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European Union receives 2012 Nobel Peace Prize
The 27- nation bloc, the European Union, received 2012Nobel Peace Prize for turning Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace" in the wake of two world wars. The award was conferred by Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Madhav Chavan wins WISE Prize ‘The Nobel Prize for education'
Dr Madhav Chavan has won the WISE Prize. The WISE Prize is considered to be the "Nobel prize for Education". Prize of $500,000 (£314,000) In recognition for his education work in the slums of Mumbai. His efforts to provide lessons ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2012
Physicist Prof. Ashok Sen wins The Fundamental Physics Prize (Yuri Milner Prize, Russian Nobel)
Prof. Ashok Sen, a theoretical Indian Physicist at Allahabad is one among the nine winners of the first Yuri Milner Prize which is worth $ 3 million, the biggest academic prize in the world in terms of prized money. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Current Affairs Current Affairs : Awards October 2009:
October 13, 2009:Right Livelihood Award or Alternate Nobel Awards: 2009The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is an award that is presented annually, usually on 9 December, to honour those “working on practical and exemplary solutions ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2009
Current Affairs Current Affairs : International : September -October 2009
October 9, 2009: Nobel Peace Prize to Barak ObamaUS President Barack Obama was announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.The annual award’s committee bestowed the honor on Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation ..