Nobel Prizes 2026 for literature and peace: Anne Carson and Navi Pillay
Nobel 2026: Literature to the Canadian author Anne Carson; Peace to Navi Pillay, a jurist of Indian Tamil origin.
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36 stories in the last twelve months
Awards & Appointments current affairs 2026 for CUET
Every Awards & Appointments story from the last twelve months, newest first, each in one line with the static fact it hangs on and a link to the full story.
October 2026
Nobel Prizes 2026 in the sciences: optogenetics, IceCube and mirror-image chemistry
2026 science Nobels: Medicine for optogenetics, Physics to Francis Halzen for IceCube, Chemistry to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai.
The full storyAir Marshal Ashutosh Dixit to be the 29th Chief of the Air Staff
Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit will be the 29th Chief of the Air Staff from 31 October 2026, succeeding Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh.
The full storyThree High Court Chief Justices become Supreme Court judges
On 5 October 2026 the Chief Justices of the Gujarat, Delhi and Telangana High Courts were appointed Supreme Court judges.
The full storySeptember 2026
India tenth at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, with six silver medals
India finished 10th at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 (23–26 September) with 6 silver medals and its largest-ever team.
The full storyTimur Turlov elected the eighth President of FIDE
Timur Turlov of Kazakhstan was elected FIDE's eighth President on 26 September 2026, succeeding Arkady Dvorkovich.
The full story72nd National Film Awards: 'Article 370' is Best Feature Film
72nd National Film Awards (22 Sep 2026): Best Film 'Article 370'; Best Actor Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan; Best Actress Yami Gautam.
The full storyAnant Nag named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2024
Actor Anant Nag was named on 16 September 2026 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024.
The full storyAn Indian re-elected to head the Asian-Pacific Postal Union
India's Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh was re-elected APPU Secretary-General in Bangkok on 4 September 2026.
The full storyTenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2024: Baljeet Kaur, Skalzang Rigzin, Rimo Saha, and Shiv Prasad Chamoli (lifetime).
The full storyShakti Sharma, the first non-medical woman two-star officer
AVM Shakti Sharma became the first non-medical woman two-star officer in the defence forces on 1 September 2026.
The full storyAugust 2026
National Teachers Awards 2026: 48 school teachers
The President was to give the National Teachers Awards 2026 to 48 school teachers on Teachers' Day, 5 September.
The full storyNational Sports Awards 2025
The National Sports Awards 2025, announced 18 August 2026: 17 Arjuna Awards, including chess players Vidit Gujarathi and Divya Deshmukh.
The full story78 gallantry awards on the eve of the 80th Independence Day
On 14 August 2026 the President approved 78 gallantry awards, 13 posthumous, including 9 Kirti Chakras.
The full storyJune 2026
Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026: 7 Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras
On 8 June 2026 President Murmu conferred 7 Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras and 29 Shaurya Chakras at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The full storyMay 2026
National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 nurses
President Murmu gave the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2026 to 15 nurses on 12 May, International Nurses Day.
The full storyMarch 2026
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, in 24 languages
The Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, announced 16 March 2026, went to 24 languages; Hindi to 'Jeete Jee Allahabad'.
The full storyJanuary 2026
Padma Awards 2026: 131 in all
The Padma Awards 2026, announced 25 January: 131 in all, 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
The full storyDecember 2025
Supriya Sahu among UNEP's 2025 Champions of the Earth
Tamil Nadu's Supriya Sahu was named a UNEP Champion of the Earth 2025 on 10 December, for work on cooling and heat resilience.
The full storyIndia chairs International IDEA's Council for 2026
CEC Gyanesh Kumar took over as Chair of International IDEA's Council of Member States for 2026, on 3 December 2025.
The full storyOctober 2025
Justice Surya Kant named the next Chief Justice of India
Justice Surya Kant was appointed Chief Justice of India from 24 November 2025, succeeding Justice B.R. Gavai.
The full storyNobel Prizes 2025 for literature, peace and economics
Nobel 2025: Literature to László Krasznahorkai, Peace to María Corina Machado, Economics to Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt.
The full storyNobel Prizes 2025 in the sciences
Nobel 2025: Medicine for peripheral immune tolerance, Physics for macroscopic quantum tunnelling, Chemistry for MOFs.
The full storyBig events of 2025
Mohanlal named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Mohanlal was named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023 on 20 September 2025 and received it on 23 September.
The full storyC. P. Radhakrishnan elected the 15th Vice-President
C. P. Radhakrishnan was elected the 15th Vice-President of India on 9 September 2025 and sworn in on 12 September.
The full storyA Kannada book wins the International Booker Prize
Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, won the International Booker Prize on 20 May 2025.
The full storyPadma Awards 2025: 139 in all, seven Padma Vibhushans
Padma 2025: 139 awards, 7 Padma Vibhushan — among them Sharda Sinha and M. T. Vasudevan Nair (posthumous) and Kumudini Lakhia.
The full storyNational Sports Awards 2024: four Khel Ratnas
The Khel Ratna 2024 went to Gukesh D, Harmanpreet Singh, Praveen Kumar and Manu Bhaker; 32 got the Arjuna Award.
The full storyBig events of 2024
Sanjay Malhotra becomes the 26th RBI Governor
Sanjay Malhotra took charge as the 26th Governor of the RBI on 11 December 2024, succeeding Shaktikanta Das.
The full storyNobel Prizes 2024: AI, microRNA, Han Kang and Nihon Hidankyo
Nobel 2024: Hopfield and Hinton (physics, neural networks), Han Kang (literature), Nihon Hidankyo (peace).
The full storyMithun Chakraborty named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Mithun Chakraborty was named on 30 September 2024 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2022.
The full storyFive Bharat Ratnas in 2024
Bharat Ratna 2024 went to five: Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, M. S. Swaminathan, Karpoori Thakur (all posthumous) and L. K. Advani.
The full storyPadma Awards 2024: 132 in all, five Padma Vibhushans
Padma 2024: 132 awards; Padma Vibhushan to Vyjayantimala, Chiranjeevi, Venkaiah Naidu, Padma Subrahmanyam and Bindeshwar Pathak.
The full storyBig events of 2023
National Sports Awards 2023: the Khel Ratna for Satwik and Chirag
The Khel Ratna 2023 went to the badminton pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy; 26 got the Arjuna Award.
The full storyNobel Prizes 2023: mRNA vaccines, quantum dots and Narges Mohammadi
Nobel 2023: Karikó and Weissman (mRNA, medicine), quantum dots (chemistry), Jon Fosse (literature), Narges Mohammadi (peace).
The full storyWaheeda Rehman named for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Waheeda Rehman was named on 26 September 2023 for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2021, the 53rd.
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