AWARDS 2024 In December 2024, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson of Biocon Group, was conferred the 2024 Jamsetji Tata award by the Indian Society for Quality (ISQ) at ISQ Annual Conference 2024 held in Bengaluru, Karnataka. In December 2024, Union Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), was awarded the Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award for Public Leadership from the South Indian Education Society (SIES), one of India’s oldest educational societies, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Yash Chopra and Shyam Benegal will receive the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jaipur International Film Festival 2025, and who will be honored with a tribute for their cinematic legacy. Aparna Sen, a renowned director, was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the West Bengal Film Journalists Association (WBFJA) annual ceremony for her significant contributions to Indian cinema. Tarun Das was recently honored with the Singapore Honorary Citizen Award for strengthening India- Singapore bilateral relations. TV Gopalakrishnan has been honoured with the RK Srikantan Trust Award at the Sankranti Music Festival in Bengaluru. Chandigarh university was honored with the prestigious MAKA Trophy 2024 and had a student, Sanjay Kumar, receive the Arjuna Award for hockey. Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, was honored with the Maharaja Hari Singh Peace and Harmony Award 2024-25. Jasprit Bumrah has been honoured with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards, recognizing his extraordinary 2024 performance. Sachin Tendulkar will be conferred with the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board's annual gala for 2024. Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana won the BCCI's Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer in 2023-24 in the men's and women's category respectively. Chaman Arora has been awarded the **Sahitya Akademi Award 2024** for his book **Ik Hor Ashwthama** in Dogri literature. Coal India Limited (CIL) has been conferred with the prestigious Golden Peacock CSR Award 2024 at the 19th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility held in Mumbai. Raj P Narayanam was honored with the 2024 Hurun Industry Achievement Award for Financial Solutions Innovation. NTPC LIMITED, India's largest integrated power utility, has been honoured with Forward Faster Sustainability Award 2025 in the Water Resilience category, in February 2025. N. Chandrasekaran was recently awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for contributions to UK-India business relations. Startek India company won the prestigious Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award for its outstanding HR practices and commitment to employee experience. Dr. Bhagyashree Patil was honored with the Vishalakshi Award 2025 for her contributions to education. Indian shooter Manu Bhaker was honored with the 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award 2024', becoming the first Indian woman to win 2 bronze medals in a single edition of the Games at Paris 2024 Olympics. Sunil Bharti Mittal was awarded the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) medal at a special investiture ceremony held at the British High Commissioner's residence in New Delhi.