1.2015 Space Pioneer
Award ( ISRO’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) Team )Given by National Space
Society.
2. Ballon d’Or 2014
Award (Cristiano Ronaldo) Wins for II consecutive time
3. Vyas Samman Award
2014 (Kamal Kishore Goyanka) For his book ‘Premchand Kee Kahaniyo Kaa
Kaalkramanusar’. Given by KK Birla Foundation.
4. Sahitya Akademi
Award (Prabhu Nath Dwivedi) Given for his work called ‘Kanakalochanaha’.
5. DSC Prize for South Asian Fiction Jhumpa Lahiri Given for her novel “The Lowland”.
6. 2014 Jnanpith Award Bhalchandra
Nemade Fourth Marathi Writer to win the literary honour.
7. Saraswati Samman Award Veerappa Moily For his literary work Ramayana Mahanveshanam.
8. Dada Saheb Phalke Award Bollywood Actor Shashi
Kapoor 46th winner of this highly celebrated award.
9. Bharat Ratna (Atal Bihari Vajpayee , Madan Mohan Malviya).
It is India’s highest Civilian Award.
10. Gandhi Peace Prize 2014 ( ISRO ).Given for ISRO’s
contribution in nation’s development.
11. Man Booker International Prize 2015 (Laszlo Krasznahorkai
of Hungary). He is the sixth recipient to win this eminent award.
12. 2015 United Nations Public Service Award Nadia District in West Bengal Given for improving delivery of
public services.
13. Lifetime Achievement Award Filmmaker and writer Subhash
Ghai Presented at the 16th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA).
14. Indians in Forbes’ World’s 100 most Powerful Women 1.
SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya 2. ICICI bank head Chanda Kochhar (Germany’s
Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the list).
15. Bangladesh
Liberation War award (Atal Bihari Vajpayee) Given for his
outstanding support for the
country’s independence from Pakistan in
1971.
16. Japan’s Fukuoka Prize 2015 Ramachandra Guha Given for
his contribution to academia, arts and culture throughout Asia.
17. Best Test Player of 21st Century( Sachin
Tendulkar) Based on online poll conducted by Cricket Australia’s website.
18. Swachh Bharat may add 1% extra service tax to 5-star
Bills.
19. RBI signs $400 million currency swap pact with Sri
Lanka.
20. MUDRA (Micro
Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd) Bank Launched by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the Vigyan Bhavan in
New Delhi aimed at “funding the unfunded“. Jiji Memon is the CEO of Mudra Bank. Mr Menon is the chief general manager
with Nabard.
21. PM Modi to launch
three Social Security Schemes.
• Pradhan Mantri
Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
• Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
• Atal Pension Yojana (APY).
