Kailash Satyarthi Current Affairs, GK & News
Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2019
This year’s Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice (MTMA) dedicated to the memory of the Saint of Kolkata, went to a number of people from India and abroad. The awards will be presented to the laureates on 3 November 2019 in Mumbai. Key Highlights The 2019 edition of award recognises the exemplary and humanitarian ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Harmony Foundation • Kailash Satyarthi • Modern slavery • Mother Teresa Memorial Awards • Robert Bilheimer
The annual meet of World Economic Forum (WEF) started in Davos
The annual meet of World Economic Forum (WEF) has started in Davos with theme ‘Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’. The aim of the 5-day event is to discuss what’s ailing the world amid fears of the global economy sleepwalking into a crisis. Those expected to attend ..
Topics: Benjamin Netanyahu • Davos • Economy • International Monetary Fund • Kailash Satyarthi • Organizations • Satyarthi • Ueli • World Economic Forum • World economy • World Trade Organization
Kailash Satyarthi and A S Kiran Kumar conferred with ‘Santokbaa Humanitarian’ award 2018
President Ram Nath Kovind has recently presented the ‘Santokbaa Humanitarian Award’ to two noted personalities viz. Child rights activist and Noble Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and space scientist A S Kiran Kumar, former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Surat, Gujarat. The award, instituted by Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundaton (SRKKF) and led by diamond ..
Topics: A. S. Kiran Kumar • Indian people • Kailash Satyarthi • Satyarthi • Science and technology in India • States and union territories of India
Documentary ‘Kailash’ wins US Documentary Grand Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival 2018
The documentary titled ‘Kailash’ has won the US Documentary Grand Jury Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival at Park City in Utah on January 28. The documentary, which is directed by Derek Doneen, traces the journey of Indian Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi and his efforts to eliminate child trafficking and child labour. The film ..
Topics: American film directors • Child labour • Davis Guggenheim • Derek • Human trafficking • Humans • Indian people • Kailash Satyarthi • Madhya Pradesh • Satyarthi • Sundance Film Festival • The Price of Free • United States
President Pranab Mukherjee launches 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign
President Pranab Mukherjee launched a ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The campaign was conceptualized by Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and was organized by the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation. Key Facts The campaign aims to mobilise 100 million youth and children for 100 million underprivileged children across the world. Its ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Topics: 100 Million for 100 Million Campaign • Child labour • Events • Kailash Satyarthi • National • Pranab Mukherjee • President
President of India Launches ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at his 81st birthday launched ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ Campaign organized by the Nobel peace prize winner Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation. The main aim of the campaign is to mobilise 100 million youth and children for 100 million underprivileged children across the world. The objective of the ..
Topics: India • Indian people • Kailash Satyarthi • Pranab Mukherjee • Satyarthi • The Price of Free