Sl Question Answer Month
Banking
1 Bank won the national award for excellence in lending to micro enterprises for 2012-2013 Indian Bank Mar-14
2 Indian Bank has bagged ˜Skoch achiever award for outstanding performance in SME enablement during 2014′ instituted by Skoch Consultancy Services Pvt Ltd Corporation Bank Mar-14
3 Regional Rural Bank has won the Platinum Award for ‘excellence” in banking awarded by Skoch Group Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank Jun-14
4 PSU bank has been awarded the ‘Platinum SKOCH Inclusion & Deepening Award 2014’ for ‘excellence in banking’ UCO Bank Jun-14
International
5 Indian American scientist awarded the prestigious 2014 Marconi Society Prize He is the only India-born scientist to receive both the Marconi Prize and the Bell Medal, two top global IT technology awards. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj Jan-14
6 State tourism has been conferred the United Nations Award for creating innovative initiatives for sustainable tourism the first time India has ever won the recognition Kerala Tourism Jan-14

 

7 UNWTO awarded whom with the 2013 UNWTO Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his work as a business journalist reporting on the tourism industry Richard Quest Jan-14
8 Winner of the 2014 Othmer Gold Medal, a top award of the US-based Chemical Heritage Foundation, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Jan-14
9 International Political leader  has been awarded with Israel’s highest civilian honour, the “Medal of Distinction” Angela Merkel Feb-14
10 Indian-born scientist won the Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge. The Protein Science Young Investigator Award is given by the Protein Society for important contribution made in the study of proteins. Madan Babu Feb-14
11 US First Lady Michelle Obama presented the International Women of Courage Award for successfully leading the campaign against acid attacks on women in India Laxmi (Acid attack victim) Mar-14
12 Templeton Prize for 2014, was announced by the John Templeton Foundation Tomas Halik Mar-14
13 A Prestigious award for digital activism at the Barbican in London Shubhranshu Choudhary Mar-14
14 Pritzker Architecture Prize, world’s most prestigious architecture award, for the year 2014 Shigeru Ban Mar-14
15 Indian writer won Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014 in non-fiction category Pankaj Mishra Mar-14
16 Which Mathematician has been chosen for the 2014 Abel Prize by the Norwegian Academy of Science Letters Yakov Grigorevich Sinai Mar-14
17 Indian-American Doctor was chosen for Prestigious Simon Dack Award Sumit Chugh Mar-14
18 The Pritzker Architecture Prize, world’s most prestigious architecture award, for the year 2014 Shigeru Ban Mar-14
19 British-American physicist won Millennium Technology Prize 2014 for discoveries leading to a thousand-fold increase in digital data storage on magnetic disks. The Millennium Technology Prize was initiated in 2004 by the Technology Academy Finland. Stuart Parkin Apr-14
20 The rank of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) by the queen of Britain. This honour is one of the highest honours given by the queen to civilians. Ratan Tata Apr-14
21 A Pulitzer Prizefor public service for coverage of National Security Agency surveillance programmes based on documents from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. The Washington Post and the British-based The Guardian newspaper Apr-14
22 India-born poet won the prestigious 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems ‘3 Sections’. Vijay Seshadri Apr-14
23 Agency won two YoungGun awards in the YGA 2013 Awards Ogilvy Mumbai Apr-14
24 Indian business person was honored with with the 2014 ‘Canada India Foundation Chanchalani Global Indian Award’ in Toronto for his remarkable vision and leadership in the IT sector NR Narayana Murthy Apr-14
25 Indian received the Goldman prize for helping villagers fight coal mining in Chhattisgarh and succeeded in shutting down one of the largest planned coal mines in the area. Ramesh Agrawal Apr-14
26 Hollywood actor was awarded with the Most Popular All Time International Star in India at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards held in Tampa Bay, Florida John Travolta Apr-14
27 Indian Crickter won the United Kingdom’s 2014 Asian Award for outstanding achievement in Sports. The award was announced at London’s at The Grosvenor House Hotel MS Dhoni Apr-14
28 Famous boxer awarded with an honorary championship belt by World Boxing Council (WBC). Iwao Hakamada Apr-14
29 Indian scientist has been granted a prestigious fellowship worth 1,068,000 pounds by a top British agency which funds research in engineering and the physical sciences Ravinder Dahiya May-14
30 Leading NRI industrialist won the International Business of the Year award 2014 at the Asian Business Awards Midlands in Birmingham Lord Swraj Paul May-14
31 Indian-American student  won the National Geographic Bee championship in Washington, USA Akhil Rekulapelli May-14
32 Which journalist won 2014 UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. He received the award worth of 25000 US dollars by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova in Paris Ahmet Sik May-14
33 Indian academy has been selected in 2014 by the Business Initiative Directives Group (BIDG), Madrid (Spain) for the International Arch of Europe Award for quality and technology in Gold Category Indian Aviation Academy May-14
34 Indian businessperson has received the ˜Othmer Gold Medal 2014′, in Philadelphia, USAto be the first Indian to make it to this prestigious group. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw May-14
35 Indian Government project won second rank in the 2014 United Nations Public Service Award Mobile Seva May-14
36 Indian Businessperson became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Harvard Medal Anand Mahindra May-14
37 Author won the 2014 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction with her debut novel, “Girl is a Half-Formed Thing” Eimear McBride Jun-14
38 India-born was honoured with Champions of Change by the White House Pratishtha Khanna Jun-14
39 Indian businessperson has been awarded with the ˜EY World Entrepreneur of The Year 2014′ award at a ceremony held in Monaco Uday Kotak Jun-14
40 Indian scientist has been awarded with an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to the field of science Tejinder Virdee Jun-14
41 Leading NRI industrialist  has been honoured with the ˜Lifetime Achievement Award’ by a UK-based business associationfor his outstanding contribution to the industry, education and philanthropy. Swraj Paul Jun-14
42 India-born plant scientist has been awarded with the USD 250,000 World Food Prizefor his breakthrough achievement in increasing global wheat production by more than 200 million tonnes after the Green Revolution Sanjaya Rajaram Jun-14
43 Famous Indian born author has been awarded with the Pen Pinter prizefor the current year 2014 for his outstanding literary output and support for freedom of expression Salman Rushdie Jun-14
44 First Tang Prize in sustainable development. The Tang Prize was awarded to her by the Tang Prize Foundation Gro Harlem Brundtland Jun-14
45 Government project was chosen in the list of the second place winners of the 2014 UN Public Service Awards Mobile Seva Jun-14
46 An honorary doctor of laws degree from York University in Toronto, Canadafor his achievements in promoting innovations, exemplary leadership and corporate social responsibility Ratan Tata Jun-14
47 France has presented Bollywood actor with the ‘Legion of France’ award, one of its highest civilian awards. Shah Rukh Khan Jun-14
48 Sand artist  won the People’s Choice prize at the World Cup of Sand Sculpting-2014 held in the Atlantic City of the US Sudarsan Pattnaik Jun-14
49 The Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia, The medal has been awarded annually since 1989, when Polish Solidarity founder Lech Walesa received it first. Malala Yousafzai Jun-14
50 The novel ‘The Lives of Others’ written by India-born British Indian writer was shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2014 Neel Mukherjee Jul-14
51 Mathematician and Stanford University professor became the first woman  to win the Fields Medal Maryam Mirzakhani Aug-14
52 Indian-origin mathematician, awarded the prestigious Fields Medal at the International Mathematical Union’s (IMU) International Congress of Mathematicians Manjul Bhargava Aug-14
53 Indian origin, awarded with the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize by the International Mathematical Union Subhash Khot Aug-14
54 The International Political Science Association has honoured with the Global South Award Sunil Kumar Aug-14
55 An Indian neuroscientist in the US, awarded Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) under President Barack Obama’s multi-year Brain Initiative Partha Mitra Aug-14
56 US actor and singer, named for the honorary Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar Award Harry Belafonte Aug-14
57 Famous footballer named the UEFA Best Player in Europe in Aug 2014, his second after he won the same in 2008. Cristiano Ronaldo Aug-14
58 Famous Indian scientist, awarded with the prestigious USD 1 lakh Midori Prize for biodiversity for his pioneering research, including in climate change in the Himalayas Kamal Bawa Sep-14
59 US University Southern University System of Louisiana gave honorary doctorate degree to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sep-14
60 Leading NRI businessmen have been awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Business in United Kingdom Hinduja brothers Sep-14
61 Jointly awarded with the Right Livelihood Award Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian along with Edward Snowden Sep-14
62 China Book Award by China for 2014 in recognition of his long-term contribution to the translation and publication of Chinese works Priyadarsi Mukherji Sep-14
63 Indian movie won best debut award at the 71st Venice Film Festival Court Sep-14
National
64 Mayilamma Award named after the `Plachimada Heroine’ who had campaigned against the Coca-Cola company at Kerala’s Plachimada village Meena Kandasamy Jan-14
65 The Best CFO Award, conferred by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) P.K.Goyal Jan-14
66 Writer won The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013 for his second novel, ‘Vanity Bagh’ for consistent writing and humour and imagination Anees Salim Jan-14
67 The Thiruvalluvar award by the Tamil Nadu government in Chennai Yush Jan-14
68 Famous playwright and journalist won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 for the book “The Chronicle of the Corpse Bearer” Cyrus Mistry Jan-14
69 National Communal Harmony Award for work done in the field of Peace and Harmony Dr. Mohinder Singh and N Radhakrishnan Jan-14
70 The 2014 Ramanujan Mathematics Award in Rajkot Anand Kumar Jan-14
71 Prestigious journalism Lokmanya Tilak National Award Mammen Mathew Jan-14
72 Prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 Vishwanath Tripathi Feb-14
73 Corporate Strategist of the Year Award by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) PRCI gives this award as recognition to those who have excelled in their own field and contributed to social justice and made a difference to the nation in the last four years. This award is also called as the Chanakya Award. V B Gadgil Feb-14
74 Y Nayudamma memorial award for the year 2013. The award is annually given to persons chosen for their significant contributions to the development of science and technology in the country. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar Feb-14
75 The ˜Youth Achievers Award’ at the sixth Global Marketing and Social Media award Bharat Gupta Feb-14
76 The Amazing Indian Award 2014 Arunima Sinha Feb-14
77 NGO won the Gold Shield and Hall of Fame for Excellence award in Financial Reporting for the year 2012-13 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Akshaya Patra Foundation Feb-14
78 Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 Chandi Prasad Bhatt Mar-14
79 Indian dirctor has been selected for the Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013. The award has been instituted in memory of late Gollapudi Srinivasa, who died while directing his first film Prema Pustakam (Book of Love) in 1992. Gyan Correa Mar-14
80 The 23rd G D Birla award for scientific research for the year 2013 Rajesh Gopakumar Mar-14
81 Indian author has been chosen for the Saraswati Samman for the year 2013 Govind Mishra Mar-14
82 Indian PSU Company has received the honour of the most efficient Navaratna award for the year 2013 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Apr-14
83 The 51st edition of the FBB Femina Miss India 2014 crown Koyal Rana Apr-14
84 The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013 Gulzar Apr-14
85 Indian musician was selected for M S Subbulakshmi Award 2014, announced by the M S Subbulakshmi Foundation Mathangi Sathyamurthy Apr-14
86 The oung Achiever Award “ 2013, for his contribution to the society in the field of agriculture, announced The award was instituted by the Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (Sadhna), Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni PO, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. Vinothkumar Apr-14
87 The ˜CEO of the Year’ at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards. The award was presented to him in recognition of a comprehensive leadership style demonstrated by him Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Chairman C S Verma May-14
88 Famous Hindi writer received the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 Vishwanath Tripathi May-14
89 Company was chosen for the Special Commendation at the Golden Peacock National Training Awards 2014 Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI) May-14
90 Writer has been shortlisted for the prestigious Moortidevi Award for 2013 for his novel “Theekkadal Katanhu Thirumadhuram” C Radhakrishnan Jun-14
91 Famous Hindi poet has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith award for 2013. He will be the recipient of 49th Jnanpith award. Kedarnath Singh Jun-14
92 Indian city has won this year’s ˜best city award’ from news channel CNBC Awaaz Kochi Jun-14
93 Indian airport won the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award by Airport Council International (ACI) in the category of the best improved airport in Asia Pacific Region Kolkata International Airport Jun-14
94 Prestigious Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 Chandi Prasad Bhatt Jul-14
95 Technology company won the ˜Best Implementation of Green IT Award’ at the National IT Leadership and Excellence award ceremony Polaris Jul-14
96 Lokmanya Tilak award for this year 2014 Avinash Chander Jul-14
97 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of Communal harmony, peace and goodwill Muzaffar Ali Aug-14
98 ‘Bharat Gaurav’ award by the football East Bengal Club Bachendri Pal Aug-14
99 ˜Entrepreneur of the Year’ award from the All India Management Association (AIMA) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Aug-14
100 ˜Emerging Business Leader of the Year’ award from the All India Management Association (AIMA) M G George Muthoot Aug-14
101 Delhi based wrestling academy won the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar (RKPP) award for this year Guru Hanuman Akhara Aug-14
102 Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has awarded with the ICSI Life Time Achievement Award 2013 for Excellence in Corporate Governance Shiv Nadar Aug-14
103 Chosen for the fifth Indira Sivasailam Endowment Medal and Concert M. Krishna Aug-14
104 G K Reddy Memorial Award for the year 2014 for his contribution in the field of Journalism (announced by the TSR Foundation Vinod Mehta Sep-14
105 V Krishna Murthy Award for Excellence Nandan Nilekani Sep-14
106 Indira Gandhi Rajbhasa awards on the occasion of National Hindi Divas, one of the awardee CMD Madhusudan of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) Sep-14
107 Giants International award for 2014 Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood danseuse Helen Sep-14
108 Famous Hindi author, awarded with the ‘Saraswati Samman’ Govind Mishra Sep-14
109 JC Daniel Award for lifetime achievement for the year 2013 by the Kerala Government Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair Sep-14
110 Former cricketer has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award at a ceremony in the House of Lords in London Kapil Dev Sep-14