Weekly Current Affairs (15th March to 21st March 2026)

Category : Awards Published on: March 22 2026

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KSRTC’s 'Dhwani Spandana', an audio-navigation tool for visually impaired passengers, won the 12th Governance Now PSU National Award.
Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters," directed by Maggie Kang, won the Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles.
Renowned Tamil poet and lyricist R. Vairamuthu has been selected for the 60th Jnanpith Award for 2025, becoming the third Tamil writer to receive India's highest literary honour.
Karnataka's KSRTC has won the Governance Now 12th PSU National Award for its "Dhwani Spandana" initiative, which provides audio-based bus identification assistance for visually impaired passengers.
The Sahitya Akademi announced 2025 awards for 24 languages, honoring Navtej Sarna (English) and Mamta Kalia (Hindi) among others.
Indian-origin filmmaker Alexandre Singh won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film for Two People Exchanging Saliva at the 98th Academy Awards.
Assam Police officer Dr. Partha Sarathi Mahanta won the Best Director award at the New York Short Animation Festival 2026 for his film CHYIMI.
Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Hamnet, while Michael B. Jordan secured his first Best Actor Oscar for Sinners at the 98th Academy Awards.
William Dalrymple won the Mark Lynton History Prize 2026 for his book “The Golden Road.”
UN official Kaveh Madani, aged 44, has become the youngest recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize for his work on "water bankruptcy."