Enforcement‌‌Award-2020‌‌awarded‌‌by‌‌the‌‌United‌‌Nations‌‌Environment‌‌Programme‌‌ 
(UNEP)‌‌-‌‌Wildlife‌‌Crime‌‌Control‌‌Bureau‌  ‌
● The‌‌IPI‌‌(International‌‌Press‌‌Institute)‌‌India‌‌Award‌‌for‌‌Excellence‌‌in‌‌Journalism,‌‌2020‌‌-‌‌Ritika‌‌Chopra‌  ‌
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● Best‌‌Actor‌‌(Female)‌‌-‌‌Deepika‌‌Padukone, ‌Chhapaak‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actor‌‌(Male)‌‌-‌‌Akshay‌‌Kumar,‌ Laxmii‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Film‌‌- ‌Tanhaji:‌‌The‌‌Unsung‌‌Warrior‌  ‌
● Best‌‌International‌‌Feature‌‌Film‌‌- ‌Parasite‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Director‌‌-‌‌Anurag‌‌Basu, Ludo‌  ‌
● Outstanding‌‌Contribution‌‌to‌‌Film‌‌Industry‌‌–‌D ‌ harmendra‌  ‌
● Outstanding‌‌Contribution‌‌to‌‌Literature‌‌in‌‌Indian‌‌Cinema‌‌-‌‌Chetan‌‌Bhagat‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Web‌‌Series‌‌-‌‌Scam:‌‌1992‌  ‌
● Album‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌-‌T
‌ itliyaan‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Television‌‌Series‌‌-‌‌Kundali‌‌Bhagya‌  ‌
● United‌‌States‌‌International‌‌Anti-Corruption‌‌Champions‌‌Award‌‌-‌‌RTI‌‌activist‌‌Anjali‌‌Bhardwaj‌  ‌
● Female‌‌forest‌‌officer‌‌from‌‌India‌‌was‌‌felicitated‌‌with‌‌UN's‌‌Asia‌‌Environmental‌‌Enforcement‌‌Award‌‌- ‌‌
‌Sasmita‌‌Lanka‌  ‌
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● CERAWeek‌‌global‌‌energy‌‌and‌‌environment‌‌leadership‌‌award‌‌-‌‌Narendra‌‌Modi‌  ‌
● 2021‌‌Nuremberg‌‌International‌‌Human‌‌Rights‌‌Award‌‌‌-‌‌Sayragul‌‌Sauytbay‌  ‌
● 30‌th‌‌ ‌Bihari‌‌Puraskar‌‌Award‌‌-‌ ‌Mohankrishna‌‌Bohara-‌Dor‌‌his‌‌critical‌‌work‌'‌Taslima:‌‌
 
Sangharsh‌‌Aur‌‌Sahitya‘.‌  ‌
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● The‌‌first‌‌railway‌‌station‌‌of‌‌Maharashtra‌‌to‌‌be‌‌awarded‌‌IGBC‌‌Gold‌c‌ ertification‌‌-‌‌
 
Chhatrapati‌‌Shivaji‌‌Maharaj‌‌Terminus.‌  ‌
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● BBC‌‌Indian‌‌Sportswoman‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Year‌‌award for 2020‌ ‌-‌K
‌ oneru‌‌Humpy‌  ‌
● Lifetime‌‌Achievement‌‌award‌‌went‌‌to‌‌veteran‌‌athlete‌‌Anju‌‌Bobby‌‌ 
George.‌  ‌
● Shooter‌‌Manu‌‌Bhaker‌‌‌winner‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Emerging‌‌Player-of-the-Year‌‌  
award‌  ‌
● 2020‌‌Ibrahim‌‌Prize‌‌for‌‌Achievement‌‌in‌‌African‌‌Leadership‌‌-‌‌ 
Mahamadou‌‌Issoufou‌  ‌
● International‌‌Federation‌‌of‌‌Film‌‌Archives‌‌(FIAF)‌‌Award‌‌2021‌‌-‌‌
 
Amitabh‌‌Bachchan‌ ‌for‌‌contribution‌‌to‌‌cinema‌  ‌
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 ● Highest‌‌civilian‌‌award‌‌of‌‌Mongolia‌‌“The‌‌Order‌‌of‌‌Polar‌‌Star‌”-‌‌RK‌‌Sabharwal,‌‌‌C&MD,‌‌Engineers‌‌India‌‌ 
Ltd.‌‌(EIL) ‌  ‌
● Spanish‌‌Princess‌‌of‌‌Asturias‌‌Literature‌‌Award‌‌-‌‌Emmanuel‌‌Carrere‌  ‌
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Smart‌‌Cities‌‌Awards‌‌2020‌‌for‌‌holistic‌‌development‌‌-‌‌Indore‌‌and‌‌Surat‌  ‌
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● Best‌‌ship‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Eastern‌‌Fleet‌‌among‌‌capital‌‌ships‌‌at‌‌Fleet‌‌Awards‌‌Function‌‌2021‌‌-‌‌INS‌‌Sahyadri‌‌   ‌
● INS‌‌Kamorta‌h‌ as‌‌received‌‌the‌‌title‌‌of‌‌the‌‌most‌‌spirited‌‌ship. ‌  ‌
● INS‌‌Kiltan‌‌and‌‌INS‌‌Khukri‌‌won‌‌the‌‌best‌‌corvette‌‌trophy‌‌amongst‌‌corvettes‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Documentary‌‌Feature‌‌at‌‌the‌‌21st‌‌New‌‌York‌‌Indian‌‌Film‌‌Festival‌‌ 
(NYIFF)‌‌-‌‌Ahimsa-‌‌Gandhi:‌‌The‌‌Power‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Powerless.‌  ‌
● European‌‌Inventor‌‌Award‌‌2021‌‌in‌‌the‌‌“Non-EPO‌‌countries”‌‌category‌‌-‌‌  
Indian‌‌-‌‌American‌‌chemist‌‌Sumita‌‌Mitra‌  ‌
● United‌‌Nations'‌‌Land‌‌for‌‌Life‌‌Award‌‌2021‌‌for‌‌his‌‌conservation‌‌concept,‌‌  
the‌‌Familial‌‌Forestry‌‌-‌‌Shyam‌‌Sundar‌‌Jyani‌  ‌
● A‌‌teenager,‌‌Darnella‌‌Frazier‌,‌‌who‌‌filmed‌‌George‌‌Floyd’s‌‌murder‌‌in‌‌a‌‌ 
live-streamed‌‌video‌‌that‌‌quickly‌‌spread‌‌worldwide,‌‌was‌‌awarded‌‌th‌e Pulitzer‌‌Prize‌  ‌
● ‘NSG‌‌Counter-IED‌‌&‌‌Counter-Terrorism‌‌Innovator‌‌Award‌‌2021'‌‌for‌‌his‌‌design‌‌of‌‌a‌‌blast-resistant‌‌helmet‌‌-‌‌  
Shailesh‌‌Ganpule‌,‌‌IIT‌‌Roorkee‌‌professor‌  ‌
● Asia‌‌Pacific‌‌Productivity‌‌Champion from Asian‌P ‌ roductivity‌‌Organization‌‌(APO),‌‌Japan‌‌-‌‌‌R.S.‌‌Sodhi,‌‌ 
managing‌‌director‌‌Amul‌‌   ‌
● Best‌‌Actor‌‌award‌‌for‌‌her‌‌film Raahgir:‌‌The‌‌Wayfarers‌‌at‌‌UK‌‌Asian‌‌Film‌‌Festival‌‌2021‌‌-‌T ‌ illotama‌‌Shome‌  ‌
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67‌th‌‌ ‌National‌‌Film‌‌Awards‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Hindi‌‌Film:‌‌‌Chhichhore‌  ‌
● Most‌‌Film‌‌Friendly‌‌State:‌‌‌Sikkim‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Book‌‌on‌‌Cinema:‌ A‌‌Gandhian‌‌Affair:‌‌India’s‌‌Curious‌‌Portrayal‌‌of‌‌Love‌‌in‌‌Cinema,‌‌by‌‌Sanjay‌‌Suri‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Children's‌‌Film: ‌Kastoori (Hindi)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Feature‌‌Film: ‌Marakkar:‌‌Lion‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Arabian‌‌Sea (Malayalam)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actor:‌‌‌Manoj‌‌Bajpayee‌‌for Bhonsle (Hindi),‌‌and‌‌Dhanush‌f‌ or Asuran (Tamil)‌ 
● Best‌‌Actress:‌‌‌Kangana‌‌Ranaut‌‌for Panga (Hindi)‌‌and Manikarnika:‌‌The‌‌Queen‌‌of‌‌Jhansi (Hindi)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Direction:‌‌‌Sanjay‌‌Puran‌‌Singh‌‌Chauhan‌‌for Bahattar‌‌Hoorain (Hindi)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Child‌‌Artist:‌‌‌Naga‌‌Vishal‌‌for KD (Tamil)‌ 
● Best‌‌Film‌‌on‌‌Environment: ‌Water‌‌Burial (Monpa)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Film‌‌on‌‌Social‌‌Issues: ‌Anandi‌‌Gopal‌‌(Marathi)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Animation‌‌Film:‌‌Radha‌‌(Musical)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Cinematography: ‌Jallikattu (Malayalam)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Female‌‌Playback‌‌Singer:‌‌‌Savani‌‌Ravindra‌‌for Bardo (Marathi)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Male‌‌Playback‌‌Singer:‌B ‌ ‌‌Praak‌‌for Kesari (Hindi)‌  ‌
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● WHO‌‌Director-General‌‌Special‌‌award‌‌for‌‌the‌‌year‌‌2021-‌H ‌ arsh‌‌Vardhan‌  ‌
● The‌‌first‌‌non-Malayalee‌‌poet‌‌to‌‌win‌‌the‌‌ONV‌‌literary‌‌award‌–‌ ‌‌Tamil poet‌‌Kaviperarasu‌‌Vairamuthu .‌  ‌
● Indian‌w ‌ ho‌‌was‌‌awarded‌‌the‌‌prestigious‌‌‌UN‌‌medal‌‌(Dag‌‌Hammarskjold‌‌Medal)‌‌posthumously for‌‌ 
courage‌‌and‌‌sacrifice‌‌in‌‌the‌‌line‌‌of‌‌duty‌‌–‌‌Yuvraj‌‌Singh,‌‌Ivan‌‌Michael‌‌Picardo,‌‌and‌‌Mulchand‌‌Yadav.‌  ‌
● Indian‌‌Professor‌‌has‌‌won‌‌the‌‌International‌‌Eni‌‌Award‌‌202‌0‌‌for‌‌renewable‌‌energy‌‌research‌‌-‌‌C.N.R.‌‌Rao‌  ‌
● Prestigious‌‌FIH‌‌(International‌‌Hockey‌‌Federation)‌‌President’s‌‌Award‌‌-‌‌V‌‌Karthikeyan‌‌Pandian‌  ‌
● First‌‌Indian‌‌to‌‌win‌‌the‌‌American‌‌Society‌‌of‌‌Gastrointestinal‌‌Endoscopy (ASGE)-‌‌the‌R ‌ udolf‌‌V.‌‌Schindler‌‌ 
Award‌‌ ‌-‌‌Dr.‌‌D‌‌Nageshwar‌‌Reddy‌-‌ ‌‌Padma‌‌Bhushan‌‌awardee and‌‌Chairman‌‌of AIG‌‌Hospitals‌  ‌
● Spain's‌‌top‌‌Princess‌‌of‌‌Asturias‌‌Award‌‌in‌‌the‌‌social‌‌sciences‌‌category‌‌-‌‌Amartya‌‌Kumar‌‌Sen‌  ‌
● National‌‌Award‌‌2021‌‌from‌‌Technology‌‌Development‌‌Board‌‌(TDB)‌‌-‌B ‌ reathe‌‌Applied‌‌Sciences‌‌for‌‌ 
Carbon‌‌Recycling.‌  ‌
● India‌‌Biodiversity‌‌Award‌‌2021‌‌in‌‌the‌‌individual‌‌category‌‌of‌‌‘Conservation‌‌of‌‌domesticated‌‌species’‌‌- ‌‌
Shaji.‌‌N.M‌‌(Tuber‌‌Man‌‌of‌‌Kerala) ‌  ‌
● Prestigious‌‌Etienne‌‌Glichitch‌‌Award‌‌-‌‌Hockey‌‌India‌  ‌
● First‌‌Indian‌‌to‌‌win‌‌World‌‌Choreography‌‌Award‌‌2020‌‌-‌‌Suresh‌‌Mukund‌  ‌
● Whitley‌‌Awards‌‌2021,‌‌also‌‌known‌‌as‌‌the‌‌Green‌‌Oscar‌‌-‌‌Nuklu‌‌Phom‌‌(Nagaland)‌  ‌
● Green‌‌Urja‌‌Award”‌‌by‌‌Indian‌‌Chamber‌‌of‌‌Commerce‌‌(ICC)‌‌–‌‌IREDA‌  ‌
● Arline‌‌Pacht‌‌Global‌‌Vision‌‌Award‌‌by‌‌International‌‌Association‌‌of‌‌Women‌‌Judges‌‌- ‌‌
Gita‌‌Mittal‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actor‌‌award‌‌at‌‌th‌e‌‌New‌‌York‌‌City‌‌International‌‌Film‌‌Festival‌‌2021‌‌-‌‌Anupam‌‌  
Kher‌‌‌for‌‌his‌‌short‌‌film‌‌Happy‌‌Birthday.‌  ‌
● Prime‌‌Minister‌‌Narendra‌‌Modi's‌‌former‌‌Principal‌‌Secretary‌‌‌Nripendra‌‌Mishra‌‌‌has‌‌  
been‌‌awarded‌‌Japan's‌‌National‌‌honor‌‌of‌‌the‌‌'Order‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Rising‌‌Sun,‌‌Gold‌‌and‌‌Silver‌‌ 
Star'‌‌by‌‌the‌‌Japanese‌‌government.‌  ‌
● Order‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Rising‌‌Sun,‌‌Gold‌‌and‌‌Silver‌‌Rays‌‌by‌‌Japan‌‌-‌‌Shyamala‌‌Ganesh‌‌‌(former‌‌director‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ 
Japanese‌‌Language‌‌School)‌  ‌
● First‌‌Indian‌‌and‌‌Asian‌‌woman‌‌for‌‌the‌‌2021‌‌'WILD‌‌Innovator‌‌Award‘‌‌-‌‌Krithi‌‌K‌‌Karanth‌,‌‌Chief‌‌ 
Conservation‌‌Scientist‌‌at‌‌Bengaluru-based‌C ‌ entre‌‌for‌‌Wildlife‌‌Studies‌‌(CWS)‌  ‌
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Oscars‌‌2021:‌‌The‌‌complete‌‌list‌‌of‌‌winners‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Picture‌‌-‌‌Nomadland‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actor‌‌-‌‌Anthony‌‌Hopkins‌‌‌-‌‌The‌‌Father‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actress‌‌-‌F‌ rances‌‌McDormand‌‌‌-‌‌Nomadland‌  ‌
● Best‌‌International‌‌Feature‌‌Film‌‌-‌A
‌ nother‌‌Round‌‌(Denmark)‌‌   ‌
● Best‌‌Director‌‌-‌‌Chloe‌‌Zhao‌‌(Nomadland)‌‌   ‌
● Best‌‌Animated‌‌Feature‌‌Film‌‌-‌‌Soul‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Documentary‌‌Film‌‌-‌M ‌ y‌O‌ ctopus‌‌Teacher‌  ‌
● ‘Nelson‌‌Mandela‌‌World‌‌Humanitarian‌‌Award‌‌2021’‌‌-‌‌Rumana‌‌Sinha‌‌Sehgal ‌  ‌
● Vaclav‌‌Havel‌‌Human‌‌Rights‌‌Prize‌‌2021-‌‌Loujain‌‌al-Hathloul‌ (Saudi‌‌feminist‌‌activist)‌  ‌
● Sir‌‌Richard‌‌Hadlee‌‌Medal‌‌for‌‌the‌‌fourth‌‌time‌‌in‌‌six‌‌years‌‌-‌‌Kane‌‌Williamson‌  ‌
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List‌‌of‌‌winners‌‌at‌‌BAFTA‌‌2021‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Film:‌‌Nomadland‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Film‌‌Not‌‌In‌‌the‌‌English‌‌Language:‌‌Another‌‌Round‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Documentary:‌‌My‌‌Octopus‌‌Teacher‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Animated‌‌Film:‌‌Soul‌   ‌
● Best‌‌Director:‌C
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● Best‌‌Leading‌‌Actress:‌‌Frances‌‌McDormand,‌‌Nomadland‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Leading‌‌Actor:‌A ‌ nthony‌‌Hopkins,‌‌The‌‌Father‌  ‌
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● Abu‌‌Dhabi's‌‌top‌‌civilian‌‌award‌-‌ ‌‌Indian-origin‌‌businessman‌Y‌ usuffali‌‌MA‌  ‌
● Chhattisgarh‌‌Veerni‌‌Award‌‌-‌‌Dutee‌‌Chand‌  ‌
● 2020‌A ‌ CM‌‌A.M.‌‌Turing‌‌Award (the‌‌Nobel‌‌of‌‌computing‌‌science‌‌with‌‌the‌‌US‌‌$1‌‌million‌‌prize‌A
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Vaino‌‌Aho and‌‌Jeffrey‌‌David‌‌Ullman‌  ‌
● 30‌th‌‌ ‌GD‌‌Birla‌‌Award‌‌for‌‌Scientific‌‌Research‌‌-‌S
‌ uman‌‌Chakraborty ‌  ‌
● Kalinga‌‌Ratna’‌‌award‌‌for‌‌the‌‌year‌‌2021‌‌-‌B ‌ iswa‌‌Bhusan‌‌Harichandan ‌  ‌
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66‌th‌‌ ‌Filmfare‌‌Awards‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Film:‌‌Thappad‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Director:‌O ‌ m‌‌Raut‌‌(Tanhaji:‌‌The‌‌Unsung‌‌Warrior)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actor‌‌in‌‌a‌‌Leading‌‌Role‌‌(Male): ‌Irrfan Khan‌‌(Angrezi‌‌Medium)‌  ‌
● Best‌‌Actor‌‌in‌‌a‌‌Leading‌‌Role‌‌(Female):‌T‌ aapsee‌‌Pannu‌‌(Thappad)‌  ‌
● Lifetime‌‌Achievement‌‌Award:‌I‌ rrfan‌‌Khan‌  ‌
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● Only‌‌ranger‌‌from‌‌Asia‌‌to‌‌win‌‌the‌‌prestigious‌‌International‌‌Ranger‌‌Award‌‌-‌‌Mahinder‌‌Giri,‌‌‌range‌‌officer‌‌ 
deployed‌‌at‌‌Motichur‌‌range‌‌of‌‌Rajaji‌‌Tiger‌‌Reserve‌‌(RTR)‌  ‌
● 'India's‌‌Best‌‌Bank‌‌for‌‌SMEs'‌‌at‌‌the‌‌Asiamoney‌‌Best‌‌Bank‌‌Awards‌‌2021‌‌-‌‌HDFC‌‌Bank‌  ‌
● Maharashtra‌‌Bhushan‌‌Award‌‌for‌‌the‌‌year‌‌2020-‌‌Asha‌‌Bhosle‌  ‌
● Great‌‌Place‌‌to‌‌Work’‌‌certification‌‌by‌‌the‌‌Great‌‌Place‌‌to‌‌Work‌‌Institute‌‌-‌E
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● Role‌‌Model’‌‌Award‌‌at‌‌the 11‌  CII‌‌National‌‌HR‌‌Excellence‌‌Award‌‌2020-21‌‌-‌‌NTPC‌  ‌
● International‌‌Woman‌‌of‌‌Courage‌‌2021‌‌Award‌‌-‌G ‌ owsalya‌‌Shankar‌,‌‌Tamil‌‌Nadu-based‌‌anti-caste‌‌activist‌  ‌
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❖ 63‌rd‌‌ ‌Grammy‌‌Awards,‌‌only‌‌female‌‌artist‌‌to‌‌ever‌‌win‌‌28‌‌Grammy‌‌awards‌‌-‌‌Beyonce‌‌   ‌
❖ Record‌‌of‌‌the‌‌year‌‌-‌‌Everything‌‌I‌‌Wanted‌‌by‌‌Billie‌‌Eilish‌  ‌
❖ Album‌‌of‌‌the‌‌year‌‌-‌‌“Folklore”‌‌by ‌Taylor‌‌Swift‌  ‌
❖ Song‌‌of‌‌the‌‌year-‌‌“I‌‌Can’t‌‌Breathe”‌‌by‌D
‌ ernst‌‌Emile‌‌II,‌‌H.E.R.‌‌and‌‌Tiara‌‌Thomas‌  ‌
❖ Best‌‌R&B‌‌performance‌‌-‌“‌ Black‌‌Parade”‌‌by‌‌Beyonce‌  ‌
❖ Best‌‌rap‌‌performance-“Savage”‌‌by‌M ‌ egan‌‌Thee‌‌Stallion‌‌featuring‌‌Beyonce‌  ‌
❖ Best‌‌rap‌‌song‌‌-‌‌“Savage”‌‌by‌M ‌ egan‌‌Thee‌‌Stallion‌‌featuring‌‌Beyonce‌  ‌
❖ Best‌‌music‌‌video‌‌“Brown‌‌Skin‌‌Girl”‌‌by‌B ‌ eyonce‌  ‌
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● Top‌‌20‌‌Global‌‌Women‌‌of‌‌Excellence‌‌Award‌‌for‌‌2020‌‌in‌‌the‌‌United‌‌States‌‌-‌T ‌ amilisai‌‌Soundararajan‌  ‌
● King‌B ‌ humibol‌‌World‌‌Soil‌‌Day - 2020‌‌Award‌‌‌–‌‌ICAR,‌‌Indian‌‌Council‌‌of‌‌Agricultural‌‌Research‌  ‌
● Airport‌C ‌ ouncil‌‌International's‌‌(ACI)‌‌Director‌‌General's‌‌Roll‌‌of‌‌Excellence‌‌honour‌‌for‌‌Airport‌‌Service‌‌ 
Quality‌‌-‌C ‌ ochin‌‌International‌‌Airport‌‌Ltd‌  ‌
● Knight‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Order‌‌of‌‌Arts‌‌and‌L‌ etters,‌‌second‌‌highest‌‌civilian‌‌French‌‌honour‌‌-‌‌Film‌‌Producer‌‌Guneet‌‌ 
Monga.‌  ‌
● Pulitzer‌‌Prize‌‌for‌‌exposing‌‌China's‌‌vast‌‌infrastructure‌‌for‌‌detaining‌‌Muslims‌‌-‌‌Megha‌‌Rajagopalan‌‌& ‌‌
Neil‌‌Bedi.‌  ‌
● Prestigious‌‌2021‌‌Michael‌‌and‌‌Sheila‌‌Held‌‌Prize‌‌-‌‌Indian‌‌ 
mathematician, ‌Nikhil‌‌Srivastava.‌  ‌
● Gandhi‌‌Peace‌‌Prize‌‌for‌‌the‌‌year‌‌2020‌‌-‌‌Sheikh‌‌Mujibur‌‌Rahman‌  ‌
● For‌‌the‌‌year‌‌2019,‌‌it's‌‌conferred‌‌on‌‌late His‌‌Majesty‌S
‌ ultan‌‌Qaboos‌‌bin‌‌ 
Said‌‌Al‌‌Said‌‌of‌‌Oman‌  ‌
● The‌‌tableau‌‌of‌‌Uttar‌‌Pradesh‌‌‌has‌‌won‌‌the‌‌first‌‌prize‌‌at‌‌this‌‌year's‌‌ 
Republic‌‌Day‌‌parade.‌  ‌
● 2021‌‌UNESCO/Guillermo‌‌Cano‌‌World‌‌Press‌‌Freedom‌‌Prize‌‌-‌‌Maria‌‌ 
Ressa‌‌(Philippines‌‌journalist)‌  ‌
● World‌‌Food‌‌Prize‌‌2021‌‌-‌S ‌ hakuntala‌‌Haraksingh‌‌Thilsted‌‌‌(native‌‌of‌‌Trinidad‌‌and‌‌Tobago‌‌and‌‌a‌‌citizen‌‌ 
of‌‌Denmark)‌  ‌
● 2020‌‌Millennium‌‌Technology‌‌Prize‌‌-‌‌Shankar‌‌Balasubramanian‌‌&‌‌David‌‌Klenerman.‌  ‌
● Templeton‌‌prize‌‌2021‌‌-‌‌Jane‌‌Goodall‌  ‌
● International‌‌Booker‌‌Prize‌‌for‌‌the‌‌book‌‌At‌‌Night‌‌All‌‌Blood‌‌is‌‌Black‌-‌ ‌‌David‌‌Diop ‌  ‌
● Prestigious‌‌Central‌‌European‌‌University‌‌(CEU)‌‌Open‌‌Society‌‌Prize‌‌for‌‌commitment‌‌towards‌‌public‌‌health‌‌ 
service‌‌-‌K‌ K‌‌Shailaja ‌  ‌
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