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April 30: Gurgaon-based martial arts club, Sanshinkan International’s students recently bagged various medals at the USA Open Karate Championship. They won the awards at the USA Open & Junior International Cup held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The event commenced on 13 April 2022 and ended on 17th April 2022.

The Indian team received 7 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 5 bronze medals in this championship. The coach of the Indian Karate Team and head of Sanshinkan International won 1 bronze medal in Team Kata. Some of the team members who won at the event are school-going students, income tax officers, engineering managers, and completing their post-grad in Management.

Aniket Gupta and Deepika Dhiman, who works as an income tax officer in daily life, participated in the event. While Aniket bagged 1 gold medal in Mix Team Kata and 1 bronze medal in Team Kata, Deepika bagged 1 gold medal in Mix Team Kata and 1 bronze medal in Kumite.

School-going students from Gurgaon, Dhruvansh Sethi, Ayam Malakar, and Dhairya Vij also bagged medals at the event held in Nevada, USA. The 7 years old Dhruvansh from Suncity School won 1 bronze medal in Kumite. The 8 years old Ayam from Scottish High International School won 1 gold medal in Kumite. And, the 12 years old Dhairya from Shikshantar School bagged 1 gold medal in Kumite.

The para-athlete and Noida-based Symbiosis center for Management studies student, Kartikeya Goel bagged 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the international championship. He bagged 1 gold medal in Kata, 1 gold medal in Kumite, and 1 silver medal in Weapon Kata. The engineering manager of Zomato in Gurgaon, Apoorva Arora also bagged 1 gold medal in Kata and 1 bronze medal in Kumite.

The Indian Karate Team also participated in the 2022 USA Open & Junior International Cup. Although the Cup was getting postponed again and again since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the past two years, the Indian Karate Team did not lose hope. They kept practicing, prepping, and waiting patiently for the event to finally occur until April 2022. With the team led by the acclaimed Coach & Sensei, Yashpal Singh Kalsi.

Coach & Sensei, Yashpal Singh Kalsi is a recognized karate personality. The well-known martial artist himself has won 1 gold medal in the 2016 USA Open and 2 bronze medals in the 2017 USA Open. The Delhi-based martial artist is a karate black belt. He received his first karate black belt back in 1996. From state medals to national medals and even international karate championships, Yashpal Singh Kalsi is a force to reckon with.

The WFK certified Karate trainer, Mixed Martial Arts trainer, and qualified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been the chief trainer of the Swedish martial arts school in Gurgaon, Sanshinkan International. The martial arts training institute was founded in 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden while the Indian branch was only recently launched in 2006.

Sanshinkan International institute in India is headed by Yashpal Singh Kalsi and Anamika Singh Kalsi along with a team of 50+ professional coaches and experts. The ISO-certified institute works with numerous self-defense NGOs and local government authorities. The institute has trained over 29 World Cup players and 20 MMA professional fighters. It has also helped thousands of students achieve their fitness, self-defense, professional training, and martial art sports goals amongst others. Students can register through their online application or by calling the institute.

The year 2022 is marked as the 18th year of the USA Open & Junior International Cup. The 2022 USA Open Championships once again set the mark of being one of the premier karate as well as para karate event in the world. Giving the talented karate champions from all across the globe a platform to showcase their talent after a long break, all thanks to the pandemic.

The event also held the 2022 Junior International Cup inviting divisions of athletes with a host of skills that are below 18 years of age. Both, domestic as well as international athletes participated in the event.

The event was hosted at the world-famous Paris-Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. This Las Vegas resort provided world-class facilities such as dining, gaming, and shopping accompanied by an exceptional experience. This hotel certainly made the ideal venue for the 2022 USA Open & Junior International Cup.

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April 29: India is widely referred to as a developing youth nation with one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Often compared to the promising economies of Turkey, Mexico, and Brazil, it has been predicted by World Bank CEO, Kristalina Georgieva in 2017 that India will become a higher middle-class income country by 2047, as soon as India completes 100 years of independence. Productivity consultant Mr. Kabeer Goswami who is highly known for his strategic advisory to various sectors like blockchain, education, finance, real estate, pharmaceuticals, politics, etc explains, will the youth nation ever break into the ranks of the rich nations or is it just a myth?

Mr. Kabeer Goswami agrees with Kristalina Georgieva’s statement as it is an achievable target but said that blindly believing the statement without a plan will lead to defying our expectations. Mr. Kabeer Goswami further added that to achieve the said target, our government must undertake vital steps to boost our per capita income and GDP.

Sharing his thoughts on the same, Mr. Kabeer Goswami added, “Although India is a nation of creative minds and hard-working attitude, we are still unable to use every individual to their full potential. India is blessed geographically in terms of soil and can produce anything and everything yet we are unable to do so. Despite constant labor in the agricultural segment, Indian farmers are unable to live a promising life and are in debt.”

To achieve the goal of becoming a higher middle-class income country by 2047, Mr. Kabeer Goswami insists on three major pointers to be considered for a positive outcome:

Firstly, to ensure the growth trajectory India must learn to cooperate with technological advancements and scientific innovations. Despite a great talent pool and prominent resources, India has resisted several technological advances and embraced scientific changes. Highlighting the impact and benefits of technological advances in various economies, Mr. Kabeer Goswami added, “This decade has leveled up the economic growth with the help of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized finance. The total realized gains in 2021 in the USA were $46.9B, the UK $8.1B, Germany $5.5B, China $5B, and so on. Understanding the substantial growth that technology can provide, India must step up and embrace the same with open arms.”

The second piece of advice by Mr. Kabeer Goswami is that India must solidify its foundation by supporting entrepreneurship & MSMEs. In the past couple of years, entrepreneurship and skill development have become a growth catalyst for several countries. However, India has been unable to take the same into account for its fundamental growth. While most of the global technology is being outsourced to India because of India’s talent pool, internally we fail to unlock and unleash our resources’ capabilities. We must learn to appreciate and accommodate our national talent. Shedding light on the prevailing issue, Mr. Kabeer Goswami said, “If the visa policies just get liberal for a few countries, majority of Indians will move across borders leading to brain -drain. Therefore, it is time to re-define, re-engage and re-energize our national spirit.”

Lastly, Mr. Kabeer Goswami said, “Instead of just showing government sectors making a loss every financial year, the government should plan accordingly to get the profit from their very own sectors. Absolute privatization will only lead us to become controlled, occupied, and nothing else. We must empower our public sector units and make them profitable.”

Mr. Kabeer Goswami believes that to understand the fundamentals of growth, one must be aware of the historical series of growth. India boasts of a robust history that roars and throbs in the heart of every Indian. Looking back at mid 18th century, India used to contribute 25% globally in manufacturing and output. Back then we were a global leader as we were providing solutions to the world in major segments like food, lifestyle, architectural solutions, science, medicines, physics, meditation, spirituality, and a lot more. This implies that we were smart and cooperative with technological advancements & scientific Innovations.

Towards the end of the session, Mr.Kabeer Goswami adds, “The biggest lacuna in the overall approach I observe as a consultant that India is still living in the era where we are not supposed to accept advancements, were adopting new methods & policies are scary and decades-old practices are the shackles, by saying this I only say India as a youth nation, has the potential to lead the world but non-cooperation to the advancements can make the scenario even worse.”

Mr. Kabeer Goswami requests not to let the World Bank down by providing them wrong and missing out on the target and opportunities or else we might look like a sinking ship in front of the whole world and might get into a “middle-income trap”, a term used by experts which will choke us from further growth.

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Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 28: Former India pacer S Sreesanth who last month announced his retirement from international cricket, is all set to feature in the Bollywood movie, ‘Item Number One’, which is being directed by Paalooran.

Apart from acting, Sreesanth will also be singing a fast number in the movie for which recording has begun in a studio in Kochi. The music in the song has been given by Sajeev Mangalath.

“I am really honoured and thanks to Producer NIROUP GUPTA under the banner of NNG films and especially Director PAALOORAN, and the Music Director Sajeev Mangalathu. This is my first Hindi project in which I will be singing a song and dancing. I am really grateful that the directors as well as all the people in Kerala are really supporting me, especially after my retirement I am not from an artistic family, this is not my career but I will be giving 100 per cent in this profession. As a sports person, with all respect to other cricketers and sportspersons who have done acting, I believe I can do much better,” said Sreesanth.

Regarding his role in the movie, the former pacer said that he is really excited as he has never danced in any film before.

“I am playing a good character in the movie. People have seen me dancing on reality shows but this is a dance-oriented comedy movie. It’s got suspense in the end and a great climax. I am really looking forward. I have never danced even in my Tamil movie. This is why I am really excited. This is an interesting and challenging role for me,” said the former pacer.

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April 27: Sri Adishankaracharya Sharada Lakshminarasimha Peetam, Sreemath Hariharapura celebrated Mahakumbhabhishekam of Sri Sharada Parameshwari, SriLakshminarasimha, Sri Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya from 10th April to 24 April 2022.

Present Peetadhipathi Srimajjagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Sri Swayamprakasha Sachidananda Saraswathi Mahaswamiji had made divya sankalpa to renovate the existing hundreds of years old temple into an architectural excellence and grandeur. It took twelve years to complete the construction.

To mark its completion a historic and the most anticipated Mahakumbhabhishekam with Prathishtapana of Lord Lakshminarasimha, Shri Sharadaparameshwari, Sri Jagadguru Shankarcharya was performed by the Paramapoojya Jagadguru Hariharapura Shankaracharya Mahaswamiji on 15th April amidst millions of devotees from across the globe witnessed this rare occasion.

Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri Basavaraj Bommai graced the occasion on 19th April and was the first person to land on the newly constructed Sri Sri Swayamprakasha helipad at the temple premise. Honourable Home Minister of Karnataka Sri Araga Gnanendra, Central minister, Minister of State for Agriculture and farmers welfare, Shobha Karandlaje, MLA Sri Rajegowda, Political Advisor to Chief Minister Sri Jeevaraj, were ardent participants of the event.

The other dignitaries who were present at this sacred occasion include BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh, Ex Chief Minister B S Yadiyurappa, Speaker Visweswara Hegde, MP Tejaswi Surya, MLA C T Ravi and L A Ravisubramanya, Health Minister Sudhakar, Food minister K Gopalaiah, Education Minister B C Nagesh, KPCC President D K Shivakumar and Ex Minister K S Eshwarappa.

The Mahakumbhabishekam celebrations started on 10th April with the age-old custom of donating grains and commodities to the needy followed by the Annadana Prasadam everyday for more than 25000 devotees.

Each day all the necessary prerequisites for the Mahakumbhabhisheka like the Navagraha Homa, Sahasra Chandi Homa, Kotikumkuma Archana Poojas for growth, welfare, prosperity, health, universal peace; Yagnas by celebrated pundits from across the country and Sri Ganapathi Homa on the auspicious occasion of Ramanavami was performed with utmost discipline in the divine presence of Paramapoojya Hariharapura Shankaracharya Mahaswamiji.

It was much more than just a religious gathering. On 21st Sri Dattatreya Hosabale Sarakaryavaha of Rashtriya Swayamsevaka Sangha shared the dias and spoke diligently about the Sanathana Dharma and need for National integrity.

Every evening the stage was set for cultural programs. Popular and well known artisans who are experts in their craft from across the world were invited to participate. Devotees were elated and enjoyed all the music, dance, yakshagana and various other cultural programmes.

The mega 15 days long religious extravaganza became a huge success because of the day and night efforts of hundreds of people headed by the able guidance of Dharamadhikari of Horanadu Annapoorneshwari Samsthanam, Sri Bheemeshwara Joshi, the president along with Sri Ashok Harnally, the organizing president for the occasion and the President of Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha. The administrator of Sreemath Hariharapura Dr B S Ravishankar, who is the main architect of the function, was a great pillar of support.

“Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swayamprakasha Sachidananda Saraswathi mahaswamiji with his steadfast determination conducted the Mahakumbhabhisheka to spread peace in this post pandemic era, to create a sense of wellbeing with his humble blessings to people in every nook and corner of this world and to preserve the values of the sacred sanatana dharma.” Said Shri Bhuvan Shastry, Media Head.

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April 27: On the inauguration of Shri Ishwariya Primary School situated in Ishwariya village near Amreli, Pujya Bapu lauded the condition of schools and colleges in the state of Gujarat. While appreciating the schools and colleges he said, “Primary schools in Gujarat are way better than any high schools of other states and the high schools of Gujarat are too better than colleges of other states.

“We are from Gujarat and we are proud of it. I travel to different parts of the country, and I have witnessed the quality of schools and colleges of Gujarat that are more advanced and better than other states,” he added during his speech.

Among the dignitaries who were present on this occasion include Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Shri Parshottam Rupala, Mathura MP Hema Malini, and Education Minister Jitubhai Waghani, among others.

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April 27: Dr. Simanchal Panda is a pharmacist with a master’s degree in pharmaceutics, an MBA, an AIC, and a PhD. Having a large number of national and international scientific papers in the field of research. Many awards have been given to him around the world, and he has spoken at international conferences in Dubai, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sharjah, Indonesia, and Nepal. Achieve’s Award, IJRULA Litrature Research Ratna Award, 100 researchers Award, Iconic Teacher Award, Young Leadership Award, Young Scientist Award, Achieve’s Award, IJRULA Litrature Research Ratna Award.

He’s also listed in the “Nation’s Pride Book of Records 2021.” He has six books published under his name. From the World Human Rights Commissioner, he has also been awarded honoris causa doctoral degrees.

Dr. Simanchal Panda (born March 17, 1986) of Sundergarh, Odisha, has received national and worldwide recognition for his contributions to pharmacy education. He has also organised International conferences online while conducting offline conferences at Jaipur in India. On February 16, 2022, he received ten prestigious awards, including the Young Talent Award 2019, the Research Ratna Award 2019, the Young Leadership Award 2020, the Research Scholar Award 2020, the Indo International Icon Award 2021, the International Scientist Award 2021, the Iconic Teaching Award 2021, and the Rashtriya Gaurav Icon Award 2022.

Simanchal Panda is a follower of Jagat Guru Shri Nischala nanda Saraswati, Shankaracharya Math, Puri, Odisha, and is the son of Shri Krupasindhu Panda and Minati Rath.

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New Delhi (India), April 27: Women, children and adolescents, and the health and aid workers who provide their care and support, are facing growing challenges and life-threatening risks in these times of escalating conflict and humanitarian crises worldwide, according to a commentary published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) this week to coincide with World Immunisation Week (24-30 April, 2022).

While the recent devastating hostilities in Ukraine have captured the interest of the world, there are a number of other long-standing and growing conflicts that also deserve attention and political mobilization from the global community. In 2020, for example, a record 56 active conflicts were documented globally, including Myanmar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq.

Commentary co-authors, the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, PMNCH Board Chair and Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Kersti Kaljulaid, UN Secretary General’s Global Advocate for Every Woman Every Child, Former President of Estonia, call for a multi-sectoral response to ensure continuity of services for women, children and adolescents in conflict and humanitarian settings. They also urge global leaders to commit to greater investment in safety and protection measures for health and aid workers who risk their own lives striving to provide services, support and care to vulnerable women, children and adolescents in the most challenging circumstances.

In periods of conflict and in challenging humanitarian settings, even the most basic health entitlements – from accessing safe midwifery services to routine childhood vaccinations – can be denied to vulnerable women, children and adolescents who need them.

The theme of World Immunisation Week 2022, Long Life for All – in pursuit of a long life well lived, provides a timely reminder that while delivering life-preserving vaccines against dangerous childhood diseases remains a global ambition, it has not yet been universally achieved, particularly for those caught up in conflict. If an armed conflict occurs within 10 km from where a child resides, the odds that a child receives any vaccination are 47.2% lower. Following the killing of eight polio workers in February 2022, for example, the national polio vaccination campaign was suspended altogether in two provinces of Afghanistan – one of the few countries where polio is still endemic despite global efforts to achieve eradication.

“The safety of the healthcare and aid workers in conflict zones must be respected and protected in all circumstances as the violation of health care worker rights is both a health and humanitarian crisis.  Unfortunately, the safety of healthcare workers in conflict zones is one of the most crucial humanitarian issues, but it’s being overlooked”, says Dr. Naveen Thacker, President-Elect, International Paediatric Association.

Women, children and adolescents in conflict and humanitarian crisis settings face additional threats to their lives and wellbeing.  Ten million deaths in children younger than five years between 1995 and 2015 globally can be directly and indirectly attributed to conflict. Women of reproductive age living near high intensity conflicts are three times more likely to die than women in stable settings.

Health and aid workers also risk their own security, and their lives, trying to maintain service coverage, care and support for vulnerable women, children and adolescents in conflict settings. They may become casualties of conflict, either as accidental victims of attacks or as deliberate targets of hostile forces. Violence against aid workers claimed 484 individual victims in 2020, 117 of whom died, making 2020 the worst year on record for the second year in succession.

“Attacks on health systems and personnel in conflict zones not only result in profound acute- and long-term effects to health systems but also put a strain on health care staff with many traumatized directly and vicariously. There is an urgent need to address this grave issue, as it is crucial to the achievement of both SDGs 3 and 16”, says Dr. Jaideep Malhotra, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.

In Myanmar during the one year since the country’s coup and the ongoing crackdown 30 health workers were killed, and 286 health workers arrested or detained in a total of 415 attacks on health care workers.  In less than a year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, there has been seven attacks on health care personnel, facilities, supplies and transport resulting in 41 deaths and 50 injuries.

“To protect those who protect us, there is an urgent need for targeted co-ordination of investments to promote safe service access, including delivery of vaccines and other essential services and commodities through multi-level and multi-sectoral private-public efforts,” write Helen Clark and Kirsti Kaljulaid in the BMJ.

“If health workers are to provide vaccines and other essential services in these settings they require constant protection, as urged by the UN Security Council (Resolution 2286) and mandated by international humanitarian and human rights laws. The international community should hold states and armed groups accountable for upholding international humanitarian law in the territories they control.”

The impact of conflict and humanitarian crises on women, children and adolescents and the health care workers who risk their own lives protecting others will be further explored in a forthcoming virtual summit hosted by PMNCH, the world’s largest alliance for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health.

On Thursday, 19 May, 2022, Lives in the Balance: Delivering on Commitments in humanitarian and fragile settings will bring together representation from governments, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, health professional associations, youth-led organizations, and grass-roots campaign groups to explore what form a global response to these challenges should take.

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An initiative of UBSC and Harmony Events, the third edition of the awards will take place in Ahmedabad on April 30.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 27: The third season of The Real Woman awards, which are awarded to women in the construction industry, will take place in Ahmedabad.

An initiative of Urja Building Services Consultants (UBSC) and Harmony Events & Talent, The Real Woman Awards 2022 will recognise the best real estate developer, structural engineer, interior designer, green building consultant, architect, landscape designer, electrical contractor, lighting designer, Vastu consultant and women in other roles in the construction industry. The award ceremony will take place on April 30.

“The construction industry is predominantly seen as a male-centric industry. But, a closer look shows that there are many power women in this tough industry, who are working their way up and making a mark for themselves in the industry. The Real Woman awards are aimed at recognising and honouring dynamic women entrepreneurs in the construction industry,” said Sheetal Bhilkar, Director, USBC.

The Real Woman awards have emerged as prestigious and much coveted awards in the construction industry. In the first season, 26 women entrepreneurs from the construction industry from Mumbai were recognised and awarded. In the second season, 30 women from construction industry from Pune were feted. The third season will see women entrepreneurs from construction industry from Ahmedabad being recognised.

“We are hosting the third season of the awards in Ahmedabad considering how fast the city is growing and the key role of the real estate sector and the women associated with real estate in its growth. The awards are a fitting tribute to recognise their achievement,” said Vijay Dalwani, Director, Harmony Events & Talent.

In addition to recognition within and outside the real estate industry, the winners of the The Real Woman awards also get exclusive membership of the Real Woman community. The winners are given certificates and awards at the hands of industry leaders. The awards generate a lot of buzz in the traditional and new media, boosting the award winners’ image and profile. The awards also offer a long-term networking opportunity, besides access to monthly online meetings and seminars.

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PARADEEP, April 26:  The newly-developed as well as Odisha’s first ever riverine jetty was on Monday inaugurated at the prime port city of Paradeep by Hon’ble Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways & AYUSH in presence of Hon’ble Shri Padmanabha Behera, Minister of Commerce & Transport, Planning & Convergence and Hon’ble Shri Raghunandan Das, Minister of State, I&PR, Water Resources, Government of Odisha, and Shri Sambit Routray, Hon’ble MLA, Paradeep.

Inaugurating the riverine jetty, the Hon’ble Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways & AYUSH said that Paradeep will be one of the best destinations for maritime trade and forge better exim (export & import) relations with the neighbouring countries.

The riverine jetty will open up a new dimension to the transport sector with the use of multi-modal transport system. This will also help boost the country’s economy in multiple ways by lowering the load on roadways and railways and by using a lower emission mode.  This will further help the industries interested in the utilization of the gypsum as a raw material, the authorities informed.

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) Ltd, a leading fertilizer firm in the country, has started the riverine jetty to explore the possibility of using waterways as a feasible mode of transport.

Pertinent to note that, the jetty was conceptualized by Orissa Stevedores Ltd (OSL), a reputed company in the fields of shipping, mining and in-plant operations, which was also given the responsibility for developing and operating the same.

On February 25, 2021, OSL has entered into an MOU with Paradeep Port Authority and IFFCO for development and operation of the jetty.

OSL has achieved this unique feat by redeveloping riverine operations in Odisha after almost a century. Currently, the jetty can accommodate vessels up to 2200 DWT. It plans to develop and expand the facilities to accommodate larger vessels, which can directly cater to neighbouring countries.

“OSL believes that Odisha’s vast river network offers ample opportunities for the trade and commerce in the state which would not only help ease congestion on roads but also reduce carbon footprint, making it one of the most eco-friendly ways of transportation,” said Shri Mahimananda Mishra, Managing Director and Chairman OSL Group, on the august occasion.

Among others, top management authorities of the Paradeep Port, IFFCO and OSL were also present on the notable occasion.

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New Delhi (India), April 26: India’s longest standing and largest green film festival, CMS VATAVARAN announced the winners of the 11^th competitive edition today. A total of 824 entries were submitted to this competition from 61 countries (international section) and 22 states in India (national section).

This year a total of 21 National and International Films were Awarded in 10 categories. These Awards were selected after a rigorous three tier process. After an internal peer review, a Nomination Jury of 30 eminent experts headed by Dr BV Mathur, Chairpersons National Biodiversity Board, shortlisted the films for awards and finalised all the nominated films. The final Jury of 10 experts headed by Shri Shyam Benegal, eminent film maker and co-chaired by Dr G B K Rao, CMD Pragathi Group, finalised these Awards from the Nominated list of National and International Films.

The Awards for this Competitive edition was announced and given out in an online Award ceremony on April 23, 2022. This Award Ceremony showcased all nominated films, announce the winners (in 10 national & international categories), showed clips of winning films and also heard from the winning filmmakers. CMS VATAVAVARAN 2021 Directory was also launched during the event and is now available on the festival website. This XI Festival Directory lists all the shortlisted films (315) with details of their film and film makers.

The program was attended by eminent Film makers, government officials, experts and partners. Welcome remarks were given by Dr P N Vasanti, Director General, CMS. She mentioned about the journey of CMS VATAAVRAN till now and also explained about the rigours three-tier selection process.

In the Special Address by His Excellency Patrick Hébert, Honorable Consul General of Canada mentioned about the importance of film festivals in today’s scenario and also congratulates all the winners of the festival respectively.

The Awards for different categories were announced by eminent guests, including Mr Vivek Saxena IFS, Dr G B K Rao, Ms Cavita Taragi, , Dr Jatinder Kaur Arora, Mr Kapil Triparthi and Dr N Bhaskara Rao.

The Award Ceremony also concluded the 11^th edition of this festival and forum. A range of programs including workshops for teachers, green film making workshops, seminars, special screenings followed by discussions with film makers, talks with environmental experts and film makers were held both online and offline in different venues. The festival and forum was held in a hybrid mode for the first time.

All 89 (International and National films) nominated films selected by Nomination Jury of the 11th competitive edition of CMS VATAVARAN were screened exclusively on India Science OTT channel & App, an initiative of Vigyan Prasar an autonomous organisation of Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. Partners and supporters of this festival edition included, Government of Haryana (Pollution Control Board), Canadian High Commission, Vigyan Prasar, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Punjab State Council for Science & Technology (PSCST), Chitkara University, Pragati Resorts, MOEFCC, IUCN CEC and Green Film Network.

CMS VATAVARAN is India’s premier environment and wildlife film festival and forum – it is aimed towards enhancing understanding, appreciation and shift in attitudes towards the natural world and to increase space for environmental issues in mass media and evolve a nationwide environment outreach framework. The festival reaches out to people from all walks of life including filmmakers, civil society groups, government organizations, environmentalists, researchers, conservationists, policy makers, activists, public and private sector organizations and students of all ages and is recognized as a calendar event amongst filmmakers, environment, wildlife and conservation sector. Its unique twin track approach of organizing competitive and traveling film festivals and environment forum has positioned it as one of the most prestigious film festivals across the globe. Since its inception in 2002, ten competitive and 52 travelling festivals in 41 cities of 25 Indian states have been organized. Website: www.cmsvatavaran.org

LIST OF ALL WINNERS 

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