Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2025: The Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters and an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has made a landmark announcement recognizing the extraordinary contributions of young writers to Indian literature. Under the esteemed leadership of Sri Madhav Kaushik, President of the Sahitya Akademi, the Executive […]
Category: Important Awards
Padma Bhushan Conferred on Veteran Journalist Ram Bahadur Rai
Padma Bhushan Conferred on Veteran Journalist Ram Bahadur Rai: Eminent journalist and cultural intellectual Shri Ram Bahadur Rai was formally presented the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The special presentation took place at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) office in Delhi, as Shri Rai […]
Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III:
Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III: Prime Minister of India was conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III of Cyprus. Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III is the highest civilian honour of It was named after the country’s first President, Archbishop Makarios III. It recognises outstanding contributions […]
Alexander Payne to Receive Honorary Leopard Award at Locarno 2025
Alexander Payne to Receive Honorary Leopard Award at Locarno 2025: Renowned American filmmaker Alexander Payne will receive the prestigious honorary Leopard (Pardo d’Onore) award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival, scheduled from August 6 to 16, 2025. Payne, acclaimed for his subtle and emotionally resonant storytelling in films like Sideways, The Descendants, and The Holdovers, […]
Padma Awards 2025
Padma Awards 2025: The President of India presented Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2025 to 139 distinguished persons whose names were announced on the eve of the 76th Republic day 2025. Instituted in 1954, the Padma Awards are among India’s highest civilian honours, announced annually on Republic Day (26th […]
National Florence Nightingale Award 2025
National Florence Nightingale Award 2025: The President of India presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for the year 2025 to the nurses at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. It was instituted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the year 1973. It is a prestigious award given to outstanding […]
Breakthrough Prize Physics 2025
Breakthrough Prize Physics 2025: The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics has been awarded to major experimental teams at CERN—ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, and LHCb—based on their findings from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Run-2 data (2015–2024).Often dubbed the “Oscars of Science,” the Breakthrough Prize honors transformative achievements in fundamental physics.Awarded by: Given annually by the […]
Indian writer and activist Banu Mushtaq has etched her name in history by securing the 2025 International Booker Prize
Indian writer and activist Banu Mushtaq has etched her name in history by securing the 2025 International Booker Prize: Indian author, lawyer, and activist Banu Mushtaq has made literary history by winning the International Booker Prize 2025 for her short story anthology, Heart Lamp. The award marks the first time a Kannada-language work has received […]
World Food Prize 2025
World Food Prize 2025: Brazilian scientist Mariangela Hungria recently won the 2025 World Food Prize for her pioneering work in reducing the use of chemical fertilisers and developing biological seed and soil treatments to boost crop yields and nutrition. Brazilian microbiologist Mariangela Hungria is the winner of the 2025 World Food Prize for her work […]
58th Jnanpith Award
58th Jnanpith Award: The President of India conferred the 58th Jnanpith Award on Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Ji at a function held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi recently. Jnanpith Award is the highest literary honour of India, given to writers who have excelled in literature in different Indian languages. It is given every year […]
