Awards & Honours Current Affairs June 2026

All 2 Awards & Honours updates published in June 2026. Each one carries the exam-relevant facts and its GK Bytes; open an update for the complete note with static GK.

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Civilian & National Honours2 updates

Padma Awards 2026 - Second Investiture Ceremony

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the remaining Padma Awards at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. India announced 131 Padma Awards for 2026: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.

GK ByteAwards - civilian honoursInstituted: 1954Highest civilian award: Bharat Ratna

23 Jun 2026Full note →

Notable Padma Awards 2026 Recipients

Actor Mammootty and singer Alka Yagnik received the Padma Bhushan; cricketers Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur, hockey player Savita Punia, actor-filmmaker R. Madhavan and veteran actor Satish Shah were among Padma Shri honourees.

GK ByteAwards - who got what

1 Jun 2026Full note →