Page-6 of Awards, Honours & Persons in News
President’s Colour Presented to Goa Police
The President’s Colour was presented to the Goa Police on 7 September 2026 at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Taleigao, Goa. Union Home Minister Amit...
Malayalam Filmmaker R Sarath Dies at 65
Malayalam filmmaker, screenwriter and government officer R Sarath died on 7 September 2026 at KIMS Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was associated with Malayalam cinema, documentary work and...
Climate Scientist Krishna AchutaRao Dies at 62
Krishna AchutaRao, an Indian climate scientist and professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, died at the age of 62 after a prolonged illness. He joined IIT...
Gaurang Vyas, Gujarati Music Composer, Dies at 87
Gaurang Vyas, a Gujarati music composer, arranger and singer, died at the age of 87 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in September 2026. He was known for work in Gujarati...
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 Announced
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the four recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024 on 2 September 2026. The awards recognise achievements in...
RBI Appoints Suman Ray as Executive Director
The Reserve Bank of India appointed Suman Ray as Executive Director with immediate effect on 1 September 2026. He was serving as Regional Director for Maharashtra before his...
Wendell Berry Dies at 92
Wendell Berry was an American poet, novelist, essayist, and environmental activist who died at his home in Port Royal, Kentucky, at the age of 92 on 31 August...
Japan’s ‘Polka Dot Queen’ Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama was a Japanese avant-garde artist born on 22 March 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan. She died on 14 August 2026 at a hospital in Tokyo at the...
Filmmaker Kuku Kohli Dies at 77
Avtar “Kuku” Kohli, a veteran Bollywood filmmaker, died in Mumbai at the age of 77 on 25 August 2026. He suffered a massive heart attack and died at...
Publications Division Wins Seven Honours at FIP Excellence in Book Production Awards 2026
The Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting won seven honours at the Federation of Indian Publishers Awards for Excellence in Book Production 2026. The awards...
President Confers National Teachers’ Awards 2026
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, conferred the National Teachers’ Awards 2026 on 82 educators at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 5 September 2026. The awardees included...
