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www.gradeup.co w 1 www.gradeup.co Current Affairs List of Important Honors & Awards January to October 2018 Dear readers, This PDF is a complete docket of the important list of Honors & Awards which was announced in last 10 months (1st January 2018 – 31st October 2018). This file is important and relevant for all competitive exams like, Banking, SSC, UPSC, PCS, State, and other Govt. Exams. Honours & Awards National October 1. First World Agriculture Prize – Prof. M.S. • The Seoul Peace Prize was established in 1990 to Swaminathan commemorate the success of the 24th Olympic • M.S. Swaminathan won the first World Games held in Seoul. Agriculture Prize. 3. BEML Received Top Challengers’ & Best Mining • This prize instituted by the Indian Council of Equipment Seller Award Food and Agriculture (ICFA) was presented by • Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a Mini Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu at Vigyan Ratna Public Sector Undertaking, under the Bhawan in New Delhi. Ministry of Defence, received the prestigious • Prof. Swaminathan is known as Father of Green ‘Top Challengers Award 2018’ for the excellent Revolution in India. performance during the financial year 2017-18. 2. Narendra Modi wins Seoul Peace Prize 4. Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony • Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been • Union Government (Ministry of Culture) has conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for announced winners of Tagore Award for Cultural his contribution to international cooperation and Harmony for year 2014, 2015 and 2016. fostering global economic growth. 2 www.gradeup.co Winners are – • Union Minister Piyush Goyal will receive the For 2016 - Ram Vanji Sutar. prestigious Carnot Prize from the Ivy League • He is renowned sculptor. University of Pennsylvania in recognition of his • His first notable work was the 45-feet Chambal work for rural electrification while he held the monument at the Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya power and renewable energy portfolios. Pradesh. • The Carnot Prize is given "for distinguished • He is also receipient of Padma Bhushan and contributions to energy policy". Padma Shri. 9. Hridaynath Award for Lifetime Achievement - • The Statue of Unity has been designed by Veteran composer, lyricist, writer and music director renowned sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar. Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi, famously known as For 2015 - Chhayanaut. Khayya was 2018 Hridaynath Award for Lifetime • It is cultural organization of Bangladesh established Achievement. in 1961. Note: The award will be conferred by Maharashtra Chief • It has played leading role in promoting Tagore’s Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai. works in Bengali culture, music and literature not 10. India Social Entrepreneur of The Year 2018 - Prema only within Bangladesh, but all across the world. Gopalan, founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) was For 2014 - Rajkumar Singhajit Singh. awarded with the 8th Social Entrepreneur of the Year award, 2018, for her work in promoting women’s • He is doyen of Manipuri dance. He is also teacher, entrepreneurship at the grassroots and ensuring rural performer and choreographer. livelihood. 5. INSA Teachers Award-2018 11. India's 1st Miss Trans Queen - Veena Sendre from • Prof Ashis Mukherjee, a senior faculty member of the Chhattisgarh has been chosen as India's first 'Miss Trans prestigious Tezpur University was awarded the Queen' prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) 12. Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2018 - Prime Teachers Award (2018). Minister Narendra Modi gave awards to top Ranked 6. 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for State, District and State with maximum citizen Excellence in Public Administration - participation based on the National Swachh Survekshan • Eminent jurist Fali S. Nariman (89) was awarded Grameen 2018 commissioned by Ministry of Drinking 19th Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Water and Sanitation. Excellence in Public Administration. • Haryana was ranked as the best State while • He was presented the award by Vice President Satara District of Maharashtra was ranked as the Venkaiah Naidu at a function held in New Delhi. best district as per the ranking undertaken by 7. Sikkim Wins FAO's Future Policy Award 2018 Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018. • The North-eastern state Sikkim won the UN Food Overall Ranking: and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Future • Top 3 States- Haryana, Gujarat & Maharashtra. Policy Award 2018 for being the world's first • Top 3 Districts- Satara, Maharashtra, Rewari, 100% organic state. Haryana, Pedapalli, Telangana. • Future Policy Award 2018, also known as “Oscar • States with maximum citizen participation- Uttar for Best Policies”. Pradesh, Gujarat & Maharashtra. 8. Carnot Prize for Rural Electrification Effort 3 www.gradeup.co • Districts with maximum citizens’ participation- Nashik, Maharashtra, Solapur, Maharashtra & Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. September 1. National Tourism Awards 2016-17 - Andhra Pradesh 5. PNB Wins Hindi Implementation Award - State-run bagged the first prize in state category for Punjab National Bank (PNB) bagged the "Rajbhasha comprehensive development of tourism. Kirti" award for outstanding performance in 2. UN’s Highest Environmental Honour - Prime Minister implementing the Official Language Policy during 2017- Narendra Modi has been awarded with the UN’s highest 18. environmental honour. 6. 39th Sarala Puraskar - Noted Odia poet Satrughna 3. Smita Patil Award - Anushka Sharma received the Smita Pandav will be honoured with the prestigious 'Sarala Patil award for best actor. Puraskar' for his poetry collection 'Misra Dhrupad'. 4. Tenzing Norgay Award - All-women crew of INSV Tarini 7. 2018 Dr B.C. Roy National Award - Dr B.K. Misra was has bagged the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National named for prestigious Dr B.C. Roy National Award for Adventure award for beating the odds in water with their year 2018 as Eminent Medical Person of the Year. enduring skills and sailing across the world for eight long Note: It is the highest medical honour of India. months. National Sports Awards 2018 • Clarence Lobo - Hockey (Life Time) 1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018 - It is India’s highest • Tarak Sinha - Cricket (Life Time) sporting award given for the spectacular and most • Jiwan Kumar Sharma - Judo (Life Time) outstanding performance in the field of sports by a • V.R. Beedu - Athletics (Life Time) sportsperson over a period of four years. 3. Arjuna Award 2018 - It is India’s second highest sporting • Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu – Weightlifting award bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently • Virat Kohli – Cricket outstanding performance for four years. 2. Dronacharya Awards 2018 - It bestowed upon coaches • Neeraj Chopra (Athletics), for producing medal winners at prestigious international • Jinson Johnson (Athletics), sports events. • Hima Das (Athletics), • Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa – Boxing • Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy (Badminton), • Vijay Sharma – Weightlifting • Satish Kumar (Boxing), • A. Srinivasa Rao - Table Tennis • Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), • Sukhdev Singh Pannu – Athletics • Shubhankar Sharma (Golf), 4 www.gradeup.co • Manpreet Singh (Hockey), • Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics) and • Savita (Hockey), • Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton). • Ravi Rathore (Polo), 4. Dhyan Chand Award 2018 - It is bestowed upon • Rahi Sarnobat (Shooting), sportspersons for life time contribution to sports • Ankur Mittal (Shooting), development. • Shreyasi Singh (Shooting), • Satyadev Prasad – Archery • Manika Batra (Table Tennis), • Bharat Kumar Chetri – Hockey • G. Sathiyan (Table Tennis), • Bobby Aloysius – Athletics • Rohan Bopanna (Tennis), • Chougale Dadu Dattatray - Wrestling • Sumit (Wrestling), • Pooja Kadian (Wushu), August 1. ‘Legion of Merit’ 2018 - The United States government • Bhartruhari Mahtab (for year 2017) has awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of Commander) • Dinesh Trivedi (for year 2016) to General Dalbir Singh Suhag (Retired), of the Indian • Ghulam Nabi Azad (for year 2015) Army. • Hukum Dev Narayan (for year 2014) 2. Shaurya Chakra - Rifleman Aurangzeb and Major Aditya • Dr Najma Heptullah (for year 2013) Kumar of Indian Army will be conferred the Shaurya 4. 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award - Chakra. Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been chosen for the 24th Rajiv 3. Outstanding Parliamentarian Awards - President Ram Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his contribution Nath Kovind presented the Outstanding Parliamentarian in promoting communal harmony, peace and goodwill. Award for the years 2013-2017, in New Delhi. The list of winners is: July 1. Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’ – Pradip Chowdhury (former Mohun Bagan captain) 2. Kalidas Samman: Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon had received the National Kalidas Samman in Delhi for visual arts from the Madhya Pradesh government. • Beside her, Artist A. Ramachandran was also conferred with the Kalidas Award. 5 www.gradeup.co June 1. Polly Umrigar Award: Virat Kohli • Vishwas Mandalik from Nasik and the Yoga • Indian captain Virat Kohli received the Polly Institute in Mumbai have been selected as Umrigar Award for being the best international recipients of the Prime Minister’s award for cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons outstanding contribution for promotion and at the annual BCCI awards. development of yoga for the year 2018. 2. Miss India 2018 - Anukreethy Vas 7. ‘City Award’ Under India Smart Cities Award 2018 – • Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu Surat college student, has been crowned Femina Miss • Under ‘India Smart Cities Award' 2018, Surat has India 2018. been awarded for showcasing