Awards & Honours Flashcards by Shrushti Acharya

Who bagged Gudleppa Hallikeri Award & what is the subject of the award?

Poet Siddhalinga Pattanashetti
It honors those who have made significant achievements to literature, society, or social service

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South African Award

What award was bagged by Vinod Ganatra?

IMPORTANT

First Indian honoured with Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award

Awarded for his contribution to kid’s cinema

He is children’s film maker

Honoured at 7th Nelson Mandela’s Children Film Festival

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International Award

Blue Planet Prize

Given by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation

Given to recognise imp science & practical contributions to solving global environmental problems

Individual award: Professor Robert Costanza
Institution Award: IPBES

2024

IPBES: Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services

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Given by Sahitya Akademy

Bal Sahitya Puraskar

Writer Category for historical fiction

English category: Nandini Sengupta

The blue horse & other amazing animal stories from Indian History

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Given By Sahitya Akademy

Yuva Sahitya Puraskar

K Vaishali

Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India

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Lifetime Achievement Award

MIFF AWARDS
MUMBAI INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL

Organised by Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Subbaih Nallamuthu

Golden Conch Award for best Documentary: The Golden Thread by NishtaJain

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What award was given to Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank by PFRDA?

PFRDA: pension fund regulatory & development authority

National Award for APY Yojana

Atal Pension Yojana (APY)

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PSU Leadership Award for Digital Transformation Excellence

THDC India Limited

Tehri Hydra Development Corporation

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Who won Stepan Avagyan Memorial held in Jermuk, Armenia

International Chess Tournament

Arjun Erigaisi, India’s highest rated chess player at age 20

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2018, Padma Shri Award?

fourth highest civilian award

Prof, Vasudevan

AKA Plastic Man of India

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Who won the commonwealth short story prize in 2024?

Sanjana Thakur

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P GEETHA WINS?

Instituted by WINGS (Women’s Integration & Growth through sports), Kerala for feminist studies

K Saraswathi Amma Awards

Pioneer of Feminist Literature in Malayalam

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Tree Man of Telangana

By Green Maple Foundation

N Balaram

For saplings

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12th Vishwa Hindi Samman

Dr. Usha Thakur

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Which filmstar recieves career achievement award in Switzerland?
Career Leopard Award

Sharukh Khan

He was awarded Padma Shri in 2005

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SPICE AWARD, 2024

Instituted by ICAR (Indian Institute of Spices Research)

Sopna Kallingal

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GALLANTRY AWARDS 2024
1. KIRITI CHAKRAS: second highest peace-time gallantry award
2. SHAURYA CHAKRAS: third largest peace-time gallantry award

Gallantry Awards divided into peace-time & war-time
WAR TIME:
1. Param Vir Chakra: highest gallantry award
2. Maha Vir Chakra
3. Vir Chakra

PEACE TIME:
1. Ashok Chakra
2. Kirti Chakra
3. Shaurya Chakra

Kirti Chakras: 10 awards (7 posthumously)
Shaurya Chakra: 26 (7 Posth)

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Noble Prize in 2014 for the person for his work on child rights

Kailash Satyarthi

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Dr. C Narayana Reddy National Literary Award

Sivashankari, a Tamil Writer

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Best Agriculture State Award goes to ?

Agriculture Leadership Award, Instituted by Agriculture Today Magazine

Maharashtra

France highest civilian award and who recieved it?

HCL Tech’s Roshini Nadar Malhotra
received Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour)

Russain highest Civilian Award awarded to Modi

The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle

Agriculture Leadership Award 2024: which state is best in horticulture?

NAGALAND

Nagaland’s GI tags of horticluture crops: Naga Mircha, Naga Tree Tomato & Naga Sweet Cucumber

Gulbekian Prize for humanity

Instituted by Portugal based Calouste Gulbekian Foundation

Andhra Pradesh natural farming model: AP community natural farming recieved it

# He was also a Padmashree Awardee (4th highest civilian award) in 2014 Who is the Indian who won Golden Sand Master Award in Russia? ## Footnote @International Sand Sculpture Championship held in St. Petersburb, Russia

Sudarshan Pattnaik, a sand mastry won a gold medal

Hans von Hentig award | Instituted by World Society of victimology ## Footnote This award is considered one of the highest honors in the field of victimology and criminal justice studies

**K. Chockalingam **from Tamil Nadu, a retired professor has been selected | First Indian

2024 International Maritime Organisation Award

Indian SHIP Captain Avhilash Rawat & his crew from an oil tanker for their exceptional bravery at sea | Red Sea Rescue

What award does INS Delhi ship get?

Best ship of Eastern Fleet Award ## Footnote * INS KAVARATTI: Best ship in Corvettes/Landing ship/OPVs * INS Shivalik, INS Sumitra, INS Sumdha: Most Spirited ships of the Sunrise fleet

2024 Pioneer of the Year Award? ## Footnote By Will Rogers motion picure pioneers foundation

GRETA GERWIG

2002 Padmashri and 2005 Padma Vibhushan Awardee? He has also recieved Life Time Achievement award from Indian Medical Association. ## Footnote * Also recieved Dr. BC Roy National Award * Chevalier of the Ordre of Palmes académiques by France govt

Dr M S Valiathan, a cardian surgeon (passes away)

SKOCH GOLD AWARD

BPSTL (Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited) ## Footnote For succesful implementation of SAMAST BIHAR: First State for succesful implemtation of SAMAST project

Murmu presented 94 distinguished service awards. What are the categories & no of awards? ## Footnote To the serving & retired personnels of army and coast guard

Param Vishisht Seva medals: 31 Uttam Seva medal: 4 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal: 2 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals: 57

Demise of Kamala Pujari, which award she was conferred with?

PADMA SHRI in 2019 ## Footnote She is a tribal women from Odisha, known for her organic farming & preserving over hundreds of indigeneous varities of paddy Some varities of Paddy: Kalajeera, Tili, Machakanta, Gnatia, Phula

# She was also awarded Noble Prize, 1992 Who recieved Gandhi Mandela Award, 2020?

Rigoberta Menchu Tum ## Footnote She is a Guatemalan Human Rights activist advocating Indigenous rights

First Indian to receive the Olympic Order, the highest award by IOC (international olympic commitee)

Abhinav Bhindra, legendary shooter ## Footnote He won India's first individual olympic gold medal in 2008 in Beijing Summer Games

Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award

Amitabh Bachchan

Most Innovative Cimmunity Engagement Award at the 10th National Community Radio Awards

Yarlawani Sangli, Maharashtra

V Venkayya Epigraphy Award, 2024 | V Venkayya was the first chief epigraphist to the GOI

Dr. V Vedachalam, a tamil epigrapher

Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of Science & Technology received which award? | HIS BOOK: "DIABETES MADE EASY"

Lifetime Acheivement Award

Global Water Tech Award

Central Water Commission (CWC) won Water Department of the Year | CWC is under Ministry of Jal Shakti ## Footnote CWC Chairman: Kushivder Vehra

Toronto Film Festival Tribute Award for best Director?

Mike Leigh

Jeevan Dan Award

Andhra Pradesh ## Footnote Given on Organ Donation Day

Highest Civilian Award of FIJI awarded to Murmu ## Footnote Fiji Capital: SUVA President: Williame PM: Sitiveni Rabuka High Commissioner of India to Fiji: PS Karthigeyan

Companion of the Order of FIJI

Which award did INS Shivalik of Indian Navy win? ## Footnote It wins Naval Gunfire support competition in exercise RIMPAC (Rim of Pacific Exercise) 2024

Rodeo Trophy ## Footnote * INS SHIVALIK is eastern fleet * Eastern fleet of Navy HQ: Vishakapatnam * INS SHIVALIK: First stealth warship built in India * First Submarine made in India: Shalki

What was awarded to Mhmd. Yunus?

Noble Prize in 2011 for his anti-poverty campaign ## Footnote CA RELATED * He is now appointed as Head of Interim Govt in bangladesh by Bangladesh President Mhmd. Shahabudin

Nekara Rathna Award

Sanjeev Shettigar & Somappa Jatanna ## Footnote Working for the revival of the traditional Udupi Sarees

Vigyan Ratna Award for Biological Sciences

Prof. G Padmanabhan

Vigyan Team Award

ISRO- Chandrayaan 3 Team

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