Awards & Honours Current Affairs 2026: Latest Updates & MCQs

National and international awards, honours and recognitions.

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Railways Wins PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award from VP
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan gave the Ministry of Railways the PM Surya Ghar Excellence Award on 5 November 2026 for solarising 12,495 buildings.
5 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Padma Gurmet Gets Wellness Visionary Award for Sowa-Rigpa
Dr Padma Gurmet, Director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa in Leh, received the Wellness Visionary Award for Holistic Healing from CSJM University, Kanpur.
3 November 2026 · 2 min read
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President's Colour Conferred on Chandigarh Police on Diamond Jubilee
Union Home Minister Amit Shah handed the President's Colour to the Chandigarh Police at its Diamond Jubilee and inducted 141 new vehicles into the force.
1 November 2026 · 3 min read
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Star Rating Awards for Coal Mines to Be Held at Raipur
The Ministry of Coal will honour the best rated coal and lignite mines of assessment year 2024-25 at the Star Rating Awards in Raipur on 2 November 2026.
1 November 2026 · 2 min read
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Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak 2026 Goes to 490 Personnel
The Ministry of Home Affairs named 490 personnel of the states, Union Territories, CAPFs and CPOs for the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak for 2026.
31 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 Enters Guinness World Records
Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 has entered the Guinness World Records as the largest innovation solution competition, with 2,87,967 project entries.
28 October 2026 · 2 min read
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National Startup Awards 6.0 Launched With 20 Sectoral Categories
DPIIT has launched the sixth National Startup Awards with 20 sectoral and three special categories, a new Student Innovator Award and a prize of Rs 25 lakh.
27 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 Enters Guinness World Records
Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 has entered the Guinness World Records as the largest innovation solution competition, with 2,87,967 project submissions.
27 October 2026 · 2 min read
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IIPA Names Paul H. Appleby 2026 Awardees at 328th EC Meet
The 328th Executive Council meeting of the IIPA, chaired by Jitendra Singh, named three retired IAS officers for the Paul H. Appleby 2026 award in New Delhi.
26 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Ameena Nazreen Wins Global Youth Institute Award in USA
Indian student Ameena Nazreen A S won the Global Youth Institute Award of US$500 at the World Food Prize Foundation event in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
23 October 2026 · 2 min read
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President Murmu Presents Lalit Kala Akademi Awards in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu gave away the Lalit Kala Akademi Awards to artists of the 65th National Exhibition of Art at a ceremony in New Delhi.
21 October 2026 · 2 min read
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SKOCH Gold Award 2026 for Coal Ministry SUVIKALP Mine Tool
The Coal Controller Organisation won the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 for SUVIKALP, its in-house tool that ranks repurposing projects for closed coal mines.
21 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 106 Young Artists
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for 2024 and 2025 will go to 106 young artists in music, dance and drama at a ceremony in New Delhi on 19 October 2026.
16 October 2026 · 2 min read
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12th NLEPC: 62 Young Innovators Felicitated by Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh felicitated 62 young innovators at the 12th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition under INSPIRE-MANAK in New Delhi.
14 October 2026 · 2 min read
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Robotics for Good India 2026: Singularity, Ferrum Incubators Win
Team Ferrum Incubators and Team Singularity won the Senior and Junior titles of the Robotics for Good Youth Challenge India 2026 at IMC 2026 in New Delhi.
10 October 2026 · 2 min read
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65th National Exhibition of Art Honours 20 Award-Winning Artists
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat felicitated 20 award-winning artists at the 65th National Exhibition of Art in New Delhi.
29 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Bhupender Yadav Presents 4th Eco Warrior Awards 2026
Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav presided over the 4th Eco Warrior Awards in New Delhi, where 15 forest officers were honoured and B. K. Singh got the lifetime award.
29 September 2026 · 2 min read
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NIFT Wins Two Silver Medals at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026
NIFT students took two silver medals and a Medal for Excellence at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, where India finished tenth with six silvers.
29 September 2026 · 2 min read
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Lalit Kala Akademi Announces 20 Awards at 65th Art Exhibition
The Lalit Kala Akademi named 20 winners of its awards at the 65th National Exhibition of Art, chosen from 6,175 works sent in by 2,495 artists.
27 September 2026 · 2 min read
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72nd National Film Awards: Anant Nag Gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 72nd National Film Awards at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat and gave the Dadasaheb Phalke Award to actor Anant Nag.
22 September 2026 · 2 min read