Page-6 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News
D.Y. Patil, Former Governors and Educationist, Dies at 90
Dr. Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil, known as D.Y. Patil, died on 4 August 2026 in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, at the age of 90. He received the Padma Shri in 1991...
Justice M.S. Liberhan Passes Away at 87
Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, died on 2 August 2026 at the age of 87. He was born...
RBI Appoints Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Monisha Chakraborty as Executive Director with effect from 3 August 2026. In her new assignment, she will oversee the Foreign Exchange Department...
Willie Walsh Assumes Charge as IndiGo CEO
Willie Walsh assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer of IndiGo on 3 August 2026. IndiGo had announced his appointment in March 2026, and he succeeded Pieter Elbers,...
NSA Ajit Doval Receives Lokmanya Tilak National Award
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval received the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 on 1 August 2026 in Pune, Maharashtra. The award was presented by the Lokmanya Tilak Smarak...
Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja Takes Over as DGAFMS
Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja assumed charge as the 47th Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) on 1 September 2026. The DGAFMS heads the tri-services medical organisation that...
Franco Baresi, AC Milan Legend, Dies at 66
Franco Baresi, the former AC Milan captain and Italy international footballer, died on 31 July 2026 at the age of 66. He played his entire senior club career...
Brigadier B.K. Ponwar, Jungle Warfare Pioneer, Dies at 77
Brigadier (Retired) Basant Kumar Ponwar, founder of the Counter Terrorism and Jungle Warfare College in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, died at the age of 77 in Mhow in Madhya Pradesh....
Inventor of Plastination Dr. Gunther von Hagens Dies at 81
Dr. Gunther von Hagens was a German anatomist, inventor of plastination, and creator of the Body Worlds exhibitions. He died on 24 July 2026 at the age of...
Hira Singh Bisht, Former Uttarakhand Minister, Dies at 85
Former Uttarakhand minister Hira Singh Bisht died on 26 July 2026 at the age of 85 in Dehradun. He died of cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment in a...
Pralhad Joshi Takes Charge as Education Minister
Pralhad Joshi was appointed Union Education Minister on 25 July 2026 after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers. He took charge of the...
