BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award
AWARD WINNER-Ms. Shanta Rangaswamy
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-The BCCI for the first time, has introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women
2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award
AWARD WINNER-Rihanna
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-She is a Singer
Prestigious Polly Umrigar Award
AWARD WINNER-Virat Kohli
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-He is the first to receive the award thrice
Dilip Sardesai Award
AWARD WINNER-R Ashwin
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-First time he received this award
Best University of 2017
AWARD WINNER-Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-The annual Visitor’s Award for the ‘Best University’, 2017.
Most Popular Tourism Destination Award
AWARD WINNER-Sri Lanka
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-At the Guangzhou International Travel Fair (GITF) in China.
Moortidevi award
AWARD WINNER-M P Veerendra Kumar
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-He is Eminent Malayalam author and journalist
Best Actress Award at the International Film Festival
AWARD WINNER-Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA).
Saraswati Samman 2016
AWARD WINNER-Mahabaleshwar Sail
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-For his novel Hawthan
Honorary degree of Doctor of Science
AWARD WINNER-Mohan Bhagwat
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-For his contribution in the field of veterinary sciences and social work.
Transgender beauty pageant
AWARD WINNER-Jiratchaya Sirimongkolnawin
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-She belongs to Thailand
world’s richest man
AWARD WINNER-Bill Gates
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of global billionaires.
India’s richest person
AWARD WINNER-Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-According to the latest Forbes list.
world’s richest woman
AWARD WINNER-L’Oréal’s Liliane Bettencourt
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-According to the latest Forbes list.
KCK International Award for excellence in print Journalism
AWARD WINNER-Rajasthan Patrika
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Pranab Mukherjee presented this Award
Kirti Chakra Award
AWARD WINNER-Major Rohit Suri
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-For part of the surgical strikes last year
2017 Abel Prize
AWARD WINNER-Yves Meyer
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Mathematician
Lifetime Achievement award
AWARD WINNER-Raghu Rai
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Photojournalist
Kala Ratan Award
AWARD WINNER-Anupam Kher
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Awarded by Hamid Ansari
Sikh Jewel Award
AWARD WINNER-Gurinder Chadha
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Indian-origin British director
Padma Shri Award
AWARD WINNER-Virat Kohli
KEY POINTS TO NOTE-Cricketer