Current Affairs topics are an inevitable part of almost all competitive examinations. Current affairs/ static GK/General awareness section constitutes up to 50 marks. Following the topic, every day will really help to cover the vast topic with confidence. Entri is providing the daily and weekly current affairs capsules and also the quiz related to these. Here in this article let us cover one of the topic-Awards and Honours. Moreover, aspirants can download the PDF for the revision period prior to the exam.
Top Weekly Current Affairs notes for all competitive examinations 2020.
Awards and Honours
Before going to the important awards in 2020, let us see the major award categories.
Civilian Awards:
- Bharat Ratna
- Padma Vibhushan
- Padma Shri
- Padma Bhushan
Literature Awards:
- Jnanpith Award
- Saraswati Samman
- Kendra Sahitya Academy Awards
- Moorti Devi Award
- Dadasahib Phalke Award
- Kalinga Award
Military Awards:
- Paramvir Chakra
- Mahavir Chakra
- Vir Chakra
- Asoka Chakra
- Keerti Chakra
Sports Awards:
- Dronacharya Award
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
- Arjuna Award
- Dyan Chand Award
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
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Awards and Honours 2020
June 2020
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Award |
Awardee |
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EY World Entrepreneur for the year 2020 |
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw |
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2020 World Food Prize |
Indian-American soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal |
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Ramon Magsaysay Award |
Canceled due to COVID-19 |
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Richard Dawkins Award |
Javed Akhtar |
May 2020
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Award |
Awardee |
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Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology for the year 2020 |
Saurabh Lodha |
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Startup India Animal Husbandry Grand Challenge Awards |
White Gold Technologies LLP, Mumbai |
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NYIPLA “Inventor of the Year award” for the year 2020 |
Rajiv Joshi |
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Pulitzer Prize in feature photography |
Indian journalist Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand |
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Fed Cup Heart Award for Aisa/Oceania Zone |
Sania Mirza |
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UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2019 |
Suman Gawani |
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Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2020 |
Joseph J Landsberg, Richard H Waring, and Nicholas C Coops |
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SKYTRAX Award 2020 in the category of World’s Best Airport |
Changi Airport of Singapore |
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SKYTRAX Award 2020 in the category of Best Regional Airport in India and Central Asia |
Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore |
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Best airport staff in India and Central Asia |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai |
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Naming NASA’s 1st Mars Helicopter |
Vaneeza Rupani |
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan |
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Russia’s 1st Satellite to Monitor Arctic Climate |
Arktika-M |
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VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award for the Services Excellence category |
Anunta |
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Vice Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy for the year 2020 |
Lieutenant Commander Akshay Kumar |
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Christophe Merieux Prize |
Quarraisha Abdool Karim |
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April 2020
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Award |
Awardee |
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William E. Colby Award 2020 |
Adam Higginbotham |
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‘Adhunik Gram’ Project Winner |
Indus Till FarmeTech Pvt. Ltd. |
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13th edition of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2020 |
Novelist Abdelouahab Aissaoui |
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Chinese Virtual Grand Prix Championship |
Charles Leclerc |
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Edison Award |
Tata Power for campaign ‘Club Enerji #Switchoff2SwitchOn’ |
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Wisden’s Leading Cricketer 2020 Women |
Ellyse Perry of Australia |
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Wisden’s Leading Cricketer 2020 Men |
All-rounder Ben Stokes, England |
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Forbes billionaires list “The Richest in 2020” |
Jeff Bezos |
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‘Hero to Animals Award’ by PETA India |
Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha |
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Inclusion in The Medicine Maker Power List 20 For 2020 |
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw |
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March 2020
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Award |
Awardee |
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National Award for Young Women Showing Excellence through Application of Technology for Societal Benefits |
DRDO |
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Lalit Kala Akademi’s 61st annual awards |
Promotes the creative endeavors of Indian artists |
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4th Edition of the Women Transforming India Awards |
For support of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform on the theme of “Women and Entrepreneurship.” |
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IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 |
Zoya Akhtar |
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Hemingway Award 2020 |
Novelist Ruchika Tomar |
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Chameli Devi Jain Award |
Arfa Sherwani & Rohini Mohan |
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MS Swaminathan Award |
V Praveen Rao |
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128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award winner |
Jadav Payeng |
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2019 Road Safety Media Fellowship Award |
Prachi Salve, Pradeep Dwivedi |
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Uganda’s Highest Civilian Award |
Rajesh Chaplot |
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Moghai Ojah Award |
Paramananda Majumder |
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February 2020
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Award |
Awardee |
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Miss Diva Universe 2020 |
Adline Castelino |
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International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy |
Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu |
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Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award |
Lewis Hamilton and Footballer Lionel Messi |
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Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020 |
Jadav Payeng |
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National Award for Implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana |
South Salmara Mankachar of Assam |
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Dan David Prize 2020 |
Gita Sen |
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Mystic Kalinga Literary Award |
Manoj Das |
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National e-Governance Award |
RailMadad |
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First Mathrubhumi Book of the Year Award |
Vinod Kumar Shukla |
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Lifetime Achievement Award by International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) |
Pullela Gopichand |
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34th Cannes Open |
D Gukesh |
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2019 FIH Women’s Rising Star of the Year |
Lalremsiami |
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Central Banker of the Year 2020-Asia-Pacific region |
Shaktikanta Das |
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SERB Women Excellence Award-2020 |
Dr. Niti Kumar |
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First Position for the Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana |
Madhya Pradesh |
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First Men’s section Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament 2020 |
Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre (LSRC) Red |
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92 nd Academy Awards |
Best Picture: Parasite Best Direction: Bong Joon Ho for Parasite Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix Best Actress: Renée Zellweger in Judy Best International Feature Film: Parasite, South Korea |
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Seventh PSU Leadership Award |
SK Barua |
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Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award |
P. Ramakrishnan |
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10th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2020- Best Actor |
Hrithik Roshan |
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Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2019 |
Vasudev Kamath |
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Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award 2020 for Politics |
Sarbananda Sonowal |
January 2020
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Award |
Awardee |
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First Prize at the Republic Day Parade |
Tableaux of Assam |
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Miss Teen International 2019 |
Aayushi Dholakia |
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Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019 |
Piyush Jaiswal |
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Polly Umrigar Award |
Jasprit Bumrah |
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Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by Calcutta University |
Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee |
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Padma Shri award from Telangana |
Farmer Chinthala Venkat Reddy |
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Tyler Prize |
Pavan Sukhdev |
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French honor of ‘Chevalier dans Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) |
Sanjana Kapoor |
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Muppavarapu National Award for Social Service |
Dr. Gutta Muniratnam |
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Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence |
Dr. M S Swaminathan |
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World Games Athlete of the Year Award |
Rani Rampal |
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Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 |
Indian girl Sucheta Satish & Indian Yoga Boy Ishwar Sharma |
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Kerala National Media Award |
N. Ram |
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Harit Ratna Award 2019 |
Dr. N Kumar |
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Costa Children’s Award 2019 |
Jasbinder Bilan |
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29th Saraswati Samman |
Vasdev Mohi |
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Merck Young Scientist Award 2019 |
Sakya Singha Sen |
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Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2019 |
Priya Prakash |
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Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar Award |
Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre (DMMC) |
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Plastic Waste Management Award 2020 |
Assam’s Dibrugarh district |
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CK Nayudu Lifetime Award |
Krish Srikkanth, Anjum Chopra |
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14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards |
Honors journalists from print, broadcast, and digital media. |
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ICCW National Bravery Award 2019 |
Recognizes children who perform outstanding deeds of bravery and meritorious service |
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Padma Awards 2020 |
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Grammy Awards 2020 |
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