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padma awards ;22 - announed by —- on the eve of eoublic day this yr –rd replublic day. total= ??, including how many duo case? list includes how many padma vibhushan?
alos how many are women, including how many nriS, ociS, and also posthumour?
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PV awardees:
Prabha Atre- Art, Maharashtra.
Shri Radheyshyam Khemka (Posthumous)- Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh.
Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous)- Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh. was fomeer UP CM.
General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous)- Civil Service, Uttarakhand

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MHA
73rd r-day.
128
2 duco cases
4 PVs
34 women, 10 NRI, 13 dead

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how many (and name them) refused padma bhushna?

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2- former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and former General Secretary late EMS Namboodirpad

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pamda awards, lie bharat rata, instited in —.`PV has 3 classes called pehla varg, dusra varg etc but renamed PV, PB, PS in –.
awrads announced every yr except 4 times: ——, —,—– to —. conferred on recc of padma awrds commitee/ PAC const by pm annually. PAC headed by a cabinet secrarry (currently???) + Home Secretary, Secretary to the President and 4-6 eminent persons as members. recommendations submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval.
The awards are presented by the President of India usually in the month of — every year where the awardees are presented a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion.

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1954
1955
1978, 197, 1993-1997
rajiv gauba
March/April

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The award is normally not conferred posthumously. However, in highly deserving cases, the Government could consider giving an award posthumously.
A higher category of Padma award can be conferred on a person only where a period of at least – years has elapsed since conferment of the earlier Padma award. However, in highly deserving cases, a relaxation can be made by the Awards Committee.
The total number of awards to be given in a year (excluding posthumous awards and to NRI/foreigners/OCIs) should not be more than —..
The award does not amount to a title and cannot be used as a suffix or prefix to the awardees’ name. everyone is elegibible xecpt govt servants incluidng those working w PSUs, exclding doctors and scietists tho.

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5 yrs
120

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– awards were given fr bharat ratna, last giving in 2019 to —-.

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0, none
pranam mukherjee, nanaji dehsmukh and bhupen hazarika.

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neeraj chopra ad sumit antil both got padma shris. neeraj chopra wons indians 1st ever track and filed gold in 2020 – olympics.Neeraj Chopra’s best throw is —-m , achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in — on June 30, 2022 - came 2nd. anderson Peters took the top spot with a 90.31m throw,.
sumit natil also won gold w world record throw of —m in 20202 summer paralympics

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tokyo
89.94m
sweden
68.55 m

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The gallantry awards are announced twice a year; first on the occasion of Republic Day and secondly, on the occasion of Independence Day. Recommendations are invited normally in the month of — for the awards to be announced on the occasion of the Republic Day and in the month of — for the awards to be announced on the occasion of the Independence Day. are in – categories:
two categories:
Gallantry in the Face of Enemy
Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Vir Chakra
Gallantry Other than in the Face of Enemy
Ashok Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Shaurya Chakra

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augut
march
2 categorues

Order of precedence

Param Vir Chakra
Ashoka Chakra
Mahavir Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Vir Chakra
Shaurya Chakra.
Description of the awards
Param Vir Chakra

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After independence, first, three gallantry awards namely the in face f enemy- Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January — which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August 1947.
Subsequently, other three gallantry awards i.e. the Ashoka Chakra Class-I, the Ashoka Chakra Class-II and the Ashoka Chakra Class-III were instituted by the Government of India on 4th January —, which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August 1947.
These awards were renamed the Ashoka Chakra, the Kirti Chakra and the Shaurya Chakra respectively in January —1.
All the gallantry awards may be awarded posthumously.
he Ministry of — invites recommendations twice in a year from the Armed Forces and Union Ministry of Home Affairs for gallantry awards

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1950
1952
1967

he Ministry of Defence invites recommendations twice in a year from the Armed Forces and Union Ministry of Home Affairs for gallantry awards

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For members of the Armed Forces:
In respect of the Armed Forces, a case for the gallantry award is initiated by the Unit and if found fit the same is forwarded to respective Services Headquarters duly recommended by Commanders in the chain, immediately after the act of gallantry is performed.
All such proposals are then considered by the Awards Committee at Services Headquarters before recommending the proposals to the Ministry of Defence with the approval of the respective Chiefs.
For civilians:
Recommendations are received from the —–
MHA calls for recommendations from all State/UT Governments, Central Ministries/ Departments, Central Armed Police Forces and Railway Protection Force etc.

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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

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gallantry on repiblic day :: how many awarded, and how many were shaurya chakras?
for gallantry on independtry: ow many awarded, and how many were shaurya chakras?

for AC, KC, SC elegibility:
Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted forces.
Members of the Nursing Services of the Armed Forces.
Civilian citizens of either sex in all walks of life and members of Police Forces including Central Para-Military Forces and Railway Protection Force.

fr PVC, MC, VC: Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Naval, Military and Air Forces, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militia and of any other lawfully constituted Armed Forces.

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384, 12 SCs
107, 13 SCs, 3 KCs

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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 —, the award is bestowed only on Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the — Schedule to the Constitution of India and English,[a] with no posthumous conferral.
been given to – ppl so far, inclding – women. 1st woman was:

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1961
8th
58/62 ppl
7
In 1976, Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi became the first woman to win the award and was honoured for the 1965 novel Prothom Protishruti (The First Promise), the first in a trilogy

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2021 and 2022 aware=dees of jannapith:
assammese poet —- and konkanese —-.
The first recipient of the award was the Malayalam writer—- who received the award in 1965 for his collection of poems, Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950
out of twenty-three eligible languages the award has been presented for works in sixteen languages: Hindi (eleven), Kannada (eight), Bengali and Malayalam (six each), Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, and Urdu (four each), Assamese and Telugu (three each), Punjabi, Tamil and Konkani (two each), English, Kashmiri and Sanskrit (one each). most frequently in ??

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nilmani phookna jr
damodar mauzo
G. Sankara Kurup, 1965
hindi language

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gandhi peace prize for 2019 and 2020 awarded to sultan —– and —- of bnagladesh. both dead.

award insti in 1995, gandhi’s –th birth ann.

1st reciiepnt, —- of tanzania

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qaboos bin said al said of Oman
bangabandhu sheikh mujibur rahman

125th
julius nyeyere, 1995, tanzania

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sardar patel o/s ICAR isnitute award given to: – in the Lrage Insituute Category

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NAARM/national academy of agricyltural resrach management

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scripps nat spelling bee won by

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14 yo harini logan

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national florence nightingal awaed given to —

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deputy DG of military nursing service/MNS: Brigadier SV SARASWATI

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national florence nightingal awaed given to —

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deputy DG of military nursing service/MNS: Brigadier SV SARASWATI

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JC DANIEL award, kereala’s highesr awrad given to

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filmmaker KP kumaran

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31st Vyas Samman to — for play Mahabali

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Asghar wajahat

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ramanujna prize for young mathematicians won by??

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Neena gupta

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45th vayalar ramavarma memorial award won by

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novelist benyamin - kerala

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7th yahim hazarika woan of subtsnce award given to writer –

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namita gokhale - 7th woman of substance - 1st from NE india to be selected for DANIPS.

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who is indian personality of the year? - early jan ‘21

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filmmaer biswajit chatterjee

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abel prize 2022 won by —- for what work??
The Abel Prize is awarded —- every yr/biennially/ by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians. s named after the Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) and directly modeled after the Nobel Prizes. The Abel Prize’s history dates back to 1899, when its establishment was proposed by the Norwegian mathematician —- (goofy ahh name - cant lie). prize was finally established by the Government of Norway in —. award ceremony takes place in the aula of the University of Oslo, where the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded between 1947 and 1989. he only person of Indian origin to have won this prize is —/

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dennis parnell sullivan - math - rational homotpy theory - part of algebraic topology
annually, once a yr
Sophus Lie
2001
Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan.

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int woman of courage award -includes banagldeshi environemtn lawyer – . total women = –
The International Women of Courage (IWOC) award was established in – by the – (which counrry) Department of State to honour women of exceptional courage, strength and leadership who work to bring change to their communitie

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rizwana hasan
12
2007
US

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22d CWG in birhmingham, flagberar of india were opening and closing?

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op: pv sindhu and manpreet singh
cl: nikhant zareen and achanta sharath kamal

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22d CWG in birhmingham, 1st gold medal won by? indias 1st gold?
david dixo award? it was 1st given in – in manchester
officla masot was –, multicoloured – desigend by 10yo emma lou

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englands alex yee in mens triathlon
mirabai chanu - 49kg wtlifting
feng tianwei of singaporen
2002
pery, bull

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206 cwg host will be? they won how many medlas? india won how many out which how many were gold?

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victoria, australia
aust- 178
ind-61, 22 gold

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22d CWG in birhmingham, ov sindhu, lakshya sen and satwiksairag-chirag shetty all got – in badminton and — — got gold in table tennis. sathiyan G won – in tt. mens hockey team got — in final

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gold
sharath kamal, gold, TT
bronze - sathiyan G, TT
silver

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– winter lypimcs in 2022 held in beijin. mascot was —–, w motto being: togethr for a shared future. indoa dsplomatic boycot - arif khan - skier. 1st position w/ medals was —, then – , then 3rd was —

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24th
bing dwen dwen/ice panda
norway - 37
germany -27
china -15

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– ed of IPL was held, The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 ended with — lifting the trophy by defeating inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. - 2nd largest stadium. 1st in australia.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and General Secretary Jay Shah then receive a certificate as IPL created a Guinness world record for the world’s largest cricket –.
—, the Academy Award winner, was the star of the show at the IPL 2022 Closing Ceremony.
Ranveer Singh’s dance performanc

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15th
Gujarat Titans (GT) - winner, runner up: rajsthan
jersey
AR Rahman - sang, ranveer singh - dnaced

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Aramco Purple Cap Winner Of The Season/The Purple Cap is awarded to the leading wicket-taker of the IPL season : — (27 Wickets)
Aramco Orange Cap Winner Of The Season/the leading run scorer, introd in —-: —- (863 Runs)
Player/man Of The Match (Final): ———
Upstox Most Valuable Player Of The Season: —- (a repeat)

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Yuzvendra Chahal
jos buttler
2008 (both purple and orange)
Hardik Pandya
jos buttler

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– ed of khelo india youth games, formerly Khelo India School Games (KISG), in — was held. mascot was —. won by —, with 137 medals( how may gold?/). maharshtra and – were 2nd. Jaya’ the black buck and ‘Vijay’ the tiger are the mascots for Khelo India Youth Games.
for 1st time, – trdaitional sports to beintrod, namely mallakhamb, gatka, kalaripayattu, thang-ta and yogasana

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4th
dhakad - cow
haryana - 137, 52 GOLD
karmataka

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Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, from — city in UP, the country’s —th woman Rafale pilot, was a part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) tableau that featured in the Republic Day parade on Wednesday. She joined the IAF’s fighter stream in 2017 and flew the MiG-21 — (animal name) aircraft before being posted to a Rafale squadron based in Ambala. government launched a scheme for their induction into the IAF’s combat stream in —-, a watershed in the air force’s history. dassault rafale (meanng gust of wind) are from – and introd in —. 2015, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the landmark defense deal with French aviation company Dassault to buy – how mna?? Rafale fighter

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varanasi
1st
Bison
2015
french, 2001
36 jets

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Lovlina Borgohain and — from India have been elected as the chair and vice-chair of the International Boxing Association (IBA)

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Shiva Thapa
earlier chair was mary kom

36
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oced head?
feo head?

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mathias cormann
qu dongyu

37
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saarc head?
undp head?

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esaala weekaroo
achim steiner

38
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usrula von der leyen is head of ?
FIFA prez?

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european comm
gianni infantinto

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head of unhcr for refugees?
inter pol prez from uae?
commonwealth prez?

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philipo grandii
naseer al raisi -NAR
patricia janet

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adb head?
deptu sec gen of un?
prez and chair of ICC?

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m asakawa
nigeria- amina mohammed
GREG BARCLAY, AND GEOFF ALLARDICE

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who is 1st indian woman to scae 5 peaks above 8k m and 1st to scale mt annapurna?
sbi head?

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priyanka mhoite
alok kumar chaudhary

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– ambassador of the season of culture?
md and ceo of NSE: AKC

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ar rahman
ashish kumar chauhan

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CII prez?
CHIEF ECO of WB?
IMF asian pacific dept head?

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r dinesh
INDERMIT GILL
k srinivasan

44
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new pm of kuwaiy?
– , womens rights, mother o arundhati roy, died

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sheikh sabah al khaled hamah al sabah
mary roy

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AIFF mens nsd womens footballer of the yr?
md of nat high speed rail corp – name old as hell

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suni chhetri and manisha kalyan
rajesndra prasad

46
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1st femamel mayor belogningto dalit of local london area?
cair of upsc

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mohinder k midha
monoj sonic

47
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– elected to int law commission for 5 yr term?
kavic chair same sname
pak’s 1st hindu woman dsp?

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prof bimal patel
manoj kumar
manish ropeta

48
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2019 WC hero retired?
won indians 1st ever int 1 km trial event? (goofy ahh name)

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ben stokes
ronaldo singh

49
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booker prize ‘22 won by?
int booker prize?

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Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize 2022 for his novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”, about a dead war photographer on a mission in the afterlif -SNEHAN KARUNATILANKA
daisy rockwell, g. shree

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– wd of prtizer arcitecture prize won by?
diabetes

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68tht
1st black man from burkina faso: diebedo francis kere

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– ed of grammy and magsaysay? grammay at las vegas. album of the yr: –. song oty: –
– ed of osacrs/acadmey

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64th
we are, job batiste
leave door pen, by silk sonic
94th

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94th oscars in LA. best pic?
bets director?
bets actor and atress?
best sound?
which got most nominaions, and whih 2nd most?
which got most wins?

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CODA
jane campion (power of dog)
wills mith and e. chastain
dune

power of the dog -12 nom, dune -10 nom
dune - 6 wins

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106th pulitzer in– catgories annoucnd.
The Editorial Cartooning prize was superseded in 2022 by the revamped category of Illustrated Reporting and Commentary
public sevrice won by??
- indian phtographers won in feature phtography?
American poet —- won the Pulitzer four times from 1924 to 1943 - MOST TIMES

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4
washingotn post
4 - Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave
Robert FrosT

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Recently, Indian biologist — has been awarded the – nd Behler Turtle Conservation Award for bringing three critically endangered.

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16th
shailendra singh

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wildlife photohrapher OTY 2022 is –
she became only the –nd woman to win the top prize in the 58-year-old history of the competition.

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US photographer Karine Aigner has been declared Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 for her image called “The Big Buzz”.
KARINE AIGNER
5th

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———, in WHICH STATE has won the Earth Guardian Award for its efforts in supporting the conservation of tigers and biodiversity. The award was instituted by NatWest Group India (formerly RBS India) at the 11th edition of the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Awards

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Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation
palakkad dist,, kerala

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PEN pinter prize 202??

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malorie blackwell 1st chilredns and YA author to win

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euopean investor award 2022 is i:
Jaan Leis, Mati Arulepp and Anti Perkson (Industry), Claude Grison (Research), Donald Sadoway (Non-EPO countries), and Madiha Derouazi & Elodie Belnoue (SMEs)
The inaugural Young Inventors prize has a tie for first place: the team of Victor Dewulf & Peter Hedley, and Erin Smith; with Rafaella de Bona Gonçalves in second place
The Popular Prize, determined by a public vote, goes to Spanish robotics engineer Elena García Armada
Hungarian-American scientist Katalin Karikó receives the ‘Lifetime achievement’ Award for her groundbreaking work onmessenger RNA

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no answer

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french order of merit for 202 igven to??

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dr gerard epelbaum

60
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——– will be conferred with the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF)

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Amitabh Bachchan