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Sardar Patel Award
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Indira Gandhi Award
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Mahatma Gandhi Award
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Mother Teresa Memorial Award
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Detailed explanation-1: -Environmentalist Dr Anil Prakash Joshi, who was conferred upon the Padma Bhushan this year, has been awarded the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2021.
Detailed explanation-2: -He is a recipient of the Jamnalal Bajaj Award and is an Ashoka Fellow. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The awards instituted by the Harmony Foundation were presented to Dia Mirza and Afroz Shah in recognition of their outstanding work for the protection of the environment. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Koshyari said service to the environment is service to God.
Detailed explanation-4: -This year the foundation embarked on the 17th year of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award felicitating selfless individuals, leaders, youth and organizations who have worked relentlessly in the realm of augmenting Environmental Sustainability.
Detailed explanation-5: -Anil Joshi and his team members of HESCO have been applying knowledge of the environmental sciences and simple technologies to bring consistent development to the rural villages of the Himalayas.