Gallantry Awards – The President approved 127 Gallantry and 40 Distinguished Service awards for exceptional courage and meritorious service.
Independence Day Honours – On Independence Day, 1,090 personnel were honoured with Gallantry and Service Medals for exemplary duty.
PEN Pinter Prize 2025 – Leila Aboulela, a Sudanese-Scottish writer, won the 2025 PEN Pinter Prize for her literary contribution highlighting faith, migration and identity.
Miss Universe India 2025 – Manika Vishwakarma from Rajasthan was crowned Miss Universe India 2025 and will represent India in Thailand.
MY Bharat–NSS Awards – President Droupadi Murmu presented the MY Bharat–National Service Scheme Awards (2022–23) to recognise outstanding youth service.
FAO Recognition – The Sundarbans aquaculture model received global recognition from the FAO for sustainable livelihood practices.
Swachh Survekshan Awards – The President conferred Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 Awards to promote urban cleanliness and sanitation excellence.
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar – The Centre announced the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar to honour outstanding scientific achievements in India.
Digital Payments Award – India Post Payments Bank was honoured by the Ministry of Finance for excellence in digital payments.
ISSA Award 2025 – India received the ISSA Award 2025 for “Outstanding Achievement in Social Security”.
Guinness World Records – India set three Guinness World Records under the “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar” Abhiyaan.
National Water Awards – Winners of the 6th National Water Awards 2024 were announced to encourage water conservation and management.
Plant Genome Saviour Awards – The Union Agriculture Minister presented Plant Genome Saviour Awards to farmers conserving indigenous plant genetic resources.