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17 stories for “Awards & Personalities” · August 2026

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Thursday6 Aug 2026

National

Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam Receives COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026

Astrophysicist Annapurni Subramaniam has been awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal 2026 for her contribution to space research.Instituted in 1990 in honour of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the medal is given jointly by the Co...

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National

Justice M.S. Liberhan, Former Chief Justice of Madras and Andhra Pradesh High Courts, Passes Away at 87

Justice M.S. Liberhan, former Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh and Madras High Courts, passed away in Chandigarh at the age of 87. He had earlier been a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.He headed the Liberha...

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National

Varsha Ashok Aglawe Becomes First Woman Director General of Geological Survey of India

Palaeontologist Varsha Ashok Aglawe has taken charge as the 54th Director General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI), succeeding Asit Saha.She is the first woman to head the GSI in its 176-year history. The GSI, und...

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Wednesday5 Aug 2026

National

India Marks 150th Birth Anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, Designer of the Initial National Flag

India observed the 150th birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya on 2 August 2026, and the Prime Minister paid tribute to him.Venkayya (1876–1963), born at Bhatlapenumarru in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district, was a freedo...

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Saturday1 Aug 2026

International

Gunther von Hagens, Inventor of Plastination and Creator of BODY WORLDS, Passes Away at 81

Dr. Gunther von Hagens, who invented the technique of plastination and created the BODY WORLDS exhibitions, passed away on 24 July 2026 at the age of 81.Plastination is a preservation method in which the fluids and fats...

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