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Major Abhilasha Barak receives 2025 UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
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 …
Professor Kaveh Madani Wins 2026 Stockholm Water Prize
Kaveh Madani (Iranian in exile), Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment Read More …
Rani Avantibai Lodhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on March 20 paid tribute to freedom fighter Rani Avantibai Read More …
98th Academy (Oscar) Awards
The darkly comic thriller One Battle After Another emerged as the biggest winner at the Read More …
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025
Sahitya Akademi on March 16, 2026, announced the winners of the Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, Read More …
R. Vairamuthu Awarded the 60th Jnanpith Award (2025) for Tamil Literature
Why in the News Key Points About R. Vairamuthu About the Jnanpith Award Historical Context Read More …
India’s ‘Boong’ Wins Big at BAFTA Awards 2026
India made history at the BAFTA Awards as the Manipuri-language film Boong became the first Read More …
Global Teacher Prize 2026
Indian educator Rouble Nagi was awarded the Global Teacher Prize 2026 during the World Government Read More …
Wiley Research Heroes Prize 2025
Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya, former staff member of the World Health Organisation (WHO), has won the Read More …
Sukhatme National Award in Statistics
The Sukhatme National Award in Statistics, instituted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Read More …
Thiruvalluvar Day
On the occasion of Thiruvalluvar Day (16 January 2026), Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi paid Read More …