23 September 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 →22 September 2026
Current Affairs Today, September 22, 2026, Complete News Roundup
16 September 2026
Current Affairs Today, September 16, 2026, Complete News Roundup
13 September 2026
Solomon Pappaiah, Tamil Scholar and Pattimandram Moderator, Dies at 90
9 September 2026
Current Affairs Today, September 9, 2026, Complete News Roundup
8 September 2026
Current Affairs Today, September 8, 2026, Complete News Roundup
6 September 2026
National Teachers Awards 2026 and Karnataka's New Honorific for Teachers
5 September 2026
Teachers' Day 2026: National Teachers' Awards Conferred by the President
29 August 2026
National Sports Day 2026: Dhyan Chand at 121, and the Year the Khel Ratna Was Not Given
All Persons & Awards in News Articles by Month
September 2026 (8 articles)
- Current Affairs Today, September 23, 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, September 22, 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, September 16, 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Solomon Pappaiah, Tamil Scholar and Pattimandram Moderator, Dies at 90
- Current Affairs Today, September 9, 2026, Complete News Roundup
- Current Affairs Today, September 8, 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, August 12, 2026
- Current Affairs Today, August 11, 2026
- Current Affairs Today, August 10, 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, June 12, 2026
- Current Affairs Today, June 11, 2026
- Current Affairs Today, June 10, 2026
- Current Affairs Today, June 9, 2026
- President Confers 51 Gallantry Awards at the Defence Investiture Ceremony
- Current Affairs Today, June 8, 2026
- Current Affairs Today, June 7, 2026
- South Korea Nominates Han Seong-sook as Prime Minister
- Praggnanandhaa Becomes First Indian to Win Norway Chess
- Current Affairs Today, June 6, 2026
- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit Named Next Vice Chief of the Air Staff
- Current Affairs Today, June 5, 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: May 7, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: May 6, 2026
- Pulitzer Prize 2026, Three Indian Journalists Win; Bloomberg's "trAPPed" Honoured
- Current Affairs Today: May 3, 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: April 14, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: April 13, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: April 12, 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: March 26, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 25, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 24, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 22, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 21, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 20, 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: March 18, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 17, 2026
- Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025, Literary Excellence Across 24 Indian Languages
- Current Affairs Today: March 16, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 15, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 13, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: March 2, 2026
February 2026 (9 articles)
- Current Affairs Today: February 23, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 22, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 20, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 18, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 16, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 15, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 11, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 10, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: February 8, 2026
January 2026 (10 articles)
- Current Affairs Today: January 28, 2026
- India's 77th Republic Day 2026, EU Chief Guests, Padma Awards, Ashoka Chakra, and the LR-AShM Hypersonic Missile
- Current Affairs Today: January 27, 2026
- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, Ashoka Chakra for Axiom Mission 4 (ISS, 2025)
- Current Affairs Today: January 25, 2026
- Padma Awards 2026, Complete Analysis: 131 Awards, Notable Recipients, and the Selection Framework
- Current Affairs Today: January 15, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: January 9, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: January 2, 2026
- Current Affairs Today: January 1, 2026
Persons & Awards in News Editorial Analysis
All Editorials →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
25 January 2026
Padma Awards: Who Does India Honour, and What Does That Say About Us?
Monthly Compilations — Persons & Awards in News
August 2026
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July 2026
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June 2026
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April 2026
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March 2026
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