Major Awards – 2026 Tracker
A running scoreboard of 2026's exam-tested award results, refreshed as winners are declared. Newest in: the National Sports Awards 2025, announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 18 August — 17 Arjuna awardees plus one lifetime Arjuna, five Dronacharya coaches and one Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar, on a selection panel chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Arun Kumar Mishra; the release named no Khel Ratna recipient. Also new: the National Awards to Teachers 2026 for higher education, which President Droupadi Murmu confers on 21 faculty members on 5 September, and the National Anubhav Awards 2026 given to 15 retiring or retired officials on 17 August. Earlier: Sangeet Natak Akademi honours for 115 artists, the 72nd National Film Awards (Article 370 best feature), and the Sant Kabir and National Handloom Awards. Timing trap: honours labelled for one year are often declared in the next, so quote the ordinal or the label year, never just the announcement date.
- Jnanpith Award
- Sahitya Akademi
- International Booker Prize
- Oscars 2026
- Whitley Award
- Pulitzer Prize
- Global Teacher Prize
- Stockholm Water Prize
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