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Current Affairs

AWARDS & HONOURS

NOBEL PRIZE:
 The Nobel Prize is an international award administered from 1901 by the
Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, and based on the fortune of
Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and entrepreneur. In 1968, Sverige’s
Riksbank established The Sverige’s Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
in Memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize.
 The Nobel Foundation, responsible for administering the Nobel Prizes,
has announced that this year’s Nobel Prize winners will receive an
additional 1 million Swedish crowns, bringing the total financial reward
to 11 million Swedish crowns (approximately $986,000). The decision to
increase the prize money aims to align it with the Foundation’s improved
financial position & due to decreased currency rate of chronars when
compared to Dollars & Euros.
 In 2012, the prize money was reduced from 10 million crowns to 8
million due to financial considerations. Subsequently, the amount was
raised to 9 million in 2017 and further increased to 10 million in 2020,
restoring it its pre-2012 level

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Nobel Prize Winners Date Achievements

Category

Physiology or Katalin Karikó 2 October For their

Medicine (Hungary)and pioneering work

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Drew Weissman on mRNA
(USA) vaccines

Physics Pierre Agostini 3 October For experimental

(USA), Ferenc methods that
Krausz (Germany) generate
and Anne Lhuillier attosecond
(Sweden) pulses of light for
the study of
electron
dynamics in
matter

Chemistry Moungi G. 4 October For the discovery

Bawendi, Louis E. and synthesis of
Brus and Alexei I. quantum dots
Ekimov
(USA)

Literature Jon Fosse 5 October For his innovative

(Norway) plays and prose
which give voice
to the unsayable

Peace Narges 6 October For her fight

Mohammadi against the
(Iran) oppression of
women in Iran
and her fight to
promote human
rights and
freedom for all

The Sverige’s Claudia Goldin 9 October for having

Riksbank Prize in (USA) advanced our
Economic Sciences understanding of

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women’s labour
market outcomes

RASHTRIYA VIGYAN PURASKAR:

 The Central Government has decided to cancel 300 types of

science awards and to introduce 56 prizes under the category
of Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (3 Vigyan Ratna, 25 Vigyan Shri,
25 Yuva Vigyan Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, 3 Vigyan Team
Awards) to felicitate scientists in the fields of Science,
Technology & Innovation.
 The awards will be announced annually on National Technology
Day, May 11 and will be awarded on National Space
Day, August 23 in 2024.
Note:
 Akin to prestigious Padma awards, these awards will not
include any cash component. The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar
shall be given in the 13 science-related domains & they are
selected by Scientific Advisory committee under Union cabinet.

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 Scientists, technologists, and innovators working in any field of
science in government or private organizations who have
contributed or carried out a path breaking research, technology
led innovation or discovery in any field of science or
development of innovative technologies/products having
significant societal impact shall be eligible for the award.
 The Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar shall be given in the 13 domains,
namely Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Mathematics &
Computer Science, Earth Science, Medicine, Engineering
Sciences, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science,
Technology & Innovation, Atomic Energy, Space Science and
Technology, and Others.
Included Awards:
1.Vigyan Ratna Awards:
 These awards will recognize lifetime achievements
& contributions made in any field of science and
technology.
2. Vigyan Shri Awards:
 These awards will recognize distinguished
contributions to any field of science and technology.
3. Vigyan Team Awards:
 These awards are to be given to a team comprising
of three or more
scientists/researchers/innovators who have made
an exceptional contribution working in a team in any
field of science and technology.
4. Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (VY-SSB):
 These awards are the highest multidisciplinary
science awards in India for the young
scientists (maximum 45 years).
 They are named after Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the
founder and director of the Council of Scientific &

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Industrial Research (CSIR), who was also a renowned
chemist and visionary.
 Awards Open to PIOs:
 Persons of Indian origin (PIOs) will now be eligible for the
new awards, but only one PIO may receive the Vigyan
Ratna.
 Three PIOs each can be selected for the Vigyan Shri and
the VY-SSB. However, PIOs will not be eligible for the
Vigyan Team awards.
 National Technology Day?
 The day, which was first observed in 1999, aims to
commemorate the scientific and technological
achievements of Indian scientists, engineers.
The day was named by the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
 Every year, the Technology Development Board of
India under the Ministry of Science and Technology
celebrates the day by awarding individuals with the
National Award for their contribution to science and
technology.
 Significance:
 It is the day India successfully tested nuclear bombs
in Pokhran on 11th May, 1998.
 India successfully test-fired its Shakti-1 nuclear missile in
operation called Pokhran-II, also codenamed as Operation
Shakti.

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 The award is presented in a formal ceremony in Manila, the

capital of the Philippines on 31st August each year.
 The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 and is
considered Asia’s premier prize and highest honor. It is named
after Ramon Magsaysay, the third President of the Republic of
the Philippines.
 Recognizes and honors individuals and organizations in Asia,
regardless of race, creed, gender or nationality who have
achieved distinction and have helped others generously
without aiming for public recognition.
Till 2009 – five categories:
1. Government service
2. Public service

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3.Community leadership
4.Journalism, literature and creative communication arts
5.Peace and international understanding
 However, post 2009, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
annually selects the awardees for the field of Emergent
Leadership.
 Awardees are presented with a certificate, a medallion with an
embossed image of Ramon Magsaysay and Cash prize. The
award is internationally recognized as the Nobel Prize
counterpart of Asia.

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PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE

Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023
 Civic architect, urban planner and activist, Sir David Alan
Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 Laureate of
The Pritzker Architecture Prize, the award that is regarded
internationally as architecture’s highest honor.
 Pritzker jury has selected Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi,
often known as B.V. Doshi or Doshi, as the 2018 Pritzker
Prize Laureate.[First Indian to be awarded.]
About the Pritzker Architecture Prize
 Established by Pritzker family of USA through the Hyatt
Foundation in 1979, the annual award honors architects whose
built work demonstrates a combination talent, vision, and
commitment. Last year, Francis Kéré became the first black
architect to win the prize, while 2021 saw Anne Lacaton and
Jean-Philippe Vassal honored for their collaborative practice.
 USD 100,000 will be awarded.

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ABEL PRIZE
 Luis Caffarelli, 74, has won the 2023 Abel Prize “for his seminal
contributions to regularity theory for nonlinear partial
differential equations including free-boundary problems and
the Monge-Ampère equation”, his citation read.
 First awarded in 2003, the Abel prize “recognizes pioneering
scientific achievements in mathematics”. It is named after
Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802-29), who in
his short life made pioneering contributions in a multitude of
fields.
 It is often considered to be an equivalent of the Nobel
prize – which does not have a category for mathematics – and
has been modelled as such.

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 The Abel Prize Norwegian: Abelprisen is awarded annually by
the King of Norway to one or more
outstanding mathematicians.

MARCONI PRIZE
 The 2023 Marconi Prize has been awarded to Hari
Balakrishnan, the Fujitsu Professor in MIT’s Department of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and a
principal investigator in the MIT Computer Science and Artificial
Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
 His work: “for fundamental contributions to wired and wireless
networking, mobile sensing, and distributed systems”.
 The Marconi Prize, widely considered to be the top honor
within the field of communications technology, is given
annually to “innovators who have made significant
contributions to increasing digital inclusivity through the
advancement of information and communications technology.”

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 The prize is awarded by US based Marconi Society, and it
includes a $100,000 honorarium and a work of sculpture.
Recipients of the prize are awarded at the Marconi Society's
annual symposium and gala.

AWARDS HONOURED TO PM NARENDRA MODI

 Order of the Nile: Egypt. [2023]
 Companion of the Order of Logohu: Papua New Guinea. [2023]
 Companion of the Order of Fiji: Highest honor of Fiji. [2023]
 Ebakl Award by the Republic of Palau. [Oceania][2023]
 [Ebakl is a ceremonial woodworking tool from Palau that
symbolises the leadership and wisdom.]
 Order of the Druk Gyalpo: Bhutan. [2021]
 Legion of Merit by the US Government award of the United
States Armed Forces. [2020]
 King Hamad Order of the Renaissance: Bahrain Order. [2019]
 Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan Izzuddin: highest
honor of the Maldives. [2019]

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 Order of St. Andrew award: highest civilian honor of Russia.
[2019]
 Order of Zayed Award: highest civilian honor of the United Arab
Emirates. [2019]
 Grand Collar of the State of Palestine Award: highest honor of
Palestine. [2018]
 State Order of Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan: highest civilian
honor of Afghanistan. [2016]
 Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud: highest honor of Saudi Arabia
awarded to non-Muslim dignitaries. [2016]
 The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor - France's highest
civilian and military honor [2023]
 The Grand Cross of the Order of Honor - Greece 2nd highest
civilian honor. [2023]
 AWARDS CONFERRED BY ORGANISATIONS/FOUNDATIONS:
 Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award by the
Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERA (award recognizes
the commitment of leadership towards the future of global
energy and environment) –2021
 Global Goalkeeper’ Award by Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan –2019
 Champions of The Earth Award (UN’s highest environmental
honor) –2018
 Seoul Peace Prize (awarded biennially to those individuals by
Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation who have made their
mark through contributions to the harmony of mankind,
reconciliation between nations and to world peace) –2018
PADMA AWARDS

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 Padma Awards were instituted in the year 1954. Except for

brief interruption(s) during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993
to 1997, these awards have been announced every year on
Republic Day.
 The award is given in three categories, namely, Padma
Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. Padma Vibhushan
for ‘exceptional and distinguished service; Padma Bhushan for
‘distinguished service of a high order’; and Padma Shri is
awarded for ‘distinguished service’.
 Given in recognition of their distinguished contribution in
various spheres of activity including
the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicin
e, social service and public affairs. It has also been awarded to
some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India
but did contribute in various ways to India.
 The award is normally not conferred posthumously. However,
in highly deserving cases, the Government could consider giving
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to be honored has been recent, say within a period of one year
preceding the Republic Day on which it is proposed to
announce the award.
 The total number of awards to be given in a year (excluding
posthumous awards and to foreigners) should not be more
than 120. No cash prize.
 2023 Padma awardees – 106
 Padma Vibhushan – 06
 Padma Bhushan – 09
 Padma Sri – 91
 Women Awardees – 19[Padma Bhushan 3, Padmasri 16]
 Top Awardees from: Maharashtra [12]
 Posthumous – 7
 Duos – 3
 Foreigners – 2
 Telugu persons in Padma Awardees – 12[TS & AP]
 Andhra Pradesh – 7[Padmasri]
 Telangana – 5[Padma Bhushan 2, Padma Sri 3]

PADMA VIBHUSHAN AWARDEES - 06

MULAYAMSINGH YADAV – PUBLIC AFFAIRS – UP
 Mulayam Singh Yadav (22 November 1939 – 10 October 2022)
was an Indian politician, a socialist figure and founder of
the Samajwadi Party. Over the course of his political career
spanning more than six decades, he served for three terms as
the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, 5 terms as MP & also as
the Union Minister of Defence in the Government of
India. Groomed by leaders such as Ram Manohar Lohia, he
founded Samajwadi Party.
 Mulayam Singh Yadav was awarded Padma Vibhushan
posthumously. Akhilesh Yadav, the president of Samajwadi
Party, received the honor, on behalf of his father.

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S. M. KRISHNA – PUBLIC AFFAIRS – KARNATAKA
 Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (born 1 May 1932) is an Indian
politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India. He
was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from and the
19th Governor of Maharashtra.
 Krishna resigned as a member of INC on 29 January 2017 &
joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
 He announced his retirement from politics on 07-01-2023.
S. R. SRINIVASA VARADHAN – SCIENCE & ENGINEERING –
FOREIGNER
 Sathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa Varadhan, FRS (born 2
January 1940) is an Indian American mathematician. He is
known for his fundamental contributions to probability
theory and in particular for creating a unified theory of large
deviations. In the year 2007, he became the first Asian to win
the Abel Prize.
 Srinivasa was born into a Hindu Tamil Brahmin Iyengar family in
1940 in Chennai (then Madras) & settled in USA.
DILEEP MAHALANABIS – MEDICINE – BENGAL
 Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, who saved millions of lives by promoting
the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) at low expense, will
be awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country's second
highest civilian award.
 Kolkata-based Dilip Mahalanabis was a paediatrician who
started working on oral rehydration therapy in 1966.
 BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI – ARCHITECT [OTHERS] –
GUJARAT
 Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi was an Indian architect. He is an
important figure in Indian architecture and noted for his
contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in
India. the first from that country to be awarded the prestigious
Pritzker Prize (2018).

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 Born: 26 August 1927, Pune & Passed: 24 January
2023, Ahmedabad.
 ZAKIR HUSSAIN – ARTS - MAHARASHTRA
 Ustad Zakir Hussain (born 9 March 1951) is an
Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer
and film actor. He is the eldest son of tabla player Alla Rakha.
 He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, the Padma Bhushan in
2002, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2023, by the Government of
India. He was also awarded the Govt of India's Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award in 1990.He did marketing advertisement for
Tajmahal tea product.
 Zakir Hussain Allaraka Qureshi was born on 9 March 1951
in Mumbai (officially known then as Bombay), India.

PADMA BHUSHAN AWARDEES

S.No Name Field State

1 Shri S L Bhyrappa Literature & Karnataka
Education

2 Shri Kumar Trade & Maharashtra

Mangalam Birla Industry

3 Shri Deepak Dhar Science & Maharashtra

Engineering

4 Ms. Vani Jairam Art Tamil Nadu

5 Swami Chinna Others - Telangana

Jeeyar Spiritualism

6 Ms. Suman Art Maharashtra

Kalyanpur

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7 Shri Kapil Kapoor Literature & Delhi

Education

8 Ms. Sudha Murty Social Work Karnataka

9 Shri Kamlesh D Others - Telangana

Patel Spiritualism

PADMA AWARDEES IN TELUGU STATES

ANDHRA PRADESH - 7
 Shri M M Keeravaani – Art
 Shri Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara - Science &
Engineering
 Shri C V Raju – Art
 Shri Kota Sachidhanandha Shastri – Art
 Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar - Social Work
 Shri Prakash Chandra Sood – Literature
 Shri Abbareddy Nageshwarrao - Science & Engineering
TELANGANA - 3
 Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy - literature
 Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta -science and engineering
 Dr Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti -medicine.

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 The SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD is a literary honour in India,
which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of
Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding
books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of
the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution as well as
in English and Rajasthani language.
 Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash
prize of ₹ 1,00,000. The plaque awarded by the Sahitya
Akademi was designed by the Indian film-maker Satyajit
Ray. Prior to this, the plaque occasionally was made of marble,
but this practice was discontinued because of the excessive
weight. During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, the plaque was
substituted with national savings bonds.
 The JNANPITH AWARD is the oldest and the highest Indian
literary award presented annually by the Bharatiya Jnanpith to
an author for their "outstanding contribution towards
literature". Instituted in 1961, the award is bestowed only on
Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth
Schedule to the Constitution of India and English, with no
posthumous conferral.
 From 1965 till 1981, the award was given to the authors for
their "most outstanding work" and consisted of a citation
plaque, a cash prize and a bronze replica of Saraswati,
the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom.
 Noted poet, writer and Telugu teacher DK Chaduvula Babu has
won the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi’s Children’s
Literature Award for 2023. The 56-year-old from Proddatur of
YSR Kadapa district bagged the award for his literature work
‘Vajralavana’.
 Johny Takkedasila (Johny Basha Charan Takkedasila) won the
Akademi’s Youth Literature Award for his criticism titled
‘Vivechini’. The 32-year-old from Pulivendula in YSR Kadapa
district.

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SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE AAPDA PRABANDHAN PURASKAR
 Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar were
announced by the Central government on the birth anniversary
of Neta Subhash Chandra Bose i.e., on 26th January. The prize
money will be 51 lakhs for Institutions & 5 lakhs for each
person.
winners for 2023 are-
 Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and
 Lunglei Fire Station (LFS), Mizoram
 Both have been selected in the Institutional category for their
excellent work in Disaster Management.

 Indian agriculture scientist Dr. Swati Nayak, affectionately

known as "Bihana Didi" or "Seed Lady" by local communities in

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for 2023.
 Dr. Swati Nayak Introduced drought-tolerant Shahabhagi Dhan
rice variety in Odisha. It brought about a major change in
rainfed areas. The variety became an integral element of every
farmer family’s diet and crop rotation.
 She became the third Indian to receive this prestigious award
after Aditi Mukherji (2012) and Mahalingam Govindaraj
(2022), recognizing her remarkable contributions to
agriculture, particularly in the realm of drought-tolerant rice
varieties.
 The award is endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, the
award is presented every October in Des Moines, Iowa, US by
the World Food Prize Foundation to honor individuals under
the age of 40 who have achieved remarkable, science-based
accomplishments in international agriculture and food
production.
 The award is named after Norman E. Borlaug, the father of
the Green Revolution and the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
 The award diploma incorporates the image of Dr. Norman E.
Borlaug at work in the fields of Mexico and a cash prize of USD
10,000.
69 NATIONAL FILM FARE AWARDS
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Bollywood Actress Waheeda Rehman receives Dadasaheb Phalke

Award

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 Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman, who ruled the silver screens during the
1960s and 70s has been named as the recipient of the prestigious
Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award, this year. Her honors
include a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards. She is regarded as
one of Hindi cinema's best actresses. In 1972, the Indian government
awarded Rehman the Padma Shri, and he subsequently received the Padma
Bhushan in 2011. Over the course of a career spanning more than five
decades, Rehman has appeared in over 90 films.
 Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur took to social media X
(formerly known as Twitter), announced that Hollywood's veteran star Michael
Douglas will be conferred with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film
Lifetime Award at IFFI (International Film Festival of India) Goa 2023. On
October 14, the actor who is elated to receive the honor, shared his happiness
and said, "I have been honored to receive the Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film
Lifetime Achievement Award at the (54th) International Film Festival Goa.

95th OSCAR CELEB’S

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JAMES DYSON AWARD 2023

 Chennai-based engineer [Native to SPSR Nellore, AP]
Pravin Kumar has been deemed as the national winner for
India of the James Dyson Award 2023. Kumar has been
selected for his innovation Mouse ware, a movement-based
technology designed for people with upper limb disabilities.
 This technology enables control of smart devices by using
the power of head movements, allowing individuals to
effortlessly interact with digital devices.

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 The national winner Pravin Kumar will receive prize money
of approximately Rs 5 Lakhs (£5,000) and will also
represent India in the International round where final
winners will be handpicked by Sir James Dyson.
 The James Dyson Award is an international student design
award that challenges young people to, "design something
that solves a problem". The contest is open to university
level students (or recent graduates) in the fields of product
design, industrial design and engineering. The award is run
by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable
trust among 28 nations.

 The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, commonly

known as the Sakharov Prize, is an honorary award for
individuals or groups who have dedicated their lives to the

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defence of human rights and freedom of thought. Named
after Russian scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, the
prize was established in December 1988 by the European
Parliament.
 MEPs have awarded the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom
of Thought to Jina Mahsa Amini [Iranian women]and “the
Woman, Life, Freedom Movement” in Iran.
 Amini was arrested by Iran's morality police in September
2022 for allegedly wearing her hijab in a way that did not
conform to the country's strict dress code. She died in
custody at the age of 22.
 Iranian authorities claim she died from a previously
undisclosed medical condition.
 Amini hailed from the predominantly Kurdish city of Saqez
in western Iran.
 Her death sparked nationwide protests against Tehran's
ruling regime.
ODISHA WINS WORLD HABITAT AWARD 2023 FOR ITS
JAGA MISSION
 The Odisha government’s JAGA (Odisha Live able Habitat
Mission) Mission slum redevelopment and land titling
programme has won the 2023 World Habitat Awards from
UN-Habitat. It received a bronze medal this year.
 This is the program’s second time winning the World
Habitat Award from UN-Habitat. For its achievement in
giving slum dwellers secure land tenure, the initiative won
the World Habitat Awards in 2019.
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of excellent, ground-breaking, and creative plans, projects,
and initiatives from around the globe.
 Government of Odisha’s JAGA Mission Plan
 The Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers Act, 2017, and
the JAGA Mission were both launched by the state
government of Odisha in May 2018.
 The endeavour is the biggest slum titling and upgrading
project in the world.
 By the end of 2023, Odisha is supposed to be the first state
in India without any slums.
RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY 2023 PRESENTED TO
JOURNALIST A.B.K. PRASAD
 In 2023, the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award is
presented to Journalist A.B.K. Prasad for his contributions
towards journalism. Raja Ram Mohan Roy lived in the 19th
century. The reformer founded Brahmo Samaj in 1828 and
played a major role in abolishing Sati. The Press Council of
India presents awards in the name of the legend every year.
The award was announced by the committee under Justice
Ranjana Prakash Desai., the Chairperson of PCI.
 A.B.K. Prasad has devoted his 75 years of life to journalism.
He has worked as an editor in major journals in AP. Also,
he worked as the Chairman of the Official Language
Commission between 2004 and 2009. It was constituted
under the constitutional provisions provided in Article 344.
It looks after the progressive use of the official language in
the country.
Who will present the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award?
 Press Council of India. It is a statutory body formed in 1966.
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established under the Press Council Act of 1978. Usually,
a retired Supreme court Judge is appointed as the chairman
of the Press Council of India.
C.R. Rao wins top statistics award: Calyampudi Radhakrishna
Rao, better known as C.R. Rao, who will receive the 2023
International Prize in Statistics, is an Indian-American
mathematician. Because of his significant contributions to the
field of statistics he will receive the prize considered equivalent
to the Nobel Prize in the field.

INDIAN-ORIGIN PROFESSOR RECEIVES DUTCH PRIZE

FOR CLIMATE CHANGE WORK
 Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta received the
prestigious Dutch Prize for her work in the field of climate
change.
 She is a professor of environment and development in the
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Research of the University of Amsterdam and IHE Delft
Institute for Water Education.
 She received the prize on October 4 in a prize ceremony in
The Hague. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is the
organizer of the award ceremony.
 The prestigious Spinoza Prize by the Dutch Research
Council (NWO), which Dr Gupta has won, is also known as
the 'Dutch Nobel'.
 Notably, the Spinoza Prize is an annual award of 1.5 million
euros, to be spent on scientific research and related
activities.
KIRAN NADAR CONFERRED “CHEVALIER DE LA LÉGION
D’HONNEUR”
 The Ambassador of France to India, H.E. Mr. Emmanuel
Lenain, today conferred the "Chevalier de la Légion
d’Honneur" (Knight of the Legion of Honor) on MS Kiran
Nadar during a special ceremony at the Residence of
France. The highest French civilian award comes in
recognition of MS Nadar’s outstanding contribution in the
field of art, her commitment to providing greater access to
culture both nationally and internationally, and her leading
role in fostering Indo-French cultural ties.
 MS Kiran Nadar is the Chairperson of the Kiran Nadar
Museum of Art (KNMA), a philanthropic initiative in art, and
a trustee of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. An avid art collector
and philanthropist, MS Nadar has profoundly shaped and
inspired the Indian art world.

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CJI CHANDRACHUD HONORED WITH “AWARD FOR
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP” BY HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
 Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, an
distinguished alumnus of Harvard Law School, was
bestowed with the prestigious ‘Award for Global Leadership
by his institution. This recognition stands as a testament to
his exceptional contributions to the field of law and justice.
PROF. THALAPPIL PRADEEP OF IIT MADRAS WINS THE
PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ENIAWARD
 Prof. T. Pradeep from the Indian Institute of Technology
Madras’ Department of Chemistry has won the prestigious
‘Eni Award,’ which is considered among the top global
honours for scientific research in energy and environment.
The President of Italy is expected to present the Award
soon.
 Prof. T. Pradeep has been recognized for his work on
affordable clean water using advanced materials. He
“discovered advanced sustainable and affordable nano
scale materials for the removal of toxic contaminants from
water. The discovered technologies are both sustainable
and cost-effective and have been implemented as drinking
water solutions benefitting 1.3 million people in India every
day.
 Eni Awards are given in three categories; Energy
Transition, Energy Frontiers and Advanced Environmental
Solutions.
 This is the 15 editions of the Eni Award, a prize established
in 2007.

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INDIAN-AMERICAN ECONOMIST RAJ CHETTY AWARDED
COVETED GEORGE LEDLIE PRIZE
 Prominent Indian-American economist Raj Chetty has been
awarded the coveted George Ledlie Prize for wielding big
data to break myths about who achieves the American
Dream and the obstacles faced by others.
 Along with Chetty, Biologist Michael Springer, professor of
systems biology at Harvard Medical School, who created a
better, faster Covid test system to help deal with the spread
of Covid, was also honored with the coveted Harvard
University’s George Ledlie Prize.
KASHMIR’S ALIYA MIR HONOURED WITH WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION AWARD 2023
Wildlife Conservation Award 2023
 The Union Territory has awarded wildlife
conservationist Aliya Mir for her exceptional efforts in
conservation. Aliya is the first woman from Jammu and
Kashmir to work for Wildlife SOS and is the first woman in
the region to receive this honor. She received the award
from Lt. Manoj Sinha at the World Forestry Day celebrations
hosted by the Jammu and Kashmir Collective Forests. Aliya
was recognized for her remarkable contributions to wildlife
conservation, including rescuing and releasing wild
animals, caring for injured animals, and saving bears in
Kashmir.
SALMAN RUSHDIE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS GERMAN
PEACE PRIZE
 British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie presented with
the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt's
historic St Paul's Church. The German Peace Prize comes

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with a €25,000 ($27,300) payment and is one of the most
prestigious awards in Germany. It was first awarded in
1950.
TATA SONS’ CHAIRMAN N CHANDRASEKARAN
CONFERRED WITH FRANCE’S HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD
 Tata group chairman n Chandrasekaran has been given
France’s highest civilian award chevalier de la legion
d’honneur for his contributions to strengthen the trade
relationship between India and France. French minister for
Europe and foreign affairs Catherine Colonna gave the
award to Chandrasekaran on behalf of the French
president.
BULGARIAN WRITER GEORGI GOSPODINOV WINS
INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE FOR ‘TIME SHELTER
 Georgi Gospodinov’s captivating novel, “Time Shelter,”
translated into English by Angela Rodel, has secured the
prestigious 2023 International Booker Prize. This
remarkable achievement marks the first time a Bulgarian
novel has been awarded this renowned literary honor.
GITA PRESS, GORAKHPUR TO BE AWARDED GANDHI
PEACE PRIZE
 Government of India on June 18, 2023, the Gandhi Peace
Prize for the year 2021 will be awarded to Gita Press,
Gorakhpur.
 The jury headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
unanimously selected Gita Press, Gorakhpur for the
Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021.
 The award is being given to Gita Press, Gorakhpur for its
outstanding contribution to bringing about social, economic

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& political change through non-violence and other
Gandhian ideals.
 It is known that Gita Press, established in the year 1923, is
one of the largest publishers in the world. It has published
41.7 crore books in 14 languages, including 16.21 crore
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita books.
VENKAIAH NAIDU NOMINATED AS JURY MEMBER OF
GANDHI PEACE PRIZE
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the
appointment of former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu as
a nominated member in the existing jury of the prestigious
Gandhi Peace Prize, according to Union minister G Kishan
Reddy.

Prime Minister Modi heads the jury of the prize. The Gandhi
Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by government of
India in 1995, on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to the ideals espoused by the
Mahatma.
INDIAN-ORIGIN 7-YEAR-OLD SCHOOLGIRL WINS UK PM’S
POINTS OF LIGHT AWARD
 A seven-year-old girl of Indian origin has received
the British Prime Minister’s Points of Light award for her
outstanding efforts in helping the environment. Moksha
Roy began volunteering for a United Nations sustainability
initiative against microplastic pollution when she was only
three years old. She is now recognized as the world’s
youngest sustainability advocate.
 The award was created in 2010 by then-Prime Minister
David Cameron.

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US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HONOURS 2 INDIAN-
AMERICAN SCIENTISTS WITH COUNTRY'S HIGHEST
SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
 US President Joe Biden has honored two Indian-American
scientists, Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh, with the
country's highest scientific awards for their contributions to
the field of science and technology.
 Biden presented the prestigious White House National
Medal for Technology and Innovation to Gadgil, a
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley
 Suresh, a professor at large at Brown University’s School
of Engineering, was awarded the National Medal of Science
for pioneering research across engineering, physical
sciences, and life sciences, particularly for advancing the
study of material science and its application to other
disciplines.
SHANTI SWARUP BHATNAGAR PRIZE 2022
 The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards for 2022 were
announced by the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) with a significant delay, as they were
revealed a year after they were originally scheduled. These
awards were presented to 12 young scientists from various
parts of India. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award was
established in 1958 in honor of Dr. Bhatnagar’s remarkable
contributions to science.

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Ashwani Kumar CSIR-Institute of Biological Sciences
Microbial
Technology

Maddika Subba Centre for DNA Biological Sciences

Reddy Fingerprinting
Diagnostics,
Hyderabad

Akkattu Biju Indian Institute of Chemical Sciences

Science, Bengaluru

Debabrata Maiti Indian Institute of Chemical Sciences

Technology,
Bombay

Vimal Mishra Indian Institute of Earth and

Technology, Atmospheric
Gandhinagar Sciences

Dipti Ranjan Sahoo Indian Institute of Engineering

Technology, Delhi Sciences

Rajnish Kumar Indian Institute of Engineering

Technology, Sciences
Madras

Apoorva Khare Indian Institute of Mathematical

Science and Science

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Neeraj Kayal Microsoft Research Mathematical
Lab India Science

Dipyaman Ganguly Indian Institute of Medical Sciences

Chemical Biology,
Kolkata

Anindya Das Indian Institute of Physical Sciences

Science, Bengaluru

Basudeb Dasgupta Tata Institute of Physical Sciences

Fundamental
Research

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