News: The Booker Prize 2025 was announced in London on November 10, 2025 (early November 11 IST). About Booker Prize 2025 The Booker Prize 2025, one of the most prestigious awards in English-language fiction. Awarded by: The Booker Prize Foundation First award: The Booker Prize was first awarded in 1969 to promote reading and literary excellence.… Continue reading Booker Prize 2025
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ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal
News: The 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has officially announced the nominees for the esteemed ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal. This year’s 10 notable films will be judged by an esteemed Jury panel. About the ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal The ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal is an international honor presented annually at the International Film Festival of India… Continue reading ICFT–UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Ramman Festival
News: President Droupadi Murmu received a Ramman mask at a special Uttarakhand Assembly session, spotlighting this centuries-old Garhwal festival. About Ramman Festival It is a multiform cultural event that reflects the community’s environmental, spiritual, and cultural concepts and recounts its founding myths. Location associated with: Twin villages of Saloor-Dungra in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli. It strengthens community… Continue reading Ramman Festival
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025
News– The Government of India has announced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar (RVP) 2025. It includes 24 individual and one team award. About Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar Modelled on the Padma Awards, it is among the highest scientific recognitions in India, honouring excellence in science, technology, and innovation. Objective: To celebrate and acknowledge outstanding contributions by scientists,… Continue reading Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025
Commonwealth Games (CWG)
News: Ahmedabad has been recommended as host for the centenary 2030 Commonwealth Games, with formal approval expected at the Glasgow General Assembly in November 2025. About Commonwealth Games (CWG) The Commonwealth Games is a unique, world class, multi-sports event which is held once every four years. It is often referred to as the ‘Friendly Games’.… Continue reading Commonwealth Games (CWG)
National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2025
News: BEE invited applications for the 35th National Energy Conservation Awards 2025; awards to be presented on 14 December 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. About National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2025 It is a prestigious national platform that recognizes excellence, innovation, and leadership in energy efficiency and conservation. It was instituted in 1991 by… Continue reading National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) 2025
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025
News: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2025 Economics Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for innovation-driven growth. About Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 It is the “Sveriges Riksbank Prize” in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025,” popularly called the Nobel prize for economics. Winners of 2025… Continue reading Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025
Kenton R. Miller Award
News: Sonali Ghosh, the Director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, has become the first Indian to receive the Kenton R. Miller Award for innovation in national parks and protected area sustainability. About Kenton R. Miller Award Instituted by: World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), which operates under the International Union for Conservation of… Continue reading Kenton R. Miller Award
Nobel Prize for Literature 2025
News: The Nobel Prize for Literature 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai. About Nobel Prize for Literature 2025 Winner: It has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai. The Swedish Academy gives the award. It carries a monetary reward of 11 million Swedish crowns (approximately USD 1.2 million) Krasznahorkai is regarded as a great… Continue reading Nobel Prize for Literature 2025
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
News: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi. About Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 Winners: The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi. Awarded For: Their pioneering work in developing Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) which is a new class… Continue reading Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
