Explore Our Affordable Courses

Click Here

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Awarded to COVID-19 Warriors

November 20, 2023

GS Paper I Art and Culture

Context:

The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development 2022 was jointly awarded to the Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the COVID-19 warriors in the country.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Presented to COVID-19 Warriors

The Jury, chaired by former Chief Justice of India T.S Thakur has outlined that this award was in recognition of the heroic endeavors of the COVID warriors during the global pandemic.
In its announcement statement, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust added, Statistics are hard to come by and are not always reliable, but there is little doubt that the women and men of the medical fraternity soldiered on beyond the call of duty.

Indian Medical Association (IMA)

IMA is the largest represented organization of doctors of the modern system of medicine in India which looks after the interests of doctors as well as the wellbeing of the community at large.
Objective:
- To promote and advance medical and allied sciences in all their different branches and to promote the improvement of public health and medical education in India.

Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI):

Trained Nurses’ Association of India (TNAI) is a national organization of nurse professionals at different levels.
Function
- To enunciate standards of Nursing Education and implement these through appropriate channels.

About Indira Gandhi Peace Prize:

The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual prestigious award. It has been named after former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi.
It has been conferred every year since 1986 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust. It consists of a monetary award of `25 lakh along with a citation.

Notable Winners of Indira Gandhi Peace Prize:

Pratham (NGO) 2021
Sir David Attenborough 2019
Center for Science and Environment 2018

News Source: The Hindu

To get PDF version, Please click on "Print PDF" button.

Recent Post
Most Viewed Post

Supreme Court On Bulldozer Justice

Biodegradable Nanocoating for Fertilizers

Supreme Court Ruling on Pollution-Free Environment and Firec...

Jawahar Lal Nehru

World Diabetes Day

First India-U.S., Indian Ocean Dialogue

Social Stock Exchange

Data Point

Arsenic and Fluoride In Groundwater

WHO Launches ICD 11 – A Traditional Medicine Module 2:...

Prime- Minister’s Egypt State Visit

Drug Controller General of India

Recent Editorial

Manipur’s misery: On the need for the Centre...

The perfect cocktail of layered discrimination

A highway to tap Southeast Asian markets

The Taboo of Divorce is Waning, But Families are S...

India Needs to Build Ships

A Mixed Report Card for the India-Middle East-Euro...

Popular current affairs

Supreme Court On Bulldozer Justice

Biodegradable Nanocoating for Fertilizers

Supreme Court Ruling on Pollution-Free Environment...

Jawahar Lal Nehru

World Diabetes Day

First India-U.S., Indian Ocean Dialogue

Our Courses

Our Courses

Need help preparing for UPSC or State PSCs?

Connect with our experts to get free counselling & start preparing

THE MOST
LEARNING PLATFORM

Learn From India's Best Faculty

Subscribe our Newsletter

Sign up now for our exclusive newsletter and be the first to know about our latest Initiatives, Quality Content, and much more.

*Promise! We won't spam you.

Yes! I want to Subscribe.

Contact Details

THE MOST
LEARNING PLATFORM

Learn From India's Best Faculty

Follow Us:

Subscribe our Newsletter

Sign up now for our exclusive newsletter and be the first to know about our latest Initiatives, Quality Content, and much more.

*Promise! We won't spam you.

Yes! I want to Subscribe.

Contact Details

Download Our App