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26 stories for “Awards” · February 2026
Clear filtersPublic health expert Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya received the Wiley Research Heroes Prize 2025 in the 'Impact Beyond Academia' category, becoming the first Indian to win it. The prize honours researchers whose work shapes p...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has chosen Cardinal Poola Anthony, the Archbishop of Hyderabad, as its president. With this election he becomes the first Dalit prelate to lead the conference, which speaks for c...
Recipients of the Kalaignar Ninaivu Kalaithurai Vithagar Award for 2024 and 2025 have been named by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. The 2024 honour goes to veteran actor M.N. Rajam, while veteran director S.P. Muthuraman...
Rouble Nagi, an Indian educator, has been named winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2026, which carries prize money of one million US dollars. The award was announced at the World Government Summit held in Dubai. The priz...
At the Mega Handicrafts Exhibition-cum-Conference in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister presented the Living Craft Treasure Award to veteran artisans. Instituted by the State government in 2013-14, the award recognis...
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin presented the Poompuhar State Awards 2025-26 to ten artisans in Chennai for excellence in Tamil Nadu's traditional crafts. Every recipient gets Rs 50,000 in cash, a 4-gram gold medal, a Thamira...
Overview The 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held in February 2026, marked a watershed moment for Indian music. Several Indian artists achieved top honors, showcasing the successful fusion of traditional Indian sounds with gl...
The SAKSHAM (Sanrakshan Kshamata Mahotsav) 2026 campaign on fuel conservation was launched in Chandigarh. It runs from February 1 to February 15, 2026, and promotes efficient use of petroleum products and cleaner energy...
Sir Mark Tully, the former BBC journalist who headed its India bureau for 22 years, died in New Delhi. He reported on major events including the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, the Emergency of 1975 and Operation Blue St...
The President approved Padma Awards 2026 for 13 people from Tamil Nadu: two Padma Bhushan and 11 Padma Shri. Padma Bhushan goes to S.K.M. Maeilanandhan, executive chairman of the Erode-based SKM Group, for social work, a...
On 1 February 2026, Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth straight Union Budget, the first ever delivered on a Sunday, and also tabled the 16th Finance Commission report on tax devolution for 2026-2031. India's first fu...
Sunetra Pawar, wife of the late NCP (AP) leader Ajit Pawar, took oath as Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister; Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath in the presence of CM Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy...
