Ramon Magsaysay Award Current Affairs, GK & News
Vaccine scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri wins Ramon Magsaysay Award
Bangladeshi scientist, Dr Firdausi Qadri, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Who is Dr Firdausi Qadri? Dr Qadri is an emeritus scientist at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). She is also a laureate of the 2020 L’Oréal-Unesco for Women in Science Award which was presented to her for her advocacy of early ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Dr Firdausi Qadri • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research • Ramon Magsaysay Award • vaccine scientist
P. Sainath awarded 2021 Fukuoka Prize
Noted journalist, P. Sainath, was selected as one of the three recipients of Fukuoka Prize 2021. Key Points Sainath will receive ‘Grand Prize’ of Fukuoka Prize. Academic Prize will go to Prof. Kishimoto Mio of Japan. Prize for Arts & Culture will be given to filmmaker Prabda Yoon of Thailand. Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Fukuoka City International Foundation • Fukuoka Prize 2021 • Grand Prize • Grand Prize of Fukuoka Prize • Palagummi Sainath • Ramon Magsaysay Award
Asia’s Nobel Prize-Ramon Magsaysay Awards cancelled
A Manila, Philippines based foundation that gives out Ramon Magsaysay Award announced that the awards are being cancelled due to COVID-19. Highlights The Ramon Magsaysay Award has been cancelled thrice in 6 decades. The awards were cancelled for the first time in 1970 due to financial crisis. It was cancelled again in 1990 due to ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Government services • Journalism Award • Literature • Nobel Prize • Philippines • Public Service • Ramon Magsaysay Award
Ravish Kumar wins 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Indian journalist Ravish Kumar (44) of NDTV news channel was chosen for 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award. He has been given this prestigious award in recognition for harnessing journalism to give voice to voiceless. He is among 5 individuals who were chosen for this years’ award. The award will be presented to all recipients at a ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • Persons in News
Topics: Angkhana Neelapajit • Awards • India • Kim Jong-Ki • Ko Swe Win • NDTV • NDTV Prime Time • Persons in News • Philippines • Ramon Magsaysay Award • Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 • Ravish Kumar • Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab
Ravish Kumar honoured with prestigious 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award
NDTV India’s senior executive editor, Ravish Kumar has been honoured with the prestigious 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his ‘ethical journalism’. Kumar has won the honour for his news show, Prime Time, which deals with real-life & under-reported problems of ordinary people. He is among five individuals who were declared winners of the award. The ..
Topics: Awards • Filipino people • Ramon Magsaysay • Ramon Magsaysay Award • Ravish Kumar • Ryan Cayabyab