President Droupadi Murmu to Honour 48 Teachers with National Teachers Awards 2026

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

Key facts

President Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers Awards 2026 to 48 school teachers at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on September 5, 2026.
The awards are organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education.
The selection process involved three stages at district, state, and national levels.
The awardees include 26 male and 22 female teachers from 27 states, 7 Union Territories, and 6 Central Government organisations.
The National Teachers Awards are given annually on Teachers Day, which commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
The ceremony will be telecast live on Doordarshan and SWAYAM PRABHA channels.