CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY TO JUNE 2017

AWARDS AND HONOURS 2017

NAME OF THE AWARD AWARD WINNER KEY POINTS TO NOTE

JANUARY

Ophthalmology Hall of Fame Dr Gullapalli N Rao By the American Society of Cataract and

Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)

National Geoscience Award for 2016 Keshav Krishna He is a scientist of National Geophysical

Research Institute (NGRI)

Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere France

Bharatiya Jananpith Navlekhan writers Shraddha and Ghyansham Devansh for the poem Akash Mein Deh

Award 2016 Kumar Devansh

Power & Energy Personas Award for K M Singh He is National Hydroelectric Power

Individual Excellence Corporation (NHPC) Chairman and

Managing Director

US Embassy for TB awareness Amitabh Bachchan He is brand ambassador for the cause.

ICC Cricket Hall of Fame Arthur Morris Former Australia cricketer

Silver Award for Excellence in Petroleum Ministry Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL collectively

Citizen Centric Services received silver Award

2017 Laureus World Sportsman of Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Player of the Year

Year

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The highest civilian honour of Joe Biden Vice President of America

America

Sena Medal Lance Naik Hanamanthappa

2017 Crafoord Prize Fred Ramsdell, To discovery of regulatory T cells, cells

that can be regarded as our immune

Alexander Rudensky and Shimon
systems security guards.
Sakaguchi

Italian football hall of fame Diego Maradona He is Former Argentine footballer

UNESCOs Intangible Cultural Sitalpati or cool mat from the These mats are used for sitting or to

Heritage Cooch Behar district hang on doors or by windows during

summer.

Peoples Choice history Award Ellen Degeneres She is an Actress and comedienne

UN award ISKCONs Govardhan eco village For taking innovative measures of

sustainable tourism in country.

Australian Cricket Hall of Fame David Boon 2017 Allan Border Medal ceremony in

Sydney.
Matthew Hayden

FEBRUARY

2016 National Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy To recognize the entrepreneurial spirit

Awards of Indias youth

eGov awards Rajasthan and Telangana Instituted by Computer Society of

Indias (CSI)

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Worlds most valuable brand Google

Most Excellent Order of the British Alastair Cook England Test captain

Empire (CBE)

Hivor Tiger Award Sexy Durga Malayalam film At International Film Festival of

Rotterdam

2016 B C Roy Award Dr P Raghu Ram For outstanding service in the field of

socio medical relief for 2016.

BAFTA Awards 2017 Dev Patel Best Supporting Actor

Best Film at BAFTA Awards La La Land Britains main film awards

Outstanding Bravery of the Year Shand Panesar Scotland Yard has been awarded

Award

Singapore Tata Quiz 2017 Rohan Naidu and Shivam Tata Crucible Campus Quiz Singapore

Bhardwaj 2017.

Honorary Doctorate Sandeep Singh He is the second Indian hockey player

to receive this award. The first player

was Dileep Tirkey .

The Brand Laureate Legendary Award Lata Mangeshkar To recognize world-class achievement

2016 Vyas Samman Surendra Verma Veteran Hindi Scholar and Novelist

International Mercury Award 2016-17 Entrepreneurship Development For the best overall presentation of its

Institute of India (EDII) 2015-2016 annual report.

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Best Green Award Tata Steels Katamati Mine To recognition of its environmental

protection measures.

IBA-Banking Technology awards Karnataka Bank For Best financial inclusion initiatives

Entrepreneur of the year award Vivek Chaand Sehgal Chairman of Motherson Sumi Systems

Ltd

MARCH

BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award Ms. Shanta Rangaswamy The BCCI for the first time, has

introduced the Lifetime Achievement

Award for Women

2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Rihanna She is a Singer

Year award

Prestigious Polly Umrigar Award Virat Kohli He is the first to receive the award

thrice

Dilip Sardesai Award R Ashwin First time he received this award

Best University of 2017 Jawaharlal Nehru University The annual Visitors Award for the Best

(JNU) University, 2017.

Most Popular Tourism Destination Sri Lanka At the Guangzhou International Travel

Award Fair (GITF) in China.

Moortidevi award M P Veerendra Kumar He is Eminent Malayalam author and

journalist

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Best Actress Award at the Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan International Film Festival and Awards

International Film Festival of Australia (IFFAA).

Saraswati Samman 2016 Mahabaleshwar Sail For his novel Hawthan

Honorary degree of Doctor of Mohan Bhagwat For his contribution in the field of

Science veterinary sciencesand social work.

Transgender beauty pageant Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin She belongs to Thailand

Worlds richest man Bill Gates Forbes magazines annual ranking of

global billionaires.

Indias richest person Reliance Industries Chairman According to the latest Forbes list.

Mukesh Ambani

worlds richest woman LOrals Liliane Bettencourt According to the latest Forbes list.

KCK International Award for Rajasthan Patrika Pranab Mukherjee presented this

excellence in print Journalism Award

Kirti Chakra Award Major Rohit Suri For part of the surgical strikes last year

2017 Abel Prize Yves Meyer Mathematician

Lifetime Achievement award Raghu Rai Photojournalist

Kala Ratan Award Anupam Kher Awarded by Hamid Ansari

APRIL

US India Business Council Award N Chandrababu Naidu Transformative Chief Minister award

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A.M. Turing Award Berners-Lee Computings version of the Nobel Prize.

2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Dawit Isaak This prestigious award in recognition of

World Press Freedom Prize. his courage, resistance and commitment

to freedom of expression.

Asian Businesswoman of the Year Dame Asha Khemka An Indian-origin educationist in the UK

Shaurya Chakra award Atu Zumvu He is Nagaland Police

National Geoscience Awards 2016 Keshav Krishna National Geophysical Research Institute

Pulitzer prize The Underground Railroad(Book) Author Colson Whitehead

Honorary Canadian citizen Malala Yousafzai Nobel Peace laureate

Krishi Karman Award 2015-16 Himachal Pradesh For commendable increase in food

grains production.

Miss Congo UK 2017 Horcelie Sinda Wa Mbongo She has HIV-positive at the age of 11

FICCIs gender parity award Mahavir Singh Phogat countrys first gender parity index by

Ficcis Ladies Organisation (FLO)

Prathap C Reddy

Raj Kapoor awards Saira Banu, Jackie Shroff Lifetime achievement award of the

Maharashtra

M.S. Swaminathan Award R.R. Hanchinal Chairperson of Protection of Plant

Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority

Cartier Womens Initiative award Trupti Jain Indian engineer

UNESCO Peace Prize Giuseppina (Giusi) Nicolini Mayor of Italian island - Lampedusa

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Krishi Karman Awards, 2015-16 Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh For commendable increase in food grain

and Tripura production in small category states

Golf Industry Association Awards Aditi Ashok

2017
SSP Chawrasia -

Ali Sher

MAY

USIBC Award Chandrababu Naidu He is selected for the Transformative

Chief Minister Award

National Award Akshay Kumar He was conferred for the movie Rustom

Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Rajive Kaul Chairman of Nicco group

Sungnye Medal of the Republic of

Korea

2016 Wisden-MCC Cricket Saqib Majeed He is hailing from Srinagar, J&K

Photograph of the Year Award

Genderless Best Actor award Emma Watson Best Actor category at the MTV Movie

and TV Awards.

Fellowship Award in UK Sachin Tendulkar He is Indias Cricket icon

New York Indian Film Festival Konkona Sensharma For her directorial debut A Death in

the Gunj

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Fellows of Royal Society Krishna Chatterjee For their outstanding contributions to

science
Subhash Khot

Yadvinder Malhi

Woodrow Wilson Award Chanda Kochhar Award for Global Corporate Citizenship

Honorary life membership of MCC V.V.S. Laxman Former India batsman

2017 Young Scientist medal Vikram Vishal He is IIT Bombay Asst Professor

INSA Young Scientist award Aravind Kumar Rengan Award in the Young Scientist category

for 2017

Annual Whitley Awards/Green Oscar Sanjay Gubbi For his work to protect Karnatakas

tiger corridors

Dan David prize Shrinivas Kulkarni For his contribution in the field of

astronomy

National Geographic Bee contest Pranay Varada Indian-American student

Whitley Awards Sanjay Gubbi For their works in the field of animal

and bird conservation in India.

Or Green Oscars Purnima Barman

Prestigious Dan David prize Shrinivas Kulkarni

Porter Prize 2017 Entrepreneurship Development

Institute of India (EDII)

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award Actor Priyanka Chopra Internationally Acclaimed Actress

category

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Cannes Film Festival 2017 Award The Square Movie Best Film

JUNE

APQN Quality Award 2017 National Assessment and Award for International Co-operation in

Accreditation Council (NAAC) Quality Assurance

Bharat Gaurav Award Madhur Bhandarkar Award by NRI community of US

MGNREGA national award Vizianagaram, Andra Pradesh

Kalinga Literary Festival Anand Neelakantan Haraprasad Kalinga Literary Festival was

Das Paramita Satpathy conceptualized in 2013 and launched in

2014 to celebrate the Classical Language

Status of Odia language

ICC Hall of Fame Muttiah Muralidaran First Sri Lankan to be honored

Highest French civlian honour, the Soumitra Chatterjee

Legion dHonneur

Little Miss Universe Internet 2017 Padmalaya Nanda She is 12 years Old

First honorary citizen of Manchester Ariana Grande To recognise the great many selfless

acts and demonstrations of community

spirit

Man Booker International prize 2017 David Grossman Israeli author won the prize for his

Novel A Horse Walks Into a Bar

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Bhupen Hazarika Award Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi An eminent writer from Arunachal

Pradesh

US based Marconi Prize Arun Netravali He is a India born Scientist

Ministry of Environment Award for Shrihari Chandraghatgi Indian agricultural microbiologist

2017

United Nations Public Service Award The West Bengal Governments Scheme aimed at retaining girls in

Kanyashree Prakalpa schools and other educational and skill

development institutions and

preventing child marriage.

Carnegie Medal 2017 Azim Premji He is Wipro Chairman

Crowned Miss India 2017 Manushi Chhillar Haryana girl

USIBC Global Leadership Awards Adi Godrej, Andrew Liveris Awarded by US-India Business Council

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