Sunday 30 December 2012

AWARDS AT A GLANCE 2012

Right Livelihood Award


Hayrettin Karaca, considered the grandfather of the Turkish environmental movement is recipient of the Right Livelihood Honorary Award for 2012.

Dhanvantri Award


Padma Bhushan Dr. S.K. Sarin, eminent gastroenterologist is the recipient of 41st Dhanvantari Award.



CNN IBN Awards for the year 2012


CNN-IBN Indian of the Year


World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand was named CNN-IBN 'Indian Of The Year' for the year 2012.

CNN-IBN Lifetime Achievement Award


Heroes of Rezang La, 13 Kumaon's C Company which beat back the Chinese in 1962 in a heroic battle was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award.

CNN-IBN Politician of the Year


Goa's Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar.

CNN-IBN Public Service Award


Healthcare legend Dr Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudalaya

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Sports


Viswanathan Anand

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Entertainment Award


Irrfan Khan

CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Business Category


Yusuf Hamied of Cipla

CNN-IBN Special Achievement Award


  1. MC Mary Kom
  2. Aamir Khan and Team Satyamev Jayate and
  3. Agni Putri Tessy Thomas and team DRDO



Board of Control for Cricket in India Awards


Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Trophy 2011-12

Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian Test Captain has been chosen for the BCCI's Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Trophy 2011-12.

Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2011-12

Virat Kohli has been awarded the Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2011-12.

MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best woman cricketer of 2011-12)

Anagha Deshpande, wicketkeeper from Maharashtra was awarded the MA Chidambaram Trophy (Best woman cricketer of 2011-12)



Thomson Reuters India Innovation Awards - 2012


Pharma Academic and Government category


Department of Biotechnology

Pharma Corporate


Cipla Limited

Hi-Tech Corporate


Tata Consultancy Services

Hi-Tech Academic and Government


Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru



Infosys Prize 2012


Engineering and Computer Science category


Ashish Lele of National Chemical Laboratories, Pune

Social Sciences category


Arunava Sen of Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

Humanities category - History


Sanjay Subrahmanyam of University of California

Humanities category - Contemporary Literature


Amit Chaudhuri of University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

Life Sciences category


Satyajit Mayor of National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore

Mathematical Sciences category


Manjul Bhargava of Princeton University

Physical Sciences category


Ayyappanpillai Ajayagosh of National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology



SR Jindal Prize 2012


Crusade against Corruption category


  1. NHAI Engineer late Satyendra Dubey
  2. RTI activists Subhash Agrawal and Ajay Shankar Dubey and Sanjeeb Singh Katiyar.

Honorary Award


Dr. E. Sreedharan of Delhi Metro



Economist-Crossword Book Award 2011



Best Popular Book


The Incredible Banker by Ravi Subramanian

Indian Fiction category


The Folded Earth by Anuradha Roy

Indian Non-Fiction category


A Free Man by Aman Sethi

Indian Language Translation category


17 by Anita Agnihotri and Kochareti - The Araya Women by Narayan



Biodiversity Awards - 2012


Awards given at the Biodiversity Summit 2012 in Hyderabad in Oct 2012.

About the Award


The awards carry Rs one lakh, a citation and recognise good practices in India — from community-run institutions, local self governance bodies, joint forest management committees and protected area management agencies. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests in supporting these awards. They will be an annual feature to mark the International Biodiversity Day on May 22.

Category: COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP (Biodiversity governance driven by community institutions)

Tanda Panchayat in Wadala village of Maharashtra and Pir Jahania Jungle Suraksha Committee in Gundlaba village of Odisha

DECENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE (Biodiversity governance practices led by local self-government)

Shankarpur village gram panchayat in Maharashtra

CO-MANAGEMENT (Biodiversity governance undertaken jointly by communities and the government)

Van Utthan Sansthan in Rajasthan

PROTECTED AREA (Effective and innovative biodiversity governance practices demonstrated by management agencies of designated protected areas)

Kanha Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh and Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala



Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award for
Service to Children for 2011


About the award


The Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award was instituted on 20 Aug 1994 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The award is conferred on three individuals who make outstanding contribution in the field of Child Protection, Child Development or Child Welfare for over ten years. The Award carries a cash prize of Rupees One lakh and a citation to each awardee. The selection for the award is made each year by a National Selection Committee, from the candidates recommended by the State governments. The awards were announced by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on 19 August 2012.

  1. Shri R. Ravi Kumar,
    President Sri Gayatri Welfare and Cultural Youth Academy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
  2. Swami Japananda,
    Chairman Swami Vivekananda IRHC, Pavagada, Karnataka
  3. Shri N. Thungdemo Kikon,
    Founder Secretary, Wondang-Ki-Charitable Foundation, Dimapur, Nagaland




Castrol Cricket Awards


The awards were presented on 29 August 2012 at Bengaluru.

Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year

M.S. Dhoni

Castrol Test Cricketer of the Year

Rahul Dravid

Castrol ODI Cricketer of the Year

Suresh Raina

Castrol Indian Bowler of the Year

Ravichandran Ashwin

Castrol Performance Under Pressure Award

Virat Kohli

Castrol Life Time Achievement Award

Ajit Wadekar

Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year

Unmukt Chand

Castrol Indian Batsman of the Year

Sachin Tendulkar

Castrol stand out Performance Under Pressure Award

Gautam Gambhir



15th Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Awards


These awards are given in 4 categories and carry a cash component of Rs.10 Lacs each, a commendatory citation and a memento. The award was instituted in 1995. The 15th awards were given in October 2012.

Award For Excellence in the sphere of Non-violence & Vegetarianism
Chiranjee Lal Bagra

Award in the field of Medicine
Dr Anant Sinha

Award for Excellence in Education
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences of Bhubaneswar

Award for Excellence in the sphere of Community and Social Service
Ramakrishna Mission Hospital at Itanagar





Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards 2010

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution announced the annual awards and commendation certificates for the seventeenth prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards for the year 2010 on 19 March 2012.

The Best of All Awards
Vikram Cement Works (A unit of Ultratech Cement Limited), Khor, Madhya Pradesh.

Large Scale Manufacturing Industry
Ashok Leyland Limited, Bhandara, Maharashtra

Small Scale Manufacturing Industry
Kudale Instruments Private Limited, Pune, Maharashtra

Small Scale Service Industry
Chaitanya Hospital, Chandigarh, Punjab
In addition to these awards, ten organizations have been selected for commendation certificates under various categories.
The awards, given annually, were instituted by the Bureau of Indian Standards in the year 1991 with a view to encouraging Indian manufacturing and service organizations to strive for excellence and giving special recognition to those, who are considered to be the leaders of quality movement in India.



National Tribal Awards 2011-12


Best Janjatiya Achiever for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Sports (Category A)
Smt. M.C. Mary Kom from Manipur

Best Janjatiya Achiever for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Tribal Art and Culture (Category A)
Shri Guru Rewben Mashangva from Manipur

Exemplary Community Service (Category B)
Smt. Binny Yanaga (Maya)
In Category ‘A’ - Best Janjatiya Achiever carries cash prize of Rs. 2.00 lakhs, a citation and a trophy and Category ‘B’ award carries cash prize of Rs. 5.00 lakhs, a citation and a trophy. The Awards were conferred to the recipients during the National Tribal Festival – Prakriti in March, 2012.

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