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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy (55) was chosen for Missile Systems Award 2019 by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He will this year award with former Principal Engineering Fellow of Raytheon Missile Systems Rondell J. Wilson. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Key Facts</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">With this G. Satheesh Reddy became <strong>first Indian and first person outside United States to be awarded this prestigious award.</strong> He was selected in recognition of his over three decades of national contributions to indigenous design, development and deployment of diversified strategic and tactical missile systems, guided weapons, advanced avionics and navigation technologies in India<strong>.</strong></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">G. Satheesh Reddy</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">At present, he is also Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister. He is considered architect of advanced missile technologies and smart guided weapons technologies in India.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is also Defence Secretary and Director-General of DRDO&#39;s aerospace arm Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Prior to this appointment as DRDO Chairman, he was heading the entire Missiles division of DRDO, including programmes such as strategic nuclear missiles of the Agni series.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is credited for development of tactical missile systems such as Quick reaction surface-to-air missile, man portable anti-tank guided missile HELINA and NAG anti-tank weapons. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He was Project Director for tdesign and development of India&rsquo;s first 1,000 kg class guided bomb which has enhanced precision strike capabilities. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has also played important role in development of Akash air defence systems. He is also the first scientist from India to receive the Silver Medal from Royal Aeronautical Society, London.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is professional society of Aerospace Engineers. Its Missile Systems Award recognises excellence in developing or implementing missile systems technology, including significant technological accomplishments or for inspired leadership of missile systems programmes. </span></span></span></p>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi on the occasion of National Science Day (observed on 28 February). </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Total of 34 winners were awarded for these three in seven different disciplines of award. Scientists from several Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) combined won eight awards followed by Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc), which won seven prizes.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Only one woman scientists Aditi Sen was among these awardees. She was awarded in physics category for her work in quantum information and communication, including the formulation of a computable entanglement measure and a novel density-matrix recursion method.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">&nbsp;Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is most coveted national recognition and multidisciplinary award in field of S&amp;T awarded each year by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on National Science Day.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was instituted in 1957 in the memory of late Dr Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, the founder director of the CSIR. </span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It bestowed upon young scientists and engineers (up to the age of 45 years) who are citizen of India to honour their research and developmental work in India during the five years.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded for <strong>research in seven disciplines</strong> viz. Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Science. </span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It comprises of citation, cash award of Rs. 5 Lakh and plaque. Some of India&rsquo;s top scientists, like C N R Rao and M S Swaminathan have been recipients of this award in the past.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">National Water Awards </span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518742696711277151615">awardees</gwmw> were selected by jury under Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It comprised of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan, Leader of <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742710353857533647">single largest Opposition Party</gwmw> in Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge and Member of Parliament, L.K. Advani.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"><gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518742719805891623995">Awardees</gwmw> are</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">2015: Vivekananda Kendra (Kanyakumari): </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was awarded for its contribution in rural development, education, development of natural resources.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">2016: Akshaya Patra Foundation: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was awarded for its contribution in providing <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518742741136022221679">mid-day</gwmw> meals to millions of children across India.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"><gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518742750744858521356">Sulabh</gwmw> International: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was awarded for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation in India and <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742750740422681330">emancipation</gwmw> of manual scavengers.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">2017: Ekal Abhiyan Trust: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was awarded for its contribution in providing education for rural and tribal children in remote areas pan India, rural empowerment, social and gender equality.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">2018:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> <strong>Yohei Sasakawa: </strong>He hails from Japan and was awarded for his contribution in Leprosy eradication in India and across the world.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">About Gandhi Peace Prize </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was instituted by Central Government (Ministry of Culture) in 1995 on occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742784516710095183">father</gwmw> of <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742784518742394878">nation</gwmw>- Mahatma Gandhi.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded annually to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It carries <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742797807093713173">cash prize</gwmw> of Rs. 1 <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518742803713898743447">crore</gwmw>, citation and plaque as well as exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Its recipients are selected by <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742817847136618589">jury</gwmw> headed by <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742817842908368231">Prime Minister</gwmw>, Leader of Opposition (or leader of <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742817844900735028">single largest opposition party</gwmw>) in <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742817845784846111">Lok Sabha</gwmw><gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518742817844580369722">,</gwmw>Chief Justice of India and two other eminent persons.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Former Tanzanian President Julius K Nyerere was the first recipient of this award in 1995. Other recipients are ISRO (2014), Baba Amte, Ramakrishna Mission, Grameen Bank, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu and others.</span></span></span></li>
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		'title' => 'Oscars 2019: 91st Academy Awards ',
		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The 91st Academy Awards commonly referred to as Oscars was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (US). The awards were presented in 24 categories by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honouring best films of year 2018. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was first ceremony in three decades, since 61st Academy Awards in 1989, to be conducted with no host. <strong>Green Book&nbsp;</strong>won Best Picture award. <strong>Bohemian Rhapsody </strong>won most number of awards totaling to four at the ceremony. Green Book, Roma and Black Panther received three awards each. The Favourite and Roma, with 10 nominations each were most nominated films this year. </span></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Picture:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Green Book.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Actress:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Olivia Colman (The Favourite as Anne, Queen of Great Britain).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Actor:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody as Freddie Mercury).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Director:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Alfonso Cuaron (Roma).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Supporting Actress:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk as Sharon Rivers).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Supporting Actor: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Mahershala Ali (Green Book as Don Shirley).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Original Screenplay: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Green Book &ndash; Written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie &amp; Peter Farrelly.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Adapted Screenplay:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> BlacKkKlansman.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Animated Feature Film:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Foreign Language Film:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Roma (Mexico-Spanish language).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Documentary-Feature:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Free Solo.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Documentary &ndash; Short Subject: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Period. End of Sentence.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Live Action Short Film:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Skin.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Animated Short Film:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Bao.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Original Score:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Black Panther</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Original Song:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> &quot;Shallow&quot; from A Star Is Born.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Sound Editing:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Bohemian Rhapsody.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Sound Mixing:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Bohemian Rhapsody</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Production Design:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Black Panther</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Cinematography:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Roma</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Makeup and Hairstyling:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Vice</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Costume Design:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Black Panther</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Film Editing:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Bohemian Rhapsody</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Best Visual Effects:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> First Man.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Period. End of Sentence</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is India-based shortfilm that has won Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject. It is directed by 25-year-old Iranian-American filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi and co-produced by Guneet Monga, who is known for producing films like &#39;Masaan&#39; and &#39;The Lunchbox&#39;. This&nbsp; documentary &nbsp;is set in village outside Delhi and talks about stigma of menstruation.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Academy Awards (Oscars)</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is group of 24 artistic and technical honours that recognizes excellence in cinematic achievements in US film industry. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It was first presented in 1929. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The winners are awarded a copy of a statuette officially called Academy Award of Merit (famously referred as Oscar Award).</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Seoul Peace Prize</span></strong> </span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established to crystallize Korean people&rsquo;s yearning for peace on Korean Peninsula and in rest of the world. It carries diploma, plaque and honorarium of US $200,000.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded biennially to those individuals/organisations who have made their mark through contributions to harmony of mankind, reconciliation between nations and world peace. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Past laureates include former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and renowned international relief organizations like Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Dr Divya Karnad (33) became second Indian and first woman to receive prestigioys &#39;Global Future of Nature Award&#39; for year 2019 for her work on marine conservation. The only other Indian to receive this award is&nbsp;Dr Charudutt Mishra (Director of Snow Leopard Trust). Other Recipients of this award for year 2019 are Fernanda Abra (Brazil) and Olivier Nsengimana (Rwanda).</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Dr Divya Karnad</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She is assistant professor of Environmental Studies at Ashoka University. She is also Wipro Sustainable Fellow.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Her project InSeason Fish has successfully helped to reduce unwanted bycatch of endangered sharks along Coromandel coast of India. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Future of Nature Award </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is prestigious international award that celebrates tangible achievements in protecting wild animal and plant species. It is awarded annually to three people by Future for Nature foundation.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It provides winners international recognition, financial support and reinforced linkages to an international conservation network.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It seeks to encourage new generation of outstanding nature conservation leaders. It highlights the work and achievements of winners as role models who can pass on passion for wildlife conservation to other young people.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Selection</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">These 30 women were selected by WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi led panel comprising of 10 judges. The panel had finalised names of 30 women from over 240 nominations received under categories <em>media, awareness, legal, health, governmental, food, environment, development, business and art</em>.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Web Wonder Women campaign</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was organized by WCD Ministry in collaboration with Twitter India and NGO Breakthrough India.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was aimed at recognizing fortitude of Indian women stalwarts from across globe who have used power of social media to run positive campaigns to steer positive change in society.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It also was aimed at encouraging, recognizing and acknowledging efforts and voices of these meritorious women who on their own capacity have driven positive impact on social media platforms.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is the third leg of the &lsquo;Women Achievers&rsquo; campaign of WCD Ministry along with Nari Shakti Puruskar and Nari Shakti Puruskar.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Other WCD Ministry Honours</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Nari Shakti Puruskar:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> It is given every year on 8th March (World Women Day) to honour women who have contributed to society but have remained unsung.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">&#39;First Ladies&#39; Initiative</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">: It recognising women who have broken glass ceiling and ventured into unusual fields.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is first-of-its-kind Government initiative to felicitate exceptional women who were the first to set milestone in their respective fields.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">100 Women Achievers:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> It was launched by WCD ministry in collaboration with Facebook to recognise &#39;100 Women Achievers&#39; who have excelled in diverse sectors of public work.</span></span></span></li>
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		'title' => 'Arata Isozaki awarded 2019 Pritzker Architecture Prize',
		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Japanese architect Arata Isozaki (87) was awarded Pritzker Architecture Prize for year 2019. He is credited with bringing together the East and West in his innovative architectural designs. He is eight Japanese national to win this prestigious prize.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Arata Isozaki</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Some of his famous works are Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona for 1992 Olympics, Shenzen Cultural Center in China and Allianz Tower in Milan.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">His buildings are also found all over Japan, including museums and community centers in Kyushu, Osaka and capital city Tokyo.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Pritzker prize </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is one of the world&rsquo;s premier architecture prizes and is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established in 1979 by Pritzker family of Chicago, United States. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It honors living architect or architects each year whose work demonstrates talent and vision, as well as a contribution to humanity</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded annually and carries monetary award of US$ 100,000 along with bronze medallion.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Some of its previous winners include world-renowned architects like Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, IM Pei, and Shigeru Ban.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Note: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">In 2018, legendary Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi become first Indian awarded with this prestigious award. </span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari Shakti awards 2018, the highest civilian honour for women in India on the occasion of International Women&#39;s Day (observed on March 8). Total 41 individuals and three institutions were given the award. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Nari Shakti awards 2018</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was also awarded to One Stop Centre of Lucknow. Tamil Nadu State Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Department was also awarded for its exceptional progress in improving child sex ratio at birth under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Nari Shakti Puraskar </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is highest civilian honour for women in India for their exceptional achievement and exemplary service to the cause of upliftment of women.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is given by Union Ministry of Women and Child Development. It aims to acknowledge and recognize achievement of women.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is bestowed upon on eminent women and institutions in recognition of their service towards the cause of women empowerment. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It instituted in 1991 and since then awarded annually by President on occasion of International Women&rsquo;s Day. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It carries cash award of Rs. 1 lakh and certificate for individuals and institutions. </span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Indian-American television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Her appointment was annocued on the ocassion of International Women&#39;s Day.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">In her new role, she will support UNDP&rsquo;s fight against inequality and discrimination around world. She will mobilise support for Sustainable Development Goals with focus on fighting inequality and discrimination.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Padma Lakshmi </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She had started her career with modeling at age of 21. &nbsp;She has also been host of Emmy award-winning cooking competition program, Top Chef.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She also received Emmy nomination in 2009 for same in the category of Outstanding Reality Host. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Her first cookbook <em>Easy Exotic</em> which is compilation of international recipes and short essays, was awarded Best First Book at 1999 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She is also a New York Times bestselling author. Her debut memoir &#39;Love, Loss and What We Ate&#39; was released in 2016 on International Women&#39;s Day.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She is also co-founder of Endometriosis Foundation of America, visiting scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and ambassador for American Civil Liberties Union advocating for immigrants&rsquo; rights.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is specialised agency of United Nation formed in 1965 to triggered global development network. It is headquartered in New York City, US.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It works in nearly 170 countries and territories and helps to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It also helps countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience to sustain development results.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Focus areas of UNDP:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Sustainable Development, Democratic Governance and peace building and Climate and disaster resilience.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">5 promotional films/television commercials are:</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Reincarnation of Mr. and Mrs. Jones</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Sanctuary in Paris</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Maharani of Manhattan and</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The Masala Master Chef</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Golden City Gate Tourism Multi-media Awards </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Golden City Gate is creative multi-media international competition for countries, cities, regions and hotels. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Awards under it are given annually in various categories related to tourism and hospitality sectors. The annual award ceremony takes place at ITB Berlin.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The entries for awards are judged by international jury comprising film and tourism experts. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">&nbsp;<strong>Incredible India 2.0 Campaign</strong></span></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was launched by Ministry of Tourism in September 2017. It had specific promotional plans and content creation to market promotions across the world.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Under it, different thematic creatives on different niche tourism products were produced and were being used to cater to diverse consumer interests.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">These include above television commercials on Yoga, Wildlife, Wellness, Luxury and Cuisine. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The commercials were produced in English with voice overs in 9 international languages, viz. German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Journalist Priyanka Dubey was awarded Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Journalist for the year 2018. She is currently working as bilingual correspondent with BBC at is Delhi bureau.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She was bestowed with this award for her multi-faceted, investigative and interrogative reportage. According to jury of this award, her news reports have taken up burning and complex social and political issues of the times, helping uncover reality underlying them showing them to be layered, complex and variegated. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Chameli Devi Jain Award </span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded to women journalists for past 37 years for upholding standards of excellence through sustained body of work. It is claimed be India&rsquo;s longest running media award for women.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">&nbsp;It is named in the memory of freedom fighter Chameli Devi Jain. The journalist is selected for this award based on the evaluation of work throughout the year.</span></span></span></p>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan was awarded Yashwantrao Chavan National Award for the year&nbsp;2018. He was awarded&nbsp;for his contribution towards economic development of the coutry. He was presented award on March 12, 2019 on the occasion of 106th birth anniversary of late Yashwantrao Chavan, the first chief minister of Maharashtra.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Raghuram Rajan</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He had served as RBI governor between September 2013 and September 2016. He was succeeded by Urjit Patel. &nbsp;</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is currently professor at University of Chicago. Prior to becoming RBI Governor, he was chief economic adviser (CEA) to Ministry of Finance in 2013. </span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He also had worked as chief economist at International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2003 to 2007. He had famously predicted the 2008 financial crisis in 2005.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is credited for steering Indian economy during turbulent times of post- 2008 global financial crisis period. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Yashwantrao Chavan National Award</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is given every year to individuals/institutions in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards national integration, democratic values, and social and economic development. &nbsp;It is given by Yashwantrao Chavan Prathisthan in the memory of first Chief Minister of Maharashtra.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Ashis Nandy</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is internationally renowned political psychologist, social theorist, and critic from India.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">His work focused on two diametrically opposed and oscillating domains of existence &ndash; human potential and human destructiveness.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has provided theoretical critiques of European colonialism, modernity, development, secularism, Hindutva, science, technology, cosmopolitanism, nuclearism and utopia.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has also offered alternative conceptions relating to critical traditionalism and cosmopolitanism. </span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">In addition, he also has offered an original historical profile of India&#39;s commercial cinema as well as critiques of state and violence.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He was director of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) from 1992 to 1997 and is senior honorary member of CSDS.</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Awards and Honours:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> He was awarded prestigious Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2007. He was included as one of world&rsquo;s 100 most important public intellectuals in Foreign Affairs magazine in 2008.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">About Hans-Kilian Award</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is biennial award bestowed upon researchers for their outstanding scientific achievements that provide deeper insights into cultural and historical existence of humankind and constantly evolving human psyche.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established in 2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; by Kohler Foundation and bears name of late social psychologist and psychoanalyst Hans Kilian. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It aims to foster growth of interdisciplinary social psychology and psychoanalysis.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Previous recipients are: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Dr. Hartmut Bohme (2011), Dr. Hans Joas (2013), Dr. Jessica Benjamin (2015) and Dr. Jaan Valsiner (2017).</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Leeladhar Jagudi</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is author of several poetry anthologies including Natak Jari Hai and Shankha Mukhi Shikharon Par.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He was awarded Padma Shri in 2004 apart from other awards, including Sahitya Akademi Award, Akashvani National Award and Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Vyas Samman</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is given annually to outstanding literary work in Hindi authored by Indian citizen which has been published in the last decade.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was started in 1991 by the KK Birla Foundation. It carries monetary amount of Rs. 4 lakh.</span></span></span></li>
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		'title' => 'Physicist Marcelo Gleiser wins Templeton Prize 2019',
		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser (60) was awarded 2019 Templeton Prize worth $1.4 million for his work on blending science and spirituality. It makes him first Latin American to win this award.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">About Marcelo Gleiser</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Gleiser is theoretical physicist and views that science and religion are not enemies. He has described science as a spiritual quest to understand origins of the universe and life on earth.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to an influential family in the city&rsquo;s Jewish community. He was educated in Brazil and Britain.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Currently he is professor at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire. He joined physics and astronomy department of Dartmouth in 1991.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has written best-selling books and appeared on numerous TV and radio shows, discussing science as spiritual quest to understand origins of universe and life on Earth.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">About Templeton Prize</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded annually on person for outstanding his/her contributions in affirming life&#39;s spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was instituted in 1973 by US-based John Templeton Foundation, which promotes dialogue and research on issues ranging from evolution to forgiveness.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was originally awarded to people working in the field of religion, but in 1980s its scope was broadened to include people working at intersection of science and religion.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Mother Teresa was the first winner in 1973. Some of its other recipients include Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1975), Dalai Lama (2012) etc. In 2018, it was awarded to King Abdullah II of Jordan.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Renowned American mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck (76) became first women to be awarded prestigious Abel Prize 2019. She was awarded for her fundamental work in geometric analysis and gauge theory, which has dramatically changed mathematical landscape. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Contribution to mathematics</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Her mathematics theories have revolutionised understanding of minimal surfaces, such as those formed by soap bubbles, and more general minimisation problems in higher dimensions. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She has developed tools and methods in global analysis, which are now in toolbox of every geometer and analyst. She is also strong advocate for gender equality in science and mathematics.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Abel Prize </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded annually on outstanding mathematicians by by Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters,</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established in 2001 by Government of Norway. It is named after Niels Henrik Abel, 19th century Norwegian mathematician.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is one of world&rsquo;s top prizes in mathematics and is often considered as maths equivalent of Nobel Prize, which has no prize for mathematics. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It carries monetary award of 6 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) (around $7,03,000). </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Indian-American mathematician R. Srinivasa Varadhan had won this award in 2007 for creating unified theory of large deviation and for his contributions to probability theory.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) announced 15 winners of the 60th Annual Academy Awards for the year 2017-2018. The winners will be honoured at 60th National Exhibition of Art, scheduled from March 25 to April 8, 2019 at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) and Sir JJ School of Art.<strong> </strong>The winners will also display their various artworks at this exhibition.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Winners are</span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Lalit Kala Akademi</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is Central Government&rsquo;s apex independent cultural body in the field of visual arts in India. It is autonomous body, which is fully funded by the Ministry of Culture. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established in August 1954. It is headquartered at Ravindra Bhawan, New Delhi. It is also called as National Academy of Art. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Functions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> It promotes and propagates understanding of Indian art, in and outside the country. It also provides scholarships and fellow program and sponsors and organises exhibitions in India and overseas. It publishes bilingual journal.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Administration:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> It functions through its General Council, Executive Board and other Committees. In April 2015, Union Government had taken control over its management, &nbsp;citing complaints regarding alleged administrative and financial irregularities in its functioning.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">National Academy award:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> It is one of awards and honours awarded by Lalit Kala Akademi. It carries plaque, shawl and prize money of Rs 1 lakh.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Peter Tabichi</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He had started various initiatives in school and expanded school&rsquo;s science club, helping pupils design research projects of such quality that many now qualify for national and international competitions. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">His students have taken part in international science competitions and won many prestigious awards. Around 95% of his students hail from poor families. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He donates 80% of his income to help poorest students at his school which is poorly-equipped and overcrowded school.</span></span></span></li>
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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded annually to teacher who has made outstanding contribution to the profession.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It recognizes pivotal role played by educators and seeks to acknowledge impact of their work not only on their students but on the communities around them. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was launched at second annual Global Education and Skills Forum in March 2014 by Varkey Foundation. Its winners are awarded monetary prize of US $1 million</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded under patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is referred to by journalists as Nobel Prize for teaching. It highlights and celebrates profession while giving greater recognition to work of teachers all over the world.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is highest state order of Croatia. It has one class and is named after King Tomislav of Croatia. It is awarded by the President of Croatia.</span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Bodley Medal</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of literature, culture, science and communication.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is named after University of Oxford&#39;s Bodleian Libraries&#39; founder, Sir Thomas Bodley and awardee to those who have achieved vision of its founder. (Thomas Bodley had rebuilt the first public library at Oxford in 1602).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Some of its past winners include physicist Stephen Hawking, novelist Hilary Mantel and inventor of World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee, naturalist David Attenborough, writers Hilary Mantel and Ian McEwan, and film director Richard Attenborough.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">About their work</span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">They are electronic engines that power tasks such as speech and facial recognition. They are also critical component of robotic systems that are automating wide range of other human activity. They help computers to recognise patterns and simulate human intelligence.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Turing Award</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is annual prize given by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to individual for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer field.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science and the &quot;Nobel Prize of computing&quot;. It was established in 1966.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is named after British mathematician Alan Turing, &nbsp;who is often credited as being the key founder of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It carries monetary award of US $1 million funded by Google. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Its first recipient, in 1966, was Alan Perlis. Its first female recipient was Frances E. Allen of IBM in 2006. Indian-American computer scientist Raj Reddy had won it in 1994.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has been awarded for his services rendered to conservation and protection of biodiversity. In his 30 years of service, he has played a major role in protection of forests and wild animals in and around Fakim sanctuary.</span></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Earth Day Network is US based international environmental NGO that engages with over 50,000 organizations in 195 countries. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Its mission is to diversify, educate and activate environmental movement worldwide. It leads and coordinates activities on the Earth Day worldwide.</span></span></span></li>
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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has done leading research generating knowledge on burden and determinants of mental health problems in low and middle-income countries. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has pioneered approaches that use community resources for prevention and treatment of mental health problems in India with global impact.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Much of his work has been done in partnership with Sangath, an Indian NGO co-founded by him in 1996. It is dedicated to research in areas of child development, adolescent health, and mental health</span></span></span></li>
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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded annually to world&rsquo;s top scientists who have made outstanding achievements in Global Health Research. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established in 2009. It is one of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious awards recognizing excellence in global health and biomedical research.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It also recongises contribution to health in the developing world. Its laureates receive $100,000 cash honorarium. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Zayed Medal (Order of Zayed)</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Bilateral trade between both countries stood at about US $50 billion in 2017, making India second largest trading partner of UAE. While,&nbsp; UAE is India&#39;s third largest trading partner (after China and US). Moreover, UAE is India&#39;s second largest export destination, accounting for over US $31 billion for the year 2016-17.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Commercial relations between both countries are anchored by energy cooperation, trade, investments by UAE in India and investments &amp; businesses driven by Indian expatriates in UAE. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">UAE accounts for 8% of India&#39;s total oil imports and is fifth largest supplier of crude oil to India. It is also part of International Solar Alliance (ISA), which is headquartered in Gurugram, India.</span></span></span></li>
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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Seoul Peace Prize for 2018: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was awarded for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Nilima Tigga (Jharkhand):</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> She has set up Shankhdhara Mahila Vikash Mandal (SMVM), a federation of 1,030 SHGs in Lohardaga, Jharkhand, one of most backward districts of India. Under her leadership, SMVM has created significant income increase for 15,000 women and their families through SHGs and 700 women through micro-entrepreneurship.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">CII foundation women exemplar award </span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It focuses on promoting women&rsquo;s empowerment at community level by discovering and recognizing those who chose to look beyond their limitations and contributed significantly to positively impact the community. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It aims at celebrating Women Exemplar Collective with industry leaders, and to spur dynamic learning and exchange among the women change makers.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Dost Education </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Its Dost software, audio content, and toolkits make it easy, fun and addictive for parents to boost their child&rsquo;s early development, so low-income families need no longer send their children to primary school behind and without a chance to catch up.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Global Water Awards</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">They are presented by Global Water Intelligence at Global Water Summit, the major business conference for the water industry worldwide. These award recognise excellence across entire international water industry and reward those initiatives in the water, wastewater, and desalination sectors which bring remarkable improvements in the lives of people.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Namami Gange Mission </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is integrated mission for Ganga rejuvenation aimed at integrating various efforts to clean and protect River Ganga in comprehensive manner.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Its objective is to provide comprehensive and sustainable solutions for major pollution hot spots along stretch of river in right states covering 97 towns and 4,465 villages on Ganga stem.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It has comprehensive multi-sectoral intervention with multi-stakeholder involvement and adopts basin based approach which includes Ganga and its tributaries.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Its main pillars are sewerage treatment infrastructure, river-surface cleaning, bio-diversity, river-front development, afforestation, public awareness, industrial effluent monitoring and ganga gram.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It also seeks to benefit vast population dependent on River Ganaga in terms of improved livelihoods, job creation and health benefits.</span></span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Tata Steel has been named as &#39;Global Slag Company of the Year&#39; at 14th Global Slag Conference and Exhibition 2019. The award was presented to Tata Steel for its innovative practices in development of new applications for Steel by-products (Slag). It also demonstrates global recognition of Tata Steels commitment towards sustainability and circular economy principles.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">14th Global Slag Conference</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Tata Steel</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Presidential Award of Certificate </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">&nbsp;Maharshi Badrayan</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He is considered as founder of Ved</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif">a</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">nta system of philosophy. He is regarded as main writer of basic text of Vedanta system of philosophy viz. Vedantas</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif">u</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">tra or Brahmas</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif">u</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">tra. The exact date or era of Badarayana and his text Brahma Sutras is uncertain and contested topic among scholars. Some have dated Brahma Sutras during different time period ranging from 500 BCE to 450 BCE<strong>.</strong></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Alice G. Vaidyan </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She is first women officer to assume topmost post of CMD of General Insurance Corporation of India. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">She is also first women CMD in public-sector insurance industry (non-life) under Union Ministry of Finance. </span></span></span></span></li>
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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It origin can be traced to the medieval time of around 1237. It seeks to enabled its recipients to carry out their trade. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">They were arrested in December 2017 and sentenced seven years jail term for possessing classified information regarding security operations in Rakhine, from where an estimated 740,000 Rohingya fled during an army-led crackdown, which UN has described as &ldquo;ethnic cleansing&rdquo;. At the time of their arrest, they were probing extrajudicial killing of 10 Rohingya men at Inn Din village in northern Rakhine state.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It carries cash prize (monetary award) of $25000. It is funded by Finland based Helsingin Sanomat Foundation and Colombia based Cano Foundation.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Guillermo Cano Isaza was Colombian journalist who was assassinated on 17 December 1986 in front of the offices of his newspaper, El Espectador in Bogota.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">K Siva Reddy</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It has been instituted by KK Birla Foundation in 1991 and named after Indian goddess of learning Saraswati. It is considered one of the <strong>highest recognition in the field of Indian literature,</strong></span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It carries cash (monetary) prize of Rs. 15 lakh rupees, citation and plaque of goddess Saraswati. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was its first recipient and was awarded for his autobiography published in four volumes. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Some of its other recipients includes writers Vijay Tendulkar, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Dr Indira Parthasarathy Ramanujar, among many others.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> It is one of the three awards instituted by KK Birla Foundation in the field of literature. These are Vyas Samman (for Hindi) and Bihari Puraskar (for Hindi and Rajasthani writers of Rajasthan).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Dr A K Singh</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He has more than 18 patents and has contributed in more than 57 research publications at an international and national level.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The Pulitzer Prize 2019 winners in 21 categories in journalism and the arts were announced by Pulitzer Administrator Dana Canedy at Columbia University&#39;s Graduate School of Journalism, New York City. This year, Richard Powers won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2019 for his epic nature novel The Overstory. This book also was shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2018 and the PEN/Faulkner Award. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were awarded Pulitzer Prizes in journalism.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">W<strong>inners of 2019 Pulitzer Prize are</strong></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Journalism </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Public service: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Staff of South Florida Sun Sentinel</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Investigative reporting: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Matt Hamilton, Harriet Ryan and Paul Pringle (Los Angeles Times).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Breaking news reporting: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Staff of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Explanatory reporting: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">David Barstow, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner (New York Times).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Local reporting: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Staff of Advocate</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">National reporting: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Staff of Wall Street Journal</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">International reporting: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Maggie Michael, Maad al-Zikry and Nariman El-Mofty (Associated Press) and the staff of Reuters</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Feature writing: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Hannah Dreier (ProPublica).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Commentary: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Tony Messenger (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Criticism: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Carlos Lozada (Washington Post)</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Editorial writing: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Brent Staples (New York Times).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Editorial cartooning</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">: Darrin Bell, a freelancer cartoonist</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Breaking news photography: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Photography staff of Reuters</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Feature photography</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">: Lorenzo Tugnoli (Washington Post)</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Special citation: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Staff of Capital Gazette</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Books, Drama and Music </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Fiction: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Richard Powers for The Overstory.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Drama</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">: Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Nonfiction: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Fracturing of America by Eliza Griswold and Amity and Prosperity: One Family.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">History: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight<strong> </strong></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Autobiography or Biography: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Poetry:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Be With by Forrest Gander</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Music:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> prism by Ellen Reid </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Special citation:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"> Aretha Franklin</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Pulitzer Prize </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded for achievements in newspaper, online journalism and magazine, &nbsp;literature, and musical composition in United States. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was established in 1917 as per provisions in will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as newspaper publisher. It is administered by Columbia University in New York City.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It is awarded yearly in 21 categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives certificate and monetary award of US$15,000.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The winner in the public service category of journalism is awarded gold medal.</span></span></span></li>
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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">Its holder will also serve as director of LSE International Inequalities Institute, which facilitates interdisciplinary research on issues related to inequality.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">It will provide coordination and strategic leadership on t inter-disciplinary analysis of inequalities at LSE.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">Besides, it will connect research on inequalities across LSE, engage with public and policy-makers, and develop and supports new world-class research.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Significance</span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Previous Record</span></strong></span></span></p>

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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Israel will honour late J.F.R Jacob, one of Indian heroes of 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, as Jewish soldier who served with distinction in a foreign army. He will be honoured by unveiling of wall plaque on Wall of Honour at Jerusalem for soldiers who served with distinction in foreign armies.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Lt. Gen. Jacob is known for negotiating surrender of Pakistani troops in Dhaka in 1972 which ended 13-day war and led to creation of Bangladesh. At that time, he was Major General and Chief of Staff of Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command. He later went on to become Commander-in-Chief of the eastern command.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">About Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob </span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">He had joined Indian Army and served in World War II and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. </span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">They are individuals who have been recognized by Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI) for significant contributions to maintenance of press freedom and freedom of expression and indomitable courage. The first 50 &quot;heroes&quot; were selected on occasion of 50th anniversary of IPI in 2000, and awarded at its World Congress in Boston. India&rsquo;s Arun Shourie was one of them. Since then, 20 additional heroes have been added to the list, several of them posthumously.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">International Press Institute </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was founded in October 1950. It is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It has members in over 120 countries. Its membership is made up of editors and media executives working for some of world&#39;s most respected media outlets. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It enjoys consultative status with UN, UNESCO and the Council of Europe.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize</span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Awards 2019</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Special Award: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was bestowed upon filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for his contribution to Indian cinema.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Special Award: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was bestowed upon yesteryear Actress Helen.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Music and Art: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">It was conferred to classical dancer Sucheta Bhide-Chapekar.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">Hridaynath Mangeskar was son of renowned musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and is younger brother of Indian music legends Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,serif">The previous recipients of Lifetime achievement award include eminent personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, A R Rahman etc. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Arjuna Award </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is India&rsquo;s second highest sporting award after Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. It was instituted in 1961 and given by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It aims to recognize outstanding achievements of sportspersons in the field of sports at international level.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Criteria:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is awarded to sportsperson having had good performance consistently for the previous four years at the international level with excellence for year for which Award is recommended. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Besides, he/she should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship. It will be not awarded second time to the same person. It is also given posthumously if such an occasion arises.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sports disciplines covered: </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Olympic Games/Word Championship/Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/World Cup/disciplines and cricket or any equivalent recognized international Tournament. It also covers indigenous games and also sports for physically challenged.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Award:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It carries bronze statuette of Arjuna, scroll and cash award of Rs. 5 lakh.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) recommended Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat for Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country&#39;s highest sporting honour. Their final selection will be made by Selection Committee constituted by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Bajrang Punia</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: He is currently World No.1 in 65-kg weight category of freestyle wrestling. He recently won gold medal at Asian Championship held in Xi&#39;an, China by in the men&#39;s 65kg freestyle event. He has won eight gold medals from his earlier nine international tournaments including 2018 &nbsp;Commonwealth and 2018 Asian Games. &nbsp;</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;<strong>Vinesh Phogat:</strong> She is first Indian woman to win gold medal at Asian Games. She had achieved this feat in 2018 Jakarta Asian Games in 50 Kg weight category.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award </span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is India&rsquo;s highest sporting award named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi ( in office from 1984 to 1989). </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is given in recognition of spectacular and most outstanding performance of sportsperson in the field of sports over a period of four years.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The awardee is selected by selection committee and chairperson nominated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs &amp; Sports.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The award consists of cash amount of Rs. 7.5 lakh and one medal. This award cannot be given for second time to the same person. It may be also given posthumously,</span></span></span></li>
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		'title' => 'Six people awarded Goldman Environmental Prize 2019',
		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Six people from around world were selected for prestigious Goldman prize for grassroots environmental activism for the year 2019. This year it is 30th anniversary of prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">2019 Winners are<strong> Alfred Brownell </strong>(Liberia),<strong> Linda Garcia </strong>(US),<strong> Ana Colovic Lesoska </strong>(North Macedonia),<strong> Bayarjargal Agvaantseren </strong>(Mongolia), <strong>Jacqueline Evans </strong>(Cook Islands) and <strong>Alberto Curamil </strong>(Chile).</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Goldman Environmental Prize</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is annual award that honous those grassroots environmentalists who risk their lives to protect environment and empower those people who have most to lose from industrial projects. <strong>It is also called Green Nobel Prize.</strong> </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It honours grassroots environmental heroes from world&rsquo;s six inhabited continental regions: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South &amp; Central America, and Islands &amp; Island Nations.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was instituted in 1989 by Philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman. Since then, it is awarded annually by US (San Francisco) based Goldman Environmental Foundation. It carries monetary award of $200,000. </span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Its winners are selected from nominations made by environmental organisations and others across the world. Generally, the winners are announced every April to coincide with Earth Day (observed on 22 April).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Indians who have won this award are <em>Medha Patkar</em> (1992), <em>M.C. Mehta</em> (1996), <em>Rasheeda Bi</em> and <em>Champaran Shukla (</em>2006), <em>Ramesh Agrawal </em>(2014) and <em>Prafulla Samantara</em> (2017).</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Israel has honoured Lt. Gen. (retd) Jack Farj Rafael (JFR) Jacob with a plaque on Ammunition Hill Wall of Honour in Jerusalem. He is one of decorated Indian war heroes of 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh. He was also one o most prominent members of India&#39;s relatively small Jewish community.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Wall of Honour at the Ammunition Hill</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It pays tributes to heroism and courage of Jewish soldiers who fought in defence of their countries they lived in implementing values of bravery, loyalty, commitment and dedication to a mission, leadership, creativity, camaraderie and sanctity of life.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It so far has honoured more than 340 people comprising privates, high ranking army officers, women, front line fighters and humble members of supporting units.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Significance of site:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Ammunition Hill was fortified Jordanian military post in tnorthern part of Jordanian ruled East Jerusalem. It was captured by Israel during fiercest battles of Six Day War in which 21 Israeli soldiers were killed. It is now national memorial site where young soldiers and officers are inducted into Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and salute the flag.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Contributions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> The 90-feet high structure with flag at this site was donated by Indian Jew, Sam Marshall in association with India-born Jewish Judge Abe Sofaer of US.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Role in Indo-Pak War 1972</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Lt. Gen. Jacob is known for negotiating surrender of Pakistani troops in Dhaka in 1972 which ended 13-day war and led to creation of Bangladesh. At that time, he was Major General and Chief of Staff of Kolkata-based Eastern Army Command. He later went on to become Commander-in-Chief of the eastern command.</span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Jacob Farj Rafael Jacob</span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was born in Calcutta in 1923 to Jewish parents from Iraq. His family was originally from Iraq and had settled in Bengal in mid-18th century. He died in 2016.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He had joined Indian Army and served in World War II and Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He retired from army in 1978 and later served as Governor of Goa (April 1999 to November 1999) and Punjab (1999 to 2003).</span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He has written two books- Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation, An Odyssey in War and Peace: An Autobiography Lt Gen. J.F.R. Jacob. He has been awarded Commendation of Merit, Param Vishisht Seva Medal.</span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar was awarded with France&#39;s highest civilian honour, Chevalier de l&#39;Ordre national de la Legion d&#39;Honneur. He was awarded in recognisation of his&nbsp; invaluable contribution to development of India-France space cooperation. He was presented with the honour by France&rsquo;s Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler on behalf of French President.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About AS Kiran Kumar</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 2015 to 2018. He is currently Chair of ISRO Committee on Earth Observation Satellites.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He had started his space science career after he had joined Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad and began working on spaceborne Electro-optical imaging instruments.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He has represented ISRO at many international forums such as Indo-US Joint Working Group on Civil Space Cooperation and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He has made significant contributions to Indian space programmes in key projects like Bhaskara TV payload, Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He is credited with design and development of electro-optical image sensors used in India&#39;s first remote sensing satellite, Bhaskara (launched in 1979). </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He also has contributed in design and development of imaging instruments for projects such as Resourcesat, INSAT&ndash;3D, Micro Satellite and Cartosat.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Awards and Honours:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> He has been awarded various prestigious awards and honors in recognisation of his contribution to the enhancement of space programmes including Indian Society of Remote Sensing Award (1994), Vasvik award (1998), Astronautical Society of India Award (2001), ISRO&rsquo;s Individual Service award (2006), Bhaskara Award of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2007) and Padma Shri (2014).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Chevalier de l&#39;Ordre national de la Legion d&#39;Honneur</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">French President is Grand Master of Ordre National de la Legion d&#39;Honneur. This order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand-Croix (Grand Cross).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was presented award in United Kingdom on the occasion of 123rd birth anniversary of V K Krishna Menon, Indian diplomat and politician. With this, he became first person to be awarded V K Krishna Menon Award posthumously. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">G D Robert Govender </span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was born in South Africa in August 1930 and died in London, UK in 2016.&nbsp; In his journalistic career spanning nearly 60 years, he had developed reputation as campaigning journalist and author. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was also first journalist to call for an international boycott of South Africa&#39;s whites-only sports teams. He has written many books in the field of journalism including &ldquo;The Martyrdom of Patrice Lumumba&rdquo;. </span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">V K Krishna Menon Award </span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is given annually by V K Krishna Menon Institute. It is named after Indian diplomat and politician<strong> V K Krishna Menon. </strong></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">V K Krishna Menon </span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was </span></strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">India&#39;s first High Commissioner to London. He was also Defence Minister of India (in office April 1957 to October 1962). He was described by some as second most powerful man in India after his ally first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.&nbsp; He is noted for his eloquence, brilliance, and forceful, highly abrasive persona. 1957, he set the record for longest speech(8 hours) before UN Security Council (UNSC) while defending India&#39;s sovereignty over Kashmir. To date, it is longest ever speech delivered in United Nations. This had earned him widespread popularity and the sobriquet &quot;Hero of Kashmir&quot;.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">SDG Advocates </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The key role of SDG advocates is to raise awareness, inspire greater ambition, solidify global political will and push for faster action on SDGs. They represent universal character of SDGs, hailing from governments, entertainment, academia, sport, business and activist organizations around the world. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">They are driven by key principles of SDGs, which include peace, prosperity, people, planet, and partnerships.</span></span> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">They are tasked with raising awareness about the SDGs and build the momentum for transformative, inclusive development by 2030.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was conferred the award during ongoing 6th Session of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) 2019 at Geneva, Switzerland. GPDRR is biennial multi-stakeholder forum established by UN General Assembly (UNGA) to review progress, share knowledge and discuss the latest developments and trends in reducing disaster risk.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About United Nations Sasakawa Award</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is most prestigious international award in area of Disaster Risk Management. It was instituted in 1986 by Nippon Foundation. It is jointly given by the UNDRR and the Nippon Foundation. <strong>It is awarded either to organizations or individuals</strong> in recognization of their &nbsp;&nbsp;contributions for ensuring inclusive participation in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities for all sections of society, especially the poor. &nbsp;Winners are awarded <strong>total grant of US $50,000.</strong></span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Note: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is one of three awards established by Nippon Foundation founder Ryoichi Sasakawa. Other two are World Health Organization Sasakawa Health Prize and UN Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Vayoshrestha Sammans</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">They will be honoured on occasion of International Day of UN Peacekeepers (observed on 29 May) at the UN in New York. Jitender Kumar had made supreme sacrifice while serving in United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in Central African country of Congo. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Dag Hammarskjold Medal 2019</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is awarded posthumously to members of peacekeeping operations who lost their lives during service with peacekeeping operations under operational control and authority of UN.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was established in 1997 by UN Security Council (through resolution) on occasion of the 50th anniversary of peacekeeping.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is named after second UN Secretary General and Swedish diplomat Dag Hammarskjold (In office: from 1953 to 1961). </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Hammarskjold had died in a mysterious plane crash in 1961 while en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Congo Crisis. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Note</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: India is fourth largest contributor of personnel to UN peacekeeping. It currently contributes more than 6,400 military and police personnel to UN peace operations in Congo, Haiti, Abyei, Cyprus, West Asia, Lebanon, South Sudan and Western Sahara.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Key Facts</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Saran was India&#39;s Foreign Secretary from 2004 to 2006. He had played important role to elevate Japan-India relationship to strategic partnership. During his tenure, the then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi had visited India for the first time in 5 years.&nbsp; His contributions in strengthening mutual understanding between Japan and India includes &quot;India Festival&quot;, which was held in Japan in 1988, when he was Deputy Chief of Mission of Embassy of India in Japan.&nbsp; Since 2017, e has been enhancing mutual understanding between two countries, such as by hosting an &quot;India-Japan Colloquium./</span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Bhawana Kanth</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She hails from Darbhanga, Bihar. She was born and brought up in Refinery Township, Begusarai. Her father is engineer in IOCL and mother homemaker. She completed her BE (Medical Electronics) from BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore before joining IAF.</span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">To win this award, he beat the five other shortlisted authors House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma (Atlantic), Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Riverrun), Trinity by Louisa Hall (Ecco), Folk by Zoe Gilbert (Bloomsbury) and Melmoth by Sarah Perry (Serpent&rsquo;s Tail).</span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is a leading prize for young writers presented annually. It was established in 2006 and is named in honour of Welsh writer and poet Dylan Thomas. It is open to published writers in English language under age of forty. It brings international prestige to its recipients. It carries remuneration of &pound;30,000. </span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is awarded annually to individuals, institutions, and governmental or nongovernmental organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to public health. &nbsp;It aims at rewarding work that has extended far beyond call of normal duties.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was established in 2008. It is named after Dr LEE Jong-wook, a Korean public health doctor and former director-general of World Health Organization</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It consists of a plaque from the Founder and a sum of money which will not exceed US$ 100 000. It is presented at special ceremony during the World Health Assembly (WHA).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Nine Dots Prize</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is a book prize awarded for creative thinking that tackles contemporary societal issues. Its name reference nine dots puzzle means lateral thinking puzzle which can only be solved by thinking outside box.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is sponsored by Kadas Prize Foundation with support from Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Press.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Criteria:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Entrants are asked to respond to a question in 3,000 words, with the winner receiving US$100,000 to write short book expanding on their ideas. All those 18 years of age and over are eligible for it. The question for year 2019 was &ldquo;Is there still no place like home?&rdquo;</span></span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Medical and Health Department of Rajasthan Government was awarded World No Tobacco Day Award for 2019&nbsp; by World Health Organisation (WHO) for its contribution in the field of tobacco control. It was one of the two organisations from India (in the South-east Asian region) awarded this award. The other one from India is Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi. WHO had selected total 33 institutions and individuals across world for this years award. In South-east Asian region, two have been selected from India.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Rajasthan&rsquo;s Tobacco control Initiatives</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">State Government&rsquo;s Medical &amp; Health Department had launched several campaigns against tobacco consumption at places such as schools, colleges, police stations and government offices during 2018-19.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">As part of the tobacco-free initiatives, record 1.13 crore people had taken pledge against tobacco consumption at events held in 1.56 lakh government institutions on January 30, 2019, marking Martyrs&rsquo; Day (orSarvodaya Day).These people were made aware about ill-effects of tobacco consumption. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Moreover, Health Department in coordination with some other departments also has developed tobacco-free premises near educational institutions, health facilities and anganwari centres for ensuring that no tobacco product is sold within 100 yards of these places.</span></span></span></span></p>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Former President of India Pratibha Patil (85) was conferred the &quot;Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca&quot; (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, She was presented with this award by Ambassador of Mexico to India, Melba Pria in Pune. With this, she becomes only the second Indian head of state to get this award. Earlier, the late President S. Radhakrishna was conferred with this honour.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Pratibha Patil</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She had created history by becoming first woman President. She was 12th President of India and was in office from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, she had served as Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Orden Mexicana del Aguila Aztec</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is awarded by Government of Mexico to prominent heads of state or government, ambassadors after they have served in Mexico, important personalities who have made major contribution in various fields, service to their country or its people.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The award comes in five degrees - Collar, Sash of Special Category, Sash, Venera, Plaque and Insignia.It was established by a Presidential decree in 1993 by the then President of Mexico, Abelardo L. Rodriguez. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Previous Indian recipients in various categories include renowned artist Satish Gujral, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, industrialist Raghupati Singhania, Consul-General of Mexico in Mumbai Rajju Shroff etc.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Royal eagle is Mexico&#39;s national animal. It is sacred to the ancient Aztecs and it is present on the National Emblem of the Mexican flag. It serves as essential symbol that links their Aztec past with modern nation. </span></span></span></span></li>
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		'title' => 'Actress Sheela wins J C Daniel Award 2018',
		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Veteran actress, director, screenwriter Sheela was chosen for&nbsp; prestigious J C Daniel Award 2018, the Kerala government&#39;s highest honour for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema. She will be presented with this award in July 2019.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Sheela</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She is popularly called as Sheelamma by her admirers. She had started her acting career at age of 13 by debuting in MG Ramachandran-starrer Tamil movie &quot;Paasam&quot; during early 1960s. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She had started her acting innings in Malayalam through P Bhaskaran-directed Malayalam movie &quot;Bhagyajathakam&quot;.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She was one of the most popular and highest paid actress, reportedly paid more than her male counterparts, of her time. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She has authored Malayalam novel named Pathamathe Cheque and also written book titled Kuilinte Koodu, apart from many short stories.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Awards and Honours:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> &nbsp;She was the first recipient of &#39;best actress&#39; award instituted by the Keralagovernment through the 1969 movie &quot;Kallichellamma&quot;. She also has received the national award for the best character artist through the 2004 movie &quot;Akale&quot;. Sheela also holds Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films opposite the same hero- late Prem Nazir- in nearly 130 films.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About J C Daniel Award</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is Kerala&#39;s highest award in Malayalam cinema. It is presented annually by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, a non-profit institution under Department of Cultural Affairs of Kerala Government.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was instituted in 1992. It is named after J C Daniel, who made the first silent movie in Mollywood</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is given to honour the recipients for their &quot;outstanding contributions&rdquo; to Malayalam cinema&quot;. Its honourees receive statuette (plaque), a citation, and a cash prize of </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Rs. 5 lakhs.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Some its previous recipients are iconic director Adoor Gopalakrishnan and veteran lyricist Sreekumaran Thampi.</span></span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Renowned scientist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra was appointed as Directed General- General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD). He will assume charge of the post on or after August 1, 2019 and shall have tenure of five years. He is Scientist &lsquo;G&rsquo; in the IMD.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">India Meteorological Department (IMD)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is the principal agency of Central Government responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology and allied subjects. &nbsp;</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is the National Meteorological Service of the country. It was established in 1875. It is headquartered in New Delhi. It functions under Ministry of Earth Sciences.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is one of six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres of World Meteorological Organization (WMO). </span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Global Leadership Award</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was instituted by Washington-based US-India Business Council (USIBC) in 2007.It is bestowed upon top corporate executives from the US and India whose companies play a pivotal role in fostering and in catalysing growth in the US-India commercial corridor. It is given for achievements in over 30 categories to leaders who took extra efforts in nation building while nurturing the global economy to grow. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About US-India Business Council</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It serves as direct link between business and Government leaders, resulting in increased trade and investment to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Washington, DC, United States. Nisha Desai Biswal is current Chairman of USIBC</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Mandate: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(i) Serve direct link between business and government leaders. (ii) Create inclusive bilateral trade environment between India and US by serving as voice of industry, linking governments to businesses. (iii) Support long-term commercial partnerships that will nurture spirit of entrepreneurship, create jobs, and successfully contribute to global economy.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About George H. W. Bush Award</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Jimmy Carter</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>

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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Six women farmers of Deccan Development Society (DDS) of Telangana were honoured with 10th Equator Prize for the year 2019 by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They were awarded in recognition of their work in farming sector by following age-old practices and for standing as outstanding example of a local, nature-based solution to climate change and sustainable development. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Deccan Development Society (DDS):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is agri-based NGO in Medak district, Telangana, India. &nbsp;It works on various crop improvement programs and activities helping the local farmers.[2]</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Equator Prize </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is awarded biennially by Equator Initiative of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It recognizes community efforts to reduce poverty through conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Its winners receive US$10,000 and are selected by independent Technical Advisory Committee, which assesses nominations based on the following criteria:</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Equator Initiative</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is a UNDP partnership that brings together UN, governments, civil society, businesses, and grassroots organizations to build capacity and raise the profile of local efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. It was launched in 2002.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It provides opportunities for indigenous peoples and local communities around the world in addressing challenges of land degradation, biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement in socially equitable manner. It also ensures connection is made between local actors on the ground, national governments and international policymakers.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Global awards conferred on PM Modi since 2014</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Order of King Abdulaziz Sash:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is Saudi Arabia&#39;s highest civilian honour (April 2016).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Amir Amanullah Khan Award: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is Afghanistan&rsquo;s highest civilian award (June 2016).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Grand Collar of the State of Palestine: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is Palestine&rsquo;s highest honour given to foreign dignitaries (February 2019). .</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Champions of the Earth award:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is UN&rsquo;s highest environmental honour, awarded by UNEP (October 2018).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Seoul Peace Prize:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is by Seoul Peace Prize Foundation (February 2019).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Order of Zayed: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is UAE&#39;s highest civil honour (April 2019).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Order of St. Andrew the Apostle:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is highest civilian award of the Russia (April 2019).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The award will acknowledge positive role and responsibility of media in disseminating outreach of Yoga in India and abroad. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It will be conferred to Media Houses engaged in Print Media and Electronic Media (including Television &amp; Radio). It will take into consideration, media campaigns on yoga from 10 June to 25 June coverage. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">The winners will be selected by six-member jury and they will be presented award comprising of special medal, plaque and trophy and a citation. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Categories:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Total of 33 awards will be given to media houses in three categories (11 each and for 22 Indian languages and English) viz. (i) Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Newspapers. (ii) Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Television. (iii) Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Radio.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Amitav Ghosh </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He was born in Calcutta in 1956. He is alumnus of Doon School, Dehradun, St. Stephen&rsquo;s College, Delhi University and Delhi School of Economics. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">His works:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> His first novel was The Circle of Reason (1986). Some of his fictional and non-fictional works are The Shadow Lines (1988), The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), The Glass Palace (2000), The Hungry Tide (2004),Antique Land (1992), Dancing in Cambodia and at Large in Burma (1998), Countdown (1999), and The Imam and the Indian (2002), The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (2016) etc.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Awards and Honours: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sahitya Akademi Award (1990) for his book The Shadow Lines and Padma Shri (2007) for his services to literature and education. In 2015, he was named as Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Jnanpith Award </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is India&rsquo;s highest literary honour. It was instituted in 1961 by Bharatiya Jnanpith trust founded by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, family that owns the Times of India newspaper group. &nbsp;Its name is taken from Sanskrit words Jnana and Pitha which means knowledge-seat.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">&nbsp;It is bestowed upon any Indian citizen who writes in any 22 official languages mentioned in Schedule VIII of Constitution of India and English. It has no posthumous conferral.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Prior to 1982, it was only given for a single work by a writer. But after 1982, it is given for lifetime contribution to Indian literature. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It carries cash prize of Rs. 11 lakh , a citation plaque and bronze replica of Saraswati (Vagdevi), the Hindu goddess of knowledge and wisdom</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup was first recipient of this award in 1965 for his collection of poems, Odakkuzhal (The Bamboo Flute), published in 1950.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Bengali novelist Ashapoorna Devi became was first woman to win the award in 1976 and was honoured for her 1965 novel Pratham Pratisruti (The First Promise).</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Priyanka Chopra</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She is known for her contribution to social causes and for being voice for children&rsquo;s education. She is also UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. &nbsp;She was part of United Nation&rsquo;s global &ldquo;Girl Up&rdquo; Campaign. &nbsp;In India, she is also associated with several NGOs to raise awareness about ways to improve the education, health and safety of girl child in India. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About United Nations International Children&rsquo;s Fund (UNICEF)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is specialized program of Untied Nations devoted to aid national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was established in 1946 to provide relief to children in countries devastated by World War II. &nbsp;It is headquartered in New York City, United States. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was formerly known as United Nations International Children&rsquo;s Emergency Fund.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is named after actor-philanthropist Danny Kaye. He was American actor, singer, comedian, musician, dancer, and philanthropist. He was first Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF appointed in 1954. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Suman Rao:&nbsp; </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She is resident of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. She is currently pursuing course in Charted Accountancy (CA) from New Delhi along with B.com. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Other Titles Winners</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Shreya Shanker (Bihar):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> She won Miss India United Continents 2019 title. She is management student.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sanjana Vij (Telangana):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> She was titled as Miss India Runner Up 2019.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Judges of Femina beauty pageant 2019</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponca de leon, Bollywood choreographer Remo D&rsquo;Souza, actress Huma Qureshi, fashion designer duo- Chitrangada Singh and Falguni Shane Peacock, sprinter Dutee Chand and Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri among others.</span></span></span></span></p>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed was appointed as new chief of Pakistan&rsquo;s spy agency- Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). He will succeed Lt Gen Asim Munir, who was removed from office after serving shortest ever stint of eight months as head of ISI.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Lt Gen Hameed</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">He is from Pakistan Army&rsquo;s Baloch Regiment. Lt Gen Hameed was promoted as lieutenant general in April 2019 and was appointed as Adjutant General at the General Headquarters (GHQ). He previously had served in ISI as the head of internal security. He is believed to be a close confidant of Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is the premier intelligence agency of Pakistan, operationally responsible for gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was established in January 1948. It is headquartered in Aabpara, Islamabad.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is one of the principal members of Pakistani intelligence community. It reports to the Director-General and is primarily focused on providing intelligence for the Government of Pakistan.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It consists primarily of serving military officers drawn on secondment from &nbsp;three service branches of Pakistan Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) and hence the name &quot;Inter-Services&quot;.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">DG of ISI</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: He occupies one of the most important posts in Pakistan (Considering army being most influential institution in Pakistan and military having ruled the country for nearly half of its 71-year history since independence from Britain in 1947 and still enjoying extensive powers even under civilian administrations).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Appointment: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is prerogative of the prime minister of Pakistan. However, the selection and appointment is made by Prime Minister in consultation with the army chief.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Global recognition and fame:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> In the 1980s, it had gained global recognition for supportingAfghan Mujahideen against Soviet Union during Soviet&ndash;Afghan War in then Afghanistan. During this war, had ISI worked in close coordination with US&rsquo;s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to train and fund the Mujahideen with funding from US, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Support to terrorism</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: ISI has long been accused of supporting Islamist militants targeting neighbour India as well as sheltering Afghan Taliban and other militants.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Saans</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is breathing support device used for tackling avoidable deaths of premature babies from Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). It is world&rsquo;s first neonatal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device. It can be powered in multiple ways viz. through direct source electricity, including rechargeable battery, vehicle&rsquo;s electrical supply, compressed gas, or even manual air pumping.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Significance:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is low-cost device having great potential to tackle situation of erratic power supply conditions. It is at least three times cheaper than any other such machine and can be used without any complex training.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Commonwealth Secretary-General&rsquo;s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">They are awarded based on impact or potential of innovations to advance one or more of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Commonwealth countries and at same time advancing values in Commonwealth Charter. The awards are divided along five thematic categories viz. improving the lives of People; boosting prosperity; protecting planet, promoting peace; and building partnerships for development in the Commonwealth. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Eligibility:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> They are open to Commonwealth citizens and Commonwealth countries (53 sovereign states) based organisations from public, private or even voluntary sectors</span></span></p>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Jounalist Rachna Khaira of The Tribune News Service has won RedInk Award for for Excellence in Indian Journalism &lsquo;Journalist of the Year&rsquo; 2019. She was awarded for exposing functioning of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and its Aadhaar data cache. She is currently working for The Huffington Post.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Aadhar Expose Investigation</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">She had conducted series of sting operations to raise serious doubts over government claims that Aadhaar data stored on UIDAI servers was safe and secure. Her Aadhar Expose Investigation had confirmed that personal data of millions of citizens was at risk of being hacked or traded for a price. Many of leads provided by her investagation became part of public interest litigation (PIL) on which Supreme Court removed mandatory aspects of Aadhaar requirment. </span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Other Awardees of 2019 </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">2019 RedInk Lifetime Achievement Award:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It was jointly awarded to two retired senior journalists- Dinu Ranadive and Sebastian D&rsquo;Souza.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">They are a set of annual awards which were instituted by Mumbai Press Club (MPC) in 2010. They are bestowed upon individual in recognition of his/her excellence in journalistic achievements as assessed by special jury. These awards grant national recognition to journalists </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Mount Denali</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Height:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Its peak is 20,310 feet (6,190 meters) above sea level. It is tallest mountain in North America and. It is third highest mountain of seven summits following Mount Everest (Nepal) and Aconcagua (Argentina).</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Renaming:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It was called Mount McKinley till 2015. It was officially named to its original name Denali by then US President Barack Obama after protests by native Koyukon Athabascan people who called mountain Denali (which translates as &quot;The Great One&quot;).</span></span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Director Kaushik Ganguly&#39;s &#39;Nagarkirtan&#39; (Bengali) won four awards at 9th SAARC Film Festival. It won awards for Best Feature Film, Best Original Score (Prabuddha Banerjee), Best Actor (Riddhi Sen) and Best Director (Kaushik Ganguly).<strong> </strong>It received recognition for its most sensitive and delicate employment of emphatic power of cinema depicting truth but understanding beyond prejudice, cultural, religious and gender borders.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Nagarkirtan</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">: It is critically acclaimed Bengalmovie, starring Riddhi Sen and Ritwik Chakraborty. It is love story of a transwoman and a flautist. In 2017, it had won four National Awards, including The Best Actor, The Special Jury (Feature Film), Best Costume Design and Best Make-up Artiste</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Two other Indian films also have won awards at 19th SAARC Film Festival</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Walking With the Wind:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is directed by Praveen Morchhale received the Special Jury award for direction and story.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About SAARC </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. It promotes development of economic and regional integration.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was established in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 December 1985. Its secretariat is based in Kathmandu, Nepal.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Members (8):</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.<strong> </strong>Its members collectively account for 3% of world&rsquo;s area, 21% of world&rsquo;s population and 3.8% of global economy as of 2015. </span></span></span></span></li>
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		'title' => 'Tourism Ministry’s ‘Find the Incredible You’ campaign wins PATA Gold Award, 2019',
		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Union Ministry of Tourism&rsquo;s &quot;Find the Incredible You&quot; campaign has won Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2019. The campaign which focuses on promotion of niche tourism products of the country won award under &quot;Marketing - Primary Government Destination&quot; category.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Find the Incredible You campaign</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was tagline launched as part of &lsquo;Incredible India 2.0&rsquo; Campaign. Under it, series of transformative experiences of foreign through unique storytelling in the format of autobiographies were launched. It had shifted strategy focus from external experience of tourist destinations to internal experience of travelers themselves.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">PATA Gold Awards</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">These awards are given by Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) to tourism industry organizations and individuals making outstanding contribution towards successful promotion of travel industry throughout Asia Pacific Region. The winners of PATA awards set industry standards for excellence and innovation and serve as examples for others to follow.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">PATA:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It is membership association working to promote the responsible development of travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Union Ministry of Tourism, as part of its promotional initiatives annually releases Global Media Campaigns under &lsquo;Incredible India&rsquo; brand-line in television, print, digital and social Media, in key and potential source markets overseas.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Incredible India 2.0&rsquo; Campaign</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was launched in September 2017 to take campaigns to the next level. It had shifted from generic promotions undertaken across world to market specific promotional plans and content creation. It had focused on digital and social media and the promotion of niche tourism products of the country. As part of 2.0 Campaign, 5 new television commercials were produced by Tourism Ministry, which were aired globally in the television, digital and social media. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">These were: (i) Yoga: &ldquo;The Yogi of the Racetrack&rdquo;. (ii) Wellness : &ldquo;The Reincarnation of Mr. and Mrs. Jones&rdquo;. (iii) Luxury : &ldquo;The Maharani of Manhattan&rdquo;. (iv) Cuisine : &ldquo;The Masala MasterChef&rdquo;. (v) Wildlife :&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;The Sanctuary in Paris&rdquo;. These commercials format was based on unique storytelling of autobiographies of travelers, with the tagline &ldquo;Find the Incredible You&rdquo;.</span></span></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Arujana Awards</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is given annually by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as part of National Sports Awards r to recognize and reward excellence in sports. </span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Its objective is to recognize outstanding achievements of sportspersons in the field of sports at international level.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It was established in 1961. &nbsp;It consists of Arujana statuette and a cash Award of Rs. 5 lakh. It is given to sportsperson only once in lifetime. It may be also given posthumously if such an occasion arises.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sports disciplines covered:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> Olympic Games/Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/World Cup/Word Championship disciplines and cricket or any equivalent recognized international Tournament, Indigenous Games, Sports for physically challenged.</span></span></span></span></li>
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		'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Noted Carnatic vocalist S. Sowmya was chosen for the prestigious Sangeetha Kalanidhi award (title) of the Music Academy for year 2019. Under this recognition, she will preside over 93rd annual conference of Music Academy to be held between December 12, 2019 and January 1, 2020. The award will be conferred to her on January 1, 2020 i.e. on the day of Sadas of this conference.</span></span></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Other awards:</span></span></strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Sangeetha Kala Acharya:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It will be awarded to <strong><em>Seetha Narayanan</em></strong> and <strong><em>MS Sheel</em></strong> for their contribution to bringing several disciples to the concert platform.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Natya Kala Acharya for Dance: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It will be conferred on <strong><em>Priyadarshini Govind</em></strong> at the inauguration of the annual dance festival.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">TTK Award:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"> It will be awarded to <strong><em>Vyasarpadi Kothandaraman</em></strong> and <strong><em>Rajkumar Bharathi</em></strong> for making significant mark in the music field as icons and gurus. This award is named after former Union Minister and industrialist&nbsp; TT Krishnamachari, who was a great patron of arts and was Vice-President of Music Academy.</span></span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Musicologist Award: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It will be conferred on musicologist (scholar who participates in musical research) <em>Aarti N. Rao.</em></span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">About Sangita Kalanidhi award/title </span></span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Quicksand&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">It is prestigious award/title bestowed annually by Madras Music Academy upon expert or exponent of Carnatic Music. It is considered one of the highest awards in the field of Carnatic music. Its name has been derived from Sanskrit which means treasure of Music and art in English (sangeetha meaning music, kala measn art, nidhi means treasure).<strong> </strong></span></span></span></span></p>
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		'description' => '<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Context</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">: They won India&rsquo;s first-ever men&rsquo;s doubles final at the Thailand Open badminton championship.</span></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>About:</strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">India&rsquo;s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted a piece of history on Sunday (4/08/2019) <strong>by breaching the &lsquo;Chinese Wall&rsquo; of reigning World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen, with a 21-19, 18-21, 21-18 victory in the men&rsquo;s doubles final of the Thailand Open badminton championship in Bangkok.</strong></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is the <strong>first-ever Indian men&rsquo;s combination to win a BWF Super 500 title.</strong></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It was a revenge win for the <strong>Indians</strong>, who had <strong>lost to the World champions at the Australian Open early this year.</strong></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The <strong>Indian pair, ranked World No. 16</strong>, capped a week of consistent performances that saw them <strong>beat No. 7 Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto, No. 19 Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol and No. 27 Choi Solgyu and Seo Seung Jae.</strong></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Satwik in the front-court and Chirag controlling the back-court turned out to be a deadly combination. </span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Satwik&rsquo;s brilliance included a splendid flick which fetched game-point in the first game.</span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">There was <strong>double delight for the Indians </strong>as they are <strong>poised to break into the World top 10. </strong>This is a shot in the arm as they eye a slot in <strong>next year&rsquo;s Tokyo Olympics.</strong></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>About Awardees:</strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Pranab Mukherjee: </strong>Pranab Mukherjee&#39;&#39;s life-long <strong>political career spanned about five decades, </strong>during which he held various key posts in the Congress as well as in the governments led by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P V Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh. The 83-year-old served as <strong>India&rsquo;s 13th President from 2012-2017, </strong>but prior to his election to the post, Mukherjee also served as the Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012. The <strong>other Presidents, who had been conferred the Bharat Ratna include Dr S Radhakrishnan, Rajendra Prasad, Zakir Hussain and VV Giri.</strong></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Bhupen Hazarika: Assamese singer </strong>Bhupen Hazarika was <strong>most popular in Bengal and Bangladesh </strong>and was responsible for <strong>introducing the culture and folk music of Assam and northeast India to Hindi cinema. </strong>Popularly known as &quot;<strong>Sudhakantha&quot;, </strong>meaning the nightingale, he had received the <strong>National Film Award, Padmashri, Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Padma Vibhushan, and many other prestigious honours. </strong>He was known for his baritone voice and for making music on themes ranging from<strong> romance to social and political commentary. </strong>Some of his renowned works in Assamese music which audiences still enjoy includes <strong>&quot;Bistirno Parore&quot;, &quot;Moi Eti Jajabo&quot;, &quot;Ganga Mor Maa&quot;, and &quot;Bimurto Mur Nixati Jen.&quot;</strong></span></span></li>
	<li><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Nanaji Deshmukh: Born on October 11 in 1916 in a small town of Hingoli </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">in Maharashtra, Nanaji Deshmukh represented Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Balrampur constituency in the <strong>Lok Sabha from 1977 to 1979. </strong>He also served as a <strong>nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1999 to 2005. Nanaji </strong>Deshmukh was honoured with the <strong>Padma Vibhushan earlier</strong>. One of the <strong>founding members of Bharatiya Jan Sangh</strong>, Nanaji Deshmukh established a <strong>chain of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-inspired schools </strong>throughout India. He was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh till his death at the age of 94 in 2010. The veteran also played <strong>a key role in the Jai Prakash (JP) movement </strong>against Emergency in 1974 and <strong>was instrumental in the formation of the Janata Party government in 1977.</strong></span></span></li>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">About Bharat Ratna:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> It is the <strong>highest civilian award that is given in recognition of exceptional service, performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour.</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>About the girl: </strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The <strong>two trees, along with other vegetation, were axed for a project to widen a road</strong> beside the river. </span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>About the order:</strong></span></span></p>

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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">&ldquo;She will be provided <strong>honorarium at government rates, transportation facilities, food and lodging facilities at admissible rates by the sponsoring government department</strong>,&rdquo; the order said</span></span></li>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Rajive Gandhi Khel Ratna, 2019</span></strong></span></span></span></p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Ms. Deepa Malik: </span></strong><strong>Para Athletics</strong></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Dronacharya Awards, 2019</span></strong></span></span></span></p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Sh. Vimal Kumar: </strong><strong><span style="background-color:white">Badminton</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Sandeep Gupta: Table tennis</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
</ul>

<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Life-Time Category (Coach)</span></span></strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Merzban Patel: Hockey</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Rambir Singh Khokhar:&nbsp; Kabaddi</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Sanjay Bhardwaj: Cricket</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Arjuna Awards, 2019</span></strong></span></span></span></p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. S. Bhaskaran: Body Building</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Ms. Sonia Lather: Boxing</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam: Hockey</span></strong></span></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Sh. Ajay Thakur: </strong><strong><span style="background-color:white">Kabaddi</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Sh. Gaurav Singh Gill: </strong><strong><span style="background-color:white">Motor Sports</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Pramod Bhagat: Para Sports (Badminton)</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>&nbsp;Sh. Harmeet Rajul Desai: </strong><strong><span style="background-color:white">Table Tennis</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Ms. Pooja Dhanda: Wrestling</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Fouaad Mirza: Equestrian</span></strong></span></span></li>
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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: Football</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Ms. Poonam Yadav: Cricket</span></strong></span></span></li>
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	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Ms. Swapna Barman: Athletics</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth: Badminton</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Simran Singh Shergill: </span></strong><strong>Polo</strong></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Dhyan Chand Awards, 2019 </span></strong></span></span></p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Manuel Fredricks: Hockey</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Arup Basak: Table Tennis</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. Manoj Kumar: Wrestling</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. NittenKirrtane: Tennis</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Sh. C. Lalremsanga: Archery</span></strong></span></span></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2019</span></strong></span></span></p>

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Category: <span style="background-color:white">Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent</span></span></span></p>

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	<li style="text-align:justify">
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Entity: Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation</span></span></p>
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	<br />
	<li style="text-align:justify">
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Entity: GoSports Foundation</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Category: <span style="background-color:white">Sports for Development</span></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:white">Entity: Rayalaseema Development Trust</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards, 2018&nbsp;</span></strong></span></span></p>

<ul>
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Ms. Aparna Kumar:&nbsp; </span></strong><strong>Land Adventure</strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Late Shri Dipankar Ghosh: </strong><strong><span style="background-color:white">Land Adventure</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Shri Manikandan K.: Land Adventure</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Shri Prabhat&nbsp; Raju Koli: Water Adventure</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Shri Rameshwer Jangra: Air Adventure</span></strong></span></span></li>
	<br />
	<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="background-color:white">Shri Wangchuk Sherpa: Life Time Achievement</span></strong></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The&nbsp;BJP&rsquo;s manifesto for the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls&nbsp;promises to consider&nbsp;conferring the Bharat Ratna on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, famously known as Veer Sawarkar.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">There has been considerable voices from strict followers of BJP and Shiv Sena to recognise contributions of other leaders towards freedom struggles, including Sawarkar&rsquo;s. The demand for Bharat Ratna,expressed by the leadership is a step towards this.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Sawarkar&rsquo;s history</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Vinayak Damodar Savarkar&nbsp;was an&nbsp;Indian independence activist, politician, lawyer, writer and the formulator of the&nbsp;Hindutva&nbsp;philosophy.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He popularized the term&nbsp;Hindutva&nbsp;(Hinduness),&nbsp;to create a collective &quot;Hindu&quot; identity as an essence of Bharat.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He advocated for validating religious myths/blind faith against the test of modern science. In that sense he also was a rationalist and reformer.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sawarkar was charged on abeitment to murder of Nashik Collector Jackson and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment in Cellular jail located in Andaman and Nicobar islands, a punishment known as &lsquo;Kaala Pani&rsquo;.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Contributions</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sawarkar was instrumental in forming a revolutionary society called &lsquo;<strong>Abhinav Bharat&rsquo;</strong>, where youths were trained to oppose British establishment through revolutionary measures.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Literarature</strong></span></span></p>

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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Savarkar wrote the book&nbsp;<strong><em>The History of the War of Indian Independence</em></strong>. It was via this book that Savarkar became one of the first writers to allude the uprising as India&#39;s &quot;First War for Independence&rdquo;.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><em>Sone suneri</em></strong></span></span></p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><em>Mopalyancha Band</em></strong></span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><em>Gandhi gondhal</em></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Bharat Ratna</strong></span></span></p>

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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted in 1954, the award is conferred &quot;in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The first recipients were <strong>C.Rajagopalachari, S.Radhakrishnan and Dr C.V.Raman</strong>.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The latest recipients are <strong>Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika</strong>.</span></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Sachin Tendulkar</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> is the first and the only sportsperson to receive Bharat ratna.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The visit of President Bolsonaro is extremely important visit. It will be an opportunity to re-energise India&rsquo;s strategic partnership and take it forward in a focused manner.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Brazil</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brazil&nbsp;is the largest country in both&nbsp;South America&nbsp;and&nbsp;Latin America. It is the world&#39;s&nbsp;fifth-largest country by area&nbsp;and the&nbsp;sixth most populous. Its capital is&nbsp;Bras&iacute;lia, and&nbsp;its most populated city&nbsp;is&nbsp;S&atilde;o Paulo.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is the largest country to have&nbsp;Portuguese&nbsp;as an&nbsp;official language&nbsp;and the only one in the&nbsp;Americas.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brazil shares land borders with&nbsp;<strong>Uruguay</strong>&nbsp;to the south;&nbsp;<strong>Argentina</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Paraguay</strong>&nbsp;to the southwest;&nbsp;<strong>Bolivia</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Peru</strong>&nbsp;to the west;&nbsp;<strong>Colombia</strong>&nbsp;to the northwest; and&nbsp;<strong>Venezuela</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Guyana</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Suriname</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>France</strong>&nbsp;(French overseas region of&nbsp;French Guiana) to the north. It shares a border with every South American country except&nbsp;<strong>Ecuador</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Chile</strong>. It is bounded by Atlantic Ocean in the east.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Its&nbsp;Amazon River basin&nbsp;includes a&nbsp;vast tropical forest, home to diverse&nbsp;wildlife, a variety of&nbsp;ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous&nbsp;protected habitats. </span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This unique environmental heritage makes Brazil one of 17&nbsp;megadiverse countries. Brazil is the only country in the world that has the&nbsp;equator&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Tropic of Capricorn&nbsp;running through it.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The highest point in Brazil is the&nbsp;Pico da Neblina&nbsp;at 2,994 metres and the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Major rivers include the&nbsp;<strong>Amazon</strong>&nbsp;(the world&#39;s second-longest river and the largest in terms of volume of water), the&nbsp;Paran&aacute;&nbsp;and its major tributary the&nbsp;<strong>Igua&ccedil;u</strong>&nbsp;, the&nbsp;<strong>Negro</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>S&atilde;o</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Xingu</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Madeira</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Tapaj&oacute;s</strong>&nbsp;rivers.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brazil is considered an advanced&nbsp;emerging economy. &nbsp;It has the ninth largest GDP in the world by&nbsp;nominal, and eight by&nbsp;PPP&nbsp;measures. It is one of the world&#39;s major&nbsp;breadbaskets, being the largest&nbsp;producer of coffee&nbsp;for the last 150 years.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Brazil is a founding member of the&nbsp;United Nations, the&nbsp;G20,&nbsp;BRICS,&nbsp;Union of South American Nations,&nbsp;Mercosul,&nbsp;Organization of American States,&nbsp;Organization of Ibero-American States&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Community of Portuguese Language Countries.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>India and Brazil trade relationship</strong></span></span></p>

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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Major Indian exports to Brazil include agro-chemicals, synthetic yarns, auto components and parts, pharmaceuticals and petroleum products. Brazilian exports to India include crude oil, gold, vegetable oil, sugar and bulk mineral and ores.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Indian investments in Brazil were around $6 billion and Brazilian investments in India are estimated at $1 billion in 2018. Brazilian investments are mainly in automobiles, IT, mining, energy and biofuels. India has invested in Brazil&rsquo;s IT, pharmaceutical, energy, agri-business, mining and engineering sectors.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Naming this snail after Greta Thunberg is a way of acknowledging that her generation will be responsible for fixing problems that they did not create.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0in">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The two-millimetre-long snails have dark grey tentacles, a pale body and a concave shell, whose outer part is greenish-brown.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The study work including, fieldwork, morphological study, and classification of identified specimen was carried out in a field centre with basic equipment and no internet access.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In 2018, a Taxon Expedition team had named a new species of beetle after the actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who is also a climate activist.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Greta Thunberg</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Greta Thunberg&nbsp;is a Swedish&nbsp;environmental activist&nbsp;on&nbsp;climate change&nbsp;whose campaigning has gained international recognition.&nbsp;</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thunberg&#39;s activism started after convincing her parents to adopt several&nbsp;lifestyle choices&nbsp;to reduce their own&nbsp;carbon footprint. </span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In August 2018, at age 15, she started spending her school days outside the&nbsp;Swedish parliament&nbsp;to call for stronger&nbsp;action on climate change&nbsp;by holding up a sign reading&nbsp;Skolstrejk f&ouml;r klimatet&nbsp;(School strike for the climate).</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Her sudden rise to world fame has made her both a leader and a target for critics.&nbsp;Her influence on the world stage has been described as the &quot;Greta effect&quot;.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">&nbsp;She has received&nbsp;numerous honours and awards&nbsp;including:&nbsp;honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society,Time&nbsp;magazine&#39;s&nbsp;100 most influential people&nbsp;and the youngest&nbsp;Time&nbsp;Person of the Year, inclusion in the&nbsp;Forbes list of The World&#39;s 100 Most Powerful Women&nbsp;(2019)&nbsp;and two consecutive nominations for the&nbsp;Nobel Peace Prize&nbsp;(2019 and 2020).</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Chinese Nobel laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo died three years ago on July 13 at the age of 61 from complications arising out of liver&nbsp;cancer.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">He was arrested from his Beijing residence in 2009 for his involvement in drafting a document called &lsquo;Charter 08&rsquo;, which called for political reforms in&nbsp;China. Xiaobo was the first Nobel laureate since German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky to die in state custody.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In 1989, Xiaobo left his position as a visiting scholar at Columbia University in New York City to take part in the pro-democracy protests in China.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">One of Xiaobo&rsquo;s central demands from the Chinese authorities was the compliance of Article 35 of the Chinese Constitution, as per which, citizens have the right of freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, of procession and demonstration.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Xiaobo was arrested several times, the first in 1989 for supporting pro-democracy students during the Democracy Movement. He was jailed for 21 months.</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Xiaobo was imprisoned again from 1996-99 for criticising China&rsquo;s policies towards Taiwan and Tibet&rsquo;s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">His longest sentence of 11 years came in 2009 for his involvement in drafting Charter 08 that called for Chinese political reforms towards democracy. The document was fashioned after Charter 77.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">On December 8, 2008, the Beijing police took away Xiaobo from his residence in Beijing, and was found guilty of &ldquo;inciting subversion of state power&rdquo; on December 25, 2009.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">British media reported that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is considering a proposal to feature historical figures from the Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community of the country on a set of coins titled &lsquo;Service to the Nation&rsquo;.</span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">If the proposal is passed, it will be the first time that non-white people will be featured on British coins or notes. The plan has been submitted to the Royal Mint, which is to come up with proposals and designs.</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Among the people suggested for the honour were the Indian-origin British spy Noor Inayat Khan, as well as Khudadad Khan, the first soldier of the British Indian Army to receive the Victoria Cross. </span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Born in Moscow to an Indian father and an American mother, her family moved to London and then to Paris during the First World War. </span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Although Noor started working as a children&rsquo;s writer in Paris, she escaped to&nbsp;England&nbsp;after the fall of France (when it was invaded by Germany) during the Second World War.</span></span></p>
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	<li>
	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In November 1940, she joined the Women&rsquo;s Auxiliary Air Force, an arm of the UK&rsquo;s Royal Air Force to train as a wireless operator. </span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">She then did a stint at the secret intelligence organization set up by&nbsp;Winston Churchill&nbsp;called Special Operations Executive (SOE).</span></span></p>
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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">She became the first radio operator to be sent to Paris to work for SOE&rsquo;s Prosper resistance network under the codename Madeleine. She was just 29 then, and had signed up for a job in which people were not expected to be alive for longer than six weeks.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">World War II spy&nbsp;Noor Inayat Khan&nbsp;is now the&nbsp;first woman of Indian origin to be commemorated by the distinct blue London plaque.&nbsp;</span></span></p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>

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<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>

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	<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The blue plaque scheme is being run by the charity organisation, English Heritage, that takes care of historic sites and buildings in&nbsp;England.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Noor Inayat Khan</strong></span></span></p>

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