Awards & Honours 2026 – Part 3

🏆 National Honours • 🎉 Nobel Prizes • 🌿 Environment Awards • 🎦 Entertainment • ⚽ Sports | 30 MCQs

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📌 Quick Summary — Awards & Honours 2026 – Part 3

🏆 National Military & Civilian Honours

Ashok Chakra 2026: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla was awarded India’s highest peacetime gallantry award by the President on Republic Day 2026.
Padma Vibhushan: Legendary Bollywood actor Dharmendra Singh Deol was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the Art field.
Padmapani Award: Music maestro Ilaiyaraaja is set to receive the Padmapani Award at the Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival 2026.
60th Jnanpith Award (2025): Renowned Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu will be honoured with India’s highest literary award.

🎉 Nobel Prizes 2025

Medicine: Mary E. Brncic, Fred R. Delsome, and Shimon Sakaguchi – for pioneering immunology research on regulatory T-cells.
Physics: Michel H. Devoret, John Clarke, John M. Martinis – for foundational contributions to quantum computing via superconducting circuits.
Chemistry: Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, Omar M. Yaghi – for developing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).
Economics: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt – for research on innovation, economic growth, and technological progress.

🌿 Environment & Conservation Awards

Whitley Award 2026 (Green Oscar): Praveen Shaikh and Barkha Subba – for outstanding wildlife and biodiversity conservation in India.
Goldman Environmental Prize 2026 (Asia): Borim Kim – for extraordinary grassroots environmental activism in Asia.
Hasmond B. Martin Award 2026: Dr. Krithi Karanth became the first Indian to win this prestigious wildlife conservation award.

🌎 International Diplomatic & Humanitarian Honours

Grand Order of Mugunghwa (South Korea): US President Donald Trump was honored with South Korea’s highest national order.
Nelson Mandela Prize 2025 (UN): Brenda Reynolds and Kennedy Odede received the UN’s prestigious humanitarian award.
UNESCO Press Freedom Prize 2026: Sudanese Journalists Syndicate was honored for its courageous defense of press freedom amid crisis.
PM Modi’s Gifts to Vietnam: A Special Lotus, Bodhi Tree sapling, and Silk Garments were presented to President To Lam in May 2026.

⚽ Sports Records & Entertainment Awards

Tennis Record: Novak Djokovic became the first tennis player in history to achieve 400 career Grand Slam singles victories.
Asian Boxing Council: Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh joined the Asian Boxing Council as a member.
FIFA Best Football Awards 2025: Held in Doha, Qatar.
98th Academy Awards (Oscars): ‘One Battle After Another’ won the Best Picture award; ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles.
Lokmat Sur Jyotsna Music Award 2026: Both Pandit Laxman Krishnarao and Sumitra Guha received the 13th edition of this award.

🏢 Corporate, Government & Media Excellence

SKOCH Silver Award 2025: REC Limited won for Corporate Net Zero Transition in recognition of its ESG initiatives.
IITF Gold Prize 2025: CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) won the Gold Prize for Public Outreach and Communication.
Franz Edelman Award 2026: Department of Food and Public Distribution was named a finalist for its Annadarpan (Anna Chakra) initiative.
Chicago Alumni Award: K.V. Subramanian, former CEA and IMF Executive Director, was honored for his contributions to economic policy.
Pulitzer Prize 2026: Indian journalists Suparna Sharma and R.K. Anand were both honored.

🎂 Pageants, Rankings & Other Honours

Miss Universe India 2025: Manika Vishwakarma won the title to represent India at the international Miss Universe pageant.
Miss SC India 2026: Nishita Yogesh Antarkar was crowned Miss SC India 2026.
Gender Equality Award 2026 (Vienna): Guntur Municipal Corporation won this international award for gender-inclusive governance.
Delhi IGI Airport: Ranked 5th busiest airport in Asia-Pacific region as per OAG’s 2025 data.

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