Current Affairs - Awards and Honours

Indian conservationist-filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves was honoured with the prestigious Elephant Family Environmental Award by Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Kartiki Gonsalves is known for her work on the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers.'

Priya A S, a talented writer, has been honored with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 in the Malayalam language for her novel "Perumazhayathe Kunjithalukal" (The Children Who Never Withered).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) bestowed the Olympic Order upon Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Tedros was honoured for his inspiring efforts in ensuring the successful realization of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Writer and activist, Arundhati Roy, has been honoured with the 45th European Essay Prize for lifetime achievement on the occasion of the French translation of her latest essay, 'Azadi'.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will confer the 4th National Water Awards on June 17, 2023, in New Delhi. The Department of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation has announced a total of 41 winners.