FEBRUARY

Ø AWARDS

Ø  Roger Federer becomes Most Decorated Laureus Award Winner

Ø  Tennis legend Roger Federer became the most decorated winner in the history of Laureus World Sports Awards after he won twin honours at the 18th edition of the awards ceremony in Monaco. It was his sixth award. The awards include the Sportsman and Comeback titles. American tennis great Serena Williams won the Sportswoman of the Year Award following her Australian Open success, her 23rd Grand Slam title. Serena is now the most decorated female Laureus Award winner with five Laureus statuettes.

Ø  BAFTA Awards 2018: Complete List Of Winners

Ø  Crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won maximum prizes at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards 2018, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.

A.	Category	Winners
1.	Best Film	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2.	Outstanding British Film	Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
3.	Best Director	Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
4.	Best Actress	Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
5.	Best Actor	Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour
6.	Best Supporting Actress	Allison Janney, I, Tonya
7.	Best Supporting Actor	Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
8.	Best Cinematography	Roger Deakins, Blade Runner 2049
9.	Original Screenplay	Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
10.	Adapted Screenplay	James Ivory, Call Me by Your Name
11.	British Short Film	Cowboy Dave
12.	Special Visual Effects	Blade Runner 2049
13.	Best Animated Film	Coco
14.	Best Film Not In The English Language	The Handmaiden
15.	British Short Animation	Poles Apart
16.	Best Documentary	I Am Not Your Negro
17.	Best Production Design	Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, Shane Vieau, The Shape of Water
18.	Best Editing	Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss Baby Driver
19.	Best Sound	Dunkirk
20.	Best Original Music	The Shape of Water
21.	Best Costume Design	Phantom Thread
22.	Best Makeup & Hair	Darkest Hour
23.	The Ee Rising Star Award (Voted For By Public)	Daniel Kaluuya

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India’s Aadhaar and Umang App win awards at world Government Summit 2018

Ø  India’s Aadhaar and Umang App have won awards at recently concluded 6th World Government Summit 2018 in Dubai. Umang App won in Best m-Government Service. Umang App won in Best m-Government Service Award for Accessible Government Category and Aadhaar won in the Best Government Emerging Technologies Award. The award for it recognized India’s efforts of invention and innovation in the field of technology and making the country completely digitalized.

Ø  Indian engineer awarded Sci-Tech Oscar Award

Ø  Vikas Sathaye, a pune-born Indian engineer was recently honoured with the Scientific and Engineering Academy Award at the Oscars Scientific and Technical Awards 2018 at Beverly Hills in Los Angeles, California. Sathaye received the award along with his team for their contribution towards the conceptualisation, design, engineering and the implementation of the ‘Shotover K1 Camera System’ during his stint at Shotover Camera Systems in Queenstown, New Zealand.

Ø  Reliance Industries wins Golden Peacock Award 2017 for CSR

Ø  Reliance Industries (RIL) has been awarded the Golden Peacock Award 2017 for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The award was a recognition, in particular, of the work done by its CSR arm Reliance Foundation under Founder and Chairman Nita Ambani.

Ø  Shabnam Asthana wins Times Power Woman 2017 Award

Ø  Shabnam Asthana was awarded the ‘Times Power Women of the Year 2017′- Pune for Global PR. The Times Group celebrated the invaluable contribution of women by introducing The Times Power Woman 2017 (Pune) awards. These awards focused on the women of Pune and the prestigious list included 34 select women with power, supremacy, command, and control. The award was conferred on her by Dilip Kamble, Minister of State for Social Justice and Special Assistance in the Government of Maharashtra.

Ø  Shyam Benegal awarded V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award

Ø  Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) committee has decided to bestow V. Shantaram lifetime achievement Award to veteran film producer and director Shyam Benegal. The award will be presented at concluding ceremony of MIFF in Mumbai. He will be awarded a trophy, cash price of 10 lakh rupees, a certificate and a shawl by Governor of Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao. Benegal has been selected for his contribution to the promotion of the documentary movement.

Ø  Odisha wins Geospatial World Excellence Award 2018

Ø  Odisha Government won ‘Geospatial World Excellence Award-2018’ for successful IT application for tracking of mineral production. The award was presented at the Geospatial World Forum Meeting held at Hyderabad, Telangana. The event was attended by more than 3,000 geospatial experts from 90 different countries. i3MS is GPS-linked web-based software designed by scientists of Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC), Bhubaneswar.

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Ø  Shesh Anand Madhukar honoured with Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award

Ø  Magahi writer Shesh Anand Madhukar was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award 2018. He is second writer of Magahi language to be given this award. Madhukar has been working extensively for the development of the Magahi language. In Magahi, his well-acclaimed works are “Eklavya” and “Magahi Bhulachal Hey”. His books have been included in the graduate and post-graduate syllabus of Vinobha Bhave University, Hazaribagh.