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Tue, 29 Sept 2026

• At the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai (23–26 September 2026), India's largest-ever contingent of 70 competitors in 63 skills finished 10th with 6 silver medals and 20 Medals for Excellence; the Ministry of Textiles reported on 29 September that NIFT students won two of the silvers.
• The 4th Eco Warrior Awards, organised by IFSA and Indian Masterminds and reported by PIB on 29 September 2026, honoured 15 forest officers, with B. K. Singh receiving the lifetime award.

Sun, 27 Sept 2026

• On 27 September 2026 the Lalit Kala Akademi announced 20 Lalit Kala Akademi Awards at its 65th National Exhibition of Art (NEA).

Tue, 22 Sept 2026

• On 22 September 2026, President Droupadi Murmu presented the 72nd National Film Awards at Ekta Nagar (Kevadia), Gujarat, and conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024 on veteran actor Anant Nag.

Wed, 16 Sept 2026

• On 16 September 2026, the Government of India announced that veteran actor Anant Nag will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2024, to be presented at the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony at Kevadia, Gujarat, on 22 September 2026.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026

• On 30 August 2026, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev conferred the 'Oliy Darajali Do'stlik' Order (Order of Highest Friendship), Uzbekistan's highest honour for foreign leaders, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Tue, 18 Aug 2026

• The Sports Ministry on 18 August 2026 announced the National Sports Awards 2025, naming 17 Arjuna awardees and five Dronacharya awardees on the recommendation of a committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra.

Sun, 09 Aug 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colours to Puducherry Police on 9 August 2026, adding it to the police forces that hold the honour.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026

• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Sant Kabir Handloom Awards and National Handloom Awards 2025 and released four commemorative postage stamps on the 12th National Handloom Day, 7 August 2026.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026

• Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari conferred the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak on 12 rat miners for their bravery in the Silkyara Tunnel Rescue Operation, at a ceremony in New Delhi on 5 August 2026.

Sat, 01 Aug 2026

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Pune on 1 August 2026, the 106th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Wed, 29 Jul 2026

• On 29 July 2026 Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia conferred the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Telecom Excellence Awards 2025 on Amantya Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Finaara.

Mon, 27 Jul 2026

• Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) on 27 July 2026 launched the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme and the SAMARTH Panchayat Portal and released the Model Own Source of Revenue (OSR) Rules for Panchayats.

Fri, 24 Jul 2026

• The Bucharest University of Economic Studies conferred an Honorary Doctorate on President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in Bucharest, Romania on 24 July 2026.

Sat, 18 Jul 2026

• The 72nd National Film Awards for 2024 were announced on 18 July 2026, with Article 370 winning Best Feature Film and Mammootty and Kartik Aaryan sharing Best Actor.

Mon, 13 Jul 2026

• All five members of India's team won gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 in Bucaramanga, Colombia; Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated them on 13 July 2026.

Fri, 10 Jul 2026

• A Financial Intelligence Unit–India case on a ₹868-crore cyber fraud network was named runner-up at the Best Egmont Case Award (BECA) 2026 at the Egmont Group Plenary in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Finance Ministry announced on 10 July 2026.

Thu, 09 Jul 2026

• The Department of Telecommunications' BharatNet-enabled 'Samriddh Gram' project was announced on 9 July 2026 as a global winner of the WSIS Prizes 2026 under Action Line C6 – Enabling Environment, presented at the WSIS Forum in Geneva.

Tue, 07 Jul 2026

• President Prabowo Subianto conferred the 'Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia', the country's highest civilian honour, on PM Narendra Modi on 7 July 2026.

Fri, 03 Jul 2026

• The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched the 7th National Water Awards on the MHA's Rashtriya Puraskar portal on 3 July 2026, with applications due by 28 August 2026.

Thu, 02 Jul 2026

• ICMR-MINDS, a mental-health digital decision-support initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research, won the Gold Award in the AI and new-age technology category of the National Awards for e-Governance at the 29th National Conference on e-Governance in Jaipur on 1-2 July 2026.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development on 2 July 2026 invited nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2026 through awards.gov.in, with 31 July 2026 as the last date.

Mon, 29 Jun 2026

• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation marked the 20th Statistics Day on 29 June 2026 at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, with the theme 'Unlocking the Potential of Administrative Data'.
• President Droupadi Murmu conferred 105 distinguished service decorations on personnel of the Defence Forces and the Indian Coast Guard at the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 (Phase-II) at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, on 29 June 2026.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026

• Seychelles President Patrick Herminie conferred the Presidential Distinction 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 June 2026, the first time the honour has been bestowed.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026

• On 21 June 2026 in Mumbai, the 19th Mumbai International Film Festival closed with the Golden Conch for Best Documentary going to the Polish film 'Silver'.

Mon, 15 Jun 2026

• On 15 June 2026, PM Narendra Modi paid a State Visit to Slovakia, the first by an Indian PM since Slovakia's independence in 1993, and received the Order of the White Double Cross, First Class.

Wed, 10 Jun 2026

• On 10 June 2026, the Ministry of Culture announced that the Sangeet Natak Akademi has chosen 7 Fellows (Akademi Ratna), 108 Akademi Awardees and 106 Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar winners for 2024 and 2025.

Mon, 08 Jun 2026

• On 8 June 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu conferred 7 Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras and 29 Shaurya Chakras on personnel of the Defence Forces, CAPFs and State/UT Police.
• On 8 June 2026, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated India's U-18 men's team, champions of the U-18 Asia Cup 2026 in Japan, and the women's team, which won bronze.