Rouble Nagi won Global Teacher Prize 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 6 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Rouble Nagi won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
She set up more than 800 learning centres and painted educational murals across slum walls in India.
Her non-profit organisation Rouble Nagi Art Foundation introduced low-cost and sustainable educational models for underprivileged children.
Under her Misaal Mumbai initiative, over 1,50,000 houses were painted and repaired, and the group works in over 163 slums and villages across India.
She plans to use the prize money to build an institute that offers free vocational training.
She is an award-winning artist with over 800 murals and over 150 exhibitions worldwide.