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February 2020 Awards

  • Adline Castelino was crowned 2020 LIVA Miss Diva Universe
    Current AffairsAdline Castelino won the LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 title. She was crowned by Vartika Singh, Miss Diva Universe 2019, at an event held on Mumbai. The event was held on 22nd February. Castelino was followed by Aavriti Choudhary of Jabalpur. Choudhary was bestowed with the title of Miss Diva Supranational by her predecessor ShefaliSood.

    The jury included 2000 Miss Universe and Mentor Lara Dutta, Miss Supranational 2019 Anntonia Porsild, Designers Shivan& Narresh, Nikhil Mehra and Gavin Miguel, Yami Gautam and veteran actor Anil Kapoor.

    AdlineCastelino:
    AdlineCastelino is from Mangalore. She will represent the country at Miss Universe 2020.

    AavritiChoudhary:
    AavritiChoudhary is from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

    She graduated with a degree in business administration from Prestige Institute of Management And Research in Indore.

    She will represent India at Miss Supranational 2020.

  • Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank conferred the 2019 Vishwakarma Awards
    Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' presents Vishwakarma Awards 2019 to the winners in New Delhi.

    It was organized in the All India Council for Technical Training.

    23 groups were awarded the Chatra Vishwakarma Awards (CVA).

    Six institutes were awarded the Utkrisht Santhan Vishwakarma Award (USVA).

    The award recognizes college students who have good potential and are an asset to the nation. He appreciated NITI Ayog and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi) to support college students by bringing their concepts into actuality.

    Vishwakarma Awards:
    Vishwakarma Awards was instituted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) since 2017. The awards were instituted for the growth of society by means of the stakeholders of its accepted institutes. The Awards are aimed to motivate younger people and inspire leaders and organizations.

    Class-I: Chhatra Vishwakarma Awards (CVA) is conferred for Excellent Progressive Staff (for College students & Mentor).

    Class-II: Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award (USVA) is conferred for exemplary Institutional intervention.

    The award will boost the efficiency of their particular domains resulting in vital contributions in the direction of the expansion and growth of the Nation as an entire. The winners were chosen based on the theme "Methods to improve the revenue of Village". Indian Society of Technical Training (ISTE) and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Ayog agreed to collaborate with AICTE for the Vishwakarma Awards 2019.

  • Hrithik Roshan was conferred Best Actor award at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
    Hrithik Roshan was conferred Best Actor award for his film Super 30 at the 10th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2020, Delhi NCR, India.

    In Super 30, Hrithik enacted the role of a math teacher named Anand Kumar who lives in Bihar. Anand gives free education to the unprivileged students to help them ace the IIT-JEE exams in the movie.

    Full list of winners:
    1. Best Film - Super 30
    2. Best Actor – Hrithik Roshan
    3. Most Promising Actor – Kiccha Sudeep
    4. Best Actor in Television Series – Dheeraj Dhoopar
    5. Best Actress in Television – Divyanka Tripathi
    6. Most Favourite Television Actor – Harshad Chopda
    7. Most Favourite Jodi in Television Series - SritiJha and Shabbir Ahluwalia (KumkumBhagya)
    8. Best Reality Show - Bigg Boss 13
    9. Best Television Series - KumkumBhagya
    10. Best Playback Singer Male - Armaan Malik


  • Khanderao, Vasudev Kamath was conferred the Raja Ravi Varma Award
    The Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2019 was conferred on a veteran painter from Kalaburagi Prof. J.S. Khanderao and senior artist from Mumbai, Vasudev Kamath for the year 2020 at a programme organized in the institute premises located on Narasaraja Road in Chamundipuram, Mysore, Karnataka.

    Prof. J.S. Khanderao was awarded for his art that defines the history of human culture as the art is a form of human expression. The painting dates back to the ages of primitive times. The art form has undergone rapid transformations over centuries.

    Vasudev Kamath was awarded for his more expressive form of art.

    Raja Ravi Varma State Award:
    Raja Ravi Varma State Award was instituted by Karnataka's Shri Ravi varma Art Institute. The award carries a cash prize of Rs.10,000 and a citation.

  • Jadav Payeng to be conferred the 2020 Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award
    Padma Shri Jadav Payeng will be conferred with the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award on 29 February in New Delhi at a function instituted by My Home India.

    He was awarded the 6th Karmayogi Award for his consistent efforts in creating a real man-made forest through massive reforestation.

    The award is composed of a trophy, a recitation and a reward of Rs 1 lakh.

    JadavPayeng:
    JadavPayeng is famously known as the Forest Man of India. Padma ShriJadavPayeng is an environmental activist and forest worker from Jorhat. In the past several years, he has planted and tended trees on a sandbar of the river Brahmaputra turning it into a forest reserve.

    Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award:
    Swami Vivekananda SmritiKarmayogi Award is organized by My Home India in New Delhi. The award was conferred for the first time in 2013. Karmayogi Award is presented to great personalities from North-Eastern India who dedicate their lives to Nation and promote Nationalism through art & culture, sports, education, etc. for their contribution to respective fields.

  • Oscars 2020: Complete winners list
    Current AffairsThe 92nd Academy Awards took place on February 9, 2020, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

    Oscars 2020 winners:
    • Best picture -Parasite
    • Best actress -Renée Zellweger, Judy
    • Best actor -Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
    • Best director -Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
    • Music (original song)-"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman
    • Music (original score)-Joker
    • Visual effects-1917
    • Best film editing-Ford v Ferrari
    • Best cinematography -Roger Deakins, 1917
    • Best sound mixing-1917
    • Best sound editing-Ford v Ferrari
    • Best supporting actress-Laura Dern, Marriage Story
    • Documentary short feature -Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)
    • Documentary feature-American Factory
    • Best costume design-Jacqueline Durran, Little Women
    • Best production design -Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
    • Live-action short film-The Neighbors' Window
    • Best adapted screenplay-Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
    • Best original screenplay-Bong Joon-ho, Parasite
    • Animated short film -Hair Love
    • Animated feature film-Toy Story 4
    • Best supporting actor-Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

  • Indian scholar Gita Sen wins prestigious Dan David Prize
    India’s pioneering feminist scholar and activist Gita Sen, has won the prestigious Dan David Prize for her expansive work in the fields of population policies, reproductive and sexual health, women’s rights, poverty, labour markets and global governance.

    Ms.Sen, who is the Director of the Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity and social Determinants of Health at the Public Health Foundation of India, has combined her 35 years of academic career with policy advocacy and activism, helping to shape the global paradigm shift on population and development.

  • Madhya Pradesh bags first position for implementation of PMMVY
    Current AffairsMadhya Pradesh has bagged the first position for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani will present this award to Madhya Pradesh at a function in New Delhi.

    Indore district has also bagged the first place for better performance of the scheme.

    The main objective of the Matru Vandana Yojana is to provide incentives of five thousand rupees for the loss of wages of working women and to ensure their proper rest and nutrition during pregnancy. The payment of the incentive amount is deposited directly into the bank account.

    In Madhya Pradesh, more than 14 lakh 55 thousand beneficiaries have been registered under the Pradhan Mantri Matra Vandana Yojana. The first installment has been paid to about 13 lakh 40 thousand women, while second installment to around 12 lakh and third installment has been paid to 8 lakh 80 thousand beneficiaries.

  • Vinod Shukla bags first Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award
    Noted Hindi poet-novelist and SahityaAkademi honouree Vinod Kumar Shukla has bagged the inaugural Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award for his translated book “Blue Is Like Blue“.

    The award was presented at the Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters 2020.

  • RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das bags ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020, Asia-Pacific’ award
    Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has been named the Central Banker of the Year, Asia-Pacific 2020, and Conferred by the London-based The Banker magazine, the award recognizes Shaktikanta Das’efforts to make the banking system more robust.
Published date : 29 Feb 2020 05:10PM

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