- Chief Innovation Officer of Telangana Shantha Thottam has been honored with the World Innovation Award at the first BRICS Innovation Forum held in Moscow.
- The award is given for outstanding contribution to Sustainable Development Goal-4 that ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong opportunities for all.
- There were representatives from more than 30 countries on the stage.
World innovation award
- The World Innovation Awards, organized by the World Development Organization, an international non-governmental organization with special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, honors leaders from the developing world.
- Who have made outstanding individual contributions to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through a systematic effort to implement innovative solutions.