Agricultural Reporting: Utkarsh Kumar Singh, ABP News

Investigative Reporting: Aadil Raza Khan, The Wire

Developmental Reporting – TR Vivek, Newslaundry

Political Reporting: Shruti Jain, The Wire

Sports Reporting: Andrew Amsan, The Indian Express

Economic & Business Reporting: Athar Imam Khan, BBC Hindi

Features: Amit, Gaon Connection

Print Production-Large Publications: Priya Ranjan Jha, Navbharat Times

Broadcast Production-Large Network: Ankur Tyagi, Zee Business

Digital Production-Original Story Telling: Gaura Naithani, ScoopWhoop

Digital Production-Innovation: Vishnu Kumar Soni, News 18 Hindi

Broadcaster: Umashankar Singh, NDTV India

Documentary Film Making: Pragya Srivastav, Chalat Musaafir

Advertising: Vipin Dhyani, Thoughtshop Advertising

Media Innovation: Sumantra Talukdar, Dentsu Webchutney

Image Building: Chaithanya Krishnaraju, Cranker Studios

Advocacy: Sukanya Jena, Odisha Livelihoods Mission

Social Media Management: Sanya Grover, Edelman Digital

Developmental Reporting (Jury Mention): Abhinav Goel, ABP News

Broadcast Production-Large Network (Jury Mention): Neeraj Jha, Pixpo Media

Central Committee Mention: Suraj Kumar, Johnsons-Suraj Films