Ajit Doval Selected for Lokmanya Tilak Award 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 23 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has been selected for the Lokmanya Tilak Award for 2026.
The award is conferred by the Tilak Smarak Trust.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will present the award to Doval on August 1, 2026 in Pune.
Doval was recognised for his contribution to national security.
He is India's longest-serving National Security Advisor and played a key role in resolving the 2017 Doklam standoff.
The Lokmanya Tilak Award was instituted in 1983 and previous recipients include Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2023) and Nitin Gadkari (2025).