CSE wins Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

  • The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has won this year’s Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
  • The CSE was established in 1980 under the leadership of the late Anil Agarwal.
  • The Indira Gandhi award is conferred by the Indira Gandhi Trust each year on the late Prime Minister’s birth anniversary.
  • The international jury for the awards was headed by former President Pranab Mukherjee.

Govt launches ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)’ Program

  • Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the ‘Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) program.
  • The ICC comes under the Innovation cell of the MHRD.
  • The aim is to nurture the culture of innovation in all Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the country.

MAHE wins International Green Apple Silver Award

  • The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) came second in the International Green Apple Award for Environmental best practice 2018.
  • MAHE was selected for the award from 800 global nominations which competed to pick the greenest individuals, companies, councils and communities.

WCCB gets Asia Environment Enforcement Awards

  • The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has been selected among the winners of the Asia Environment Enforcement Awards.
  • It received the award for its work in combating trans-boundary environmental crime.
  • This is the second time in a row that the awards are being given to India.

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