Padma Awards 2011

Padma Awards 2011

Padma Awards are the country's highest civilian awards. It is conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants. The awards are given in all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. 'Padma Bhushan' for distinguished service of high order and 'Padma Shri' for distinguished service in any field. The recommendations for Padma Awards are received from the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations, Central Ministries/Departments, Institutions of Excellence, etc. which are considered by an Awards Committee. On the basis of the recommendations of the Awards Committee, and after approval of the Home Minister, Prime Minister and President, the Padma Awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.

Padma Vibhushan Award 2011Winners

Here is the list of the recipients of the Padma Vibhushan Award 2011.

Art

Kapila Vatsyanan
Hommi Vyarawalla
A.Nageshwara Rao

Public Affairs

Parasaran Kesava Iyengar
Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai
Vijay Kelkar
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Late L.C. Jain

Science & Engineering

Palee Rama Rao

Trade and Industry

Azim Premji

Civil Service

Brajesh Mishra

Literature and Education

Ottaplakkal.N.V. Korup
Sitakant Mahapatra

Padma Bhushan Award 2011

Here is the list of the recipients of the Padma Bhushan Award 2011.

Art

Satya Dubey
Dwijen Mukherjee
Late Dashrat Patel

Music

M.Zahur Khayyam(Khayyam)

Cinema

Shashi Kapoor
Waheeda Rehman

Dance

Madhavur Vasudevan

Painting

Krishen Khanna
Arpitha Singh

Music

Rudrapatna Krishna S Srikantan

Playback Singing

S.P Balasubramanyam

Classical Dance

C.V. Chandrasekhar
Social Work
Rajashree Birla
Shobhana Rande

Science and Engineering

Suryanarayanan Ramachandran

Trade and Industry

Kris GopalaKrishnan
Yogesh Chander Deveshwar
Chanda Kochhar
K.Anji Reddy
Rajendra Singh Pawar
Gunapathi V.Krisha Reddy
Ajai Chaudhary

Civil Serices

Surendra Sighh
M.N Buch
Syam Saran

Literature

Thayil Jacob Sony George
Ramdas Madhava pai
Sankara Ghosh

Medicine-Ayurveda

Late K Raghavan Thirumulpad

Medicine

Dr.Keki Byram Grant

Padma Shri Award 2011

Here is the list of the recipients of the Padma Sri Award 2011

Art

Neelam Mansingh Chaudhry
Sahji Neelakandan karunMakar Dhwaja Darogha
Girish Kasaravalli
Jiya Soma Mase
Mahasundari Devi
Gajam Govardhana
Perumvanam Kuttan Marar
Dadi Dorab Pudumjee

Cinema

Tabbusum H.Khan alias Tabu
Jayaram Subramaniyam
Kajol
Irfan Khan

Dance

Guru(ms) M.K Saroja
Sunayana Hazarilal
Kalamandalam K.Pavithran

Music

Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty
Usha Uthup

Carnatic Vocal Music

S.R Janakiraman

Traditional Music

Khangembam Mangi Singh

Folk Mucis

Prahlad Singh Tipaniya

Social work

Mamraj Agarwal
Jockin Arputham
Nomitha Chandy
Sheela Patel
Anitha Reddy
Kanubhai Hasmukhbai Tailor
Azad Moopen (UAE)
Martha Chen (U.S)

Public Affairs

Anant Dharshan Shankar
Upendra Baxi(U.K)

Science and Engineering

Prof.M.Annamalai
Mahesh Haribhai Mehta
C.Naraya Rao
Suman Sahai
Prof.E. A Siddiq
Mani Lal Bhaumik (U.S)
Subra Suresh(U.S)

Architecture

Gopalan Nair Shankar

Trade and Industry

Kailasam Raghaveendra Rao
Satpal Khattar (Singopore)

Civil Services

Narayan Singh Bhati
P.K Sen

Sports

Shital Mahajan
Naneirakpam Kunjarani Devi
Sushil Kumar
V.V.S Lakman
Gagan Narang
Krishna Poonia
Harbhajan Singh

Mountaineering

Pukhraj Bafna

Medicine

Nasoor Hasan
Shayama Prasad Mandal
Sivapatham Vittal
Madanur Ahmed Ali
Indira Hinduja
Jose Chacko Periappuram
A.Marthanda Pillai

Literature

Mahim Bora
Pulella Srirama Chandruth
Pravin Darji
Chandra Prakash Deval
Balraj Komal
Rajni Kumar
Devanooru Mahadeva
Barun Mazumder
Avvai Natrajan
Bhalchandra Nemede
Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
Buangi Sailo
Devi Ditt Sharma
Nilamber Dev Sharma
Urvashi Bhutalia
Ritu Menon
Krishna Kumar
Deviprasad Dwivedi
Mamang Dai
Karl Harrington Potter(U.S)
Granville Autin(U.S)

Pujabi Literature

Riyaz

Heritage- Conservation

Madhur Keshav Dhavalikar

Nursing

Shanty Teresa Lakra

Handicrafts Promotion

Gulshan Nanda

NASA marks 25th anniversary of Challenger disaster

The U.S. space agency paused to remember the deadly explosion of the space shuttle Challenger 25 years ago on Friday.

The shuttle broke up just after launch on January 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board. The disaster was watched on live television by many Americans, including schoolchildren turned in to see the first teacher-astronaut travel into space.

A memorial service was planned at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden marked an annual Day of Remembrance for astronauts killed in service on Thursday by placing wreath at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington.

The day is also used to honour three astronauts killed in a fire aboard Apollo I on January 27, 1967 and the seven crew members killed when the shuttle Columbia disintegrated on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere on February 1, 2003.

“Throughout history, however, we have seen that achieving great things sometimes comes at great cost and we mourn the brave astronauts who made the ultimate sacrifice in support of NASA missions throughout the agency’s storied history,” President Barack Obama said in a statement.

“Through triumph and tragedy, each of us has benefited from their courage and devotion, and we honour their memory by dedicating ourselves to a better tomorrow. Despite the challenges before us today, let us commit ourselves and continue their valiant journey toward a more vibrant and secure future.”

Apple iPad launched in India

Apple's much-awaited gadget — iPad — on Friday made its official debut in India. Available in six variants, iPad will come in the price range of Rs.27,900 (16 GB, Wi-Fi) and Rs.44,900 (64 GB, Wi-Fi+3G, 64GB).

iPad, which was so far being available through overseas markets or in the grey market, is likely to gain popularity in India as more private operators introduce their 3G services, providing better Internet surfing and downloads speeds for the gadget users.

Apple would also provide its various applications and accessories for the iPad users in India, where it would available through exclusive Apple stores, multi-brand retailers and resellers.

3G service providers are likely to announce various schemes for iPad users. For instance, BSNL has already announced dedicated 3G plans for the iPad at Rs.999 (unlimited monthly usage), Rs.599 (6GB free a month, 1p/10 kb after free usage) and Rs.99 (unlimited daily usage).

Economic model an environmental threat: UN chief

"We need a revolution," the secretary-general of the U.N. told a panel at the World Economic Forum on how best to make the global economy sustainable. "Climate change is also showing us that the old model is more than obsolete."

The world’s current economic model is an environmental “global suicide pact” that will result in disaster if it isn’t reformed, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Friday.

Mr. Ban said that political and business leaders need to embrace economic innovation in order to save the planet.

“We need a revolution,” the secretary-general of the U.N. told a panel at the World Economic Forum on how best to make the global economy sustainable. “Climate change is also showing us that the old model is more than obsolete.”

He called the current economic model a recipe for “national disaster” and said, “We are running out of time. Time to tackle climate change, time to ensure sustainable ... growth.”

Mixed reaction

His words received a mixed reception from fellow panellists including Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Walmart CEO Mike Duke and Microsoft’s Bill Gates.

Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, said technology alone wouldn’t solve the problem of how to sustain economic growth while reducing its impact on the environment.

“We have to fundamentally rethink economics,” he said, suggesting a new model needed to be found to hold business to account for its impact on the planet.

Mr. Yudhoyono, whose country is often labelled a keeper of one of the world’s last major rain forests, said Indonesia was trying to plant one billion trees a year. But he pushed back against the suggestion that developing countries should give up on their aspiration to achieve the same level of wealth as the rich world.

This view was partly shared by Mr. Bill Gates, who told the panel that “you cannot have a just world by telling people to use less energy than the average European.”

Bill Gates' solution

His solution! One way to cap the world’s consumption and carbon emissions would be to invest in family planning said Mr. Gates, who has invested much of his fortune in health projects in the developing world.

The annual meeting of business and political leaders in Davos has been accused by some of producing little more than hot air.

The panel moderator, the columnist Thomas Friedman, said he hoped next year participants would return to the Swiss ski resort “and be able to say that a molecule of CO2 was actually affected by what we say and do here.”

Keywords: World economic model, disaster warning, economic innovation cal

Bolt to run 100 at Golden Gala in Rome

Golden Gala organizers have announced that world record-holder Usain Bolt will run the 100 meters at the meet in Rome on May 26.

It will mark Bolt’s first Diamond League meet of the season, with the Jamaican also committed to run the 200 in June at the Bislett Games in Oslo.

Rome officials also announced at a news conference Friday that 800-meter world record-holder David Rudisha will be at the Golden Gala, which is held annually at the 80,000-seat Stadio Olimpico.

The stadium is often half empty for the meet, but organizers are hoping more fans show up this year.