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President Murmu presents National Energy Conservation Awards 2025 on Energy Conservation Day

President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Energy Conservation Awards 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on National Energy Conservation Day, 14 December 2025.

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Miyana Railway Station in Guna, Madhya Pradesh wins National Energy Conservation Award 2025

Miyana Railway Station in Guna, Madhya Pradesh received the National Energy Conservation Award 2025 as the Best Performing Unit among railway stations at the national ceremony on 14 December 2025.

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President Murmu confers Shilp Guru and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Shilp Guru Awards and National Handicraft Awards for 2023 and 2024 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 9 December 2025.

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President presents National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 2025

President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for 2025 to 32 awardees at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 3 December 2025, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

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56th IFFI closes in Goa: Vietnam's 'Skin of Youth' wins Golden Peacock; Rajinikanth honoured for 50 years in cinema

At the closing of the 56th International Film Festival of India in Goa on 28 November 2025, the Vietnamese film 'Skin of Youth' (dir. Ash Mayfair) won the Golden Peacock, and Rajinikanth was honoured for 50 years in cinema.

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44th India International Trade Fair concludes; Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, Meghalaya win gold

The 44th India International Trade Fair (IITF), organised by ITPO at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, concluded on 27 November 2025 with the IITF 2025 Awards for Excellence in Display.

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6th National Water Awards: Maharashtra first, Gujarat second, Haryana third

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the 6th National Water Awards, 2024 and the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari Awards at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 18 November 2025, with Maharashtra ranked the best state, followed by Gujarat and Haryana.

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National Gopal Ratna Awards 2025 announced; to be presented on National Milk Day

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced the winners of the National Gopal Ratna Awards (NGRA) 2025 on 17 November 2025; the awards will be presented on 26 November 2025, National Milk Day.

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6th National Water Awards: Maharashtra named Best State, Gujarat second, Haryana third

Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil announced the winners of the 6th National Water Awards for 2024 in New Delhi on 11 November 2025, with Maharashtra first in the Best State category, Gujarat second and Haryana third.

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🏆 National Awards 📍 Goa

Ten films compete for the ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal at IFFI 2025

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on 9 November 2025 that 10 films will compete for the ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2025 in Goa, judged by a jury chaired by Algerian director Dr Ahmed Bedjaoui.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Assam Important

Scindia inaugurates NEST Cluster at IIT Guwahati, lays foundation for ₹635 crore projects and confers Bhupen Hazarika National Awards

Union DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the North Eastern Science & Technology (NEST) Cluster at IIT Guwahati, Assam, on 3 November 2025 and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth ₹635 crore across Assam.

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar receives IIT Kanpur's Distinguished Alumni Award

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar received the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur at a ceremony on its campus on 2 November 2025, during the institute's 66th Foundation Day.

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Lucknow named UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy

UNESCO named Lucknow a Creative City of Gastronomy on 31 October 2025, making it India's second city with the title after Hyderabad.

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Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak 2025 awarded to 1,466 personnel

The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on 31 October 2025 that 1,466 personnel of States, UTs, CAPFs and CPOs will receive the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak for 2025.

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Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025: Vigyan Ratna to Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (posthumous)

The Government of India announced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025 on 26 October 2025, with the Vigyan Ratna conferred posthumously on physicist Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar.

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BEE invites entries for 35th National Energy Conservation Awards 2025; new category for digital content creators

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency invited entries by 7 November 2025 for the 35th National Energy Conservation Awards, to be presented on 14 December 2025, National Energy Conservation Day, with a new category for digital content creators (PIB, 15 October 2025).

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LEAPS 2025 launched to recognise excellence in India's logistics sector

On 13 October 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, Piyush Goyal launched the Logistics Excellence, Advancement, and Performance Shield (LEAPS) 2025 of DPIIT; entries are open on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal until 15 November 2025.

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🏆 International Awards 📍 Malaysia Important

India wins ISSA 'Outstanding Achievement in Social Security' Award 2025; social protection cover 19% → 64.3%

India received the International Social Security Association's Outstanding Achievement in Social Security Award 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted it on 8 October 2025.

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President Murmu presents MY Bharat–NSS Awards 2022-23 at Rashtrapati Bhavan

On 6 October 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu presented the MY Bharat–National Service Scheme Awards for 2022-23 to ten NSS units, their ten Programme Officers and 30 volunteers.

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President presents National Geoscience Awards 2024; Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai gets lifetime award

President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Geoscience Awards 2024 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on 26 September 2025, with the Lifetime Achievement award going to Prof. Shyam Sundar Rai.

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71st National Film Awards: Mohanlal gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award; '12th Fail' best film

President Droupadi Murmu presented the 71st National Film Awards at Vigyan Bhawan on 23 September 2025, conferring the Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Mohanlal, while '12th Fail' won Best Feature Film.

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Gram Panchayats win National e-Governance Awards 2025; Rohini (Maharashtra) gets Gold

Gram Panchayats received the National Awards for e-Governance 2025 under a new grassroots category at the 28th National Conference on e-Governance in Visakhapatnam on 22 September 2025, with Rohini in Maharashtra winning Gold.

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President presents National Florence Nightingale Awards 2025

President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards 2025 to nurses at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 May 2025.

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2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics goes to LHC experiments; Indian scientists contributed to ALICE and CMS

The Department of Atomic Energy said on 26 May 2025 that the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the ATLAS, CMS, ALICE and LHCb collaborations at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, with Indian scientists playing a significant role in ALICE and CMS.

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President confers 6 Kirti Chakras and 33 Shaurya Chakras at Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 (Phase-I)

President Droupadi Murmu conferred six Kirti Chakras (four posthumous) and 33 Shaurya Chakras (seven posthumous) at Phase-I of the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 22 May 2025.

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🏆 Literature & Arts Awards 📍 United Kingdom Must know

Banu Mushtaq's 'Heart Lamp', translated by Deepa Bhasthi, wins International Booker Prize 2025

'Heart Lamp' by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, was announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 at London's Tate Modern on 20 May 2025 — the first short story collection to win the prize.

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Nominations for Padma Awards 2026 open till 31 July 2025

The Ministry of Home Affairs said on 20 May 2025 that nominations for the Padma Awards 2026 can be made online on the Rashtriya Puraskar Portal until 31 July 2025.

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National Intellectual Property Awards 2024 presented at Bharat Mandapam

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal presented the National Intellectual Property Awards 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025.

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🏆 Literature & Arts Awards 📍 India Important

Sahitya Akademi announces Translation Prize 2024 for 22 books

The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, chaired by its President Madhav Kaushik, approved 22 books for the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2024 at Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, as announced on 21 March 2025.

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Sahitya Akademi invites books directly from authors for the first time for 2025 awards

The Sahitya Akademi announced on 30 January 2025 that, for the first time, it is inviting books directly from authors, publishers and well-wishers for its main award for 2025 in 24 Indian languages.

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