Two Indians namely Dr Ananda Kumar and Dr Pramod Patil on 29 April 2015 won the prestigious Whitley Awards (also known as Green Oscar) for their contribution to wildlife conservation.
Pakistan conferred highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Chinese president Xi Jinping
Pakistan on 21 April 2015 conferred its top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Chinese President Xi Jinping. The award was conferred for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries.
Shah Rukh Khan honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was on 21 April 2015 honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for his performance in the movie Happy New Year. The award ceremony was held in Mumbai.
New York Times won prestigious Pulitzer prizes for West Africa Ebola coverage
The New York Times on 20 April 2015 won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The coverage is described by the Pulitzer board as courageous and vivid journalism that engaged the public and held authorities accountable.
62nd National Film Awards announced
62nd National Film Awards were announced on 24 March 2015. The awards are annually presented by Directorate of Film Festivals to honour the best films of the previous in the Indian cinema.
87th Academy Awards declared
The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honoured the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (popularly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories.
Two Indians win Grammy
Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani won this year’s Grammy award. Both of them are Indians.
Bhalchandra Nemade becomes fourth Marathi writer to win Jnanpith
Bhalchandra Nemade became the fourth Marathi writer to win the Jnanpith award – India’s highest literary award. Nemade is the only marathi writer after V S Khandekar (1974), V V Shirwadkar (1984) and Vinda Karandikar (2003) to win Jnanpith award.
LK Advani, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aga Khan awarded with Padma Vibhushan
Padma awards for 2015 has been declared. L.K. Advani, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Aga Khan have been awarded with the second highest civilian award – Padma Vibhushan.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award
For the 3rd time Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award for the best footballer of the year