President Pranab Mukherjee will today confer Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on Indian Space Research Organization at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Instituted in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the annual award is given to individuals and institutions for their contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.<br/><br/>ISRO has been selected for the prestigious prize for its contribution to the country's development through space technology and satellite-based services. ISRO is engaged in making space technology a catalyst of development to bring about societal transformation and its mission is to provide the nation with space-based services and to develop the technologies to achieve the same. <br/><br/>ISRO through the years has upheld its mission of bringing space to the service of the common man. Through its space technology programme, it has allowed for improved mapping of agricultural land and water-shed areas, providing advisories to fishing communities, giving information support for decentralised planning, creating data base of heritage sites, better climate and disaster management support.<br/><br/>The award, comprises of a cash award of one crore rupees and a citation. Some of its previous winners are Nelson Mandela, Baba Amte, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan and Ramkrishna Mission.

President Pranab Mukherjee will today confer Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2014 on Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. <br/><br/>The annual award is given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods. The Prize was instituted in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.