Total Award Categories: 20
Total Journalists Honoured: 27 individuals
| Category | Winner(s) & Media House | Key Theme/Report |
|---|---|---|
| Investigative Reporting (Broadcast) | Anurag Dwary (NDTV) | Medical college scams in Madhya Pradesh |
| Books (Non-Fiction) | A.R. Venkatachalapathy (Penguin) | Biography of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai |
| Politics & Government | Maitri Porecha (The Hindu) | Balasore train tragedy coverage |
| Photo Journalism | P. Ravikumar (New Indian Express) | Chennai oil spill environmental damage |
| Regional Languages (Broadcast) | Mandar Gonjari (ABP Majha) | Drug racket run by undertrial from hospital |
| Business & Economic Journalism | Twesh Mishra (Economic Times) | EV subsidy fraud investigation |
| Hindi (Print/Digital) | Mridulika Jha (Aaj Tak) | Dunki route migration crisis |
| Uncovering India Invisible (Broadcast/Digital) | Vishnukant Tiwari & Athar Rather (The Quint) | Witch-hunting violence in Jharkhand |
| Feature Writing | Shubhajit Roy (Indian Express) | Israel-Palestine conflict ground reports |
| Environment, Science & Tech | Sibu Kumar Tripathi (India Today) | Joshimath land subsidence crisis |
| Civic Journalism | Jeet Mashru & Somita Pal (Hindustan Times) | BMC hospital shortages reform |
| Politics & Government (Broadcast) | Ashutosh Mishra (India Today TV) | Manipur ethnic violence |
| Regional Languages (Print/Digital) | Jisha Elizabeth (Madhyamam) | Human trafficking to Myanmar |
| Sports Journalism (Broadcast/Digital) | Tejas Vaidya & Enakshi Rajvanshi (BBC Hindi) | Disabled women cricketers in Gujarat |
| Foreign Correspondent (India) | Nilesh Christopher (Rest of World) | AI impact on Indian manufacturing |
| Investigative Reporting | Nihal AP Koshie, Mahender Singh Manral & Mihir Vasavda (Indian Express) | Wrestling federation harassment case |
| Hindi (Broadcast/Digital) | Siddhant Mohan (Lallantop) | Fact-based Kerala investigation |
| Environment, Science & Tech (Broadcast/Digital) | Joel Michael & Rohini Krishnamurthy (Down To Earth) | Ludhiana gas leak deaths |
| Sports Journalism | Shahab Ali & Amarnath Kashyap (Hindustan) | Poor conditions in Olympic medalist’s village |
| Uncovering India Invisible | Satyasundar Barik (The Hindu) | Migration & missing daughters in Odisha |