CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 will be conferred on Yohei Sasakawa who is Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organization for Leprosy Eradication. The award will be given to Sasakawa in recognition of his work towards the elimination of the disease in India and across the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development-2022 was awarded to the country’s medical fraternity as a whole for their stellar role in taking care of millions who suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development of 2021 to Pratham, an NGO functioning in the field of education.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Government of India established the International Gandhi Peace Prize as a tribute to the ideals Gandhi represented. This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions that have contributed to social, economic, and political change through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.