CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has received France’s highest civilian honour, the Legion of Honour, for his writings and speeches.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d’honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mumbai, 13 November 2022 On 13th November, H.E. Mr Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India, conferred the Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) on Mr Sumeet Anand, Founder, IndSight Growth Partners, and President of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in Mumbai.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the order of rank, Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award. This award is conferred to people for achievements in any field including the service rendered by the Government employees.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour. It is treated on a different footing from Padma Award.