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1.
SaudibloggerRaifBadawihasbeenselectedforEuropeanUnionsprestigiousSakharovPrizeforhumanrightsfor2015.Raif
BadawiisauthorofFreeSaudiLiberalswebsitewhowassentencedto10yearsinprisonand1,000lashesinSaudiArabiafor
insultingMuslimclerics.
2. LaureusSportsAwards2016
SportsmanoftheYearNovakDjokovic(NationSerbia,SportTennis,Won2ndTime)
SportswomanoftheYearSerenaWilliams(NationUSA,SportTennis,Won4thtime)
TeamoftheYear:NewZealandRugbyteam
ComebackoftheYearDanCarter(Rugby),NewZealand.
SportspersonoftheYearwithaDisability:DanielDias(Paralympicswimmer),Brazil.
ActionSportspersonJanFrodeno(Triathelete),Germany.
WorldSportsLifetimeAchievementAward:NikiLauda(formerFormulaOneracer),Austria.
SpiritofSportAwardJohanCruyff(Football),Netherlands
3. UrdulitterateurShamimHanfihasbeenconferredwithinauguralJnangarimaManadAlankaranawardofBharatiyaJnanpith.
4. ViolinistandcomposerPrabhakarwon2015LataMangeshkarAwardforLifetimeAchievementbyMaharashtraGovernment.
5. 10thAsianfilmAwards(Macau,China)
TheAssassinwon8awardsindifferentcategories.Itisa2015martialartsfilmbasedonstoryofhighlytrainedfemale
assassinandisdirectedbyTaiwanesedirectorHouHsiaoHsien.
BestFilm:TheAssassin.
BestDirector:HouHsiaoHsien(TheAssassin)
BestActor:LeeByunghun(TheInsideMen).
BestActress:ShuQi(TheAssassin).
BestSupportingActor:TadanobuAsano(JourneytotheShore).
BestSupportingActress:ZhouYun(TheAssassin).
6. 11theditionofNavlekhanaward2015ofBharatiyaJnanpithhasbeenawardedtoAmlenduTiwariandBalramKawantfortheir
novelsParityakt,SaraMorila,.OmNagarandTasneemKhanwereawardedfortheirNibKeChireSeandYehMereRahnuma
respectively.
7. 14thTripadvisorTravelersChoiceAwardsUmaidBhawanPalaceofUdaipur(Rajasthan)namedAsbesthotelof2016.Top5
hotelsare
UmaidBhawanPalaceJodhpurJodhpur,India
ShintaManiResortSiemReap,Cambodia
BellevueSyreneSorrento,Italy
HanoiLaSiestaHotel&SpaHanoi,Vietnam
AchtisHotelAfitos,Greece
8. 2016HockeyIndiaAnnualAwards
MajorDhyanChandLifetimeAchievementAwardShankarLaxman
 DhruvBatraPlayerofYearP.RSreejesh(male),Deepika(female).
BaljitSinghGoalkeeperofYearSavita.PargatSingh
DefenderKothajitSingh,MidfielderRituRani,ForwardRani.
UpcomingPlayerHarjeetSingh(male),PreetiDubey(female)
PresidentsAwardforOutstandingAchievementMadhyaPradeshHockeyAcademy.
9. 2016IIFAawards(17thInternationalIndianFilmAcademyAwards)heldinMadrid(Spain).WinnersList
BestPictureBajrangiBhaijaan
BestDirectionSanjayLeelaBhansaliforBajiraoMastani
BestActor(Male)AwardRanveerSinghforBajiraoMastani
BestSupportingActor(Male)AnilKapoorforDilDhadhakneDo
BestActor(Female)DeepikaPadukoneforPiku
BestSupportingActor(Female)PriyankaChopraforBajiraoMastani
OtherAwards
BestMusicDirection:AnkitTiwari,MeetBros,AnjjanandAmaalMallikforRoy
BestStoryJuhiChaturvediforPiku
BestPerformanceinNegativeroleAward:DarshanKumaarforNH10
BestPerformanceinaComicRoleAward:DeepakDobriyalforTanuWedsManuReturns
BestMalePlaybackSingerAward:Paponfor'MohMohKeDhaage',DumLagaKeHaisha
BestFemalePlaybackSingerAward:MonaliThakurfor'MohMohKeDhaage',DumLagaKeHaisha
BestLyricWriter:VarunGroverfor'MohMohKeDhaage',DumLagaKeHaisha
SpecialawardforWomanoftheYear:PriyankaChopra
10. 2016PulitzerPrizeWinners
Books,DramaandMusic
FictionTheSympathizerbyVietThanhNguyen.
DramaHamiltonbyLinManuelMiranda.
HistoryCustersTrials:ALifeontheFrontierofaNewAmericabyT.J.Stiles.
Biography:BarbarianDays:ASurfingLifebyWilliamFinnegan.
Poetry:OzoneJournalbyPeterBalakian.
Music:InforaPenny,InforaPoundbyHenryThreadgill.
Journalism
PublicServiceAssociatedPress.
BreakingNewsReporting:LosAngelesTimesStaff.
InvestigativeReporting:LeonoraLaPeterAntonandAnthonyCormieroftheTampaBayTimesandMichaelBragaof
theSarasotaHeraldTribune.
ExplanatoryReporting:ChristianMillerofProPublicaandKenArmstrongofTheMarshallProject.
LocalReporting:MichaelLaForgia,CaraFitzpatrickandLisaGartneroftheTampaBayTimes.
NationalReporting:TheWashingtonPostStaff.
InternationalReporting:AlissaJ.RubinofTheNewYorkTimes.
FeatureWriting:KathrynSchulzofTheNewYorker.
Commentary:FarahStockmanofTheBostonGlobe.
Criticism:EmilyNussbaumofTheNewYorker
11. 2016UNESCOMedals

Name Country Contribution

Isamu Japan Createdthebluelight

Akasaki emittingdiodes,which
resultedinthediscoveryof
whitelightsourcesfor
illumination.

LeiJiang China Designedandfabricatedthe

bioinspiredsurfaceswith
 specificwettability.

Philippe France Workedonactive

Pernod nanostructuredmagneticand
multiferroicfilms,Micro
MagnetoElectroMechanical
Systemsandtheir
applications,andmultistable
nanostructures.

Nicholas USA Workedonbiometricself

Kotov organizationofNano
colloids,ultrastrong
nanocomposites,tissue
engineeringwith
nanomaterials,and
nanoscaledrugs.

Gennady Russia Forhiseffortstobroadenthe

Krasnikov useofnanotechnologiesin
manufacturingindustries

Igor Russia Forhisworkinthefieldof

Ashurbeyli thedevelopmentofnew
generationmicroelectronic
devices,informationsystems
andtechnologies.

Mikhail Russia Forhisworkinresearchand

Dubina developmentofnewmedical
technologiesbasedontheuse
ofnanostructuresinthe
earlieronlinediagnosticsas
wellasthecreationofnew
nanobiotechnologicaldevices
thatcouldinfluencethe
bioprocessesinthehuman
body.

Forherworkontheapplicationof
nanotechnologiesinaesthetic
Natalya medicine,inthefieldsof
Russia
Mikhaylova cosmetology,polysaccharide
development,cancertherapy,
reconstructiveandplasticsurgery.

12. 20thCEATCricketAwards2016
LifetimeAchievementDilipVengsarkar
InternationalCricketerJoeRoot(England)
InternationalBatsmanJoeRoot(England)
InternationalBowlerRavichandranAshwin
TestCricketerKaneWilliamson(NZ)
ODICricketerMartinGuptill(NZ)
T20PlayerViratKohli
IndianCricketerRohitSharma
YoungPlayerRishabhPant
SpecialAwardAjinkyaRahane
13. 21stCritics'ChoiceAwards(USABYBroadcastFilmCriticsAssociation(BFCA)andBroadcastTelevisionJournalistsAssociation
(BTJA)
DRAMA
BESTPICTURESpotlight
BESTACTORLeonardoDiCaprio(TheRevenant)
 BESTACTRESSBrieLarson(Room)
BESTSUPPORTINGACTORSylvesterStallone(Creed)
BESTSUPPORTINGACTRESSAliciaVikander(TheDanishGirl)
BESTDIRECTORGeorgeMiller(MadMax:FuryRoad)
Television
BESTACTOR(COMEDY)JeffreyTambor(TransparentAmazon)
BESTACTOR(DRAMA)RamiMalek(Mr.Robot)
BESTACTRESS(COMEDY)RachelBloom(CrazyExGirlfriend)
BESTACTRESS(DRAMA)CarrieCoon(TheLeftovers)
14. 24thSaraswatiSammaan2014hasbeenpresentedtoM.VeerappaMoilyforhisKannadawork'SriRamayana
Mahanveshanam.
15. 5IndiansShubhkaranYadav,ManishMalik,RakeshKumarandAmalDekahavebeenchosenposthumouslyforUnited
NationsDagHammarskjoldMedalfortheircourageandsacrifice.Theyareamong124personnelwhohavebeenposthumously
awardedaprestigiousUNmedal.
16. 5timesworldchesschampionViswanathanAnandwillbehonouredwithHridaynathAward,whichfelicitatesandrecognises
successfulindividualsacrosscountryfromvariouswalksoflife.
17. 58thAnnualGrammyAwardsbyRecordingAcademy
Bestalbumoftheyear1989(TaylorSwift)
BestrecordoftheyearUptownFunk(MarkRonsonfeaturingBrunoMars)
BestsongoftheyearThinkingOutLoudEdSheeran&AmyWadge
BestnewartistMeghanTrainor
ChildrensAlbumHome(TimKubart)
BestPopsoloperformanceThinkingOutLoud(EdSheeran)
BestPopDuo/GroupPerformanceUptownFunk(MarkRonsonfeaturingBrunoMars)
BestMusicFilmIndoBritishfilmmakerAsifKapadia(Amy).
18. 6IndianOriginPersonswonPresidentialEarlyCareerAwardsforScientistsandEngineers(PECASE)byUSAGovernment.
WinnersareShwetakPatel,RahulMangharam,SachinPatel,MilindKulkarni,VikramShyamandKiranMusunuru.
19. 61stBritanniaFilmfareAwards
BajiraoMastaniwonmostawards(8).
BestActor:RanveerSingh(BajiraoMastani)
BestActress:DeepikaPadukone(Piku)
BestFilm:BajiraoMastani
BestDirector:SanjayLeelaBhansali(BajiraoMastani).
LifetimeAchievement:MoushumiChatterjee
BestDebutant(Male):SoorajPancholi(Hero)
BestDebutant(Female):BhumiPednekar(DumLagaKeHaisha)
BestActorinaSupportingRole(Female):PriyankaChopra(Bajiraomastani)
BestActorinaSupportingRole(Male):Anilkapoor(DilDhadakneDo)
BestSinger(male):ArijitSingh(SoorajdoobahaifromRoy)
BestSinger(female):ShreyaGhoshal(DeewanimastanifromBajiraoMastani)
BestChoreography:BirjuMaharaj(BajiraoMastani)
20. 63rdNationalFilmAwardsforyear2015
BestfeaturefilmBaahubali:TheBeginning(directedbyS.S.Rajamouli)
BestPopularFilmProvidingWholesomeEntertainmentBajrangiBhaijaan
BestActorAmitabhBachchan(Piku).
BestActressKanganaRanaut(TanuWedsManuReturns).
BestDirectionSanjayLeelaBhansali(BajiraoMastani).
BestFilmonSocialIssuesNiranayakam(Malayalam)
BestSupportingActorSamuthirakaniforVisaranai(Tamil).
BestSupportingActressTanviAzmiforBajiraoMastani(Hindi).
BestChildrensFilmDuronto(Hindi)
 BestChildArtistGauravMenonforBen(Malayalam).
SpecialJuryAwardMargaritawithaStraw(Hindi)directedbyKalkiKoechlin.
BestCinematographyRemoDSouzaforBajiraoMastani.
IndiraGandhiAwardforBestDebutDirectorNeerajGhaywanforMasaan(Hindi).
NargisDuttAwardforBestFeatureFilmonNationalIntegrationNanakShahFakir(Punjabi)
21. 66thBerlinInternationalFilmFestival(AmericanactressMerylStreepwasPresidentofJury)
GoldenBearItaliandocumentaryfilmFuocoammare(FireatSea)directedbyGianfrancoRosi
HonoraryGoldenBearMichaelBallhaus
SilverBear(bestdirector)MiaHansenLve(France)forThingstoCome
SilverBear(BestActress)TrineDyrholm(Denmark)forTheCommune
SilverBear(BestActor)MajdMastoura(Tunisia)forHedi
SilverBear(BestScript)TomaszWasilewskiforUnitedStatesofLove
CrystalBear(bestshortfilm)EliniciodeFabrizioforArgentinianfilmFabriziosInitiation
MalayalamfilmOttal(TheTrap)wonbestfeaturelengthandbestshortfilmsinchildrenscategory
22. 69thBritishAcademyofFilmandTelevisionArts(BAFTA)Awards
BestFilmTheRevenant
OutstandingBritishFilmBrooklyn
BestDirectorAlejandroG.Inarritu(TheRevenant)
BestActorLeonardoDiCaprio(TheRevenant)
BestActressBrieLarson(Room)
BestSupportingActorMarkRylance(BridgeofSpies)
BestSupportingActressKateWinslet(SteveJobs)
BestOriginalMusicEnnioMorricone(TheHatefulEight)
BestVisualEffectsStarWars:TheForceAwakens
BestAnimatedFilmInsideOut
BestDocumentaryAmy
23. 6thAsianBusinessLeadershipForum(ABLF)inDubai
BioconLimitedCMDKiranMazumdarShawhonouredwith2015OutstandingBusinessAchieveraward.
HindujabrothersandGMRGroupchairmanG.M.RaopresentedwithAchievementAwardofABLF.
24. 73rdGoldenGlobeAwards
TheRevenantwon3awardswhileTheMartianandSteveJobswon2awardseach.
Picture(Drama)TheRevenant
Picture(Musical/Comedy)TheMartian
Director(Drama):AlejandroInarritu(TheRevenant).
Actor(Drama)LeonardoDiCaprio(TheRevenant)
Actress(Drama)BrieLarson(Room)
Actor(Musical/Comedy)MattDamon(TheMartian)
Actress(Musical/Comedy)JenniferLawrence(Joy)
ActorinaSupportingroleSylvesterStallone(Creed)
ActressinaSupportingroleKateWinslet(SteveJobs)
OriginalScoreEnnioMorricone(TheHatefulEight)
ForeignLanguageFilmSonofSaul(Hungary)
25. 88thAcademyAwards(Oscars)
BestPictureSpotlight.
BestActorLeonardoDiCaprio(TheRevenant).
BestActressBrieLarson(Room).
BestSupportingActorMarkRylance(BridgeofSpies).
BestSupportingActressAliciaVikander(TheDanishGirl).
BestDirectorAlejandroG.Irritu(TheRevenant).
BestOriginalSong:WritingsontheWall(Spectre).
BestOriginalScore:TheHatefulEight(EnnioMorricone).
 BestForeignLanguageFilm:SonofSaul(Hungary).
BestDocumentaryFeature:BestDocumentaryShortSubject:AGirlintheRiver:ThePriceofForgiveness.
BestAnimatedFeatureFilm:InsideOut.
BestAnimatedShortFilm:BearStory.
Mostawards:MadMax:FuryRoad(6Awards)followedbyTheRevenant(3)andSpotlight(2).
Mostnominationsin88thAcademyAwards:TheRevenant(12),MadMax:FuryRoad(10)andTheMartian(7)
OtherAwards
BestMakeupandHairstyling:LesleyVanderwalt,Elka(MadMax:FuryRoad).
BestCostumeDesign:JennyBeavan(MadMax:FuryRoad).
BestVisualEffects:MarkWilliamsArdington,SaraBennett,PaulNorrisandAndrewWhitehurst(ExMachina).
BestEditing:MargaretSixel(MadMax:FuryRoad).
BestCinematography:EmmanuelLubezki(TheRevenant).
BestProductionDesign:ColinGibsonandLisaThompson(MadMax:FuryRoad).
BestOriginalScreenplay:TomMcCarthy(Spotlight).
BestAdaptedScreenplay:AdamMcKay(TheBigShort).
BestSoundEditing:MarkA.ManginiandDavidWhite(MadMax:FuryRoad).
BestSoundMixing:ChrisJenkins,GreggRudloffandBenOsmo(MadMax:FuryRoad).
26. HanKangbecameFirstSouthKoreanauthortowinManBookerInternationalPrizeaftershewon2016PrizeforhernovelThe
Vegetarian.
27. Nagalandischanging,ButfilmdirectedbyGurmeetSapalhaswonGoldenBeaverBestFilmAwardininstitutionalcategoryand
technicalexcellenceawardforbestsounddesignat6thNationalScienceFilmFestivalinMumbai.
28. AteamofIndianscientistsledbySameerPandafromOdishawonNASAawardforaninnovativetechnologynamedBurst
Prevention&PunctureCurative(BPPC)technology.
29. AcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences(OSCARAcademy)presentedTechnicalAwardtoIndianoriginactor,producer
RahulThakkarandCottalangoLeon.
30. ActorAmitabhBachchanishonouredwithlifetimeachievementatNDTVIndianoftheYear2015awards.
31. ActorManojBajpayeechosenforDadasahebPhalkeAwardinBestActor(CriticsChoice)categoryforhisroleinAligarhMovie.
32. ActorRanveerSinghwillbeHonoredas'LokmatMaharashtrianofTheYear'award.HeplayedroleofMarathawarriorPeshwa
BajiraoIIinBajiraoMastani.
33. ActorVikramGokhalehasbeenawardedwithVishnudasBhaveAwardforhiscontributiontoMarathiIndustry.
34. ActressAishwaryaRaiBachchanwonGlobalIndianoftheYearawardatNRIoftheYearawards.
35. ActressCelinaJaitlyhonouredbyHarveyMilkFoundationforhercontributiontoLesbian,Gay,BisexualandTransgender
(LGBT)equalityasaUnitedNationsEqualityChampion.
36. AdityaPuri,chiefexecutiveandmanagingdirector(MD)ofHDFCBankhasbeenrankedasbestbankingCEOinAsiabyinvestor
community.
37. AdvayRameshfromChennaiwonGoogleCommunityImpactAwardfromAsiaforcreatingadevicethatenhancesfishermens
safetyandproductivity,namedFishErmenLifelineTerminal(FELT).FELTusesStandardPositionServices(SPS)providedby
IndianRegionalNavigationSatelliteSystem(IRNSS)toincreasefishermenssafetyandproductivityatsea.
38. AdvertisingAgenciesAssociationofIndia(AAAI)gavethisyearsLifetimeAchievementAwardtoSrinivasanKSwamy(Chairman
ofRKSwamyHansa).
39. AdvertisingClubMadrasconferredits1stDistinguishedServiceAwardonSrinivasanKSwamy,CMDOFRKSwamyBBDOfor
contributiontoadvertisingindustry.
40. AfghanrefugeeteacherAqeelaAsifihasbeenawardedwith2015NansenRefugeeAwardbyUnitedNationsHighCommissioner
forRefugees(UNHCR).
41. AlejandroAravena(Chile)won2016PritzkerArchitecturePrize,bestknownforhisworkwithdotankElemental,an
architecturegroupthataimstotacklepovertyusingaparticipatoryapproachthatengageslocalcommunitiesinearlystagesof
designprocess.Hewillreceivea$100,000grantandabronzemedal.
42. AllIndiaRadio'sProgrammeonchildlabourNilkkamIvarkkoppamwonfirstprizeat2015AsiaPacificBroadcastingUnion
(ABU)Prizeceremonyat52ndGeneralAssemblyofABUinAnkara(Turkey).
43. Americanfantasydramatelevisionseries,GameofThroneswon12awardsat67thPrimetimeEmmyAwardsincludingbest
dramaseries.
44. AmericanpublishingcompanyTimeannouncedwinnersofinauguralTIMEIndiaawards
BestinclassmanufacturingTataSteel
ManufacturinginnovatoroftheyearHeroMotoCorp
YoungmakeroftheyearYogeshandRajeshAgrawalofAjantaPharmaLimited
45. AmolPalekarhasbeenappointedaschairmanofIndiasOscarjury,whichwillselectIndia'sofficialentryinbestforeignfilm
categoryof88thAcademyAwards(Oscars).
46. AmritaPatelconferredwithprestigious2016MahindraSamriddhiIndiaAgriLifetimeAchievementAwardalsoknownasKrishi
ShiromaniSamman.
47. AndhraPradeshAgricultureProjectwonWorldSummitonInformationSociety(WSIS)2016prizeineAgriculturecategory.
HaritaPriya(HarmonizedInformationofAgriculture,RevenueandIrrigationforaTransformationAgendaPrecision
TechnologyforAgriculture)Projectismeanttocollectveryspecificclimatedatafromfarmsandgivefarmerspersonalised
informationthroughSMS.
48. AnuragKashyap'spsychologicalthrillerPsychoRamanwonBestAsianGenreFilmawardat20thBucheonInternational
FantasticFilmFestival(BIFAN)2016inSouthKorea.ItiscalledEuropeFantasticFilmFestivalsFederation(EFFFF)Asian
Award.
49. ArunaGaliwonawardforLaadliMediaandAdvertisingGenderSensitivity20142015forHerTelugublogVivakshaku
MugimpuPalakaali,selectedunderwebcategoryforbringingtoforecoreissuesfacedbywomeninagriculturesector.
50. BangladeshPrimeMinisterSheikhHasinahasbeenselectedforUnitedNationsChampionsofEarthawardforherleadership
andvisionintacklingclimatechangeissuesinBangladesh.ShewillbehonoredduringUNSustainableDevelopmentSummit2015
inSep2527,2015.
51. BangladeshnovelistZiaHaiderRahmanwonJamesTaitBlackaward2015forhisdebutnovelIntheLightofWhatWeKnowat
the2015Edinburghinternationalbookfestival.
52. BankofBarodaconferreditsMaharajaSayajiraoBhashaSammantopoetandlyricistPrasoonJoshi.
53. BethoolAjmalfromKeralanamedaswinnerofTheLittleMissPrincessofAsia2016atabeautypageantheldinGeorgia.
54. BhartiEnterprisesfounderSunilBhartiMittalhonoredwith2016HarvardBusinessSchoolAlumniAchievementAward.
55. BiharChiefMinisterNitishKumarhasbeenchosenforKVeeramaniSocialJusticeAwardforhiscontributionforforupliftment
ofweakerandmarginalisedsections.
56. BlackMambaAntiPoachingUnit(APU)ofSouthAfricahasbeenselectedfor2015UNEPChampionsoftheEarthawardin
inspirationandactioncategoryforcomabattingpoachingandcommunityledinitiativesinprotectingwildlifeinBalulePrivate
GameReserveofSouthAfrica.
57. BollywoodactorAnupamKherhasbeenconferredwithHonouredGuestofTexasawardforhiscontributiontocinema.Hewas
alsoconferredwithSenateProclamationawardbyTexasStateSenate.Besides,Houstonstatedeclared7AugustasAnupamKher
Day,aftersuccessofhisshowMyintentionwasnotthat.
58. BollywoodactorNaseeruddinShahhonouredwithlifetimeachievementawardat12theditionofDubaiInternationalFilm
Festival(DIFF).
59. BollywoodactressRadhikaAptewonbestactressinaninternationalnarrativefeaturehonouratTribecaFilmFestival2016for
herperformanceinanthologyfilmMadly.
60. BollywoodactressVidyaBalanhasbeenawardedwithPrideofKeralaAwardbyWorldMalayaleeCouncilandKairaliTV.
61. BritainawardedIndoBritishvandriverDeePatelwithPrideofBritainAwardforriskinghislifetosaveothers.
62. BritishdirectorKenLoach'sfilmI,DanielBlakewonPalmed'OratCannesFilmFestival.ItwasLoach'ssecondawardforbest
pictureatthefestivalafter2006'sTheWindThatShakestheBarley.
63. BritishmathematicianAndrewWileswonprestigious2016AbelPrize.HewasselectedbyNorwegianAcademyofSciencesand
Lettersforsolvingacenturiesoldhypothesis(equation),FermatsLastTheorem.
64. CSIRannouncedShantiSwarupBhatnagarPrizeforScienceandTechnology2015for11scientists.ThePrizeconsistsacitation,a
plaqueanda5lakhrupees.AwardeesAreBalasubramanianGopal,RajeevKumarVarshney,DSrinivasaReddy,PradyutGhosh,
JyotiranjanSrichandanRay,YogeshMoreshwarJoshi,KSandeep,DrRitabrataMunshi,ViditaAshokVaidya,Bedangadas
Mohanty,MandarMadhukarDeshmukh.
65. CanadiannovelistMargaretAtwoodchosenfor2016PenPinterPrize.
66. CaptainRadhikaMenon(India)becamefirstwomaninworldtoreceiveAwardforExceptionalBraveryatSeafromInternational
MaritimeOrganisation(IMO).Shewaschosenby116thsessionofIMOCouncilmeetingheldinLondonfordisplayinggreat
courageinleadingthedifficultrescueoperationintheBayofBengalinJune2015.Sherescuedallsevenfishermenfromfishing
 boatDurgamma,whichwasadriftfollowingenginefailure.
67. CentralBoardofDirectTaxes(CBDT)signedtwounilateralAdvancePricingAgreements(APAs)withtwoMultiNational
CompanieswhichincludesthefirstAPAwitharollbackprovision.
CBDThassofarsigned14APAsofwhich13areunilateralAPAsandoneisabilateralAPA.
UnilateralAPAsareagreedbetweenIndiantaxpayersandCBDTwithoutinvolvementoftaxauthoritiesofcountrywherethe
associatedenterpriseisbased.
BilateralAPAsincludeagreementsbetweentaxauthoritiesofthetwocountries.
APAwithrollbackprovisionextendstaxcertaintyforninefinancialyearsasagainstfiveyearsinAPAswithoutrollback.
APAsaremeanttosettletransferpricesandmethodsofsettingpricesofinternationaltransactionsinadvance.Government
promoteshavinglargenumberofAPAstofostertaxcooperationandcertainty.
68. ChemicalscientistGoverdhanMehtahasbeenconferredwithGermanysprestigiousCrossoftheOrderofMerit
(Bundesverdienstkreuz)Award.
69. CookbookauthorandfoodbloggerNimiSunilkumarwonGourmandWorldCookbookAward201516,forhercookbook4
oclockTemptationsofKerala.ItwaschosenforawardintheBestIndianCuisineCookbooksection.
GourmandWorldCookbookAwardisknownasOscarawardinfieldofcookery.Thisistheonlyinternationalawardinthis
field.
70. CorporationBankreceivedexcellenceawardonempoweringMSMEsbyFederationofIndustry,TradeandServices(FITS).
71. CostaBookAwards2015
FirstNovelAwardTheLoneybyAndrewMichaelHurley
NovelAwardAGodinRuinsbyKateAtkinson
BiographyTheInventionofNature:TheAdventuresofAlexanderVonHumboldt,TheLostHeroofSciencebyAndrea
Wulf
Poetry40SonnetsbyDonPaterson
Children'sBookTheLieTreebyFrancesHardinge
72. CouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch(CSIR)hasannouncedAwardforS&TInnovationsforRuralDevelopment(CAIRD)
2014toCentralInstituteofMedicinalandAromaticPlants(CIMAPLucknow).
73. CoventryCity(England)honouredRatanTata(chairmanEmeritusofTatasons)withitshighestawardforhiscontributionsto
WestMidlandsregionofcentralEngland.
74. DavidWarnerhasbeenawarded2016AllanBorderMedalbyCricketAustralia.OtherAwardsare
TestPlayerDavidWarner
OneDayInternationalPlayerGlennMaxwell
Twenty20InternationalPlayerNotawarded
BradmanYoungCricketerAlexRoss
StatePlayerAdamVoges
Women'sInternationalCricketerEllysePerry
75. DefenceMinisterManoharParrikargaveawayRakshaMantriAwardsforExcellence
201213
ExcellenceinperformanceHAL
BestperformanceinExportsBEML
201314
ExcellenceinperformanceBEL
BestperformanceinExportsBEL
76. DelhiDevelopmentAuthorityhasbeenawardedwithEIndiaawardatEIndiaSummit2015foradoptingtechnologytoserve
publicbetterandusingresourcesefficientlythroughmobileapplications.
77. DelhibasedJournalistwriterAnkitaAnandwonprestigiousLorenzoNataliMediaPrizefor2015underAsiaandthePacific
AmateurcategoryforherarticleStirringsbeneaththepeepul.
78. DepartmentofIndustrialPolicy&Promotion(DIPP)andQualcommVenturesannouncedQPrizeMakeinIndiacontestofUS$
350,000(Rs2Crore)inequityinvestmentasprizemoneyforwinningcompany.GoalistocatalyzeIndianentrepreneursandstart
upcommunity.
79. DeshaunaBarber,aservingArmyReserveofficerhascrownedasMissUSA2016.ShebecamefirstMilitaryPersontobe
crownwdMissUSA.MissHawaiiChelseaHardincamefirstrunnerupandMissGeorgiaEmaniiDavisissecondrunnerup.
80. DirectorsGuildofAmerica(DGA)awards
FeaturefilmAlejandroGonzalez(TheRevenant)
DramaseriesDavidNutter(MothersMercy)
ComedyseriesChrisAddison(ElectionNight)
ChildrensawardKennyOrtega(Descendants)
81. DogriPoetessandnovelistPadmaSachdevhasbeenchosenforprestigiousSaraswatiSammanfor2015forherautobiography
ChittChete,publishedin2007.
82. DogripoetessandwriterPadmaSachdevisawardedbyKrutitavaSmagraSamman2015.
83. DronacharyaAwards,DhyanChandAwardsandRashtriyaKhelProtsahanPuruskar2015
DronacharyaAwards(Institutedin1985)(CommitteeheadedbyformerbadmintonplayerDipankarBhattacharya)
S.No NAMEOFTHECOACH DISCIPLINE

1 ShriNavalSingh AthleticsParasports

2 ShriAnoopSingh Wrestling

3 ShriHarbansSingh AthleticsLifetime

4 ShriSwatantarRajSingh BoxingLifetime

5 ShriNiharAmeen SwimmingLifetime

DhyanChandAwards2015(Institutedin2002)(committeeheadedbyformerIndianhockeycaptainZafarIqbal)
S.No. NAMEOFTHESPORTSPERSON DISCIPLINE

1 Mr.RomeoJames Hockey

2 Mr.ShivPrakashMishra Tennis

3 Mr.T.P.P.Nair Volleyball

RashtriyaKhelProtsahanaPurushkar2015(institutedin2009)
Sl. Category Entityrecommendedfor
No. RashtriyaKhelProtsahan
Purushkar,2015

1. Identificationandnurturingofbudding DirectorateGeneralofMilitary
/youngtalent Training

2. Encouragementtosportsthrough CoalIndiaLimited
CorporateSocialResponsibility

3. Employmentofsportspersonsandsports HaryanaPolice
welfaremeasures

4. SportsforDevelopment SportsCoachingFoundation,
Hyderabad

84. EasterineKirefromNagalandwonHinduLiteraryPrize2015forhernovelWhentheRiverSleeps.
85. EasternCommandHospital,KolkataawardedwithBestServiceHospitalinArmedForcesMedicalServices(AFMS).
86. Employees'ProvidentFundOrganisation(EPFO)receivedSKOCHAwardforsmartgovernanceforitsinitiativesonUAN
programmeandtransformationofsocialsecurityagendainIndia.
87. Employees'ProvidentFundOrganisationwonNationalAwardoneGovernance201516forlaunchingUniversalAccount
Number(UAN).
88. FashiondesignerManishAroraawardedwithChevalierdelaLegiondHonneur(KnightoftheLegionofHonour),France's
highestcivilianhonour.
89. FinanceMinisterArunJaileypresented5thNationalPhotographyAwards
InadditiontotheLifeTimeAchievementAward,atotalof12awardswerepresented.
LifeTimeAchievementBhawanSingh
ProfessionalPhotographerAwardJavedAhmedDar
AmateurPhotographerHimanshuThakur
90. FirstwomanViceChancellorofKerala,JancyJamesisselectedfor2016ProfMVPyleeAwardasbestacademicianofIndia.
91. FivetimeWorldchessChampionViswanathanAnandhasbeenconferredwithHonorisCausaDoctorofSciencebyIndian
 InstituteOfTechnologyKanpur(IITK)duringits49thconvocationceremony.
92. FootballerLionelMessi(Argentina)hasbeenvotedasUEFA'sBestseasonPlayerinaEuropewidepoll.
93. ForbesIndiaLeadershipAwards2015
OutstandingStartupforYearBhavishAggarwalandAnkitBhatiofOla
NextgenEntrepreneurforYearSiddharthaLalofEicherMotors.
EntrepreneurwithSocialImpactSamitGhosh(UjjivanFinancialServices)
ConsciousCapitalistCompanyGodrejConsumerProductsandAMUL
BestCEO(MultinationalCompany)UdayShankar(StarIndia)
BestCEO(PublicSector)ArundhatiBhattacharya(SBI)
BestCEO(PrivateSector)CPGurnani(TechMahindra)
LifetimeAchievementAwardforYearRCBhargava(MarutiSuzuki)
EntrepreneurfortheYearUdayKotak(KotakMahindraBank)
94. ForbesWorld'sHighestPaidActorsList2015
TheListhasnamesof34globalactors,toppedbyRobertDowneyJr.forthethirdyearinarowwithearningsof80million
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JackieChanissecondwith50millionUSDearnings,VinDieselthird(47millionUSD).
IndianActorsinList
AmitabhBachchanandSalmanKhanareseventhinListwithearningsof33.5MillionUSDEach.
AkshayKumarisninthinlistwithearningsof32.5MillionUSD.
TheForbeslisthas12newcomersofwhichfivearefromIndiaalone.
TheIndianactorsaresecondwithcombinedearningsof140.5millionUSD,justafterUSA.
95. FormerDRDODirectorGeneral(DG)AvinashChanderisawardedprestigiousAryabhataAwardofAstronauticalSocietyof
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96. FormerISROChairmanUdupiRamachandraRaobecamefirstIndiantobegivenHallofFameAwardbyInternational
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97. FormerIndianArmyChiefJJSinghconferredwithOfficeroftheLegionofHonour,highestFrenchciviliandistinction.
98. FormerTennisPlayerandHollywoodfilmmakerAshokAmritrajawardedwithhonorarydoctorateofArtsbyUniversityofEast
London.
99. FounderofSulabhInternationalBindeshwarPathakhasbeenselectedforNewYorkGlobalLeadersDialogueHumanitarian
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100. FourIndianAmericanshonouredwithGreatImmigrants:ThePrideofAmericaAward2016.
SunderPichaiCEOofGoogle.
HariSreenivasanBroadcastjournalistassociatedwiththePBSNewsHour.
VikramMalhotraMcKinsey.
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101. FranceawardedLegiondHonneur,FranceshighesthonourtovisitingSaudicrownprinceMohammedbinNayef.
102. GallantryAwards2016
Presidentapproved365GallantryawardsandotherDefencedecorationstoArmedForcespersonnelincluding1Ashoka
Chakra,4KirtiChakrasand11ShauryaChakras.
AshokChakraLanceNaikMohanNathGoswami(Posthumous).
KirtiChakraSubedarMahendraSingh,SepoyJagdishChand
ShauryaChakraSantoshYashwantMahadik,PraphulKumarBhardwaj,AnuragKumar,SandipYadav,HarjinderSingh,
SatishKumar,NaikKheemSinghMehra,DharmaRam
103. GallantryAwardson69thIndianNationalIndependenceDay(15August2015)
KirtiChakraNectarSanjenbamandRakesjKumar
ShauryaChakraMunindraNathRai,TanujGrover,VarunKumarSingh,BahadurChetri,TankaKumarLimbu,Milind
MohanMokashi,SandeepSingh,ShafiSheikh,RiyazAhmedLoneandHiraKumarJha
SenaMedal(Gallantry)50Awardees
104. GoaTourismMinisterDilipParulekarreceivedPacificAreaTravelWritersAssociation(PATWA)SafariIndiaSouthAsiaTravel
Award2015.PacificAreaTravelWritersAssociation(PATWA)isaprofessionalorganizationoftravelwriters.SafariIndiaisa
regionaltourismmagazinecoveringIndia,Nepal,SriLanka,Bangladesh,PakistanandSouthEastAsia.
105. GovernmentIssuedlistof20SmartCitieswinningsmartcitychallenge.Bhubaneswar(Odisha)placedatTop.Governmentwill
investRs50,802croreinthe20citiesandtownsoverfiveyears.
106. GovernmentLaunchedfirstlectureawardinhonourofM.G.K.Menon,renownedPhysicistwhohascontributedtodevelopment
ofscienceandtechnologyinIndia.OneofhiscontributionsisnurturingtheTataInstituteofFundamentalResearch(Mumbai)
thathismentorHomiJ.Bhabhafoundedin1945.
107. GovernmentconferredArjunaAwardonIndiancricketerRavichandranAshwin.Hebecame48thcricketertoreceivethe
prestigiousArjunaaward.
108. GovernmentconferredJeevanRakshaPadakAwards2015on50personsSarvottamJeevanRakshaPadak(03),UttamJeevan
RakshaPadak(09)andJeevanRakshaPadak(38persons).
WinnersofSarvottamJeevanRakshaPadakareShriUllasUnnikrishnan(Kerela),Munnaalias
RamdarsSisodiya,(MadhyaPradesh),AnkitKumarMishra(UttarPradesh).
109. GovernmentwillintroduceanewcategoryofawardMostFilmFriendlyState/UTunderNationalFilmAwardstobeconferred
atthe63rdNationalFilmAwardsinMay2016.
110. GujaratilitterateurRaghuveerChaudharyhasbeenselectedfor51stJnanpithaward.HeisfourthGujaratilitterateurtoreceive
thisprestigioushonour.Hewroteover80booksincludingAmrita,VenuVatsala,etc.
111. HaryanaGovernmentwonSkochOrderofMeritnationalawardforeGovernanceandITinitiativesinstate.Haryana
Governmentnotified163eGovernanceservicestobedeliveredtocitizensattheirdoorstepstoprovidetimeboundservices.
112. HindiwriterKamalKishoreGoenkahasbeenpresentedwith24thVyaasSamman(2014)forhiswork'PremchandkiKahaniyon
kaKaalKramanusaarAdhyayan'.
113. HindustanTimeschairpersonShobhanaBharatiaandPepsiCoChairmanIndraNooyihavebeenawarded2015Global
LeadershipAwardofUSIndiaBusinessCouncil(USIBC).IndianAmericanartistNatvarBhavsarhasbeenawardedtheArtistic
AchievementAward.
114. HyderabadbasedGVKBiosciencesawardedGlobalCSRExcellence&LeadershipAwardincategoryofBestEnvironment
FriendlyProjectforitsGoGreen,GrowGreenplantationdrive.
115. IITKharagpurwonNationalIntellectualProperty(IP)Awardinacademicinstitutescategory.InstitutewillbeawardedTopprize
forAcademicInstituteforPatents2016onWorldIPDay(26April2016).
116. IITKanpurprofessorSanjayMittalhasbeenawarded25thGDBirlaAwardforScientificResearchfor2015,forhiscontributions
inareaofMechanics.
117. ISROchairmanA.S.KiranKumarreceivedRevaUniversity'sLifetimeAchievementAward.
118. IlaiyarajahasbeenselectedforKeralaTourismsNishagandhiPuraskaram2016.AwardcarriesRs150000,citationanda
statuette.
119. InTelangana,BalamallupallivillageinKarimanagardistricthasbeenawardedasthebestPanchayatinIndia.
120. IndiaconferredhonoraryGeneraloftheIndianArmyranktoNepaleseArmyChiefGeneralRajendraChettri.
121. IndiawillhostaWorldIndologyConferenceincollaborationwithIndianCouncilforCulturalRelations(ICCR)fromNovember
21to23,2015inRashtrapatiBhavaninNewDelhi.ADistinguishedIndologistAwardwillbepresentedbyPresidentMukherjee
toHeinrichFreiherrVonStietencronfromGermanyonthisoccasion.
122. IndiawonUNESCOprizeAwardofExcellence2015forconservationeffortsofSreeVadakkunnathanTempleinKerala.
123. India'sAbdulqadirRashikwonfirstprizeinUN#LinksSDGsDataVisualizationChallenge.Heisawardedforhissubmission
LinkstoSustainableCities,aninteractivevisualizationthatidentifieslinksbetweenSustainableDevelopmentGoal11(Sustainable
CitiesandCommunities)andother16Goals.
124. India'sNandKishoreSinghhasbeenselectedforprestigiousOrderoftheRisingSun,GoldandSilver,Japanshighestcivilian
awardforpromotingeconomic,educationalandculturaltiesbetweenIndiaandJapan.
125. India'sRobinChaurasiya,whorunsanotforprofitschoolinMumbaiforgirlshasbeennamedintop10shortlistedfor$1
MillionGlobalTeacherPrize2016.
126. India'sSwethaPrabhakaranisamong11winnersofChampionsofChangeawardbyUSA'sWhiteHouseforFounding
EverybodyCodeNow,anonprofitorganizationtomakeyouthefficientinCoding.
127. India'sYesBankawardedwithinauguralGreenBondPioneerAwardinUnitedKingdomforitseffortsinGreenBondsmarket
includingissuanceofIndia'sfirsteverGreenInfrastructureBonds.
128. India'sformercricketerSyedKirmanihasbeenselecteforBCCICol.C.K.NayuduLifetimeAchievementAward2015.
129. IndianActorAnupamKherreceivedCertificateofRecognitionfromCalifornialegislatureforhisdedicationtohelpingKashmiri
Hinducommunity.
130. IndianAdvertisingAssociation(IAA)Awards2016
SanjayGupta(JagranGroupCEO)EditoroftheYear
BrandEndorserVarunDhawan(Actor)
TVAnchorRajatSharma(IndiaTV)
MediaPersonRajNayak(Colors)
CEOoftheyearKumarMangalamBirla
131. IndianAmericanauthorAkhilSharmawon2016InternationalDublinLiteraryAwardforhissemiautobiographicalnovel
FamilyLife.
132. IndianAmericanprofessorRakeshK.Jainhasbeenselectedfor2015NationalMedalofScienceofUnitedStates,alongwith16
otherwinners.
133. IndianAmericanprofessorRakeshK.Jainwillbepresented2015NationalMedalofScienceofUSA.
134. IndianAmericanteenagerfromTexasSyamantakPayrawon$50,000IntelFoundationYoungScientistAwardforhisworkin
makingalowcostelectronicallyaidedkneebracedevicewhichallowspeoplewithweakenedlegstobeabletowalkbetter.s
135. IndianAuthorandforeignaffairsexpertNisidHajarihaswontheprestigious2016WilliamE.ColbyAwardforhisbook
MidnightsFuries:TheDeadlyLegacyofIndia'sPartition.
136. IndianFilmAngryIndianGoddessesDirectedbyPanNalinwonPeoplesChoiceAwardat10thRomeFilmFestivalinRome,
Italy.
137. IndianGeetakshiArorahasbeenawardedFirstNoorInayatKhanPrizeforherexcellentdissertationonGoddessMythsin
GraphicNovels:ReimaginingIndianFeminity.
138. IndianHighCommissionertoUK,RanjanMathaihonouredDrMNNandakumaraandSivasakthiSivanesanwithLifetime
AchievementAwardandSangeetAcharyaRatnaAwardrespectivelyinLondonfortheircontributiontoIndianartsandmusic.
139. IndianITFirmWiprowon2015AegisGrahamBellAwardfordevelopingasolutionfortheInternetofThings(IoT),called
UniversalDataParser(UDP).
140. IndianInstituteofScience(IISC)Bengaluru'sMr.URamamurtywon2015ThirdWorldAcademyofSciences(TWAS)awardin
engineering.JagdishLadha(InternationalRiceResearchInstitute,NewDelhi)woninagriculturalsciencesandSandipTrivedi
(TataInstituteforFundamentalResearch,Mumbai)inphysicscategory.
141. IndianModelRohitKhandelwalwonMisterworld2016TitleatinSouthport(England).HebecamefirsteverAsiantowinthis
Title.
142. IndianNobelPeacelaureateKailashSatyarthihasbeenselectedforprestigious2015HarvardHumanitarianofYearAwardfor
hisworkforendingallformsofviolenceagainstchildren..
143. IndianOrganizationTambulLeafPlateshasbeenconferredwithSEEDSpecialRecognitionAwardinNairobi,Kenyaonthe10th
anniversaryofannualSEEDAwards.SEEDisaglobalpartnershipforactiononsustainabledevelopmentandthegreeneconomy.
144. IndianagriculturalscientistModaduguVijayGuptahasbeenchosenforinauguralSunhakPeacePrizeforhisworkindeveloping
sustainableaquacultureasasolutiontofuturefoodcrisis(Bluerevolution).HewillsharethisawardswithKiribati'spresident
AnoteTong.
145. IndianartistAnjaliChandrashekarwon3rdprizeinUNPosterforPeacecontest,presentedbyUNOfficeforDisarmament
Affairs(ODA)toraiseawarenessofneedfornucleardisarmament.HerposterCuttingBarriersthroughPeacefeaturedapeace
doveslicingthroughanuclearweapon.
146. IndianauthorAditiKrishnakumarwonprestigious2016ScholasticAsianBookAwardforher32,000wordmanuscriptCodex:
TheLostTreasureOfTheIndus.
147. IndianauthorDineshC.Sharmawon2016ComputerHistoryMuseumBookPrizeforhisbookTheOutsourcer:TheStoryof
IndiasITRevolution,bySpecialInterestGroupforComputers,InformationandSociety(SIGCIS)forHistoryofTechnology.
148. IndianauthorJerryPintowon2016WindhamCampbellPrizeforhisnovelEmandTheBigHoominfictioncategoryatYale
University(USA).
149. IndianauthorParasharKulkarniwonregionalCommonwealthShortStoryPrizefor2016forAsiaregion,forhispolitically
grounded,funnyfictionstoryCowandCompany(aboutfourmeninsearchofacow).
150. IndianauthorSalmanRushdieawarded2015MailerPrizeforLifetimeAchievement.
151. IndianauthorSunjeevSahotahasbeenshortlistedforprestigiousManBookerPrize2015forFictionforhisnovelTheYearof
theRunawaysaboutlifeexperienceofillegalimmigrantsfromIndiansubcontinentinBritain.
152. IndiandiabetesspecialistShashankSShahconferredwithVivianFonsecaScholarAward2016.
153. IndiandiplomatinUK,AmitavBanerjihasbeenconferredwithoneofhighestawardsofCyprus(IslandcountryintheEastern
 MediterraneanSea).
154. IndianfilmAngryIndianGoddesseswonfirstrunnerupat40thTorontoInternationalFilmFestival.
155. IndianlawyerandhumanrightsdefenderHenriTiphagnehasbeenselectedfor2016AmnestyInternationalHumanRights
Award.
156. IndiannanobiotechnologycompanyNualgiwonPopularChoiceAwardsatClimateCoLabofMassachusettsInstituteof
Technology(CambridgeUK).Nualgisubmittedtwoproposalstoreducepowerandfuelconsumptionforsewagetreatmentand
waterreusebuiltaroundtheirnanoscaleproductcalledNualgifor2015editionofthecontest.
157. IndianshortfilmAnOldDogsDiarywonprestigiousBestShortFilmAwardat59thLondonFilmFestival2015byBritishFilm
Institute.The11minutefilmhasbeendirectedbyShaiHerediaandShumonaGoel.
158. IndiansocialentrepreneurZubaidaBaihasbeennamedamongten2016GlobalCompactSDGPioneers,aninitiativelaunched
byUnitedNations.
159. IndiansociobiologistRaghavendraGadagkarhasbeenawardedwithGermany'shighestcivilianhonourCrossofOrderofthe
MeritforhiscontributioninbehaviouralecologyandsociobiologyandresearchcorporationbetweenIndiaandGermany.
160. IndianwriterAnuradhaRoywon$50,000DSCPrizeforSouthAsianLiteratureforhernovel'SleepingonJupiter'.
161. IndianAmericanRevathiBalakrishnanishonouredbyUSAas2016TexasElementaryTeacheroftheYearforherexcellent
workinthefieldofeducation.
162. IndianAmericanKartikChandranatColumbiaEngineeringhasbeennamedasa2015MacArthurFellow,alongwithgrantof
625000USDforworkingonanovelforworld'sneedforfood,cleanwaterandenergy.
163. IndianAmericanauthorJhumpaLahiri(NilanjanaSudesana)hasbeenselectedfor2014NationalHumanitiesMedalofWhite
House.
164. IndianAmericandoctorAmitMajmudarhasbeennamedasfirstPoetLaureatebyUSstateofOhioforhisvariouspoetrystyles.
165. IndianAmericanentrepreneurFrankIslamchosenforinauguralUttarPradeshRatnaAwardforhisachievementsand
outstandingcontributionsinaforeigncountry(USA).
166. IndianAmericanfarmerAnitaAdaljawillberecognisedasWhiteHouseChampionsofChangeforsustainableandclimatesmart
agriculturebyUSA.
167. IndianAmericanjournalistNeelaBanerjeehonoredwithEdgarAPoeawardbyUSAalongwithher3colleaguesfromInside
ClimateNews.
168. IndianAmericanscientistArnabDereceivedSpringerThesesAwardforhisresearchondevelopingtransgenicmicetostudya
criticaltumorsuppressorA20.
169. IndianAmericanstudentwon2016NationalGeographicBeechampionship,securingfirstthreepositionsin28thannual
NationalGeographicBeeCompetitioninWashington.ThisisfifthconsecutiveyearofNationalGeographicBeechampionshipin
whichanIndianAmericanhaswon.WinnersRishiNair(1st),SakethJonnalagaddaandKapilNathan.
170. IndianAustralianTejinderPalSinghhasbeennamedasAustralianoftheDaybyCommonwealthBankforfeedinghomelessin
Darwinforpastthreeyears.
171. IndianoriginSouthAfricanfreedomfighterAhmedKathradahasbeenawardedFreedomofCityofCapeTown,becomingsixth
recipientofthishonour.
172. IndianorigincancerresearchexpertHarpalSinghKumarhasbeenhonouredwithKnighthoodfromQueenElizabethIIforhis
influentialworkonpreventionandtreatmentofcancer.
173. IndianoriginprofessorLordKumarBhattacharyyaawardedprestigiousRegiusProfessorshipinManufacturingbyQueen
ElizabethII.HeisfounderofWarwickManufacturingGroup(WMG)andhasbeengrantedRegiusProfessorshipforhis
contributioninmanufacturing.
174. IndianoriginresearcherRatnakumarBuggahasbeenrecentlyselectedforNASAsInnovativeAdvancedConcepts(NIAC)
programmeforhisconceptVenusInteriorProbeUsingInsituPowerandPropulsion.Purposeofprogrammeistorevolutionise
futurespacemissionstoMarsandbeyond.
175. IndianoriginsoftwareengineerNandagopalLakshminarayananwonaprestigiousawardinUKforcreatinganinnovative
electronicsmartkeysystemwhichenablescreationofkeysandlocksthatcannotbecopied.
176. IndianoriginwriterJamaludeenMohamedSalifromSingaporehasbeenawardedwith2015SouthEastAsiaWriteAwardat
annualASEANregionalawardforliteraryexcellenceinBangkok(Thailand).
177. IndiasHighCommissionertoSingaporeVijaySinghThakurreceivedAsianoftheYear2014awardbyleadingSingaporedaily
TheStraitsTimes.
178. InfosysScienceFoundationAwards2015
 Winners
EngineeringandComputerScienceUmeshWaghmare(JawaharlalNehruCentreforAdvancedScientificResearch,
Bangalore)
HumanitiesJonardonGaneri(NewYorkUniversity)
LifeSciencesAmitSharma(InternationalCentreforGeneticEngineeringandBiotechnology,Delhi)
MathematicalSciencesMahanMj(TataInstituteofFundamentalResearch,Mumbai)
PhysicalSciencesGRavindraKumar(TataInstituteofFundamentalResearch(TIFR),Mumbai)
SocialSciencesSrinathRaghavan(CentreforPolicyResearch,NewDelhi)
About
Theprizewasestablishedin2009insixcategoriesbyInfosysScienceFoundation.Prizeconsistsof65lakhrupees
Cashanda22karatgoldmedallionandcitation.
179. InternationalFederationofthePhonographicIndustry(IFPI)namedAdeleasGlobalRecordingArtistof2015acrossallmusic
formats.
180. InvestigativejournalistKhadijaIsmayilovaofAzerbaijanhasbeenchosenfor2016UNESCO/GuillermoCanoWorldPress
FreedomPrize.
181. IsraelijournalistGideonLevyandPalestinianpastorMitriRahebwon2015OlofPalmehumanrightsprizefortheirfightagainst
occupationandviolence.
182. IsraeliAmericanviolinistItzhakPerlmanawarded2016GenesisPrize(alsoknownasJewishNobelprize).
183. JadavpurUniversity(Kolkata)won12thNationalYouthParliamentCompetitionforUniversitiesandCollegesconductedby
MinistryofParliamentaryAffairs.
184. JamaicanwriterMarlonJameswon2015ManBookerPrizeforFictionforhisnovelABriefHistoryofSevenKillings.He
becamefirstJamaicanauthortowintheprize.
185. JuryunderAmolPalekarpickedMarathiFilmCourtdirectedbyChaitanyaTamhaneasIndia'sentryforBestForeignLanguage
Filmat88thOscarsAwards2016.CourthasalsowonBestFeatureFilmawardin62ndNationalAwards2015.
186. KAshokKumar,aresearchscholarfromIITKharagpurwonprestigiousInternationalPlantNutritionScholarAwardforhis
workonprojectaimedatstudingsoilnutrientdynamicsunderorganicandinorganicnutrientmanagementtoimprovecropyield
andqualityofricechickpeacroppingsysteminlateriticsoil.
187. KannadaMovieThithiwon2awardsBestFilmandBestScriptWritersat19thShanghaiInternationalFilmFestival,underAsia
NewTalentAwardsCategory.
188. KanuBehldirectedTitliwonBestFirstForeignFilmAwardinFrenchSyndicateofCinemaCritics2016(FSCC).
189. KarnatakaBankwonCFBP(CouncilforFairBusinessPractices)JamnalalBajajawardforfairbusinesspractices.
190. KarnatakaBankwonIBABankingTechnologyAwardincategoryofBestRiskandFraudManagementInitiativeRunnerUp.
191. Karnataka'sflagshipmobileonegovernanceapplicationwongoldmedalatfourthWorldGovernmentSummitinDubai(UAE)in
mgovernancecategory.
192. KeralaStatefilmawards2014
BestactorNivinPauly(BangaloreDaysand1983)andSudevNair(MyLifePartner)
BestactressNasriyaNaseem(OmShanthiHosanaandBangaloreDays)
BestDirector:SanalkumarSasidharanforOraalPokkam
193. KeralaTourism'scampaignNewWorldswonGoldenCityGateAwardatInternationaleTourismusBorseBerlin(ITBBerlin)
2016.
194. Kerala'staxicabservice'SheTaxi',country'sfirst24x7taxinetworkbywomenforwomen,haswonChiefMinister'sAwardfor
InnovationinPublicPolicy2014in'developmentalinterventions'category.
195. KolkataPortTrusthasbeennamedasMajorPortofYear201415attheGatewayAwards2015foritsgrowthrateinvolumes,
capacityutilizationandcustomersatisfaction.KolkataDockSystemandHaldiaDockSystemunderKolkataPortTrust(KoPT)
togetherachievedtrafficgrowthof23%,whileallothermajorportstogetherrecordedgrowthof5.8%.
196. Kolkata'sEastBengalfootballClubannouncedtogivethisyear'sBharatGauravaward(PrideofIndia)tolegendaryathlete
MilkhaSingh.
197. KopparapukavulaNationalEminenceaward2015willbegiventoclassicalflutistPanditHariprasadChaurasia.
198. LakshmiSaravanaKumar,Tamilwriterwon2016SahityaAkademiYuvaPuraskaraward(Tamil)forhisnovelKaanakan.
199. LiberianAbrahamMKeitahasbeengivenInternationalChildrensPeacePrize2015forhisfightforjusticeforchildvictimsof
physicalorsexualviolence.
200. LondonbasedAsianLitenewspaperconferredits2015PersonofYearhonouronbusinessmanK.T.MohammedRabeeh
Rabeeulla.
201. Lupin'sCEOVinitaGuptaandMDNileshGuptahavebeenchosenforEYEntrepreneurOfYear2015.
TheywillnowrepresentIndiaatEYWorldEntrepreneurofYearAward(WEOY)inMonteCarloinJune2016.
JuryledbyAdiGodrejselectedthewinners.
F.C.Kohli,formerViceChairmanofTataConsultancyServices(TCS)ishonoredwithLifetimeAchievementAward.
202. M.R.Poovamma(Athletics)andBabitaKumari(Wrestling)havebeenconferredwithArjunaAward2015.
203. MKGandhi'sgranddaughterTaraGandhiBhattacharjeeisconferredwithOrderofArtsandLetters,oneofFrancestophonours,
forherworkforpromotingpeace,solidarity,culture,education,anddevelopment.
204. MadhyaPradeshwonbeststateawardforcomprehensivedevelopmentoftourism,followedbyGujaratandKarnataka,at
NationalTourismAwards20142015.
RajasthansSawaiMadhopurrailwaystationreceivedBestTouristFriendlyrailwaystationaward.
MumbaisChhatrapatiShivajiInternationalAirportgotBestAirportaward
TelanganasWarangalwonbestheritagecityaward.
KeralaTourismwonsixNationalTourismawardsfor201415inthemarketingcategoryforstates.Itreceivedtwomore
awards,includingtheoneforitsResponsibleTourism(RT)initiativeinWayanad.
205. MadhyaPradeshTourism(MPT)wontheLonelyPlanetGroupsBestIndianDestinationforWildlifeAward.
206. MadhyaPradeshwonUnionGovernment'sKrishiKarmanAwardinmaximumfoodgrainsproductioncategoryforyear201415
for4thconsecutiveyear.MPproduced328lakhtonnesfoodgrainsin201314period.OtherwinnersareChhattisgarh(growthin
productionofpulses),WestBengal(goodagricultureproduction),Odisha(bestperformingstateinfoodgrainsproductionamong
categoryIIstates).
207. Mahindra&MahindraGroupCMDAnandGMahindraconferredwithChevalierdelaLegiond'Honneur(KnightoftheLegion
ofHonour)byFrance.
208. MakeInIndiaAwardsforExcellence2015
Total46Companieshavebeenawardedin46Categories.
SeeAllAwardessList!
209. MalayalamactressGeetuMohandaswon2016GlobalFilmmakingawardatSundanceFilmFestival2016forscriptofher
upcomingfilmInshaAllah.
210. MalayalamfilmmakerI.V.SasihasbeenawardedwithJ.C.DanielAward2014forhiscontributionstoMalayalamentertainment
industry.
211. ManipuridocumentaryfilmPhumShangwonGoldenConchAwardforbestdocumentaryat14thMumbaiInternationalFilm
Festival(MIFF)2016.
212. MarathifilmKatyarKaljatGhusaliandBengalifilmCinemawalaareshortlistedfor2015UNESCOFelliniMedal.KatyarKaljat
GhusaliisdirectedbySubodhBhaveandCinemawalaisdirectedbyKaushikGangualy.
213. MathematicianAmalenduKrishnahaswonRamanujanPrize2015forresearchinalgebraiccycles,algebraicKtheoryandtheory
ofmotives.RamanujanPrizeisnamedafterIndianmathematicianSrinivasaRamanujanandrecognizesoutstandingresearchers
under45yearsage.FirstIndiantowinitwasSujathaRamadorai(2006).
214. MathematicianJacobTsimermanfromCanadahasbeenchosenfor2015SASTRARamanujanPrizeforhisresearchworkinfield
ofNumberTheoryandsurroundingtopics.
215. MediaFoundation'sChameliDeviJainawardfor201516hasbeenjointlyawardedtoPriyankaKakodkarandRakshaKumar.
216. MelbourneMercerGlobalPensionIndexreport2015
ThisSeventheditionofMMGPIreportmeasuredretirementincomesystemsof25CountriesundersubindicesofAdequacy,
SustainabilityandIntegrity.Above80ScoreiscalledAGrade.
OverallScore
Denmarkisratedbestretirementsystemforfourthconsecutiveyearwithoverallscoreof81.7.Netherlandsissecond
withscoreof80.5.DenmarkandNetherlandsareonlycountriestoachieveAgradeinhistoryoftheindex.
India's40.3islowestscoreinPensionindexof25countries.India'sscorefellfrom43.5in2014to40.3in2015.South
Koreanissecondlowestwith43.8andjapaninthirdlowestwith44.1Score.
SubIndexes
Australiaisrankedattopinadequacysubindexwithscoreof79.6
DenmarkisattopinSustainabilitysubindexwithscore84.7
 FinlandisattopinIntegritysubindexwithscore92.4
217. MinisterofStateforHomeAffairs,KirenRijijuwillbedesignatedasChampionforDisasterRiskReductionforhiseffortsin
enablingcommunityresilienceinAsiaPacificregion.HewillbehonoredbyUnitedNationsOfficeforDisasterRiskReductionas
firstregionalchampionafterSendaiAgreement.
218. MinistryofEnvironment,Forest&ClimateChange(MoEFCC)notifiednewenvironmentstandardsforGensetsrunningon
variouskindsoffuelsincludingLPG,petrolanddieselinvariouscities,aimingtocontrolairandnoisepollutionemanatingfrom
Gensets.
219. MinistryofWomen&ChildDevelopmentgaveNariShaktiPuraskar2015to15women,5organisations,onestateandpanchayat
onoccasionofInternationalWomen'sDay.
HaryanaawardedforimprovingChildSexRatio(CSR)andSexRatioatBirth(SRB)in2015.
AnganwadipuramGramPanchayatinMallapuramofKeralaawardedforworkforwomenempowerment.
RaniLakshmibaiAward(NariShaktiPuraskar2015)alsogiventoTechnologyInformation,ForecastingandAssessment
Council(TIFAC)foritsworkunderKIRANIPRforwomenempowermentinR&DthroughIntellectualPropertyRights(IPR)
training.
220. MireiaLalagunaofSpainwonMissWorld2015(65theditionofMissWorldpageant)heldinSanya(China).
221. MohunBaganFootclubconferreditshighesthonourMohunBaganRatnaonnotedIndianFootballerSyedNayeemuddin.
222. Mongoliaconferreditshighestcivilianaward"NorthStar"to2notedIndianscholarsLokeshChandraandMansuraHaiderfor
theircontributiontoMongolianstudies.
223. MortonMower(US),MichaelMarmot(UK)won2015PrinceMahidolAwardfortheirachievementsinhealthcaresector.
224. MountaineerJotSinghofIndoTibetanBorderPolice(ITBP)hasbeenhonouredwithTenzingNorgayNationalAdventure
Award201415.
225. MultiCommodityExchangeofIndiaLtd(MCX)wonBestCommodityExchangeawardat2016BullionFederationGlobal
ConventionorganizedbytheBullionFederationinAgra,UttarPradesh.
226. MumbaiPressClubselectedTNNinanforRedInkAwardforLifetimeAchievementinJournalism2016.
227. MusicComposerARRehmanhasbenchosenfor2015HridaynathMangeskarAward.
228. MusicianAngeliqueKidjo(USA)alongwiththreeinspirationalAfricanyouthactivistmovementshavebeendeclaredjoint
winnersofAmnestyInternationaltop2016humanrightsaward.
229. MustansirBarma(formerDirectorofTataInstituteofFundamentalResearch,Mumbai)hasbeenpresentedwithGujarMal
ModiAwardforhiscontributioninScienceandTechnology.
230. NRamachandran,presidentofIndianOlympicAssociation(IOA)hasbeenhonouredwithOlympicOrderbyInternational
OlympicCommittee(IOC)forhisoutstandingservicestotheOlympicmovement.
231. NTPCwonResearchInvestorCommunicationAwardamongLargeCorporatesnanindependentpollofover3000Fund
Managers/Analysts/NonInstitutionalInvestors.
232. NagalandPolicedepartmentwonNationalAwardforSmartPolicinginthecategoryofRoadSafetyandTrafficManagementfor
initiativeofSMSbasedVehicleMonitoringSystem,byFICCI.
233. NandiniBhandaru,aPhDstudentatIITKharagpurwonYoungScientistAwardofEuropeanMaterialsResearchSocietys(E
MRS)forcontributiontomaterialsscience,forhercontributiontomaterialsscienceandnanotechnology,particularlynano
patterningofsoftfilmsandsurfaces.
234. NationalDairyDevelopmentBoard(NDDB)wonEsriSpecialAchievementinGISAward2015forappreciatedworkinDairy
GeographicalInformationSystem.NDDBsInternetbasedDairyGeographicalInformationSystem(iDGIS)applicationisfirstof
itskindinIndiaforvillagelevelintegrationofdataatsuchalargescale.
235. NationalIndianStudentsandAlumniUnion(NISAU)awardedSpiritualleaderSriSriRaviShankarwithHonoraryFellowshipin
UKforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandculture.
236. NationalSportsAwards2015(SelectioncommitteeheadedbyV.K.Bali,formerChiefJusticeofKerlaHighCourt)
RajeevGandhiKhelRatnaAwardSaniaMirza.Shebecamesecondtennisplayertoberecommendedforthe
prestigiousRajivGandhiKhelRatna.
ArjunaAwards17spoertspersonsrecommendedforprestigiousArjunaawardsthisyear.
JituRaiShooter
RohitSharmaCricketer
DipaKarmakarGymnast
PRSreejeshHockeyplayer
 BajrangWrestler
BabitaWrestler
MRPoovammaAthlete
KSrikanthShuttler
MandeepJangraBoxer
SandeepKumarArchery
SwarnSinghRowing
SatishSivalingamWeightlifting
SanthoiDeviWushu
SharathGaekwadParasailing
ManjeetChhillarKabaddi
AbhilashaMhatreKabaddi
AnupKumarRollerskating
237. NaushadawardhasbeengiventoSarodmaestroAmjadAliKhan.
238. NeerjaBhanotconferredwithBharatGauravAwardinLondon(UK)bySanksritiYuvaSansth,aJaipurheadquarteredNGO.
239. NewZealand's$5polymernotewonIBNSBankNoteoftheYearAward2015.ThisawardisaninitiativeofInternationalBank
NoteSociety(IBNS)torecognizeanexceptionalbanknoteissuedeachyear.
240. NigerianjournalistDidiAkinyelurewonsecondBBCWorldNewsKomlaDumorAward.Aspartoftheaward,shewillstarta
threemonthplacementattheBBCinLondoninSeptember2016.Itwillprovideheropportunitytogainskillsandexperienceby
attendingacoursewithBBCAcademy.
241. NobelPrizes2015Winners
Physiology/Medicine
WilliamC.Campbell(USA)andSatoshiOmura(Japan)fortheirdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltherapyagainst
infectionscausedbyroundwormparasites.
YouyouTu(China)forherdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltherapyagainstMalaria.
Physics
TakaakiKajita(Japan)andArthurB.McDonald(Canada)fordiscoveryofneutrinooscillations,whichshowsthat
neutrinoshavemass.
Chemistry
TomasLindahl(Sweden),PaulModrich(USA)andAzizSancar(Turkey)formechanisticstudiesofDNArepair.
Literature
InvestigativejournalistSvetlanaAlexievich(Belarus).
Peace
TunisianNationalDialogueQuartetforcontributiontobuildingofpluralisticdemocracyinTunisiainwakeofJasmine
Revolutionof2011.
Economics
AngusDeaton(UK)forhisanalysisofconsumption,poverty,andwelfare.
242. NotedActorJeetendraishonouredwith2016LifetimeAchievementofMasterDinanathMangeshkarAward.
243. NotedActorManojKumarselectedfor47thDadasahebPhalkeAward2015.
244. NotedActressRekhahasbeenconferredwiththirdYashChopraMemorialAward.
245. NotedAmericansingerStevieWonderhonouredwithGlobalGreenHeroawardat13thAnnualGlobalGreenUSAPreOscar
party.
246. NotedClassicalvocalistSanjaySubrahmanyamhasbeenconferredwithprestigious2015SangitaKalanidhiawardbyMadras
MusicAcademyinChennai.
247. NotedDirectorSanjayLeelaBhansaliandactorRanveerSinghhavebeenchosenfor2016PanditDinanathMangeshkarAward.
248. NotedHistorianBabasahebPurandarehasbeenconferredwithMaharashtraBhushanAward2015byMaharashtraGovernment.
249. NotedIndianfootballerSyedNayeemuddinwillbeconferredwiththe2016MohunBaganRatna(MohunBaganJewel)Award.
250. NotedMalayalamwriterMSukumaranhasbeenchosenforCVKunhiramanLiteraryPrize.
251. NotedMarathiactorPrashantDamlewillbehonouredbyMasterDinanathMangeshkarAward2015.
252. NotedMusicDirectorBappiLahiriandFilmmakerGoutamGhosehavebeenhonouredwithMahanayakawardbyWestBengal
Government.
253. NotedSanskritscholarVijayveerVidyalankarisselectedfor25thYudhvirFoundationMemorialAwardforhisworkontheRasa
SddhantandVedas.
254. NotedcriminologistKChockalingamwonPaulHApplebyAwardgivenbyIndianInstituteofPublicAdministration(IIPA).
255. NotedjournalistKuldipNayarishonouredwith8thRamnathGoenkaLifetimeAchievementAwardonforhiscontributionto
journalism.
256. NotedplaywrightanddirectorRatanThiyamhasbeenselectedforprestigiousLifetimeAchievementAwardfor2016at
MahindraExcellenceinTheatreAwards(META).
257. NotedpoetBalkrishnaGarghasbeenhonouredwithsecondHarikrishnaDevsareBaalsahityaAward2015forhiscollectionof
poemsforchildrenBaalGeet.
258. NotedpoetBhagwatiLalVyashasbeenselectedfor2015BihariPuraskarforhisanthologyofRajasthanipoemsKathaSunAawe
HaiSabad,publishedin2010.
259. Odisha'sLalitaPrasidaSripadaSrisaiwonCommunityImpactAwardatfifthGoogleScienceFairinCalifornia.
260. OscarwinningLegendaryIndianmusiccomposerARRahmanhonoredbyJapan'sFukuokaprize2016inGrandPrizecategory
forhisoutstandingcontributiontowardsshowcasingSouthAsiantraditionalfusionmusic.
261. PSivakumar,DirectorofCVRDE(CombatVehiclesResearchandDevelopmentEstablishment),Tamilnaduhasbeenelevatedas
DistinguishedScientist(ScientistH)byMinistryofDefense.ItishighesthonourconferredonascientistinIndia.
262. PENAmericawillconferPEN/BarbeyFreedomtoWriteAwarduponimprisonedEgyptiannovelistAhmedNaji.PEN/Allen
FoundationLiteraryServiceAwardwillbegiventoHarryPottercreatorJ.K.Rowling.
263. PENAmericanCentergaveits2016PEN/AllenawardtoauthorJ.K.Rowling.
264. PMNarendraModiconferred201415KrishiKarmanAwardsduringKrishiUnnatiMelainDelhi
IndividualCrops
Haryana,AssamRice
RajasthanWheat
ChhattisgarhPulses
WestBengalOilSeeds
Totalfoodgrainproduction5winningstateswereawardedindifferentcategories.Eachstatewasawardedatrophy,a
citationandprizeof5crorerupees.Thesestatesare
MadhyaPradeshForproductiongreaterthan10milliontonnes
HimachalPradeshandOdishaForproductionbetween1and10milliontonnes
ArunachalPradeshandMeghalayaForproductionlessthan1milliontonnes
265. PadamAwards2016
PadmaVibhushan
Ms.YaminiKrishnamurthiArtClassicaldanceDelhi
RajinikanthArtCinemaTamilNadu
SmtGirijaDeviArtClassicalVocalWestBengal
RamojiRaoLiterature&EducationJournalismAndhraPradesh
DrViswanathanShantaMedicineOncologyTamilNadu
RaviShankarOthersSpiritualismKarnataka
JagmohanPublicAffairsDelhi
DrVasudevKalkunteAatreScience&EngineeringKarnataka
AvinashDixit(Foreigner)Literature&EducationUSA
LateDhiruBhaiAmbani(Posthumous)Trade&IndustryMaharashtra
PadmaBhushan
AnupamKherArtCinemaMaharashtra
UditNarayanJhaArtPlaybackSingingMaharashtra
RamVSutarArtSculptureUttarPradesh
HeisnamKanhailalArtTheatreManipur
VinodRaiCivilServiceKerala
DrYarlagaddaLakshmiPrasadLiterature&EducationAndhraPradesh
ProfNSRamanujaTatacharyaLiterature&EducationMaharashtra
DrBarjinderSinghHamdardLiterature&EducationJournalismPunjab
 ProfDNageshwarReddyMedicineGastroenterologyTelangana
SwamiTejomayanandaOtherSpiritualismMaharashtra
HafeezContractorOthersArchitectureMaharashtra
RavindraChandraBhargavaPublicAffairsUttarPradesh
DrVenkataRamaRaoAllaScience&EngineeringAndhraPradesh
MsSainaNehwalSportsBadmintonTelangana
MsSaniaMirzaSportsTennisTelangana
MsInduJainTrade&IndustryDelhi
LateSwamiDayanandSarawasati(Posthumous)OthersSpiritualismUttarakhand
RobertBlackwill(Foreigner)PublicAffairsUSA
PallonjiShapoorjiMistry(NRI/PIO)Trade&IndustryIreland
PadmaShri
SmtPrathibhaPrahladArtClassicalDanceDelhi
BhikhudanGadhviArtFolkMusicGujarat
SribhasChandraSupakarArtTextileDesigningUttarPradesh
AjayDevgnArtCinemaMaharashtra
MsPriyankaChopraArtCinemaMaharashtra
PtTulsidasBorkarArtClassicalMusicGoa
DrSomaGhoshArtClassicalVocalUttarPradesh
NilaMadhabPandaArtFilmDirectionandProductionDelhi
SSRajamouliArtFilmDirectionandProductionKarnataka
MadhurBhandarkarArtFilmDirectionandProductionMaharashtra
ProfMVenkateshKumarArtFolkArtistKarnataka
MsGulabiSaperaArtFolkDanceRajasthan
SmtMamtaChandrakarArtFolkMusicChhattisgarh
MsMaliniAwasthiArtFolkMusicUttarPradesh
JaiPrakashLekhiwalArtMiniaturePaintingDelhi
KLaxmaGoudArtPaintingTelangana
BhalchandraDattatrayMondheArtPhotographyMadhyaPradesh
NareshChanderLalArtTheatre&CinemaAndaman&Nicobar
DhirendraNathBezbaruahLiterature&EducationAssam
PrahladChandraTasaLiterature&EducationAssam
DrRavindraNagarLiterature&EducationDelhi
DahyabhaiShastriLiterature&EducationGujarat
DrSanteshivaraBhyrappaLiterature&EducationKarnataka
HaldarNagLiterature&EducationOdisha
KameshwaramBrahmaLiterature&EducationJournalismAssam
ProfPushpeshPantLiterature&EducationJournalismDelhi
JawaharlalKaulLiterature&EducationJournalismJammu&Kashmir
AshokMalikLiterature&EducationDelhi
DrMannamGopiChandMedicineCardioThoracicSurgeryTelangana
ProfRaviKantMedicineSurgeryUttarPradesh
ProfRamHarshSinghMedicineAyurvedaUttarPradesh
ProfShivNarainKureelMedicinePaediatricSurgeryUttarPradesh
DrSabyaSachiSarkarMedicineRadiologyUttarPradesh
DrAllaGopalaKrishnaGokhaleMedicineCardiacSurgeryAndhraPradesh
ProfTKLahiriMedicineCardioThoracicSurgeryUttarPradesh
DrPraveenChandraMedicineCardiologyDelhi
Prof(Dr)DaljeetSinghGambhirMedicineCardiologyUttarPradesh
DrChandrasekarShesadriThoguluvaMedicineGastroenterologyTamilNadu
Dr(Mrs)AnilKumariMalhotraMedicineHomeopathyDelhi
 ProfMVPadmaSrivastavaMedicineNeurologyDelhi
DrSudhirVShahMedicineNeurologyGujarat
DrMMJoshiMedicineOphthalmologyKarnataka
Prof(Dr)JohnEbnezarMedicineOrthopaedicSurgeryKarnataka
DrNayudammaYarlagaddaMedicinePaediatricSurgeryAndhraPradesh
SimonOraonOtherEnvironmentConservationJharkhand
ImitiazQureshiOtherCulinaryDelhi
PiyushPandeyOthersAdvertising&CommunicationMaharashtra
SubhashPalekarOthersFarmingMaharashtra
RavinderKumarSinhaOthersWildlifeConservationBihar
DrHRNagendraOthersYogaKarnataka
MCMehtaPublicAffairsDelhi
MNKrishnaManiPublicAffairsDelhi
UjjwalNikamPublicAffairsMaharashtra
TokhehoSemaPublicAffairsNagaland
DrSatishKumarScience&EngineeringDelhi
DrMylswamyAnnaduraiScience&EngineeringKarnataka
ProfDipankarChatterjiScience&EngineeringKarnataka
Prof(Dr)GanapatiDadasahebYadavScience&EngineeringMaharashtra
Smt(Prof)VeenaTandonScience&EngineeringMeghalaya
OnkarNathSrivastavaScienceandEngineeringUttarPradesh
MsSunitaKrishnanSocialWorkAndhraPradesh
AjoyKumarDuttaSocialWorkAssam
MPanditDasaSocialWorkKarnataka
PPGopinathanNairSocialWorkKerala
SmtMadeleineHermandeBlicSocialWorkPuducherry
SrinivasanDamalKandalaiSocialworkTamilNadu
SudhakarOlweSocialWorkMaharashtra
DrTVNarayanaSocialWorkTelangana
ArunachalamMuruganthamSocialWorkTamilNadu
MsDeepikaKumariSportsArcheryJharkhand
SSushilDoshiSportscommentaryMadhyaPradesh
MaheshSharmaTrade&IndustryDelhi
SaurabhSrivastavaTrade&IndustryDelhi
ShDilipSanghviTrade&IndustryMaharashtra
DrKekiHormusjiGhardaTrade&IndustryMaharashtra
LatePrakashChandSurana(Posthumous)ArtClassicalMusicRajasthan
LateSaeedJaffrey(NRI/PIO/Posthumous)ArtCinemaUK
MichaelPostel(Foreigner)ArtArchaeologyFrance
SalmanAminSalKhan(NRI/PIO)Literature&EducationUSA
SmtHuiLanZhang(Foreigner)OthersYogaChina
PredragKNikic(Foreigner)OthersYogaSerbia
DrSundarAdityaMenon(NRI/PIO)SocialWorkUAE
AjaypalSinghBanga(NRI/PIO)Trade&IndustryUS
266. Pakistaniwomen'srightsactivistfromSwatvalleyTabassumAdnanhaswonprestigious2016NelsonMandelaGraaMachel
InnovationAward.
267. PakkeTigerReserveinEastKamengdistrictofArunachalPradeshwonIndiaBiodiversityAward2016inconservationof
threatenedspeciescategoryforitsHornbillNestAdoptionProgramme.UnderthisProgramme,urbancitizenscontributemoney
toprotecthornbillnestsaroundPakkeTigerReserve.
268. PalestinianteacherHananAlHroubhasbeenawardedwithonemilliondollar2016GlobalTeacherPrizeforheroutstanding
contributiontotheprofession.FinalistsalsoincludedIndiasRobinChaurasiyawhorunsanotforprofitschoolinMumbaifor
 girlsfrom.
269. ParadipPortTrustreceivedBestPerformanceAwardfromShippingMinistry,inefficiencyparametersforyear201516.
270. PiaWurtzbachofPhilippineswonMissUniverse2015(64thMissUniversepageant)heldinLasVegas(USA).
271. PopularlyricistSameerAnjaanincudedintoGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforwritingmostnumberofBollywoodsongs.He
wrote3,524songsfor650Bollywoodmovies.
272. Portugal'sFootballerCristianoRonaldoreceivedrecordfourthGoldenBootaftertoppingEurope'sgoalscoringchartsfor201415
seasonbyscoring48goalsin35LaLigaappearances.
273. PranabMukherjeeconferredPadmaAwards2016.ItIncludedHaldharNag,66yearoldpoetinKoslilanguagewhowas
highlightenedasheusedtobea3rdClasspassoutandnowisacclaimedasamongtopPoetsinCountrywith5Thesiswrittenfor
him.CompleteListofPadmaAwardeesisasgiven
PadmaVibhushan
Ms.YaminiKrishnamurthiArtClassicaldanceDelhi
RajinikanthArtCinemaTamilNadu
SmtGirijaDeviArtClassicalVocalWestBengal
RamojiRaoLiterature&EducationJournalismAndhraPradesh
DrViswanathanShantaMedicineOncologyTamilNadu
RaviShankarOthersSpiritualismKarnataka
JagmohanPublicAffairsDelhi
DrVasudevKalkunteAatreScience&EngineeringKarnataka
AvinashDixit(Foreigner)Literature&EducationUSA
LateDhiruBhaiAmbani(Posthumous)Trade&IndustryMaharashtra
PadmaBhushan
AnupamKherArtCinemaMaharashtra
UditNarayanJhaArtPlaybackSingingMaharashtra
RamVSutarArtSculptureUttarPradesh
HeisnamKanhailalArtTheatreManipur
VinodRaiCivilServiceKerala
DrYarlagaddaLakshmiPrasadLiterature&EducationAndhraPradesh
ProfNSRamanujaTatacharyaLiterature&EducationMaharashtra
DrBarjinderSinghHamdardLiterature&EducationJournalismPunjab
ProfDNageshwarReddyMedicineGastroenterologyTelangana
SwamiTejomayanandaOtherSpiritualismMaharashtra
HafeezContractorOthersArchitectureMaharashtra
RavindraChandraBhargavaPublicAffairsUttarPradesh
DrVenkataRamaRaoAllaScience&EngineeringAndhraPradesh
MsSainaNehwalSportsBadmintonTelangana
MsSaniaMirzaSportsTennisTelangana
MsInduJainTrade&IndustryDelhi
LateSwamiDayanandSarawasati(Posthumous)OthersSpiritualismUttarakhand
RobertBlackwill(Foreigner)PublicAffairsUSA
PallonjiShapoorjiMistry(NRI/PIO)Trade&IndustryIreland
PadmaShri
SmtPrathibhaPrahladArtClassicalDanceDelhi
BhikhudanGadhviArtFolkMusicGujarat
SribhasChandraSupakarArtTextileDesigningUttarPradesh
AjayDevgnArtCinemaMaharashtra
MsPriyankaChopraArtCinemaMaharashtra
PtTulsidasBorkarArtClassicalMusicGoa
DrSomaGhoshArtClassicalVocalUttarPradesh
NilaMadhabPandaArtFilmDirectionandProductionDelhi
SSRajamouliArtFilmDirectionandProductionKarnataka
MadhurBhandarkarArtFilmDirectionandProductionMaharashtra
ProfMVenkateshKumarArtFolkArtistKarnataka
MsGulabiSaperaArtFolkDanceRajasthan
SmtMamtaChandrakarArtFolkMusicChhattisgarh
MsMaliniAwasthiArtFolkMusicUttarPradesh
JaiPrakashLekhiwalArtMiniaturePaintingDelhi
KLaxmaGoudArtPaintingTelangana
BhalchandraDattatrayMondheArtPhotographyMadhyaPradesh
NareshChanderLalArtTheatre&CinemaAndaman&Nicobar
DhirendraNathBezbaruahLiterature&EducationAssam
PrahladChandraTasaLiterature&EducationAssam
DrRavindraNagarLiterature&EducationDelhi
DahyabhaiShastriLiterature&EducationGujarat
DrSanteshivaraBhyrappaLiterature&EducationKarnataka
HaldarNagLiterature&EducationOdisha
KameshwaramBrahmaLiterature&EducationJournalismAssam
ProfPushpeshPantLiterature&EducationJournalismDelhi
JawaharlalKaulLiterature&EducationJournalismJammu&Kashmir
AshokMalikLiterature&EducationDelhi
DrMannamGopiChandMedicineCardioThoracicSurgeryTelangana
ProfRaviKantMedicineSurgeryUttarPradesh
ProfRamHarshSinghMedicineAyurvedaUttarPradesh
ProfShivNarainKureelMedicinePaediatricSurgeryUttarPradesh
DrSabyaSachiSarkarMedicineRadiologyUttarPradesh
DrAllaGopalaKrishnaGokhaleMedicineCardiacSurgeryAndhraPradesh
ProfTKLahiriMedicineCardioThoracicSurgeryUttarPradesh
DrPraveenChandraMedicineCardiologyDelhi
Prof(Dr)DaljeetSinghGambhirMedicineCardiologyUttarPradesh
DrChandrasekarShesadriThoguluvaMedicineGastroenterologyTamilNadu
Dr(Mrs)AnilKumariMalhotraMedicineHomeopathyDelhi
ProfMVPadmaSrivastavaMedicineNeurologyDelhi
DrSudhirVShahMedicineNeurologyGujarat
DrMMJoshiMedicineOphthalmologyKarnataka
Prof(Dr)JohnEbnezarMedicineOrthopaedicSurgeryKarnataka
DrNayudammaYarlagaddaMedicinePaediatricSurgeryAndhraPradesh
SimonOraonOtherEnvironmentConservationJharkhand
ImitiazQureshiOtherCulinaryDelhi
PiyushPandeyOthersAdvertising&CommunicationMaharashtra
SubhashPalekarOthersFarmingMaharashtra
RavinderKumarSinhaOthersWildlifeConservationBihar
DrHRNagendraOthersYogaKarnataka
MCMehtaPublicAffairsDelhi
MNKrishnaManiPublicAffairsDelhi
UjjwalNikamPublicAffairsMaharashtra
TokhehoSemaPublicAffairsNagaland
DrSatishKumarScience&EngineeringDelhi
DrMylswamyAnnaduraiScience&EngineeringKarnataka
ProfDipankarChatterjiScience&EngineeringKarnataka
Prof(Dr)GanapatiDadasahebYadavScience&EngineeringMaharashtra
Smt(Prof)VeenaTandonScience&EngineeringMeghalaya
OnkarNathSrivastavaScienceandEngineeringUttarPradesh
 MsSunitaKrishnanSocialWorkAndhraPradesh
AjoyKumarDuttaSocialWorkAssam
MPanditDasaSocialWorkKarnataka
PPGopinathanNairSocialWorkKerala
SmtMadeleineHermandeBlicSocialWorkPuducherry
SrinivasanDamalKandalaiSocialworkTamilNadu
SudhakarOlweSocialWorkMaharashtra
DrTVNarayanaSocialWorkTelangana
ArunachalamMuruganthamSocialWorkTamilNadu
MsDeepikaKumariSportsArcheryJharkhand
SSushilDoshiSportscommentaryMadhyaPradesh
MaheshSharmaTrade&IndustryDelhi
SaurabhSrivastavaTrade&IndustryDelhi
ShDilipSanghviTrade&IndustryMaharashtra
DrKekiHormusjiGhardaTrade&IndustryMaharashtra
LatePrakashChandSurana(Posthumous)ArtClassicalMusicRajasthan
LateSaeedJaffrey(NRI/PIO/Posthumous)ArtCinemaUK
MichaelPostel(Foreigner)ArtArchaeologyFrance
SalmanAminSalKhan(NRI/PIO)Literature&EducationUSA
SmtHuiLanZhang(Foreigner)OthersYogaChina
PredragKNikic(Foreigner)OthersYogaSerbia
DrSundarAdityaMenon(NRI/PIO)SocialWorkUAE
AjaypalSinghBanga(NRI/PIO)Trade&IndustryUS
274. PresidentPranabMukherjeePresentedHindiSeviSammanAwardsforyears2012,2013and2014t042peoplein7categories.
TheseAwardswereinstitutedbyCentralHindiInstitute,Agrain1989.
DrGeorgeGriesonAward
2012AlkaDhanpat
2013GeFuping
2014ShichiroSoma
GangaSharanSinghAward
2012BSatyanarayan,RadhakantMishra,RSurendran
2013ShirdaKumarShakya,TSKKrishnan,RavindranathMishra,DNSavitri
2014MVenkateswar,VDHegde,DevenChandDas(Sudama),BeenaBudki
GaneshShankarVidyarthiAward
2012MaheshDarpan,ViswanathSachdev
2013RajeevKatara,BVeLalitamba
2014DevendraKumar,ShatrughanPrasad
AtmaramAward
2012OmPrakashSharma,GaneshShankarPaliwal
2013BalenduSharmaDhadeech,DineshMani
2014SureshKumarJindal,SureshTiwari
SubramanhyamBhartiAward
2012SVijya
2013INChandrashekharReddy,Mukta
2014NarendraKohli,SyorajSingh'Bechain'
MahapanditRahulSankratiyayanAward
2012SRahamtullah,GGopinathan
2013ViswanathPrasadTiwari,PooranSinghDabas
2014SureshGautam,BaldevVanshi
MoturiSatyanarayanAward
2012SushmaBedi
 2013SnehThakur
275. PresidentPranabMukherjeeconferred15thFederationofIndianExportOrganisations(FIEO)NiryatShreeandNiryatBandhu
Awards.
RelianceIndustrytopforeignexchangeearnerandleadingexporteroflast50years.
TataConsultancyServices(TCS)GoldAwardinITservices.
StateBankofIndia(SBI)Goldawardamongsupportinginstitutions.
276. PresidentPranabMukherjeeconferred51stJnanpithAwardonrenownedGujaratiwriterandlitterateurRaghuveer
Chaudhari.
JnanpithAward(PronouncedGyaanpeeth)isIndiashighestliteraryhonour.Itwasinstitutedin1961andispresented
annuallybyBharatiyaJnanpithtrustfoundedbySahuShantiPrasadJainfamilythatownsTimesofIndianewspapergroup.
TheawardisbestoweduponanyIndiancitizenwhowritesinany22officiallanguagesofIndiamentionedinVIIISchedule
ofConstitutionofIndia.Itcarriescashprizeof11lakhrupees,acitationplaqueandabronze.
277. PresidentPranabMukherjeehasbeenawarded2015GarwoodAwardforOutstandingGlobalLeaderinOpenInnovationfrom
UCBerkeleyHaasSchoolofBusiness.
278. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedAPJAbdulKalamIgniteAwards2015atIndianInstituteofManagementAhmedabad.
279. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedGandhiPeacePrize2014toIndianSpaceResearchOrganization.
280. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedMaltiGyanPeethPuraskar2016to15teachersfromPunjabfortheircontributionin
education.
281. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedNationalFlorenceNightingaleAwardsto35nursingpersonnelfromacrossthecountry.
282. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedNationalGeoscienceAwards2014tohonourscientistsfortheiroutstanding
contributionsinGeosciences,MiningandAlliedareas.For2014,AshokKumarSinghviwasconferredwithhighesthonour
NationalGeoscienceAwardforExcellenceforhiscontributionsinsedimentarytechnologies.32othergeoscientistswerehonored
onthisOccasion.
283. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedNationalTourismAwards201314
GujarathasbeenawardedasBestStateforComprehensiveTourismDevelopmentandBestFilmPromotionFriendlyState.
GwaliorinMadhyaPradeshisnamedasBestHeritageCity
KeralareceivedawardforMostInnovativeuseofInformationtechnology.
GreatbackwatersofKeralahasbeenawardedasBestTourismFilm.
BookGujarats50GoldenDestinationsbyTourismCorporationofGujaratgotawardofBestTourismPromotionPublicity
material.
284. PresidentPranabMukherjeepresentedSangeetNatakAkademiFellowshipsandAwards2014
SangeetnatakAkademiFellowshiphasbeenconferredtoSRJanakiraman,MSSathyu,VijayKumarKichluandTulsidas
Borkar.
SangeetNatakAkademiAwardshavebeengivento36ArtistsinMusic,Dance,TheatreandOthercategories.
285. PrimeMinisterAwardsforImplementationofPriorityProgrammes
PradhanMantriJanDhanYojana(PMJSY)Nagaon(Assam)inNorthEastandHillStates,ChandigarhinUTsandNorth
24Parganas(WestBengal)inOtherStates.
SwachhBharatMission(Gramin)WestSikkiminNorthEast&HillstatesandBikaner(Rajasthan)awardedinOtherStates
category.
286. PrimeMinisterNarendraModiconferredTimesNowAmazingIndiansAwards2016
Name Category

LateKallenPokkudan TheEcoSaviours

SRamakrishnan UnstoppableIndians

SunitaAralikar StreeShakthi

PopatraoPawar TheGrassRootsSoldiers

Timothy IndianatHeart

ChintakindiMallesham IncredibleInnovators

MalavathPoorna YoungIndians,BigAchievements

DaminiSen YoungIndians,BigAchievements
 MuruganS OrdinaryIndians,Extraordinary
Achievement

MathewsKMathew EnergisingIndia

YashrajKhaitan GlobalIndians

RumaRoka EducatorsofIndia

287. PrimeMinisterNarendraModipresentedNationalBraveryAwardsto25children.HealsoreleasedbookLifeprogressionof
ICCWNationalBraveryAwardees.
288. PriyadarshiniChatterjeewonFBBFeminaMissIndiaWorld2016.ShewillrepresentIndiaatMissWorld2016pageant.
289. PriyankaChoprawillbegivenDadasahebPhalkeFilmFoundationsBestActressoftheYearaward.
290. PuducherryGovernmentannouncedannualStateBestTeachersAwards2015.20teachersfromfourregionsoftheUnion
TerritorywereawardedindifferentcategoriesontheoccasionofTeacher'sDay.
291. PulinKumar(AdidasIndiaExecutive)conferredwithIndianNationalBarAssociation's(INBA)GeneralCounseloftheyear2015
RetailAward.
292. PumpmanufacturerCRIPumpswonExportQualityExcellenceawardfor11thtimeinarowintheEngineeringExport
PromotionCouncilAwards2015.
293. PunjabGovernmentwonhighestcapacityadditioningridconnectedsolarrooftoppowerinthecountryduringthefinancialyear
201415.
294. QatarbasedIndianbankerRaghavanSeetharamanhasbeenawardedbyGreenEconomyVisionaryawardat2016UnionofArab
BanksInternationalBankingSummitheldinRome.
295. RSeetharaman(GroupCEOofDohaBank)hasbeenhonouredwith2016GreenEconomyVisionaryAwardforhiscontribution
inenvironmentfriendlyactivities.
296. RailwayProtectionForcehasbeenPresentedwithAwardofExcellenceinHumanTraffickingforoperationsmile.
297. RajendraSingh(QuotedasWatermanofIndia)hasbeenconferredwith2015StockholmWaterPrizeforhiswaterrestoration
effortstodefeatdroughtandempoweringcommunitiesofRajasthanthroughhisorganisationTarunBharatSangh(IndiaYouth
Association).
298. RamonMagsaysayAward2016(regardedasAsiasNobelPrize)
RamonMagsaysayAwardisAsiashighesthonourandisoftenregardedastheregionsequivalentoftheNobelPrize.Itwas
establishedin1957inmemoryofPhilippines3rdPresidentRamonMagsaysay
Total6awardeesthisyearforRamonMagsaysayAward,IncludingTwoIndians.
2016Awardeesare
BezwadaWilson(India):Hehasbeenrecognizedforassertingtheinalienablerighttoalifeofhumandignity.Heisthe
NationalConvenerofSafaiKarmachariAndolan(SKA).
ThodurMadabusiKrishna(India):Hehasbeenrecognizedforensuringsocialinclusivenessinculture.HeisaCarnatic
musicvocalist.
ConchitaCarpioMorales(Philippines):Shehasbeenrecognizedforrestoringfaithintheruleoflaw.
DompetDhuafa(Indonesia):Shehasbeenrecognizedforexpandingthetransformativeimpactofzakat.
JapanOverseasCooperationVolunteers(Japan):Theorganisationhasbeenrecognizedforbuildingaworldofgenuine
solidarity.
VientianeRescue(Laos):Theorganisationhasbeenrecognizedforvolunteeringtosavelivesatrisk.
299. RashmiNarzaryhaswonthe2016SahityaAkademiBalPuraskaraward(English)forhercollectionofshortstoriesHisShareof
Sky.
300. RelianceIndustriesChairmanMukeshAmbanihasbeenconferredtheprestigiousOthmerGoldMedalbyChemicalHeritage
Foundation,forhisentrepreneurialleadership.
301. RenownedIndologistProfessorDavidShulmanwonprestigiousIsraelPrizeforReligiousStudiesforhisresearchintoliterature
andcultureofsouthernIndia.
302. RenownedauthorofHarryPotterseries,JKRowlinghasbeenhonouredwithhighestFrenchcivilianhonourFrenchLegionOf
Honour.
303. RenownedviolinistAvasaralaKanyakumariselectedforprestigious2016SangitaKalanidhiAward.Shebeccamefirstfemale
violinisttogetthiscovetedaward.
304. RenownedviolinistLakshminarayanaSubramaniamtobehonouredwithSangeetSammanatITCSangeetSammelan2015in
 Kolkata.
305. ReserveBankofIndiaGovernorRaghuramRajanhasbeenconferredwithCentralBankeroftheYearAward(GlobalandAsia
Pacific)2016byTheBanker,amonthlypublicationofFinancialTimesGroup.
306. RewatiChetrifromIndiawonMissAsia(BestinAsiaContinent)at2016WorldMissUniversitypageantinBeijing(China).
307. RidleyScottwillbehonouredwith30thAmericanCinemathequeAward.
308. RoyalAeronauticalSocietyLondonconferredIndianScientistGSatheeshReddy(MissileScientistofDRDO)withprestigious
SilverMedalforhiscontributionsinIndia'shighlydevelopedavionicssensorsandsystemsforkeystrategicprogrammesandother
defenceapplications.
309. RupaIyer,IndianAmericanbiotechnologistreceivedUniversityofHouston'shighestteachingawardforhercontributionsto
educationinUSA.
310. RussiahashonouredUNSecretaryGeneralBanKimoonwithOrderofFriendshipAward.
311. RussianicehockeywingerArtemiPanarinwon201516seasonCalderMemorialTrophyatUSNationalHockeyLeague(NHLs)
RookieoftheYearatNHLAwardsceremony.
312. SahityaAkademiAwards2015in23languages
JuryheadedbyVishwanathPrasadTiwari.AwardinBengaliistobeannouncedlater
Awardcarriesplaque,shawlandachequeof1lakhrupeesandpresentedon16February2016duringFestivalofLetters
(annualfestivalofSahityaAkademi).
Awardees
PoetsBrajendraKumarBrahma,DhianSingh,RamdarashMishra,KVTirumalesh,KshetriRanjen,RamShankar
Awasthi
ShortStoriesKulaSaikia,ManMohanJha,GuptaPradhan,BibhutiPattanaik,MayaRahi,Volga
NovelistsCyrusMistry,KRMeera,JaswinderSingh,MadhuAcharya
EssayistsRasikShah,AMadhavan
PlayWritersUdayBhembre,RabilalTudu
AuthorsofBooksonCriticismBashirBhadarwahi,ShamimTariq
AuthorselectedforabookonmemoirsArunKhopkarforChalatChitravyoohinMarathi
313. SanctuaryAsiamagazineAwards2015
LifetimeServiceAwardClaudeandNormaAlvares.
SanctuaryLegendAshokKumar
WildlifeServiceAwardsVaradGiri(NationalCentreforBiologicalSciences),NandiniVelho(organiseroffirstArunachal
PradeshBirdFestival),ParamJitSingh,YashVeerBhatnagar(SnowLeopardTrust'sIndia)andGirLionProtectionTeam.
314. SansadRatnaAwardsgivento5MPsBJP'sPPChaudhary,HeenaVijaykumarGavit,ShrirangAppaBarne,RaajeevShankarrao
Satav,ShivajiAdhalraoPatilandPRajeev.
315. SantoormaestroShivKumarSharmahasbeenhonouredwithAdityaVikramBirlaKalaShikharAwardforlifetimeachievement
bygovernorofMaharashtraCVidyasagarRao.
316. SarangimaestroPanditRamNarayanischosenforprestigiousPanditBhimsenJoshiClassicalMusicAwardfor20152016.
317. SaudiArabia'sRaifBadawiandBritishJamesFentonhavebeenawardedwith2015PENPinterPrizeannualliteraryaward.
318. ScriptwriterSagarSarhaditobehonouredwithLifetimeAchievementAwardat2ndInternationalFilmFestivalofPrayag(IFFP).
319. SharadPawarhasbeenhonoredby2016TilakSammanPuraskarforhiscontributioninGreenrevolution.
320. SikkimChiefMinisterPawanChamlingconferredwithYugKaviSiddhicharanAward,oneoftheNepalsprestigiousliterary
award.
321. SirshenduDeofIITKharagpurselectedforInnovationAward2016byIndianDesalinationAssociation(IDA)SouthZonefor
developingultralowcostecofriendlylateritebasedarsenicwaterfilter.
322. SounddesignerResulPookuttywonprestigiousAmericanMotionPictureSoundEditors(MPSE)GoldenReelAwardfor
documentaryIndiasDaughter,directedbyLesleeUdwinandbasedonDelhigangrapeincidentofDecember2012.
323. SouthAfricanwriter,filmmakerandphotographerLidudumalinganiwon17thCainePrize2016(referredasafricanbooker),for
hisshortstoryMemoriesWeLost.
Thisawardwasestablishedin2010inUnitedKingdom,inmemoryofSirMichaelHarrisCaine(formerChairmanofBooker
Group).
324. SouthAsianPublicAffairsCouncil(SAPAC)inAustraliahonoredActorRandeepHoodawithachievementawardformakinghis
markinfilmindustry.
325. SpecialBreakthroughPrizeinFundamentalPhysicsGiventoLaserInterferometerGravitationalWaveObservatory(LIGO)for
momentousdetectionofgravitationalwaves.The$3millionawardwillbesharedbetweentwogroups1Milionforthreefounders
ofLIGO(RonaldW.P.Drever,KipS.Thorne,Caltech,RainerWeiss)and2Millionwillbedistributedto1012contributors.
326. SubhashiniVasanthhonouredwithNeerjaBhanotAwardforherendeavourtohelppeopleindistressandforempowering
widowsofmartyrsandtheirfamilies.
327. SudarsanPattnaik,notedIndiansandartistwongoldmedalinPeoplesChoicePrizeat2016worldchampionshipfestivalofsand
sculptingRusseinBulgariaforhissandsculptureDrugskillSports.
328. SudarsanPattnaik,renownedsandartistfromIndiahaswongoldmedalat9thMoscowSandSculptureChampionshipThe
magicalworldofsandatMoscow(Russia).
329. SyrianjournalistZainaErhaimwonPeterMacklerAward2015forCourageousandEthicalJournalismforhereffortstotrain
citizenreportersinsyriaawarravagedcountry.
330. SyrianwomanjournalistZainaErhaimwon2015ReporterswithoutBordersPrizeforherdefenceofpressfreedominSyria.
331. TamilfilmKanavuVariyamwon2016RemiAwardinUnitedStates.IthasbeendirectedandproducedbyArunChidambaram
andKarthikChidambaram.
332. TelanganaDeputyChiefMinisterMohammedMahmoodAlireceivedWorldPeaceandProsperityFoundationAward2016from
WorldPeaceandProsperityFoundation(London).
333. TezpurUniversitywonannualVisitorsAwardforBestUniversityandProf.RakeshBhatnagarandMolecularParasitology
GroupofJNUwonVisitorsAwardsforResearchandInnovation.
334. Thailand'sPrincessMahaChakriSirindhornhasbeenconferredwithfirstworldSanskritAward.
335. ThreeBritishscientistsTimothyBliss,GrahamCollingridgeandGrahamCollingridgehavewon2016GreteLundbeckEuropean
BrainResearchPrize(alsoknownasBrainPrize)forgivingvitalinsighthowhumanbrainremembers,learnsandnavigates.
336. ThreeIndiansPradeepGoyal,VivekanandKain,andGankidiMadhusudhanReddyandThreeIndianOriginPersons
PraneshAswath,SuveenMathaudhuandMuthukumarasamySadayappanhavebeennamedamong29FellowsofAmerican
SocietyforMetals(ASM)2015.
337. ThreepersonsofIndianoriginChennupatiJagadis,JayChandraandSajeevKoshyhavebeenawarded2016MedalofOrderof
Australia,Australiashighestcivilianhonourfortheircontributioninvariousfields.
338. TibetanPrimeMinisterLobsangSangayhasbeenawardedwithPresidentialMedalbySalisburyUniversityinMaryland,USfor
promotingpeaceandunderstanding.
339. TikkaShatrujitSinghisconferredwithKnightoftheLegionofHonourbyFrenchGovernment.
340. TimemagazinenamedGermanChancellorAngelaMerkelasPersonofYear2015.IslamicStateleaderAbuBakralBaghdadiis
namedrunnerup.
341. TiruchirapalliMunicipalCorporationwonSkochSmartGovernanceAwardforOperationalExcellenceinWasteTransportation
usingInformationTechnology.
342. TonydeBrum(MarshallIslands),SheilaWattCloutier(Canada),KashaJacquelineNabagesera(Uganda)andGinoStrada
(Italy)wonthe2015RightLivelihoodAward.
RightLivelihoodAwardwasestablishedin1980bySwedishGermanphilatelistJakobvonUexkull.Ithonoursforeffortsin
environmentandinternationaldevelopmentwithprizemoneyof3millionkronor.
343. TwoIndians,KartikSawhneyandNehaSwainwon2016Queen'sYoungLeadersawardinUnitedKingdomfortheirexceptional
workintransforminglivesofothersandmakinglastingdifferenceincommunities.
344. USPresidentBarackObamahonouredIndianAmericanelementaryteacherRevathiBalakrishnanfromTexasforherexcellent
workinfieldofeducation.
345. USA'sWeCareSolarwon1millionUSDPoweringtheFutureWeWantgrantbyUnitedNationsDepartmentofEconomicand
SocialAffairs(UNDESA)(incollaborationwithChinaEnergyFundCommittee(CEFC))forprovidinglowcostrenewableenergy
andmedicaldevicetopreventcomplicationsduringlabourinareaswithoutelectricity.
346. USA'sFrancesArnoldwontheTechnologyAcademy's(Finland)MillenniumTechnologyPrizeforherwork'directedevolution'
(methodofrewritingDNAtoimprovemedicinesanddevelopgreenfuels).Sheisfirstfemalewowinthis1millioneuroprize.
347. UnitedKingdomsAwards2016forrecognitionofexemplaryachievementsofpeoplewithintheglobalAsiancommunity
FoundersAwardMotherTeresa
CommunityServiceRamiRanger
BusinessLeaderPrakashLohia
OutstandingachievementinTelevisionKunalNayyar
 OutstandingAchievementinCinemaAsifKapadia
OutstandingachievementinSportsSonHeungMin
EntrepreneurAnilAgrawal(founderofVedantaResourcesCorporation)
OutstandingachievementinScienceandTechnologyShujiNakamura
348. UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)ChampionsofEarthAwards2015
LeadershiponfrontlineofclimatechangeSheikhHasina(PrimeMinisterofBangladesh).
ENTREPRENEURIALVISIONPaulPolman(ChiefExecutiveOfficerofUnilever)andNaturaBrasil(CosmeticsProducer
andSustainableProductionPioneer)
SCIENCEANDINNOVATIONNationalGeographicSociety
INSPIRATIONANDACTIONBlackMambaAPUAntiPoachingUnit(BaluleNatureReserveSouthAfrica)
349. UnitedNationsHighCommissionerforRefugees(UNHCR)hasbeenchosenfor2015IndiraGandhiPrizeforPeace,
DisarmamentandDevelopment.UNHCRisawardedforitsImmensecontributionsinassistingmillionsofrefugeesintheir
rehabilitationandresettlement.
350. UrvashiaRautelahasbeennamedYamahaFascinoMissDiva2015.SheistheonlypersontohavewonthistitleTwice.Urvashi
willrepresentIndiaatMissUniverse2015pageanttobeheldon20122015inUSA.
351. UttarPradeshGovernmentannouncedtogive50000rupeesmonthlypensiontoYashBhartiawardees.YashBhartiSamman
wasstartedin1994forexcellenceinliterature,finearts,folk,classicalmusicandsports.Awardcarriescashprizeof11lakh
rupees.
352. UttarPradeshGovernmentapprovedamendedguidelinesforBegumAkhtarAward.Theawardwillannuallybeawardedto
renownedsingersofghazal,dadra,andthumrifromstate.
353. WarrenRichardson(Australia)WonWorldPressPhotoof2015.
354. WestBengalGovernmenthonouredBappiLahiriandKumarSanuwithLifetimeAchievementAwardsatannualBanglaSangeet
Mela.MusicianShantanuMoitrawasawardedSangeetMahasammanAward.
355. WestBengalselectedforAllIndiaCoordinatedRiceImprovementProjectAward2015.Ithasbeenselectedby51stcommittee
fromIndiraGandhiKrishiBikashKendraforitsachievementinfourkeyareasincludingscientificresearchforseeds.
356. WestIndianTestcricketerShivChanderpaulhasbeenhonouredwithIconAwardbyIndoCaribbeanAlliancealogwith
LakshmeeSingh,EricUlrichandDaveKadernauth.
357. WhitfieldDiffieandMartinHellmanhonouredwithAssociationforComputingMachinery's2015A.M.TuringAward.
358. WildlifefilmmakerNareshBedihasbeenconferredwithVShantaramLifeTimeAcheivementAwardat14theditionof2016
MumbaiInternationalFestival(MIFF),Mumbai.
359. ZeniaBhumgaraofIndiawasconferredwithMerlinAwardinMumbai.Theawardisprestigioushonourinfieldofmagic
conferredbyInternationalMagiciansAssociation(IMS).
360. ZhannaNemtsovahasbeenawardedwithPoland'sSolidarityPrize2015forherworkfordemocracyandhumanrights.
361. ZimbabweanPresidentRobertMugabehasbeenawarded2015ConfuciusPeacePrizebyChinaforhisleadershipandserviceto
panAfricanismandAfricanindependence.
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