Padma Bhushan Current Affairs, GK & News
Padma Awards 2021
On the evening of 72nd Republic Day, India has honored 119 people from diverse field with the Padma Awards. Highlights These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions at Rashtrapati Bhawan. In the year 2021, the President has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards. In the list, there are 7 Padma ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 72nd Republic Day • Padma Awards 2021 • Padma Bhushan • Padma Shri • Padma Vibhushan • Rashtrapati Bhawan • Shinzo abe
K.K.Venugopal reappointed as Attorney General for India
On 29th June 2020, the President of India has reappointed Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal as the Attorney General for India. The current tenure of K.K. Venugopal was up to 30th June 2020, his tenure was extended for a period of one year effective from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2021. On 30th June 2017, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Attorney General of India • Bhutan • K.K. Venugopal • Padma Bhushan • Padma Vibhushan
IDSA renamed after former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar
The New Delhi-based government think tank, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) was renamed as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, to honour the late Defence Minister of India. The Padma Bhushan awardee, who served as the Defence Minister from 2014 to 2017, passed away last year. The erstwhile IDSA is a ..
Topics: Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses • Minister of defence • Padma Bhushan
Manoj Das to receive Mystic Kalinga Literary Award
The prestigious Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages) is to be presented to the noted Odia and English writer Manoj Das. The award would be presented during the Mystic Kalinga Festival (MKF) which commences in Bhubaneswar on February 8. The Mystic Kalinga Literary Award is conferred to a person who has made significant ..
Topics: Education • Indian Literature • Odia literature • Padma Bhushan • Writers
Names of 141 Padma Awardees for 2020 announced
Sixteen eminent personalities were announced as the recipient of the third-highest civilian award of India ‘Padma Bhushan’ award this year, for their distinguished service of a high order. Out of the 141 total Padma awardees selected this year, there were seven Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri Awardees. Famous personalities who were ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Anand Mahindra • Bangladesh • Manohar Parrikar • P. V. Sindhu • Padma Bhushan • Padma Shri • Padma Vibhushan • rio olympic • United States