New Delhi: On Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Padma Awards to 119 eminent personalities at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The 2021 list of Padma Awards included a 72-year-old tribal woman from Karnataka, Tulsi Gowda. She was presented the award for her contribution to the protection of the environment. Barefoot and dressed in traditional attire, Tulsi Gowda received India’s fourth-highest civilian award from President Ram Nath Kovind during a ceremony in the national capital.
Tulsi Gowda’s Story
Tulsi Gowda belongs to the Halakki indigenous tribe in Karnataka, she grew up in a poor and disadvantaged family. Even though, Tulsi Gowda never received any formal education, yet, today she is known around the world as the ‘Encyclopedia of the Forest’ with ‘endless knowledge’ about plants and herbs.
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Born to a poor family, Tulsi Gowda lost her father when she was two. At a very young age, she started working with her mother at a local nursery in Karnataka. Later, Tulsi Gowda joined the forest department as a temporary volunteer, after she worked for over 30 years, she was offered a permanent job in the department because of her dedication to nature preservation. She retired after 15 more years at the age of 70. Tulsi Gowda has worked for the cause of environment for over six decades and has planted more than 30,000 saplings.
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President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Tulsi Gowda for Social Work. She is an environmentalist from Karnataka who has planted more than 30,000 saplings and has been involved in environmental conservation activities for the past six decades. pic.twitter.com/uWZWPld6MV
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 8, 2021
The veteran environmentalist received the award barefoot and won many hearts. On social media, a photo of Tulsi Gowda greeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top ministers and dignitaries at the function was widely shared. The PM also posted the image on Instagram.
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Many on social media captioned it the “Image of the Day”.
Picture of the Day ????????#PadmaAwards #PeoplesPadma #NewIndia ???????? pic.twitter.com/MduYMy60Up
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar ???????? (@Rajeev_GoI) November 8, 2021
In the world of propagandists, be a real change agent.
In the world of #GretaThunbergs, be a #TulsiGowda! pic.twitter.com/Ieb9OyogQI
— Abhishek Singhvi (@DrAMSinghvi) November 9, 2021
#SilentHero Kudos to #TulsiGowda, a Septuagenarian environmentalist, silently carrying forward #environment protection & planted 30,000 trees in six decades. Known as Encyclopedia of Forest, her vast knowledge on diverse species of plants/herbs bewilders experts. #PadmaAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/rxOEm9jaxr
— Tribal Army (@TribalArmy) November 10, 2021
Tulsi Gowda, true pride of mother India ????
In the last 6 decades, she has planted more than 30,000 saplings and has been involved in environmental conservation.
Our Govt has recognized a true gem, congratulations #TulsiGowda, on your Padma Shri award! #PeoplesPadma @MahaEnvCC pic.twitter.com/jg62WfPSYk— Mir Arshid Hussain (@MirArshidHussa5) November 9, 2021
About The Awards
This year, Padma Awards list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards, of which 29 awardees are women and one awardee is a transgender person. The Padma Awards have been presented in various fields, such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service and so on.
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NDTV – Dettol have been working towards a clean and healthy India since 2014 via Banega Swachh India initiative, which is helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. The campaign aims to highlight the inter-dependency of humans and the environment, and of humans on one another with the focus on One Health, One Planet, One Future – Leaving No One Behind. It stresses on the need to take care of, and consider, everyone’s health in India – especially vulnerable communities – the LGBTQ population, indigenous people, India’s different tribes, ethnic and linguistic minorities, people with disabilities, migrants, geographically remote populations, gender and sexual minorities. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign will continue to raise awareness on the same along with focussing on the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children, fight malnutrition, mental wellbeing, self care, science and health, adolescent health & gender awareness. Along with the health of people, the campaign has realised the need to also take care of the health of the eco-system. Our environment is fragile due to human activity, that is not only over-exploiting available resources, but also generating immense pollution as a result of using and extracting those resources. The imbalance has also led to immense biodiversity loss that has caused one of the biggest threats to human survival – climate change. It has now been described as a “code red for humanity.” The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene. Banega Swasth India will also be taking forward the dream of Swasth Bharat, the campaign feels that only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and the country can become a Swasth or healthy India.
World
25,14,15,878Cases
21,25,42,567Active
3,38,00,925Recovered
50,72,386Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 196 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 25,14,15,878 and 50,72,386 have died; 21,25,42,567 are active cases and 3,38,00,925 have recovered as on November 11, 2021 at 4:15 am.
India
3,44,01,670 13,091Cases
1,38,5561,127Active
3,38,00,925 13,878Recovered
4,62,189 340Deaths
In India, there are 3,44,01,670 confirmed cases including 4,62,189 deaths. The number of active cases is 1,38,556 and 3,38,00,925 have recovered as on November 11, 2021 at 2:30 am.
State Details
State |
Cases |
Active |
Recovered |
Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maharashtra |
66,20,423 1,094 |
16,044 899 |
64,63,932 1,976 |
1,40,447 17 |
Kerala |
50,34,858 7,540 |
71,084 560 |
49,29,153 7,841 |
34,621 259 |
Karnataka |
29,90,856 328 |
8,056 72 |
29,44,669 247 |
38,131 9 |
Tamil Nadu |
27,11,584 828 |
10,159 112 |
26,65,178 931 |
36,247 9 |
Andhra Pradesh |
20,69,066 348 |
3,220 13 |
20,51,440 358 |
14,406 3 |
Uttar Pradesh |
17,10,236 14 |
92 7 |
16,87,240 6 |
22,904 1 |
West Bengal |
16,00,732 853 |
7,945 29 |
15,73,520 809 |
19,267 15 |
Delhi |
14,40,230 54 |
388 39 |
14,14,751 15 |
25,091 |
Odisha |
10,44,428 387 |
2,716 66 |
10,33,344 317 |
8,368 4 |
Chhattisgarh |
10,06,245 25 |
223 10 |
9,92,435 34 |
13,587 1 |
Rajasthan |
9,54,471 2 |
44 1 |
9,45,473 3 |
8,954 |
Gujarat |
8,26,826 42 |
215 6 |
8,16,521 36 |
10,090 |
Madhya Pradesh |
7,92,924 5 |
81 7 |
7,82,319 12 |
10,524 |
Haryana |
7,71,368 13 |
118 2 |
7,61,200 11 |
10,050 |
Bihar |
7,26,144 6 |
37 3 |
7,16,446 3 |
9,661 |
Telangana |
6,72,987 164 |
3,746 8 |
6,65,272 171 |
3,969 1 |
Assam |
6,13,061 263 |
3,279 22 |
6,03,747 284 |
6,035 1 |
Punjab |
6,02,647 31 |
242 13 |
5,85,838 17 |
16,567 1 |
Jharkhand |
3,48,948 15 |
150 4 |
3,43,660 19 |
5,138 |
Uttarakhand |
3,43,974 8 |
142 8 |
3,36,430 16 |
7,402 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
3,33,490 165 |
1,230 31 |
3,27,812 131 |
4,448 3 |
Himachal Pradesh |
2,25,319 154 |
1,161 78 |
2,20,368 71 |
3,790 5 |
Goa |
1,78,399 32 |
294 9 |
1,74,734 22 |
3,371 1 |
Puducherry |
1,28,302 39 |
272 5 |
1,26,167 33 |
1,863 1 |
Mizoram |
1,26,917 531 |
5,939 157 |
1,20,522 371 |
456 3 |
Manipur |
1,24,250 64 |
724 17 |
1,21,586 45 |
1,940 2 |
Tripura |
84,635 11 |
134 13 |
83,685 24 |
816 |
Meghalaya |
83,942 28 |
318 1 |
82,163 28 |
1,461 1 |
Chandigarh |
65,373 2 |
22 4 |
64,531 6 |
820 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
55,202 5 |
47 3 |
54,875 2 |
280 |
Sikkim |
32,074 16 |
124 2 |
31,550 14 |
400 |
Nagaland |
31,960 9 |
172 8 |
31,096 14 |
692 3 |
Ladakh |
21,087 15 |
129 4 |
20,749 11 |
209 |
Dadra And Nagar Haveli |
10,682 |
0 0 |
10,678 |
4 |
Lakshadweep |
10,365 |
0 0 |
10,314 |
51 |
Andaman And Nicobar Islands |
7,665 |
9 0 |
7,527 |
129 |