WINSON COMPETITIVE GUIDE
Syrian aid group White Helmets wins Right
Livelihood Award:
Syrian aid group White Helmets has won the prestigious Right
Livelihood Award which is also known as ‘alternative Nobel’ prize.
The White Helmets also known as the Syria Civil Defence is a
Syrian civil organisation of emergency responders in rebel-held
areas. It has been honoured for their outstanding bravery,
compassion and humanitarian engagement in rescuing civilians
from the destruction of the Syrian civil war. The White Helmets
will share the prize with Russian activist Svetlana Gannushkina,
Egypt’s feminist leader Mozn Hassan and leading independent
Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet.
Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with
Arjuna Award:
Cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma were conferred with
the Arjuna Award for their contributions to sport of cricket. The
award was bestowed upon them by Union Sports Minister Vijay
Goel in New Delhi. Sharma was bestowed with the award for the
year 2015 and Rahane for the year 2016. Earlier, both were not
able to receive awards from the President Pranab Mukherjee as
they were participating in international tournaments.
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