The Prem Bhatia Memorial Award for the best political reporting in 2008 was presented to Nirupama Subramanian, The Hindu's correspondent in Pakistan, at a function in the Capital on Thursday. The Prem Bhatia Award for Environmental Journalism was presented to Keya Acharya, a Bangalore-based freelance journalist. The chairman of the Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust, Air Chief Marshal (retd) O. P. Mehra, presented the awards. Ms. Subramanian was selected for her "sensitive and astute coverage' of the major developments in Pakistan, including the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the lawyers' campaign for the restoration of the independent superior judges, the parliamentary elections and the induction of the new democratic government. Ms. Acharya has been writing specifically on environment and development issues in Indian and international publications for the last 18 years. She is the recipient of several awards, fellowships and commendations, including those of the National Foundation for India, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, and the Press Institute of India. The awards presentation was followed by the 13th Prem Bhatia Memorial Lecture on