Current Affairs - Awards and Honours

The Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2023 was bestowed upon Naorem Roshibina Devi in recognition of her exceptional performance and contributions to the sport of Wushu over the previous four years. This award highlights her remarkable athletic abilities, sportsmanship, discipline, and leadership qualities within her discipline.

Dr. Arvind Panagariya, a former Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Professor at Columbia University has been appointed as the Chairman of the Sixteenth Finance Commission. The commission's responsibilities include the distribution of tax proceeds, principles governing grants-in-aid to States, and recommendations for improving disaster management financing arrangements under the Disaster Management Act, of 2005. The report is expected by October 31, 2025.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has been appointed as the ex-officio Chancellor of Pondicherry University through a modification in Statute 1(1) of the Pondicherry University Act of 1985.

Nina Singh has been appointed as the first woman Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), marking a historic milestone in the traditionally male-dominated realm of security forces. This decision is part of a broader reshaping of leadership within India’s security apparatus.

The RBI has approved the appointment of CS Rajan as the part-time Chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank, with his two-year term commencing on January 1, 2024.