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Recent Honors and Achievements
PM Narendra Modi's Visit to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana
- Location: Nigeria (November 17-18, 2024)
- Significance: First Indian PM to visit Nigeria in 17 years (last visit by PM Manmohan Singh in 2007)
- Meeting: Met Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja
- Honors:
- Awarded Nigeria’s national honor, "Grand Commander of the Order of Niger"
- Presented with the Key to Abuja as a symbol of trust and respect
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development 2023
- Awardees:
- Daniel Barenboim - Renowned pianist and conductor
- Ali Abu Awwad - Palestinian peace activist
Booker Prize 2024
- Winner: Samantha Harvey for her novel Orbital
- Book Theme: Orbital is a space-based novel about a crew of astronauts on the International Space Station, offering a unique perspective on the world.
Erasmus Prize 2024
- Awardee: Amitav Ghosh, Indian author
- Awarded For: His contributions to writing on climate change under the theme "Imagining the Unimaginable"
SBI Awarded Best Indian Bank 2024
- Awarded By: Global Finance
- Event: 31st Annual Best Bank Awards, held alongside the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington
