CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is co-founder of Moner School which is an anonymous online platform active in the field of mental health.

Detailed explanation-2: -DeHaat (a one-stop shop for agricultural services), Ramesh Raliya (the inventor of nano urea), Zerodha (a pioneer in discount brokerage), Prachi Shevagaonkar (a climate action warrior) and Akash Singh (who upskills prisoners and also addresses river pollution ) were among the winners.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation honoured 4 changemakers, with the 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards as a part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign. The award recognises their efforts to advance progress towards the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their communities and around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -The award is given to recognise the efforts of Srishti Bakshi to raise awareness of gender-based violence and inequality.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Global Goalkeeper Award is given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. PM Narendra Modi was conferred with the Global Goalkeeper award by Bill Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation.