CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Naveen Jindal, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Texas at Dallas for his outstanding accomplishments in industry, politics and education . An alumnus of the University of Texas at Dallas’ 1992 batch, Chancellor Mr. Jindal received the Award in a ceremony held on March 25 in the USA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas G. McBride was the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Detailed explanation-3: -Originally established in honor of D. W. Griffith, the award was called D.W. Griffith Award between 1953 and 1999. In 1999, the DGA national board voted unanimously to remove Griffith’s name from the DGA’s lifetime achievement award and replace the award.