Page-10 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Soumya Swaminathan inducted as Fellow of the Royal Society
Soumya Swaminathan was formally inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of London on 10 July 2026. She was elected to the fellowship in May 2026. The...
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar Recognises Haveli Sangeet
The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar-2025 was announced for the years 2024-25 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi under the Union Ministry of Culture. Acharya Shri Ranchhodlalji Goswami, a...
Girish Bharadwaj, Bridge Man of India, Dies at 76
Girish Bharadwaj, a Padma Shri awardee known as the “Bridge Man of India”, died at the age of 76 on 7 July 2026 in a private hospital in...
PM Modi Receives Indonesia’s Bintang Adipurna
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Indonesia’s highest civilian honour, Bintang Adipurna, on 7 July 2026 at Istana Merdeka, the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented...
Prashant Sitaram Appointed Additional Secretary in Home Ministry
Lokhande Prashant Sitaram, a 2001-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the AGMUT cadre, was appointed Additional Secretary in the Department of Home under the Ministry of Home Affairs...
RBI Appoints Ravi Shankar as Executive Director
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Ravi Shankar as Executive Director with effect from 1 July 2026. He previously served as Adviser-in-Charge of the Department of Statistics and...
DMRC Wins UITP Achievement Award for Operational Excellence
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) received the UITP Achievement Award for Operational Excellence on 23 June 2026 in Brussels. UITP, or the International Association of Public Transport,...
Seychelles Confers Guardian of the Blue Horizon Award
On 28 June 2026, Seychelles conferred the “Guardian of the Blue Horizon” on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to the island nation. The award...
India Sets Record with Seven Schools in World’s Best School Prizes 2026
India had seven schools shortlisted for the World’s Best School Prizes 2026 on 25 June 2026. The shortlist placed India at the top among all countries for the...
President Confers Padma Awards 2026
The Government of India announced 131 Padma Awards for 2026 on 25 January 2026, including 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards. President Droupadi...
François Englert, Nobel Physicist, Dies at 93
François Englert, the Belgian theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate of 2013, died at the age of 93 in Uccle near Brussels. He was born in...
