Awards

Weekly Current Affairs

Published on 07 Jun 2026

14-year-old Shrey Parikh from California won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee by defeating Ishaan Gupta in a dramatic spell-off round.
The UN will posthumously award the Dag Hammarskjold Medal to two Indian peacekeepers and honour Major Abhilasha Barak with the Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
Mondo Duplantis and Simone Biles won Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year at the 25th ceremony in Madrid, with Biles equaling Serena Williams' record of four wins.
Indian teenagers Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal, and Avyana Mehta won The Earth Prize 2026 for their microplastic-removing innovation, "Plas-Stick."
National Panchayat Awards 2025 will honour 42 Panchayats for excellence in governance and sustainable development.
Lionel Messi became the first individual footballer to win the prestigious 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports for his historic achievements and humanitarian work.

Source: SarkariPariksha