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Explains the Padma Awards, including origin, categories (Vibhushan, Bhushan, Shri), eligible fields, eligibility constraints, and the governing selection process, plus notable 2026 recipient listings and Bharat Ratna context. Also reviews India’s QUAD-related trade acceleration and the nature of QUAD as a non-military strategic grouping, detailing major agreements with Australia, Japan, and the U.S., alongside related background notes such as Amber Fort and the emerging “memflation” term.",{"@graph":69,"@context":123},[70,84,106],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/lead-ias-daily-bulletin-26-may/318950/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/lead-ias-daily-bulletin-26-may/318950.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Ezra","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-27","2026-09-20",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":105},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",13,{"@type":107,"mainEntity":108},"FAQPage",[109,115,119],{"name":110,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":112},"What are the main categories of the Padma Awards and what do they recognize?","Question",{"text":113,"@type":114},"The document outlines Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order, and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.","Answer",{"name":116,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":117},"Who governs the selection process for the Padma Awards and how are final approvals made?",{"text":118,"@type":114},"Recommendations are governed by the Padma Awards Committee, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and including the Home Secretary, the President’s Secretary, and other eminent persons, then submitted to the Prime Minister and the President for final approval.",{"name":120,"@type":111,"acceptedAnswer":121},"How does the document describe India’s trade agreements with QUAD countries and the status of the QUAD?",{"text":122,"@type":114},"It describes QUAD as a non-military strategic grouping aimed at a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific, and characterizes QUAD trade cooperation as a strategic partnership not an FTA, based on bilateral agreements.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":125,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":127,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":129,"site_id":62},318950,1790472951,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":132},{"doc_id":129,"user_id":133,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":134,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":135,"file_id":136,"file_url":137,"file_type":138,"file_size":139,"view_count":105,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":24,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":105,"preview_page_count":4},1099514068035,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","26 May 2026  \nPadma Awards  \nPresident Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Awards to distinguished recipients at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.  \no They are among India’s highest civilian honours, conferred to recognise distinguished and exceptional service involving an element of public service across diverse fields.  \no Established in: Initially, only two civilian awards were created in 1954—Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan (with three classes) . In 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was divided into three separate awards in descending order of prestige: Padma Vibhushan> Padma Bhushan >  \nand Padma Shri.  \no Padma Vibhushan: For \"exceptional and distinguished service\"; the 2nd-highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna.  \no Padma Bhushan: For \"distinguished service of high order\".  \no Padma Shri: For \"distinguished service in any field.  \no Fields Covered: art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, civil service, sports, and other areas such as culture, human rights, environment, and wildlife conservation.  \no Features:  \no Open to all persons irrespective of race, gender, occupation, or position.  \no Government servants, including PSU employees, are generally not eligible, except doctors and scientists.  \no Normally not awarded posthumously, except in exceptional cases.  \no A minimum gap of 5 years is required for a higher Padma category, unless relaxed in deserving cases.  \no The award is not a title and cannot be used asa prefix or suffix.  \no The total number of Padma Awards is capped at  \n120 annually, excluding posthumous and foreign/NRI/OCI awardees.  \no Public nominations, including selfnominations, are also allowed to ensure transparency and inclusiveness.  \no Selection Process:  \no The selection process is governed by the Padma Awards Committee, appointed annually by the Prime Minister.  \no The committee is chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and includes the Home Secretary, Secretary to the President, and 4–6 eminent persons.  \no Recommendations are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President for final approval.  \no Awards are announced on the eve of Republic Day and conferred by the President in March/April.  \no Recipients receive a Sanad (certificate), medallion, and replica.  \no Suspension of the Awards: suspended twice—during 1978–79 by the Morarji Desai government over concerns of politicization, and during 1993–97 due to litigation challenging their constitutional validity in the Balaji Raghavan case (1996) .  \no Padma Vibhushan Winners 2026 - Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol (Art), Shri K. T. Thomas (Public Affairs), Ms.  \nN. Rajam (Art), Shri P. Narayanan (Literature & Education), and Shri V. S. Achuthanandhan (Public Affairs) .  \no Bharath Ratna: Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award, instituted in 1954.  \no It honours exceptional service or extraordinary achievements in fields such as public service, literature, science, and art.  \no A maximum of 3 persons can receive the award ina year.  \no The award is recommended to the President by the Prime Minister.  \no First recipients (1954): C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, and Dr. C. V. Raman.  \no Sachin Tendulkar (2014) is the first and only sportsperson, and the youngest Bharat Ratna awardee at 40.  \no Non-Indian recipients include Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1987) and Nelson Mandela (1990); Mother Teresa (1980) held Indian citizenship.  \no The 2024 batch had a record 5 recipients: Karpoori Thakur, L. K. Advani, P. V. Narasimha Rao, M. S. Swaminathan, and Chaudhary Charan Singh.  \no The award was suspended during 1977–1980 and 1993–1995.  \n26 May 2026  \nIndia's trade agreements with QUAD countries  \nAmid the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting, India is accelerating trade agreements with QUAD countries like Australia, the U.S., and Japan to boost trade and strategic investments.  \no The Quad is a non-military strategic grouping of India, the United States, Australia, and Japan aimed at","cbCaimeTbslt7yp9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimeTbslt7yp9","pdf",568478,"English","# Padma Awards\n## Categories, Eligibility and Selection Process\n## Suspension, Announcements, and 2026/Related Notes\n# India’s Trade Agreements with QUAD Countries\n## QUAD Overview and Agreement Types\n## India–Australia, India–Japan, India–USA\n# Amber Fort Background Notes\n# Memflation Concept","[{\"question\":\"What are the main categories of the Padma Awards and what do they recognize?\",\"answer\":\"The document outlines Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order, and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.\"},{\"question\":\"Who governs the selection process for the Padma Awards and how are final approvals made?\",\"answer\":\"Recommendations are governed by the Padma Awards Committee, chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and including the Home Secretary, the President’s Secretary, and other eminent persons, then submitted to the Prime Minister and the President for final approval.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document describe India’s trade agreements with QUAD countries and the status of the QUAD?\",\"answer\":\"It describes QUAD as a non-military strategic grouping aimed at a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific, and characterizes QUAD trade cooperation as a strategic partnership not an FTA, based on bilateral agreements.\"}]","Lead IAS Daily Bulletin - 26 May | PDF",1789941553]