Current Affairs

Lifetime Achievement Award

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has awarded prominent Indian Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil with the Lifetime Achievement Award on 20 December 2024.

Progressive writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana

Progressive writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana of Andhra Pradesh bagged the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Academy award for 2024.

Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary

Suryabalas novel “Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary” was selected for the 34th Vyas Samman 2024.

Jamsetji Tata Award

Biocon Group Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shaw was conferred the prestigious Jamsetji Tata Award by the Indian Society for Quality (ISQ) on 14 December 2024 for pioneering the biosciences movement in India

Energy Conservation 2024 winners

Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar honoured the Energy Conservation 2024 winners at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on December 14

Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA)

Indian film “The Kumbaya Story” has bagged a trophy at the 13th tve Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA) held at the iconic BAFTA venue in London.

National Panchayat Awards 2024

The President of India, Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Panchayat Awards 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on 11 December 2024.

Champions of the Earth

Veteran ecologist, Madhav Gadgil (82) was named Champions of the Earth for 2024 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on 10 December 2024. This is the UNs highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.

International Social Security Association (ISSA)

India was honored with the International Social Security Association (ISSA) Good Practice Award for Asia and Pacific 2024.

Maria Victoria Juan

Nurse Maria Victoria Juan from the Philippines received the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2024 at a ceremony held in Bengaluru. She was awarded Rs.2 crore.

Jasleen Kaur

Scottish artist Jasleen Kaur (38) won the prestigious Turner Prize, a major UK contemporary art award. Kaur was recognised for her exhibition Alter-Altar, which features a unique installation of a Ford Escort car decorated with a giant doily.