WINNERS
afaqs! Digipub Business Leader of the Year
Shekhar Gupta
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
ThePrint
| ADVERTISING | ||||
| Category | Awarded To | Entry Title | For | Metal |
| Best Brand Partnership | Vice News | Vice X Grey Goose Vive Le Voyage | Grey Goose | S |
| The Quint | Sajjad's Story of Connecting the Children of Kargil to the World | Airtel | B | |
| BUSINESS | ||||
| Category | Awarded To | Entry Title | For | Metal |
| Best Diversification | Pinkvilla Media | Pinkvilla Style Icons Edition 1 | - | B |
| CONTENT | ||||
| Category | Awarded To | Entry Title | For | Metal |
| Best Breaking News Story | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Airlift | - | G |
| Best Coverage of Entertainment | The Quint | The Quint's Coverage of Entertainment | - | S |
| Best Coverage of Fashion & Lifestyle | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Connoisseur Conversations | News9 Plus Lounge | S |
| Best Use of Podcast | The Quint | Urdunama | - | G |
| Best Coverage of Sports | The Quint | The Quint's Coverage of Sports | - | S |
| EssentiallySports | Unlocking the American Market through the Fan's perspective | American Audience | B | |
| Best Feature Article (Text) | Jagran New Media | What Is Female Genital Mutilation? A Patriarchal Custom Or A Way Of Cruelty | herzindagi.com | G |
| The Quint | How Assam's Crackdown On Child Marriages Is Hurting Women, One Family at A Time | - | S | |
| Best Use of Social Media | Hindustan Times | Mother's Day Campaign | - | G |
| Hindustan Times | Independence Day Campaign | - | B | |
| Best Local Journalism | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Kashmir The Tide Turns | - | G |
| The Quint | Khargone Coverage | - | B | |
| Best Article Series | The Quint | Trafficking of Minor Girls from Jharkhand to Cities Series | - | G |
| Jagran New Media | Being A Brown Daughter | herzindagi.com | B | |
| WebDunia.com | Decoding Kashmir Files | - | B | |
| Best Section | Youth Ki Awaaz | Best Section: Environment and Climate | - | G |
| Jagran New Media | Roke Na Ruke | LinkedIn India | S | |
| The Quint | WebQoof | - | S | |
| Best Video Feature | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Same Sex Marriage | - | G |
| The Quint | Single Mom Chanchal Sharma Drives an E-Rickshaw With Her Son Strapped To Her Chest | - | S | |
| News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Dogs Of War | - | B | |
| Best Video Series | The Quint | India's Girls Out of School | - | G |
| The Quint | Motherhood or Medals | - | S | |
| News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Jihadi General Ep 1 & 2 | - | B | |
| Best Investigative Story | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Bombs In Our Backyard | - | G |
| News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | Delhi's Garbage Mountains | - | G | |
| The Quint | Exclusive: Many Anti-Conversion Arrests in Uttar Pradesh Defy the Law They Are Based On | - | B | |
| Jagran New Media | Jagran Prime Investigation | Jagran Prime | B | |
| DESIGN | ||||
| Category | Awarded To | Entry Title | For | Metal |
| Best UI/UX: Mobile App | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | News9 Plus One App | - | S |
| Best Interactive Story | The Quint | Flooded but Parched In Chennai: How Is the Coastal City Both Dry and Drowning? | - | S |
| Best Use of Infographics | The Quint | Amritpal Singh's 350 km 'Escape Route': 6 Places in 2 Days. But Where Is He Now? | - | S |
| Best UI/UX: Website | News9 Plus (TV9 Network) | News9 Plus One App | - | S |
| INNOVATION | ||||
| Category | Awarded To | Entry Title | For | Metal |
| Best Audience Engagement on Site | JioSaavn | JioSaavn x Center Fresh x Wavemaker | Center Fresh | G |
| Youth Ki Awaaz | YKA: Best Audience Engagement on Site | - | B | |
| Best Innovation in Publishing | The Quint | Multimedia Immersives by The Quint Lab | - | S |
| Hindustan Times | Independence Day Campaign | - | B | |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||||
| Category | Awarded To | Entry Title | For | Metal |
| Best Use of Technology | Newslaundry | Newslaundry iOS and Android App | Newslaundry Readers and Subscribers | S |
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* G - Gold; S - Silver; B - Bronze |
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