Get the Daily and Latest Current Affairs 2026 on our website. These current affairs are Updated by our specialists and are relevant for all competitive tests UPSC, SSC, IAS, Railway-RRB, UPPSC, and Other State Government and Central Jobs/Exams.
Category : Awards
Published on: September 24 2021
Share on facebook
· Former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Nguka has been named this year as the recipient of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2021 Global Goalkeeper Award.
· She has been honored for her continued advocacy in fighting for gender equality and addressing the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls.
· As part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also announced the winners of three additional Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards: Faroz Faiza Beether from Bangladesh, Jennifer Kolpas from Colombia and Satta Sheriff of Liberia.
Important facts
About the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
v The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a merger of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation, is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates.
v Installed: 2000
v Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, United States
WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference began on 26 March 2026 in Yaounde, Cameroon, with focus on reforms and fisheries subsidies.
Read More....India hosted the first BRICS Youth Coordination Meeting on 25 March 2026 under its 2026 Chairship in virtual format.
Read More....9th PharmaMed 2026 conference will be held on 27 March 2026 in New Delhi focusing on healthcare equity and value-driven pharma growth.
Read More....The IOC has banned transgender women and most DSD athletes from competing in female categories at the Olympics from 2028, introducing a mandatory one-time SRY gene test to ensure fairness.
Read More....World Theatre Day 2026 is being celebrated on 27 March with the theme ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’.
Read More....Renowned orangutan expert Birute Galdikas passed away at 79 on 25 March 2026 in Los Angeles.
Read More....The Union Cabinet approved continuation of IVFRT Scheme till 2031 to modernise India’s immigration and visa processes.
Read More....Telangana government has started relocation of tribal families from Amrabad Tiger Reserve for wildlife conservation and development.
Read More....Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 is strengthening nutrition delivery through upgraded Anganwadi centres and digital monitoring.
Read More....Parliamentary panel noted significant improvement in fund utilisation by the Department of Biotechnology in 2025-26.
Read More....