List of Important Awards and Honors- January 2017 | GK Updates:
Dear Readers, List of Awards and Honors that received in the month of January 2017 was given here. Candidates those who are preparing for upcoming competitive exams 2017 can use these GK materials.
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Important Awards and Honors in January 2017
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Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award for the year 2016
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Shraddha (for her short story, 'Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi') and Ghyansham Kumar Devansh (for his poem 'Akash Mein Deh')
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'Power & Energy Persona's Award for Individual Excellence' at the 10th ENERTIA Awards 2016
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K M Singh (Chairman and Managing Director of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
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Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (the highest civilian award given to overseas Indians and people of Indian origin)
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Dr Bharat Barai and Dr Sampat Shivangi (Indian-Americans)
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Travel Photographer Of The Year award 2016
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Darpan Basak & Ankit Kumar
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Places bagged top positions in New York Times' top travel destinations list
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Agra and Sikkim (Agra has ranked third in the list, Sikkim has bagged the 17th position among the top travel destinations for this year.)
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Honored by US Embassy for his contribution to the US-India partnership on tuberculosis
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Actor Amitabh Bachchan
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Best FIFA Men's Coach of the Year
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Claudio Ranieri
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Winner of the prestigious Technical Achievement Award (Technical Oscar)
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Parag Havaldar (An IIT Kharagpur alumnus)
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FIFA world’s best player award
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Cristiano Ronaldo (He also won the Ballon d'Or in December with both honours recognition for success in the Champions League with Real and Euro 2016 with Portugal)
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FIFA world's best female player
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Carli Lloyd (United States)
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Winner of favourite TV actress at People's Choice Awards
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Priyanka Chopra (for her role in Quantico at the 2017 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles)
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Winner of the first ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty
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Vladimir Putin (Russian President)
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Received honorary doctorate award from Bangalore University
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Rahul Dravid (Former Indian cricketer)
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Winner of Ashok Chakra (India's highest peacetime military award)
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Havildar Hangpan Dada
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Winner of the 65th Miss Universe title
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Iris Mittenaere (France's dental surgery student, she is the second Miss Universe winner from France)
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Honored as the best marching group for 5th time at Republic Day 2017
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The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
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Honored with the customised championship belt by WWE
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Serena Williams (after she won her 23rd Grand Slam title, the Australian Open women's singles)
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