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Clear filtersRobert A.F. Thurman (1941–2026), the American scholar of Tibetan Buddhism, passed away in the United States at the age of 84.An author, translator and educator, he co-founded Tibet House US to promote Tibetan culture and...
GRASA has received the Rashtriya Ratna Samman 2026 in the category of Emerging Health Tech & Nutrition Innovation Startup of the Year. GRASA describes itself as India's first food-led metabolic recovery system, built aro...
Development economist Jean Drèze received the Global Inequality Research Award (GiRA) 2026 at the World Inequality Conference held in Paris. Drèze is known for his long-standing work in India on poverty, hunger, public p...
The Vice-President of India released the book 'When Audit Matters: CAG Interventions That Made a Difference', written by Vinod Rai, former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The book discusses audit interven...
Group Captain K.K. Venugopal has created history in 2026 by becoming the first Indian test pilot to be elected a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP). The SETP is an international professional body of...
Manindra Agrawal, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), London.The Royal Society, founded in 1660 in the United Kingdom, is among the world's o...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honoured with the Agricola Medal.The medal is the highest honour awarded by the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).The FAO is the United Nations agency t...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received Sweden's Royal Order of the Polar Star, Degree Commander Grand Cross.Award: Royal Order of the Polar Star.Grade: Degree Commander Grand Cross.Conferred by: Sweden.Significance: i...
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) honoured five States for outstanding DigiLocker integration during the National Consultative Workshop on Strengthening Cybersecurity Frameworks for State Data. The awardees were...
Indian scientist Kuljeet Kaur Marhas has been elected a Fellow of The Meteoritical Society for 2026, making her the first Indian woman to receive this honour. The fellowship recognises her contribution to meteoritics and...
Soma Mandal from India has been named the South Asia regional winner of the Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards 2026. The awards recognise teachers around the world for their commitment to students and their contribution...
Manivannan, a non-binary transgender person from Tamil Nadu, has been elected as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). The Scottish Parliament is Scotland's devolved legislature and sits at Holyrood in Edinburgh; it...
