Current Affairs - Awards and Honours

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards are a special one-time award given to artists who have made significant contributions to the performing arts in India. 84 artists were conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Amrit Awards on September 16, 2023, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The awards were presented by the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar.

RITES Limited is a leading transport infrastructure consultancy and engineering company. They were awarded the 'Safety Innovation Award 2023' for implementing innovative safety management systems in their operations.

Praveena Anjana of Udaipur was crowned Miss International India 2023. She is a 23-year-old chartered accountant who has been interested in fashion and beauty since she was a kid. She began modelling at an early age and has competed in various beauty pageants, most recently winning the Miss Divine Beauty 2023 pageant in August.

Adeeb Ahamed, Managing Director of LuLu Financial Holdings, was awarded the Leading Fintech Personality of the Year Award at the Global Fintech Awards 2023 in Mumbai, India. Ahamed is a pioneer in the fintech industry in the Middle East and India.

At an event hosted by the Department of School Education & Literacy under the Ministry of Education, President Droupadi Murmu conferred awards. The ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, where 75 educators from across the nation were honoured with this prestigious recognition.