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<strong>Yuvayana</strong> <strong>Current</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Digest</strong> – <strong>July</strong> 2015<br />
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Ravi Kailas, Chairman and CEO, Mytrah Energy, was named the 'Wind Power Person of the year 2015' at the<br />
3rd World Renewable Energy Conference in New Delhi.<br />
Helena Ndume of Namibia and Jorge Sampaio of Portugal were awarded the first- ever Nelson Rolihlahla<br />
Mandela Prize by the United Nations (UN) at the UN Headquarters in New York.<br />
Yash Bharti award by UP Govt : Urdu poet Anwar Jalalpuri for translating Shlokas of the Bhagvad Geeta into<br />
Urdu verses.<br />
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 : Whistleblower Indian forest officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi and founder of<br />
NGO Goonj Anshu Gupta selected for this prestigious award.<br />
Three others persons selected for this award are : Kommaly Chanthavong (Laos). Ligaya Fernando-<br />
Amilbangsa (Philippines) and Kyaw Thu ( Myanmar). They will be conferred the Magsaysay Award<br />
on 31 August at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.<br />
World record for spending most number of days in space - Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka<br />
'Buddha In A Traffic Jam' film directed by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri won the best original screenplay in a<br />
Foreign Language award at the Madrid International Film Festival.<br />
West Bokaro Division of Tata Steelwas conferred with the Golden Peacock Environment<br />
Management Award (GPEMA) 2015 during 17th World Congress on Environment Management<br />
organised in New Delhi.<br />
Miss USA 2015 Title : Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma . The Competition was held in Lusiana.<br />
Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand will be conferred with the 'Bharat Gaurav' Lifetime<br />
Achievement Award by NRI orgainsation Sanskriti Yuva Sangstha at the House of Commons inside the<br />
British Parliament of <strong>July</strong> 25.<br />
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd. bagged the 12th National Awards for Excellence in Cost management<br />
2014.<br />
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award : Kerala Tourism for its Muziris Heritage Project in the<br />
'Heritage & Culture' category.<br />
Lifetime Achievement Award for Art and Cinema - Actress-politician Hema Malini honoured by the Bank of<br />
Baroda on the occasion of its 108th Foundation Day on <strong>July</strong> 20.<br />
British government has decided to honour India's greatest hockey player Major Dhyan Chand with 'India<br />
Pride Award'.<br />
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