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- Digital India Awards conferred for Excellence in Web Space
Digital India Award formerly known as Web Ratna Awards is an initiative to acknowledge the exemplary initiatives in e-Governance. The Government of India (GoI) has been bracing for innovation and transformation in the delivery of information/services with the adoption of best ICT practices.
The Government of India (GoI) has been deploying innovative digital solutions to enhance the quality and reach of government services. Every year, Digital-Governance initiatives are demonstrating the power of ICT in improving the ease of living for all citizens. With the growing spread of internet & mobile, citizens are empowered to gain from government services using any digital device, anywhere, any time.
As government entities at all levels - Centre, State & across India - continue undertaking various initiatives to provide accessible information & services, the Digital India Awards (DIA) offers an apt opportunity to showcase such initiatives.
The Digital India Awards (DIA), instituted under the aegis of National Portal of India, serve the purpose of bringing to the fore innovative digital solutions & thereby inspiring emulation by all government entities.
- CSIR-CDRI Scientist, Dr Satish Mishra bags "DrTulsi Das Chugh Award-2020"
The Orations & Awards Committee of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), has selected Dr Satish Mishra, Principal Scientist, Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow for “Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award” for the year 2020 in recognition of his research work on Malaria parasite’s life cycle which is a complex process involving two hosts and three invasive stages.
His outstanding work focused on “Secreted Protein with Altered Thrombospondin Repeat (SPATR) which is Essential for Asexual Blood Stages but not Required for Hepatocyte Invasion by the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Berghei”.
This study focuses on the dispensability of SPATR in P. berghei sporozoites and its importance for the establishment of blood stage infection, further investigation is needed to unravel its precise role during this process.
The Academy and the Award
National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) was registered as the ‘Indian Academy of Medical Sciences’ on 21st April, 1961 under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.
The Academy was re-named National Academy of Medical Sciences (India) on 16th November, 1976 on the recommendations of a Working Group set up by the Govt. of India.
A number of prestigious Orations and Awards have been instituted by the Academy and are bestowed upon eminent bio-medical scientists in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
- Which organization wins the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize?
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme (WFP), a United Nations (UN) agency, for its efforts to combat hunger, bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and preventing the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.
Other 2020 Nobel Prizes for Literature, Chemistry, Physics and Medicine have already been announced.
Key Points
It was established in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and became a full-fledged UN programme in 1965.
Headquarter: Rome, Italy.
Significance and Achievements:
Eradicating hunger is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2: Zero Hunger) to be achieved by 2030 and WFP is the UN’s primary agency that works towards this goal.
Currently, it is the world’s largest humanitarian agency combating hunger.
In 2019, it assisted 97 million people, the largest number since 2012, in 88 countries. The same year, it delivered about 4.4 million tonnes of food, purchased USD 1.7 billion worth of food from 91 countries, and USD 762 million worth of goods and services from 156 countries.
- IACC presents lifetime achievement award to Ratan Tata
The Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) has presented the lifetime achievement award to business icon Ratan Tata as part of its recent global leadership awards.
The IACC leadership bestowed the IACC Lifetime and Global Excellence Awards to Tata on Friday at a closed-door meeting, owing to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, according to a statement.
Tata, who grew the revenues for India's largest conglomerate 'The Tata Group' to nearly USD 100 billion by 2011-12, remains an influential industrialist, philanthropist and humanitarian to the day, IACC said.
Tata, who has accepted fewer awards over the last few years, received the honour as he believed that these awards inspire future global leaders and strengthen bilateral economic ties between India and the US.
The group is deeply entrenched in multiple industries globally, from heavy steel (TATA Steel), automobiles (TATA Motors), ITES (TATA Consultancy Services), among others.
After he retired from the helm of the Group, Tata remains an influential mentor to multiple Indian start-ups
- Britain’s Prince William launched 50 million poundEarthshot Prize
Britain’s Prince William has launched a new 50-million poundEarthshot Prize, aimed at funding the most innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Key Points
Theme: The Earthshot Prize is centred around five “Earthshots”, simple but ambitious goals for the planet, which if achieved by 2030 will improve life for all, for generations to come.
It is said to be the most prestigious global prize for the environment in history.
Five Earthshots:- Protect and restore nature
- Clean our air
- Revive our oceans
- Build a waste-free world
- Fix our climate.
Background:
The launch, backed by popular British broadcaster and conservationist David Attenborough, comes after two years of work by Prince William and the Royal Foundation of the Duke to develop a project which will support the global effort to protect and restore the environment.
Recently Sir David Attenborough has also been conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019.
The Prize has been launched taking inspiration from former USA President John F. Kennedy’s Moonshot, which united millions of people around an organising goal to put man on the moon and catalysed the development of new technology in the 1960s.
- Who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics?
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 will be shared by three laureates for discovering ‘the darkest secrets of the universe’. One half of the Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Roger Penrose for discovering that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity.
The other half of the Nobel Prize in Physics this year will be shared by Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of the galaxy.
In addition to the award and the prestige that comes with it, the winners also get a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor ($1.18 million). They were chosen by the Nobel Assembly, composed of 50 voting members, who will also announce awards for research in chemistry, literature, peace, and economics over the coming week.
- Who won the 2020 Nobel prize in chemistry?
On October 7, 2020 Goran K. Hansson, secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer A. Doudna of the United States for the development of a method for genome editing, namely ‘CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors’. The method is one of gene technology’s sharpest tools.
This is the 1st time 2 women have jointly won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Which state wins the United Nation Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) Award?
Kerala won the United Nation Interagency Task Force Award for its outstanding performance in controlling non-communicable diseases related Sustainable Development Goals.
The award recognises achievements during 2019 on the multi-sectoral action in the prevention and control of NCDs, mental health and the wider NCD-related sustainable development goals (SDGs).
In addition, the state-of-the-art lung disease control program, cancer treatment program and paralysis control program were also considered for the award.
The state government has arranged facilities from the basic public health centres to hospitals at all levels to treat the lifestyle diseases.
This is the first time the state has been recognised for this annual award by the UN.
The UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) award this year on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases was announced by World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Awards will be made in four categories:
Ministries of health and government health agencies
Ministries and government agencies outside health
UN country teams
Non-governmental organizations, academia and foundations.
- Young researchers awarded with 2020 CDRI Award
The CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow awarded young researchers with CDRI Award for their outstanding contribution in drug discovery and development. CDRI Award 2020 was conferred to Dr Bushra Ateeq, Dr Surajit Ghosh and Dr Ravi Manjithaya.
Highlights:
Dr.Bushra Ateeq was awarded for new therapeutic avenues for prostate cancer. Her findings provide an explanation for the clinical-outcomes after Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), possibly due to SPINK1 upregulation. It offers CK1 inhibition as a strategy for Prostate Cancer adjuvant therapies.
Dr.Surajit Ghosh was awarded for her contribution in Discovery of Nuclear Localizing Cell Penetrating Peptide (CPP) for an anticancer drug. The study opens up new avenues towards the development of next-generation cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) and major groove specific anticancer drugs.
Dr.RaviManjithaya was awarded for his outstanding work on Chemical genetics-based identification of autophagy-modulating small molecules. It provides mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential. He has identified and characterized several autophagy-modulating small molecules. His research reveals potential therapeutic avenues towards diseases that currently have no cure.
CDRI Award 2020:
CDRI Award was instituted in the year 2004. The award is to promote scientific excellence in the country and to recognize outstanding contribution in the area of Drug Research and Development.
CDRI awards are given every year to the Indian Nationals below 45 years of age. The person must carried out outstanding research work in the area having a direct bearing on Drug Research and Development.
Two separate individual awards are presented in the area of Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences. CDRI Award carries a cash prize of Rs.20,000 and a citation.
Published date : 22 Oct 2020 05:05PM
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