National Award instituted in memory of the Vice President’s teacher, Shri Poluri Hanumajjanakirama Sarma ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented an award instituted in memory of the Vice President’s teacher, Shri Poluri Hanumajjanakirama Sarma to Shri Kovela Suprasannacharya in Hyderabad for his contributions in the field of Poetry and Literature. The award, […]

National 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence ⇒ The Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu presented the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence to eminent pulmonologist and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr. Randeep Guleria at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas on 11 October 2021. Presenting the award, the

National Two National Awards to Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank ⇒ Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) sponsored by Canara Bank has bagged two national awards (‘APY Big Believers’ and ‘Leadership capital’) from Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) for significant enrolment under Atal Pension Yojana (APY). P Gopi Krishna, Chairman of KVGB, who received the

National NMDC wins two Prestigious Environment Awards ⇒ National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), Country’s largest iron ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel has bagged Gold Award in Environmental Sustainability category and Kumaraswamy Iron Ore Mine bagged Platinum Award in Environment Management category. NMDC has been selected for the awards based on its

National Aryabhata Award ⇒ Secretary DDR&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy has been conferred the prestigious Aryabhata Award by Astronautical Society of India (ASI) for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India. The award function was held on October 09, 2021 at UR Rao Satellite Centre Bangalore. About: Dr

National 2021 JCB Prize for Literature ⇒ Malayalam author M Mukundan won the 2021 JCB prize for Literature for his book ‘Delhi: A Soliloquy’, published by Westland Publication. The book has originally been written in Malayalam. It was translated into English by ‘Fathima EV and Nandakumar K’. Mukundan received prize amount of Rs 25 lakh

National World class education institute for animation and VFX will be established soon ⇒ The Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Dr. L. Murugan in a meeting with the officials of the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce at Chennai on 08 October 2021 said that the centre is committed to Ease of

National Brand Ambassador of the ‘one district-one product’ programme ⇒ The Uttar Pradesh government on 01 October 2021 named actor Kangana Ranaut as the brand ambassador of its ambitious ‘one district-one product’ programme. The UP government has launched the one district-one product (ODOP) programme with the aim to create product-specific traditional industrial hubs across 75