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• • • Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta awarded highest distinction in Dutch science Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta awarded highest distinction in Dutch science The University of Amsterdam statement said she was awarded for her outstanding, pioneering and inspiring scientific work in which she focuses on a just and sustainable world. Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science which is also sometimes referred to as the ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’, according to a statement. The University of Amsterdam statement said she was awarded for her outstanding, pioneering and inspiring scientific work in which she focuses on a just and sustainable world. Gupta will receive 1.5 million euros to spend on scientific research and activities related to knowledge utilisation. The official presentation will take place on October 4, it said. A professor of Environment and Development in the Global South at the University of Amsterdam, Gupta is also the co-chair of the Earth Commission. She plans to use the prize money to work towards implementing the ideas she presented in her inaugural lecture in 2014 – on sharing the ‘eco-space’ (environmental utilisation space) globally, according to the statement.

Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) has become the strongest symbol of non-violence in the 20th century. It is widely held – in retrospect – that the Indian national leader should have been the very man to be selected for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated several times, but was never awarded the prize. Why? These questions have been asked frequently: Was the horizon of the Norwegian Nobel Committee too narrow? Were the committee members unable to appreciate the struggle for freedom among non-European peoples?” Or were the Norwegian committee members perhaps afraid to make a prize award which might be detrimental to the relationship between their own country and Great Britain? When still alive, Mohandas Gandhi had many admirers, both in India and abroad. But his martyrdom in 1948 made him an even greater symbol of peace. Twenty-one years later, he was commemorated on this double-sized United Kingdom postage stamp. Copyright © Scanpix. Gandhi was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and, finally, a few days before he was murdered in January 1948. The omission has been publicly regretted by later members of the Nobel Committee; when the Dalai Lama was awarded the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman of the committee said that this was “in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi”. However, the committee has never commented on the speculations as to why Gandhi was not awarded the prize, and until recently the sources which might shed some light on the matter were unavailable. ...

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to get a Nobel Prize in 1913 for his work in Literature. He won the award for "his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West". Har Gobind Khorana was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 for his work on electron diffraction. He shared the award with Robert W Holley and Marshall W Nirenberg “for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis". (AP) Experience the New Theatre Mode Click on any image to launch the new theatre mode Launch Theatre Mode Explore more Stories • 10 Cyclone Biparjoy likely to intensify into severe cyclonic storm today • 11 In pictures:Coromandel Express passes through accident site in Odisha​ • 10 150th anniversary of arrival of Indians in Suriname: President Murmu attends celebrations • 10 In pics: Defence minister Rajnath Singh holds talks with US counterpart • 15 ​Rahul Gandhi slams BJP, RSS for dwelling in the past, blaming others​ • 16 Cyclone Biparjoy makeslandfall on Gujarat coast​ • 12 Deadliest cyclones that hit India in last 10 years • 10 50,000 people evacuated as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches Gujarat coast • 11 Why this Maharashtra village churns out generations of well climbers​ • 17 ​Evacuation, ban on coastal activities & more: Gujarat gears up to face cyclone​ • 11 ​Before US visit, New Jersey restaur...

By India Today Web Desk: The Nobel Prize, the most prestigious award in the world, is given to extraordinary achievers in the fields of academic, scientific or cultural advances. It was started in 1901 by Alfred Nobel who in his will signed off his "remaining realisable assets" to be awarded as the Nobel Prizes. The assest amounted to more than SEK 31 million (which would be approximately SEK 1,702 million today)The innovator is known for inventing dynamite but had a total of 355 patents to his name at the time of his death. The Nobel Prize is awarded in six categories each year -- Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Economics, and Peace Prize. Each Nobel Prize comes with SEK 9,000,000 (Swedish Krona) or around Rs 7 crore 22 lakh rupees. Till date, nine Indians have received the Nobel Prize. Here are a few facts on the Nobel Prize: 1. As of 2020, 603 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 962 laureates in the six categories. Many of the Nobel Prizes are shared by a number of recipients. 2. The Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm, Sweden, every year on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The Peace Prize is not awarded at this Stockholm ceremony but presented annually in Oslo, Norway, in the presence of the King of Norway, on the same day. 4. The average age of Nobel Prize recipients is 60 years. 5. Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Laureate who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of just 17 years. The oldest recipient is John B Goodenough who ...

• Study Material • Magazine Download • PYQ download • UPSC Notes • 1 minute read • Daily MCQ • Difference b/w • Full Forms • Free Courses • Free content for download • Video Lectures • UA Batches • Prelims • Environment • Agriculture • Geography • History-Freedom Struggle • Art & Culture • Polity • International relation • Sci & Tech • Economy • Mains • GS 1 • GS 2 • GS 3 • GS 4 • Exam Updates • UPSC Syllabus • Exam Dates • Results • Eligibility Criteria • Mains Syllabus • Prelims Syllabus • Notifications • Test & Practice • Daily MCQ • Prelims PYQs • Mains Questions • Rankers Guide • Topper Notes • Topper Interviews • Exam Tips • Paper Analysis As of the year 2020, a total of 603 Nobel Prizes have been bestowed upon 962 recipients across all six categories. Many of the Nobel Prizes have been awarded jointly to multiple deserving individuals since its inception in 1901. Twelve of the awardees are Indians, according to the statement (five Indian citizens and seven of Indian ancestry or residency). In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became the first Indian citizen and the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. The sole female recipient is Mother Teresa. Nominated for both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Nobel Prize in Peace, Sri Aurobindo was an Indian poet, philosopher, and nationalist, as well as the founder of Integral yoga. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on December 1st, 1999, that Mahatma Gandhi had been nominated for the Peace Prize five times ...

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1 / 11 The Indian Connection India's association with the Nobel Prize goes back, across centuries and latitudes. Poet, writer and thinker Rabindranth Tagore brought glory to the country when he became the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for the country. The 52-year-old Tagore was accorded the honour in 1913, 12 years after it made its debut. Ever since, nine other laureates with an India connection have been conferred the prestigious award in various categories, Abhijit Banerjee being the latest. There were a few famous names who were nominated several times, but failed to bag the award. While Indian poet Sri Aurobindo was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1943 and 1950, the committee had considered Mahatma Gandhi for the Peace Prize five times in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 & 1948 (days before his assassination). Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel had drafted a will in 1895 where he reserved a large part of his estate to establish Nobel Prizes after concerns of how the world would remember him. He wanted the awards to be given to individuals (based on their achievements), annually, despite their nationality. He died in 1896. It took nearly five years for the committee to set up, and the first set of awards for Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, Literature, Physics and Peace were awarded in 1901. After 67 years, Sweden's central bank with donation from donation from the Nobel Foundation, established the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred...

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