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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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"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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NDTV Indian Of The Year: Prajakta Koli Awarded The "Climate Influencer Of The Year"
Prajakta was appointed as UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) India's first Youth Climate Champion in 2022
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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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Nominations Open For UNESCO-Sharjah Prize For Arab Culture, Reward Rs 50 Lakh
The candidates applying for the award should have acquired an international reputation in spreading Arab Culture.
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Watch: Royal Band Plays Blackpink Song As K-Pop Stars Receive Honours By King Charles
This prestigious award was presented to them in recognition of their role as COP26 Advocates for the United Nations climate summit held in Glasgow in 2021
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Two Indian-American Scientists Honoured With US' Highest Scientific Award
Two Indian American scientists were awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday.
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Indian-Origin 7-Year-Old Schoolgirl Wins UK PM's Points Of Light Award
An seven-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl, who started volunteering for a United Nations' sustainability initiative against microplastic pollution when she was just three, has been awarded the British Prime Minister's Points of Light award.
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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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Over 1,000 Indian Peacekeepers Get UN Award For Serving In South Sudan
Over 1,100 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded UN medals, honouring them for their exceptional service in the strife-torn East African country.
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UN Honours 3 Indian Peacekeepers Killed In Line Of Duty
Three Indian peacekeepers, who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping missions last year, are among 129 personnel honoured on Thursday with a prestigious medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
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Manipur Militant Killed By Rebels For Rape-Murder Of 8-Year-Old 18 Years Ago
A terrorist who escaped from jail in Manipur while undergoing trial in the sensational 2003 kidnapping and murder for ransom of the 8-year old daughter of a former state minister has been awarded "capital punishment" by a section of the United National Liberation Front, the oldest militant group in the state, currently reeling under an internal cri...
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Odisha Forest Officer Receives UN's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
In a first for India, a female forest officer from Odisha, Sasmita Lanka has been felicitated with United Nation's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award.
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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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"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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NDTV Indian Of The Year: Prajakta Koli Awarded The "Climate Influencer Of The Year"
Prajakta was appointed as UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) India's first Youth Climate Champion in 2022
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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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Nominations Open For UNESCO-Sharjah Prize For Arab Culture, Reward Rs 50 Lakh
The candidates applying for the award should have acquired an international reputation in spreading Arab Culture.
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Watch: Royal Band Plays Blackpink Song As K-Pop Stars Receive Honours By King Charles
This prestigious award was presented to them in recognition of their role as COP26 Advocates for the United Nations climate summit held in Glasgow in 2021
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Two Indian-American Scientists Honoured With US' Highest Scientific Award
Two Indian American scientists were awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by US President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday.
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Indian-Origin 7-Year-Old Schoolgirl Wins UK PM's Points Of Light Award
An seven-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl, who started volunteering for a United Nations' sustainability initiative against microplastic pollution when she was just three, has been awarded the British Prime Minister's Points of Light award.
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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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Over 1,000 Indian Peacekeepers Get UN Award For Serving In South Sudan
Over 1,100 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were awarded UN medals, honouring them for their exceptional service in the strife-torn East African country.
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UN Honours 3 Indian Peacekeepers Killed In Line Of Duty
Three Indian peacekeepers, who laid down their lives while serving in UN peacekeeping missions last year, are among 129 personnel honoured on Thursday with a prestigious medal awarded posthumously for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.
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Manipur Militant Killed By Rebels For Rape-Murder Of 8-Year-Old 18 Years Ago
A terrorist who escaped from jail in Manipur while undergoing trial in the sensational 2003 kidnapping and murder for ransom of the 8-year old daughter of a former state minister has been awarded "capital punishment" by a section of the United National Liberation Front, the oldest militant group in the state, currently reeling under an internal cri...
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Odisha Forest Officer Receives UN's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award
In a first for India, a female forest officer from Odisha, Sasmita Lanka has been felicitated with United Nation's Asia Environmental Enforcement Award.
