Persons
in News (PIN) October 2015
Awards
and Achievements
Noble prize winners
Nobel Prize in Physics
1. Takaaki Kajita
2. Arthur McDonald
For the discovery of neutrino oscillations, to
show that neutrinos have mass.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1. Tomas Lindahl
2. Paul Modrich
3. Aziz Sancar
Mechanistic studies of DNA repair - a
fundamental process in living cells and important in cancer.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Svetlana Alexievich, journalist and prose
writer
For her polyphonic writings, a monument to
suffering and courage in our time.
Nobel Peace Prize
Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet
For its contribution to building democracy
after the Jasmine Revolution in 2011.
Nobel Prize in Economics
Angus Deaton
For his analysis on consumption, poverty and welfare.
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1. William C Campbell- for his discoveries
related to a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites.
2. Satoshi Ōmura- for his discoveries related
to a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites.
3. Youyou Tu-
for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against Malaria.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
Balasubramanian Gopal - Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Rajeev Kumar Varshney - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Balasubramanian Gopal - Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
Rajeev Kumar Varshney - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
FIELD OF EARTH, ATMOSPHERE, OCEAN AND PLANETARY SCIENCES
Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray - Physical Science Laboratory, Ahmedabad
Jyotiranjan Srichandan Ray - Physical Science Laboratory, Ahmedabad
FIELD OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Yogesh Joshi - IIT Kanpur
Yogesh Joshi - IIT Kanpur
FIELD OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Ritabrata Munshi - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
K Sandeep - TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore
Ritabrata Munshi - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
K Sandeep - TIFR Centre for Applicable Mathematics, Bangalore
FIELD OF MEDICAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
Vidita Vaidya - TIFR Mumbai
Vidita Vaidya - TIFR Mumbai
FIELD OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
Bedangadas Mohanty - National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneshwar
Mandar Deshmukh - TIFR Mumbai
Bedangadas Mohanty - National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneshwar
Mandar Deshmukh - TIFR Mumbai
FIELD OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE CATEGORY
D Srinivasa Reddy - CSIR’s National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Pradyut Ghosh - Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur
D Srinivasa Reddy - CSIR’s National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Pradyut Ghosh - Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur
Achievements
DRDO Missile Complex, Hyderabad has been renamed after Dr. Abdul Kalam.
RC Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suziki has been awarded with Lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the Indian business community.
Ratan Tata Honored at the University of Warwick in Coventry For his contributions to the West Midlands region of central England.
Uday Shankar of CEO of Star India has been selected as Best CEO of a Multi National Company For transformational leadership.
Bharti Airtel got Adam Smith Asia Awards For first class relationship management category.
A R Rahman Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award On the birth anniversary of Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Prasoon Joshi received Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman Given by Bank of Baroda.
Shah Rukh Khan has been awarded with Honorary Doctorate at university of Edinburgh Scotland.
Dr M N Nandakumara has been awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award in UK for his contribution to Indian arts and music.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley bagged Finance Minister of the Year, Asia For India’s relative economic success over the last 18 months.
Atiur Rahman, the Governor of Bangladesh Bank received Central Bank Governor of the Year, Asia for generating considerable strength and resilience in the economy of Bangladesh.
Ram kumar Raman, an 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has been certified with Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) membership.
Dr Shanthi Ranganathan has been awarded with 'Avvaiyaar Award' by the TamilNadu Govt. For her contribution in rehabilitating persons addicted to alcohol.
Kailash Satyarthi received Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award For his contributions towards child reforms and his work against child abuse.
Robert Mugabe received China’s Nobel Peace prize Confucius Award for his leadership in overcoming hardship.
Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh International has received New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian for his contribution to sanitation.
DRDO Missile Complex, Hyderabad has been renamed after Dr. Abdul Kalam.
RC Bhargava, Chairman of Maruti Suziki has been awarded with Lifetime achievement award for his contribution to the Indian business community.
Ratan Tata Honored at the University of Warwick in Coventry For his contributions to the West Midlands region of central England.
Uday Shankar of CEO of Star India has been selected as Best CEO of a Multi National Company For transformational leadership.
Bharti Airtel got Adam Smith Asia Awards For first class relationship management category.
A R Rahman Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award On the birth anniversary of Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Prasoon Joshi received Maharaja Sayajirao Bhasha Samman Given by Bank of Baroda.
Shah Rukh Khan has been awarded with Honorary Doctorate at university of Edinburgh Scotland.
Dr M N Nandakumara has been awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award in UK for his contribution to Indian arts and music.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley bagged Finance Minister of the Year, Asia For India’s relative economic success over the last 18 months.
Atiur Rahman, the Governor of Bangladesh Bank received Central Bank Governor of the Year, Asia for generating considerable strength and resilience in the economy of Bangladesh.
Ram kumar Raman, an 18-year-old Indian boy in the UAE has been certified with Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) membership.
Dr Shanthi Ranganathan has been awarded with 'Avvaiyaar Award' by the TamilNadu Govt. For her contribution in rehabilitating persons addicted to alcohol.
Kailash Satyarthi received Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award For his contributions towards child reforms and his work against child abuse.
Robert Mugabe received China’s Nobel Peace prize Confucius Award for his leadership in overcoming hardship.
Bindeshwar Pathak of Sulabh International has received New York Global Leaders Dialogue Humanitarian for his contribution to sanitation.