Awards and Honours are very important for current affairs. In 2025, many people from India and around the world received awards for their great work in science, sports, movies, social work, and more. These awards help us know who has made big changes in society.
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Awards and Honours Current Affairs 2025
October 2025
| Awardee | Award / Recognition |
|---|---|
| Noemi Florea, Jinali Mody and Joseph Nguthiru | UN Environment Programme’s 2025 Young Champions of the Earth award |
| Sai Pallavi | Kalaimamani Award (The highest civilian honour of Tamil Nadu) |
| R. Arthur James | Tamil Nadu Government’s Scientist Award in Environmental Science |
| Sahaja Samrudha | 31st Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environmental Protection |
| Pilar Vera | Edward Warner Award 2025 |
| India | International Social Security Association (ISSA) Award 2025 for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Social Security’ |
| Alia Bhatt | Best Actor in Leading Role Female award at the 70th edition of Filmfare Awards |
| Sonali Ghosh | First Indian to win the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)-Kenton Miller Award for innovation in National Parks and Protected Area Sustainability |
| State Bank of India (SBI) | World’s Best Consumer Bank 2025 by Global Finance at the Global Finance Award Ceremony |
| 5 beaches in Maharashtra [(Shrivardhan and Nagaon beaches (Raigad district); Parnaka (Palghar district); and Guhagar and Ladghar beaches (Ratnagiri district)] | International Blue Flag certification |
September 2025
| Awardee | Award / Recognition |
|---|---|
| Educate Girls | Ramon Magsaysay Award 2025 |
| Anuparna Roy | Best Director Award in Orizzonti Section at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival 2025 |
| Bangladesh and Pakistan | Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2025 (Among seven winners) |
| Assam (State Government) | Launched “Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award” |
| Dr. Manmohan Singh | P. V. Narasimha Rao Memorial Award for Economics (Posthumous) |
| Noah Wyle | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series (77th Primetime Emmy Awards) |
| Mohanlal | Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the Year 2023 |
| Ousmane Dembélé | Men’s Ballon d’Or Award 2025 (69th Ballon d’Or Ceremony, Paris) |
| Rohini Gram Panchayat, Maharashtra | Gold Award at National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2025 under ‘Grassroot Level Initiatives’ category |
| Keir Starmer | Living Bridge Award (Presented by India Business Group) |
| Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai | National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement 2024 |
August 2025
| Awardee | Award / Recognition |
|---|---|
| Daisy Rockwell (Translator of Geetanjali Shree’s book Once Elephants Lived Here) | PEN Translates Award 2025 |
| Ravi Kishan | Sansad Ratna Award 2025 |
| Dr. V. Narayanan | GP Birla Memorial Award 2025 |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Best Actor Award – 71st National Film Awards 2023 |
| Nitin Gadkari | 43rd Lokmanya Tilak National Award |
| Bibi Fatima Women’s Self-Help Group, Dharwad (Karnataka) | Equator Initiative Award 2025 (by UNDP) |
| Best Dairy Farmer (1st Rank) | National Gopal Ratna Award 2025 – Cash Prize ₹5 lakhs |
| Film: Homebound | Best Film – Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 |
| Individual Awardee | National Youth Award (NYA) 2024 – Medal, Certificate & ₹1,00,000 |
| Mohamed Salah | Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year Award 2024-25 |
July 2025
| Awardee | Award / Recognition |
|---|---|
| Saima Wazed | Mental Health Award 2025 at the 24th Annual International Mental Health Conference, Bangkok |
| Narendra Modi | “The Order of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago” – 25th international honour by a country |
| Narendra Modi | Brazil’s highest civilian award – Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross |
| USA Cricket | ICC Associate Member Men’s Performance of the Year – ICC Development Awards 2024 |
| Varsha Deshpande | United Nations Population Award 2025 (Individual Category) |
| Deepika Sehrawat | First-ever Indian to win “Poligras Magic Skill Award” 2024-25 |
| Dharmendra Pradhan | Kalinga Ratna Award 2024 – Cash Prize ₹3.5 lakh |
June 2025
| Awardee / Recipient | Award / Recognition |
|---|---|
| IMD – Multi Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System | Gold Award at National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2025 – Cash Prize ₹10 lakh |
| Raja Kumari | First Indian-origin musician to win American Music Award (AMA) 2025 |
| Exceptional Nursing Professionals | National Florence Nightingale Awards 2025 – Cash Prize ₹1,00,000 |
| Awa Marie Coll Seck | Director-General’s Award for Global Health 2025 (WHA 78) |
| — (NOT received: Balam Singh Rawat) | National Anubhav Award 2025 winners (excludes him) |
| Kumar Mangalam Birla | Global Leadership Award – U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) |
| Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra | United Nations Sasakawa Award 2025 (Disaster Risk Reduction – Individual Category) |
| Sarah Joseph | Mathrubhumi Literary Award 2024 |
| Alexander Payne | Honorary Leopard Award ‘Pardo d’Onore’ – 78th Locarno Film Festival (Aug 2025) |
| Rajprasad R.S | NSG Counter IED Innovator Award 2024–25 (for Shatrunash & Agniastra innovations) |
| Javed Akhtar | Russia’s highest literary honour – Dostoevsky Star Award |
| NitroCapt | 2025 Food Planet Prize (world’s largest environmental award) |
| Desi Oon (Animation Film) | Jury Award for Best Commissioned Film – Annecy International Animation Festival 2025 |
May 2025
| Awardee | Award / Recognition | Remarks / Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mustafa Yusufali Gom | International Buddha Peace Award 2025 | Conferred by Maitri Peace Foundation |
| Dr. Munir Khan | (Also awarded) | Recognized for sustainable development and community welfare |
| Jagadguru Rambhadracharya | 58th Jnanpith Award 2023 | Shared with poet-lyricist Gulzar |
| Subhasish Bose | Men’s Player of the Year | AIFF Awards 2025 |
| Reuters | Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting 2025 | For series “Fentanyl Express” exposing opioid supply chains |
| Leander Adrian Paes | P C Chandra Puraskaar 2025 | Conferred by P C Chandra Group |
| Sangri (Dish) | Geographical Indication (GI) Tag | Associated with Rajasthan |
| Dr. Kadambot Siddique | Crawford Fund Medal 2024 | For significant contributions in agricultural research |
| India | Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as Public Health Problem | Awarded by World Health Organisation (WHO) |
| Bhuwan Ribhu | Medal of Honour | First Indian lawyer awarded by World Jurist Association (WJA) |
| Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu | India’s First “Mahout Village” Inaugurated | Dedicated to elephant caretakers |
| Sumeet Tappoo | Companion of the Order of Fiji (Highest Civilian Honour) | Awarded by Government of Fiji |
April 2025
| Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|
| Tenzin Gyatso | Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Visionary Governance 2025 by Gold Mercury International |
| MyNaa Swamy | Ugadi Award for his outstanding contributions to historical research and social service by the Andhra Pradesh government |
| Let’s Be The Change | National Youth Award 2022-23 (Organization) |
| Sudarsan Pattnaik | “Fred Darrington Sand Master Award” at the Sandworld International Sand Art Festival in Dorset, England |
| Rajesh Madhavan Unni | National Maritime Varuna Award, India’s highest individual recognition in the maritime sector, for sustained and outstanding service to the Indian maritime sector. |
| P. Sivakami | Verchol Dalit Literary Award |
| Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy | First Indian gastroenterologist to receive the prestigious international honour ‘Legends of Endoscopy’ award from Japanese Gastroenterologists. |
| Bhartia Infra Projects Ltd | Silver award under the ‘Excellence in Project Management (EPC)’ category at the National Highways Excellence Awards 2023 (NHEA 2023) |
| Kelly Slater | Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards |
| Kumar Mangalam Birla | Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2025 |
| National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) | “Udyog Vikas Award” for driving industrial growth during an event organised by Janmabhumi Daily |
| Sri Madhusudhan Sai | Companion of the Order of Fiji’, the nation’s highest civilian award |
March 2025
| Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|
| Masaki Kashiwara | 2025 Abel Prize for exceptional contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | Top Improvers award in EASE 6.0 Reforms Index under Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE) initiative |
| Jay Shah | Icon of Excellence award at Forbes India Leadership Awards (FILA 2025) |
| Dr. Suborno Bose | Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality and Education Through Technology at Vibrant Bharat Global Summit 2025 |
| Narendra Modi | Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados |
| Jayshree Vencatesan | Ramsar Award for ‘Wetland Wise Use’ |
| Delhi International Airport Ltd. (DIAL) | ASQ Airport Experience Award 2024 for Best Airport Over 40 Million Passengers in Asia-Pacific |
| Muthoot Microfin | Two Gold Awards at the SKOCH Awards 2025 |
| Andrew G. Barto and Richard S. Sutton | 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award for pioneering work in reinforcement learning |
| Ramnath Goenka Journalism Awardees | Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards presented by President Droupadi Murmu |
| Chiranjeevi | Lifetime Achievement Award by Bridge India at House of Commons, UK Parliament |
| Ram Sutar | Maharashtra Bhushan Award |
| Vijay Sankar | Knight’s Cross of the Order of Dannebrog by the King of Denmark |
| Günter Blöschl | 2025 Stockholm Water Prize for pioneering research in flood hydrology |
| Vinod Kumar Shukla | 59th Jnanpith Award |
| R.K. Shriramkumar | Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2025 by the Music Academy |
February 2025
| Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|
| Manohar International Airport (GOX), operated by GMR Goa International Airport Ltd. (GGIAL) | First airport in India to receive the esteemed “Sarvashrestha Suraksha Puraskar (Golden Trophy)” at the National Safety Council of India (NSCI) Safety Awards 2024 under the ‘Service Sector’ category. |
| Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal | Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) |
| Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) | SKOCH Award 2024, a prestigious recognition that celebrates outstanding contributions to national development. |
| Nita Ambani, Founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation | Awarded the Governor of Massachusetts’ Citation for her outstanding contributions to education, healthcare, sports, arts, culture, and women’s empowerment. |
| NTPC Limited (National Thermal Power Corporation) | Forward Faster Sustainability Award 2025 in the Water Resilience category. |
| Hollywood icon Tom Cruise | Honored with the Grande Médaille, the highest award from the Aero-Club de France. |
| Varsha Bharath’s debut film, Bad Girl | Prestigious NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 |
| Sagar Teotia (Team Lead), Abhinav Mishra, Anushka Singh All are fourth-semester Computer Science students from Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi. | Won the Bronze Award at the Global Best M-Gov Award 2025 during the World Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai |
| Late Chaman Arora | Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in Dogri for his book Ik Hor Ashwthama |
| Deepak Kumar Kedia, Inspector General (IG) Headquarters, National Security Guard (NSG) | CA in Public Service’ Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) |
| Australian Cricketer Travis Head | Maiden Allan Border Medal at 2025 Australian Cricket Awards |
| Indian-American musician and business leader Chandrika Tandon | Grammy Award for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album for her project ‘Triveni’, in collaboration with Wouter Kellerman and Eru Matsumoto. The prestigious award was presented at the 67th Grammy Awards. |
Grammy Awards 2025 Winners
| Award Category | Winner(s) |
|---|---|
| Album of the Year | Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter” |
| Record of the Year | Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” |
| Song of the Year | Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” |
| Best New Artist | Chappell Roan |
| Best Pop Solo Performance | Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | Sabrina Carpenter – “Short n’ Sweet” |
| Best Country Album | Beyoncé – “Cowboy Carter” |
| Best Country Duo/Group Performance | Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus – “II MOST WANTED” |
| Best Rap Album | J. Cole – “The Off-Season” |
| Best Rock Album | The Black Crowes – “Shake Your Money Maker” |
| Best R&B Song | Kehlani – “After Hours” |
| Best Dance/Electronic Performance | Justice & Tame Impala – “We Are the People” |
| Best Score Soundtrack | Bear McCreary – “God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla” |
| Dr. Dre Global Impact Award | Alicia Keys |
BAFTA Awards 2025 Full Winners List
| Category | Winners Name |
| Best Film | Conclave |
| Best Director | Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody (The Brutalist) |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Mikey Madison (Anora) |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Zoe Saldaña (Emilia Pérez) |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jesse Eisenberg (A Real Pain) |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Peter Straughan (Conclave) |
| Best Animated Film | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
| Best Documentary | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Emilia Pérez |
| Best Casting Anora | (Sean Baker and Samantha Quan) |
| Best Cinematography | The Brutalist (Lol Crawley) |
| Best Costume Design | Wicked (Paul Tazewell) |
| Best Editing | Conclave (Nick Emerson) |
| Best Makeup & Hair | The Substance |
| Best Original Score | The Brutalist (Daniel Blumberg) |
| Best Production Design | Wicked |
| Best Sound | Dune: Part Two |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Dune: Part Two |
| Outstanding British Film | Conclave |
| Outstanding British Debut | Kneecap (Rich Peppiatt) |
| Best British Short Animation | Wander to Wonder |
| Best British Short Film | Rock, Paper, Scissors |
| Best Children’s & Family Film | Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl |
| EE Rising Star Award | David Jonsson |
January 2025
| Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|
| Doordarshan, India’s national broadcaster (Received by Kanchan Prasad, Director-General of Doordarshan) | Award in the Electronic Media category for the campaign Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv” series during Lok Sabha Elections 2024 |
| Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha | Maharaja Hari Singh Award |
| Hariman Sharma (A Farmer of Himachal Pradesh) | Honored with the esteemed Padma Shri (For developing the HRMN-99 apple variety) |
| David Beckham, Diane von Furstenberg, and Riken Yamamoto. | Prestigious Crystal Awards |
| The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad | Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2025 |
| Professor Urbasi Sinha from the Raman Research Institute | Gates-Cambridge Impact Prize 2025 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at Cambridge, UK. |
| Mridangist T.V. Gopalakrishnan | RK Srikantan Trust Award during the Sankranti Music Fest |
| Renowned filmmaker Aparna Sen | Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Indian cinema. |
| Kappad and Chal Beaches | Receive Prestigious Blue Flag Certification from Denmark’s Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) |
| Sai Paranjpye | Padmapani Lifetime Achievement Award at Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival (AIFF) 2025 |
| Odia Poet Prativa Satpathy | Prestigious Gangadhar National Award for Poetry 2023 from Sambalpur University |
Winners of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards
| Award | Recipient | Sport | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | Manu Bhaker | Shooting | Double Olympic medallist, awarded for exceptional achievements in shooting. |
| Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | D. Gukesh | Chess | Youngest World Chess Champion; second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to achieve this feat. |
| Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey | Men’s hockey team captain; part of teams that won Olympic bronze medals in Tokyo and Paris. |
| Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award | Praveen Kumar | Para-Athletics | Paralympic gold-winning high jumper, recognized for remarkable achievements in para-athletics. |
Winners of 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2025)
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama | Adrien Brody, The Brutalist |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Drama | Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here |
| Best Motion Picture — Drama | The Brutalist |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture | Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture | Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy | Jean Smart, Hacks |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Drama | Hiroyuki Sanada, Shōgun |
| Best Screenplay — Motion Picture | Peter Straughan, Conclave |
| Best Original Song — Motion Picture | El Mal (from Emilia Pérez) by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard |
| Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language | Emilia Pérez |
| Best Director — Motion Picture | Brady Corbet, The Brutalist |
| Best Motion Picture — Animated | Flow |
| Best Television Series — Drama | Shōgun |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy | Jeremy Allen White, The Bear |
| Best Television Series — Comedy or Musical | Hacks |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country |
| Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Baby Reindeer |
Important Awards and Honours 2024 Current Affairs
This month-wise compilation of recent award winners from India and around the world showcases notable achievements across diverse fields. These honors celebrate excellence and inspire greatness. Explore the curated table of the most prominent awards and honors of 2024.
December 2024
| Sl. No. | Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) | Gold Award at the Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Award 2024 |
| 2 | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) | Re-certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the period January 2025 to January 2026. |
| 3 | President Droupadi Murmu presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar | 17 exceptional children from across India, recognizing their outstanding achievements in art and culture, bravery, innovation, science and technology, social service, sports, and the environment. |
| 4 | External Affairs Minister of India S. Jaishankar | Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award for Public Leadership by South Indian Education Society (SIES) |
| 5 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Kuwait’s highest civilian honor, the Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer, from Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah. |
| 6 | Caitlin Sandra Neil, a 19-year-old Indian-American from Chennai | Miss India USA 2024 title at the annual pageant in New Jersey. |
| 7 | Tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri | Rashtriya Tansen Samman 2023 |
| 8 | Indore-based Sanand Nyas Sanstha | Raja Mansingh Tomar Samman 2023 |
| 9 | Tom Cruise | US Navy’s prestigious Distinguished Public Service Award (for exceptional contributions to the military, particularly through his iconic roles in movies like Top Gun) |
| 10 | Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson of Biocon | Jamsetji Tata Award by the Indian Society for Quality (ISQ) for her groundbreaking work in the biosciences sector. |
| 11 | Ayodhya Ram Temple | ‘Sword of Honour’ from the British Safety Council. |
| 12 | Noted Hindi writer Suryabala’s 2018 novel Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary | 34th Vyas Samman 2024 |
| 13 | The Indian film “The Kumbaya Story” | 13th tve Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA) |
| 14 | Two Indian heritage conservation projects—the Abathsahayeswarar Temple Conservation Project in Tamil Nadu and the BJPCI Conservation Project in Maharashtra | UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation 2024. |
| 15 | Ang Lee, the celebrated Taiwanese American filmmaker | Directors Guild of America (DGA) 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 16 | Veteran filmmaker Shaji N Karun | Prestigious JC Daniel Award 2023 for his lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema. |
| 17 | Bharati Kolli, a 43-year-old woman from Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh | Rising Star Women Leaders of Banking for 2024 by the renowned women’s group, Women We Admire. |
| 18 | Payal Kapadia | First Indian director to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director (Motion Picture) |
| 19 | India | Prestigious ISSA Good Practice Award for Asia and Pacific 2024 |
| 20 | Glasgow-born Scottish Sikh artist Jasleen Kaur | Turner Prize 2024, (world’s most prestigious accolades in contemporary art.) |
| 21 | Nurse Maria Victoria Juan | Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2024 |
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November 2024
| Sl. No. | Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anil Pradhan | Rohini Nayyar Prize for 2024 |
| 2 | Kunal Dalal | Education Leader of the Year at the Education World India School Ranking Awards 2024-2025 |
| 3 | Filmmaker Phillip Noyce | Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 4 | British Writer Samantha Harvey | Booker Prize for Fiction for her novel “Orbital,” |
| 5 | Actor Manoj Bajpayee | The Fable, starring Manoj Bajpayee, won Best Film at the 38th Leeds International Film Festival in the Constellation Feature Film Competition. |
| 6 | GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) | Airport Excellence Awards’ during the Saudi Airport Exhibition 2024 for its digital innovations |
| 7 | Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | PM Honored with “Grand Commander of the Order of Niger” by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, H.E. Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu. |
| 8 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Conferred prestigious awards by Guyana (The Order of Excellence) and Dominica (Dominica Award of Honour) in recognition of his significant contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 9 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Global Peace Award for Minority Upliftment’ in absentia |
| 10 | Victoria Kjaer Theilvig | Denmark’s First Miss Universe (Read More) |
| 11 | Daniel Barenboim (world-Famous Pianist) and Ali Abu (Palestinian Peace Activist) | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2023 |
| 12 | Coal India Limited | Green World Environment Award 2024 in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category. |
| 13 | Shivangi Desai (22-year-old final-year law student at the Indian Law School (ILS) Pune) | Crowned Miss Charm India 2024 |
| 14 | Indian Chemical Council (ICC) | Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)- The Hague Award |
55th International Film Festival of India 2024
| Award | Winner | Film/Project | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Peacock (Best Film) | Saulė Bliuvaitė | Toxic | Lithuania |
| Silver Peacock (Best Director) | Bogdan Muresanu | The New Year That Never Came | Romania |
| Silver Peacock (Best Actor – Male) | Clément Faveau | Holy Cow | France |
| Silver Peacock (Best Actor – Female) | Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė | Toxic | Lithuania |
| Special Jury Award | Louise Courvoisier | Holy Cow | France |
| Best Debut Feature Film | Sarah Friedland | Familiar Touch | USA |
| Best Debut Director of Indian Film | Navjyot Bandiwadekar | Gharat Ganpati | India |
| ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal | Levan Akin | Crossing | Georgia |
| Best Web Series (OTT) | Nipun Dharmadhikari | Lampan | India |
| Indian Film Personality of the Year | Vikrant Massey | — | India |
October 2024
| Sl. No. | Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All India Football Federation (AIFF) | AFC President’s Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Silver) |
| 2 | Francis Ford Coppola (Oscar-winning filmmaker) | 50th AFI (American Film Institute) Life Achievement Award |
| 3 | Wagh Bakri Tea Group | Generational Legacy Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Indian Economy” from Hurun India |
| 4 | Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Fiji’s highest civilian award, the “Honourary Officer of the Order of Fiji” |
| 5 | Pro Kabaddi League | Prestigious ‘Best Sports League of the Year’ award at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sports Business Awards 2024 |
| 6 | Telugu film star Chiranjeevi | ANR National Awards 2024 for lifetime contributions to cinema |
| 7 | Rodri (Spain midfielder Rodri) | Men’s Ballon d’Or 2024 |
| 8 | Aitana Bonmatí (Spain, Barcelona) | Women’s Ballon d’Or 2024 |
| 9 | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das | A+ grade in the Central Bank Report Cards 2024 |
| 10 | ISRO Chairman S. Somanath | Prestigious IAF (International Astronautical Federation) World Space Award for Chandrayaan-3 |
| 11 | Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh | Femina Miss India 2024 |
| 12 | Aditi Anand | Winner of the prestigious Emerging Illustrator category at the V&A Illustration Awards for her work Marigolds. |
| 13 | Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani | National Kishore Kumar Award 2023 |
| 14 | Narayana Murthy (Founder of Infosys) | Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 2024 Patrick J. McGovern Awards |
| 15 | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) | SHRM HR Excellence Awards |
| 16 | Actor Darasing Khurana | Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award in UK |
| 17 | Urmila Chaudhary (a prominent social campaigner from Nepal) | Global Anti-Racism Championship Award 2024 |
| 18 | Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González | Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought |
| 19 | Assam-based conservation scientist Bibhab Kumar Talukdar | Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership from the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission |
| 20 | Mithun Chakraborty | Dadasaheb Phalke Award |
| 21 | Vera Voronova from Kazakhstan and Ysabel Agustina Calderón Carlos from Peru | MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024 |
All Nobel Prize Winners 2024
Nobel Prize Laureates 2024 Announced!
Celebrating the brilliant minds who have made groundbreaking contributions to humanity across various fields. From advancements in machine learning and protein design to the fight for a nuclear-free world, these laureates have shaped a better future for us all! 
September 2024
| Sl. No. | Awardee | Awards/Honours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Macron (France President) | Olympic Order in gold |
| 2 | The Ministry of Women and Child Development for its Poshan Tracker initiative. | National Award for e-Governance 2024 (Gold) |
| 3 | Prasanthi Ram (Indian origin lecturer from the University of Nanyang Technological University) for her short story ‘Nine Yard Sarees’ in English Fiction. | Singapore literature prize |
| 4 | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) | National Energy Leader Award by the Confederation of Indian Industry – Green Business Centre (CII-GBC) |
| 5 | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan won the Best Actress (Critics) Award for her role in Maniratnam’s epic movie, “Ponniyin Selvan 2.” | Best Actress (Critics) Award at South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2024 |
| 6 | Magnus Carlsen | FIDE Best Male Chess Player |
| 7 | Judit Polgar | FIDE Best Female Chess Player |
| 8 | Dhruvi Patel – a Computer Information System student from the USA. | Miss India Worldwide 2024 |
| 9 | Megastar Chiranjeevi | Guinness World Records as the most prolific actor/dancer in the Indian film industry |
| 10 | Rhea Singha, a 19-year-old model from Gujarat | Miss Universe India 2024 |
| 11 | Bollywood producer Vinod Bachchan | Global Prestige Award at the House of Lords, UK Parliament, recognizing his significant contributions to the Indian film industry. |
| 12 | Visionary industrialist and leader Shri Deepak C Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director of Deepak Nitrite Limited | ICC Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023 |
| 13 | Alexander Dunn for his outstanding contributions to analytic number theory | 2024 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize |
Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners for 2024
| Honouree | Country | Profession/Role | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayao Miyazaki | Japan | Animator | Beloved Japanese animator known for his iconic work in animation. |
| Phuntsho Karma | Bhutan | Scholar and Social Worker | Bhutanese scholar and social worker, recognized for contributions to education and social causes. |
| Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong | Vietnam | Doctor | Works for victims of Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War. |
| Farhan Farwiza | Indonesia | Conservationist | Founder of Yayasan Hutan Alam dan Lingkungan Aceh (HAkA), dedicated to preserving the Leuser ecosystem. |
| Rural Doctors Movement | Thailand | Medical Organization | A movement of doctors committed to providing healthcare in rural areas of Thailand. |
Best Tourism Villages Competition-2024
IIFA 2024 Awards, Major Award Winners
- Best Film: “Animal” (Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga)
- Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan for “Jawan”
- Best Actress: Rani Mukerji for “Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway”
- Best Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra for “12th Fail”
- Best Supporting Actor: Anil Kapoor for “Animal”
- Best Supporting Actress: Shabana Azmi for “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”
- Best Actor in Negative Role: Bobby Deol for “Animal”
August 2024
| Sl. No. | Awardee | Awards/Honour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerala Tourism | Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2024 |
| 2 | Ayushmann Khurrana and Neeraj Chopra | Youth Icons of India by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian men’s cricket team | CEAT International Cricketer of the Year Award |
| 4 | Govindrajan Padmanabhan, a renowned biochemist and former director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Vigyan Ratna Puraskar, India’s highest science award |
| 5 | Prof. Dhiraj Mohan Banerjee, Emeritus Scientist at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA). | National Geoscience Awards |
| 6 | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad | Best Airport Award for Third Consecutive Year |
| 7 | Shah Rukh Khan | “Pardo alla Carriera” award at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland |
| 8 | Google CEO Sundar Pichai | Honorary Doctorate from IIT-Kharagpur |
| 9 | Central Water Commission (CWC) | GEEF Global WaterTech Award in the category ‘Water Department of the Year’ at the Global Water Tech Summit – 2024 |
| 10 | V. Vedachalam | V Venkayya Epigraphy Award 2024 |
| 11 | Dr. Jitendra Singh | Lifetime Achievement Award for advancing diabetology, diabetes care, and diabetes research. |
| 12 | President of India, Droupadi Murmu | ‘Companion of the Order of Fiji’, Fiji’s highest civilian award |
| 13 | ISRO – Chandrayaan 3 team | Prestigious “Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024” under the category “Vigyan Team Award” for significant contributions to space science and technology. |
| 14 | President of India, Droupadi Murmu | Highest civilian award ‘the Grand-Collar of the Order” by Timor-Leste |
| 15 | Air India | “Most Improved Airline in Asia” award |
| 16 | Aattam | “Best Feature Film” at the 70th National Film Awards |
| 17 | K S Chithra | National Lata Mangeshkar Award from Madhya Pradesh government for the year 2023 |
July 2024
| Sl. No | Awardee | Awards/Honour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lallianzuala Chhangte, Indumathi Kathiresan | Footballer of the year 2023-24 |
| 2 | Shah Rukh Khan | Locarno Film Festival Career Award |
| 3 | Feminist activist P. Geetha | K. Saraswathi Amma Award |
| 4 | Sopna Kallingal of Kallingal Plantation | Spice Award 2024, instituted by ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research |
| 5 | HCLTech’s Roshni Nadar Malhotra | France’s Highest Civilian Honour |
| 6 | Tamil writer Sivashankari | Dr. C. Narayana Reddy National Literary Award |
| 7 | Sobha Group’s CSR wing, Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust | Best Child and Women Development Initiatives of the Year 2024 |
| 8 | Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (APCNF) | 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity |
| 9 | Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik | Gold Medal In International Sand Sculpture Championship |
| 10 | Retired Tamil Nadu Professor K. Chockalingam | Hans von Hentig Award |
| 11 | Nagaland | Best State in Horticulture: Agriculture Leadership Awards 2024 |
| 12 | PM Modi | Russia’s Highest Civilian Honour For “Outstanding Service” |
| 13 | Indian students have secured two gold and three silver medals | 54th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2024 |
| 14 | Tamil Epigrapher V. Vedachalam | V Venkayya Epigraphy Award |
| 15 | Central Water Commission (CWC) | Global WaterTech Award 2024 |
| 16 | Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh | Lifetime Achievement Award for the advancement of diabetology, diabetes care and diabetes research |
| 17 | Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) | Rajbhasha Gaurav Samman 2023-24 |
| 18 | Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan | First Indian actor, honoured with customised gold coins by the Grevin Museum in Paris. |
| 19 | Abhinav Bindra, India’s first individual Olympic gold medallist | Prestigious Olympic Order from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISR) | Best technology award for its pioneering work in the field of horticultural sciences |
| 21 | RRR Star Ram Charan | Gguest of honor at the prestigious Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024. |
| 22 | Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum | Gandhi Mandela Award 2020 |
June 2024
| Sl. No | Person | Awards/Honour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Usha Thakur | Vishwa Hindi Samman |
| 2 | Sanjana Thakur (writer from Mumbai) | 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize |
| 3 | Arundhati Roy | Pen Pinter Prize 2024 |
| 4 | Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. | Sustainable Governance Champion Award |
| 5 | Wildlife Filmmaker Subbiah Nallamuthu | V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 6 | Filmmaker Vinod Ganatra | Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 7 | Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, a renowned Ayurvedic institution | Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS). |
| 8 | Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar | K Vaishal, Gaurav Pandey |
| 9 | Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) | Best Conduct of Business Regulator’ Award |
| 10 | Coach Nar Singh | Dilip Bose award for lifetime achievement in Tennis |
| 11 | Sanya Malhotra, for her captivating performance in the film “Mrs.” | Best Actress award at New York Indian Film Festival 2024 |
| 12 | Poet and playwright Siddhalinga Pattanashetti | Gudleppa Hallikeri Award 2024 |
| 13 | Mumbai’s Super Cop Krishna Prakash | Hindi Sahitya Bharati Award |
| 14 | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, | Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion |
May 2024
| Sl. No. | Awards/Honors | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Association of Talent Development (ATD) BEST Awards 2024 | NTPC (secured the third rank in the world for the Talent Development category) |
| 2 | 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. | Major Radhika Sen |
| 3 | Grand Prix award (77th Cannes Film Festival) | Payal Kapadia’s film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ |
| 4 | The Economic Times HR World Future Ready Organization Award 2024-25’ | NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) |
| 5 | Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment Award by King Charles III of the United Kingdom | Arti, an 18-year-old woman from the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | International Booker Prize for their novel “Kairos.” | German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann |
| 7 | Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2024 | Srinivas R. Kulkarni, an Indian-origin U.S. scientist |
| 8 | Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | Eminent author Ruskin Bond |
| 9 | Global Excellence Award 2024 | Chandrakant Satija, the renowned educationist and Founder/CEO of Chandra Admission Consultants |
| 10 | PSU Samarpan Award | Cmde Hemant Khatri, the Chairman and Managing Director (C&MD) of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) |
| 11 | Honorary Doctorate by McGill University | Dr. Soumya Swaminathan |
| 12 | Global Pride of Sindhi Award 2024 | Pawan Sindhi |
| 13 | 9th edition of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize | Bhavi Mehta |
| 14 | 2024 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize | Palestinian journalists covering the Gaza crisis (Total 26) |
| 15 | ‘Green Oscar’ Whitley Gold Award 2024 | Dr. Purnima Devi Barman of Assam |
April 2024
| Sl. No. | Awards/Honors | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year 2023 (Men) | Indian Field Hockey Player & Vice- captain of the Indian Hockey men’s team, Hardik Singh |
| 2 | Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award for the Year | Ashok Kumar |
| 3 | WOW (World Organization of Writers) World Literature Prize | Renowned Kannada Poet Mamta G. Sagar |
| 4 | 2024 John L “Jack” Swigert Jr. award for Space Exploration | Chandrayaan-3 mission team of Indian space agency, ISRO |
| 5 | John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2024 | Indian Microbiologist Gagandeep Kang ( She is the first Indian woman to get this award) |
| 6 | 2023 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award | Israeli mathematician and computer scientist AviWigdersonas |
| 7 | World’s Best Airport 2024 in the 2024 Skytrax World Airport Awards | Doha’s (Qatar) Hamad International Airport (HIA) |
| 8 | Sagar Samman Awards 2024 | Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) |
| 9 | ‘South Asian Person of the Year’ by the South Asian Association (SAA) at Harvard University | Indian-American actress Avantika Vandanapu |
| 10 | NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2024 Awards | Indian Institutes from Delhi NCR & Mumbai |
| 11 | Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Humanitarian Award for 2021 | Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group |
| 12 | Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2024 | Novak Djokovic, theWorld No.1 tennis player |
| 13 | Global Energy Transition Impact Award | Dr Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President |
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