Daily Awards, Appointments & Persons current affairs for UPSC, TNPSC, Bank and SSC exams – key facts, background and exam angle for every news item. 30 articles, newest first.
தமிழில் படிக்க →Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced in Guwahati on 23 Oct 2026 that the Assam Government's newly instituted 'Bharat Ratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika National…
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced at Strasbourg on 22 Oct 2026 that the 2026 'Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought' goes to the International…
Eminent Indian painter and former Rajya Sabha member Jogen Chowdhury died on the morning of Sunday, 25 Oct 2026, at Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata; he was 87. He had…
String theorist Ashoke Sen received the 2026 Oskar Klein Medal in Stockholm on 22 Oct 2026 – the first Indian physicist to receive it. It recognises his pioneering…
The 28th Charles Correa Gold Medal of the Charles Correa Foundation (CCF) was presented in Mumbai on 22 Oct 2026 to an architecture student from Kochi. The winning…
The Coal Controller's Organisation (CCO) under the Ministry of Coal received the SKOCH Gold Award 2026 on 26 Sept 2026 for its 'SUVIKALP – Mine Repurposing Tool'…
The Sangeet Natak Akademi's 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar' for 2024 and 2025 was conferred on 106 young artists in all on 19 Oct 2026 (Monday) at the Meghdoot…
President Droupadi Murmu appointed Governors for six States on 12 Oct 2026. Accordingly, Dr Dhal Singh Bisen was sworn in as the 9th Governor of Uttarakhand at Lok…
Braj Mohan Ram, appointed by President Droupadi Murmu on 12 Oct 2026, was sworn in as Governor of Odisha at Lok Bhavan, Bhubaneswar on 18 Oct 2026 (Sunday). Orissa High…
New York-based Global Finance magazine named State Bank of India (SBI) the 'World's Best Consumer Bank 2026'; the winners were announced on 16 July 2026. The award was…
The Centre reconstituted the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) with effect from 16 Oct 2026. Retired IAS officer (1992 batch, AGMUT cadre) Subhas Chandra Lal…
Raji Doshi, a 13-year-old Indian-American eighth-grader from Farmington, Connecticut (USA), won the 'Discovery Education – 3M Young Scientist Challenge 2026', earning…
Reema Nanavaty, Director of the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), received the 'Hillary Rodham Clinton Award' of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and…
The World Steel Association's (worldsteel) 17th Steelie Awards were presented in New Delhi on 12 Oct 2026. Jindal Steel Limited (formerly Jindal Steel & Power – JSPL)…
Results of the 62nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, run by the Natural History Museum (NHM), London, were announced on 13 Oct 2026. Oscar Whitfield, a…
Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on 12 Oct 2026 that Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Governor of Keralam who was holding additional charge of Tamil Nadu, is now the full-time…
On 12 Oct 2026 President Droupadi Murmu appointed Governors for six States: Tamil Nadu – R.V. Arlekar (moved from Keralam); Keralam – Om Prakash Mathur (moved from…
French President Emmanuel Macron conferred on Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises, the rank of 'Chevalier' (Knight) of the Legion of Honour…
On 12 Oct 2026 the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm that the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences (Economics Nobel) goes to Robert…
Indian women's cricket captain Smriti Mandhana was named UNICEF India 'Celebrity Advocate' on 11 Oct 2026, the International Day of the Girl Child. She will champion…
On 9 October 2026, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 will be awarded to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay. The…
Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced (8 Oct 2026) that Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar will receive Israel's highest civilian award, the Presidential Award for…
The 22-minute English documentary 'Pandharpur Wari – In the Footsteps of the Saints', made by Maharashtra's Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD) with…
On 8 Oct 2026 the Swedish Academy awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature to Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson (76), for a bold and inventive body of…
