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Awards & Honours

International Awards

Kaveh Madani Named Youngest Recipient of Stockholm Water Prize 2026

23 Mar 2026

• Stockholm Water Prize Founder: Stockholm Water Foundation
• UNESCO HQ: Paris, France
• UNU-INWEH: United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health

International Awards

France and UK Confer High Civilian Honours on Jawed Ashraf and N. Chandrasekaran

21 Mar 2026

• Legion of Honour Established by: Napoleon Bonaparte (1802)
• UK High Commissioner to India: Lindy Cameron
• French Ambassador to India: Thierry Mathou

International Awards

Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran Conferred Honorary Knighthood by UK

20 Mar 2026

• KBE: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• UK Prime Minister: Keir Starmer
• Tata Group Headquarters: Mumbai

Literary Awards

Sahitya Akademi Announces Annual Awards 2025 for 24 Indian Languages

20 Mar 2026

• Sahitya Akademi Establishment: 1954
• Headquarters: New Delhi (Rabindra Bhavan)
• First Sahitya Akademi President: Jawaharlal Nehru
• Current President: Madhav Kaushik

Film Awards

Assam Police Officer Wins Best Director at New York Short Animation Festival

20 Mar 2026

• New York Short Animation Festival is a premier international event for filmmakers.
• Partha Sarathi Mahanta is a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

Literary Awards

Sahitya Akademi Awards 2025: Navtej Sarna and Mamta Kalia among 24 Recipients

19 Mar 2026

• Sahitya Akademi Founded: 1954
• Ministry: Ministry of Culture
• First President: Jawaharlal Nehru

National Awards

RBI Secures 'Initiative of the Year' Award for Implementing Secure .bank.in Domain

19 Mar 2026

• IDRBT HQ: Hyderabad
• RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das
• Central Banking Awards Location: London, UK

Film Awards

98th Academy Awards: 'One Battle After Another' Wins Six Oscars; Michael B. Jordan Named Best Actor

18 Mar 2026

• First Oscar Ceremony Year: 1929
• Academy HQ: Beverly Hills, California
• AMPAS: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Literary Awards

Tamil Poet Vairamuthu Ramasamy Conferred with 60th Jnanpith Award 2025

18 Mar 2026

• First Jnanpith Award Winner: G. Sankara Kurup (1965)
• Eighth Schedule Languages: 22
• Bharatiya Jnanpith Founder: Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain

Film Awards

98th Academy Awards: 'One Battle After Another' Crowned Best Picture

17 Mar 2026

• First Academy Awards held: 1929
• Oscars organized by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
• 98th Oscars Host: Conan O'Brien

Literary Awards

Tamil Writer Vairamuthu Selected for 60th Jnanpith Award

16 Mar 2026

• Jnanpith Award Institution: 1961.
• First Recipient: G. Sankara Kurup (1965) for 'Odakkuzhal' (Malayalam).
• Awarding Body: Bharatiya Jnanpith.

National Awards

SAIL’s Bokaro Steel Plant Receives BIS Certification for New Steel Grades

12 Mar 2026

• SAIL HQ: New Delhi
• Bokaro Steel Plant Location: Jharkhand
• BIS: Bureau of Indian Standards

Film Awards

Rashmika Mandanna Honoured at Telangana Gaddar Film Awards

11 Mar 2026

• Gaddar (Gummadi Vittal Rao) was a legendary Telugu poet and singer known for his revolutionary songs.
• Telangana Capital: Hyderabad

International Awards

Safeena Husain Featured in TIME Women of the Year 2026 List

7 Mar 2026

• NGO 'Educate Girls' Founded: 2007
• Ramon Magsaysay Award: Often called 'Asia's Nobel Prize'
• TIME Magazine HQ: New York, USA

International Awards

K.V. Subramanian Receives Prestigious Chicago Alumni Award

7 Mar 2026

• K.V. Subramanian’s Book: India@100
• University of Chicago Location: USA

International Awards

Sunil Bharti Mittal Honoured with GSMA Lifetime Achievement Award

5 Mar 2026

• GSMA Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
• GSMA Establishment: 1995
• Mobile World Congress (MWC) Venue: Barcelona, Spain
• Bharti Airtel Founder: Sunil Bharti Mittal

Film Awards

Park Chan-wook to Make History as First Korean Jury President at Cannes

2 Mar 2026

• Cannes Film Festival Location: Cannes, France
• Inaugural Year: 1946
• Palme d'Or: Highest prize awarded at the festival

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