Civil society organisation Pratham awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2021

Civil society organisation Pratham awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace for 2021

Question: Which organization has been awarded the ‘Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021’?
(a) Pratham
(b) Ela Bhatt
(c) Manmohan Singh
(d) David Attenborough
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:

  • Pratham, a civil society organisation dedicated to improving the quality of education among underprivileged children in India and across the world, has been conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2021.
  • The international jury of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, chaired by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S. Thakur, announced the award of the Prize to the organisation.
  • This award was established in 1986.

BY: AMIT GUPTA

Reference: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pratham-awarded-indira-gandhi-prize-for-peace-for-2021/article37613070.ece