Nobel Prize Winners 2016 – Award winners List
| The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 | David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz
"for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter"
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| The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 | Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa
"for the design and synthesis of molecular machines"
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| The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016 | Yoshinori Ohsumi
"for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy"
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| The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 | Bob Dylan
"for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
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| The Nobel Peace Prize 2016
| Juan Manuel Santos
"for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end"
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| The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences | Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström
"for their contributions to contract theory"
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Rio 2016 Summer Olympics – Award winners List India
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 1 | Silver (2ndRank) | P. V. Sindhu | Badminton | Women's singles |
| 2 | Bronze (3rdRank) | Sakshi Malik | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 58 kg |
| 4th Rank | Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics | Women's Vault Gymnastics |
Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics – Award winners List India
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 1 | Gold | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Athletics | Men's High Jump T42 |
| 2 | Gold | Devendra Jhajharia | Athletics | Men's Javelin Throw F46 |
| 3 | Silver | Deepa Malik | Athletics | Women's Shot Put- F53 |
| 4 | Bronze | Varun Singh Bhati | Athletics | Men's High Jump T42 |
Awards in Literature – Award winners List
| Award Name | Winner/ Author – Book Name |
| Man Booker Prize 2016 Winner | Paul Beatty - The Sellout |
| Man Booker International Prize 2016 Winners | Han Kang (Author), Deborah Smith (Translator) - The Vegitarian |
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016 Winner | Viet Thanh Nguyen - The Sympathizer |
| Saraswati Samman 2016 | Mahabaleshwar Sail (Konkani) - "Hawthan" (Novel) |
| Vyas Samman 2016 | Surinder Verma for poetry collection "Kaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se" |
| Jnanpith Award 2016 | Shankha Ghosh (Baengali) |
| Moortidevi Award 2016 | MP Veerendrakumar (Malayalam - for his work – Hymavathabhoovil) |
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award recipients 2016 – Awards in Sports
| Name of the awardee | Discipline |
| 1. | Ms. P.V. Sindhu | Badminton |
| 2. | Ms. Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics |
| 3. | Shri Jitu Rai | Shooting |
| 4. | Ms. Sakshi Malik | Wrestling |
Dronacharya Award recipients 2016 – Awards in Sports
| Name of the awardee | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Nagapuri Ramesh | Athletics |
| 2 | Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal | Boxing |
| 3. | Shri Raj Kumar Sharma | Cricket |
| 4. | Shri Bishweshwar Nandi | Gymnastics |
| 5. | Shri S. Pradeep Kumar | Swimming (Lifetime) |
| 6. | Shri Mahabir Singh | Wrestling (Lifetime) |
Arjuna Award recipients 2016 – Awards in Sports
| Name of the awardee | Discipline |
| 1. | Shri Rajat Chauhan | Archery |
| 2. | Ms. Lalita Babar | Athletics |
| 3. | Shri Sourav Kothari | Billiards & Snooker |
| 4. | Shri Shiva Thapa | Boxing |
| 5. | Shri Ajinkya Rahane | Cricket |
| 6. | Shri Subrata Paul | Football |
| 7. | Ms. Rani | Hockey |
| 8. | Shri Raghunath V.R. | Hockey |
| 9. | Shri Gurpreet Singh | Shooting |
| 10. | Ms. Apurvi Chandela | Shooting |
| 11. | Shri Soumyajit Ghosh | Table Tennis |
| 12. | Ms. Vinesh | Wrestling |
| 13. | Shri Amit Kumar | Wrestling |
| 14. | Shri Sandeep Singh Mann | Para-Athletics |
| 15. | Shri Virender Singh | Wrestling (Deaf) |
Dhyan Chand Award 2016 – Award Winners List
| Name of the awardee | Discipline |
| 1 | Ms. Satti Geetha | Athletics |
| 2 | Shri Sylvanus Dung Dung | Hockey |
| 3 | Shri Rajendra Pralhad Shelke | Rowing |
