National Panchayat Awards 2025: The winners of the National Panchayat Awards 2025 (NPA-2025) have been announced by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR). National Panchayat Awards is awarded by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj annually to recognize and incentivize best-performing Panchayats. These awards have been revamped and launched during the year 2022 aligning them with […]
Category: Important Awards
Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026
Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026: UNESCO has awarded the 2026 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate. The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is the only UN-recognized award honoring individuals or organizations defending press freedom under difficult conditions. Established In: 1997 Aim: To recognize outstanding contributions to the […]
Whitley Awards
Whitley Awards: Indian conservationists Barkha Subba, Parveen Shaikh win Whitley Awards for conservation of Himalayan salamander and endangered Indian skimmer. It is often called as the “Green Oscars,” It recognises grassroots conservation leaders in the Global South. It is given by the UK charity Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN). It provides winners with £50,000 in […]
Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 Honours First All-Women Cohort of Environmental Leaders
Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 Honours First All-Women Cohort of Environmental Leaders: Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 has been awarded to the six women leaders from across the world. And its marks the first all-women cohort since the inception of the award. This award is often referred to as the ‘Green Nobel’ and the prize honors grassroots […]
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026: The central government has opened nominations for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) 2026. It is a prestigious national award recognizing outstanding contributions in the fields of science, technology, and innovation. The RVP seeks to honour scientists, technologists, and innovators whose work has significantly advanced India’s scientific landscape and contributed to national […]
Stockholm Water Prize
Stockholm Water Prize: Kaveh Madani has been named the 2026 recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize. It is regarded as the world’s most prestigious award for water-related work. It has been presented annually since 1991. It is awarded by the Stockholm Water Foundation in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Prize is […]
60th Jnanpith Award
60th Jnanpith Award: Eminent Tamil lyricist and author R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the 60th Jnanpith Award, becoming only the 3rd Tamil writer to receive the prize and the 1st to be recognised for Tamil poetry. He also won the Sahitya Akademi Award (2003) for his novel Kallikattu Ithikasam. He was also awarded the […]
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025: The Sahitya Akademi announced the Sahitya Akademi awards 2025 across 24 languages, honoring 8 poetry collections, 4 novels, 6 short story books, 2 essays, 1 literary criticism, 1 autobiography, and 2 memoirs. Notable winners include former diplomat Navtej Sarna for his English novel Crimson Spring, Hindi writer Mamta Kalia for her […]
Oscars 2026
Oscars 2026: The 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) celebrated the best films of 2025 and were held on March 15, 2026, at the famous Dolby Theatre. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien and featured awards in 24 categories. The film One Battle After Another was the biggest winner with six awards, including Best […]
Amol Palekar to Receive META Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 for Theatre Excellence
Amol Palekar to Receive META Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 for Theatre Excellence: Veteran actor and filmmaker Amol Palekar will be honored with the META Lifetime Achievement Award 2026 at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META). This award recognizes his remarkable contribution to Indian theatre, cinema and storytelling over the several decades of his service […]
