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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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Major Radhika Sen Honoured With UN's Military Gender Advocate Award
Major Radhika Sen, an Indian woman peacekeeper who served with the UN mission in Congo, was Thursday honoured with a prestigious military gender advocate award.
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"No Better Way To Serve Humanity, India": Major Set To Be Honoured By UN
Major Radhika Sen, a peacekeeper who served with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was pursuing a career in biotechnology before she joined the Indian Army.
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Indian Peacekeeper Radhika Sen To Get UN Award For Gender Advocacy
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Indian Woman Army Major To Receive UN Gender Advocate Of Year Award
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Cannes 2024: Anasuya Sengupta Received The Best Actress Award In An Outfit Bought From "Flea Market"
Anasuya received the Best Actress award at the Un Certain Regard segment of the Cannes Film Festival 2024
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Cannes 2024: Anasuya Sengupta Becomes First Indian To Win Top Acting Award At The Film Festival
Anasuya Sengupta took home the Best Actress award at the Un Certain Regard segment of the festival
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Applications Open For UNESCO-Sharjah Award For Arab Culture, Prize US $30,000
The deadline to submit the applications for the UNESCO- Sharjah Prize is February 15, 2024.
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UNESCO to Award Research And Contributions Made In Microbiology
The UNESCO-Carlos J Finlay Prize for Microbiology is funded by the government of Cuba and the applications for the same should be sent to the UN organisation by October 20.
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'Straws From Coconut Leaf' Idea Makes Indian Finalist For UN Body Award
Chirag M G's passion for environmental conservation and his idea of making straws out of fallen coconut leaflets has earned him a place as one of four finalists for the prestigious Youth Ecopreneur Award.
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Odisha Wins World Habitat Awards 2023 For Slum Upgradation Program
Odisha won the UN-Habitat's World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state.
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UN Ranks Namami Gange Among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
The United Nations (UN) has recognised the Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate river Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships aimed at reviving the natural world and awarded the project's Director General, G. Asok Kumar.
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UN's Highest Environmental Honour For Assam Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman
Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honour, 'Champions of the Earth', for 2022.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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India Wins UN Award For Its Initiative To Control, Prevent Hypertension
India has won a UN award for its initiative to control and prevent hypertension under the government's National Health Mission.
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Ecologist Madhav Gadgil Receives UN's Highest Environmental Honour
The United Nations on Tuesday recognised ecologist Madhav Gadgil with the annual Champions of the Earth award, the UN's highest environmental honour, for his seminal work in the Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot.
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Major Radhika Sen Honoured With UN's Military Gender Advocate Award
Major Radhika Sen, an Indian woman peacekeeper who served with the UN mission in Congo, was Thursday honoured with a prestigious military gender advocate award.
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"No Better Way To Serve Humanity, India": Major Set To Be Honoured By UN
Major Radhika Sen, a peacekeeper who served with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was pursuing a career in biotechnology before she joined the Indian Army.
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Indian Peacekeeper Radhika Sen To Get UN Award For Gender Advocacy
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Indian Woman Army Major To Receive UN Gender Advocate Of Year Award
Indian Army Major Radhika Sen has been selected to receive a UN award recognising her advocacy for women and girls while serving as a peacekeeper, Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announced here.
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Cannes 2024: Anasuya Sengupta Received The Best Actress Award In An Outfit Bought From "Flea Market"
Anasuya received the Best Actress award at the Un Certain Regard segment of the Cannes Film Festival 2024
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Cannes 2024: Anasuya Sengupta Becomes First Indian To Win Top Acting Award At The Film Festival
Anasuya Sengupta took home the Best Actress award at the Un Certain Regard segment of the festival
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Applications Open For UNESCO-Sharjah Award For Arab Culture, Prize US $30,000
The deadline to submit the applications for the UNESCO- Sharjah Prize is February 15, 2024.
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UNESCO to Award Research And Contributions Made In Microbiology
The UNESCO-Carlos J Finlay Prize for Microbiology is funded by the government of Cuba and the applications for the same should be sent to the UN organisation by October 20.
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'Straws From Coconut Leaf' Idea Makes Indian Finalist For UN Body Award
Chirag M G's passion for environmental conservation and his idea of making straws out of fallen coconut leaflets has earned him a place as one of four finalists for the prestigious Youth Ecopreneur Award.
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Odisha Wins World Habitat Awards 2023 For Slum Upgradation Program
Odisha won the UN-Habitat's World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state.
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UN Ranks Namami Gange Among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
The United Nations (UN) has recognised the Namami Gange initiative to rejuvenate river Ganga as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships aimed at reviving the natural world and awarded the project's Director General, G. Asok Kumar.
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UN's Highest Environmental Honour For Assam Conservationist Purnima Devi Barman
Assam's leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation's highest environmental honour, 'Champions of the Earth', for 2022.
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Ex-German Chancellor Wins UN Award For Resettling Syrian Refugees
Pointing to the more than 1.2 million asylum seekers welcomed by Germany in 2015 and 2016, the UNHCR selection committee hailed former Chancellor Angela Merkel's "leadership, courage and compassion."
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India Wins UN Award For Its Initiative To Control, Prevent Hypertension
India has won a UN award for its initiative to control and prevent hypertension under the government's National Health Mission.
