7 November 2026
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Persons & Awards in News Current Affairs
Persons and awards in the news for UPSC and State PCS: constitutional and statutory appointments, national and international awards, notable obituaries and sporting achievements. Articles record who, which post or award, and why it matters, with the institutional background of each office and award history that turns a one-line news item into a Prelims-ready fact.
Latest Persons & Awards in News Articles
All Daily →2 November 2026
Current Affairs Today 2 November 2026: UPSC News Roundup
1 November 2026
Current Affairs Today 1 November 2026: UPSC News Roundup
31 October 2026
Current Affairs Today 31 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
30 October 2026
Current Affairs Today 30 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
27 October 2026
Current Affairs Today 27 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
24 October 2026
Current Affairs Today 24 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
22 October 2026
Current Affairs Today 22 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
13 October 2026
Economics Nobel 2026: Hall, Woodford on Stabilisation Policy
All Persons & Awards in News Articles by Month
November 2026 (3 articles)
October 2026 (12 articles)
- Current Affairs Today 31 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today 30 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today 27 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today 24 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today 22 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Economics Nobel 2026: Hall, Woodford on Stabilisation Policy
- Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Navi Pillay and International Law
- Current Affairs Today 9 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026: Kagan, Soai and Homochirality
- Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Halzen, IceCube and Neutrinos
- Current Affairs Today 6 October 2026: UPSC News Roundup
- Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026: Optogenetics and Channelrhodopsin
September 2026 (9 articles)
- Current Affairs Today, 25 September 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, 23 September 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, 22 September 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, 16 September 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Solomon Pappaiah, Tamil Scholar and Pattimandram Moderator, Dies at 90
- Current Affairs Today, 9 September 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, 8 September 2026, Complete News Roundup
- National Teachers Awards 2026 and Karnataka's New Honorific for Teachers
- Teachers' Day 2026: National Teachers' Awards Conferred by the President
August 2026 (7 articles)
- National Sports Day 2026: Dhyan Chand at 121, and the Year the Khel Ratna Was Not Given
- National Sports Awards 2025 Announced, No Khel Ratna Given for First Time Since 2014
- Current Affairs Today, 12 August 2026
- Current Affairs Today, 11 August 2026
- Current Affairs Today, 10 August 2026
- The Vikram Sarabhai Medal Goes to Annapurni Subramaniam
- Glasgow Closes, Ahmedabad Next: India Finishes Fourth With 39 Medals
July 2026 (1 articles)
June 2026 (14 articles)
- Current Affairs Today, 12 June 2026
- Current Affairs Today, 11 June 2026
- Current Affairs Today, 10 June 2026
- Current Affairs Today, 9 June 2026
- President Confers 51 Gallantry Awards at the Defence Investiture Ceremony
- Current Affairs Today, 8 June 2026
- Current Affairs Today, 7 June 2026
- South Korea Nominates Han Seong-sook as Prime Minister
- Praggnanandhaa Becomes First Indian to Win Norway Chess
- Current Affairs Today, 6 June 2026
- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Named Next Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- Current Affairs Today, 5 June 2026
- Subhash C. Kashyap, Constitutional Scholar and Ex-Lok Sabha Secretary-General, Passes Away at 97
- D.K. Shivakumar Sworn In as Karnataka's 24th Chief Minister
May 2026 (8 articles)
- Jawaharlal Nehru's 62nd Death Anniversary, Architect of Modern India
- Major Abhilasha Barak Wins UN Military Gender Advocate Award 2025
- Squadron Leader Saanya, IAF's First Woman Cat-A Flying Instructor
- Current Affairs Today: 7 May 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 6 May 2026
- Pulitzer Prize 2026, Three Indian Journalists Win; Bloomberg's "trAPPed" Honoured
- Current Affairs Today: 3 May 2026
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands Set Two Guinness World Records, Underwater Flag and Human Stack
April 2026 (7 articles)
- Raghu Rai: India's Greatest Photojournalist and First Indian Magnum Photographer, Dies at 83
- Bihar's First BJP Chief Minister: The End of the Nitish Kumar Era
- Current Affairs Today: 14 April 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 13 April 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 12 April 2026
- Asha Bhosle (1933–2026): Legacy of India's Most Recorded Singer
- Harivansh Narayan Singh Nominated to Rajya Sabha, Article 80 Explained
March 2026 (15 articles)
- Current Affairs Today: 26 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 25 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 24 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 22 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 21 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 20 March 2026
- Kaveh Madani Wins 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, Water Governance in Focus
- India to Host 2028 World Indoor Athletics Championships at Bhubaneswar
- Current Affairs Today: 18 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 17 March 2026
- Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, Literary Excellence Across 24 Indian Languages
- Current Affairs Today: 16 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 15 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 13 March 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 2 March 2026
February 2026 (9 articles)
- Current Affairs Today: 23 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 22 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 20 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 18 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 16 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 15 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 11 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 10 February 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 8 February 2026
January 2026 (10 articles)
- Current Affairs Today: 28 January 2026
- India's 77th Republic Day 2026, EU Chief Guests, Padma Awards, Ashoka Chakra, and the LR-AShM Hypersonic Missile
- Current Affairs Today: 27 January 2026
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Ashoka Chakra for Axiom Mission 4 (ISS, 2025)
- Current Affairs Today: 25 January 2026
- Padma Awards 2026, Complete Analysis: 131 Awards, Notable Recipients, and the Selection Framework
- Current Affairs Today: 15 January 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 9 January 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 2 January 2026
- Current Affairs Today: 1 January 2026
Persons & Awards in News Editorial Analysis
All Editorials →17 October 2026
Economics Nobel 2026 and India: Ripples from the Future
12 October 2026
Message of Peace: Navi Pillay's Nobel and International Law
10 October 2026
Beyond Forms: Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 for Anne Carson
5 September 2026
Ravi Matthai: The Institution Builder Who Took Management Beyond the Boardroom
8 August 2026
Balendu Prakash and the Case for Evidence-Based Ayurveda
17 April 2026
Thank You, Viktor Axelsen, for the Game: A Tribute and the Prize Money Parity Question
All Persons & Awards in News Editorials (7 total)
- Economics Nobel 2026 and India: Ripples from the Future
- Message of Peace: Navi Pillay's Nobel and International Law
- Beyond Forms: Nobel Prize in Literature 2026 for Anne Carson
- Ravi Matthai: The Institution Builder Who Took Management Beyond the Boardroom
- Balendu Prakash and the Case for Evidence-Based Ayurveda
- Thank You, Viktor Axelsen, for the Game: A Tribute and the Prize Money Parity Question
- Padma Awards: Who Does India Honour, and What Does That Say About Us?
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April 2026
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February 2026
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