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Detailed explanation-1: -Cyrus Poonawalla Chairman of the Pune-based vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) was awarded the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2021. The award was given by Lokmanya Tilak Smarak Trust at Pune in the presence of Dr. Deepak J Tilak, President of Tilak Samrak Mandir, and former Union Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.

Detailed explanation-2: -New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) Senior scientist Tessy Thomas, popularly known as India’s missile woman, will be conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award for the year 2022 at a function in Pune on Monday.

Detailed explanation-3: -The award was first given in 1983. Its recipients include former prime ministers Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr Manmohan Singh, former president Pranab Mukherjee and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, among others. Poonawalla, who was born in 1941, founded SII in 1966, according to his website.

Detailed explanation-4: -The award comprises a cash prize of Rs one lakh and a memento. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance & other exams. About the award: The Lokmanya Tilak national award is given annually since 1983 on August 1, the death anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak, by the Lokmanya Tilak Trust.