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1. Awards & Honours………………………………………………………………………………... 1 – 12

2. Appointments & Resignations .………………………………………………………………… 13 – 23

3. Sports News.………….…………………………………………………………………………… 24 – 33

4. Government Policies & Schemes........………………………………………………………….. 34 – 39

5. Index & Reports..…….……………………………………………………………………………. 40 - 44

6. Defence News……………………………..……………………………………………………… 45 – 51

7. Science & Technology…………..……………………....……………………………………….. 52 – 55

8. National Affairs…………………………………..……………………………………………….. 56 – 76

9. Summits & Conferences…………………………………………………………………………. 77 – 82

10. MOU & Agreements.……………………………..………………………………………………. 83 – 87

11. Banking & Economic Affairs………………...…………………………………………………... 88 – 93

12. International Affairs…………………...…………………………………………………………. 94 - 100

13. India And World………………………………………………….…………………………..…… 101 – 102

14. State Affairs…………………………………………………….…………………………………. 103 - 108

15. Books & Authors……………………………………………………………………………..……. 109 - 112

16. Obituaries………………………………………………………………………………………….. 113 - 114

17. Days & Events……………………………………………………………………………………... 115 - 124

CHAPTER : 1

AWARDS & HONOURS Ms Sudha

Social Work Karnataka
Murty
y National Awards
Shri Kamlesh D Others -
y Padma Awards Telangana
Patel Spiritualism
• In 2023, 106 eminent personalities have been • Padma Shri (91)
selected including 6 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma
Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri awardees, 19 • A total of 91 eminent personalities across fields
women, 2 NRIs and 7 posthumous awardees. like art, literature, science, social work, public
affairs etc. were awarded the Padma Shri.
• Padma Vibhushan (6)
• Important names include Jodhaiyabai Baiga
State/ (Art, Madhya Pradesh), Premjit Baria (Art,
Name Field
Country Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu),
Usha Barle (Art, Chhattisgarh), Munishwar
Shri Balkrishna
Others - Chanddawar (Medicine, Madhya Pradesh),
Doshi Gujarat
Architecture Hemant Chauhan (Art, Gujarat), Bhanubhai
(Posthumous)
Chitara (Art, Gujarat), Hemoprova Chutia (Art,
Shri Zakir Assam).
Art Maharashtra
Hussain

Shri S M Krishna Public Affairs Karnataka

Shri Dilip
Mahalanabis Medicine West Bengal
(Posthumous)
Shri Srinivas Science & United States
Varadhan Engineering of America
Shri Mulayam
Singh Yadav Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
(Posthumous) y IIFA Awards 2023 winners
• Padma Bhushan (9) Category Awardee(s) Film/Work
State/
Name Field Bhushan
Country
Kumar,
Shri S L Literature & Krishan
Karnataka Kumar, Kumar
Bhyrappa Education Best Picture Drishyam 2
Mangat
Shri Kumar Pathak &
Trade & Industry Maharashtra
Mangalam Birla Abhishek
Pathak
Shri Deepak Science &
Maharashtra
Dhar Engineering
Rocketry: The
Direction R Madhavan
Ms Vani Jairam Art Tamil Nadu Nambi Effect

Swami Chinna Others - Performance in

Telangana Gangubai
Jeeyar Spiritualism a Leading Role - Alia Bhatt
Kathiawadi
Female
Ms Suman
Art Maharashtra
Kalyanpur
Performance in
Hrithik
Shri Kapil Literature & a Leading Role - Vikram Vedha
Delhi Roshan
Kapoor Education Male

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Performance in a Sanjay Leela
Brahmastra Bhansali, Gangubai
Supporting Role - Mouni Roy Screenplay
Part 1 - Shiva Utkarshini Kathiawadi
Female
Vashishtha
Performance in a
Supporting Role Anil Kapoor Jug Jug Jeeyo
- Male

Brahmastra
Music Direction Pritam
Part 1 - Shiva

Jasmeet
Best Story - K Reen &
Darlings
Original Parveez
Shaikh
y 69th Filmfare Awards winners
Aamil Keeyan
Best Story - Khan,
Drishyam - 2 Category Awardee(s) Film/Work
Adapted Abhishek
Pathak
Best Feature Film Rocketry Rocketry
Amitabh Brahmastra
Lyrics
Bhattacharya Part 1 - Shiva
Nikhil
Best Director Godavari
Mahajan

Playback Singer - Shreya Brahmastra Best Popular

Female Ghoshal Part 1 - Shiva Film Providing
RRR RRR
Wholesome
Entertainment
Playback Singer Brahmastra
Arijit Singh Nargis Dutt Award
- Male Part 1 - Shiva
for Best Feature The Kashmir The Kashmir
Film on National Files Files
Integration
Shantanu Gangubai
Best Debut Male
Maheshwari Kathiawadi
Best Actor Allu Arjun Pushpa

Dhokha
Best Debut Khushalii Gangubai
Round D Alia Bhatt,
Female Kumar Best Actress Kathiawadi,
Corneracade Kriti Sanon
Mimi

Outstanding
Kamal Best Supporting Pankaj
Achievement In Mimi
Haasan Actor Tripathi
Indian Cinema
Best Supporting The Kashmir
Outstanding Pallavi Joshi
Riteish Actress Files
Achievement in Ved
Deshmukh
Regional Cinema
Chhello
Best Child Artist Bhavin Rabari
Show
Sudeep Gangubai
Cinematography Best Screenplay
Chatterjee Kathiawadi Shahi Kabir Nayattu
(Original)

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 Best Actor, Series Vijay Varma (Dahaad)
Best Male Playback Kaala
RRR (Male), Critics: Drama
Singer Bhairava
Best Actor, Series Rajshri Deshpande (Trial
Best Female Shreya (Female): Drama By Fire)
Iravin Nizhal
Playback Singer Ghoshal
Best Actor, Series Karishma Tanna (Scoop)
Sardar Sardar (Female), Critics: and Sonakshi Sinha
Best Hindi Film
Udham Udham Drama (Dahaad)

Indira Gandhi Best Supporting Actor, Barun Sobti (Kohrra)

Award for Best Vishnu Series (Male): Drama
Meppadiyan
Debut Film of a Mohan
Director Best Supporting Actor, Tillotama Shome (Delhi
Series (Female): Crime Season 2)
Anunaad: Drama
Best Film on Social Anunaad: The
The Best Actor, Series Abhishek Banerjee (The
Issues Resonance
Resonance (Male): Comedy Great Weddings Of
Munnes)
Best Children’s Gandhi and Gandhi and
Film Co. Co. Best Actor, Series Maanvi Gagroo (TVF
(Female): Comedy Tripling)
Special Jury Award Vishnuvardhan Shershaah
Best Supporting Actor, Arunabh Kumar (TVF
Series (Male): Comedy Pitchers S2)

Best Supporting Actor, Shernaz Patel (TVF

Series (Female): Tripling S3)
Comedy
Best Comedy (Series/ TVF Pitchers S2
Specials)

Best Non-fiction Cinema Marte Dum Tak

Original, Series/
Special
Best Film, Web Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
Original
y Filmfare OTT Awards 2023 winners
Best Director, Web Apoorv Singh Karki (Sirf
Award Category Winner Original Film Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai)

Best Actor, Web Alia Bhatt Best Actor, Web Rajkummar Rao (Monica
Original Film (Female) Original Film (Male) - O My Darling).
Critics
Best Actor, Web Manoj Bajpayee Best Actor, Web Sharmila Tagore
Original Film (Male) Original Film (Female) (Gulmohar) and Sanya
- Critics. Malhotra (Kathal).
Best Director Series Vikramaditya Motwane
(Jubilee)
Best Supporting Actor, Suraj Sharma (Gulmohar)
Web Original Film
Best Director, Critics Randeep Jha (Kohrra) (Male)
Best Supporting Actor, Amruta Subhash (Lust
Best Actor, Series Suvinder Vicky (Kohrra) Web Original Film Stories 2) and Shefali
(Male): Drama (Female) Shah (Darlings)

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y Dadasaheb Phalke International Film
Most Promising
Festival Awards 2023 Actor
Rishab Shetty Kantara

Awards
Category Awardee Most Versatile
Received for Most Versatile
Anupam Kher Actor of the
Actor of the Year
Year
Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor Brahmastra
Most Versatile
Best Actor - Actress in a Rupali Ganguly Anupamaa
Varun Dhawan Bhediya Television Series
Critics

Outstanding
Best Actor in a Contribution in Rekha
Jim Sarbh Rocket Boys
Web Series Film Industry

Gangubai Outstanding
Best Actress Alia Bhatt Contribution in Hariharan
Kathiawadi
Music Industry
Best Actress
Vidya Balan Jalsa Most Versatile
Critics People’s Choice
Anupam Kher Actor of the
Award
Best Actress in a Year
Shefali Shah Delhi Crime
Web Series

Best Director R. Balki Chup

The Kashmir
Best Film
Files

Best
Performance Dulquer
Chup
by an Actor in a Salmaan
Negative Role

Best
Brahmastra
Performance by
Mouni Roy Part One:
an Actress in a
Shiva
Negative Role

Canteen
Best Short Film Canteen by Shourya
Kumar Lal

Best Television
Anupamaa
Series
y International Film Festival of India
Rudra: The
Best Web Series Edge of
(IFFI) in 2023
Darkness
Award Awardee Film/Work Country

RRR (Rise
Directed
Film of the Year RRR Roar Revolt) ‘Endless
Best Film by Abbas Persian
(original title) Borders’
Amini

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 contributions during the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
Created
Best Web ‘Panchayat by TVF for • Indore was awarded Best Smart City at the
India
Series Season 2’ Amazon
Prime
National Smart Cities Conclave 2023.

• The Prime Minister became the 41st recipient of

Best Actor Pouria ‘Endless the Lokmanya Tilak National Award.
Persia
(Male) Rahimi Sam Borders’

Best Actor Melanie ‘Party of

French
(Female) Thierry Fools’

Special Jury Rishab

‘Kantara’ India
Award Shetty

Stephan ‘Blaga’s
Best Director Bulgarian
Komandarev Lessons’

Best Debutant Reger Azad

‘When The
Not y International Awards
Seedlings
Director Kaya specified
Grow’ y 95th Academy Awards 2023 (Oscars)

Satyajit Ray Category Winner (s) Film/Work

Michael
Lifetime American
Douglas
Achievement
Actor in a Brendan Fraser The Whale
Leading Role
• Madhuri Dixit honoured with ‘Special Recognition
for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema’ Award at
54th IFFI. Everything
Actor in a Ke Huy Quan Everywhere
Supporting Role
• L.P. Hemanth K. Srinivasulu, Director of the Latin All at Once
America and Caribbean Trade Council, receives the
“Man of the Year-2023” Everything
Actress in a Michelle Yeoh Everywhere
Leading Role All at Once

Everything
Actress in a Jamie Lee Everywhere
Supporting Role Curtis All at Once

Guillermo del
Toro, Mark
Guillermo
Animated Gustafson,
del Toro’s
Feature Film Gary Ungar,
Pinocchio Alex Bulkley
(Producers)
• Reliance Nippon Life Insurance wins National
Energy Conservation Awards 2023 for climate-
All Quiet on the
friendly operations and sustainable growth. Cinematography James Friend
Western Front
• Asha Bhosle honored with Lata Mangeshkar
Award on April 24, 2023. Everything Daniel Kwan
Director Everywhere All and Daniel
• ‘Vir Chakra’ posthumously awarded to Vice at Once Scheinert
Admiral Benoy Chowdhury for exceptional

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 y Golden Globe Awards 2023
Daniel Roher,
Odessa Rae,
Documentary Diane Becker, Category Winner
Navalny
Feature Film Melanie Miller,
Shane Boris
(Producers) Best Film – Drama “The Fabelmans”
Kartiki
Documentary The Elephant Gonsalves
Short Film Whisperers and Guneet Best Film – Musical or “The Banshees of
Monga Comedy Inisherin”

International All Quiet on the Best TV Series –

Germany “House of the Dragon”
Feature Film Western Front Drama

Best TV Series –
“Abbott Elementary”
Music (Original All Quiet on the Volker Musical or Comedy
Score) Western Front Bertelmann

Best Limited Series,

From RRR; Anthology Series, or “The White Lotus: Sicily”
Music by M.M.
Music (Original TV Movie
Naatu Naatu Keeravaani;
Song) Lyric by
Chandrabose
Best Actor in a TV Kevin Costner,
Daniel Kwan, Series – Drama “Yellowstone”
Daniel
Everything Scheinert,
Best Picture Everywhere All Evan Peters, “Monster:
Jonathan Best Actor in a Limited
at Once The Jeffrey Dahmer
Wang Series or TV Movie
(Producers) Story”

Charlie
The Boy, The Best Actress in a
Short Film Mackesy Amanda Seyfried, “The
Mole, The Fox Limited Series or TV
(Animated) and Matthew Dropout”
and The Horse Freud Movie

Tom Berkeley
Short Film (Live An Irish Best Supporting
and Ross Jennifer Coolidge, “The
Action) Goodbye White Actress in a Limited
White Lotus”
Series or TV Movie
Joe Letteri,
Richard
Avatar: The
Visual Effects Baneham, Best Supporting Actor
Way of Water Paul Walter Hauser,
Eric Saindon, in a Limited Series or
Daniel Barrett “Black Bird”
TV Movie

Martin McDonagh, “The

Best Screenplay
Banshees of Inisherin”

Steven Spielberg, “The

Best Director
Fabelmans”

Best Non-English
“Argentina, 1985”
Language Film

Best Actress – Drama Cate Blanchett, “Tár”

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 y International Emmy Awards 2023
Best Supporting
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Actress in a TV Series Award
Awardee For
Category
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Netflix special
Best Supporting Actor Best Comedy Vir Das “Vir Das:
Everywhere All at Once”
Landing”
Angela Bassett, “Black
Best Supporting Derry Girls TV series “Derry
Panther: Wakanda Best Comedy
Actress Season 3 Girls” Season 3
Forever”

Best Supporting Actor Tyler James Williams, Role in the

in a TV Series “Abbott Elementary” Best Actor Martin Freeman drama series
“The Responder”
Best Original Score Justin Hurwitz, “Babylon”
Performance
“Naatu Naatu,” Kala in the Mexican
Best Actress Karla Souza
Bhairava, M. M. sports drama “La
Best Original Song
Keeravani, Rahul Caida” (Dive)
Sipligunj (RRR)”
Drama series
Best Actor in a TV The Empress, “The Empress,”
Jeremy Allen White, “The
Series – Musical or Best Drama Sommerhaus produced by
Bear”
Comedy Series Serien Sommerhaus
(Germany) Serien in
Best Actress in a TV Germany
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott
Series – Musical or
Elementary” Mariupol:
Comedy
The People’s
Story, Top Hat Documentary
Best Actor – Musical or Colin Farrell, “The Best
Productions “Mariupol: The
Comedy Banshees of Inisherin” Documentary
/ Hayloft People’s Story”
Productions /
Michelle Yeoh, BBC (UK)
Best Actress – Musical
“Everything Everywhere
or Comedy
All at Once”
y Nobel Awards 2023
“Guillermo del Toro’s
Best Animated Film
Pinocchio” Field Awardee Reason for Award

Best Actor – Drama Austin Butler, “Elvis” For experimental

Pierre
methods that
Agostini,
Best Actress in a TV generate attosecond
Zendaya, “Euphoria” Physics Ferenc
Series – Drama pulses of light for
Krausz, Anne
the study of electron
L’Huillier
dynamics in matter.

For their discoveries

concerning
nucleoside base
Katalin
modifications
Physiology Kariko,
that enabled the
or Medicine and Drew
development of
Weissman
effective mRNA
vaccines against
COVID-19.

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 • Rijul Maini was crowned Miss India USA 2023,
Moungi G. marking the 41st year of the oldest Indian pageant
Bawendi, For the discovery and
outside India.
Chemistry Louis E. synthesis of quantum
Brus, Alexei dots.
I. Ekimov

For his innovative

plays and prose
Literature Jon Fosse
which give voice to
the unsayable.
For her fight against
the oppression of
Narges women in Iran and
Peace
Mohammadi her fight to promote
human rights and
freedom for all.
• Indira Gandhi Peace Prize was jointly awarded to
For having advanced Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for non-
Claudia our understanding
Economic violent resolution efforts in the Israel-Palestine
Goldin of women’s labour
conflict.
market outcomes.

• Actor Kabir Bedi awarded Italy’s highest civilian

• ISRO was awarded the Leif Erikson Lunar Prize
honour ‘Order of Merit’ for his contributions to the
for Chandrayaan-3 achievement, making India the
film industry.
fourth nation to achieve a successful lunar landing.
• Taylor Swift and Lionel Messi were named
• Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh receives Bhutan’s Time Magazine’s Person of the Year and
National Order of Merit Gold Medal for Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year for 2023,
distinguished services to the country. respectively.
• Ukraine’s President Zelensky receives Poland’s
highest honor, Order of the White Eagle.

• Indian-American mathematician C R Rao awarded

2023 International Prize in Statistics.

• Shemaroo Entertainment clinches 13 trophies

at Promax Global Excellence Awards 2023,
becoming the first Indian company to be a finalist
for ‘Creative Marketing Team of the Year.’

• Israeli film ‘Children of Nobody’ wins Best Film
award at Kolkata International Film Festival,
while Anjan Dutta’s ‘Chalchitro Ekhon’ bags the
Special Jury Award.
• Top ISRO scientist V R Lalithambika was
conferred with the highest civilian French honour
for space cooperation initiatives, the Legion
d’Honneur.

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• Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua was crowned
Gaur Gopal Das Energize Your Mind
Miss Universe 2023, becoming the first Nicaraguan
woman to win the prestigious title.
Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Law Of
• Indian films Dear Jassi, (Platform Award) and A Success
Match (NETPAC Award) won major awards at the Ashneer Grover Doglapan
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Namita Thapar The Dolphin And The Shark:
• Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Stories On Entrepreneurship
awarded Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship
Singapore’s Top Fellowship, for public service.
Kamlesh Patel The Wisdom Bridge
• Madhuri Patle crowned Mrs Universe India 2023.
Jeff Kinney Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Diper
Overlode
Sneh Desai, Sunil Ultimate Secrets To Wealth
Tulsiani & Brian
Tracy

y Sahitya Akademi Awards 2023

Title and Name of the
Language
Genre Author
Assamese Dr. Pranavjyoti Pranavjyoti
Deka Shrestha Deka
Galpa (Short
Stories)
• Greece President confers PM Modi with The Bengali Jabar Pari Swapnamoy
Grand Cross of the Order of Honour. (Novel) Chakraborti

• Shaktikanta Das named ‘Governor of the Year’ Bodo Si-Ufari Sarni Vinod Sona Minj
at Central Banking Awards. (Short Stories)
Dogri Daun Sadiyan Vijay Verma
• Sanika Lahane crowned The International Glamour Ek Seer
Project Mrs. India 2023. (Poetry-
Ghazal)
English Requiem in Neelum Saran
Raga Janki Gour
(Novel)
Gujarati Sairandhree Sandeep Joshi
(Epic Novel)

Hindi Mujhe Sanjeev

Pehchano
(Novel)

Kannada Mahabharata Lakshmesh

y Literary Awards Anushandhana Tolpadi
y Golden Book Awards 2023 Bharata
(Poetry)
Winner Work
Kashmiri Yath Wavah Manshoor
J.K Rowling Fantastic Beasts Halis Toong Banhali
Tsolay Zaley
(Essays)

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Konkani Varsal (Short Mahabaleshwar
Stories) Sail
Maithili Bodha Basukinath Jha
Sanketan
(Essays)
Malayalam Malayala E.V.
Novelinete Ramakrishnan
Deshakalangal
(Literary Study)
Manipuri Yangkhoibagi Sorokhaibam
Nanglo Helli Gambhini • Sukrita Paul Kumar receives the 6th Rabindranath
(Poetry) Tagore Literary Prize for her book ‘Salt & Pepper:
Selected Poems.
Marathi Ringan (Novel) Kusumkhatri
Rana • Gaja Capital Business Book Prize 2023 jointly
Nepali Nepali Juddhar Rana won by ‘Against All Odds: The IT Story of India’
Lokshitya Ra and ‘Winning Middle India: The Story of India’s
Loksanskritiko New-Age Entrepreneurs.’
Pariyocha • Writer Pushpa Bharati’s memoir ‘Yaadein,
(Essays)
Yaadein aur Yaadein’ was selected for the 33rd
Odia Aprastuta Ashutosh Parida Vyas Samman Award.
Prutyu (Poetry) • Irish author Paul Lynch wins the 2023 Booker
Prize for his novel ‘Prophet Song’.
Punjabi Mann Di Chip Swarnjit Savi
• Comptroller and Auditor General of India receives
(Poetry)
‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for outstanding
language policy implementation.
Rajasthani Manak Mati Gaje Singh
(Poetry) Rajpurohit • L&T Finance recognized as “Prestigious Brand
of India” in Goal Fest Conclave 2023.
Sanskrit Shunye Arun Ranjan
Meghghanam Mishra • Time Shelter, written by Georgi Gospodinov has
(Poetry) won the International Booker Prize 2023.

Santali Jaba Baha Taraceen • “Demon Copperhead” by Barbara Kingsolver

(Short Stories) Baskey (Turia and “Trust” by Hernán Diaz jointly earned the 2023
Chand Baskey) Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Sindhi Hathu Hikro Vinod Asudani • Russian poet Maria Stepanova wins Leipzig
Pahinjaro Book Prize.
(Ghazal) • Tamil writer Sivasankari wins Saraswati
Tamil Neeraviyal Rajasekaran Samman 2022 for her book “Survya Vamsam.”
(Poetry-Short- (Devibharathi)
Stories)
Telugu Rameshwaram T. Pattabhi
Kaakulu Satyam
Marikonni
Kathalu (Short
Stories)

Urdu Rajdev Ki Sadiqua Nawab

Amrai (Novel) Saher

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y Sports Awards • Savita Punia and Hardik Singh receive
Prestigious FIH Awards for Goalkeeper of the
y ICC awards winners for 2022
Year and Player of the Year (Male), respectively.
Award Player Country

Sir Garfield
Babar Azam Pakistan
Sobers Trophy

Rachael Heyhoe
Nat Sciver England
Flint Trophy

Men’s Test
Cricketer of the Ben Stokes England
Year
Men’s ODI • Lionel Messi wins ‘Best Foreign Player’ award
Cricketer of the Babar Azam Pakistan
of Ligue 1.
Year
• Aasif Sheikh becomes first Nepali cricketer to
Women’s ODI win ICC Spirit of Cricket Award.
Cricketer of the Nat Sciver England
Year • Mirabai Chanu named BBC Indian Sportswoman
of the Year 2022; wins the award for the second
Men’s T20 consecutive year.
International Suryakumar
India y Other Important Awards
Cricketer of the Yadav
Year
• ICAR Emeritus Professor P. Indira Devi, based at
Women’s T20 Kerala Agricultural University, has been honoured
International with the title of Indian Society of Agricultural
Tahlia McGrath Australia
Cricketer of the Economics (ISAE) Fellow 2023.
Year
• Kohinoor Group, led by Krishnakumar Goyal,
Men’s Emerging secures the Best Brands of 2023 award.
Cricketer of the Marco Jansen South Africa
Year • Movate wins ‘AI & Data’ category at Inc. Best
in Business Awards 2023 for its generative AI
Women’s platform.
Emerging
Renuka Singh India • NTPC Kanti receives the FICCI Water Award 2023
Cricketer of the
for Industrial Water Use Efficiency, recognizing
Year
notable water conservation efforts.
Men’s Associate • Dr. Srinivas Naik Dharavath, Chairman of Real
Gerhard
Cricketer of the Namibia Vision Homes Pvt Ltd, was honoured with the
Erasmus
Year Visionary Leader Icon Award 2023.
Women’s • Startek recognized among India’s Best
Associate Workplaces in IT & IT-BPM by Great Place To
Esha Oza India
Cricketer of the Work® India for 2023.
Year
• NTPC recognized as Most Preferred Workplace
of 2023-24.
David Shepherd Richard
England
Trophy Illingworth • Aparna Sen receives ‘Lifetime Award’ at Jaipur
Film Festival for her outstanding contribution to
Nepal cinema.
Spirit of Cricket
Aasif Sheikh • Odisha wins World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga
Award
Mission.

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• Tiruchirappalli International Airport rated the best • Northeast Frontier Railway wins PMI South Asia
in the Asia Pacific region according to ACI-ASQ Award 2023 for ‘Micro Project of the Year’.
Awards 2022. • Ministry of Panchayati Raj’s SVAMITVA Scheme
• NTPC Limited is recognized as one of the “World’s wins National Award for e-Governance 2023.
Best Employers 2023” by Forbes, ranking 261st
• Elephant images for Anamalai Tiger Reserve
out of the top 700 companies globally.
wins Drone Photo Awards.
• Binomo was awarded Most Reliable Trading
Platform of 2023 at the World Business Outlook
Awards.
• Kiriteshwari village in Bengal named Best
Tourism Village of India by Ministry of Tourism.
• NovelVox wins ‘Best Digital CX Platform’ award
at India CX Summit & Awards 2023.

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