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Flair play Award For Dhoni

Indian Cricket Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was awarded with International Sports Press Association’s ‘ Fair Play Award ‘ on 30 December 2011 for showing sport-spirit by calling back Ian Bell even after the umpire declares him out during the Team’s visit to England. This is the first time that this award is given to a cricketer.

Gates Vaccine Innovation Award for Nitish Kumar

The and Melinda Foundation has accepted the proposal for conferring the Gates Innovation Award to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the first Gates Vaccine Innovation Award for effectively strengthening the immunization programme. The Bihar Chief Minister will thus be the first recipient of the Vaccine Innovation Award, introduced globally by the Foundation having carried a cash of U.S. $ 250,000.

Grand Master Honour

International Chess Player Musunuri Lalith Babu received the honour of ‘ Grand Master ‘ on 2 January 2012. He is the 26th Chess Player from to receive the Honour.

S.K.Singh award for nuclear trouble – shooter Venkatesh Varma

Senior Indian diplomat D. Bala Venkatesh Varma — a key member of the negotiating team that saw the Indo – U.S. nuclear deal through from the first agreement of July 2005 down to Additional Protocol in 2010 was given the first S.K. Singh award ” for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen India’s position in the Global nuclear order ” by UPA Chair person Sonia Gandhi at a high – profile function in New on 6 January 2012.

Union Home Ministry Award ‘ Jeevan Raksha ‘ has been bagged by AP Teen. The Union Home Ministry released Sarvotttam Jeevan Raksha, Uttam Jeevan Raksha and Jeevan Raksha Awards for the Year 2011. Rs. 30,000 will be given for ‘ Jeevan Raksha Award ‘ .

British honour for culture secy

In a rare honour, the British Museum, the oldest in the world, has decided to give its maiden British medal to culture secretary Jawhar Sircar on 7 January 2012. The medal is being given as a “tribute and recognition of the extraordinary contribution made by Sircar in piloting museum reforms in India”.

Award for Saluri Vasu Rao

Noted cine director, Saluri Vasu Rao, was conferred with the title, ‘ Sangeetha Siromani, ‘ by the Guntur District Music Artistes Association at the first anniversary celebrations held recently in Guntur, AP.

Manjubhargavi presented Lifetime Achievement award dancer Manjubhargavi was honoured with Lifetime Achievement award at the inauguaral session of the three – day Bharat Nrityotsav of Nataraja Music and Dance Academi at Kalabharati Auditorium in Visakhapatnam, AP on 8 Jan. 2012.

Gollapudi Maruthirao feted

Renowned film actor and writer Gollapudi Maruhtirao was conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Appa Josyula Vishnubathala Kandalam Foundation and Srikakulam Rangasthala Kalakarula Samakhya on 8 Jan. 2012 in Srikakulam, AP.

“Ballon d’ Or” for Lionel Messi and Homare Sawa

Lionel Messi was on Jan.10, 2012 awarded the 2011 FIFA “Ballon d’Or” at a star-studded ceremony in Zurich, the third consecutive year that he has won the prestigious award for the world’s outstanding footballer. Japanese midfielder Homare Sawa claimed the women’s equivalant.

Clooney, Streep conquer Golden Globes

The 69th Golden Globe Awards this year have been bagged by Clooney, the Best Actor in a Motion Picture – “”The Descendants”" and Meryl Streep for the Best Performance by an Actress for her role as Margaret Thatcher in “”The Iron Lady”" on 16 January 2012 in Los Angles.

Cash award for Bindra

Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken on 18 Jan. 2012 presented a cheque for Rs. 4.33 lakh to Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra for winning the Gold in air rifle in the ongoing Asian shooting championship in .

South Asia Literature Award For The Novel China man

Srilankan author Shehan Karunatilaka was awarded the DSC Pril for south asia literature 2012 at the Jaipur literature festival in Rajsthan for the novel china man .

Dr . C. Narayana Reddy ‘ s Award

Dr . C. Narayana Reddy sahitya puraskaram is been awarded to kanad poet Maskandapuram Srinivas .

Ricky Ponting Was Honoured

Senior Australian batsman Ricky Ponting was honoured with Australia’s highest civil honour along with a host of sports person of international repute .he was aslo appointed as officer in the general division of distinguished service to the sports criket. A P State Gets 3 Padma

Andhra Pradesh got a raw deal in the prestigious . G Maniratnam -Founder mamber of Trirupathi -based N G O Rashtriya seva samithi (RASS) .Ace Badminton coach Syed Mohamad Arif were honoured with .Dr , P. Chandrasekhar Rao -a judge at international tribund for the law of sea , Germany were honoured with Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan Awards

Cine artist – , cine artist , Director , An Painter , London based sculptor , carnatic musicians T. V .Gopalkrishnan , B. Muthuramam -mM D of Tta steel,eminent cardiologist -Dev Prasad Shetty ,Cancer Specialist -Suresh H.Advani ,N. Vital -head of Central Vigilance Comission, M V. Subbaiah – murugappa group .

Padma Shri Awards

Women Criketer – Jhulan Goswami , Hockey Olympic Gold Medalist -Zafar Iqbal ,Skiing -Ajeet Bajaj ,Athletics -paralympics -Devendra Jhajriya , Archery -Limba Ram were awarded with Padma Shri .

Assam Policman Creates World Record

Assam police constable who is 22 years old Abhjeet Buruah created world record by running barefoot more than 150 km in 24 hours in Jorhat .and entered into Guinness Book Of World Record on 31 st Jan 2012. The Indian observer for the guinness world record B.K.Chandrasekar Tiwari opproach to the Tarjan bypass on the western outskirts of Jorhat town .

Asha Bhosle , in Limca Book Of Records

The luminaries from Indian Music including , and Yesudas have been awarded ” people of the year ” at the unveiling of the 23 rd Limca Book Of Rcords on 31 st Jan 2012.

Nayudamma Award For NASSCOM Chief

National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSOM) chairman & NIIT group co-founder had been awarded with Dr.Y.Nayudamma Memorial Award 2011 in recognition of his outstanding performance to the Indian information technology.

Typing A To Z in 3.43 Seconds

A B.Tech. student Mohammed Khurheed Hussain, typed the entire English alphabet in 3.43 seconds along with spaces after each letter, he succeeded in typing the 50 characters in a record time of 3.43 seconds, to break the existing record of 3.52 seconds set by Sridhar Raju for ‘ The fastest time to type the alphabet’ and break the Guinness book of world record.

National Integration Award For Razzak The all Indian National Integration Award had been presented to Abdul Razzak by the Tazeen ulema-e-haq. This award had given to persons who strove hard for communal harmony and for spreading the spirit of national integration.

Professor Chosen As UNESCO Chair

Professor. Vinod Pavarala Dean, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of had been chosen to be the first ever UNESCO Chair on community media. The chair being set up at the university for the period of four years. The prestigious chair, which is the first of its kind anywhere in the world comes in recongnition of Prof,Pavarala’s work in the last decade on community radio, his research & writing, the struggle for community radio in India.

World Record Heart Surgery On 17-HR-Old Baby

A tiny figure from UK is recovering in hospital after becoming the youngest person to had open heart surgery. She was just 17 and half hours old when they operated her.

Three IIT Scientists With Scopus Award

Three IIT scientist are among the eight young scientist who had won the prestigious Scopus award from the Nation Academy of Science and Elsevier. Sanjib senapathi from – IIT Madras. Sagnik Dey from IIT – Delhi. Satyajit Banerjee from IIT Kanpur.

Djokovic:’ Sportman Of The Year’ 2012

The tennis world no.1 Novack Djokovic had been awarded with the ‘Sportman of the year award’ at the ceremony in London on 6 Feb for the year 2012.He was the fifth man to become to win three grand slam title in a row. Djo kovik had won the top individual prize at 2012 Laureus sports Awards.

FC Barcelona Chosen ‘Team Of The Year’ 2012

Barcelona footbal team had been recognised as the best team after its grand winning of the Spanish League and champion League. And it had captured the team Throphy at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards held at London.

Sportswomen Of The Year’ 2012 Vivan Cheruiyot

The Kenyan distance runner, Vivian Cheruiyot who had won the 5,00 and 10,000 titles at the world championships last year was awarded with ‘sportswomen of the year award’ for the year 2012

Scot Sisters Named Oldest Living Twins Guinness World Records had recognised 102yrs old Scottish sisters as the worlds oldest living twins.Edith Ritchie and Evelyn Evie Middleton, Who hail from Aberdeenshine were born in 1909 Neither of them had ever travelled outside of the UK.

Rajesh Honoured With Lata Manageshkar Award

The great film music composer was honoured with the Lata Manageshkar award by the M.P.Government on 8 Feb 2012 for the year 2011.

World’s Shortest Man

The 72 yrs old Nepali Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who is just 22 inches had been awarded as the World’s shortest man and weigh’s just 12kilos. He would also be the world’s shortest human adult to be alive. Guinness world records experts had to at confirmed they are to travel to Dangi’s village.

54th Annual Grammy Awards

The 54th Annual Grammy A wards were held on 12 Feb 2012 at the Staple center in Los Angeles. The British female singer,Adele won six golden gramophones for her Album,21. The other winners are -Album of the year 22-Adele; Record of the year, Rolling in deep by Adele; song of the year;Adele; Best new artist; Bon Iver

British Academy Film Awards

The 65th Annual British Academy film awards, was held at the Royal Opera House in London on 12 Feb 2012.Black & White silent movie, The artist won six awards, including best film, best actor and best director.Best actress was awarded to Meryl Streep for her amazing acting as former British Prime minister, Margaret Thacher in the Iron Lady.Some of the other winners are best picture

Writer Ramdarash Mishra Selected For Vyas Samman

A noted Hindi writer Prof. Ramdarash Mishra was selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for his poetry collection Aam Ke Patte published in 2004.

Prestigious For A.P Teacher

A retired teacher from Adilabad district in Mr.Samala Sadasiva had awarded with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in NewDelhi on 14 Feb 2012, as he considered a pioneer in literature, music and philosophy. he got this award for his book “Swaralayalu” on Hindustan music.

Jindal Prize For Kalam & Hedge The former president A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, and former Lokayukta of Karnataka Justic N.Santosh Hedge, had been selected for the S.R,Jindal prize for their contribution in their fields. Mr. Kalam got the award for his contribution in science and technology. Mr.Hedge for his exemplary service in social development.

US Humanities Medal For

India’s Nobel prize winning economist Amartya Sen was honoured with the prestigious US National Medal of Arts & Humanities award by U.S President Barack Obama on 14 Feb 2012, for his efforts to increase the understandings of fighting hunger and poverty.At the glittering white house function.

Highest Serbia Award For Djokovic

World’s no-1 Tennis star Novack Djokovic of Serbia was awarded with the highest serbian award,’Gold Star Of Karadjordje’ on 15 Feb 2012 it was conffered upon him by the Serbian President Mr.Boris Tadic

IOC Award For Manisha

Manisha Malhotra, a former Indian tennis player and Busan Asian Games silver medalist on 16 Feb 2012 was chosen as winner of the IOC Women and Sports Awards World Trophy by the International Olympic Committee for promoting women in sports.

100 yrs Old Frenchman Sets Cycling Record

Frenchman Robert Marchand had entered The Cycling Record Books in the one-hour event . three months after celebrating his 100th birthday Marchand rode 24.251km around an indoor track to establish the first ever hour performance in the 100yrs-plus category.

5 Oscar Awards For Film ” The Artist “

The 84th Academy Awards Ceremony/ Oscars was hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science ( AMPAS). The ceremony which took place at the Hollywood Highland center in Hollywood, California on 26 Feb 2012 honoured the best film and performances of 2011. The ceremony was hosted by Billy Cristal who hosted this ceremony for the ninth time. Best Motion Picture: The Artist ,Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Best Actor : Jean Dujardin, The Artist ,Foreign Language Film : A separation , Original Screenplay: Woody Allen Best Actress : Meryl Streep, Iron Lady , Adapted screenplay:Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Best Supporting Actor :Christopher Plummer, Beginners, Cinematography : Hugo. Art direction: Hugo Best Supporting Actress :Octavia Spencer, The Help .Original Score : The Artist. Visual Effects: Hugo Film Editing: The girl with the dragon tattoo. Sound mixing:Hugo. Sound Editing: Hugo. Costume Design:The Artist Original Song: Man or Muppet, from Muppets. Make Up: The Iron Lady . Live Action Short Film:The Shore Animated Feature Film: Rango. Animated Short: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Documentary Features: Undefeated. Documentary Short: Saving Face.

M.P,Sikkim Gets Tourism Awards The National Tourism Awards ceremony was inaugurated by the President Pratibha Patil in Newdelhi on 29 Feb 2012. state got best state for tourism infrastructure and best tourism film. Sikkim got the award for tourism infrastructure in the Northeast and best state for clean India campaign.

Diverless Automoted Train In

The Dubai Metro had made its to be the Guinness Book Of World Records, as the longest driverless metro network in the world, spanning 74.695km, officials announces on 21 Feb 2012.

Toilet Revolution Award For M.P Woman

Madhya Pradesh woman named Anitha Narre was awarded for leading ‘Toilet revolution’ on 16 Feb 2012 by the Sulab Sanitation , with cash worth of 5 Lakh. An Indian woman had been rewarded for her bold decision to leave her marital home within days of her wedding to protest the lack of tiolets in the household.

Chinese Architect Bags Pritzker Prize

For the first time Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered as the Nobel Prize in architecture, had been awarded to Wang Shu a Chinese, for ” producing an architecture that is time less “, deeply rooted in the context and yet universal. The Prize includes a $ 100,000 grant, a citation certificate and a bronze medallion

President’s Award Winner

Navodaya cultural Academy will falicitate a eight year old named by Amar Udaykiran, who had won the President’s Award for braving for saving two drowning children.

MANNU To Honour, Gulzar, Former Chief Justice

Film maker & Lyricist Gulzar and former chief Justice of supreme court A.M Ahmadi along with two other eminent personalities would be honoured with D.Lit ( Honour’sCausa ) by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University(MANNU) during its fourth convocation on 3 March 2012.

Sahitya Akademi Prize For Young Writer

V.Gangadhar, an upcoming telugu writer of Rayalaseema had received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for the year 2011, for his compilation of short stories “Molakala Punnami”

101 Years Old Woman Set World Record A 101 years old Mary Hardison, Utah woman is being honoured with a world record for a Paraglide Ride and entered into Guinness Book of World Records. The previous record was set by 100 years woman 59th

The 59th National awards had been announced on 7 March 2012 in . Best Feature Film -’ ’ (Marathi) and ‘Byari’ (Karnataka) Best Actor- Girish Kulkarni Best Actress – ( The Dirty Picture) Best Editing – Pravin K.L (for Aranyakandam) Best Special Effects – Ra.one

A.P Woman Gets Sthree Shakti Puraskar

President Pratibha Patil had presented the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Award to Hypno Padma Kamlakar from Andhra pradesh during the Sthree Shakti Puraskar 2011in New Delhi held on 7 March 2012.

International Women of Courage Awards

On March 8 2012 International Women’s Day Secretory of states Hillary Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama honoured 10 women from around the world. of lower Dir women of received the 2012 international women of courage award for bravely working for women in a deeply conservative areas Afghanisthan provincial council woman , for her works towards economic equality Saudi Arabia’s for her work preparing legal challenges to law restricting women’s rights to many works Brazil’s police Major Pricilla De Oliveira Azevedo for working to improve health care & education Myanmar’s political activist Zin MarAung to promote democracy & the right of ethnic minorities Turkish parliamentarian Safak Pavey for promoting the rights of the physically disabled women & minorities Maldives for eliminating domestic violence Libya’s Hana El Hebshi for helping properly document the violence of her country’s resolution Colombian in pushing for Justice in unsolved case of sexual and gender based violence Sudan’s Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih for defending the rights of differences and in particular rights of women & children

Kuchipudi Dancer Anjana In Indian Book of Records

Ajana Thomas , an eight class student had entered the Indian Book of Records by performing Kuchipudi dance from Timmapur in Dubbak mandal to Siddipet on 12 March, walking the dance which began at 5 am, completed at 1 pm

Indian American Wins Science Talent Search

An Indian-American teenager Nithin Reddy Tumma topped the Intel Science Talent Search and also two other Indian Americans Neet Patel from Florida, Anirudh Prabhu from Indiana had been in the top.Tumma had won the prestigious Science Talent Competition in the US for his research on devising a more effective and less toxic breast cancer treatment.

Chameli Devi Jain Award

Chameli Devi Jain Award for 2012 was awarded to Tusha Mittal on 13 March 2012 in New Delhi for her outstanding women mediaperson for reporting of life in the raw at the margins in deep interior states like, Bengal, Orissa and Dr. Burgula Award For Babu Rao Varma

Freedom fighter and former member of National Commission for Backward Classes, B.Babu Rao Varma was awarded with Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, who was the first Chief minister of Hyderabad state . this award was given on 14 March 2012 by the state Government.

NTR Award For Sharada

Veteran actress Sharada had been awarded the NTR National Award for the year 2010 which was announced by the state Government of Andhra Pradesh on 19 march 2012

Indian NGO Selected For US Award

An Indian NGO, Chintan had been chosen for American first innovation awsrd for the empowerment of women and girls, for training and organizing waste pickers and eliminating child labour from recycling

Gram Ratna Award For Andhra Pradesh

Kotala Gram Panchayat of Chandragiri Mandal, Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh had won the Central Government Gram Ratan Award. It has won the award for showing the best results in the development of Panchayat.

Life Time Achievement Award For S. Chandrasekhar

A noted Physician and Ophthalmologist Sankurathri Chandrasekhar on 22 March 2012 had been awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award for his activities in the field of education, health and disaster management, which was conferred by the Aathmiya Arts Theatre.

A.P State ‘Telugu Velugulu’ Awards

A.P State Cultural Council has awarded with ‘ Telugu Velugulu’ to the actor Akkineni Nageswar Rao, Carnatic music maestro Mangalampali Balamurali Krishna, former Army chief General K.V Krishna Rao and Statistician C.R.Rao were among the eight eminent personalities selected for the awards.

Hungarian Mathematician Gets 2012 Abel Prize

The prestigious Abel Prize of the Norwegion Academy of Science and Letters for the year 2012 had been awarded to Hungarian Mathematician Endre Szemere’de of the Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematic’s, this award was given for his fundamental contributions to discrete mathematics and Computer science

Phalke Award For Soumitra Chaterjee Veteran Bengali actor, Soumitra Chaterjee has been honoured with the Prestigious for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

Bangladesh Govt To Honour 47 Indian’s

The Government has decided to honour 132 foreign leaders, intellectuals, cultural personalities and organisatons who helped in the country’s Liberation war of 1971. The list of people to be honoured includes 47 Indian’s. The honour was conferred on 27 March 2012. The Indian’s who has been awarded include Sachindra lal singh, Rajeshawar Rao, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, P.A Sangma, Justice Sadat Abul Masual, Dr. , Maharani Biva Kumari Devi, Field Marshal , Lt Gen Aurora, Lt Gen Jacob, Lance Nayek Albert Ekka.

Delhi Telugu Academy Awards

Film producer D. Rama Naidu has been awarded with the life time achievement award by the Delhi Telugu Academy in Hyderabad on 25 March 2012 by the Legislative Council Chairman A.Chakrapani

Tamil Writer To Honour With Saraswati Samman

The K.K Birla Foundation announced on 22 March 2012, its decision to honour Tamil writer A.A.Manavalan with the 21st Saraswati Samman for his book on Ramayana.

Dalai Lama Winner Of World’s Leading Religion Prize

The John Templeton Foundation on 29 March 2012 decided to honour Tibetan Buddhist Spirutual Leader, the Dalai Lama with one of the world’s leading religion prizes called , ‘Templeton Prize’ for 2012. The Buddhist leader who lives in exile in India had won the Nobel prize in recognition of his work on science & religion. The Templeton prize to be presented to him on 14 May 2012 at St. Poul’s Cathedral in London is a $1.7million award.

National Award For NTPC Ramagundam

NTPC’s Ramagundam super Thermal Power Station Situated in Karimnagar district of Andra Pradesh has been awarded with Nation Award on 2 April 2012 for its Meritorious performance.

Bhagwan Mahavir Award For

Myanmar’s democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been chosen for the first international Bhagwan Mahavir World Peace Award on 3 April 2012 for her devotion to Promote non-violence and peace for the welfare of the people.

BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) Won British Safety Award BSES Yamuna Power limited (BYPL) won the prestigious 54th British International Safety Award. BYPL has been selected for this award given the steps taken by it for the safety of its over 11 lakh consumers and safety & health of its employees. The list of awards winner was announced in London in the last week of March 2012. The award will be presented in May 2012. BYPL is the first Indian discom to be selected for this award.

Amitabh To Be Honoured For Polio Campaign

Actor who has been the Goodwill Ambassador for polio UNICEF Campaign from 2005, will be honoured for his contribution to the cause. In feb, the World Health Organization had taken India off the list of polio endemic countries.

Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Award for SCR

Governor N.D.Tiwari presented the Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Award to South Central Railway’s ( SCR) on 53rd Railway Week Celebrations at Rail Kalarang in Secunderabad on 8 April 2012, which was presented in recognition of its overall excellence among the 16 zones in the Indian Railways.

New York Times Won Two Pulitzer Prizes for 2012

The 2012 Pulitzer Prize was announced on 16 April 2012. won two Pulitzer prize, for explanatory and international reporting. The Associated press won a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting for documenting the New York Police Department’s spying on Muslims.The Pulitzer prize are given annually by Columbia University on th recommendation of a board of Journalists. Each awards carries a $10,000 prize except for the public service award, which is a gold medal.

Gallantry Award For Lt. Gen Bikram Singh

President Pratibha Patil on 17 April 2012 presented Gallantry Award to Lt.Gen Bikram Singh and other 16 persons during the Defense Investiture Ceremony held at New Delhi . This award has been presented for showing bravery and service during war time.

Sikkim Won The Best State Award

Sikkim, on 24 April 2012 won the best state award for strengthening its Panchayathi Raj institutions. The North-Easatern state bagged the five pretigious national awards worth of 1.36 crore rupees, at a Panchayat Raj Day functon held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.

New Record By 10 Years Old, Aadhil

A 10 years old boy named Aadhil from Beypore, Kerala created a new record by swimming 4.63 km with his hands and legs tied in a World record bid, Aadhil swam across from a point in the Arabian sea to the Chaliyar river and break the current record of two miles set by a Chinese girl. And recorded in the Giunness Bokk of Records. Yudhvir Award For Shanta Sinha

Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Shanta Sinha has been honoured with this year 2012 Yudhvir Memorial Foundation Award on 30 April 2012. She had been given the award for pioneering and innovative role in protecting and promoting child rights.

Indian American’s Wins White House Journalism Award

Indian American Journalist Manu Raju was among the White House Correspondent Journalism Award winner for 2012 honoured at the Association’s traditional annual dinner with President Barck Obama.

6th NTR Literary Award for Tamil Writer Ashoka Mitran

Noted Tamil Writer Ashokamitran, Known for his novel Thanneer and other works was declared the recipient of the 6th NTR National Literary Award on 4 May 2012. The award is sheduled to be presented on 28 May 2012. The writer was born in Secunderabad and was closest to Telugu Culture, languages and people.

Miss India World Awarded With Kalpana Chawla Excellence Award

Actress Sushma Seth and Miss India World Vinya Mishra were awarded with Kalpana Chawla Excellence award on 6 May 2012 at MavlankarAuditorium, New Delhi. The other awasrds included Padmabhushan Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam dancer Swapna Sundari, IPS officer Shalini Singh, WWho had won the police medal for meritorious service in 2012 and jewellery designer Puneeta Trikha.

The Order Of The Rising Sun,

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata has been conferref “The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun” title by Japan for his contribution instrengthening economic relations between Japan & India. The ceremony of conferment has been held in Tokyo on 8 May 2012 at the Imperial Palace in presence of the Emperor of Japan . Tata had made a huge contribution from the perspective of promoting trade and investment in industry as well as for improvement of the business environment in India .

Pt. Sankar Conferred First Tagore Cultural Harmony Award

Classical sitar maestro Ravi Sankar has been awarded the first Tagore Award for cultural harmony by a jury chaired by Prime minister to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate , which was announced on 7 May 2012. The award was given in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony and universal values. The award comprises Rs. 1crore in cash, a citation in a scroll, a plaque and an enquisite carved handicraft or handlloom memento. the award would be presented to the sitar guru by the president at a special ceremony.

International Jurist Awards to five Persons Including Mulayam Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Pakistan chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhary are among five eminent personalities who have been chosen for the prestigious International Jurists Award 2012. Yadav and Choudhary will be presented the awards on 28 May 2012 at a ceremony in London by Right Hon’ble Lord Phillips, president of the Supremme court of the . Besides the two eminent personalities, International Bar Association president Akira Kawamura, Stephen B Huttler and Christophe Eck will also be presented the awards, while Yadav was chosen for this award for his uniflinching contribution to the advancement of the bar and the bench.

Bhanuprakash in Guiness Book of Records

Chikka Bhanuprakash of Bhoodan Pochampalli entered the Guiness Book of Records for lifting 8.67 kg weight using the fingernails of his left hand. Mr. Bhanu, who is working as a software engineer in Hyderabad has become famous for preparing sketches with his fingernails and lifting weights.

Narayana Murthy receives Awards From US University

Infosys chief mentor Narayana Murthy had been felicitated with the global leadership and five enterprise awards by the University of South Florida in recognition of his entrepreneurial spirit. The two awards were presented to Murthy by USF President Judy Genshaft at ceremony in Tampa, Florida.

Amartya Sen to Receive Honourary Degree From US University

Nobel Laureate and eminent Indian – American economist Amartya Sen will receive an honourary degree from the prestigious John Hopkins University. Apart from Sen, five other persons including Myanmar’s Pre- Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, environment microbiologists Rita R.Colwell, Canadian diplomat, politician Stephen . Lewis, American businessman and philanthropist John . Malone and IBM Chairman Samuel J Parmisano have also been chosen for the prestigious citation.

Vetern Actress Conferred Banga- Bibhusan Award

Eminent film actress Suchitra Sen was conferred with Government’s highest award Banga- Bhushan on 20 May 2012. The legendary filmstar was however, not present on the stage to receive the award as she continues to remain away from public eye. The award was received by his daughter and grand daughter. The award includes a citation and award money worth of Rs. 2 lakh.

Pedabayalu Coffee wins Flavour of India Fine Cup Award

The International jury at melbowrne in Australia has adhusted as the best coffee grown in Araku Region comprising Odisha and Andhra Pradesh as the best coffee in the region for the year 2012 and bestowed the “Flavour of India Fine Cup Award”.

65th Cannes FilmFestival The 65th annual cannes film festival was held from May 16 to May 27 ,2012 .The “Palmed’or” was awarded to Australian director “Michael Heneke” for his film “Love”. The Jury gave the “Grand Prize” to “Matteo Garrone’s Reality”.

The Angel Share was Awarded the “Jury Prize”. Best Actor is Mads “Mikkelsen” for the film “Hunt”. Best Actress is “Cristina flutur” and ” Cosmina Strantan” for thr film “Beyound The Hills”. Best Director is “carlos Regadas” for the film “Post Tenebras Lux”. Best Screen Play is “Beyounf the Hills” by “Cristian Hungiu”.

Rahul Bhattacharya Wins British Friction Prize

Young writer Rahul battacharya on 29 May won the prestigious Royal Society of Literature “Ondaatje Prize 2012 ” for his book, “The sky company of people who care”.He also won Common Wealth Book prize for 2012

19 NRIs honourned With Light Of India Awards “Columbia University professor and economist and noted author anitav ghosh are among 19 persons winning the Light of India awards recognizing excellence and exemplary achievement of Indians living abroad.

PetroFed Awards for 2011

The annual PetroFed Oil & Gas Industry Awards for 2011 for excellence in performance in various categories were presented by the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas, S Jaipal Reddy here on 8June 2012. The awards for performance during fiscal 2010-11 were in 11 categories. The leading PetroFed award winners were Indian Oil and ONGC. Indian Oil bagged the “Leading Oil & Gas Corporate of the Year award”,the Oil & Gas Marketing – “Company of the Year award and the one forProject Management ” . ONGC won the awards for Human Resources Management, Environmental Sustainability and the Innovator of the Year award by their team.

IIFA Awards 2012

13th IIFA Awards 2012 schedule from 7th Jun to 9th Jun, 2012 as held in the beautiful city of Singapore . The list of winners has just been announced and as expected, Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan have once again won the Best Actor and Best Actress award respectively. The Best movie and director too have been predictable this year, as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, which swept the IIFA 2012 technical awards, has won in both categories. Winners of IIFA Awards 2012 Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar) Best Actress – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture) Best Movie – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Director – Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Best Story – Zoya Akhtar and Reema Katgi (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Best Music – A R Rahman ( Rockstar) Honoured By “Wisden India”

Sachin Tendulkar won “Wisden India” maiden Outstanding Achievement award for completing a century of 100 international hundreds, in Dubai on 11 June 2012. he is the first recipent of the Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award.The legendary batsman was presented a trophy at an event organised by FidelisWorld. The trophy was made from crystal, it resembles a cricket ball resting on the open pages of a book.

Israeli Micro-Irrigation Innovation Wins World Food Prize

This year’s winner of world Food Prize(WFP)in israeli scientist Daniel Hillel has pioneered a method of bringing water to crops in arid and dry-land regions.Dr.Hillel was gven the prestigeous award, established in 1987 by NObel Peace Prize winner Noruran Borlaug.

Ogilvy Wins Effie Award

Ogilvy Mumbai has been declares the “most effective Agency office Globally, in the 2012″ Effie effectiveness Index at the Cannes advertising festival currently being held in France.At the same time Vodafone & Ogilvy has also won bronze in the Direct Lions category for I FOLD Vodafone India saving paper. The Index was launched in June last year and is led by Effie world wide.This gives Ranks the marketing communication Industry’s most effective agencies. advertisers, and brands by analysis finalist and winner data from Effie world wide competitions.

R.K.Pachauri Gets Mexican Honour

The Director General of the energy and Resources Institute(TERI) Dr.R.K.Pachauri, has been conferred the Mexican order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican president, during the G-20 summit in Los Cabos.He was honoured along with MS.Margaret chan, Director General of the world health organization.

Yarlagadda Presented Award For Promoting Hindi

Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad was honoures with Ganga sharan Singh Award by President Pratibha singh patil in New Delhi on 20 June 2012.The President also gave away the award,instituted by center’s kendriya Hindi Santhan,at a gli-hering ceremony at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan to ,Shyam Benagal and Madhur Bahndarkar,among others their contribution to the promotion of the national language.

ITC Bags Award For BIZ Development

Diversified Business firm ITC ltd on 21 June said it has received the ’2012 World Business & Development Award’ at the on going Rio+20 united nations summit in Brazil.The award has been given for the transformational rural initiatives in social & farm forestry programmes in India , undertaken by the company.

Kolkata Solar Physicist Wins Prestigious US Prize Dibyendu Nandi of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, has been awarded the prestigious Karen Harvey Prize for 2012 by the American Astronomical Society (AAS).The first scientist from the Asia Pacific to get the prize, Nandy was awarded for his “advances in the use of kinematic dynamo models to elucidate the typical and atypical solar cycle, and for his outstanding leadership within the solar physics and space climate communities.”

G20 Challenge Award for Medicare Initiative

The Apollo Hospitals Group initiative to provide quality tertiary health care in semi urban and rural areas has won the G20 challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation.

Ratan Tata Gets LifeTime Achievement Award b the Prestigious Rockefeller Foundation

Tata sons chairman,Ratan Tata, has been awarded a lifetime Achievement Award by the Rockfeller Foundationa in New York for his innovation in philonthropy.The foundation, celebrating 100 years of global innovation, honoured individuals and institutiona with in second annual innovation wasrds on 26 June 2012 .Last year’s receipient of the Roche feller foundation’s Life time Achievement Award was former US president Bill Clinton.

Tata Power Jojobera Unit Wins Award

Tata powers Jojobera thermal power station at Jamshedpur in won the golden peacock environment Management award for 2012 . The award will be presented in New Delhi during the 14th world congress on environment Management on 7-8 July.

City Firm Bags Global Packaging Awards

Ecoblis, a Hyderabad based firm engaged in making innovative packaging products, bagged three awards at the international packaging excellence awards competition held in Croatia. The jury consisted of 33 country representatives and a representative from the international packaging press organization.

Entrepreneur Of The Year Award 2012

K.Ravi, Managing director,NCL industries , has won the Hyderabad Management Associations”Entrepreneur of the year award 2012″. Civil supplier minister D.sridhar babu presented the award to him at a function organized by the HMA here.A Hyderabad based company,NCL induction in engaged in the manufacture of cement, ready concrete, cement particle board etc.

Life Time Achievement Award

Eminent Write , renowned exponent and noted classical singer were conferred ‘Life Time Achievement Awards’ for the year 2011 -2012 by Delhi government at a function in New Delhi on June 22,2012. Eklavya Award

The Government of Gujarat of June 5,2012 presented Eklavya Award of the year 2010-11 to Indian Cricketer Yusuf Pathan in Vododara. Munaf patel also received the award. Eklavya Award is highest award resented by Gujarat Government in the area id sports. Both recipients received cheque of Rs.1 lakh and a trophy.

Benjamin Franklin Award

US based India chief Vikas Khanna’s cookbook is among the winners of America’s prestigious Benjamin Franklin Awards on June 7,2012 , Pakistani civil servant Irfan Hussain also received the award for his book ‘ Fatal Faultlines’ in Politics and current affairs category while vikas khanna’s book was ‘Flavours First: An Indian Chef’s Culinary Journey’.

International Peace Award

Two India human rights activists – and will be honoured with the International peace Award given by at the House of Lords. The award was instituted in 1998 by Suruv Hoda and Diana Schumacher with support of the foundation’s President Lord Attenborough.

Common Wealth Literary Prize

Writers from Srilanka and New Aealand on June 8,2012 won the common wealth Foundation’s literary Prizes for 2012.shehan karunatilaka from srilanka picked up the common wealth prize was won by Newzealnd’a Emma Martin for ‘Two Girls in a Boat’.

USIBC Leader ship Award

The chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra , Anand Mahindra received the UDIBC leadership award along with Fors Moto’r President and CEO, Alan Mulally on June 12, 2012 at the 37th Annual gala of the US India Business council. USIBs is the largest bilateral trade organization based in Washington and Premier business advocacy organization advancing the US- India commercial and trade ties.

Nayudamma Award for TCS Rajanna

V.Rajanna , President of the IT and ITES Industry Association of AP(ITsAP) and global head of TCS’s Telecom Technology Business unit , Hyderabad , has been chosen for the Nayudamma Award for the year 2012 .The Nellore based Nayudamma centre for development Alternatives (NCDA) Chosen MR.Rajanna in recognition of his outstanding contribution in ITA communications.

Award for Golden Rock Railway workshop The Golden Rock Railway workshop at Trichi over hauls diesel locomotives and coaches , manufactures steam locomotives and wagons and also exports locomotives. During 2011-12, the workshop released 138 diesel locomotives from periodical over hauling against the target of 79 set by the Railway Board. In recognition of this achievement, the chief Mechanical engineer, southern Railway, Mr s.J.sood , awarded a shield to the workshop, as Railway week celebrations.

Samsung Announces cash Award for Olympic medal

Samsung India announced cash award of rs.20 lakh to any of the county’s sports persons winning a gold medal in the forth coming Olympic games to be held in London.

Osmania University Awards Doctorate To APCC Secretary

Srungarapati Ananda Babu, APCC Secretary and Babu Jagjivan ram All India’s samta movement president , has been awarded doctorate by Osmania University.

Manipal University Was The “Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2012 “

Manipal University won the “Golden Peacock Environment management Award 2012 “. The main theme of this meet was ” driving sustainable business through economy”. The Award was given by karan singh on the 14th world congress meet an Environment Management . The ceremony was held in the Le Meridian Hotel, New Delhi.

Major Award for TMI Chairman

The Hyderabad Management Association has awarded T.Muralidaran, the fonder and chairman the TMI Group the “Entrepreneur of the year Award 2012″. small scale for his exemplary contribution in the field of human resources and skill management on 11 July 2012.

Dr. Kutikuppala Surya Rao Selected for Award of FRCP (London)

Dr. Kutikuppala Surya Rao has been selected for the award of Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) (London). FRCP is given in recognition of particular professional merit. The President of India awarded Padma Sri, the prestigious civilian award in India to Dr. Kutikuppala Surya Rao in 2008 for his contribution in the field of medicine and medical service to the people at large.

Lanco Infratech Bags Award

Lanco Infratech Ltd (LITL) has won the In house communication excellence award 2012, where their journal was adjudges the best in ‘cover design’ category. Lanco won the award where in 685 entries from various public and private sector organizations were assessed.

NMDC Director Gets ” Mining Engineer Award “ Narendra kumar nanda, director of the country’s largest iron ore producer NMDC , was conferred with Abheraj Baldota Memorial Award “Mining Engineer of the year ” for 2012-11 by the Mining engineers Association of India. The Award is given every year in recognition of meritorious contribution to the mining industry by a mining engineer.

Golden Peacock Award

‘Lanco Kondapalli Power Ltd’, a subsidiary of the power and infrastructure company Lanco Infra tech Ltd, has won ‘ Golden Peacock Award” for its environment, health and safety management . The Golden peacock awards is instituted by the ‘ World Environment foundation’. It also won the ‘Green tech safety award: in the golden category for the plant’s priority to work place health and safety philosophy.

Sundarsham Patnaik Won Gold medal in World Sand Championship 2012

Indian Sand Artist Saundaram sham patnaik won ‘People’s Choice Medal Award’ in Moscow . It was the second world sand sculpture championship. Artists from 11 countries took part in the championship. Sundarsham Sculpted the copy of the face of ” The showman of the millennium” . His interpretation of the Raj kapoor was highly praised by the visitors. His Sculpture symbolizes Indo- Russian Friendship. Sundarsham Patnaik has also won’ World championship 2008″. His sand sculpture was based on the awareness about global warming.

4India-American Scientists Receive US Presidential Award

US President barrack Obama has named four Indian American scientists among 96 researchers as recipients of the prestigious presidential early career Awards for scientists and Engineers. The four researchers are Vedula sarma, pawan sinha, Parag A Pathak, and Biju Parekkadan. This is the highest honour given by the Us Government to science & Engineering professional in the early stages of their independent research career.

Fukuoka Prize for Vadana shiva

Well Known Environment activist vadana Shiva has been named the winner of the prestigious Fukuoka prize awarded by the Fukuoka city government in Japan to people who contributes to academia , arts , and culture in Asia. And Shiva was presented with official notification of the award at a ceremony held in Delhi on 23 July 2012.

ONGC was awarded Gold Trophy in Safety Management Award 2012

Greentech Foundation awarded Gold Trophy in Safety Management Award 2012 on 24 July 2012 to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The conference was held in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Application of the Company was short listed by the award committee. ONGC was selected in Corporate Category for the gold trophy of safety management award. A.K.Hazarika and Anoop Kumar are the Director and ED-Chief HSE of ONGC.

Kulandei francis Got Magsaysay Award Kulandei francis has been chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for the year2012, for economic empowerment of thousands of women and their families in rural India. Mr.Francis is a director of the krishnagiri based BGO integrated village development Program(IVD). He was invited by Foundation to receive the award at Manila on august 31.

Jeet Thayil, Long Listed for Booker Prize

Jeet Thayil, noted kerala- born post and novelist, has been long -listed for the 2012. Man Booker Prize for his debut novel “Narcopolis” Mr.Thayil is among 12 writers long-listed for the ₤50,000 Prize. A Short list of six will be announced in September, and the winner at London’s Guildhall on October 16. If Mr.Thayil goes on to win, he will join a select band of India or India-born writer such as , kiran desai and Aravind Adiga who have won a Booker.

NMDC Director(finance ) bags Award

Mrs. Thiagarajan, National Mineral Development cooperation’s Director(finance),received the ‘Icon of the Accounting Profession’ award for the Institute of public enterprises of Hyderabad. The award is in recognition of his contributes to NMDC’s recent acquisition of Legancy Iron ore Mine & on-going setting up of a steel plant.

Innovation Awards For Gigachi, Yegna Manohanvam

Innovation award for MSME’s, Promoted by the foundation for MSME clusters in association with the commissionerate of Industries, were bagged by sigachi & Yegna manojavaram Drugs & Chemicals Ltd, for 2011.