

His contributions to the world of architecture are monumental. “Spoke to the distinguished architect Shri Balkrishna Doshi Ji and congratulated him on being awarded the Royal Gold Medal 2022.The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has spoken to distinguished architect Shri Balkrishna Doshi and Congratulated him on being awarded the Royal Gold Medal 2022.Many of his iconic buildings include Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Sangath, his studio in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad School of Architecture – renamed CEPT University in 2002 – which promoted collaborative learning and Aranya Low Cost Housing (1989), Indore, which won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1995.The award will be presented to Doshi at a special ceremony in 2022. The Royal Gold Medal is “approved personally by Her Majesty the Queen and is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence on the advancement of architecture”. At 94, Doshi is being recognised for his career spanning seven decades, with over 100 built projects, across India. Ahmedabad-based Balkrishna Doshi will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2022 by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the world’s highest honour for architecture.

In 2021, no country scored in the top tier of rankings and no country scored above 75.9.The world’s overall performance on the GHS Index score slipped to 38.9 (out of 100) in 2021, from a score of 40.2 in the GHS Index, 2019.Three neighbouring countries of India like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives have improved their score by 1-1.2 points.India, with a score of 42.8 (out of 100) has slipped by 0.8 points since 2019.The GHS Index assesses countries’ health security and capabilities across six categories: Prevention, Detection and Reporting, Rapid Response, Health System, Compliance with International Norms, Risk Environment.Johns Hopkins Center was created to recognize the crucial role of communication in public health.NTI is a nonprofit global security organization focused on reducing nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity.

