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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs the awardees. The late cartoonist Mario Miranda and the late musician Bhupen Hazarika were amongst the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi were confirmed for Padma Bhushan along with 25 more awardees. Indias highest civilian awards, Padma Awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan around March/ April. The list of winners for Padma Awards 2012 in the three different categories is as follows:
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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs Smt. Phoolbasan Bai Yadav Dr. G. Muniratnam Shri Niranjan Pranshankar Pandya Dr. Uma Tuli Shri Sat Paul Varma Smt. Binny Yanga Shri Yezdi Hirji Malegam Shri Pravin H. Parekh Dr. V. Adimurthy Dr. Krishna Lal Chadha Prof. Virander Singh Chauhan Prof. Rameshwar Nath Koul Bamezai Dr. Vijaypal Singh Social Work Social Work Social Work Social Work Social Work Social Work Public Affairs Pubic Affairs Science and Engineering Science and Engineering - Agriculture Science and Engineering Science and Engineering Science and Engineering - Agricultural Research Dr. Lokesh Kumar Singhal Science and Engineering Dr. Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan Science and Engineering Prof. Jagadish Shukla Science and Engineering Ms. Priya Paul Trade and Industry Shri Shoji Shiba Trade and Industry Shri Gopinath Pillai Trade and Industry Shri Arun Hastimal Firodia Trade and Industry Dr. Swati A. Piramal Trade and Industry Prof. Mahdi Hasan Medicine-Anatomy Dr. Viswanathan Mohan Medicine - Diabetology Dr. J. Hareendran Nair Medicine - Ayurveda Dr. Vallalarpuram Sennimalai Medicine - Geriatrics Natarajan Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh Medicine - Oncology Dr. Shrinivas S. Vaishya Medicine-Healthcare Dr. Nitya Anand Medicine - Drugs Research Late Dr. Jugal Kishore Medicine - Homoeopathy Dr. Mukesh Batra Medicine-Homeopathy Dr. Eberhard Fischer Literature and Education Shri Kedar Gurung Literature and Education Shri Surjit Singh Patar Literature and Education - Poetry Shri Vijay Dutt Shridhar Literature and Education - Journalism Shri Irwin Allan Sealy Literature and Education Ms. Geeta Dharmarajan Literature and Education Prof. Sachchidanand Sahai Literature and Education Smt. Pepita Seth Literature and Education Chattisgarh Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Arunachal Pradesh Maharashtra Delhi Kerala Delhi Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Uttar Pradesh Punjab Karnataka USA Delhi Japan Singapore Maharashtra Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu Kerala Tamil Nadu Bihar Daman and Diu Uttar Pradesh Delhi Maharashtra Switzerland Sikkim Punjab Madhya Pradesh Uttarakhand Delhi Haryana Kerala
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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs Dr. Ralte L. Thanmawia Shri Ajeet Bajaj Smt. Jhulan Goswami Shri Zafar Iqbal Shri Devendra Jhajrija Shri Limba Ram Shri Syed Mohammed Arif Prof. Ravi Chaturvedi Shri Prabhakar Vaidya Shri T. Venkatapathi Reddiar Dr. K. (Kota) Ullas Karanth Shri K Paddayya Shri Swapan Guha Dr. Kartikeya V. Sarabhai Literature and Education Sports - Skiing Sports - Women's Cricket Sports-Hockey Sports - Athletics- Paralympics Sports - Archery Sports - Badminton Sports- Commentary Sports-Physical Education Others-Horticulture Others-Wildlife Conservation and Environment Protection Others-Archaeology Others-Ceramics Others - Environmental Education Mizoram Delhi West Bengal Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Rajasthan Andhra Pradesh Delhi Maharashtra Puducherry Karnataka Maharashtra Rajasthan Gujarat
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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs Prof. (Dr.) Shantaram Mujumdar Prof. Vidya Dehejia Prof. Arvind Panagariya Dr. Jose Pereira Dr. Homi K. Bhabha Shri N Vittal Shri Mata Prasad Shri Ronen Sen name Shri K G Subramanyan Late Shri Mario De Miranda Late (Dr.)Bhupen Hazarika Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti Shri T V Rajeswar Balwant Literature and Education Literature and Education Literature and Education Literature and Education Literature and Education Civil Service Civil Service Civil Service Maharashtra USA USA USA UK Kerala Uttar Pradesh West Bengal State/ domicile West Bengal Goa Assam Maharashtra Delhi eliminated three terrorists at close range. On seeing another terrorist approaching their position, he swiftly changed his firing position. While doing so, he got hit by a bullet on his head. Further, displaying utmost bravery and comradeship, he pulled an injured fellow-soldier to safety and kept firing till he became unconscious due to excessive blood loss.
AShOKA ChAKRA
President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred the Ashoka
63rd Republic Day Parade 2012 in New Delhi. Lt. Navdeep Singh was awarded the Ashoka Chakra for single-handedly eliminating four infiltrating terrorists on 20 August 20 2011. Lieutenant Navdeep Singh was Ghatak Platoon Commander of 15 Maratha Light Infantry deployed in the High Altitude Area near the Line of Control. On receiving information about the infiltration of a group of terrorists he laid an ambush at the appropriate spot. When the terrorists were spotted, the ambush was sprung by the officer himself. An exchange of intense fire ensued. the officer
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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs Sixteen persons were awarded the Shaurya Chakra, the nations thirdhighest gallantry award in peacetime. While most of the Shaurya Chakra awardees are Armymen, the awardees also include a Jammu and Kashmir Special Police Officer (SPO) Barket Ali, who was conferred the award posthumously. President Pratibha Patil approved conferring of 368 gallantry awards, including 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medals and 45 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals. The Armys additional directorgeneral (public information) Maj. Gen. S.L. Narasimhan was awarded an Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for his leadership in relief and rescue efforts in the wake of the Sikkim earthquake in 2010. the text of an Additional Protocol was finalised to India's satisfaction. Also, Varma's negotiating skills were applied in concluding the India-specific Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA. The award for excellence in the Indian Foreign Service is named after the former foreign secretary and Governor, Shailendra Kumar Singh, a diplomat widely respected within the IFS community for his acumen, professionalism and leadership. Varma was selected as the first recipient of the prestigious award by a top-drawer jury consisting of Vice President Hamid Ansari, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, Ms Gandhi and Congress M.P. Rahul Gandhi.
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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs The award celebrates the values that stand for good journalism: excellence & enterprise, courage & fairness. The awards will cover the entire gamut of Indian media, Print & Broadcast, in English & Indian languages. The Ramnath Goenka foundation was set up in 1992 in the memory of late Ramnath Goenka, founder of The Indian Express, freedom fighter and doyen of Indian journalism, to encourage and propagate high-quality, objective journalism. The Awards aim to celebrate excellence in journalism, recognize courage and commitment and showcase outstanding contributions and individuals every year. by the Indian-American community in Washington on 1 February 2012. He was honoured with the award for his over four decades of public service. The award was presented jointly by the Indian American Friendship Council (IAFC) and India Association of North Texas (IANT) at a reception hosted in honour of the visiting union minister, Kharge in Dallas. In his address, Kharge provided an update on various bilateral memoranda on items of mutual interest, such as mining safety, employment, social security and said that India's GDP is poised to grow at a faster pace than most of the nations. 2011 was to HM Naqvi for his debut novel Home Boy (HarperCollins India).
InfOSyS PRIze
Six researchers from five science streams were honoured with the Infosys Prize-2011 by the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Bangalore on 9 January 2012. The prize winners include Kalyanmoy Deb, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (engineering and computer science); Imran Siddiqi, scientist, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad (life sciences); Kannan Soundarajan, director, Mathematics Research Centre, Stanford University, U.S. (mathematical sciences); Sriram Ramaswamy, Professor, Centre for Condensed Matter Theory, Indian
Institute of SciencesBangalore (physical sciences); Raghuram G. Rajan, Charles M. Harper Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business (social sciences-economics); and Pratap Bhanu Mehta, president and chief executive of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi (social sciencespolitical science and international relations). President of the Board of Trustees of Infosys Science Foundation,
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UPSCPORTAL Current Affairs : http://upscportal.com/civilservices/current-affairs T.V. Mohandas Pai, announced on the occasion that a new award category in humanities would be introduced from 2012. It would cover philosophy, history, archaeology, linguistics and literary sciences. The Infosys Prize, into its third year, carries a cash component of Rs. 50 lakh, a gold medallion and a citation. The Infosys Prize is amongst the highest in terms of money given for any award in India.The noted scientists were selected by the Foundation trustees and the eminent jury panels comprising Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for Social Sciences, Shrinivas Kulkarni (physical sciences), Pradeep K. Khosla (engineering and computer science), S.R. Varadhan (mathematical sciences) and Inder Verma (life sciences). The Foundation is funded by a corpus of Rs.100 crore (Rs.10 billion), contributed by the trustees and an annual grant from the global software major. the award, instituted in 2003, to the Dalai Lama at the Kalachakra ground. Ila Gandhi, who is based in South Africa, is chairman of the Gandhi Development Trust that gives the award. The Dalai Lama was supposed to have received the award in October 2011 as part of a much anticipated visit to South Africa. The visit however had to be called off following a five-week wait for a visa to be issued. Former recipients of the Mahatma Gandhi International Award include Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, South African leader Nelson Mandela and Tanzanias Julius Nyerere.
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