Noted English Broadcaster David Attenborough wins Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019

Veteran British broadcaster and natural historian, David Attenborough has been awarded the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019 by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.
The award was conferred upon the 94 year old Attenborough by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 7 September 2020 at a virtual event.
Attenborough has been given the prize for revealing the wonders of the natural world, educating and entertaining generations of people through his films and books for tirelessly working to awaken humankind to the need to preserve and protect the biodiversity on our planet, and advocating the necessity to live a sustainable and harmonious way of life, working with rather than against nature.

Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is given to individuals or organisations since 1986, who work towards ensuring international peace and development, ensuring that scientific discoveries are used to further the scope of freedom and better humanity, and creating new international economic order.
The award comes a cash award of Rs 25 lakh and a citation.