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72nd National Film Awards Winners
DoT’s Samriddh Gram Wins WSIS Prize 2026 for Driving Rural Digital Transformation
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT)‘s flagship rural digital transformation initiative, Samriddh Gram: Integrated Phygital Service Read More …
PM Modi conferred Indonesia’s highest civilian honour ‘Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on 7 July conferred Indonesia’s highest civilian honour, the ‘Bintang Read More …
Julie Elie won Coller Dolittle Challenge 2026 for decoding birdsong
American scientist Dr Julie Elie at the University of California, Berkeley won $100,000-prize Coller Dolittle Read More …
Pandavani legend Teejan Bai dies at 70
Padma Vibhushan awardee and legendary Pandavani exponent Teejan Bai passed away in Raipur, Chhattisgarh at Read More …
PM Modi honoured with Seychelles’ highest distinction Guardian of the Blue Horizon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the “Guardian of the Blue Horizon”, the highest national Read More …
Appointment of Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Saibal Chattopadhyay as Read More …
High-Level Technical Expert Committee on Labour Statistics
The Government of India has appointed noted economist Professor Alakh N. Sharma as Chairman of Read More …
‘The Order of the White Double Cross, First Class’
Why is this in the news? Peter Pellegrini conferred Slovakia’s highest State honour, “The Order Read More …
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship & Awards
Why in News? The General Council of the Sangeet Natak Akademi has announced the selection Read More …
Major Abhilasha Barak receives 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
Why in News? Major Abhilasha Barak, India’s first woman combat helicopter pilot, received the 2025 Read More …
Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) wins 2026 Food Planet Prize
Why in News? The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) programme has won the Read More …
Chandrayaan-3 receives 2026 AIAA Goddard Astronautics Award
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Chandrayaan-3 mission has been honoured with the 2026 Goddard Astronautics Read More …
‘Taiwan Travelogue’ wins International Booker Prize 2026
Taiwan Travelogue—a novel by Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated into English by Lin King—has been Read More …
PM Modi receives Agricola Medal from UN-FAO
Prime Minister was conferred the prestigious Agricola Medal for 2026 by the (FAO) of the Read More …
Two Indian journalists won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize
Why in News Two Indian journalists have won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for their work Read More …
Rohit Jain appointed as RBI deputy Governor
The Government of India has officially appointed Rohit Jain as a Deputy Governor of the Read More …
Prasoon Joshi Appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati
Why in the News? The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has appointed Prasoon Joshi as Read More …
Guntur Municipal Corporation wins UNIDO’s 4th Gender Equality Mobilisation Award
The Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) has secured the 4th Gender Equality Mobilisation (GEM) Award, presented Read More …
Ashok Kumar Lahiri Appointed NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson
The Government has reconstituted the NITI Aayog. Economist Ashok Kumar Lahiri has been appointed as Read More …
Breakthrough Prizes 2026
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has announced the winners of the 2026 Breakthrough Prizes, recognizing scientists Read More …
Legendary Singer Asha Bhosle Passes Away at 92
India’s one of its greatest musical icons, Asha Bhosle, passed away at the age of Read More …
Former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi passes away at 67
Chandrikapersad Santokhi, former President of Suriname, has passed away at the age of 67. Santokhi Read More …
Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay selected for Saraswati Samman, 2025
Bengali Novel Hara Parbati Katha by Author Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay has been selected for Saraswati Samman, Read More …
William Dalrymple wins Mark Lynton History Prize 2026
Renowned historian William Dalrymple has been awarded the 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize for his Read More …