Awards & Honors 2024
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Who has been awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024?

  • Somanath (correct)
  • Lt.Sq.Leader Nikita Malik
  • Prof.B.R.Kamboj
  • Alok Shukla
  • Which city has been declared the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023?

  • Neither a nor b
  • Surat
  • Indore
  • Both a and b (correct)
  • Who has been awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023?

  • Randip Hooda
  • Dipika Sharma
  • Deepti Sharma
  • Nishtha Pahuja (correct)
  • Which organization has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024?

    <p>60 Parachute Field Hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who has been awarded the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024?

    <p>Randip Hooda and Amitabh Bachchan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was conferred the Whitley Gold Award for the second time?

    <p>Purnima Devi Barman</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024?

    <p>Shrinivas Kulkarni</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was crowned as Miss World 2024?

    <p>Kristina Priscova</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was awarded the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023?

    <p>Prabha Varma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was conferred the Padma Awards in 2024?

    <p>132 people</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    Awards & Honors 2024

    • The International Book Prize awarded to German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann for the story 'Kairos'
    • Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman received the Whitley Gold Award for the second time, first awarded in 2017
    • Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024
    • The National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences in Bengaluru, India awarded the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion by WHO for 2024
    • 12-year-old Indian-American 7th grader Bhruhat Soma from Florida won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, receiving over $500,000 in prizes
    • Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024
    • Environmental activist Alankar Shukla selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize, also known as the 'Green Nobel'
    • Indian actress Anshuiya Sengupta became the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival
    • 132 people were conferred the Padma Awards in 2024, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri
    • 19-year-old Indian actress Avantika Vandanapatil awarded the South Asian Person of the Year Award by Harvard University
    • Czech Republic's Kristina Priscova crowned as Miss World 2024 in Mumbai, India### Awards and Honors
    • Famous poet Prabha Varma has been selected for the Saraswati Samman for the year 2023 for her novel "Raudra Sattwikam" in Malayalam language.
    • Dr. Uma Rele has been awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Award for her contribution to classical dance, specifically Bharatanatyam.
    • Pankaj Advani has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the World Billiards Museum.
    • Nishant has been awarded the Devi Shankar Avasthi Samman for 2023.
    • Vijay Jain has been awarded the Times Power Icon 2024 award.
    • Nikhil Vagh has been awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar.
    • Pyarelal Sharma has been awarded the Lakshmi Narayan International Award.
    • S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, has been awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024.
    • Lt. Sq. Leader Nikita Malik has been awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry on the 75th Republic Day.
    • Prof. B. R. Kamboj has been awarded the M.S. Swaminathan Award.
    • Dipika Sharma has been awarded the International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award for 2022 by the BCCI.
    • Nishtha Pahuja has been awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023.
    • Shubman Gill has been awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best Men's Cricketer of the Year for 2023 by the BCCI.
    • Lionel Messi has been awarded the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2023.
    • Dr. Beena Modi has been awarded the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year 2023 award.
    • Alok Shukla has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2024.

    Miscellaneous

    • Indore and Surat have been declared the cleanest cities in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023.
    • The 60 Parachute Field Hospital has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024 for its excellent work in disaster management.

    Other Awards

    • Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of India, has been awarded the Assam Vaibhav Samman, the highest civilian honor of Assam.
    • The 2023 International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award has been awarded to Deepti Sharma.
    • The 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Award for the Middle East and North Africa region has been awarded to Jeena Justice.
    • The Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024 has been awarded to Randip Hooda and Amitabh Bachchan.
    • The Prestigious World Literary Prize has been awarded to Mamta Jaise Sagar.

    Awards & Honors 2024

    • German writer Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Book Prize for the story 'Kairos'
    • Indian wildlife biologist Purnima Devi Barman received her second Whitley Gold Award, first awarded in 2017
    • Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize 2024
    • The National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences in Bengaluru, India received the Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion by WHO for 2024
    • Bhruhat Soma, a 12-year-old Indian-American 7th grader from Florida, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, receiving over $500,000 in prizes
    • Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni won the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024
    • Environmental activist Alankar Shukla selected for the prestigious 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize, also known as the 'Green Nobel'
    • Indian actress Anshuiya Sengupta became the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival
    • 132 people were conferred the Padma Awards in 2024, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 110 Padma Shri
    • 19-year-old Indian actress Avantika Vandanapatil won the South Asian Person of the Year Award by Harvard University
    • Czech Republic's Kristina Priscova crowned as Miss World 2024 in Mumbai, India

    Awards and Honors (2023)

    • Famous poet Prabha Varma selected for the Saraswati Samman for her novel "Raudra Sattwikam" in Malayalam language
    • Dr. Uma Rele awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Award for her contribution to classical dance, specifically Bharatanatyam
    • Pankaj Advani inducted into the Hall of Fame of the World Billiards Museum
    • Nishant awarded the Devi Shankar Avasthi Samman for 2023
    • Vijay Jain awarded the Times Power Icon 2024 award
    • Nikhil Vagh awarded the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar
    • Pyarelal Sharma awarded the Lakshmi Narayan International Award
    • S. Somanath, Chairman of ISRO, awarded the KPP Nambiyar Award for 2024
    • Lt. Sq. Leader Nikita Malik awarded the Vayu Sena Medal for Gallantry on the 75th Republic Day
    • Prof. B.R. Kamboj awarded the M.S. Swaminathan Award
    • Dipika Sharma awarded the International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award for 2022 by the BCCI
    • Nishtha Pahuja awarded the Best FIFA Women's Player of the Year award for 2023
    • Shubman Gill awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for the Best Men's Cricketer of the Year for 2023 by the BCCI
    • Lionel Messi awarded the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2023
    • Dr. Beena Modi awarded the Outstanding Business Woman of the Year 2023 award
    • Alok Shukla awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2024

    Miscellaneous

    • Indore and Surat declared the cleanest cities in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023
    • The 60 Parachute Field Hospital selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024 for its excellent work in disaster management

    Other Awards

    • Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of India, awarded the Assam Vaibhav Samman, the highest civilian honor of Assam
    • Deepti Sharma awarded the 2023 International Women's Cricket Player of the Year award
    • Jeena Justice awarded the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teachers Award for the Middle East and North Africa region
    • Randip Hooda and Amitabh Bachchan awarded the Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for 2024
    • Mamta Jaise Sagar awarded the Prestigious World Literary Prize

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