{"id":31114,"date":"2023-09-03T05:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T00:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31114"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T03:51:40","slug":"nobel-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nobel-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Nobel Foundation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Nobel Foundation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nobel Foundation is a\u00a0<strong>private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred Nobel.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Foundation\u00a0<strong>manages the assets made available through the will for the awarding of the Nobel Prize<\/strong> in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature and Peace.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>represents the Nobel Institutions externally<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>and administers informational activitie<\/strong>s and arrangements\u00a0<strong>surrounding the presentation of the Nobel Prize.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Foundation\u00a0<strong>also administers the Nobel Symposium Program<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Organizational Structure:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The assets of the Foundation are\u00a0<strong>managed by the board of directors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>consists of seven members and two deputies who are either Swedish or Norwegian.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>Key Facts about Nobel Prize:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nobel Prizes are\u00a0<strong>prestigious international awards presented annually\u00a0<\/strong>in\u00a0<strong>recognition of outstanding contributions to various fields.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Recipients\u00a0<strong>can be both individuals and organisation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They were e<strong>stablished in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor,\u00a0<\/strong>engineer, scientist, and philanthropist w<strong>ho left the majority of his fortune to fund these prizes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They were\u00a0<strong>first awarded in 1901<\/strong> and have been awarded annually ever since.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Categories<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>There are six Nobel Prize categories:\u00a0<strong>Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences<\/strong> in Memory of Alfred Nobel (<strong>commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Each prize is awarded by a separate Nobel Prize-awarding institution based in Sweden\u00a0<\/strong>or Norway,\u00a0<strong>except for the Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>S<strong>election Process:\u00a0<\/strong>Recipients are<strong> selected by various committees based at institutions in Sweden\u00a0<\/strong>and, in the case of the\u00a0<strong>Peace Prize, a committee appointed by the Norwegian parliament.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ceremony:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nobel Prizes are traditionally a<strong>warded on December 10th each year, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel&#8217;s death.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The award ceremonies\u00a0<strong>take place in Stockholm, Sweden, for all prizes except the Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nobel Medals and Diplomas: E<\/strong>ach laureate receives a\u00a0<strong>gold medal, an individualised diploma and a sum of money.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?<\/h3>\n<p>The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three organizations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ales Bialiatski, a Belarusian human rights activist and political prisoner.<\/li>\n<li>Memorial, a Russian human rights organization that was shut down by the Russian government in 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Center for Civil Liberties, a Ukrainian human rights organization that promotes democracy and civil society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/nobel-foundation-withdraws-russia-belarus-and-irans-invite-to-prize-ceremony-101693692363433.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Nobel Foundation withdraws Russia, Belarus and Iran&#8217;s invite to prize ceremony<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nobel Foundation is a private institution established in 1900 based on the will of Alfred 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