Showing posts with label Award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Award. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

Republic Day Honours and Awards

Republic Day Honours and Awards Gallantry Awards Param Vir Chakra : The highest decoration for valour is the Param Vir Chakra which is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the. presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. The decoration is made of bronze and is circular in shape. It has, on the obverse, four replicas of "Indra's Vajra" embossed round the State emblem in the centre. On the reverse, the words "Param Vir Chakra" are embossed both in Hindi and English with two lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left breast with a plain, purple coloured riband about 3.2 cm in width. Mahavir Chakra : Mahavir Chakra is the second highest decoration for valour and is awarded...

Other National Awards

Other National Awards Adiseshiah AwardThe 2007 Dr. Malcolm Adiseshiah Award was given to Dr. Ramachandra Guha, Bengaluru-based social scientist and writer. The announcement was made by Mr. H.B.N. Shetty, Executive officer of the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust and Prof. A. Vydhianathan, a trust Member in Chennai on April 18, 2007. Asian Young Scientist AwardMr. S.K. Satheesh of Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has won the Asian Young Scientist Award 2007 of the Asian Research Assembly in aerosol research. The award would be presented to him at a function in Taiwan. Banarsi Das Gupta Rashtra Gaurav PuraskarMs. Nirmala Deshpande won the first Banarsi Das Gupta Rashtra Gaurav Puraskar in New Delhi on November 5, 2007. Basava...

Background of Nobel Foundation

Background of Nobel Foundation Alfred Bernhard NobelNobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. Nobel, who invented dynamite, endowed a $9 million fund in his will. The interest on this endowment was to be used as awards for people whose work most benefited humanity. He wanted the profit from his invention to be used to reward human ingenuity. First awarded in 1901, the Nobel Prize ,is still the. most honoured in the world. In 1842 Nobel's family moved to St. Petersburg, Russia where he obtained his education. He travelled widely as a young man, becoming fluent in five languages. Nobel was interested in literature and wrote novels,...

83rd Annual Academy Award Winners

83rd Annual Academy Award Winners List of the 83rd Annual Academy Award Winners announced Sunday 27 February, 2011: 1. Best Picture: "The King's Speech." 2. Actor: Colin Firth, "The King's Speech." 3. Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan." 4. Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, "The Fighter." 5. Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, "The Fighter." 6. Directing: Tom Hooper, "The King's Speech." 7. Foreign Language Film: "In a Better World," Denmark. 8. Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Network." 9. Original Screenplay: David Seidler, "The King's Speech." 10. Animated Feature Film: "Toy Story 3." 11. Art Direction: "Alice in Wonderland." 12....

Miss Universe (1952-2010)

Miss Universe (1952-2010) Miss Universe 1952 - Armi Kuusela, Finland Miss Universe 1953 - Christiane Martel, France Miss Universe 1954 - Miriam Stevenson, USA Miss Universe 1955 - Hellevi Rombin, Sweden Miss Universe 1956 - Carol Morris, USA Miss Universe 1957 - Gladys Zender, Peru Miss Universe 1958 - Luz Marina Zuluaga, Columbia Miss Universe 1959 - Akiko Kojima, Japan Miss Universe 1960 - Linda Bement ,USA Miss Universe 1961 - Marlene Schmidt, Germany Miss Universe 1962 - Norma Nolan, Argentina Miss Universe 1963 - Idea Maria Vargas, Brazil Miss Universe 1964 - Corinna Tsopei, Greece Miss Universe 1965 - Apasra Hongsakula, Thailand Miss Universe 1966 - Margareta Arvidsson, Sweden Miss Universe 1967 - Sylvia Hitchcock, USA Miss Universe 1968 - Martha Vasconcellos, Brazil Miss Universe...

Miss World (1951-2010)

Miss World (1951-2010) Miss World 1951 - Kiki Haakonson, Sweden Miss World 1952 - May Louise Flodin, Sweden Miss World 1953 - Denise Perrier, France Miss World 1954 - Antigone Costanda, Egypt Miss World 1955 - Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela Miss World 1956 - Petra Schurmann, Germany Miss World 1957 - Marita Lindahl, Finland Miss World 1958 - Penelope Coelen, South Africa Miss World 1959 - Corine Rottschafer, Holland Miss World 1960 - Norma Cappagli, Argentina Miss World 1961 - Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom Miss World 1962 - Catharine Lodders, Holland Miss World 1963 - Carole Crawford, Jamaica Miss World 1964 - Ann Sidney, United Kingdom Miss World 1965 - Lesley Langley, United Kingdom Miss World 1966 - Reita Faria, India  Miss World 1967 - Madeiline Hartog Bel, Peru Miss World 1968...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Name of Nobel Awardees for Nobel Physics Prize

the Nobel Physics Prize has been awarded for both pioneering discoveries and groundbreaking inventions. The Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1901 the very first Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Wilhelm Röntgen for his discovery of X-rays. Year Name of Nobel Laureates 2010 Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov 2009 Charles Kuen Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith 2008 Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa 2007 Albert Fert, Peter Grünberg 2006 John C. Mather, George F. Smoot 2005 Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, Theodor W. Hänsch 2004 David J. Gross, H. David Politzer, Frank Wilczek 2003 Alexei A. Abrikosov, Vitaly L. Ginzburg, Anthony J. Leggett 2002 Raymond Davis Jr., Masatoshi Koshiba, Riccardo Giacconi ...

XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Conclude

The 2010 Commonwealth Games which began on October 3,2010 came to a close on October 14, 2010 in New Delhi Around 7000 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nation and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium – the main stadium of the event. The final medal tally was led by Australia by grabbing 177 medals. The Host nation India gave its strongest and most splendid ever performance to emerge second in medal tally followed by England which was placed third in the tally. India eventually more than doubled its medals tally of the previous Games in Melbourne. India had finished fourth in 2002 and 2006. Top 20 Medal Winners Countries: Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Australia 74 55 48 177 India 38 27 36...

Indian Gold Medalists at XIX Commonwealth Games 2010

India won more Gold medals than it had won before in one games. It took 38 Gold Medals, its previous record was 30 in 2002. With its 101 medals in total, India finished runner-up in the medal tally and became the fourth Commonwealth Games Association to reach the century mark in one games.  Every host nation of the Commonwealth Games has beaten its previous record number of medals, and India has joined that list in 2010. List of all Indian Gold Medalists winners at XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi: Name of Players/Winners Game/Sports 1. Gagan Narang & Abhinav Bindra (Pairs) Shooting -10m Air Rifle 2. Anisa Sayyed & Rahi Sarnobat Shooting – 25m Pistol (pairs) 3. Ravinder Singh wrestling – 60 kg . 4. Sanjay Wrestling – 74 Kg. . 5. Anil Kumar wrestling...

ESPN ESPY Awards 2010 Winners

BEST MALE ATHLETE: Drew Brees, NFL BEST FEMALE ATHLETE: Lindsey Vonn, Skiing BEST PLAY: Brett Favre, Vikings ESPY PERSEVERANCE AWARD: George Karl, Nuggets BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE: Drew Brees BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE: Chris Johnson, Tennessee BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE: Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon BEST UPSET: Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas, Men’s Basketball BEST MOMENT: Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria BEST TEAM: New Orleans Saints UNDER PRESSURE AWARD: Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria BEST SPORTS MOVIE: The Blind Side BEST COACH/MANAGER: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers BEST NFL PLAYER: Drew Brees, New Orleans BEST MLB PLAYER: Albert Pujols, St. Louis BEST NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers BEST DRIVER: Jimmie Johnson BEST NBA PLAYER: Kobe Bryant,...

Arjuna Award Winners – 2010

Winner/Player Game/Sport Krishna Punia Athletics Joseph Abraham Athletics Dinesh Kumar Boxing Parimarjan Negi Chess Jhulan Goswami Cricket Deepak Mondal Football Sunil Chettri Football Rajiv Tomar Wrestling Sandeep Singh Hockey Jasjit Kaur Hockey Jajseer Singh Paralympics Dinesh Kabaddi Kapil Dev Volleyball Rehan Poncha Swimming Sanjeev Rajput Shootin...

Winners of 57th National Film Awards

Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan (Paa) Best Actress – Ananya Chatterjee (Abohoman) Best Director – Rituparno Ghosh (Abohoman) Best Film – Kutty Srank (Malayalam) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – 3 Idiots Nargis Dutt award for Best Film with Social Message – Delhi-6 Best Children’s Film – Putaani Party (kannada) Keshu(Malayalam) Best Screen Play: Harikrishnan, PF Mathews(Kutty Srank-Malayalam) Best Music – Amit Trivedi (Dev D) Best Playback Singer (Male) – Rupam Islam (Mahanagar) Best Playback Singer (Female) – Nilanjana Sarkar (Housefull) Best Background Score – Illayaraja(Film-Pazhassiraja) Best Lyrics Award – Swanand Kirkere (Behti Hawa Sa -3 Idiots) Best Supporting Actor – Farooque Sheikh (Lahore) Best Supporting Actress – Arundhati Naag (Paa) Best Film on Social Awareness...

Nobel Awardees for Nobel Economics Prize

Year Name of Awardee 2010 Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides 2009 Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E. Williamson 2008 Paul Krugman 2007 Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S. Maskin, Roger B. Myerson 2006 Edmund S. Phelps 2005 Robert J. Aumann, Thomas C. Schelling 2004 Finn E. Kydland, Edward C. Prescott 2003 Robert F. Engle III, Clive W.J. Granger 2002 Daniel Kahneman, Vernon L. Smith 2001 George A. Akerlof, A. Michael Spence, Joseph E. Stiglitz 2000 James J. Heckman, Daniel L. McFadden 1999 Robert A. Mundell 1998 Amartya Sen 1997 Robert C. Merton, Myron S. Scholes 1996 James A. Mirrlees, William Vickrey 1995 Robert E. Lucas Jr. 1994 John C. Harsanyi, John F. Nash Jr., Reinhard Selten 1993 Robert W. Fogel, Douglass C. North 1992 Gary S. Becker 1991...

Nobel Awardees for Nobel Physiology Medicine Prize

Year Name of Awardee 2010 Robert G. Edwards 2009 Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak 2008 Harald zur Hausen, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Luc Montagnier 2007 Mario R. Capecchi, Sir Martin J. Evans, Oliver Smithies 2006 Andrew Z. Fire, Craig C. Mello 2005 Barry J. Marshall, J. Robin Warren 2004 Richard Axel, Linda B. Buck 2003 Paul C. Lauterbur, Sir Peter Mansfield 2002 Sydney Brenner, H. Robert Horvitz, John E. Sulston 2001 Leland H. Hartwell, Tim Hunt, Sir Paul M. Nurse 2000 Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard, Eric R. Kandel 1999 Günter Blobel 1998 Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro, Ferid Murad 1997 Stanley B. Prusiner 1996 Peter C. Doherty, Rolf M. Zinkernagel 1995 Edward B. Lewis, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Eric F. Wieschaus 1994...

Recipients of Dadasaheb Phalke Award

The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema. Following is the list of award winners: Name of Awardee Year Occupation/Field D. Ramanaidu 2009 Producer V. K. Murthy 2008 Cinematographer Manna Dey 2007 Playback Singer Tapan Sinha 2006 Director Shyam Benegal 2005 Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan 2004 Director Mrinal Sen 2003 Director Dev Anand 2002 Actor, Director, Producer Yash Chopra 2001 Director, Producer Asha Bhosle 2000 Playback Singer Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1999 Director B.R. Chopra 1998 Director, Producer Pradeep 1997 Lyricist Sivaji Ganesan 1996...

Recipients of Jnanpith Award

The Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India. It is presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a trust founded by the Sahu Jain family, the publishers of The Times of India newspaper. The Jnanpith Award is given to any Indian writer for his or her outstanding contribution in any of the 18 languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. It is given for outstanding contribution to creative writing in a specified period of 15 years but excluding the five years immediately preceding the year. Following is the list of the Jnanpith Awardees, so far: Laureates Awarded Year Language Akhlaq Khan Shahryar 2008 Urdu O. N. V. Kurup 2007 Malayalam Satyavrat Shastri 2006 Sanskrit Ravindra Kelekar 2006 Konkani Kunwar Narain 2005 Hindi Rahman Rahi 2004...