Current Affair Category: Awards

The 97th Academy Awards: Key Highlights: “Anora” Wins Big Despite Small Budget The independent film Anora, made for just $6 million, won Best Picture and four other Oscars. It outshone blockbusters like Wicked and Dune: Part Two. This aligns with the Academy’s recent trend of honoring independent films like Nomadland and CODA.  Sean Baker Ties […]

Why in news ? PM Narendra Modi highlighted the outdated Dramatic Performances Act, 1876, as part of his government’s drive to repeal obsolete laws. Criticized its colonial intent to suppress public expression and nationalist sentiments. Provisions of the Act: Empowered authorities to ban plays, pantomimes, or dramas in public places deemed: Scandalous or defamatory. Likely […]

Purnima Devi Barman: A Beacon of Hope in Conservation and Gender Equality Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been named in TIME Magazine’s Women of the Year 2025 list. The prestigious honor recognizes visionary leaders shaping a more equitable and sustainable world. Barman stands as the sole Indian woman in this year’s […]

Sahitya Akademi Award for 2024 Key Announcement: The Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the Dogri language has been posthumously awarded to late Chaman Arora for his book “Ik Hor Ashwthama”. The book is a collection of short stories and was selected for the award based on the unanimous recommendation of a jury comprising three members. […]

67th Annual Grammy Awards 2025 : Event Overview The Grammy Awards were held amid California’s wildfire crisis, with the Recording Academy raising funds for relief efforts and honoring first responders. Biggest Nominee Beyoncé: 11 nominations, setting a new record for most Grammy nominations by a female artist (99 total). Key Winners Album of the Year: […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with Kuwait’s highest national honor, the Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer, by His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait, on December 22, 2024. The Order of Mubarak Al-Kabeer, established in 1974, is named after Mubarak Al-Sabah, known as “Mubarak the Great,” who ruled Kuwait from 1896 […]

Rashtriya Tansen Samman 2023: The Rashtriya Tansen Samman is one of India’s most prestigious awards in the field of classical music. It was instituted in 1980 by the Madhya Pradesh Government to honor exceptional contributions to Indian classical music, especially in the fields of vocal and instrumental music. The award is presented during the Tansen […]

Noted Kannada literary critic and linguist Dr K V Narayana has been selected for the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award-2024. Recipients: Narayana: Awarded for his Kannada work, Nudigala Alivu. Gagan Gill: Recognized for her Hindi poetry book Main Jab Tak Aai Bahar. Easterine Kire: Honored for her English novel Spirit Nights. Mukesh Thali: Awarded for […]

An artist whose work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity includes a vintage Ford car draped in a crocheted doily won the U.K.’s prestigious Turner Prize recently, during a ceremony picketed by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Jasleen Kaur was awarded the 25,000-pound ($32,000) prize by actor James Norton at the Tate Britain gallery in London. Kaur used her […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be conferred with the highest civilian award of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominica Award of Honour. The award will be in recognition of PM Modi’s contributions to Dominica during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Commonwealth of Dominica will bestow its highest national award, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon His […]