Padma Awards

Padma Awards:

• These awards were introduced in 1954.
• The award is being given to deserving individuals for their exceptional services in their chosen fields like Sports, Art, Social work, Civil Services, Literature & Education, Public Affairs, Science & Technology, Trade & Industry.
• The names of the awardee are announced every year on Republic Day.
• The Padma Awards have been given every year except three times: 1977, 1980, 1993-1997.

There are several rules concerning the Padma Awards:

• If someone is a recipient of a lesser degree of the Padma Awards, they can be awarded a higher degree of the award only after five or more years since the last conferment.
• The awards are rarely given posthumously, but exceptions can be made if the case highly deserves.
• There ought to be an element of public service in the achievements of the person to be selected. It should not be merely on the basis of excellence in any field, but it should be based on excellence plus.
• Government servants including those working in PSUs, except doctors & scientists, are not eligible for these awards.

According to the Government of India, the awards are of three categories:

• Padma Vibhushan: For exceptional & distinguished service (Second Degree Honour)
• Padma Bhushan: For distinguished service of a high order (Third Degree Honour)
• Padma Shri: For distinguished service (Fourth Degree Honour)

Padma Vibhushan:

• It is the second-highest civilian award given by the Republic of India.
• Those privileged to get the award are given a citation certificate & a medal, which has a lotus flower in the middle & the words "Desh Seva", embossed on the observe.
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Awards Given By Government of India- Current affairs-English

Awards Given By Government of India

Awards & Honours are given both at individual & group level as a token of appreciation or recognition for extraordinary work. The government of India gives several honors every year to those who have achieved outstanding merit in their field.

Bharat Ratna:

Fig: Bharat Ratna (Peepal leaf-shaped medal)

• The title Bharat Ratna literally means "Jewel of India" & it is the highest civilian award bestowed by the Republic of India.

• It was first given in 1954.

• Bharat Ratna is awarded to exceptional individuals who have performed in the highest order.

• Although this award was originally given to those artists who had outstanding achievements in art, science, literature & public service, in 2011, the criteria were expanded to include "any field of human endeavor".

• The Prime Minister of India makes the recommendations to the President of India who chooses not more than three people in a particular year for the award.

• Although no money is given to the awardees, those who are chosen are given a peepal leaf-shaped medal & a certificate (sanad).

• According to the Indian Order of Precedence, those who are given Bharat Ratna are seventh.

• The award can not be used as a prefix or suffix to the recipients' name, in terms of Article 18(1) of the Indian Constitution.

Some of the prominent awardees are as follows:

1954: First Awardees

• C. Rajagopalachari= Freedom fighter & last Governor-General of India.
• Dr. C.V Raman= Physicist
• Dr. S.Radhakrishnan= Philosopher as well as first Vice-President & second President of India.
• Jawaharlal Nehru= Freedom fighter, writer & first Prime Minister of India.

1955:

• Bhagwan Das= Freedom fighter, philosopher & educationist.
• M.Visvesvaraya= Civil Engineer, Statesman, Diwan of Mysore.

1957:

• Govind Ballabh Pant= Freedom fighter, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh & Home Minister of India.

1958:

• Dhondo Keshav Karve= Social reformer & educator.

1961:

• Bidhan Chandra Roy= Physician, politician & social worker.
• Purushottam Das Tondon= Titled as "Rajarshi", an independent activist & politician.

1962: 

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad= Jurist, freedom fighter & first President of India.

1966: First Posthumous awardee

• Lal Bahadur Shasti= Freedom fighter & second Prime Minister of India.

1971:

• Indira Gandhi= Third Prime Minister of India.

1980:

• Mother Teresa= Social worker, founder of Missionaries of Charity & a Catholic nun.

1987:

• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan= Known as Frontier Gandhi.

1990:

• B.R. Ambedkar= Crusader against untouchability, Chief Architect of Indian Constitution.
• Nelson Mandela= Gandhi of South Africa.

1997:

• Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam= Scientist & 11th President of India.

1999:

• Prof. Amartya Sen= Economist.

2014:

• Sachin Tendulkar= Cricketer.
• C.N.R Rao= Chemist & Scientist.

2015:

• Madan Mohan Malviya= Scholar & Educational Reformer.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee= Prime Minister of India for three times.

2019:

• Pranab Mukherjee= 13th Prime Minister of India.
• Bhupen Hazarika= Singer, Lyricist, Musician from Assam.
• Nanaji Deshmukh= Social Activist.

  

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India's Ranking in Different Indices (2019-20)

India's Ranking in Different Indices (2019-20)

Index	Released by	India’s Rank	Top Country
QS World University Ranking 2021	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	IIT Bombay - 172	MIT (USA)
The Emerging Economies University Ranking 2020	Times Higher Education (THE)	IISc Bengaluru - 16	Tsinghua University (China)
11 Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2020	US Property Consultant Jones Lang LaSalle's (JLL)	34th	United Kingdom
World Competitive Index 2020	IMD WCC Switzerland	43rd	Singapore
Environment Performance Index 2020	Yale University & Columbia University	168th	Denmark
Global Energy Transition Index 2020	World Economic Forum	74th	Sweden
International Intellectual Property Index	US Chambers of Commerce	40th	USA
Global Democracy Index 2019	Economist Intelligence Unit	51st	Norway
B2C E-Commerce Index 2019	UNCTAD	73rd	Netherlands
Human Development Index 2019	UNDP	129th	Norway
Global Climate Risk Index 2019	German Watch	5th	Japan
Climate Change Performance Index 2019	New Climate Institute, Germanwatch & CAN	9th	Sweden
World Giving Index 2019	Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)	82nd	USA
Global Unicorn List 2019	Human Research Institute	3rd	China
World Talent Ranking 2019	IMD	59th	Switzerland
Global Prosperity Index 2019	Basque Institutions	Bengaluru -83rd	Zurich (Switzerland)
Global Health Security Index 2019	NTI & EIU	57th	USA
Ease of Doing Business 2019	World Bank	63rd	New Zealand
World Digital Competitiveness 2019	IMD	44th	USA
Global Competitiveness Index 2019	World Economic Forum	68th	Singapore
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019	World Economic Forum	34th	Spain
Global Liability Index 2019	EIU	Delhi - 118th	Austria's Captain Vienna
Safe Cities Index 2019	EIU	Mumbai - 45th	Tokyo
Global Kids Right Index 2019	Kids Right Foundation	117th	Iceland
Asia Power Index 2019	Lowry Institute	4th	United States
Index of Cancer Preparedness 2019	EIU	19th	Australia
World Inequality Index 2019	Oxfam	147th	Denmark
Inclusive Internet Index 2019	EIU	47th	Sweden
Global Talent Competitive Index 2019	Adecco Group, INSEAD, Tata Communications	80th	Switzerland
Global Innovation Index 2019	Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organization	52nd	Switzerland
Henley Passport Index 2019	IATA	86th	Japan & Singapore
SDG Gender Equality Index 2019	Equal Measures 2030	95th	Denmark
Mercer Quality of Living Index 2019	Consulting agency Mercer	Chennai	Vienna (Austria)
Global Peace Index 2019	IEP	141st	Iceland
World Press Freedom Index 2019	Reporters without Borders	140th	Norway
StartupBlink Startup Ecosystem 2019	StartupBlink	17th	USA
World Gold Outlook Index 2020	World Gold Council	6th	China
Hurun Global Rich List 2020	Hurun Report	3rd	China
Sustainability Index 2020	WHO, UNICEF, Lancet Medical Journal	77th	Norway
Global Animal protection Index 2020	World Animal Protection	2nd	Sweden, USA & Austria
World Happiness Report 2020	United Nations	144th	Finland
World Breastfeeding Trend Initiative Survey 2020	WBTi	78th	Sri Lanka

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