Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian won Right Livelihood Award. The award was shared between the two. 39. Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Steve Waugh of Australia were selected as Bradman Honouree 2014 40. Noted writer and filmmaker Madathil Thekkepaattu (MT) Vasudevan Nair was selected for the JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013. 41. Hindi-language feature film Liars Dice was selected for India’s official entry in the 2015 Oscars Awards . The film is directed by Geethu Mohandas 42. Govind Mishra , the renowned Hindi author was given the Saraswati Samman in New Delhi for his novel Dhool Paudhon Par that was published in 2008. 43. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) CMD Madhusudan was one of the awardees who was honoured with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for the Best Hindi Implementation in the organisation. 44. The World Health Organisation (WHO) honoured Bangladesh and Timor-Leste with South East Asia Regional Award for Excellence in Public Health. 45. Indian institutions Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) awarded Doctor Honoris Causa to FAO Director- General Jose Graziano da Silva. 46. Court, an Indian movie written and directed by Indian writer Chaitanya Tamhane, won the Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis award for a Debut Feature at the 71st Venice Film Festival. 47. recipient of Saakshar Bharat National Award 2014 was G.S.R. K.R. Vijaykumar, the District collector of Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. 48. Dr. Kamal Bawa, an Indian Scientist, won the MIDORI Prize in Biodiversity 2014. Bawa was honoured for his research that included climate change in the Himalayas. 49. China awarded China Book Award to JNU professor Priyadarsi Mukherji. Priyadarsi Mukherji was honoured in recognition of his long- term contribution to the translation and publication of Chinese works. 50. UNESCO Asia‐Pacific Awards 2014 for Cultural Heritage Conservation were announced in Bangkok . Esplanade House & Shri Sakhargad Nivasini Devi Temple Complex bagged the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards from India. 51. Mrunalinidevi Puar, Chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University was conferred with the Best Manager award at the Oxford Summit of Leaders (Science and Education) in UK. 52. Hockey Player Manpreet Singh on 31 August 2014 named Junior Men Player of the Year by Asian Hockey Federation. 53. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology consists of a citation, a plaque and a cash prize of 5 lakh rupees. The selected awardees in different fields are- • Biological Sciences: Dr. Roop Mallik of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai • Chemical Sciences: Dr. Kavirayani Ramakrishna Prasad of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Dr. Souvik Maiti of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi • Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences: Dr. Sachchida Nand Tripathi of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur • Engineering Sciences: Dr. S Venkata Mohan of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad and Dr. Soumen Chakrabarti of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai • Mathematical Sciences: Dr. Kaushal Kumar Verma of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru • Medical Sciences: Dr. Anurag Agrawal of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi • Physical Sciences: Dr. Pratap Raychaudhuri, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research of Mumbai and Dr. Sadiqali Abbas Rangwala of Raman Research Institute, Bengalur
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