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IBPS PO & Clerk Mains Exam GK Capsule (Covered July to Dec 2021)

Index No. of Chapter Topics Name Page No.

Chapter 1 Important Appointment (National, International) 4-19

Chapter 2 Awards (National, International) 20-36

Chapter 3 Government Scheme/ campaign 37-44

Chapter 4 Summit/ Conference 45-49

Chapter 5 Ranking Index 49-57

Chapter 6 Partnership/ Agreement 57-65

Chapter 7 loans agreement for India from different organizations

66-69

Chapter 8 Mergers and Acquires 70-72

Chapter 9 APP/Website/Card 73-78

Chapter 10 India’s GDP Forecast FY21 &22 (Last Update 12th Jan 2021)

78-79

Chapter 11 Budget 2020 & Atma Nirbhar Package 79-84

Chapter 12 Important Committee 84-88

Chapter 13 Banking & Financial 88-102

Chapter 14 Current Affairs (National) In Short 102-117

Chapter 15 Current Affairs (International) In Short 117-122

Chapter 16 Defence News 122-130

Chapter 17 Sports News 130-141

Chapter 18 Upcoming Sports Events & Venues 141-143

Chapter 19 List of Important Book and Author 2020 143-146

Chapter 20 Important Day and Theme 2020 146-165





Chapter 21 Obituary 165-167

Chapter 22 Science related News 167-170

Chapter 23 Banks Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & Tagline

170-171

Chapter 24 State Chief Ministers and Governors 172-172

Chapter 25 Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency 172-177

Chapter 26 List of Union Ministry Secretary 177-183

Static No. of Chapter Topics Name

Chapter 1 Dams in India

Chapter 2 Folk Dance

Chapter 3 List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise

Chapter 4 International borders / Boundary lines

Chapter 5 International Organizations & Headquarter

Chapter 6 List of Lakes

Chapter 7 List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks

Chapter 8 List of National Parks of India

Chapter 9 Nuclear Power Plants in India

Chapter 10 Thermal Power Plants in India

Chapter 11 Solar Power Plant in India

Chapter 12 List of Ports in India: State Wise

Chapter 13 List of River a Cross State

Chapter 14 Stadiums in India





Chapter 15 Famous Temple in India

Chapter 16 List of Tiger Reserve in India

Chapter 17 List of Indian National Trophies and Cups associated with sports

Chapter 18 Capital & Currency

Chapter 19 Wildlife Sanctuary

Chapter 1: Important Appointment (National & International)

National Level Appointment

(National, July)

Organization Person

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)

Amitabh Kant (Update 1 July)

Director General of All India Radio N Venudhar Reddy

(Update 8 July)

Re-appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Bank

Shyam Srinivasan (Update 10 July)

Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Piyush Goyal

(Update 15 July)

Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

(Update 20 July)

Managing director of HCL Technologies Ltd C Vijayakumar

(Update 24 July)

CEO of Bharat Bill Payment System Noopur Chaturvedi

(Update 30 July)

(National, Aug)

Organization Person





Controller General of Accounts (CGA) Deepak Das

(Update 2 Aug)

New Vice Chief of the Naval Staff SN Ghormade

(Update 2 Aug)

Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Idea Himanshu Kapania

(Update 5 Aug)

Stepped down as the Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Chairman of the Vodafone Idea (Vi) Board

Kumar Mangalam Birla (Update 5 Aug)

1st woman Director of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Dhriti Banerjee

Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW)

Rekha Sharma [3-year extension] (Update 11 Aug)

New chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

Kamlesh Kumar Pant (Update 12 Aug)

Chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival Priyanka Chopra Jonas

(Update 18 Aug)

New President of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Society

N K Singh (Update 21 Aug)

Chief Executive Officer of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India

Nakul Chopra

Interim CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Carol Furtado

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank (India) Hitendra Dave

(National, Sept)

Organization Person Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes

(CBDT) J.B. Mohapatra (Update 1 Sep)

Director General (DG) of the Border Security Force (BSF)

Pankaj Kumar Singh (Update 3 Sep)

Chairman and managing director (CMD) of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL)

Atul Bhatt (Update 4 Sep)

First woman Chairperson and Managing Director of Engineers India Ltd

Vartika Shukla (Update 5 Sep)

Chairman-cum-Managing Director of United India Insurance Company Limited

S.L. Tripathy (Update 6 Sep)

President of the India Chapter of the International Road Federation (IRF)

Satish Parekh (Update 8 Sep)

Managing Director (MD) of the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank)

Harsha Bhupendra Bangari (Update 8 Sep)





Economic advisor of Andhra Pradesh government

Rajnish Kumar (Update 8 Sep)

Chairman and Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)

Nirlep Singh Rai (Update 9 Sep)

Chairman of National Commission for Minorities

Iqbal Singh Lalpura (Update 12 Sep)

Vice president and managing director for Adobe India

Prativa Mohapatra (Update 14 Sep)

CEO of Vistara Vinod Kannan

(Update 14 Sep) Chairperson of the Indian National Space

Promotion Authorization Centre (In-SPACe) Pawan Goenka

(Update 15 Sep) Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the

National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (NSIC)

Alka Nangia Arora (Update 18 Sep)

Director of Public Policy of Facebook India Rajiv Aggarwal

(Update 22 Sep)

Secretary to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation Rajiv Bansal

(Update 22 Sep)

Secretary, Department of Telecommunication K Rajaraman

(Update 23 Sep)

Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) Debabrata Mukherjee

(Update 26 Sep) 34th Director-General of the National Cadet

Corps (NCC) Gurbirpal Singh (Update 29 Sep)

President of All India Management Association (AIMA)

CK Ranganathan (Update 29 Sep)

(National, Oct)

Organization Person

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL)

Padmaja Chunduru (She has replaced GV Nageswara Rao)

(Update 1 oct)

President of Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC)

Vinod Aggarwal (Replaced Nikunj Sanghi)

(Update 2 oct)

Chairman of Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA) Sunil Kataria

(Update 3 oct)

Brand ambassador of UP’s ‘one district one product’ scheme

Kangana Ranaut (Update 3 oct)





MD & CEO of CRISIL Amish Mehta

(Replaced Ashu Suyash) (Update 4 oct)

Head of Starlink satellite broadband venture in India Sanjay Bhargava

(Update 6 oct)

Stepped down as government’s Chief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian

(Update 8 oct)

Chairman of BharatPe Rajnish Kumar (Update 12 oct)

Advisor to PM Modi Amit Khare

(Update 13 oct)

Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) A K Goel

(Replaced Rajkiran Rai G) (Update 15 oct)

CEO of PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Ritesh Chauhan (Update 16 oct)

Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare

Ritesh Chauhan (Update 16 oct)

Chairman of Karnataka Bank Pradeep Kumar Panja

(Replaced P Jayarama Bhat) (Update 18 oct)

President of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) Sahdev Yadav

(Update 19 oct)

Secretary General of IWLF S.H. Anande Gowda

Treasurer of IWLF Naresh Sharma

Additional charge as the Chairperson of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)

Navrang Saini (Replaced M.S. Sahoo)

(Update 19 oct)





Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)

Amit Rastogi (Update 19 oct)

Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) A. Balasubramanian

(Replaced Nilesh Shah) (Update 21 oct)

Chairman of the AMFI Valuation Committee Nilesh Shah

(Update 21 oct)

Vice-Chairperson of AMFI Radhika Gupta (Update 21 oct)

MD of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) Alok Mishra

(Replaced Harjeet Kaur Joshi) (Update 21 oct)

OnePlus India CEO and Head of India region Navnit Nakra

(Update 23 oct)

Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICRA

Ramnath Krishnan (Replaced N Sivaraman)

(Update 25 oct)

Chairperson of Chennai Port Trust Sunil Paliwal

Chairperson of National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID)

K V Kamath (Update 29 oct)

Secretary of Department of Biotechnology Rajesh Gokhale

(Replaced Dr Renu Swarup) (Update 29 oct)

MD & CEO of J&K Bank Baldev Prakash

(Replaced RK Chhibber) (Update 29 oct)





Jana Small Finance Bank Part-Time Chairman Subhash Chandra Khuntia

(Update 30 oct)

(National, Nov)

Organization Person Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal

(NCLAT) Ashok Bhushan (Update 1 Nov)

President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Ramalingam Sudhakar

(Update 1 Nov) Director General of Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Arun Chawla

(Update 2 Nov)

Head coach of Indian men’s cricket team by the BCCI Rahul Dravid

(Update 6 Nov)

Bandhan Bank’s brand ambassador for Assam Zubeen Garg

(Update 8 Nov)

Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Satya Narayan Pradhan

(Update 12 Nov) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Standard Chartered Securities

for India (SCSI) operations Rajeev Srivastava (Update 12 Nov)

Ambassador of ICICI Prudential’s new digital campaign ‘Agar taiyaari sahi ho, toh jeet pakki hai’

Lovlina Borgohain (Update 14 Nov)

Secretary-General (SG) of Rajya Sabha P.C. Mody

(Update 14 Nov)

National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman

(Update 15 Nov)

Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Sheel Vardhan Singh

(Update 16 Nov)

Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) S K Mishra

(Tenure extended by 1-year) (Update 19 Nov)

Senior-most judge of the Madras HC Munishwar Nath Bhandari

(Update 19 Nov) Brand ambassador for Century LED’s Magik range of LED

products Sourav Ganguly (Update 26 Nov)

Independent non-executive Director on the Board of Hero MotoCorp

Rajnish Kumar (Update 28 Nov)

Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)

Vivek Johri (Update 29 Nov)

First woman president of Indian Mountaineering Foundation Harshwanti Bisht (Update 29 Nov)

December

Organization Person

Administrator of Board of Directors of Reliance

Capital Ltd (RCL)

Nageswar Rao Y

(Update 2 dec)

Commandant of National Defence College (NDC),

New Delhi

Manoj Kumar Mago

succeeded Air Marshal D Choudhury

(Update 2 dec)





Brand Ambassador of GUVI, an IIT-M incubated

startup

Smriti Mandhana

(Update 2 dec)

Brand Ambassador for 50th year Celebrations of

Arunachal Pradesh

Sanjay Dutt

(Update 3 dec)

Brand advisor for 50th year Celebrations of

Arunachal Pradesh

Rahul Mittra

(Update 3 dec)

Chairman of the National Asset Reconstruction

Company (NARCL)

Pradip Shah

(Update 4 dec)

Chief Executive Officer of India Debt Resolution

Company (IDRCL)

Sanjay Jain

(Update 4 dec)

Chairman of India Debt Resolution Company

(IDRCL)

Diwakar Gupta

(Update 4 dec)

Chairman and part time Non-Executive Director

of India Tourism Development Corporation

(ITDC)

Sambit Patra

(Update 4 dec)

Managing Director of India Tourism Development

Corporation (ITDC)

Ganji Kamala V Rao

(Update 4 dec)

Brand Ambassador of Kinara Capital Ravindra Jadeja

(Update 6 dec)

Chairperson of National Highways Authority of

India (NHAI)

Alka Upadhyaya

(Update 6 dec)

Chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India Sanjay Bandopadhyay

(Update 6 dec)

Strategic Group Advisor of Oyo Hotels and

Homes

Rajnish Kumar

(Update 7 dec)

Brand Ambassador of Unix Jasprit Bumrah

(Update 7 dec)

MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Ittira Davis

succeeded Nitin Chugh

(Update 8 dec)

Additional directors of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Rajesh Kumar Jogi, Harish Devarajan and Umesh

Bellur

(Update 8 dec)

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and

Industry (FICCI) President

Sanjiv Mehta

succeeded Uday Shankar

(Update 8 dec)

Member of Advisory board of international

democracy body International Institute for

Democracy & Electoral Assistance (IDEA)

Sunil Arora

(Update 9 dec)

Brand ambassador of Piramal Realty Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Dravid

(Update 9 dec)





Brand Ambassadors of Disney BYJU’s Early Learn

App

Neeraj Chopra & PV Sindhu

(Update 10 dec)

Head of National Film Development Corporation

(NFDC), Films Division, and Children Films Society

of India (CFSI)

Ravinder Bhakar

(Update 15 dec)

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC)

General Manoj Mukund Naravane

succeeded General Bipin Rawat

(Update 17 dec)

Director General of Software Technology Parks of

India

Arvind Kumar

(Update 18 dec)

Managing Director (MD) of Hyundai Motor India

Limited (HMIL)

Unsoo Kim

replaced Seon Seob Kim

(Update 18 dec)

‘State Brand Ambassador’ of Uttarakhand Rishabh Pant

(Update 21 dec)

President of Indian Newspaper Society

Mohit Jain

succeeded Lakshmipathy Adimoolam

(Update 21 dec)

Deputy President of Indian Newspaper Society K Raja Prasad Reddy (Sakshi)

(Update 21 dec)

Vice President of Indian Newspaper Society Rakesh Sharma (Aaj Samaj)

(Update 21 dec)

Honorary Treasurer of Indian Newspaper Society Tanmay Maheshwari (Amar Ujala)

(Update 21 dec)

Director-General of the BrahMos Aerospace

Private Limited

Atul Dinkar Rane

(Update 22 dec)

Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High

Court

Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

(Update 24 dec)

MD & CEO of IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance HO Suri

(Update 24 dec)

MD & CEO of RBL Bank

Rajeev Ahuja

Replaced Vishwavir Ahuja

(Update 27 dec)

Additional director on RBL bank board Yogesh Dayal

(Update 28 dec)

Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive

Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB)

Atul Kumar Goel

Succeeded SS Mallikarjuna Rao

(Update 29 dec)

MD & CEO of UCO Bank Soma Sankara Prasad

(Update 29 dec)

New chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group

Eishin Chihana

replaced Motofumi Shitara

(Update 29 dec)





Brand Ambassadors of EaseMyTrip Vijay Raaz & Varun Sharma

(Update 30 dec)

Chief Executive Officer of Energy Efficiency

Services Limited (EESL)

Radhika Jha

(Update 30 dec)

Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Indian

Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)

Praveen Kumar

(Update 30 dec)

Deputy National Security Advisor of India Vikram Misri

(Update 30 dec)

Reappointed as MD & CEO of Equitas Small

Finance Bank

Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan

(Update 30 dec)

MD & CEO of Jammu & Kashmir Bank Baldev Prakash

(Update 31 dec)

Additional director on the board of the Jammu &

Kashmir Bank

R K Chhibber

(Update 31dec)

Director-General of Forests & Special Secretary

(DGF&SS), Ministry of Environment, Forests &

Climate Change

Chandra Prakash Goyal

(Update 31dec)

(International Level Appointment)

(International, July)

Organization / Country Person

Nepal’s Prime Minister

Sher Bahadur Deuba Capital: Kathmandu

Currency: Nepalese rupee President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari

(Update 13 July)

President of Peru

Pedro Castillo Note: About Peru

Capital: Lima Currency: Sol

(Update 21 July)





Haiti's Prime Minister

Ariel Henry Note: About Haiti

Capital: Port-au-Prince Currency: Haitian gourde Continent: North America

(Update 22 July)

Member of UN Tax Committee Rashmi Ranjan Das

for the term period 2021 to 2025 (Update 23 July)

Prime Minister of Lebanon

Najib Mikati Note: About Lebanon

Capital: Beirut Currency: Lebanese pound

(Update 28 July)

(International, Aug) Organization / Country Person

Re-appointed as Prime Minster of Armenia

Nikol Pashinyan Capital: Yerevan

Currency: Armenian dram. (Update 3 Aug)

Myanmar’s interim Prime Minister

Min Aung Hlaing Capital: Naypyitaw

Currency: Kyat (Update 3 Aug)

Global brand ambassador of Italian luxury brand Bvlgari

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Update 4 Aug)

First Vice President of Iran

Mohammad Mokhber Capital: Tehran

Currency: Iranian toman (Update 11 Aug)





Zambia's new president

Hakainde Hichilema Capital: Lusaka

Currency: Zambian kwacha (Update 17 Aug)

Malaysia’s Prime Minister

Ismail Sabri Yaakob • Capital: Kuala Lumpur

• Currency: Malaysian ringgit (Update 20 Aug)

Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board Mansukh Mandaviya

(Update 29 Aug)

(International, Sept)


Independent director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia


Member of the Audit Committee and Risk Committee of HSBC Asia


Note: About HSBC CEO: Peter Wong Founder: Thomas Sutherland Founded: March 1865

Resigned as Japan's prime minister

Yoshihide Suga (Update 3 Sep)

Chairman of the assembly of Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions

(ASOSAI)

GC Murmu for a period of three years from 2024 to 2027

(Update 10 Sep)





Prime Minister of Morocco

Aziz Akhannouch (Update 11 Sep)

Note: About Morocco • Capital: Rabat • Currency: Moroccan dirham

Chief executive officer (CEO) of Yahoo

Jim Lanzone (Update 14 Sep)

CEO of Tinder

Renate Nyborg (Update 14 Sep)

Canada's Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau (Update 21 Sep)

Note: About Canada • Capital: Ottawa • Currency: Canadian dollar

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocate

Kailash Satyarthi (Update 23 Sep)

Note: About UN • Secretary general: António Guterres • Headquarters: New York, United States • Founded: 24 October 1945

WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing

Gordon Brown (Update 25 Sep)

Global Brand Ambassador of Mastercard

Magnus Carlsen (Update 29 Sep)

(International, Oct)


First woman PM of Tunisia

Najla Bouden Romdhane (Update 4 oct)

About Tunisia • President: Kais Saied; • Capital: Tunis. • Currency: Tunisian Dinar





Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Abiy Ahmed (second five-year term) (Update 6 oct)

About Ethiopia • Capital: Addis Ababa • Currency: Ethiopian birr

Austria’s new Chancellor

Alexander Schellenberg (Replaced Sebastian Kurz)

(Update 12 oct) About Austria:

• Capital: Vienna • Currency: Euro

Chairman of World Steel Association (WSA)

Sajjan Jindal (for the year 2021-22)

(Update 14 oct)

Prime Minister of Norway

Jonas Gahr Store (Update 18 oct)

About Norway: Capital: Oslo Currency: Norwegian krone

First-ever president of Barbados

Dame Sandra Mason (Update 23 oct)

About Barbados: • Capital: Bridgetown • Currency: Barbados Dollar • Prime Minister: Mia Mottley

President of Uzbekistan

Shavkat Mirziyoyev (second five-year term) (Update 27 oct)

About Uzbekistan: • Capital: Tashkent • Currency: Uzbekistani som • Prime Minister: Abdulla Aripov

(International, Nov)


CEO of Barclays C S Venkatakrishnan

(Update 6 Nov) Re-elected as President of International Gymnastics

Federation Morinari Watanabe

(Update 9 Nov)

Re-elected as Prime Minister of Japan

Fumio Kishida (Update 11 Nov)

About Japan: • Capital: Tokyo • Currency: Japanese Yen • Emperor: Naruhito

Goodwill Ambassador of UN-World Food Programme Daniel Brühl

(Update 12 Nov)

President of Nicaragua

José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (Update 13 Nov)

About Nicaragua: • Capital: Managua





• Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba Elected to the International Law Commission for a five-

year term Bimal Patel

(Update 13 Nov)

UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp

(Update 17 Nov)

Chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee Sourav Ganguly (Update 18 Nov)

Chairman of ICC Women's Cricket Committee Johnny Grave

(Update 18 Nov)

Permanent CEO of International Cricket Council (ICC) Geoff Allardice

(Update 22 Nov)

Reappointed as Sudan’s Prime Minister

Abdalla Hamdok (Update 23 Nov)

About Sudan: • Capital: Khartoum • Currency: Sudanese Pound

New Prime Minister of Romania

Nicolae Ciuca (Update 24 Nov)

About Romania: • Capital: Bucharest • Currency: Romanian leu • President: Klaus Iohannis

Prime Minister of Kuwait

Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (Update 27 Nov)

About Kuwait: • Capital: Kuwait City • Currency: Dinar

Delegate for Asia on the executive committee of the INTERPOL

Praveen Sinha (Update 28 Nov)

President of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)

UAE’s Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi (Update 28 Nov)

Prime Minister of Czech Republic

Petr Fiala (Update 30 Nov)

About Czech Republic: • Capital: Prague • Currency: Czech koruna • President: Milos Zeman

CEO of Twitter Parag Agrawal

(Update 30 Nov)

(December)


1st female Prime Minister of Sweden

Eva Magdalena Andersson

(Update 1 dec)

About Sweden:

• Capital: Stockholm

• Currency: Swedish krona





New First Deputy Managing Director of IMF Gita Gopinath

(Update 3 dec)

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural

and Creative Industries

Naomi Kawase

(Update 3 dec)

President of Gambia

Adama Barrow

(Update 8 dec)

About Gambia:

• Capital: Banjul

• Currency: Gambian dalasi

Germany's new chancellor

Olaf Scholz

replaced Angela Merkel

(Update 9 dec)

About Germany:

• Capital: Berlin

• Currency: Euro

• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Head of United Nations Children's Fund

(UNICEF)

Catherine Russell

succeeded Henrietta H Fore

(Update 11 dec)

Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French

fashion house 'Chanel'

Leena Nair

(Update 16 dec)

Chancellor of Austria

Karl Nehammer

succeeded Alexander Schallenberg

(Update 20 dec)

About Austria:

• Capital: Vienna

• Currency: Euro

• President: Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Chile

Gabriel Boric

(Update 21 dec)

About Chile:

• Capital: Santiago

• Currency: Peso

• President: Sebastián Piñera

Re-elected as member of BWF’s Athletes’

Commission till 2025

PV Sindhu

(Update 22 dec)

Member of BWF’s Athletes Commission 2021-

2025:

1. P V Sindhu (India)

2. Kim So-yeong (South Korea)

3. Iris Wang (USA)

4. Robin Tabeling (Netherlands)

5. Greysia Polii (Indonesia)

6. Zheng Siwei (China)

India’s next Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat

replace Vikram Misri





(Update 23 dec)

India’s Chef de Mission for 2022 Beijing

Winter Olympics

Harjinder Singh

(Update 23 dec)

President of International Automobile

Federation (FIA)

UAE’s Mohammed Ben Sulayem

replaced Jean Todt

(Update 27 dec)

India’s Permanent Representative at UN

Conference on Disarmament

Anupam Ray

replaced Dr Pankaj Sharma

(Update 31 dec)

Ambassador of India to Mexico Pankaj Sharma

(Update 31 dec)

Important Brand Ambassador(June to Nov 2021)

“Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint Nitin Gadkari

(Update 7 July)

Brand ambassador of Digit Insurance Virat Kohli

Brand ambassador of Vivo Virat Kohli

Punjab state’s covid vaccination ambassador Sonu Sood

Brand ambassador of Elista Suresh Raina

TECNO’s India brand ambassador for 2021 Ayushmann Khurrana

Brand ambassador of Puma Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal

Brand ambassador of ASICS Ravindra Jadeja

Brand ambassador of PUMA Motorsport in India Yuvraj Singh

(Update 18 June)

Brand ambassador OnePlus wearables Jasprit Bumrah

(Update 23 June)

Eurosport India’s MotoGP™ Brand Ambassador John Abraham (Update 9 Aug)

First brand ambassador of HomeLane MS Dhoni

(Update 10 Aug)





Ambassador for RBI’s digital banking fraud public awareness campaign

Neeraj Chopra (Update 10 Aug)

First brand ambassador of Cashify Rajkummar Rao (Update 12 Aug)

Brand ambassador of Amway India Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

(Update 18 Aug)

Brand ambassador of Kerala adventure tourism Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh

(Update 20 Aug)

Brand ambassador for Samsung India’s Galaxy Z Series foldable smartphones

Alia Bhatt (Update 27 Aug)

Brand ambassador for the Delhi government’s ambitious ‘Desh Ke Mentor’ initiative

Sonu Sood (Update 27 Aug)

Brand ambassador of CoinDCX Amitabh Bachchan

(Update 5 oct)

Brand Ambassador of Realme KL Rahul

(Update 23 oct)

Global Brand Ambassador of Adidas Deepika Padukone

(Update 24 oct)

Brand Ambassador for FloBiz Neobank’s myBillBook Manoj Bajpayee (Update 27 oct)

Amway India’s Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan

(Update 10 Nov)

My11Circle Brand Ambassador Mohammed Siraj (Update 11 Nov)





Brand ambassador of TRIFED Aadi Mahotsav MC Mary Kom

(Update 18 Nov)

COVID vaccination ambassador of Maharashtra Salman Khan

(Update 19 Nov)

Ambassador for ‘Stay in Play’ campaign of Adidas Mirabai Chanu (Update 2 Sep)

Brand ambassadors of Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB)

Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana (Update 7 Sep)

Brand ambassador of Tata AIA Life Insurance Neeraj Chopra (Update 9 Sep)

Brand ambassador of TAGG Rohit Sharma

(Update 17 Sep)

Brand ambassador of Fino Payments Bank (FPBL) Pankaj Tripathi (Update 20 Sep)

Brand ambassador of Fire-Boltt Virat Kohli

(Update 13 oct)

Ambassador of Russian Film Festival in India Imtiaz Ali

(Update 22 oct)

Brand ambassador of kids’ footwear brand Plaeto Rahul Dravid

(Update 16 Nov)

List of Chief Justices

▪ Supreme court chief justice N.V Ramana (48th) ▪ Madhya Pradesh High Court Mohammad Rafiq ▪ Patna High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol ▪ New Chief Justices Himachal Pradesh

High Court Ravi Malinath





▪ New Chief Justices Punjab and Haryana High Court

Ravi Shanker Jha

▪ New Chief Justices Rajasthan High Court Indrajit Mahanty

▪ New Chief Justices Sikkim High Court Meenakshi madan Rai

▪ New Chief Justices Tripura High Court Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi

▪ New Chief Justices Gauhati High Court Sudhanshu Dhulia

▪ New Chief Justices Andhra Pradesh High Court

Prashant Kumar Mishra

▪ New Chief Justices Kerala High Court S. Manikumar

▪ New Chief Justice of Gujarat HC RM Chhaya

▪ New Chief Justice of Chhatisgarh HC Prashant Kumar Mishra

▪ New Chief Justice of Delhi HC Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

▪ New Chief Justice of Karnataka HC Satish Chandra Sharma

▪ New Chief Justice of Bombay HC Justice Dipankar Datta

▪ New Chief Justice of Manipur HC PV Sanjay Kumar

▪ New Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC Sanjib Banerjee

▪ New Chief Justice of Odisha HC Dr. S. Muralidhar

▪ New Chief Justice of Madras HC Justice M Duraiswamy

▪ New Chief Justice of Telangana HC Ms. HimaKohli

▪ New Chief Justice of Allahabad HC MN Bhandari

▪ New Chief Justice of Calcutta HC Rajesh Bindal

▪ New Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC Ravi Ranjan

▪ New Chief Justice of Uttrakhand HC Raghvendra Singh Chauhan

New CJO High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh

Pankaj Mithal

Chiefs and DGS

Department Chief/DGS

▪ Army Chief ▪ Manoj Mukund Naravane

▪ Naval Chief R Hari Kumar

▪ Air Chief ▪ Vivek Ram Chaudhari

▪ IB ▪ Arvind Kumar





▪ BSF ▪ Pankaj Kumar Singh

▪ CRPF Kuldiep Singh ▪ CISF ▪ Sheel Vardhan Singh ▪ ITBP ▪ Sanjay Arora ▪ NSG ▪ M. A. Ganapathy ▪ NCB SN Pradhan ▪ NDRF Atul Karwal ▪ CBI ▪ Subodh Kumar Jaiswal ▪ RAW ▪ Samant Goel

▪ NIA ▪ Kuldiep Singh (Additional Charge)

▪ Attorney General KK Venugopal ▪ Chief justice N. V. Ramana

List of Chairman of Important Organisation Organisation Chairman Name

▪ SIDBI ▪ S Ramann ▪ SEBI ▪ Ajay Tyagi

▪ NABARD ▪ Chintala Govinda Rajulu

▪ NHRC ▪ Arun Mishra ▪ NITI Aayog ▪ PM Narendra Modi

▪ ISRO ▪ K.Sivan

▪ UIDAI ▪ Saurabh Garg(CE0), J. Satyanarayana (Chairman)

▪ UGC ▪ Dhirendra Pal Singh

▪ DRDO ▪ G Satheesh Reddy

▪ Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ▪ J.B. Mohapatra FICCI (President) ▪ Sanjiv Mehta NTPC ▪ Gurdeep Singh

▪ ONGC ▪ Subhash Kumar ▪ Central Board of Indirect Taxes and

Customs (CBIC)

▪ Vivek Johri

▪ IOC ▪ Shrikant Madhav Vaidya ▪ GAIL Manoj Jain ▪ SAIL ▪ Soma Mondal ▪ Chief Election Commission of India Sushil Chandra (Election Commissioner: Anup

Chandra Pandey and Rajiv Kumar) UPSC chairman ▪ Pradeep Kumar Joshi

▪ RBI ▪ Governor: Shaktikanta Das ▪ Deputy Governor: Mahesh Kumar Jain ▪ Deputy Governor: M. D. Patra ▪ Deputy Governor: M Rajeshwar Rao ▪ Deputy Governor : T Rabi Sankar ▪ Executive director (ED): Ajay Kumar

▪ SBI ▪ SBI New chairman- Dinesh Kumar Khara ▪ SBI new chief financial officer (CFO)-

Charanjit Surinder Singh Attra ▪ SBI Cards& Payment Services MD &

CEO- Ashwini Kumar Tewari





▪ SBI General Insurance MD & CEO - Prakash Chandra Kandpal

▪ SBI Mutual Fund MD & CEO- Vinay Tonse ▪ SBI MD - Ashwani Bhatia, , C.S. Setty,

Swaminathan Janakiraman and Ashwini Kumar Tewari

▪ LIC ▪ Chairperson: Shri. M R Kumar ▪ Government Nominee Director: Shri.

Pankaj Jain ▪ Managing Director: Shri. Raj Kumar ▪ Managing Director: Shri. Siddhartha

Mohanty ▪ Managing Director: Smt. Ipe Mini ▪ Managing Director: Shri. B C Patnaik

Chapter 2: Awards

National Level (National, Dec)

Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

International

Press Institute

(IPI) India Award

for Excellence in

Journalism 2021

Sreenivasan Jain and

Mariyam Alavi of

NDTV, and Lakshmi

Subramanian and

Bhanu Praksh

Chandra of The

Week

The award comes with a cash prize of Rs 1

Lakh, a trophy and a citation.

IPI India Award

for Excellence in

Journalism 2020

Ritika Chopra of The

Indian Express

The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI)

is a global organisation dedicated to the

promotion and protection of press freedom and

the improvement of journalism practices.

Merriam-Webster

Word of the Year

for 2021

‘Vaccine'

Vaccine word saw a 601% increase in definition

lookups over the year, compared to 2020. The

term ‘vaccine’ was used as an adjective in 1799

by British general practitioner Edward Jenner

and vaccination was introduced Richard Dunning in

1800.

Gold Medal

Award at 40th

edition of India

International

Trade Fair (IITF)

2021

Bihar

It was organised by the India Trade Promotion

Organisation with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ as the

theme and to further promote the idea of ‘Vocal

for Local’.

Bihar is the partner state for the 40th IITF and the

focus states are Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.





7th Dr. M S

Swaminathan

Award for 2017-

19

V Praveen Rao

recognising his contributions in the fields

of ‘agricultural research, teaching, extension

and administration’.

presented by Retired ICAR (Indian Council of

Agricultural Research) Employees

Association (RICAREA) and Nuziveedu Seeds

Limited. It carries a cash prize INR 2 lakh and a

citation.

4th Kamaladevi

Chattopadhyay

NIF (New India

Foundation) Book

Prize 2021

‘Naoroji: Pioneer of

Indian Nationalism’ by

Dinyar Patel

The book marked the life events and legacy of

Dada Bhai Naoroji. It also contains historical

backgrounds of India’s National Movement during

the 19th century. The NIF Book prize is given for

the high-quality non-fiction literature on modern

and contemporary India and carries a cash award

of INR 15 lakh and a citation.

‘President’s

Colour’ award

Himachal Pradesh

Police

Himachal Pradesh Police has conducted

the ‘President’s Colour Award’ ceremony at

Shimla’s historic Ridge Ground. Himachal Pradesh

Police is India’s eighth state police force to receive

this honour.

‘Best Airport in

India and Central

Asia’ in 2021 by

Skytrax

IGI Airport, Delhi

Delhi airport along with the others in

Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru feature in

the World To 100 airports list published by

Skytrax.

Assam govt’s

‘Asom Baibhav

Award’ 2021

Ratan Tata

for contributing towards cancer care services in

Assam.

It is the highest civilian award of Assam. Assam

day is celebrated on 2 December to

commemorate the rule of Chalong Sukapha.

56th Jnanpith

Award Nilmani Phookan Jr

Jnanpith Award is a literary award presented by

the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization to Indian

writers every year. This was instituted in 1961 and

is given only to Indian writers who write in Indian

languages and English.

57th Jnanpith

Award. Damodar Mauzo

The country’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith

is bestowed on writers for “their outstanding

contribution to literature”.

“Young

Geospatial

Scientist” Award

2021

Ropesh Goyal

in recognition of his unique contribution to

developing the Indian Geoid Model and

computation software.

The ‘Young Geospatial Scientist’ award and a

gold medal have been presented every year since

2011 to promising scientists below 35 years of age





in memory of Rachapudi Kamakshi, a strategic

analyst with a strong inclination towards

geography and geospatial studies.

DigiDhan Awards

by MeitY for

Highest BHIM-

UPI Transactions

Karnataka Bank

The award recognized banks for achieving the

target with the highest percentage in BHIM-UPI

transactions under the private sector bank

category consecutively for two years 2019-20

and 2020-21.

2021 DST-ICTP-

IMU Ramanujan

Prize for Young

Mathematicians

Neena Gupta

for her outstanding work in affine algebraic

geometry and commutative algebra.

She is the third woman to receive Ramanujan

Prize, which was first awarded in 2005 and is

administered by Abdus Salam International

Centre for Theoretical Physics jointly with Dept

Science and Technology and International

Mathematical Union.

ET BFSI

Excellence

Awards 2021

DBS Bank India

for the ‘DBS Rapid (Real-time API)’ solution in

the ‘Innovative API/Open Banking model‘

category and for ‘Intelligent Banking’ in the ‘Best

Digital Customer Experience initiative’ category,

at the ET BFSI Excellence Awards 2021

‘Best Female

Debut’ honour at

2021 Paralympic

Sport Awards

Avani Lekhara

The Awards were announced by the International

Paralympic Committee.

She became the 1st Indian woman to win 2

Paralympic medals in a single edition of the

Paralympic Games.

Golden Peacock

Environment

Management

Award 2021

Steel Authority of India

Ltd. (SAIL)

The Award is given to organizations for significant

achievements in Environment Management

by Environment Foundation (WEF) since 1998.

‘Most Effective

Bank-Fintech

Partnership: Agile

and Adaptable’ at

the IBSi-Global

Fintech

Innovation

Awards 2021

Federal Bank & Vayana

Network

The award was conferred in recognition of Vayana

Network’s partnership with Federal Bank

making Supply Chain Finance at ease.

CII Dx award for

‘Most Innovative

Best Practice’

2021

HDFC Bank

It will be recognized for the HDFC’s efforts in

world class financial inclusion in Village Level

Executive (VLE) centres along with Government

of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC).





Sushila Devi

Award 2021 Anukrti Upadhyay

for the Best Book of Fiction for her novel, Kintsugi.

This prize has been instituted by the Shri

Ratanlal Foundation.

Mumbai Press

Club's RedInk

Award 2020

Danish Siddiqui

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during

an assignment in Afghanistan, has been

posthumously awarded as the 'Journalist of the

Year' for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club. CJI N

V Ramana presented the annual 'RedInk Awards

for Excellence in Journalism'.

Senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha bestowed with

the lifetime achievement award "for his long and

distinguished career of incisive and analytical

writing".

(National, Nov)


Basavashree Award 2021

Puneeth Rajkumar

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar will be posthumously conferred the Basavashree award 2021 by the Bruhanmutt. The award honours people for services to society in their respective fields by following the principles of Lord Basaveshwar. The award includes Rs 5 lakh cash and a memento.

‘General of Indian Army’

rank

Nepal Army Chief Prabhu Ram Sharma

In continuation of a tradition that started in 1950, Nepal Army Chief Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma was conferred with the honorary rank of ‘General of the Indian Army’ by President Ram Nath Kovind.

ASSOCHAM award for Best

Digital Financial Services

Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank

(KVGB)

received under the ‘Regional Rural Banks’ (RRBs) category by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). Around 40 villages in Karnataka are converted into 100% digital villages by the KVGB bank.

Indian Film Personality of

the Year award at 52nd IFFI

2021

Hema Malini, Prasoon Joshi

Actor Hema Malini is 2-time BJP MP from Mathura while lyricist Joshi is former chairperson of CBFC, poet, writer, lyricist, screenwriter and communication specialist and marketer.





12th Manipur State Award for Literature 2020

Beryl Thanga

for his book – Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’ (I and the then island). Manipur Governor La. Ganesan conferred the award on the 65-year-old writer for his novel published in 2015. The award carries a plaque, citation, Rs. 3 lakh (in cheque) and a shawl.

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament

and Development

2021

Pratham

Pratham is dedicated to improving the quality of education for underprivileged children in India and across the world. It has been set up in 1995 in Mumbai by Dr Madhav Chavan and Farida Lambay. The award was instituted in the memory of the former prime minister by a trust in her name in 1986. It consists of a monetary award of ₹25 lakh along with a citation.

(National, Oct)


Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Award 2021

Eminent writer Nirode Kumar Barooah,

Assam Branch of the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial

Trust, and Shillong Chamber Choir

for National Integration and National Contribution. This award was instituted by the Assam government in memory of the state’s first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi.

4th Satyajit Ray Award Bejawada Gopal for his overall contribution to Indian cinema. Telugu filmmaker Gopal has directed 30 films Telugu films and two Hindi movies.

45th Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial

Literary Award Benyamin

for his book “Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal”. The prestigious award, instituted by the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust, comprises a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a sculpture designed by renowned sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman and a citation.





22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award

Randeep Guleria

for Excellence to the eminent pulmonologist and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr Randeep Guleria at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.

Aryabhata Award Dr G Satheesh Reddy by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) for his outstanding life-time contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India.

1st Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at

52nd IFFI

Martin Scorsese and Istevan Szabo

Istvan Szabo is one of the most critically acclaimed Hungarian film directors of the past few decades known for masterpieces like Mephisto (1981) Father (1966). Martin Scorsese is one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential directors in film history. Announcing the Opening Film of this edition of IFFI, Shri Thakur said that ‘The King of all the World’ (El Rey de Todo El Mundo) directed by Carlos Saura will be the Opening Film and this will also be the film’s international premier.

51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Rajinikanth Awarded at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony, for his contribution as an actor, producer and screenwriter.

India Green Energy Award 2020

TVS Motor Company

awarded the ‘Outstanding Renewable Energy User’ at the third Edition of India Green Energy Award 2020 by the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).

(National, Sept)






22nd National Award for Excellence in Energy

Management from the Confederation of Indian

Industry (CII)

Golden Rock Railway Workshop (GOC), Tiruchchirappalli

for having adopted and implemented various energy conservation measures. GOC Workshop is the only workshop of Indian Railways to have received the award this year.

Swami Brahmanand Award 2021

Anand Kumar

for his contribution in the field of education through his ‘Super 30’ initiative, which prepares underprivileged students for the IIT entrance exam.

National Florence Nightingale Award 2020

SV Sarasvati

Brigadier SV Sarasvati, the Deputy Director-General of Military Nursing Service has been conferred this award for her contribution as a nurse administrator.

(National, Aug)


Maharashtra Bhushan award 2021

Asha Bhosle

The Maharashtra Bhushan Selection Committee chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has

unanimously selected legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle for the prestigious award.

Asha Bhosle is best known for her playback singing in Hindi cinema, although she has a wider repertoire.

National Lokmanya Tilak Award 2021

Cyrus Poonawala

The founder of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune will be commended for his work during the

COVID-19 pandemic and how his company helped save many lives by creating the Covishield vaccine and then making provided the medicine to the citizens

of the country at an affordable price.

C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Medal award

Jagdish Bhagwati and C Rangarajan

The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Trust has selected two renowned economic scholars for the

Prof. C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Medal award. Renowned economists Jagdish Bhagwati and C

Rangarajan have been conferred with the inaugural Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM).





Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021

Labhanshu Sharma

Indian Wrestler Labhanshu Sharma won the Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021 organised in

Tamil Nadu. 20 years since the formation of Uttarakhand, Labhanshu has broken the drought and

won the title of Bharat Kesari for the state.

Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in

Information Technology (IT)

Maharashtra government has announced for creation of a new award named “Rajiv Gandhi

Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT)”.

According to Minister of State for Information and Technology, Satej Patil, award will be given to

institutions and companies for their outstanding performance in information technology sector on the

occasion of birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

National Youth Award 2021

Mohammad Azam

Mohammad Azam from Karimnagar district in Telangana has been awarded the National Youth

Award recently by the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in Delhi for displaying

exemplary leadership qualities. He has conducted many service programmes like

blood donations, plantation drives and awareness programmes about population control, earning

him several awards. He received the ‘Indira Gandhi NSS Award’ from then President of India Pranab

Mukherjee.

Ashok Chakra ASI Babu Ram, J&K

Police (Posthumous)

KIRTI CHAKRA Shri Altaf HUSSAIN

BHAT, CONstable, j&K Police (Posthumous)

(National, July)


BKS Literary Award 2021

Omchery N N Pillai

Journalist and Malayalam language playwright Omchery N N Pillai has been selected for the Bahrain

Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)’s Literary Award for 2021. BKS president P V Radhakrishna Pillai, general secretary

Varghese Karackal and literary wing secretary Firoz Thiruvathra announced the award.





National Silver SKOCH award

Cachar district

Cachar Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli received the National Silver SKOCH Award a few days ago for ‘Pushti Nirbhor’ (nutrition-dependent), a convergence

project on transformation and development entailing setting up Nutri-gardens at houses in Dinnathpur

Bagicha village.

International Level (International, Dec)


UNESCO Asia-Pacific

Awards for Cultural

Heritage Conservation

2021

Delhi’s Nizamuddin Revival

Project

Winners of UNESCO Asia-

Pacific Awards for Cultural

Heritage Conservation

2021: The jury of Heritage

experts honoured 9 projects

from 6 countries

(Bangladesh, China, India,

Japan, Malaysia, and

Thailand) with the UNESCO

Asia-Pacific Awards for

Cultural Heritage

Conservation 2021.

Nizamuddin Revival Project, India’s

project on the holistic urban revitalisation

of the historic Nizamuddin Basti

community, in New Delhi, Delhi has won

the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for

Cultural Heritage Conservation

2021 under 2 categories: Award of

Excellence and Special Recognition for

Sustainable Development.

1st American

Mathematical

Society (AMS) ’s

Ciprian Foias Award in

Operator Theory

Nikhil Srivastava, Adam

Marcus (Switzerland) and

Daniel Spielman (United

States)

The $5,000 award has been given for

Nikhil Srivastava for his work in

developing and introducing techniques

to understand the characteristic

polynomial of matrices, including the

iterative sparsification.

Honorable Mention in

Best Bank for Women

Entrepreneurs at 4th

Global SME Finance

Awards 2021

ESAF Small Finance Bank

(SFB) Limited

This acknowledgement is due to the

gender equal opportunities provided by

SFB through universal financial access,

livelihood and economic development

including providing microloans to women

in unserved and underserved households

in India.





2022 Royal Gold

Medal

Indian architect Balkrishna

Doshi

Royal Gold Medal 2022 is one of the

world’s highest honours for architecture.

The announcement for the same was

made by Royal Institute of British

Architects (RIBA). Notably, worked

under Le Corbusier (Designed

Chandigarh) and Louis Kahn, he is a

pioneer of modernist and brutalist

architecture in India.

70th Miss Universe

2021 India’s Harnaaz Sandhu

India won the Miss Universe crown

after 21 years after 21-year-old Harnaaz

Sandhu from Chandigarh was named the

winner of the 70th Miss Universe event

held in Israel.

Paraguay's Nadia Ferreira was named

first runner-up and South Africa's Lalela

Mswane was the second runner-up.

TIME Magazine's

'Person of the

Year' for 2021

Elon Musk

In 2021, US-based electric-vehicle startup

Tesla became $1 trillion company as Musk

became world’s richest person with an

estimated net worth of around US$255

billion.

TIME Magazine's

‘Heroes of the year

2021’

COVID-19 Vaccine scientists

Kizzmekia Corbett, Barney

Graham, Katalin Kariko and

Drew Weissman

They were involved in developing the m-

RNA for COVID-19 Vaccine

10th Dr. Ida S.

Scudder

Humanitarian

Oration award

Azim Premji

jointly established by Christian Medical

College Vellore (CMC) and the U.S.-based

Vellore CMC Foundation.

The award is presented to Mr Premji in

recognition of his contributions to society.

Established in 2001, the Foundation has

contributed immensely towards

education, runs Azim Premji University in

Bengaluru and also supports several not-

for-profit organisations with financial

grants.

Time Magazine’s

2021 Athlete of the

Year

Simone Biles

The world's most decorated gymnast, a

four-time Olympic medalist, was hailed

for putting her mental health first when

she withdrew from four event finals at the

Tokyo Olympics. Despite the setback, the

24-year-old managed to earn a team all-





around silver and a bronze in balance

beam at the Tokyo Games.

Global

Entrepreneur of

the Year Award-

Business

Transformation

from The Indus

Entrepreneurs (TiE)

Kumar Mangalam Birla

Others who were awarded

in 2021:

1. Elon Musk (Global

Entrepreneur of the Year-

Immigrant Entrepreneur)

2. Jeff Bezos (Global


First Generation)

3. Satya Nadella (Global


Entrepreneurial CEO)

4. Techstars (Best Global

Accelerator for Startups)

5. MIT (Global University

Promoting Student

Entrepreneurship)

Birla is the first Indian Industrialist to

receive the award for global

entrepreneurship along with top global

business leaders Satya Nadella, Elon Musk,

and Jeff Bezos.

Knighthood by

British queen Lewis Hamilton

Seven times Formula One (F1) champion

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton has

received “knighthood” for services to

motorsport. Hamilton is the fourth F1

driver to be knighted.

Bhutan’s highest

civilian award,

Ngadag Pel gi

Khorlo also known

as Order of the

Dragon King (Druk

Gyalpo)

Prime Minister Narendra

Modi

on the occasion of Bhutan’s 114th

National Day (17th December 2021).

The honour comes as an appreciation for

India’s friendly approach to Bhutan under

PM Modi’s governance.

BBC Sports

Personality of the

Year 2021

Emma Raducanu

Other BBC award 2021 winners:

• Helen Rollason Award: Jen Beattie

• Coach of the Year: Gareth Southgate

• Team of the Year: England men’s

football team

• World Sport Star: Rachael Blackmore

• Lifetime Achievement: Simone Biles

• Unsung Hero: Sam Barlow

• Young Sports Personality of the

Year: Sky Brown





UN Women’s

Award for

Leadership

Commitment 2021

at the 2021

Regional Asia-

Pacific Women’s

Empowerment

Principles Awards

Divya Hegde

Other Winners:

• Youth Leadership –

Pallavi Sherring

• Gender-inclusive

Workplace –

Natwaste Group

• Gender-Responsive

Marketplace –

Dharma Life

• Community

Engagement &

Partnerships – The

Very Group

• Transparency &

Reporting – Biocon

Ltd India

• SME Champions –

Namita Vikas

Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur from

Udupi, Karnataka has been recognized for

her sustained efforts in advancing gender

equality through climate action efforts

with her organization, Baeru

Environmental Services.

“Digital Innovation

of the Year” award

at the THE Asia

Awards 2021

O.P. Jindal Global University

for creating a free, cloud-based

application to help schools and

universities manage data.

JGU was the only Indian University to be

shortlisted for the “Digital Innovation of

the Year”

Asia’s ‘Leadership

and Management

Team of the Year’

category at THE

Asia Awards 2021

Kalinga Institute of Industrial

Technology (KIIT)

Global

Environment and

Climate Action

Citizen Award 2021

Viral Sudhirbhai Desai

The other winners include motivational

speaker Padma Shri Gaur Gopaldas, polo

player Ashvini Kumar Sharma, Akshaya

Patra Foundation’s chairman Padma Shri

Madhu Pandit Dasa, instrumentalist

Padma Bhushan Pandit Vishwa Mohan

Bhatt, Padma Shri Ramkishore Chhipa,

Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi, investor

banker Saket Mishra, Dr Jitendra Matlani,

a renowned social icon of Dubai and

others.





PETA India’s 2021

‘Person of the

Year’

Alia Bhatt

Her vegan kidswear line, Ed-a-

Mamma, also won 2021 PETA India

fashion award for helping to nurture kids’

love for animals and nature.

She was awarded this prestigious title to

celebrate her work in support of an

animal-friendly fashion industry and her

advocacy for dogs and cats in need.

PETA has recognised actors Akshay

Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar as the

‘Most Beautiful Vegetarian celebrity’ of

2021.

(International, Nov)

Award Person/Organ

ization Purpose/ Field

Booker Prize 2021 Damon Galgut South African playwright and novelist Damon Galgut won the 2021 Booker Prize for "The Promise", his third shortlisted novel.

17th annual KidsRights International Children’s

Peace Prize 2021

Vihaan and Nav Agarwal

Delhi-based Indian teenage brothers have won the award for tackling pollution from household waste to achieve the goal of ‘Zero Waste India’. The prize includes a grant for their education and 100,000 euros for their project. They developed the “One Step Greener” initiative for segregating recyclables and organising pickups for trash from thousands of homes.

Word of the Year 2021 by Oxford English Dictionary

‘Vax’ Vax is derived from the Latin word Vacca, which means cow. Vax is used as a short form for vaccines and means a substance put into a person’s body to prevent them from getting a disease.

JCB Prize for Literature 2021

M Mukundan

Author M Mukundan’s novel ‘Delhi: A Soliloquy’, translated from Malayalam into English by Fathima E V and Nandakumar K, has won the Rs 25-lakh-JCB Prize for Literature 2021 published by Westland. Besides the cash award Mukundan also won a trophy created by Delhi artist duo Thukral & Tagra, titled ‘Mirror Melting’. This is the third translation that has won the JCB Prize after S Hareesh’s ‘Moustache (2020) and Benyamin’s ‘Jasmine Days’ (2018). Cash prize: Rs 25 lakh (author), Rs 10 lakh (translators)





Best Tourism Villages by the United Nations World

Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

Pochampally, Telangana

Pochampally village located around 50 km away from Hyderabad which is well known for its handloom waved Ikat sarees is often referred to as the Silk City of India. The award was presented during the 24th session of the UNWTO General Assembly which will be held in Madrid, Spain.

Guinness World Record for world’s highest motorable

road “Umling La Pass”

Border Roads Organisation

19,024 feet 0.73 inches (5798.251m) high Umlingla Pass in the Union Territory of Ladakh. The 52-kilometre long Chisumle to Demchok tarmac road was developed under Project HIMANK of BRO.

Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 by the

Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Council

Prakash Padukone

The former world no 1 has already been honoured with the Badminton Association of India’s (BAI) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Padukone is the first-ever Indian to win a medal at World Championships in the 1983 Copenhagen tournament. Apart from him, Devender Singh has been nominated for the Meritorious Service Award.

UNESCO-ABU Peace Media Awards 2021

Doordarshan and AIR

The awards were given by UNESCO in collaboration with Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union under ‘Together for Peace’ initiative at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. ‘Ethical and Sustainable Relationship with Nature’ award: AlR’s ‘Living on the edge - The coastal lives’ Living Well with Super Diversity category: Doordarshan’s programme 'DEAFinitely Leading the Way

Knighthood of Parte Guelfa

S K Sohan Roy

Dr S K Sohan Roy from Kerala, CEO and founder of Aries Group of Companies has become the first Indian to be honoured with the Knighthood of Parte Guelfa for his humanitarian and Environmental protection efforts in business and movies. The honorary title of “Knight of Parte Guelfa” has been conferred upon him during the conferring ceremony organised during the Investitures of Parte Guelfa of Annus Domini 2021, and was held at the Basilica of Santa Croce and the Palagio di Parte Guelfa in Florence, Italy.

(International, OCT)






Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

2021

David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian

for discovery of the receptors that allow humans to feel temperature and touch.

US India Business Council (USIBC) Global

Leadership Award 2021

Shiv Nadar and Mallika Srinivasan

Global Leadership Awards recognise top corporate executives from the United States and

India who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and played a major role in advancing the strategic and economic partnership between

the countries 2021 Right Livelihood Award (also known as Sweden’s alternative

Nobel Prize)

“Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE)”

for its “grassroots approach of empowering vulnerable communities to protect their livelihoods and claim their right to a clean environment.”

Lifetime Achievement Award

at Ritossa Family Summits

Vivek Lall

Dr. Lall, who is known for playing a key role in enhancing India-U.S. defence trade and instrumental in some of the top deals between the two countries was presented with the award in recognition of his “outstanding vision, dedication and success,”

Joseph A. Cushman Award 2022

Rajiv Nigam

The Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research selected Dr Rajiv Nigam, Former Chief Scientist, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa as the recipient of 2022 Joseph A. Cushman Award for Excellence in Foraminiferal Research, the highest honour of the Cushman Foundation. He became the first Indian to be selected for this lifetime achievement award. He was selected as the recipient of the Joseph A. Cushman Award (JA Cushman Award) for his research work on foraminifera (microfossil).

EU’s Sakharov Prize 2021

Alexei Navalny

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the EU’s Sakharov Prize 2021. It is European Union's top human rights prize.

Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

2021 Tsitsi Dangarembga

awarded to the Zimbabwean author and a filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga for a “new Enlightenment”, a work on violence in her country and all over the world by Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, an association of German book publishers and book sellers. Dangarembga is the first black woman to win German Peace Prize. She has won the PEN Pinter prize 2021.

India’s official entry to the Oscars 2022

Tamil film Koozhangal

Tamil-language drama film Koozhangal (Pebbles) has been selected as India’s official entry for 94th Academy Awards (Oscars 2022).





Koozhangal has been directed by filmmaker Vinothraj PS and produced by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara.

(International, Sept) Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

American Association of Neurological Surgeons’ ‘International Lifetime Achievement Award in

Neurosurgery’.

Basant Kumar Misra

Odisha-born neurosurgeon Dr Misra is the first Indian physician to receive the AANS honor which was conferred on him at a virtual ceremony during the AANS Annual Scientific Meeting 2021 held in Orlando, Florida. He was the world’s first surgeon to perform Computer-Guided Aneurysm surgery.

Association for Talent Development (ATD) 2021

BEST Award”

Power Grid Corporation of India

Limited (POWERGRID)

POWERGRID, a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India has been awarded the coveted ATD 2021 BEST Award, securing 8th rank among the 71 organizations from around the globe, thus becoming the only PSU to win this award and one of the only two companies of India in Top 20.

Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2021

Alejandro Prieto

Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has won for capturing a photograph of a greater roadrunner staring up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA and Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of bewilderment. The image has been given the title as ‘Blocked’.

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021

Susanna Clarke for her novel ‘Piranesi’. Novelist and Booker-winner Bernardine Evaristo chaired the Women’s Prize judging panel this year.

SDG Progress award Sheikh Hasina

for Bangladesh’s steady progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

2021 Changemaker Award

Fairooz Faizah Beether

Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Global Goalkeeper Award 2021

Ghumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its annual Goalkeepers ‘Global Goals Awards’ 2021, as part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign. Goalkeepers is the foundation’s campaign to accelerate progress





towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals).

(International, Aug)


US Congressional Gold Medal

Mahatma Gandhi

An influential US lawmaker from New York on 16th August reintroduced a resolution in the US

House of Representatives to posthumously award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to

Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence.

The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the United States.

(International, July)


Toronto International Women’s Film Festival

‘Decoding Shankar’

Deepti Pillay Sivan’s most touted documentary, “Decoding Shankar” about the life and career of the

celebrated musician Shankar Mahadevan, recently won the Best Film Award in the Documentary section (Best

Biographical) at the Toronto International Women Film Festival, 2021.

Air Transport World’s Airline of the Year Award

Korean Air Korean Air has been announced the winner of one of the

most prestigious honours in the aviation industry: Air Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year.

Commonwealth Points of Light award

Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi

Hyderabad’s hunger activist Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi, who has been feeding thousands of people every day as part of his food drive ‘Hunger Has No Religion’ was awarded a

top UK award recently.

Olympic Laurel Muhammad Yunus

Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus will be present at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which will begin on July 23. Yunus is set to receive the prestigious Olympic Laurel Award at the Tokyo Olympics. He has created

a social organisation called ‘Yunus Sports Hub’. Oeil d'or (Golden Eye)

award for Best Documentary at Cannes

Payal Kapadia Mumbai-based filmmaker Payal Kapadia has bagged the Oeil d'or (Golden Eye) award for Best Documentary for her film 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' at Cannes Film Festival.

Booker Prize Longlist Sunjeev Sahota among

13 contenders for fiction

Indian-origin British author, Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’,

alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.

The 2021 longlist or “The Booker Dozen” of 13 novels was unveiled after judges evaluated 158 novels published in the UK or Ireland between October 1, 2020, and September 30,

2021.

Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021: Complete winners list





• Sahitya Akademi announced its prestigious “Sahitya Akademi Awards, Yuva

Puraskar as well as Bal Sahitya Puraskar” for 2021 in various languages.

• According to the board, an engraved copper plate, shawl and an amount of Rs 1

lakh will be given to the main Sahitya Akademi prize winner and an engraved

copper plate and an amount of Rs 50,000 each will be given to the Yuva Puraskar

and Bal Sahitya Puraskar.

• Assamese writers Anuradha Sarma Pujari and Namita Gokhale have won the award

in the novel category. Namita Gokhale won in English for her novel ‘Things to

Leave Behind’.

• Author Megha Majumdar won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021 in

English for her debut book ‘A Burning’, published in 2020.

Sahitya Akademi Award 2021:

• Sahitya Akademi announces winners of its Sahitya Akademi Awards 2021 in 21

languages.

• Namita Gokhale won in English for her novel ‘Things to Leave Behind’.

• Winner of Gujarati, Maithili, Manipuri, and Urdu languages will be announced at a

later date.

Winners Language Genre

Anuradha Sarma Pujari Assamese Novel

Bratya Basu Bengali Play

Mwdai Gahai Bodo Poetry

Raj Rahi Dogri Short Stories

Namita Gokhale English Novel

Daya Prakash Sinha Hindi Play

D.S. Nagabhushana Kannada Biography

Wali Mohd. Aseer Kashtawari Kashmiri Criticism

Sanjiv Verenkar Konkani Poetry

George Onakkoor Malayalam Autobiography

Kiran Gaurav Marathi Short Stories

Chhabilal Upadhyaya Nepali Epic Poetry

Hrushikesh Mallick Odia Poetry

Khalid Hussain Punjabi Short Stories

Meethesh Nirmohi Rajasthani Poetry

Vindeshwariprasad Mishr 'Vinay' Sanskrit Poetry

Niranjan Hansda Santali Short Stories

Arjun Chawla Sindhi Poetry

Ambai Tamil Short Stories

Gorati Venkanna Telugu Poetry

Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021:





• Sahitya Akademi announced winners of its Yuva Puraskar 2021 in 22 languages.

• Award in Tamil will be declared later, there was no award given in Rajasthani

language this year.

• Author Megha Majumdar won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021 in English

for her debut book ‘A Burning’, published in 2020.

Abhijit Bora Assamese

Gourob Chakraborty Bengali

Gautom Daimary Bodo

Arun Akash Dev Dogri

Megha Majumdar English

Drashti Soni Gujarati

Himanshu Vajpai Hindi

L.Lakshmi Narayan Swamy Kannada

Razi Tahir Bhagat Kashmiri

Sharddha Garad Konkani

Amit Mishra Maithili

Mobin Mohan Malayalam

Lenin Khmancha Manipuri

Pranav Sakhadeo Marathi

Mahesh Dahal Nepali

Debabrata Das Odia

Veerdavinder Singh Punjabi

Swetapadma Satapathy Sanskrit

Kuna Hansdah Santali

Rakesh Shewani Sindhi

Thagulla Gopal Telugu

Umar Farhat Urdu

Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021:

• Sahitya Akademi announced winners of its Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 in 22

languages.

• No Bal Sahitya Puraskar was given in Gujarati and Punjabi languages this year.

• Anita Vachharajani won in English for her book ‘Amrita Shergil: Rebel With A

Paintbrush’.

• Hindi writer Devendra Mewari won the award for his play titled “Natak Natak me

Vigyan”.

Mrinal Chandra Kalita Assamese

Sunirmal Chakraborty Bengali

Ratneshwar Narzary Bodo

Narsingh Dev Jamval Dogri





Anita Vaccharajani English

Devendra Mewari Hindi

Basu Bevinagida Kannada

Majeed Majazi Kashmiri

Sumedha Kamat Desai Konkani

Anmol Jha Maithili

Raghunath Paleri Malayalam

Ningombam Jadumani Singh Manipuri

Sanjay Wagh Marathi

Sudarsha Ambatey Nepali

Digaraj Brahma Odia

Kirti Sharma Rajasthani

Asha Agarwal Sanskrit

Sova Hansda Santali

Kishin Khubchandani “Ranjayal” Sindhi

Mu. Murugesh Tamil

Devaraju Maharaju Telugu

Kausar Siddiqui Urdu

Nobel Prize List 2021: Complete winners list Category Person Reason

Medicine or Physiology David Julius (US)

Ardem Patapoutian (US)

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian discovered key

mechanisms of how people sense heat, cold, touch and their own

bodily movements.

Physics

Syukuro Manabe (Japanese-born American),

Klaus Hasselmann (German) and Giorgio Parisi (Italian)

For work that helps understand complex physical systems, such

as Earth’s changing climate.

Chemistry Benjamin List (German)

David MacMillan (Scottish)

For their development of asymmetric organocatalysis, a

“new and ingenious tool for molecule building”.

Literature Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah For works that explore the legacies of imperialism on

uprooted individuals.

Peace Maria Ressa (Philippine) and

Dmitry Muratov (Russia)

Ressa in 2012 co-founded Rappler, a news website that the

committee noted had focused critical attention on President

Rodrigo Duterte’s “controversial, murderous anti-drug campaign”

in the Philippines.

Muratov was one of the founders in 1993 of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya

Gazeta, which the Nobel





committee called “the most independent newspaper in

Russia today, with a fundamentally critical attitude

towards power.”

Economics David Card (US),

Joshua D Angrist (US), Guido W Imbens (US)

David Card for his empirical contributions to labour

economics and the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and

Guido W. Imbens for their methodological contributions to

the analysis of causal relationships.

National Sports Award 2021: Complete winners list

List of National Sports Awardees 2021: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021:

Sportsperson Sports

Neeraj Chopra Athletics

Ravi Kumar Wrestling

Lovlina Borgohain Boxing

P.R. Sreejesh Hockey

Avani Lekhara Para Shooting

Sumit Antil Para Athletics

Pramod Bhagat Para-Badminton

Krishna Nagar Para-Badminton

Manish Narwal Para Shooting

Mithali Raj Cricket

Sunil Chhetri Football

Manpreet Singh Hockey

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021:

Sportsperson Sports

Arpinder Singh Athletics

SimranjitKaur Boxing

Shikhar Dhawan Cricket





Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman Fencing

Monika Hockey

VandanaKatariya Hockey

SandeepNarwal Kabaddi

HimaniUttamParab Mallakhamb

Abhishek Verma Shooting

Ankita Raina Tennis

Deepak Punia Wrestling

Dilpreet Singh Hockey

Harman Preet Singh Hockey

Rupinder Pal Singh Hockey

Surender Kumar Hockey

AmitRohidas Hockey

BirendraLakra Hockey

Sumit Hockey

Nilakanta Sharma Hockey

Hardik Singh Hockey

Vivek Sagar Prasad Hockey

Gurjant Singh Hockey

Mandeep Singh Hockey

Shamsher Singh Hockey

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay Hockey

Varun Kumar Hockey

Simranjeet Singh Hockey

YogeshKathuniya Para Athletics

Nishad Kumar Para Athletics

Praveen Kumar Para Athletics





SuhashYathiraj Para-Badminton

SinghrajAdhana Para Shooting

Bhavina Patel Para Table Tennis

Harvinder Singh Para Archery

Sharad Kumar Para Athletics

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Life-Time Category):

Coach Sports

T. P. Ouseph Athletics

SarkarTalwar Cricket

Sarpal Singh Hockey

Ashan Kumar Kabaddi

Tapan Kumar Panigrahi Swimming

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Regular Category):

Coach Sports

Radhakrishnan Nair P Athletics

SandhyaGurung Boxing

PritamSiwach Hockey

Jai PrakashNautiyal Para Shooting

Subramanian Raman Table Tennis

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2021:

Sportsperson Sports

Lekha K.C. Boxing

Abhijeet Kunte Chess

Davinder Singh Garcha Hockey

Vikas Kumar Kabaddi

Sajjan Singh Wrestling

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021:

Category Entity recommended





Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent Manav Rachna Educational

Institution

Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility

Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2021:

• Panjab University: Chandigarh.

52nd International film festival of India Awards 2021: Complete winners list

The 52nd edition of IFFI in Goa concluded. For the first time, the BRICS film festival was hosted alongside IFFI, OTT platforms participated and 75 creative young minds of cinema were felicitated at IFFI.

• Most friendly State for film shooting: Uttar Pradesh • Silver Peacock for Best Actor (Male): Jitendra Bhikulal Joshi (Godavari) • Best actor (female): Angela Molina (Paraguay) for Charlotte • Best director: Vaclav Kadrnka (Czech Republic) for ‘Saving One Who Was Dead’ • Golden Peacock Award for Best Film: Japanese film Ring Wandering (Masakazu

Kanyeko) • The Special Jury award: Renata Carvalho (Brazil) • Indian Film Personality of the Year Award: Prasoon Joshi • Jury Special Mention for Debut Feature Film: The Wealth of the World • Best Debut Feature Film of a Director: Director Mari Alessandrini's Zahori • ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Award Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

6th BRICS Film Festival Awards 2021 Sixth edition of BRICS Film Festival was held alongside the 52nd International Film Festival of India in Panaji, Goa during Nov 20-28.

• South African Film ‘Barakat’ by Director Amy Jephta and Russian Film ‘The Sun above Me Never Sets’ by Director Lyubov Borisova shared the Best film Award in the Sixth edition BRICS Film Festival.

• Brazilian filmmaker Lúcia Murat awarded Best Director for her documentary ‘Ana’. • Indian actor Dhanush won Best actor (Male) for his role in ‘Asuran’. • Brazilian actor Lara Boldorini honoured with Best actor (Female) for her role in ‘On

Wheels’. • Jury Special Mention Award was presented to the Director Yan Han for his film A

Little Red Flower from China.

49th International Emmy Awards 2021: Complete winners list Complete list of winners of International Emmy Awards 2021:

Category Winners Best Performance by an Actor David Tennant in Des (UK) Best Performance by an Actress Hayley Squires in Adult Material (UK)

Comedy Call My Agent – Season 4 (France)

Arts Programming Kubrick By Kubrick (France) Drama Series Tehran (Israel) Documentary Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice

(Thailand) TV Movie / Mini-Series Atlantic Crossing (Norway)





Short-Form Series INSiDE (New Zealand) Non-Scripted Entertainment The Masked Singer (UK) Telenovela The Song of Glory (China) Non-English Language U.S. Primetime Program

21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards (United States)

Gallantry Awards 2021: Complete winners list Vir Chakra: Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind for his role in pushing back Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jets on February 27, 2019. Kirti Chakra Sapper Prakash Jadhav (posthumously) Shaurya Chakra Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal (posthumously) Naib Subedar Sombir (posthumously) Major Maheshkumar Bhure

67th National Film Awards 2021: Full Winners List FEATURE FILMS

• 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award: Rajinikant • Best Feature Film: ‘Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham’ (Malayalam) • Best Hindi Film: ‘Chhichhore’ • Best Direction: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (‘Bahattar Hoorain’) • Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut (‘Manikarnika’, ‘Panga’) • Best Actor: Manoj Bajpayee for ‘Bhonsle’ and Dhanush for ‘Asuran’ • Best Supporting Actress: ‘The Tashkent Files’, Pallavi Joshi • Best Supporting Actor: ‘Super Deluxe’, Vijaya Sethupathi • Best Children Film: ‘Kastoori’ (Hindi) • Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of Director: Helen (Malayalam)

Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2021: Complete winners list Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021 awardees have been announced, the winners will be formally awarded the Magsaysay Award during the November 28 event at the Ramon Magsaysay Centre in Manila. List of awardees:

• Steven Muncy: A humanitarian who has been helping the displaced refugees of Southeast Asia rebuild their lives.

• WatchDoc: A production house that ingeniously combines documentary filmmaking and alternative platforms to highlight underreported issues in Indonesia.

• Roberto Ballon: A fisherman from Southern Philippines who has led a community in restoring their rich aquatic resources and their primary source of livelihood.

• Muhammad Amjad Saqib: A visionary who founded one of the largest microfinance institutions in Pakistan, servicing millions of families.

• Firdausi Qadri: A Bangladeshi scientist who has been instrumental in discovering vaccines that have saved millions of lives.

73rd Emmy Awards 2021: Complete winners list • Outstanding Drama Series: The Crown





• Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso • Outstanding Variety Talk Show: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • Outstanding Limited Series: The Queen’s Gambit • Outstanding Actor–Comedy: Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) • Outstanding Actor–Drama: Josh O’Connor • Outstanding Actor–Limited Series or Movie: Ewan McGregor (Halston) • Outstanding Actress–Comedy: Jean Smart (Hacks) • Outstanding Actress–Drama: Olivia Colman (The Crown) • Outstanding Actress–Limited Series or Movie: Kate Winslet (Mare of

Easttown) • Outstanding Supporting Actor–Comedy: Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) • Outstanding Supporting Actor–Drama: Tobias Menzies (The Crown) • Outstanding Supporting Actor–Limited Series or Movie: Evan Peters

(Mare of Easttown) • Outstanding Supporting Actress–Comedy: Hannah Waddingham (Ted

Lasso) • Outstanding Supporting Actress–Drama: Gillian Anderson (The Crown) • Outstanding Supporting Actress–Limited Series or Movie: Julianne

Nicholson (Mare of Easttown) • Outstanding Director–Comedy: Lucia Aniello (Hacks) • Outstanding Director–Drama: Jessica Hobbs (The Crown)

93rd Oscars Awards 2021: Complete winners list Complete list of winners of the 93rd Academy Awards:

• Best picture: Nomadland • Best actress: Frances McDormand • Best actor: Anthony Hopkins • Best supporting actress: Yuh-Jung Youn • Best supporting actor: Daniel Kaluuya • Best director: Chloe Zhao

Chapter 3: Government Scheme/ campaign



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December SCHEME PURPOSE

Scheme for Investment

Promotion (SIP)

(Central Government)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved the continuation

of the Scheme for Investment Promotion (SIP) for five years

from 2021-22 till 2025-26 with a financial outlay of Rs 970 crore.

SIP is a Centrally Sponsored scheme, launched on 11th November 2008,

to promote Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India.

Implementing Agency – Department for Promotion of Industry and

Internal Trade (DPIIT).

2nd Phase of “Savdhaan Rahein.

Safe Rahein” campaign

(Bajaj Finserv)

a public awareness campaign on Life Insurance fraud. The campaign has a

jingle ‘Na Ji Na Ji’ with a character named ‘Gupta Ji’ who spreads

awareness messages.

Aim: To educate its customers and the general public on how to stay safe

from life insurance fraud.

SRESHTA scheme


Government will launch Scheme for Residential Education for Students

in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SRESHTA) for socio economics

upliftment and overall development of Scheduled Castes students.

It will be launched on 6th December on Mahaparinirvan Diwas of Dr B R

Ambedkar. It will enable bright SC students to have a better future by

getting a high-quality education. It will also aid in controlling dropout

rates of SC students from class 9th to 12th.

‘Mahila Mitra Plus’, a Feature-

Rich Savings Scheme for

Women

(Federal Bank)

Federal Bank, as part of its women empowerment agenda, launched an

exclusively feature-rich savings bank product for women named “Mahila

Mitra Plus”.

They provide a set of features for easy financial planning and

investments for women. The special features include exclusive

preferential interest rates on housing loans, processing fee waiver for

home loans, complimentary and customised insurance cover.

‘Milk Price Incentive Scheme’

(Uttarakhand CM)

The scheme is aimed to provide incentives benefiting around 53,000

people of Uttarakhand. The state government is targeting to spend INR

444.62 crore to open 500 milk sales centres in Uttarakhand.

It is a Direct Bank Transfer (DBT) scheme, the amount under the scheme

would go directly into the accounts of the beneficiaries through their

linked bank accounts.

“AtmaNirbhar Krishak

development scheme”

(Uttar Pradesh)

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Atma Nirbhar Krishak

development scheme for boosting the agriculture sector. The scheme will

be implemented from the current financial year. The expected outlay for

its implementation is Rs 1,220.92 crore for a period of 10 years.

Under this scheme, 1,475 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) will be

formed in the next three years in each development block. Rs 1 lakh crore

will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans to Primary

Agricultural Credit Societies, Marketing Cooperative Societies, Self Help

Groups, farmers, and joint liability groups.

All loans will be provided with an interest subvention of 3 per cent per

annum up to a limit of Rs 2 crore. The scheme will be funded through

the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF).

General Category Commission

(Samanya Varg Aayog)

Himachal Pradesh govt announced setting up Commission for upper

castes, on the lines of Madhya Pradesh. The Commission, to be named





(Himachal Pradesh) as ‘Samanya Varg Aayog’, will be formalised through a legislative

enactment in three months.

A Scheduled Caste Commission is already in operation in Himachal

Pradesh and is chaired by former Shimla MP Virendra Kashyap.

‘#Care4Hockey’ Campaign

(Bajaj Allianz General Insurance)

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, a leading private general insurer in India has

launched its ‘#Care4Hockey’ Campaign to elevate field Hockey’s recognition in

India. ‘#Care4Hockey’ is a one of its kind campaign which aims to

support the development of Hockey in India from the grass-root

level.

The company has partnered with Padma Shri (2020) Rani Rampal, Indian

Women’s Hockey Team Captain, who will be the face of the campaign.

Sports Action toward

Harnessing Aspiration of Youth

(SAHAY) scheme

(Jharkhand CM)

The Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren has launched the

scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Maoist-hit districts

of the state.

This scheme has been launched to curb the Left-Wing Extremism

(LWE) which affected 19 of the state’s 24 districts.

‘Khel Nursery scheme 2022-23’

(Haryana)

Haryana’s Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep

Singh launched ‘Khel Nursery Scheme 2022-23’ to promote sports in

the state.

The scheme promotes sports nurseries that will be started in government,

private educational institutions and private sports institutions.

Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya

Seva

(Odisha CM)

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has launched

the Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva (Air Health Services) at the Biju

Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar Airport and flagged off the

first flight headed to Malkangiri District with a medical team.

Under this scheme, specialist doctors will be flown to remote areas of

Odisha to treat the people suffering from serious diseases.

‘Free Smartphone Yojna’

(Uttar Pradesh government)

Under the scheme, the state government will distribute smartphones

and tablets to final year students of graduation and above.

On December 25, the chief minister will distribute 60,000 smartphones

and 40,000 tablets to the youths. More than 38 lakh youths have

registered themselves on the Digi Shakti Portal. Further registration is

going on.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan

Anna Yojana


Centre extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till March

2022. Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, the Centre is

providing five-kilogram food grains per person per month free of cost to

all beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act.

The scheme is a food security welfare scheme that was envisaged by PM

Modi to provide assistance and help mitigate the economic impact of

COVID-19. The government will be incurring an expenditure of nearly two

lakh 6000 crore rupees on Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.

‘Meendum Manjappai’ scheme

(Tamil Nadu)

to promote the use of cloth bags by the public and discourage the use

of plastic bags.

This awareness campaign on using ‘yellow’ cloth bag or ‘manjapai’ as it

is called in Tamil, is aimed at encouraging the people to return to the use

of this eco-friendly bag and discard the plastic bags.

The state government had enforced a ban on the production, use,

storage, distribution, transportation or sale of 14 types of plastics

with effect from January 1, 2019.





November SCHEME PURPOSE

“Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-dhikar Yojana”

(Madhya Pradesh)

to provide free residential plots to families who do not have land to build their homes The construction of houses comes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The maximum area of the residential plot will be 60 sq. Family should consist of a married couple and their unmarried children, and families living in a particular village are eligible.

“Dairy Sahakar” scheme (Gujarat)

The Union Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah has launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the 75th Foundation Year of AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited). With a total investment of Rs 5000 crores, scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) under Ministry of Cooperation to realize the vision, “from cooperation to prosperity".

‘Janasevaka’ scheme & ‘Janaspandana’ platform

(Karnataka)

Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj S Bommai, launched the state’s ambitious ‘Janasevaka’ (peoples’ servant) scheme and ‘Janaspandana’, an Integrated Public Grievance Redressal System (IPGRS). ‘Janasevaka’ is a scheme for Citizens to avail doorstep delivery of government services. Citizens can use the toll-free helpline or the web portal to book for the government certificates required and avail the service at a cost of Rs 115. ‘Janaspandana’ is a one-stop platform for citizens to raise complaints on any government scheme or service. It is modelled after the Centralized Public Grievance Redressal & Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) which extends 24X7 online support to citizens.

“Ayushmaan CAPF” scheme (Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs)

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah launched the health cards scheme for CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) personnel and their dependents, named ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ at the national level in New Delhi. ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ scheme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and National Health Authority (NHA).

Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana (Uttarakhand)

Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched the Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana and computerization of cooperative societies in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Under the scheme nutritious fodder or cattle feed (Silage) would be provided in the vacuum pack bags of 25-30 kg to the cattle owners at the rate of Rs 2 per kg on 30% subsidy.

‘Shramik Mitra’ Scheme (Delhi government)

for construction workers. Under the scheme, 800 ‘Shramik Mitras’ will reach out to construction workers, and spread awareness on the government schemes. Delhi Govt has also increased the Dearness allowance for Unskilled, Semi-skilled workers, to increase their salary by around 1%.

‘Mathrubhumi Yojana’ (UP government)

The cabinet of Uttar Pradesh headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has approved the proposal to implement the ‘Mathrubhumi Yojana’ to facilitate individuals or private institutions to contribute to the development of any village as per the Panchayati Raj Act, 1947. To ensure the effective implementation the UP government will set up the ‘Uttar Pradesh Mathrubhumi Society’ which will have a governing council and empowered committee.

‘Rakshak’ (Odisha)

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched a road safety initiative “Rakshak”. The programme is organised by the Commerce & Transport Department of Odisha in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Indian Red Cross Society of Odisha State branch.





Odisha Public Transport and Integrated Commuter System (OPTICS) was also inaugurated.

RBI Retail Direct (RBI-RD) Scheme

(RBI)

It is aimed at enhancing access to the government securities market for retail investors. It offers them a new avenue for directly investing in securities issued by the Government of India and the state governments. Through this scheme, an individuals can now directly buy T-bills, G-Secs from market.

Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS)

(RBI)

It aims to improve grievance redress mechanism for resolving customer complaints against entities regulated by RBI. The central theme of the scheme is based on ‘One Nation-One Ombudsman’ with one portal, one email and one address for the customers to lodge their complaints. There will be a single point of reference for customers to file their complaints, submit the documents, track status and provide feedback.

‘Niramay Gujarat Yojana’ (Gujarat)

Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel launched a new healthcare scheme named ‘Niramay Gujarat Yojana’ to protect people over 30-years from non-communicable diseases.

‘Atmanirbhar Gram Yatra’ (Gujarat)

a programme under which Rs 500 crore worth development works will be conducted in rural districts of Gujarat.

Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme & ‘Sickle Cell Mission’ (Madhya Pradesh)

PM Modi launched a welfare scheme named ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme & ‘Sickle Cell Mission’ of Madhya Pradesh. He also laid the foundation stone for construction of 50 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools across India. The Indian Government decided to celebrate 15th November as the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ or ‘Tribal Gaurav Diwas’, every year starting from 2021.

2nd edition of “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign

(HDFC Bank)

to raise awareness on fraud prevention in support of International Fraud Awareness Week 2021 (November 14-20, 2021).

Mukhya Mantri Udyam Kranti Yojana

(Madhya Pradesh)

to connect educated youths of the State with self-employment. The benefit of the scheme will be available to the minimum 12th class pass youths of the State between the ages of 18 to 40 years. Youths can set up industry, service or business by the loans under the scheme at low interest rates through banks.

‘Duare Ration’ scheme (West Bengal)

‘Duare Ration’ (ration at doorstep) scheme which will benefit around 10 crores of people of the state. For this scheme, government will be spending Rs. 160 crores.

Tejasvini & Hausala schemes (J&K)

Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman launched two schemes named ‘Tejasvini & Hausala schemes’ of J&K Bank for girls under 18-35 years of age to start their businesses. Tejasvini scheme focuses on providing financial assistance of INR 5 lakh to girls between 18-35 years for starting their business.

Shikhar & Shikara Schemes (J&K)

Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘Shikhar & Shikara’ schemes of Punjab National Bank (PNB) for development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Shikhar scheme focuses on meeting credit requirements up to INR 2 crore for hotel, tour & tourism industry. Shikara scheme will prove credit up to INR 15 lakh for purchase/repair of Shikaras is provided in Kashmir valley.

PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)


Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another four months from December 2021 till March 2022. Under the scheme all the beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) receives food grains @ 5 kg per person per month.





The estimated additional food subsidy for Phase V of the scheme is of Rs. 53344.52 crores. The total food-grains outgo for PMGKAY Phase V will be about 163 LMT.

“Urja Saksharta Abhiyan” (Madhya Pradesh)

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched ‘Urja Saksharta Abhiyan’ to make all the citizens aware about energy saving, according to a time bound action plan. The schools, colleges and general public of the state will be connected under this campaign. With this launch, MP has become the first state in India to run a energy literacy campaign on big scale.

National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS)


Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for continuation of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme for next five years. Cabinet gave approval for stipendiary support of 3 thousand 54 crore rupees to apprentices who undergo apprenticeship training under National Apprenticeship Training Scheme. Approval was given for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Under it, industry & commercial organisations will train approximately nine lakhs’ apprentices.

Model Retail Outlet Scheme & Darpan@petrolpump

(Indian Oil, BPCL & HPCL)

Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) announced the launch of Model Retail Outlet Scheme and a Digital Customer Feedback Program called Darpan@petrolpump. Three oil PSU’s have joined hands to launch Model Retail Outlets to enhance service standards and amenities, across their networks.

‘Go Green’ Scheme (ESAF Small Finance Bank)

The ESAF Small Finance Bank Limited has announced the latest ‘ESAF Go Green’ range of electric vehicle loan schemes that coincides with 26th Conference of Parties (COP26). ‘ESAF Go green’ loans are available at low-interest rate, zero foreclosure charges, minimal processing fee and zero documentation charges. ESAF Go green loans validate bank’s social business strategy seeking a triple bottom line impact; people; planet; and prosperity.

Oct

SCHEME PURPOSE

SVAMITVA Scheme (Central Government)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of Svamitva scheme and distributed 1.7 lakh e-property cards of Svamitva scheme in Madhya Pradesh on October 6, 2021. SVAMITVA Scheme stands for “Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas”. It is a central sector scheme. It is implemented by the “Ministry of Panchayati Raj”. The scheme is implemented with the aim of providing property rights to residents across rural areas.

‘Swechha’ programme (Andhra Pradesh

government)

to tackle the stigma attached to menstruation, prioritize female personal hygiene, and encourage a healthy dialogue of information. ‘Swechha’ (meaning freedom) is intended to ensure affordable access to health and menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls and women. Provide good quality branded sanitary napkins to female students at government educational institutions free of cost.

‘Mission Kavach Kundal’ (Maharashtra Government)

a special Covid-19 vaccination drive named as Mission Kavach Kundal, with the target of inoculating 15 lakh people everyday.

‘Desh Ke Mentor’ Programme (Delhi Government)

This programme will be implemented across all the schools in Delhi.





This programme was launched with the aim of providing students with young mentors. Young mentors will guide the students from classes IX to XII in navigating their higher education as well as career path.

Gati Shakti National Master Plan


Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Rs 100 lakh crore national master plan called “Gati Shakti National Master Plan” on October 13, 2021. This plan was launched for multi-modal connectivity with the aim of developing infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost Indian economy.

'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' scheme

(Punjab Government)

Punjab CM Charanjit Channi launched 'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' scheme to confer proprietary rights on the people living in the houses within the 'Lal Lakir' of villages and the cities.

Prashasan Gaon ke Sang’ Campaign

(Rajasthan Government)

a mega campaign named – ‘Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang’ started from October 2, 2021 (Gandhi Jayanti) till December 17, 2021, to provide local access to government services in the remotest villages of the state.

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package insurance scheme


The centre extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), the insurance scheme for healthcare workers fighting covid-19 for another six months. The scheme was launched in March 2020 to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs. 50 Lakh to health care providers including community health workers and private health workers.

India’s 1st ‘One Health’ Consortium


On October 14, 2021, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) launched India’s 1st ‘One Health’ consortium to carry out surveillance of important bacterial, viral and parasitic infections of zoonotic as well as transboundary pathogens. It will consist of 27 organizations led by DBT-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad (Telangana).

“Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke Dwar Yojana”

(Madhya Pradesh)

The government of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has announced the implementation of the scheme ‘‘Mukhyamantri Ration Apke Dwar Yojana”, which will start from November 2021. Under this scheme, ration will be provided at the doorstep of the villagers where there are no Fair Price Shops (FPS).

“Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store” Scheme

(Chhattisgarh)

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has virtually launched a new scheme named ‘Shri Dhanwantri Generic Medical Store scheme’ to provide low-cost generic medicines and enable seamless healthcare services to the vulnerable people of the state. The scheme will be implemented by the Urban Administration and Development Department (UADD). Under this scheme, people will get a discount between 50.09 percent and 71 percent on the MRP (Market Rate Price) of generic medicines.

‘Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission’ (Central Government)

PM Narendra Modi has launched ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (ABHIM)’ worth Rs 64,180 crore from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. Under this, 17,788 rural health and wellness centres in 10 high focus states will get support. 11,024 urban health and wellness centres will be established.

‘Go Green’ Scheme (Gujarat)

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched ‘Go-Green’ scheme & its Portal to provide electric two-wheelers at subzidised rates to construction and industrial workers of the state.

“SAMBHAV” (MSME Ministry)

Narayan Tatu Rane, Union Minister of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched ‘SAMBHAV’ an e-national level Awareness programme 2021 to promote the role of entrepreneurship towards the development of India.





Krishi UDAN 2.0 (Civil Aviation Ministry)

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched Krishi UDAN 2.0, laying out the vision of improving value realization through better integration and optimization of Agri-harvesting and air transportation. It proposes to facilitate and incentivize the movement of Agri-produce by air transportation. An online platform called e-Kushal (Krishi UDAN for Sustainable Holistic Agri-Logistics) would be developed to facilitate information dissemination to all stakeholders regarding transportation of agricultural produce.

Academic Scheme ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’

(Tamil Nadu)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ (education at doorstep) scheme at Mudaliarkuppam, Villupuram district which promotes education at all levels, right from school to university, for all sections of society. Persons who have studied upto class XII can educate school students from classes I to V and diploma holders can educate college students.

Sept

SCHEME PURPOSE

‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme (Punjab Government)

The Punjab Cabinet gave a nod to a new scheme that will help the unemployed youth in the state to hone their skills and increase their chances of getting a job. These youngsters will be given short-term skill training free of cost under the ‘‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan” scheme of the state government. A target of 30,000 beneficiaries has been proposed, at a cost of ₹ 90 crores.

‘My Pad, My Right’ project (in Tripura)

In Tripura, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated a project called ‘My Pad, My Right’ initiated by NABARD and NABFOUNDATION at Killa village in Gomati district. The project aims to bring livelihood and menstrual hygiene closer to rural women by way of grant, wage support and capital equipment.

Vatan Prem Yojana (Gujarat)

The Vatan Prem Yojana was launched on August 7, 2021. Donors under the project: Governing body has made it possible for donors to send their money online. Under the scheme, Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) and NRIs can contribute 60 percent of the cost of a village-level project. Remaining 40 percent amount will be borne by the state government. Vatan Prem Yojana: Vatan prem Yohana is a repackaged version of Madar-e-Vatan scheme by the state government of Gujarat. Madar-e-Vatan has been renamed due to association of the title with Persian language. In the earlier version of the scheme, contribution of the state government and NRIs was 50:50. Now, it has been changed to 60:40. Projects covered under the scheme

• Smart classes in schools and Library • Community hall, Primary health centre and Anganwadi • CCTV surveillance system, • Water recycling, drainage, sewage treatment and beautification of

ponds. • Bus-stand • Solar energy powered streetlights, etc.





‘Millet Mission’ (Chhattisgarh Government)

with the objective of making the state a millet hub of India. On the occasion of launch of the mission, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel noted that state will soon become the millet hub of India. Aim: Millet Mission initiative was launched with the aim of giving the farmers right price for small cereal crops and to provide them input assistance, procurement arrangements and processing.

‘Project Udaan’ (IIT-Bombay)

on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2021. Project Udaan was launched with the aim of breaking the language barrier that many students face while joining the institutes of higher education. Project Udaan enables the translation of textbooks and other study material of the engineering and other streams from English to Hindi & other Indian Languages. It helps in translating engineering textbooks and learning materials in one-sixth the time as compared to manual tasking.

“Creator education and enablement programme”

(Facebook)

This programme will provide an opportunity to content creators, on its platform and Instagram, to learn, earn and grow their communities. While addressing the 2021 edition of ‘Creator Day India’, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri noted that India is one of the fastest growing markets for photo sharing and short video platform.

“Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana” (Indian Railways)

Indian Railways took a leap in advancement of Skill India Mission by launching the “Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY)” under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)”. This Mission will provide Railways an entry level training in industry relevant skills with the help of 75 Railway training institutes across India.

‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’

(J&K government)

In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a new mission called ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’. The mission was launched at Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Pampore. He outlined that DIGI-Pay Sakhi has introduced financial inclusion within the UT’s Self Help Group (SHG) ecosystem, creating much needed financial access points with greater transparency even in the remotest of the areas.

“Ek Pahal Campaign” (Ministry of Law and Justice)

The Ministry of Law and Justice has launched a Pan-India Special Campaign called “Ek Pahal Drive” for Justice Delivery at doorstep on September 17, 2021. The campaign was launched in a bid to encourage mass registration under Tele-Law. The campaign was launched by Department of Justice and NALSA.

August

SCHEME PURPOSE

PM SVANidhi Scheme (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India has announced to include street vendors of tier-1 and tier-2 centres, identified as part of the PM Street Vendor’s

AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) as beneficiaries under the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme.

Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme was launched by RBI to encourage deployment of Points of Sale (PoS) infrastructure

(both physical and digital modes) in tier-3 to tier-6 centres and northeastern states.





‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ (Rajasthan Government)

The Rajasthan government’s industries department and the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO)

have launched the ‘Mission Niryatak Bano’ campaign to promote aspiring exporters in the state.

'Gati Shakti' Infra Scheme (Central Government)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th Aug announced an ambitious ₹100 lakh crore holistic infrastructure development programme

''Gatishakti'', which is aimed at boosting employment opportunities and productivity of industries.

Gatishakti will be a national master plan which will lay the foundation of the overall infrastructure in the country and give an integrated and holistic

path to the economy. 'Naadu-Nedu-2'

(Andhra Pradesh) Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on 16th August launched the

second phase of the Nadu-Nedu initiative at ZP High School in P Gannavaram mandal in East Godavari district, with a budget of Rs 4,500

crore to remodel 16,000 government schools across Andhra Pradesh. Earlier, he also started the distribution of Jagananna Vidya Kanuka kits to

4.73 crore students studying in government and aided schools for the academic year 2021-22.

‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund’ (Finance Ministry)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an ambitious ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund’ on August 21, 2021. It will be launched for export-oriented

firms and startups. Ubharte Sitaare fund has been set up jointly by Exim Bank and SIDBI.

‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumihin Majdur Nyay Yojana’

(Chhattisgarh)

provision of ₹200 crores benefiting 12 lakh landless families. The aim of the scheme is to support rural landless labourers with

minimum wages so that they can access basic amenities. The beneficiaries are expected to receive their benefits before the end of this financial year,

on March 31, 2022. The families of the beneficiaries will each be ensured the amount of

₹6,000 annually. There is also in place a mechanism to resolve any discrepancy related to a beneficiary’s bank account, within 15 days.

‘SUJALAM’ Campaign (Ministry of Jal Shakti)

Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched a ‘100 days campaign’ named SUJALAM to create more and more Open Defecation Free (ODF)

Plus villages by undertaking wastewater management at the village level. SAMRIDH programme

(Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology)

“Start-up Accelerators of MeitY for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH)” programme.

The programme was launched by Shri Ashwini Vaishnav, Union Minister MeitY. The objective of the SAMRIDH programme is to create a conducive platform to Indian Software Product start-ups to enhance their products

and securing investments for scaling their business. Mission Vatsalya

(Maharashtra) Maharashtra government launched a special mission called “Mission

Vatsalya” in order to help women who lost their husbands to COVID-19. Mission Vatsalya will provide several services and some 18 benefits under

one roof to those women. Under this mission, schemes like Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana and

Gharkul Yojana will benefit those for women.

July SCHEME PURPOSE





‘YSR Bima’ scheme (Andhra Pradesh)

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched the ‘YSR Bima’ scheme with new guidelines, where the government itself will directly pay the insurance amount to the family of the deceased to make the

insurance claims easier. In order to support 1.32 lakh families through the YSR Bima scheme, the State

government allocated Rs 750 crores for the year 2021-22. In the last two years, the State government had spent Rs 1307 crore for YSR Bima.

Electric Vehicle Policy-2021 (Maharashtra)

The policy announced by the State Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray aims to accelerate the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles in the country. The new EV policy introduced in Maharashtra is a revision of the 2018 policy. It

is introduced with an aim to make Maharashtra the “topmost producer of battery-powered electric vehicles in India.” The policy also aims for electric vehicles (EVs) to make up 10 per cent of all new vehicle registrations, by 2025.

‘One Block, One Product’ scheme

(Haryana)

to encourage and promote small industries in the rural areas. Under the scheme, the state government plans to connect every block of the state with some industrial vision and the government is working expeditiously on this

scheme. ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ (Government of India)

The Government of India has extended the duration of the ‘Stand Up India Scheme’ up to the year 2025.

The scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 05 April 2016 to facilitate loans to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and women borrowers, to

promote entrepreneurship among them. “Dalit Bandhu’ scheme

(Telangana) ‘Telangana Dalita Bandhu’ scheme will be launched soon for Dalit

empowerment. Huzurabad Assembly Constituency has been selected to implement the

‘Telangana Daltha Bandhu’ scheme, under the pilot project. Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi

Padhati (Government of India)

Union Government is implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since

2020-21. It aims to promote traditional indigenous practices. The scheme focusses on

exclusion of all synthetic chemical inputs and promotes on-farm biomass recycling. Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200 per hectare for 3 years is

provided for cluster formation. ‘Devaranya’ scheme (Madhya Pradesh)

In order to promote AYUSH in Madhya Pradesh and to link it with employment, the government has made the ‘Devaranya’ scheme.

The scheme has been made to provide employment to the people living in the tribal areas of the state.

‘Pink Protection’ project (Kerala police)

for the protection of women in public, private and digital spaces. For the project, 10 cars, 40 two-wheelers, including Bullet bikes and 20 bicycles, were allotted, which were flagged off by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The "Pink Protection" project aims to prevent dowry-related issues, cyber-bullying

and humiliation in public places.

Chapter 4- Summit/ Conference December

Summit/Conference Location About





5th Indian Ocean Conference Abu Dhabi

The union minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar,

Ministry of External Affairs (EAM) visited Abu Dhabi,

United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend the 5th Indian

Ocean Conference on December 4-5, 2021.

The theme of the conference was ‘Indian Ocean:

Ecology, Economy, Epidemic’.

The Conference is chaired by Sri Lankan President,

Gotabaya Rajapaksa & Vice Chairs are S.Jaishankar,

Vivian Balakrishnan, Sayyid Badr Bin Hamad Bin

Hamoud Al Busaidi.

November Summit/Conference/Forum Location/Host About

16th G20 Leaders’ Summit Italy

Narendra Modi visited Italy and participated in the 16th G20 (Group of Twenty) Leaders’ Summit, which was held in Rome, Italy from October 30 to 31, 2021 under chairmanship of Italian PM Mario Draghi. Summit concluded with the adoption of Rome Declaration by G20 Leaders. Theme: People, Planet, and Prosperity

‘WePOWER India Partnership Forum’

virtual platform

The WePOWER India Partnership Forum was held through a virtual platform on November 9, 2021 to boost South Asia Women in Power Sector Professional Network (WePOWER) in India. The event was organized by the World Bank (WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in association with the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF). The event saw a panel discussion on expanding job opportunities for women in India’s Clean Energy Transition’.

'InFinity Forum' virtual mode

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 2-day thought leadership Forum on FinTech 'InFinity Forum' on 3rd December. The event is being hosted by International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in collaboration with GIFT City and Bloomberg in virtual mode. Partner countries: Indonesia, South Africa and UK

13th ASEM Summit virtual platform

hosted by Cambodia

The 13th edition of the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Summit has been organized from 25 to 26th November, 2021. The Indian delegation is being led by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu through the virtual platform. ASEM grouping have 51 member countries, European Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Host: Cambodia as ASEM Chair. Theme: Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth





9th BRICS Science & Technology Ministers Meeting

virtual platform

Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST) virtually chaired the 9th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Science & Technology Ministers Meeting. All the member states have adopted the BRICS innovation Action Plan 2021-24, BRICS STI Declaration 2021 and Calendar of BRICS STI Activities 2022 which will act as a roadmap for cooperation.

20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of Government

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India at the 20th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) held on 25th November 2021 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan under the Chairmanship of Kazakhstan.

October Summit/Conference Location About

G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan

hosted by Italy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit, which has been organised to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The event, convened by the G20 Italian Presidency, held via videoconferencing on 13th Oct.

Ministerial Roundtable Session of ITU Digital World

2021

held in Vietnam and hosted by the

government of Vietnam

The Minister of State (MoS) for Communication, Devusinh Chauhan, participated in the Ministerial Roundtable Session of the 50th-anniversary edition of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Digital World 2021. Theme of the Discussion: ‘Cutting the cost: can affordable access accelerate digital transformation?’

7th Meeting of BRICS Communications Ministers

2021 Virtual mode

Minister of State (MoS) Devusinh Chauhan chaired the 7th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Communications Ministers 2021 through video conferencing on October 22, 2021.

6th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of AIIB

jointly organized by AIIB with the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Nirmala Sitharaman has participated in the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) through a video conference from New Delhi. The theme of the Annual Meeting of AIIB was “Investing Today and Transforming Tomorrow”.

18th India-ASEAN Summit 2021

co-chaired by PM Narendra Modi

On October 28, 2021, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi co-chaired the virtual 18th India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit 2021 at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah (the current Chair of ASEAN).

16th EAS 2021 hosted under the Chairmanship of

Brunei

On October 27, 2021, PM had virtually attended in the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS). PM has welcomed Cambodia as the new chair of ASEAN (2022) and Singapore as the ASEAN country co-ordinator (for India) for dialogue relations (2021 – 2024).





Sept


18th G-20 summit (2023) India

India will hold the G20 presidency from December 1, 2022, and will convene the G20 leaders’ summit in 2023 for the first time. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20 in 2023 (18th edition). A sherpa is a diplomat who undertakes preparatory work prior to a summit conference.

International Climate Summit 2020-21

India

India is all set to host a key conference as part of the International Climate Summit (ICS) 2020-21 to build a dialogue for India’s transition to clean energy. Director of CSIR, National Chemical Laboratory, Dr Ashish Lele has underlined the importance of the conference for the future mitigation strategies of climate change.

13th BRICS Summit 2021 India (virtual mode)

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually on September 9, 2021. The Summit was participated by all other BRICS Leaders namely, President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, President of Russia Vladimir Putin President of China Xi Jinping and President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa. India has chosen the theme of the Summit as “BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus”.

2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue between India & Australia

New Delhi

India will host the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia in New Delhi. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton from the Australian side will meet with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of

Heads of State Dushanbe, Tajikistan

The 21st Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State was held in hybrid format on September 17, 2021, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon. The Indian delegation was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who participated in the meeting via video-link and at Dushanbe, India was represented by External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar.

76th session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2021. He also attended his first in-person Quad summit, hosted by Joe Biden. Theme for General Debate for year 2021 is “Building Resilience through hope to recover from Covid-19, rebuild sustainably, respond to the needs of the planet, respect the rights of people, and revitalise the United Nations”.





India-UK Consular Dialogue India (virtual mode)

The government of India has hosted the first India-United Kingdom Consular Dialogue in the virtual medium. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, Devesh Uttam led the Indian delegation while the UK delegation was led by Jennifer Anderson. Both sides discussed the ways to strengthen people-to-people contacts as part of the India-UK 2030 roadmap.

August


G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting

Hosted by Italy

Meenakashi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture of India participated in the G20 Culture Ministers’

Meeting on behalf of the Government of India. The two-day meeting was hosted by Italy on July 29 and 30 July 2021, during their ongoing Presidency of G20 in

2021.

8th SCO Meeting of Ministers of Justice

Hosted by Tajikistan

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has virtually attended the eighth meeting of Ministers of Justice of

the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The three days’ meeting was hosted by Tajikistan.

28th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting

Hosted by Brunei

The Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting. The

Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Brunei Darussalam.

WEF’S Sustainable Development Impact Summit

2021

Geneva, Switzerland

The World Economic Forum’s annual Sustainable Development Impact Summit will take place on

September 20-23, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations General Assembly, the summit convenes under the theme “Shaping an Equitable, Inclusive and

Sustainable Recovery”.

July


Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2021

Hosted by New Zealand (virtual mode)

New Zealand is the revolving host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. It is

headquartered in Singapore.

World Universities Summit 2021

O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat,

Haryana

The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated and addressed the World Universities

Summit as Chief Guest. The Union Education and Skill Development Minister

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan also addressed the summit. The Summit was organized by O.P. Jindal Global

University, located at Sonipat, Haryana. The theme of the summit was “Universities of the Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social

Responsibility and Community Impact”.

G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2021

Hosted by Italy

The G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2021 is one of the ministerial meetings organized as part

of the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2021, which will be hosted by Italy in October 2021.





The 2021 G20, under the Italian Presidency, will focus on three broad, interconnected pillars of action:

People, Planet, Prosperity.

Central-South Asia conference 2021

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan has hosted a high-level International Conference titled “Central and South Asia: Regional

Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” at Tashkent. The conference was an initiative of the

President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

June

Summit/Conference Location About BRICS Foreign Ministers

meeting Virtual mode

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will chair a BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting virtually on June 1, 2021.

47th G7 Summit 2021 UK

This year’s summit was hosted by the UK. The last G-7 summit was in France in 2019, with last year’s event in the US

canceled due to the pandemic. Indian Prime Minister addressed the 47th G7 Summit 2021 through video

conferencing. Summit Theme 2021: "Building Back Better".

5th edition of VivaTech Paris

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi virtually addressed the 5th edition of VivaTech. VivaTech is one of the largest digital and startup events of Europe, held in Paris every

year since 2016. PM Modi was invited as a Guest of Honour to deliver the

keynote address at VivaTech 2021, which has been organised from 16-19 June 2021 in Paris. During his address, PM Modi invited the world to invest in India based on the five pillars:

Talent, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of openness.

Chapter 5: Ranking Index 2021 December

Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Worldwide Cost of Living

Index 2021

Economist Intelligence

Unit (EIU)

World’s cheapest city:

Syria’s Damascus

Most expensive city in the world

to live in 2021: Tel Aviv, Israel

2nd: Paris, France

2nd: Singapore, Singapore

2021 edition of the 10th

Annual World

Cooperative Monitor

(WCM) report

International Cooperative

Alliance (ICA) and

European Research

Institute on Cooperative

and Social Enterprises

(Euricse).

1st: Indian Farmers Fertiliser

Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)

Asia Power Index 2021 Lowy Institute 4th: India

The top 10 countries for overall

power in the Asia-Pacific region:

1: US,

2: China,

3: Japan,





2021 World’s 100 Most

Powerful Women Forbes’

37th: Nirmala

Sitharaman

88th: Falguni Nayar

52nd: Roshni Nadar

Malhotra,

72nd: Kiran Mazumdar-

Shaw

1st: MacKenzie Scott (US)

2nd: Kamala Harris (US)

3rd: Christine Lagarde (France)

4th: Mary Barra (US)

5th: Melinda French Gates (US)

India’s Most Powerful

Women in India List 2021 Fortune

1st: Nirmala Sitharaman

2nd: Nita Ambani

World Talent Ranking

report 2021

IMD World Competitive

Centre 56th: India

1st: Switzerland

2nd: Sweden

3rd: Luxembourg

Global Health Security

Index 2021

Nuclear Threat Initiative

(NTI) and the Johns

Hopkins Center for Health

Security at the Bloomberg

School of Public Health.

66th: India

World’s average

overall GHS Index

score was 38.9 (out of

100) in 2021

1st: USA

2nd: Australia

3rd: Finland

4th: Canada

5th: Thailand

193rd: North Korea

194th: Yemen

195th: Somalia

5th Truecaller’s Global

Spam & Scam Report

2021

Truecaller 4th: India

Most spammed country in the

world:

1st: Brazil

2nd: Peru

3rd: Ukraine

Countries affected by spam

SMS in 2021:

1st: Cameroon

2nd: Somalia

3rd: Tanzania

Global Unicorn Index

2021 Hurun Research Institute 3rd: India 54 (+33)

1st: USA-487 (+254)

2: China-301 (+74)

4: UK-39 (+15)

5: Germany-26 (+16)

“2019 Anti-Doping Rule

Violations (ADRVs)

Report

World Anti Doping

Agency (WADA) 3rd: India

1st: Russia

2nd: Italy

4th: Brazil

5th: Iran

India Skills Report 2022: Maharashtra retained top position

• As per the 9th edition of India Skills Report (ISR) 2022, released by

Wheebox, Maharashtra has retained the top position in the list of states with the highest

poll of employable talent followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.

• Pune is the city with the most highly employable resources with 78% of the test takers

scoring above 60 percent.

• As per the current edition, the overall employability in India has improved with 46.2% of the

youth being found to be highly employable compared to last year’s employability standing at

45.97%.





• States with Maximum Hiring Activity: Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu are the 3

states that have a higher job demand.

• Theme of ISR 2022: ‘Rebuilding and Reengineering the Future of Work’.

Top 5 States with Highest Employability:

Rank State Employability %

1 Maharashtra 66.1

2 Uttar Pradesh 65.2

3 Kerala 64.2

4 West Bengal 63.8

5 Karnataka 59.3

World’s Most Admired Men 2021: PM Modi secured 8th spot

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ranked 8th on the Yougov's Annual list of the world’s

top 20 most admired men.

• PM Modi is ahead of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Virat Kohli. The list has been

compiled taking feedback from 42,000 people in 38 countries.

• Apart from PM Modi, the other Indian men who, according to the survey, were the most

admired in 2021 include Sachin Tendulkar, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Virat

Kohli.

List of World’s most admired men:

Rank Personality

1 Barack Obama

2 Bill Gates

3 Xi Jinping

4 Cristiano Ronaldo

5 Jackie Chan

6 Elon Musk

7 Lionel Messi

8 Narendra Modi

9 Vladimir Putin

10 Jack Ma

12 Sachin Tendulkar

14 Shah Rukh Khan

15 Amitabh Bachchan

18 Virat Kohli

List of world’s most admired women:

Rank Personality





1 Michelle Obama

2 Angelina Jolie

3 Queen Elizabeth II

4 Oprah Winfrey

5 Scarlett Johansson

6 Emma Watson

7 Taylor Swift

8 Angela Merkel

9 Malala Yousafzai

10 Priyanka Chopra

13 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

14 Sudha Murty

Gujarat topped the Good Governance Index 2021

• Good Governance Index 2021 was launched by Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister

of Cooperation Amit Shah on the occasion of the Good Governance Day on 25 December

2021.

• Gujarat has topped the composite ranking in the Good Governance Index (GGI), followed

by Maharashtra and Goa while Uttar Pradesh showed an incremental growth of 8.9 per cent

in the indicators. Delhi has topped the union territories category composite ranking.

Rajasthan has topped the Other States (Group B) category in Judiciary and Public Safety,

Environment & Citizen Centric Governance.

• In the North-East and Hill States category, Mizoram and Jammu and Kashmir have

registered an overall increase of 10.4% and 3.7% respectively over GGI 2019. GGI 2021 was

prepared by the Department of Administration Reforms and Public Grievances

(DARPG). The GGI 2021 framework covered 10 sectors and 58 indicators.

GGI 2020-21 ranking:

Groups Rank States/UTs

Other States – Group A

1 Gujarat

2 Maharashtra

3 Goa

Other States – Group B

1 Madhya Pradesh

2 Rajasthan

3 Chhattisgarh

North-East and Hill States

1 Himachal Pradesh

2 Mizoram

3 Uttarakhand

UTs

1 Delhi

2 Puducherry

3 Daman & Diu





NITI Aayog released 4th State Health Index; Kerala topped

• NITI Aayog has released fourth edition of the State Health Index for 2019–20 that

provides incremental performance in health outcomes and status.

• Developed by: NITI Aayog, World Bank, and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

• Among the Larger States, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana emerged among the best three

performers in terms of Overall Performance at 1st, 2nd and 3rd rank respectively. Uttar Pradesh

(UP) ranked at the bottom i.e. 19th.

• Among the Smaller States, Mizoram (1st), Tripura (2nd), and Sikkim (3rd) emerged as the best

performer in Overall Performance. Nagaland ranked 8th.

• Among the UTs, DH & DD-Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

(1st), Chandigarh (2nd), and Lakshadweep (3rd) are top performers. Among UTs, Andaman &

Nicobar ranked 7th.

• World Inequality Report 2022: India among most unequal countries

• Paris-based World Inequality Lab has released World Inequality Report 2022, authored

by Lucas Chancel, co-director of World Inequality Lab, and was coordinated by famed French

economist Thomas Piketty. As per the report 2022, India is now among the most unequal

countries in the world with an affluent elite.

• The average national income of the Indian adult population is Rs 204,200. While the

bottom half of Indian population earns Rs 53,610, the top 10% earns twenty times more

(around Rs 11,66,520). Top 10% and top 1% hold respectively 57% and 22% of total

national income, while share of the bottom 50% has gone down to 13%. The ratio in the

richest nation that is the US, is 1 to 17.

India will become 3rd largest economy in 2031 as per CEBR’s World Economic League Table

2022

• As per the Centre for Economics and Business Research’s (CEBR) World Economic League

Table 2022, India was predicted to become the 6th largest economy (by overtaking

France) in 2022 and become the 3rd largest economy in 2031.

• The annual league table also predicted that China will overtake the US to be the largest

economy in 2030 (two years later than the forecast in 2021). The world economy is set to

surpass $100 trillion for the first time in 2022.

Ranking out of 191 Countries 2021 2022 2026 2031 2036

United States 1 1 1 2 2

China 2 2 2 1 1

Japan 3 3 3 4 5

Germany 4 4 4 5 4

United Kingdom 5 5 6 6 6

France 6 7 7 7 7

India 7 6 5 3 3

ARIIA Rankings 2021: IIT Madras topped under Institute of National Importance category

• Ministry of Education has released Atal Rankings of Institutions on Innovation

Achievements (ARIIA) 2021 on December 30, 2021.

• IIT Madras has again emerged as the best institute under the “CFTIs, Central University, &

Institute of National Importance” category in the ARIIA 2021 list, followed by IIT Bombay

and IIT Delhi.

• This 3rd edition of ARIIA has introduced a special framework for non-technical

institutions that further strengthen the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Indian

higher education institutions. First edition of the ARIIA was launched in 2018.

November






Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021

Hurun India and EdelGive

• Rank 1: Wipro’s Azim Premji (donation of Rs 9,713 crore during fiscal 2020-21)

• Rank 2: Shiv Nadar (Rs 1,263 crore)

• Rank 3 : Mukesh Ambani (Rs 577 crore)

2022 QS World University Rankings

QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

(42nd regionally) IIT Delhi (45th

regionally)

• Rank 1: National University of Singapore

1st edition of the Global Drug Policy Index 2021

Harm Reduction Consortium

Rank 18: India • Rank 1: Norway • Rank 2: New Zealand • Rank 3: Portugal

Global Climate Change Performance Index

2022

Germanwatch along with Climate Action Network (CAN) and

New Climate Institute

Rank 10: India

The first three overall positions remain empty as no country performs well enough in all index categories to achieve an overall very high rating.

• Denmark (4th) • Sweden (5th) Worst performers: Australia, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan

IQAir Air Quality Index (AQI)

IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group

1st: Delhi 4th: Kolkata 6th: Mumbai

2021 TRACE global Bribery Risk Rankings

TRACE International

Rank 82: India

• Rank 1 : Denmark • Rank 2 : Norway • Rank 3 : Sweden • Rank 192: Eritrea • Rank 193:

Turkmenistan • Rank 194: North Korea

IPF Citizen Satisfaction Survey on SMART

Policing 2021

Delhi-based think tank, IPF (Indian Police Foundation)

Bottom 3: • Chhattisgarh • Uttar Pradesh • Bihar

Top 3: • Andhra Pradesh • Telangana • Assam

1st Sustainable Development Goals

(SDG) Urban India Index 2021-22

NITI Aayog with GIZ and BMZ under the Indo-

German Development Cooperation

Bottom 10 performers: Dhanbad, Meerut, Itanagar, Guwahati, Patna, Jodhpur, Kohima, Agra, Kolkata and Faridabad

Top 10 performing urban areas: Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Panaji, Pune, Tiruchirappalli, Ahmedabad and Nagpur

October






Henley Passport Index 2021

Henley (Based on the survey of the International

Air Transport Association (IATA)

data.)

Rank 90

Top 5 • Rank 1: Japan, Singapore • Rank 2: Germany, South

Korea • Rank 3: Finland, Italy,

Luxembourg, Spain Bottom - Afghanistan

Renewable Energy Country Investment attractiveness index

2021

EY Rank 3 Rank 1: US Rank 2: China

Global Hunger Index 2021

Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe

Rank 101 92 rank: Pakistan, 76 rank: Nepal, Bangladesh

IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021

Hurun

Rank 2: Gautam Adani Rank 3: Shiv Nadar & family

Rank 1: Mukesh Ambani

Forbes World’s Best Employer 2021

Ranking Forbes

Rank 1: Reliance Industries (Rank

52 globally)

Global Ranking: Rank 1: Samsung Electronics Rank 2: IBM Rank 3: Microsoft

71st Global Food Security Index 2021

London-based Economist

Impact and is sponsored by Corteva

Agriscience

India ranked 71st

Rank 1st: Ireland Rank 2nd: Austria Rank 3rd: United Kingdom Last rank (113th): Burundi

2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index

(MCGPI) survey Mercer Consulting India ranked 40th

Rank 1: Iceland Rank 2: Netherlands Rank 3: Denmark Rank 43 (Bottom): Thailand Note: The 2021 MCGPI, has added 4 new retirement systems: Iceland, Taiwan, UAE and Uruguay.

World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021

India ranked 79th

Top 3: • Denmark • Norway • Finland

Bottom 3: • Venezuela, RB • Cambodia • Congo, Dem. Rep.

Five years on: Global climate tech

investment trends since the Paris

Agreement

London & Partners, and Dealroom. Co

India ranked 9th Rank 1: United States (US) Rank 2: China Rank 3: Sweden





THE’s World Reputation Rankings

2021

Times Higher Education (THE)

Ranking of Indian Institutes: Rank 91-100: IISc Bangalore Rank 126-150: IIT Bombay Rank 176-200: IIT Delhi Rank 176-200: IIT Madras

Rank 1: Harvard University (US) Rank 2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US) Rank 3: University of Oxford (UK) 10: Tsinghua University (China)

FIFA Ranking 2021 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de

Football Association)

India ranked 106th

Rank 1: Belgium Rank 2: Brazil Rank 3: France

Sept

Index Index released

by India’s Rank 1st Rank

THE World University

Rankings 2022


Indian University Rank • IISc Bangalore – 301-

350 bracket • Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) Ropar – 351-400 bracket.

• IIT Indore – 401-500 bracket.

1st: University of Oxford 2nd: California Institute of Technology 3rd: Harvard University

National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021

Ministry of Education,

Government of India

• Management colleges • All India Institute of

Medical Sciences, New Delhi 1st in Medical

• Jamia Hamdard, Delhi 1st in Pharmacy subject

• Miranda College, Delhi 1st amongst colleges

• IIT Roorkee 1st in Architecture subject

• National Law School of India University, Bangalore 1st in Law

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, 1st in

“Dental” category

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1st in Overall Category as well as in Engineering

• Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 1st in the University as well as Research Institution category

• IIM Ahmedabad 1st in





'100 most influential people

of 2021' list Time Magazine

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

• Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla

• US President Joe Biden • Vice-President Kamala

Harris • Duke & Duchess of Sussex

Prince Harry & Meghan • Former US president

Donald Trump

Global Innovation Index 2021

World Intellectual Property

Organization (WIPO)

Rank 46th: India • Rank 1: Switzerland • Rank 2: Sweden • Rank 3: US

3rd State Food Safety Index 2021

(SFSI)

Food Safety and Standards

Authority of India (FSSAI)

Larger States: • Gujarat • Kerala • Tamil Nadu Smaller States: • Goa • Meghalaya • Manipur

UTs: • Jammu and Kashmir, • Andaman and Nicobar

Islands New Delhi

Asiamoney 2021 Poll

Asiamoney

Overall Most Outstanding Company in India: HDFC Bank Most Outstanding Company in India – Banking Sector: HDFC Bank

August

Index Index released

by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Fortune Global 500 list for 2021

Fortune • Reliance Industries

(155)

1st: Walmart

“Global Youth Development Index 2020”

Commonwealth Secretariat in

London Rank 122nd Rank 1: Singapore

World’s 100 best airports list 2021

Skytrax

The list of India’s airports in World’s Top 100

Airports 2021 Delhi at number 45

Hyderabad at 64 Mumbai at 65

Bengaluru at 71

Rank 1: Doha Hamad Rank 2: Tokyo Haneda

Rank 3: Singapore Changi Rank 4: Seoul Incheon Rank 5: Tokyo Narita

‘Most polluted cities’ in the world

in 2020 report

British company HouseFresh

Most Polluted city in the world

Rank 1: Hotan, Xinjiang province, China

Rank 2: Ghaziabad, India Cleanest city in the world

Top 4 Polluted country in the world

Rank 1: Bangladesh Rank 2: Pakistan

Rank 3: India





Rank 1: Judbury, Australia

Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list

2021

Hurun

Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked at 57

India is ranked 9th with 12

companies

Top 3 Companies: 1. Apple (USD 2,443 billion)

2. Microsoft 3. Amazon

Top countries: US - 243 companies

China - 4 Japan - 30

UK - 24 Cushman Global Manufacturing

Risk Index 2021

Cushman & Wakefield

Rank 2: India

Rank 1: China Rank 2: India

Rank 3: US.

Safe Cities Index 2021

Economist Intelligence Unit

(EIU)

New Delhi at 48th Mumbai at 50th

1. Copenhagen 2. Toronto

3. Singapore Bottom of the index: Yangon

(Myanmar)

(July, 2021) Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021

Startup Blink 20th Rank 1: US Rank 2: UK

Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020

International Telecommunication

Union (ITU).

10th Rank 1: US

(June, 2021) Index Index released by India’s Rank / Bottom Rank 1st Rank

World University Rankings 2021-22

Centre for World University Rankings

(CWUR)

Global Rank 415: IIM Ahmedabad

(68 Indian Institutes in Top 2000)

Rank 1: Harvard University Rank 2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SDG India Index 2020-21 Niti Aayog The worst-performing states and UTs include:

Chhattisgarh, Nagaland and Odisha with a score of- 61

Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh at a

score of- 60 Assam scored- 57

Jharkhand scored- 56 Bihar at-52

The top-performing states and UTs as per the report

are: Kerala with a score of- 75

Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with a score of -

74 Andhra Pradesh, Goa,

Karnataka and Uttarakhand scored- 72

Sikkim scored- 71 Maharashtra with a Goal

score of- 70 The State of India’s

Environment Report 2021 on 17 Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by United

Nations

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Rank 117: India

THE Asia university rankings 2021


Rank 37: IISc Bangalore Rank 55: IIT Ropar Rank 78: IIT Indore

Rank 1: Tsinghua University, China

Rank 2: Peking University





‘The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020’

Times

1st Spot: Rhea Chakraborty 2nd Spot: Miss Universe

2020, 3rd runner-up Adline Castelino

3rd Spot: Actress Disha Patani

QS World University Rankings 2022

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

· Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (186th

position) · Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) Bombay (177th position)

· IIT Delhi (185th rank)

Rank 1: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT) Rank 2: University of

Oxford Rank 3: Stanford University

University of Cambridge World’s Best Banks 2021 Forbes with market

research firm Statista

Rank 1: DBS Bank

Global Skills Report 2021

Coursera Rank 67: India Rank 1: Switzerland Rank 2: Luxembourg

Rank 3: Austria World Giving Index 2021 Charities Aid

Foundation (CAF) Rank 14: India Rank 1: Indonesia

Rank 2: Kenya Rank 3: Nigeria

“Global House Price Index” – Q1 2021.

Knight Frank Rank 55: India Rank 1: Turkey Rank 2: New Zealand

World Competitiveness Index 2021

Institute for Management

Development (IMD)

Rank 43: India Rank 1: Switzerland Rank 2: Sweden

Rank 3: Denmark 15th edition of Global

Peace Index 2021 Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Sydney

Rank 135: India (5th in South Asia region)

Rank 1: Iceland since 2008 Bottom: Afghanistan

Sustainable Development Report

2021 (6th Edition)

Sustainable Development Solutions

Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann

Stiftung

Rank 120: India Rank 1: Finland Rank 2: Sweden

Rank 3: Denmark

Ease of Living Index 2020

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

Rank 1: Bengaluru

Rank 2: Chennai Rank 3: Shimla

‘Annual Bank Statistics of 2020’

Swiss National Bank (SNB), the Central Bank

of Switzerland.

Rank 51: India Rank 1: United Kingdom (UK)

Rank 2: US QS Executive MBA

Rankings 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds

(QS) IIM Bangalore: Rank 1 in India

Rank 39 globally

Global list of biggest philanthropists of last

century

Hurun and Edelgive Foundation

Rank 1: Jamsetji Tata Rank 2: Bill Gates and his now-estranged wife Melinda

Rank 3: Henry Wellcome World Investment

Report 2021 UN Conference on

Trade and Development

(UNCTAD)

Rank 5 (largest recipient of FDI inflows in world): India-

USD 64 billion

Top 3 US-USD 156 billion

China-USD 149 billion Hong Kong-USD 119 billion

(May, 2021) Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Brand Finance Insurance 100 report

for 2021

London-based consultancy firm Brand

Finance

Most valuable insurance companies

Rank 10: LIC with $8.65 billion.

Strongest insurance brands

Rank 3: India’s LIC.

Most valuable insurance companies

Rank 1: PingAn Insurance of China-$44 billion.

Strongest insurance brands Rank 1: Italy’s Poste Italiane





2021 ranking of global retail power houses

Deloitte Fastest growing retailer in the world

Rank 2: Reliance Retail Ltd List of Global Powers of

Retailing Rank 53: Reliance Retail

Ltd

List of Global Powers of Retailing

Rank 1: US giant Walmart Inc Rank 2: Amazon.com Inc

Rank 3: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2021

Fortune Magazine Rank 10: Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of

India (SII)

Rank 1: Jacinda Ardern, PM of New Zealand

EY’s Renewable Energy Country

Attractiveness Index (impressive show on

solar PV segment)

Rank 3: India Rank 1: US

Rank 2: China

April, 2021 Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Global Gender Gap Report 2021

World Economic Forum 140th Rank 1: Iceland Rank 2: Finland Rank 3: Norway

35th Forbes’ annual billionaire list

Forbes Rank 10: Mukesh Ambani

Rank 1: Jeff Bezos Rank 2: Elon Musk

Rank 3: Bernard Arnault

Academic Ranking of World Universities

(ARWU 2020)

ShanghaiRanking Consultancy

Best higher education institutes in

India: Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Bangalore Best varsity in India: Calcutta

University

Rank 1: Harvard University Rank 2: Stanford University

Rank 3: University of Cambridge Category of 501- 600- IISc

Bangalore

Internet inclusion and gender equality report

Facebook and Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

49th Rank 1: Sweden Rank 2: United States

Rank 3: Spain





Henley Passport Index 2021

Henley & Partners 84th Rank 1: Japan Rank 2: Singapore

Rank 3: Germany, South Korea Rank 110: Afghanistan (Bottom)

World Press Freedom Index 2021

Reporters Without Borders

142nd Rank 1: Norway Rank 2: Finland Rank 3: Sweden

Global Energy Transition Index 2021

World Economic Forum (WEF)

87th Rank 1: Sweden Rank 2: Norway

Rank 3: Denmark

Chandler Good Government Index 2021

Chandler Institute of Governance, Singapore

49th Rank 1: Finland Rank 2: Switzerland Rank 3: Singapore

SIPRI’s TRENDS IN WORLD MILITARY

EXPENDITURE report 2020

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

(SIPRI)

3rd Rank 1: United States Rank 2: China

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index 2021: Gujarat retained top spot

Categories Rank States/UTs

States

1 Gujarat 2 Haryana 3 Punjab 4 Tamil Nādu 5 Maharashtra

North Eastern States and

Himalayan UTs

1 Jammu Kashmir

2 Sikkim

3 Meghalaya

UTs 1 Delhi 2 Chandigarh

NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021: Bihar, Jharkhand, UP poorest states in India

Top 5

Bihar (51.91%) Jharkhand (42.16%) Uttar Pradesh (37.79%) Madhya Pradesh (36.65%)





Meghalaya (32.67%)

Bottom 5

Kerala (0.71%) Goa (3.76%) Sikkim (3.82%) Tamil Nadu (4.89%) Punjab (5.59%)

Kantar’s BrandZ India report 2021: Amazon, Asian Paints, Tata Tea topped India’s Most Purposeful Brand Rankings India’s Top 5 Most Purposeful Brands:

Rank Most Purposeful Technology

Brands Most Purposeful FMCG

Brands Most Purposeful Non-FMCG

Brands 1 Amazon Tata Tea Asian Paints

2 Zomato Surf Excel

(Detergent brand) Samsung & Jio

3 YouTube Taj Mahal (tea brand) MRF 4 Google & Swiggy Parachute & Maggi Tata Housing 5 Flipkart Britannia Airtel

Swachh Survekshan 2021 Ranking: Indore is the cleanest city, Chhattisgarh is cleanest state

• Cleanest State (with more than 100 urban local bodies): Chhattisgarh • Cleanest State (with less than 100 urban local bodies): Jharkhand • Cleanest City (with less than one lakh population): Vita city of Maharashtra • Cleanest small city (1-3 lakh population): New Delhi Municipal Council • Cleanest medium city (3-10 lakh population): Noida • Cleanest big city’ (10-40 lakh population): Navi Mumbai • Cleanest cantonment board: Ahmedabad cantonment • Cleanest District: Surat • Fastest Mover small city: Hoshangawad, Madhya Pradesh • Best Small City in Citizens’ Feedback: Triputi, Maharashtra • Top city in Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge: Navi Mumbai

Top 10 ranked city in Swachh Survekshan 2021:

Rank City Name

1 Indore

2 Surat

3 Vijayawada

Chapter 6: Partnership/ Agreement Partnership/Agreement (July)

Partnership/ Agreement Aim

MoU inked between AJNIFM and Microsoft

Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for

building an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence at AJNIFM.





PhonePe partnered Flipkart to enable digitized pay-on-delivery service for the e-commerce major's orders.

PhonePe's dynamic QR code solution will enable customers who earlier opted for 'cash on delivery' to pay digitally through any UPI app at the

time of delivery.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Bank of India in distribution tie-

up

a corporate agency agreement which will enable distribution of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance’s products through the bank’s vast network of

5,084 branches, 80 retail business centres and 60 SME city centres across the country.

Razorpay partnered with Mastercard

to launch ‘MandateHQ’ – a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for its customers. Razorpay,

which is backed by Sequoia Capital, GIC, and others, aims to integrate MandateHQ with more than 50 banks in the next 12 months.

Max Bupa Health Insurance and Axis Bank entered a

Bancassurance partnership

This partnership will help provide comprehensive health insurance solutions to Axis Bank’s employees and customers.

The tie-up will enable millions of Axis Bank customers across 4,500 plus branches to gain access to quality healthcare solutions through a

range of health insurance products offered by Max Bupa.

Axis Bank partnered NIIT IFBI

to launch digital banking academy NIIT Institute of Finance Banking and Insurance (NIIT IFBI) and Axis Bank have launched a fintech professional programme to build

future-ready professionals for the private sector lender. The programme offers graduates with zero to three years of experience

an opportunity to join Axis Bank as a deputy manager (IT).

Ladakh signed MoU with Sikkim

To make Ladakh organic, the administration of Ladakh on 14th July signed an MoU with the Sikkim State Organic Certification Agency

(SOCCA). A tripartite MOU has been signed between Ladakh and SSOCA regarding

the implementation of Prampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Mission Organic Development Initiative (MODI) in the Ladakh region with

the aim to convert Ladakh into organic by 2025.





IAHE signed pact with University of New South Wales

The Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH), has signed an

Agreement with University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia for setting up a Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology

and Systems (CATTS) at IAHE, Noida.

Axis Bank signed an MoU with Indian Army

offering a defence service salary package under Axis bank’s "Power Salute" initiative.

The Defence service salary package will offer different benefits to all ranks of army officers. The benefits of the MoU will cover both serving

Defence personnel as well Defence pensioners.

Kotak Mahindra Bank signed MoU with the Indian Navy

KMBL will offer its salary account proposition to all personnel of the Indian Navy – both serving and retired.

It also provides 'Special Education Benefit for Children & Additional Girl Child Benefit' that covers dependent children of up to 22 years in the

event of an accident claim by the salary account holder.

U GRO Capital & Bank of Baroda in tie-up

for co-lending to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. Under the co-lending programme Pratham, Bank of Baroda and U GRO will together disburse loans worth Rs 1,000 crore to MSMEs.

The loan amount ranges from ₹50 lakh to ₹2.5 crores to be offered at an interest rate starting from 8% with a maximum tenure of 120

months.

BIAL signed a deal with IBM

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), has signed a ten-year partnership with the company IBM to set up the ‘Airport in a Box’

platform. The partnership is designed to help Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) improve its productivity, automate its

information technology services, increase operational flexibility to handle future growth in passenger traffic and reduce costs.

August 2021 Partnership/ Agreement Aim

Indian Bank signed an MoU with SINE, IIT Bombay

for funding Start-ups and MSMEs. Indian Bank, entered into an MOU with Society for Innovation

and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay an initiative of Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay for extending

exclusive credit facility to Start-ups and MSMEs.





ICICI Prudential Life tied up with NPCI to provide a Unified Payments Interface Autopay facility to its customers.

The UPI Autopay e-mandate can be activated by customers by using their smartphones to make regular renewal premium

payments in a paperless format. SBI General partnered with SahiPay to increase insurance penetration in the rural markets.

SahiPay, the fastest growing tech-enabled financial inclusion platform of Manipal Business Solutions, provides digital and

financial services to customers in semi-urban and rural India. Indian Navy has inked an MoU with the Infrastructure Development Finance

Company (IDFC) FIRST Bank

to initiate ‘Honour FIRST’, a premium banking solution for serving personnel and veterans of the Indian Navy.

With zero – balance salary account feature, Honour FIRST account holders will receive up to 5 per cent interest per annum

and a net banking and customised mobile app. Indian Bank signed an MoU with Paralympic

Committee of India (PCI) as one of the banking partners of the Paralympic Games which

commenced from August 24 in Tokyo, Japan. The President of the Paralympic Committee of India is Deepa

Malik. Paytm & HDFC Bank tie-up to build comprehensive solutions across payment gateway,

point of sale machines and credit products. This includes Paytm Postpaid which is a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution,

Eazy EMI and Flexi Pay. The partnership will also deliver enhanced SmartHub solutions to the market. HDFC Bank

SmartHub solutions is an integrated platform offering merchants a one-stop solution shop for all their business needs payments.

Intel has collaborated with CBSE, Ministry of Education

announced the launch of the AI For All initiative with the purpose of creating a basic understanding of artificial

intelligence (AI) for everyone in India. Based on Intel’s AI For Citizens program, AI For All is a 4-hour, self-paced learning program that demystifies AI in an inclusive

manner. Haryana govt signed an MoU with Walmart

Vriddhi and ‘Haqdarshak’ to create a pathway for Indian MSMEs’ products to move to the

international markets. To promote MSMEs apart from large industries, many important concessions have been given to investors in ‘Haryana Enterprises

and Employment Policy-2020’. BRICS signed a deal with ISRO Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) signed

an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing, according to the Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO). IIM Ahmedabad has partnered with Bank of

America to launch a Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT). The

Centre aspires to become a knowledge hub for academia, policymaking, and the private sector by facilitating cutting-edge

research on digital transformation and innovation.

Sept Partnership/ Agreement Aim

Axis Bank tied up with BharatPe for the point of sale (PoS) business of BharatPe named BharatSwipe. Under the partnership, Axis Bank will be the acquiring bank for BharatSwipe and will provide acceptance of credit and debit cards for merchants associated with BharatPe.





HDFC Bank partnered with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)

HDFC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to offer credit support to MSMEs across the country.

AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) signed a pact with the National Bank for Rural

and Development (NABARD)

to boost ongoing rural development initiatives in the state of Rajasthan. MoU envisages a joint initiative to benefit farmers, Self Help Groups (SHGs), rural artisans, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), agri-entrepreneurs, and agri-start-ups in Rajasthan.

HDFC Bank tied up with Paytm to offer co-branded credit cards on the Visa platform to businesspersons, millennials and merchants. The HDFC Bank-Paytm co-branded credit cards will be launched in October during the festive season to tap into the high consumer demand for credit cards, equated monthly instalments (EMIs), and buy now pay later (BNPL) options and the full suite of products will be offered by the end of December 2021.

Yes bank tied up with VISA to offer credit cards to its customers, following the regulatory ban on Mastercard by RBI. The Visa co-branded cards come with nine credit card variants covering all segments, consumer cards, business cards, and corporate cards across YES First, YES Premia and YES Prosperity.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and SBI Card have

joined hands

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and SBI Card have joined hands to launch the ‘BPCL SBI Card co-branded RuPay Contactless Credit Card, offering fuel and other benefits.

October Partnership/ Agreement Aim

TCS, SBI extend partnership for 5 years

to drive innovation, enhance customer experience The partnership between TCS and SBI started with the implementation of the TCS BaNCS core banking solution in 2001.

BSE signed MoU with Business Leadership League

This will help the aspiring SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) to align and strategize about their innovative solutions and to get prepared for listing on BSE SME Platform.

Federal Bank has tied up with CredAvenue

for Portfolio management of their Securitization Book and implemented CredPool, an institutional debt platform of CredAvenue.





Rupifi tied up with Muthoot Finance

to facilitate 15 million SMEs to access instant credit over the next few years. Rupifi allows SMEs to flexibly repay their dues as and when required with a per-day interest pricing without any monthly EMIs.

Bharti AXA Life Insurance entered into a Bancassurance Partnership with

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

to ensure distribution of life insurance products through the bank’s network across India.

Union Bank partnered with CDAC UBI signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad to launch a 1st of its kind initiative on Cyber Security awareness.

HDFC Ltd partnered with India Post Payments Bank

to offer HDFC Ltd’s home loans to ~4.7 crore customers of IPPB through its wide network of 650 branches and over 1.36 lakh banking access points. Aim: To promote affordable housing in the remotest locations of India.

Google Pay tied up with SBI General Insurance

to enable the users to buy SBI General’s health insurance on the Google Pay app. The users were enabled to buy both individual and family plans under SBI General’s Arogya Sanjeevani policy through Google Pay Spot.

SAIPL partnered with SBI

Sunfresh Agro Industries Private Limited (SAIPL) in Maharashtra operating under Global dairy major Lactalis partnered with State Bank of India (SBI) to extend financial support to the dairy farmers in the state.

MeitY Startup Hub partnered with Google

to launch ‘Appscale Academy’, a growth and development programme, to train early to mid-stage startups across India.

IRCTC partnered with Truecaller to provide passengers with greater trust in communication. This partnership aims to reduce fraud in the railways.





BSE signed MoU with Chhattisgarh

to spread awareness about the benefits of listing SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises). Aim: To help the SMEs of the states in getting equity financing and to boost the income of the state and create employment.

November


Federal Bank and Aditya Birla Health Insurance entered into a

Bancassurance Partnership

As a part of this alliance, Federal Bank will provide to its customers innovative health insurance solutions offered by ABHICL.

Axis Bank signed MoU with Indian Navy

offer a defence service salary package under ‘’Power Salute’’. Major benefits included under “Power Salute” are accidental cover up to INR 56 lakh, children education grants up to INR 8 lakh, total permanent disability cover up to INR 46 lakh, partial permanent disability cover of up to INR 46 lakh and air accidental cover of INR 1 crore, zero processing fee and 12 EMI (Equated Monthly Installment) waivers on home loan.

ICICI Bank also renewed MoU with Indian Army

to offer enhanced benefits and new features through its ‘Defence Salary Account’ (DSA) to all serving as well as retired Army personnel.

Bank of Baroda signed MoU with NCDEX e-Markets Ltd

to Support Agro e-commerce Businesses Through this agreement BoB will work as a ‘Clearing Bank’ and it will handle financial transactions in the NeML marketplace and auction platform.

Flipkart signed MoU with Ministry of Rural Development

in order to empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) through Central Government’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) program.

ICICI Lombard partnered with Vega Helmets

to increase road safety awareness and to promote the habit of protection. Under this partnership, ICICI Lombard will provide a personal accident policy on every online purchase of Vega Helmet. The personal accident cover will offer the benefits of accidental death with an insured amount of Rs 1 lakh.

ESAF Small Finance Bank partnered with NABARD

for local economic development. Under the partnership, along with NABARD, the bank has organized a state-level Local Sustainable Economic Development Training Program to build financial literacy at basic levels.

PhonePe partnered with Liberty General Insurance

to provide motor insurance services digitally. Under this, Liberty General Insurance will provide a variety of Motor Insurance policies to the customers, digitally through PhonePe app.

UCO Bank signed Co-Lending Agreement with Aadhar Housing

Finance

to provide convenient home finance solutions or home loans to customers from the economically weaker sections, lower and middle-income groups. This partnership is premised upon the co-lending framework of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that provides a tool for banks and non-banks to collaborate for providing affordable solutions to the unserved and underserved sections.

Maharashtra signed an MoU with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

to provide technical support for Maharashtra’s Electric Vehicle (EV) policy.





The MoU was signed at Glasgow, United Kingdom, at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26). Maharashtra state EV policy aims to have a 10 percent share of EV vehicles of total registrations in India by 2025.

NPCI Bharat BillPay tied up with ICICI prudential

to provide ClickPay facilities which offer easy payments. ClickPay enables customers to make renewal premium payments and also other utility bills, EMIs etc. This is the first insurance company to provide hassle free, two-step premium payment options for customers.

IOCL tied up with NTPC to collaborate in the field of Renewable Energy and mutually explore opportunities for supply of low carbon/RE RTC (round the clock) captive power. This comes in the backdrop of Indian Oil announcing its plan to build the country’s first green hydrogen plant at its Mathura refinery.

Axis Bank signed an MoU with Army Insurance Group

to offer retail mortgage loans to the Indian Army personnels. Through this agreement the bank will offer higher loan amounts and also provide facilities to transfer the balance of customers’ loans from AGI to Axis Bank.

SBI signed co-lending agreement with U GRO Capital

Through this collaboration, SBI and U GRO Capital will disburse up to Rs 500 crore loans to MSME sector by March 2022. The SBI assigned U GRO Capital as its first co-lending partner for its ‘Sanjeevani programme’ to finance MSMEs. It will offer loans up to INR 3 crore at a competitive rate of interest.

SBI signed agreement with Jamshedpur Football Club

to promote and support football in India. This is the first of its kind of agreement by SBI in the game of football. Through this agreement, the SBI will become one of the principal sponsors of the JFC, thereby having the SBI logo on the Jersey.

SIDBI tied up with Google India Pvt Ltd

for piloting a social impact lending programme with financial assistance up to Rs 1 crore at subsidised interest rates to MSMEs. The collaboration brings a corpus of $15 million (about Rs. 110 crore) to micro-enterprises as a crisis response related to Covid-19 for reinvigoration. Under the partnership, MSMEs having turnover up to Rs.5 crore will get the loan ranging between 25 lakh to 1 crore which is being implemented by SIDBI.

Odisha government signed MoU with Save LIFE Foundation

to improve road safety in the state. Aim: To improve road safety and emergency medical care, and reduce accidental deaths on roads significantly in the next three years. MoU aims to reduce accidental road deaths around 30-40 percent in 3 years.

NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) signed MoU with Dubai’s

Network International

to discuss their collaboration on acceptance of the UPI in the UAE. The proposed collaboration will benefit Indian travellers visiting the UAE. It will allow them to make payments through UPI-based mobile applications leveraging Network’s trusted payment infrastructure. The proposed rollout of UPI mobile payment solutions on Network International’s merchant network is expected to start in the 1st quarter of 2022.

IDFC First Bank partnered with HPCL

to enable bank’s FASTag customers to facilitate fuel payments of passenger vehicles at HPCL’s retail outlets using the bank’s FASTags via HP PAY app. Also, IDFC First Bank’s FASTags can be bought, recharged and replaced by passenger vehicle users at select HPCL retail outlets.

SBI signed an MoU with Pondicherry Co-op Milk Producers’ Union Ltd

for financing individual dairy farmers up to Rs 3 Lakh. The Loan will be made available through YONO application of the SBI Bank. SBI has introduced a technology product, named ‘SAFAL- Simple





And Fast Agriculture Loan’ for financing individual Dairy farmers, who are supplying milk to commercial dairies on a regular basis.

Equitas SFB partnered with HDFC Bank

to launch its new co-branded credit cards. Through this partnership, Equitas SFB will utilize the HDFC bank’s reach in the credit card market and also to provide its customers a better banking ecosystem. The credit card can be availed in two categories. The first category is the ‘Excite Credit Card’ which offers a credit limit from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh and the second category is the ‘Elegance Credit Card’ which offers credit of over Rs 2 lakh.

BOB Financial Solutions partnered with NPCI

to launch BoB Credit Cards (Easy and Premier variants) on the RuPay platform. Both Easy and Premier variants of BoB credit cards have been launched on the JCB International network and both cards support global acceptance.

MakeMyTrip tied up with Civil Aviation Ministry

to promote regional air connectivity through the UDAN scheme. MakeMyTrip will now power UDAN flights on the ‘AirSewa portal’ and market them on its platform to promote its services.

Union Bank of India entered into a co-lending partnership with Capri

Global Capital Ltd (CGCL)

to enhance last-mile finance and drive financial inclusion to MSMEs by offering loans between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore.

Odisha Water Resource Department signed letter of

agreement (LoA) with UNICEF

to collaborate on communication and policy initiatives of the department. Aim: To develop high impact communication materials and water policy that helps to ensure change in behavior of children and women on sustainable water use and conservation.

YES Bank partnered With Amazon Pay, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

to offer customers an instant real-time payment system through a Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transaction facility. The integration enables Amazon Pay to issue UPI IDs with the @yapl handle, allowing customers to make secure, fast, and convenient payments.

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance tied up with TropoGo

for the distribution of a drone Insurance product. With this Bajaj Allianz General Insurance becomes the 4th insurer to offer drone cover. HDFC Ergo was the first insurer to launch a drone insurance cover in June 2020, followed by ICICI Lombard in August 2021, and Tata AIG last month.





December


SBI signed MoU with Usha

International

for empowering women entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance

named ‘NAVCHETNA’ by SBI.

Walmart & Flipkart signed an MoU

with Madhya Pradesh govt

to create an ecosystem of capacity building for MSMEs in Madhya

Pradesh & assist MSMEs to digitize their business and enable them to sell

their products through online retail.

Kotak Mahindra Bank partnered

with Worldline

to enable Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) payments via Kotak debit

cards in India. The minimum purchase to be done to avail the EMI services

with Kotak Debit Card is Rs. 5,000. The customers have the flexibility

to repay their loans over a period of 3 to 12 months.

SBI partnered with Adani Capital

Private Ltd

to provide support for co-lending to farmers for purchase of tractor and

farm implements.

The SBI will work with Adani Capital to provide co-lending assistance for

financing farm mechanisation, warehouse receipt finance, Farmer Producer

Organizations (FPOs) etc.

IREDA signed an MoU with THDCIL to provide financial and technological support to develop renewable

energy projects.

IREDA signed an MoU with

Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer

Corporation Limited (BVFCL)

to provide techno-financial expertise to develop RE energy projects and

fundraising.

Paytm partnered with AWS offer Paytm Startup Toolkit with exclusive payment services to early-stage

Indian startups.

Paytm will help entrepreneurs to grow businesses with payment, distribution,

and growth solutions who are operating in India in the AWS Activate.

Shivalik SFB partnered with

Indiagold

to launch India’s 1st loan against ‘Digital Gold’. This agreement will enable

customers to use their digital gold balance to avail instant and digital loans

upto Rs. 60,000 and also seamlessly access gold loans starting at a monthly

interest of just 1%.

ICICI Bank partnered with Flipkart to offer an instant and digital overdraft (OD) facility of up to 25 lakh to

individual sellers and businesses registered on Flipkart.

SBI signed MoU with Kendriya

Sainik Board

to support and educate the children of war veterans, ex-servicemen, and

war widows.

India’s largest bank said it will provide a grant of ₹1,000 per month to 8,333

war veterans’

Airtel partnered with Invest India jointly launched ‘Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge’ for Startups to

develop solutions in 5G, IoT.

Federal Bank entered into

Bancassurance Partnership with

Star Health Insurance

to provide health insurance products for the Bank’s 8.90 million customers

across India.

Bank of Baroda signed an MoU

with Centrum Housing Finance

for sourcing and financing housing loan borrowers under Co-Lending

Model (CLM) mechanism. Bank extends upto of Rs.1000 crore as Housing

finance in one financial year.

Karnataka & UNDP signed LoU as a

part of ‘Code-Unnati’

to improve the access to entrepreneurship and employment opportunities

among the youths, including women.

The initiative involves United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and is supported

by SAP India Lab’s CSR Strategies will be implemented in 4 districts of

Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Dakshina Kannada and Raichuru.





IPPB and NPCI Bharat BillPay

Limited collaborated

to facilitate pan India doorstep bill payments service for IPPB and non-

IPPB customers. The platform enables customers to pay bills for various

utilities and other recurring services.

ISRO inked agreement with Oppo

India

to strengthen the Research and Development (R&D) of the NavIC

messaging service, an Indian satellite navigation system. NavIC, an acronym

for Navigation with Indian Constellation, aims to provide a user-friendly

platform. Oppo will use NavIC messaging service in its future mobile

handset sold in India.

Odisha inked agreement with

United Nations Capital

Development Fund’s (UNCDF)

to launch “Mission Shakti Living Lab” for empowering women economically

and drive gender equality

Axis Bank tied up with Swift to provide a comprehensive digital banking solution to clients. The bank is

integrating with different digitisation initiatives by government bodies

and service providers to extend an end-to-end service to business clients.

BoB partnered NPCI to launch bob World Wave, a wearable line of products for payments,

integrated with a complete health ecosystem. The device will provide

contactless payments of up to Rs. 5,000 in all Near-Field Communication

(NFC) enabled Point of Sale (PoS) devices and also enable payments above

Rs 5000 using the PIN.

Andhra Pradesh inked pact with

United Nations Food and

Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO)

and Indian Council of Agricultural

Research (ICAR)

to help the state farmers in adopting a sustainable agriculture food system.

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL)

signed a purchase agreement with

Solar Energy Corporation of India

(SECI)

to supply 4,667 MW of green power. It is the world’s largest-ever green

power purchase agreement (PPA). The agreement is part of a

manufacturing-linked solar tender of 8,000 MW awarded to AGEL by SECI in

June 2020.

PFC signed agreement with

GreenCell Mobility

to lend INR 275 crore for deployment of 350 electric buses across nine

cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Rajasthan signed MoU with Rays

Power Infra

to build an avant-garde PV Photovoltaic (PV) Power Station (commonly

called solar power plant) and to generate 500 MW of green electricity.

Meta expanded partnership with

CBSE

to provide a curriculum on digital safety and online well-being and

Augmented Reality (AR) for around 1 crore college students and 10 lakh

educators across India over the next 3 years.

Union Bank of India partnered with

Home First Finance

to offer home loans to customers at competitive interest rates. HomeFirst

will retain a minimum of 20 percent of the loan while 80 percent will be

retained by UBI.

TVS Motor, BMW Motorrad join

hands

TVS Motor Company will develop electric vehicles (EV) with BMW’s

Motorrad brand in India. The first product under the enhanced co-operation,

an electric model suited for the urban ecosystem, is expected to make its

debut in the next 24 months.

Tata Motors signed MoU with

Maharashtra

to support the establishment of a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility

(RVSF) in Maharashtra. The facility will have a capacity of recycling around

35000 vehicles a year.

GAIL signed MoU with Gujarat

Alkalies and Chemicals Limited

(GACL)

for setting up of 500 Kilo Litre Per Day (KLD) capacity Bioethanol plant in

Gujarat and for cooperation in other business areas of mutual interest. The

estimated project cost is Rs. 1,000 crores and it is expected to generate

annual revenue of approximately Rs. 1500 crores.





Edelweiss General Insurance

partnered with PhonePe

to offer quick and easy, digital motor insurance products to all its

customers. The partnership offers PhonePe customers simple, end to end

digital solutions in the motor insurance segment.

NPCI partnered with Udemy

Business

to encourage innovative learning and skill development for employees of

NPCI.

The 3-year partnership with Udemy Business will offer courses on in-

demand skills such as tech, domain, behavioural, and leadership skills to

all NPCI employees.

Google Pay partnered with

Mastercard on Tokenisation for

Card-Based Payments

Mastercard and Google announced a tokenization method that

enables Google Pay users to safely transact using their Mastercard credit

cards and debit cards.

CBI signed a co-lending agreement

with U GRO Capital

to provide INR 1000 crore formal credit to underserved MSMEs at

affordable rates across all product categories of U GRO Capital.

Under this partnership, it is aimed to disburse up to INR 1000 crore to U GRO

Capital’s varied programmes like Pratham, Sanjeevani, Saathi, GRO MSME

and Machinery financing.

REC Ltd signed agreement with

KfW Development Bank

to avail an Official Development Assistance (ODA) term loan worth USD

169.5 million under the Indo-German bilateral partnership. Both

organisations will jointly undertake various projects in Power sector &

Renewable Energy (RE) projects.

Paytm Payments Bank partnered

with MoneyGram

to enable international fund transfer directly to Paytm Wallet. Under the

Partnership, MoneyGram users abroad can now transfer money to any full

Know Your Customer (KYC)-compliant Paytm wallet.

SIDBI signed MoU with West

Bengal

to develop the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem in

the state. According to the MoU, a project management unit (PMU) of

SIDBI will work with the state government.

Indipaisa partnered with NSDL

Payments Bank

to launch Financial Technology (Fintech) solutions targeting India’s 63

million Small & Mid-sized Enterprise (SME) sector.

HDFC Bank partnered with IPPB to offer banking services to over 4.7 crore customers of IPPB in semi-urban

and rural areas.

HDFC Life signed bancassurance

partnership with South Indian

Bank

to enable customers of the South Indian Bank to avail HDFC Life’s life

insurance products and services to the customers of South Indian Bank.

IndusInd Bank partnered with

NPCI

to offer real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI IDs, for

its Money Transfer Operator (MTO) partners. It is the first Indian bank to go

live on UPI for cross-border payments/NRI remittances. IndusInd Bank has

started off with Thailand’s DeeMoney for Foreign Inward Remittance (FIR)

through UPI.

Karnataka govt partnered with

NPCI & SBI

to enable and implement the ‘e-RUPI’ payment solution to students under its

scholarship programme. For redeeming e-RUPI, the identified institutes will

scan the QR code or SMS string displayed by the students using an

application.

PNB entered into co-lending

arrangement with Lendingkart

This partnership is part of its efforts to improve the flow of credit to the

unserved and underserved sector of the economy.

RBL Bank partnered with Bajaj

Finance for the extension of the

partnership of co-branded credit

cards for 5 years

The Bank had entered into a partnership with Bajaj Finance

in 2018 launching a series of co-branded credit cards.





Chapter 7: list of loans agreement for India from different organizations

Loan Dec

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

ADB $125 million (around

Rs 938 crore)

for water supply and sanitation projects in

Uttarakhand.

Aim: To build cost-effective city-wide sanitation, wider-

reach and less water-dependent, and to engage the

private sector in building the skills of concerned urban

local bodies.

ADB

USD 500 million

(about Rs 3,752

crore)

to help the government of India improve the quality

of the country's school education and mitigate the

impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

pandemic on students' learning.

World Bank USD 135 million

to improve the operational efficiency and reliability

of electricity supply in selected areas in West Bengal.

Aim: To strengthen distribution networks, invest in

smart-grid technologies, and ensure financial

sustainability of the state discom (distribution

companies).

ADB Rs 15 crore (USD 2

million)

to strengthen CPHC under the Pradhan Mantri

Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PM-ASBY),

which is recently renamed to Pradhan Mantri

Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

(PM-ABHIM).

The fund will be used to enhance urban primary

healthcare usage across India.

ADB Rs.2653.05 crore

(USD 350 million) to improve urban services in India.

ADB $112 million

to strengthen skills education and training through

the establishment of the Assam Skill University (ASU).

An additional $1 million grant from the Japan Fund

for Poverty Reduction will support the introduction of

technologies for smart campus management,

integrated teaching, learning, and career development

management.

Germany Development

Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt

fur Wiederaufbau)

Euro 442.26 mn

for 40.35 km Surat Metro Rail project in Gujarat.

The project is co-financed by French Development

Agency, AFD (Agence Française de Développemet)

with Euro 250 million.

European Investment

Bank

1st tranche loan of

Euro 250 mn for Agra Metro Rail Project, Uttar Pradesh.

Germany Development

Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt

fur Wiederaufbau)

140 million Euro for an energy reform programme in Madhya

Pradesh.





Loan (Nov, 2021)


Asian Development Bank (ADB)

USD 250 million

about Rs 1,875 crore loan to support India’s National Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP). This is the first subprogram of the programmatic USD 500 million loans to develop 11 industrial corridors spanning 17 states.

World Bank USD 300 million

NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog and the World Bank are setting up a $300-million ‘first loss risk sharing instrument’, with the State Bank of India (SBI) as its program manager, for faster and easier financing of electric vehicles (EVs). The current rate of interest for electric two-wheelers & electric 3 Wheelers, which is in the range of 20-25 percent is expected to be reduced to 10-12 percent.

World Bank $40 million

to strengthen health project agreement for the state of Meghalaya. Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will improve the quality of health services in the state and strengthen the management and governance capabilities of the state to handle future health emergencies including COVID-19.


$61 Million

loan under ‘Agartala City Urban Development Project’ to improve livability, harness technology, and promote new developments to accommodate the expanding population in the city of Agartala, Tripura. ADB will also provide a $1 million technical assistance (TA) grant from its Technical Assistance Special Fund to support the project’s capacity building and awareness-raising activities.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and


$2 billion

for India to purchase COVID-19 vaccines under ADB’s Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX). AIIB provides USD 500 million and the Manila-based ADB is expected to finance USD 1.5 billion.

World Bank Rs 770 crore

An MoU was signed between Assam’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) department and World Bank to promote river transportation of the state. The central government would return 80% of the loan amount and the state government would refund the remaining 20%.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

USD 150 Million

The loan amount will be used for the implementation of the Sustainable Urban Services Program (SUSP) for the Chennai Metropolitan Area. The AIIB has approved around 29 projects for India worth USD 6.8 billion till 2021. Now, India has become one of the largest beneficiaries of AIIB.


USD 300 million

to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas. This programme will be implemented in urban areas across 13 states. The programme supports Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres and PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat





Yojana. The programme is supported by a $2 million technical assistance grant from ADB’s Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction for program implementation, capacity building, innovation, knowledge sharing across the healthcare system.


for a project to improve quality of learning for over 50 lakh students in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Students from all grades and stages of school education will benefit from the project. The project will benefit around 40 lakh students (between the age of 6 and 14) in over 45,000 Government schools, 10 lakh children (between the age of 3 and 6) enrolled in Anganwadis (Integrated Child Development Centers).


USD 1.5 billion (approx Rs

11,185 crore)

to help the Government of India purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus (COVID-19). The fund will be used to procure at least 66.7 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses for an estimated 31.7 crore people of the country. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is expected to co-finance an additional USD 500 million for the project.

Germany 1.2 billion Euro

(approx. Rs 10,025 crore)

aid to India, in support of India’s fight against climate change. This fund will also be used for cooperation on clean energy. Under its commitments, Germany allotted €713 million for energy, €409 million for urban development, and €90 million for agroecology & natural resources.

Loan (Oct, 2021)



program to support Chennai’s Sustainable Urban Services and to turn it into a “world-class city”. This programme will fulfil Tamil Nadu’s vision of making Chennai into a city which is more green, liveable, and resilient towards climate change. Apart from programme in Tamil Nadu.

World Bank $40 million project that will improve the quality of health services in the state Meghalaya.

Asian Development Bank $100 billion

an increase in its climate financing goals 2019-2030 for developing member countries (DMCs) by $20 billion to $100 billion. Earlier in 2018, ADB had announced an $80 billion goal for climate financing for developing countries in Asia during 2019-2030.

Asian Development Bank $4.5 million

The Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing (PRF) loan for Mizoram to improve urban mobility in capital city, Aizawl.

Asian Development Bank $251 million

for climate-resilient, integrated urban flood protection and management in Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar basin to strengthen the resilience of Chennai city to floods. It will help residents of Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar basin to cope with intensifying rainfall, a higher sea level rise, and a storm surge caused by cyclones, and protect lives, economy, and environment.





Asian Development Bank $100 million

to promote Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) Project to boost farm incomes and reduce food losses in Maharashtra. ADB will provide a $500,000 technical assistance (TA) grant from its Technical Assistance Special Fund and $2 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction on a grant basis to improve market linkages for FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations).

Loan (Sept, 2021)



$150 million (about Rs 1,095 crore)

to provide access to inclusive, resilient and sustainable housing for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu. The state is vital to India's economic growth, contributing 8.54 per cent to the country's gross domestic product.


$112 million to develop water supply infrastructure and strengthen capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved service delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.


$300 million as additional financing to scale up improvement of rural connectivity to help boost rural economy in the state of Maharashtra.


$251 Million for urban flood protection and management in the Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar river basin in India.

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

$356.67 million

to support the expansion of the Chennai metro rail system. The project involves the construction of a new corridor in Chennai’s metro network as part of Chennai Metro Rail Phase 2.

Loan (August, 2021) Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose


The Government of India, the Central Water Commission, government representatives from 10

participating states and the World Bank signed a $250 million project for long-term dam safety program and

improving the safety and performance of existing dams across various states of India.

Asian Development Bank USD 300 million

ADB has approved a USD 300 million loans as additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural

Connectivity Improvement Project for upgrading rural roads and connecting remote areas with markets.

Asian Development Bank USD 500 million

India has signed a USD 500 million loans agreement with the ADB in order to expand metro rail network in

Bengaluru. Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru will be expanded with

the construction of two new metro lines of 56 kilometers.

Loan (July, 2021)



(about Rs 3,717.28 crore)

to support India's informal working class to overcome the current pandemic distress.

Of the USD 500 million commitment, USD 112.50 million will be financed by its concessionary lending arm International Development Association and USD





387.50 million will be a loan from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

Loan (June, 2021) Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

Asian Development Bank (ADB) USD 2.5 million (approx Rs 18.23

crore)

A project readiness financing (PRF) loan to Upgrade Road Infrastructure In Sikkim

Asian Development Bank (ADB) USD 484 million to improve transport connectivity and facilitate industrial development in the Chennai–Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in the state of Tamil Nadu

World Bank USD 500 million A Raising and Accelerating Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Performance (RAMP) Program to

help boost India’s MSME sector World Bank USD 32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project for

improving healthcare services in Mizoram World Bank USD 125 million to support Kerala’s preparedness against natural

disasters, climate change impacts, disease outbreaks and pandemics

World Bank USD 250 million (Rs 1,860 Crore)

for Initiatives of ‘Supporting Andhra’s Learning Transformation’ (SALT) Programme in Andhra Pradesh

Loan (April, 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose World Bank USD 32 million to improve management capacity and quality of

health services in Mizoram. The project titled “Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project” will strengthen the

governance and the management structure of the Mizoram Health department and its subsidiaries

World Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

USD 300 million approved about Rs 2,190 crore for canal-based drinking water projects in Punjab. The project is

aimed at ensuring quality drinking water and minimise water losses for Amritsar and Ludhiana.

The entire project will be co-financed by IBRD (World Bank) – USD 105 million, Asian

Infrastructure Investment Bank – USD 105 million and the Punjab government – USD 90

million. Asian Development Bank 484 million USD for CKIC (Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial

Corridor) in Tamil Nadu. The project will upgrade 590 km of state highways in the CKIC influence

areas. The Climate Change adaptation measures are to be

incorporated in the highway upgrades. The project is to strengthen road safety programmes through

advanced technologies for road monitoring. Asian Development Bank USD 1.5 billion ADB has provided USD 1.5 billion to India to deal

with the COVID-19 pandemic. The institution had announced a package of USD 20 billion in April 2020 to provide financial support to

26 countries to help fight the pandemic.

Loan (March 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose World Bank $100 million The World Bank plans to introduce a $100-

million credit guarantee scheme to boost India’s rooftop solar programme, which has not gained





enough traction. The scheme will allow micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to avail concessional debt

financing for setting up rooftop solar units.

The World Bank scheme, along with State Bank of India (SBI) and the MSME ministry to

accelerate adoption of rooftop solar units, will help MSMEs access credit of around $1 billion.

Chapter 8: Merger and Acquires (July and August)

Merger Company About

Adani Group has taken over Mumbai Airport

Adani Group led by Gautam Adani has completed the takeover of ‘Mumbai International Airport’ from GVK group. Adani Airport

Holdings presently own a 74% stake in Mumbai International Airport.

India is going to become world’s third largest aviation market by 2024.

Microsoft acquired cybersecurity firm RiskIQ

Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire RiskIQ, a San Francisco-based provider of cybersecurity services, including malware and

spyware monitoring and mobile app security. Microsoft has valued the deal paying more than $500 million for

RiskIQ.

Byju's acquired US edtech firm Epic

Edtech major Byju's has acquired US-based kids learning platform Epic in a $500 million cash-and-stock deal, making this

its second-biggest acquisition after it bought brick-and-mortar coaching network Aakash Institute for close to $1 billion earlier

this year.

Govt of UT of Ladakh will acquire 8.23% stake in J&K Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has accorded its approval to the Government of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh to acquire

8.23 per cent of the paid-up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd as on the date of enforcement of Jammu and Kashmir

Reorganisation Act, 2019 ( October 31, 2019)..

Sept






PayU acquired BillDesk

Netherlands-based Prosus NV has announced to acquire the Indian digital payments provider BillDesk and merge it with its own fintech service business PayU. The size of the deal is $4.7 billion. This acquisition will make the combined entity of PayU and BillDesk as the leading online payment providers globally and in India by total payment volume (TPV).

HDFC Life acquired Exide Life Insurance

India’s largest private insurer HDFC Life Insurance on 3rd Sept announced that its board has approved acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Exide Life Insurance Company for a total consideration of ₹6,687 crore.

LIC bought 3.9% stake in Bank of India

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has bought 3.9 per cent (15,90,07,791 shares) of the Bank of India through open market acquisition. Before this acquisition, LIC held about 3.17 per cent stake in the Bank of India. After this acquisition, LIC now has 7.05 per cent, equivalent to 28,92,87,324 shares of Bank of India.

Byju's bought Tynker

Online education giant Byju’s is paying about $200 million to acquire the coding platform Tynker. Tynker’s service, launched in 2013, offers classes and camps on coding, with some curriculum offered for free and premium content sold to schools for an average of $5,000 a year.

Zee Entertainment signed merger deal with Sony

Pictures Networks India

Zee Entertainment has signed a merger deal with Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited. Zee Entertainment will hold 47.07 percent, while Sony India will hold a 52.93 percent stake in the merged company. Both the companies have agreed to a binding exclusivity for 90 days. Puneet Goenka will continue to provide services to the merged company as MD and CEO for a period of 5 years.

October


Paytm acquired CreditMate

Paytm has acquired a 100% stake in Mumbai-based digital lending startup CreditMate. CreditMate was founded in 2019 by Jonathan Bill, Ashish Doshi, Swati Lad and Aditya Singh as a collection platform that helps lenders collect overdue payments from borrowers.

Ola acquired GeoSpoc

to build next-generation location technology With this buyout, GeoSpoc co-founder Dhruva Rajan and his team of scientists and engineers are expected to join Ola to develop technologies that will make mobility accessible, sustainable, personalised, and convenient across shared and personal vehicles, as per a post shared by the company.

Tata buy Air India

Air India will head back to the Tata Group after decades flying as the national carrier. Tata Sons will pay Rs 18,000 crore for the Maharaja, outbidding a consortium led by SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh who had bid Rs 15,100 crore.





Reliance New Energy Solar acquired REC Solar Holdings

acquisition of Norwegian solar manufacturing company REC Solar for an enterprise value of $771 million. Reliance, who made the deal through its wholly owned subsidiary Reliance New Energy Solar, will use REC’s advanced technologies and patents to build a 4-gigawatt (GW) manufacturing facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat as part of its ‘giga factories’.

Tech Mahindra acquired Lodestone & WMW

Tech Mahindra Limited has acquired United States (US) based Infostar LLC, which is doing business as Lodestone for 105 million USD (~Rs 788 crores) and We Make Websites Limited (WMW), based in London for 9.4 million pounds (~ Rs 97 crores) to strengthen its digital portfolio.

November


HDFC Life acquired Exide Life

CCI gave the approval to HDFC Life Insurance Company for acquiring 100% shareholding of Exide Life Insurance Limited under Article 31 (1) of the Competition Law of 2002. The Deal was signed for INR 6,687 crore. In which, HDFC Life is to pay INR 725.98 crore in cash and left money will pay by issuing 87 million shares at INR 685 apiece to Exide Industries.

GAIL acquired 26% stake in OTPC

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the acquisition of the 26% stake of bankrupt Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS) in ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) by GAIL (India) Ltd. The 26% stake are acquired from IL&FS Group companies: IL&FS Energy Development Company Ltd (EDCL) and IL&FS Financial Services Ltd (IFIN).

eBikeGo acquired Spanish company Torrot’s

brand ‘Velocipedo’

Electric two-wheeler mobility platform eBikeGo has acquired the rights to manufacture the smart electric trike ‘Velocipedo’ of a leading Spanish automotive company Torrot in India. It aims to manufacture these scooters at its factory in Pune. Velocipedo will be produced in three basic models — a personal vehicle, Trick Taxi and a cargo vehicle.

FedEx India acquired stake in Delhivery

CCI has approved the acquisition of a minority stake in Delhivery Limited, India’s largest B2B & C2C Logistics Courier Service Provider, by FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India) Private Limited (FedEx India), logistics solutions in India under the American transportation giant FedEx Corp.

December

Merger/Acquiring Company About

PNB acquired 9.5% stake in ONDC Ltd

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) will become the

promoter of Open Network for Digital Commerce

(ONDC) limited by investing over 9 % (~9.5 %) stake in the

company.





PNB will have 9.5 % equity capital in the ONDC or INR 25

crore, whichever is lower.

RBI approved LIC to increase stake up to

9.99% in IndusInd Bank

At present, LIC holds a 4.95 percent stake in the IndusInd

Bank.

Recently, LIC had also received a similar kind of approval

from RBI to increase its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to

9.99 percent.

CCI approved acquisition of 100% stake

in Air India by Tata Sons

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved

acquisition of 100% shareholding in Air India Limited, Air

India Express Limited and 50% shares in Air India

SATS (AISATS) by Talace Private Limited.

Talace Private Limited is a wholly-acquired subsidiary of Tata

Sons. In October 2021, the Central Government approved

the INR 18000 crore bid provided by Talace Private

Limited for acquiring Air India & its subsidiaries.

SBI acquired minority stake in JSW

Cement

The State Bank of India (SBI) acquired a minority stake

(less than 50 percent) in JSW Cement Limited for an

investment of INR 100 crore through Compulsory

Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS).

IOCL acquired 4.93% equity share in

Indian Gas Exchange Ltd

The deal is for the acquisition of 36,93,750 equity shares

with the face value of Rs.10 each that could equate to 4.93

percent of the share capital in IGX Limited. Indian Oil also

announced an investment of Rs. 9,028 crores for setting up

a crude oil pipeline from Mundra to Panipat.

Wipro has signed a USD 230 million deal

to acquire Edgile

Together, Wipro and Edgile will develop Wipro

CyberTransform, an integrated suite that will help

enterprises enhance boardroom governance of cyber

security risk, invest in robust cyber strategies, and reap the

value of practical security in action.

Chapter 9: APP/Website/Card

August

App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose

e-RUPI National Payments Corporation

of India (NPCI)

PM Modi launched e-RUPI on August 2. The electronic voucher-based digital payment system

has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on its UPI platform.

E-Rupee: E-Rupee is a cashless and contactless means of digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-

voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of the beneficiaries. With the help of e-RUPI payment service, a user will be able to redeem the voucher without a card,

digital payments app, or internet banking access.

‘SIM Binding’ feature in YONO and YONO Lite

SBI to safeguard the interest of its customers. The new

version of these platforms will protect customers from various digital frauds.





With the SIM Binding feature YONO and YONO Lite will work only on those devices which have SIM of mobile

numbers registered with the bank.

“Digital Prayaas” lending platform

SIDBI

an app-based digital-lending platform to facilitate loans to entrepreneurs from low-income groups.

The objective is to sanction a loan by the end of the day. The platform has engaged in the promotion,

financing and development of MSMEs.

Platform for Regulated Entities for Integrated

Supervision and Monitoring (PRISM)

Reserve Bank of India

a web-based end-to-end workflow automation system, to strengthen compliance by supervised entities (SEs).

This is aimed at helping supervised entities to strengthen their internal defences and resilience and

bringing focus on root cause analysis (RCA).

‘Neo Collections’ Digital Repayment platform

Kotak Mahindra Bank

It is a Do It Yourself (DIY) Digital Repayment Platform for missed loan repayments. Kotak

Mahindra Bank has launched the Neo Collections platform in tie-up with Creditas Solutions.

ANANDA mobile app LIC mobile application of LIC’s digital paperless

solution, “ANANDA” for LIC agents. ANANDA stands for Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Application.

Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) Mobile App for

Uttarakhand IIT Roorkee

This mobile app project was sponsored by Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA).

Earthquake early warning system will alert people regarding the onset of calamity on mobile application. It can detect onset of the Earthquake and issue warnings

before significant tremors take place in state.

‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App

Ministry for Social Justice and Empowerment

Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘PM-DAKSH’

Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App. This portal and app has been developed by the Ministry

of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with NeGD, to make skill development schemes

accessible to the target groups of Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Safai Karamcharis.

UNITE Aware Tech Platform

India in collaboration with UN

for improving the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers. The launch of the UNITE AWARE platform came as India assumed the Presidency of the 15-nation

UN Security Council for the month of August.

“WEP Nxt” Women Entrepreneurship

Platform NITI Aayog and Cisco

next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) titled “WEP Nxt” to foster women

entrepreneurship in India.

July

App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose

"Bulletin" Facebook

Social Media Giant Facebook has announced a set of publishing and subscription tools

named Bulletin, aimed to promote independent writers in the US.

Bulletin will include support focused on creation of content, monetisation and audience growth.

Sept App/

Website/Portal/Card Company /

Department Purpose





SIB – OneCard Credit Card

South Indian Bank & OneCard

South Indian Bank, in association with OneCard, has launched the SIB – OneCard Credit Card. A premium metal card, the SIB – OneCard has an app-based onboarding process, which is in line with the Bank’s vision of digital transformation. The internationally valid credit card on the Visa Signature platform can be fully controlled through the powerful OneCard App.

RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’

NPCI and Fiserv

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in partnership with Fiserv Inc. launched the plug-and-play RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’. nFiNi is a ready stack of services required for fintechs and banks to issue RuPay credit cards and will enable fintech to co-create bank-sponsored credit cards. It is a BaaS (banking-as-a-service) programme.

‘Pragati’ mobile app LIC

‘Pragati’ is a comprehensive mobile application which gives various information which are updated in near real-time about the performance of their agency force in critical areas of business performance like Premium collection, agency activisation, prospective MDRT / centurion agents etc., apart from monitoring their team on activities such as usage of agents mobile app and NACH validations.

October App/

Website/Portal/Card Company /

Department Purpose

NAV-eCash card SBI, Indian Navy

SBI & Indian Navy launched SBI’s NAV-eCash card onboard the country’s largest naval aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. NAV-eCash card, with its dual-chip technology, will facilitate both online as well as offline transactions.

‘Waste to Wealth’ web portal

Government of India

to enhance cooperation for sustainable development through economy and community participation. The web portal will bring together technology providers, government stakeholders and urban local bodies to find solutions to India’s waste problems, mainly plastic waste.

‘My Port App’ Government of India

launched in Kolkata for digital monitoring of port operation. It has been launched for promoting transparency and to provide port-related information. The app has been launched for those port users who want to use various port services. It includes all facts about the port digitally.

‘Healthy Smile’ Mobile App

AIIMS

launched in a bid to raise awareness on maintaining oral hygiene among children. This app is an initiative of the Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, with the help of AIIMS intramural research grant.

Jal Jeevan Mission App & Rashtriya Jal

Jeevan Kosh Government of India

Launched as a part of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019. Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh (RJJK) will enable individuals, institutions, corporations, or philanthropists, either in India or abroad, to contribute/donate to provide tap water





connection in every rural household, school, Anganwadi centre, ashram shala, and other public institutions.

‘Buy now, pay later’ platform, postpe

BharatPe

The new platform provides credit to customers to buy now, but pay later from anywhere. Customers using the postpe platform can download the app from Play Store and avail interest-free credit limit of up to Rs 10 lakh.

India’s first smartphone-based

eVoting solution

Telangana State Election Commission

(TSEC)

The eVoting solution has been developed by Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) with the implementation support of the Emerging Technologies Wing of the IT Department of the State and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).

NPCI Tokenization System (NTS)

platform NPCI

to support tokenisation of cards as an alternate to storing card details with merchants The NTS will support the tokenisation of RuPay cards to further enhance the safety of customers. Merchants are required to meet the tokenization by January 1, 2022.

‘Ka-ching’ Credit Card

Kotak Mahindra Bank with IndiGo

IndiGo and Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) entered into a strategic partnership for the launch of a co-branded credit card named ‘Ka-ching’. The credit card was launched under IndiGo’s 6E Rewards programme and linked with it to enable the members to earn rewards by using the card on IndiGo and other merchants.

Rupay Credit Card ‘Veer’

Kotak Mahindra Bank with NPCI

to launch Kotak credit cards on the RuPay network named ‘Veer’ for Indian armed forces i.e the Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel. The launch of Veer credit card for the armed forces marks Kotak’s 1st credit card under the RuPay network. The credit card is available in two variants such as – Kotak RuPay Veer Platinum and Kotak RuPay Veer Select.

‘e-munnetram’ web portal

Tamil Nadu

Muthuvel Karunanidhi (M K) Stalin has launched a web portal named ‘e-munnetram’ to review the progress of all important infrastructure projects in the state. The portal was developed by the Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA), Information Technology (IT) Department. Currently, the portal will work as a private portal.

‘IT Nanban’ platform Tamil Nadu

The TNeGA has conceptualized an interacting platform named ‘IT Nanban’, which will interact with the IT industry and enable all IT/ITES companies in Tamil Nadu to interact with the State government over policymaking.

The Keezhadi and The Tamizhi

Computer software Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu CM has launched 2 Tamil computer software The Keezhadi and The Tamizhi, with advanced features, which were developed by the Tamil Virtual Academy (TVA).

‘Garuda App’ Election Commission

of India (ECI)

for the digital mapping of all polling stations by using its longitude and latitude. The longitude and latitude of the polling stations along with photos and location information will be uploaded in the app by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) (using their registered mobile numbers).





“Paryavaran Saathi” chatbot & Website

Delhi Government

The Environment Minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai launched a ‘Paryavaran Saathi chatbot’ and website to facilitate people’s participation in the fight against pollution. The chatbot has been made in partnership with UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) ‘s Yuwaah.

November

App/ Website/Portal/Card

Company / Department

Purpose

‘Khadya Sathi: Amar Ration Mobile App’

West Bengal

West Bengal’s CM inaugurated a WhatsApp chatbot for the Food and Supplies Department of the state government and a mobile application, ‘Khadya Sathi: Amar Ration Mobile App’ to help people apply for ration cards.

‘FinBooster’ Credit Card

Yes Bank and BankBazaar

a Co-Branded credit card named FinBooster to measure the Creditworthiness of the customers. FinBooster is built around a credit fitness tracker. FinBooster uses CreditStrong app Subscription (credit fitness report) which helps customers to track creditworthiness that improves the Credit score.

‘Uttam Beej portal’ Haryana

Manohar Lal Khattar, CM of Haryana, has launched the ‘Uttam Beej portal’ which will benefit the farmers of Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency. The portal will provide transparency in the seed production programme.

‘e-Sarkar app’ Gujarat

launched for Paperless Administration on a pilot basis to make administrative works paperless, quick and easy for citizens. The state govt plans to launch the app on a full scale on December 25, 2021, the same day on which India celebrates Good Governance Day. The e-Sarkar app was formed by combining the latest technology along with the existing IWDMS (Integrated Workflow and Document Management System) app, which was launched by the Gujarat government in 2005 for administrative purposes.

‘Whistle Blower’ portal Indian Renewable

Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA

to raise Complaint on Corruption Launched as a part of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2021’ celebrated from 26th October to 2nd November 2021. The Whistle-blower Portal has been developed by the IT Team of the company and will help the IREDA employees to raise concerns related to fraud, corruption, abuse of power among other things.

‘SafeCard’ tokenisation solution

PhonePe

for online debit and credit card transactions. RBI had made a device-based tokenization framework applicable to Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) services as well i.e Card-on-File (CoF) means that the Credit/Debit card details are stored by merchants for ease of payment.

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Mobile App

Ministry of Culture

Minister of State Meenakashi Lekhi, Ministry of Culture and External Affairs launched the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) mobile App which is a single point access to all information, activities and events related to the 75th anniversary celebrations of India’s independence.





“Punjab Career Portal” Punjab

Pargat Singh, Education Minister of Punjab has launched a Punjab Career Portal with an aim to provide professional career guidance to school and college students of Punjab. The state education department has launched the portal in association with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India. The technical partner for the career portal for Punjab is Aasman Foundation.

AI-powered ‘Voice Trading’

Paytm Money

It will allow users to place a trade or get information about stocks via single voice command. This voice command feature uses neural networks and natural language processing (NLP) to allow instant processing.

‘Kotak PVR Movie Debit Card’.

Kotak Mahindra Bank, PVR

India’s 1st Co-branded movie Debit card named ‘Kotak PVR Movie Debit Card’. The cardholders will receive joining vouchers and earn points on every transaction on the debit card (at PVR and outside PVR as well), with no upper limit on the points earned.

‘ULPIN’ & NGDRS Portal Union Ministry for

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

Giriraj Singh launched the Unique Land Parcel Identification Numbers (ULPIN) across India, and launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) portal and Dashboard. India targets for complete digitization of all land records by March 2023.

‘Trade Emerge’ online platform

ICICI Bank

for Indian exporters and importers to offer them digital banking and value-added services. Trade Emerge is set up to obtain key registrations and licenses such as trade license, Importer Exporter Code (IEC), GST registration and Registration Cum Membership Certificate issued by export promotion organisations or Commodity Boards of India.

India’s 1st Credit Card made from Recycled

PVC Plastic HSBC India

The cards have been introduced in partnership with global cards manufacturer IDEMIA to gradually eliminate single-use PVC plastic. The card was launched as a part of a new programme launched by HSBC Group to introduce sustainable cards across all its global locations to support its global commitments to sustainability and a net-zero in its operations by 2030.

December

App/ Website/Portal Company /

Department Purpose

‘Call your Cop’ mobile App Nagaland police

Aim: To enable all the citizens, especially those who are under

stress, to get in touch with the police.

The app was developed by the Police Headquarters CID

branch in collaboration with Excellogics Tech Solutions Pvt

Ltd, Nagaland.





‘Hamar Apan Budget’ Web

Portal & Mobile App Jharkhand

prepared by the state finance Department from the Chief

Minister’s residential office in Ranchi.

Through this portal, the general public of the state can share

their suggestions for the 2022-23 budget.

“PNB Pride-CRMD module”

Android app

Punjab National

Bank (PNB)

for differently-abled employees to monitor and effectively

follow up with the special mention

account (SMA) borrowers.

The Pride-CRMD module has built-in TalkBack software that

allows the visually impaired to access the system freely and to

interact with customers by tapping on their phones.

mobile banking app ‘J&K

Bank mPAY – Delight’

Jammu & Kashmir

Bank

The app was initially launched (soft launch) in July 2021.

The features of the app include Account Details (Deposit and

Advances), Fund Transfer, Bill Payments & Donations, Positive

Pay System and Bharat Bill Pay, etc.

e-learning platform

“Unnati” Delhi Police

Launched under the Delhi Police’s flagship scheme ‘YUVA’ at

the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Auditorium, New Delhi, Delhi.

Unnati is an e-learning and certification initiative by

the Delhi Police-South West District to help educate youths

and impart skill training to school dropouts from the weaker

sections of society.

National Helpline Against

Atrocities (NHAA)

Ministry of Social

Justice and

Empowerment

to prevent atrocities on members of Scheduled Castes (SCs)

and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

The NHAA will ensure proper execution of the Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,

(POA) 1989. The NHAA will be available 24×7 on toll-free

number 14566 across the country.

‘Paytm Wealth Academy’

EdTech platform Paytm

first of its kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered

Educational Technology (EdTech) platform named, ‘Paytm

Wealth academy’ for traders and investors.

The educational platform will offer courses and webinars on

trading and financial concepts according to the needs of

individuals.

Management Information

System portal named ‘Vikas

Portal’

Ministry of Rural

Development

(MoRD)

for rankings of States/Union Territories (UTs) in Land

Acquisition Projects under RFCTLARR Act, 2013. It is

developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) team





of Department of Land Resources (DoLR), MoRD with zero

cost.

RFCTLARR is an acronym for Right to Fair Compensation and

Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement.

Unified Logistics Interface

Platform (ULIP) Hackathon

“LogiXtics”

Department for

Promotion of

Industry and Internal

Trade (DPIIT)

with an aim to crowdsource ideas to benefit the logistics

industry in India.

LogiXtics is organised by NITI (National Institution for

Transforming India) Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission and

supported by National Industrial Corridor Development

Corporation (NICDC) and NICDC Logistics Data Bank

Services Limited (NLDSL).

Chalo mobile app & Chalo

smart card Maharashtra

to facilitate digital and advance purchase of Brihanmumbai

Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus tickets.

Chalo mobile app will allow passengers to buy online bus

tickets and have access to bus passes through e-wallet. The

contract worth Rs 85 crore has been given for the maintenance

of the Chalo mobile application for six years.

He also launched the NCMC complaint smart card of BEST

as well as new fare schemes for the passengers, one that

provided 10 trips at Rs 70 and another called ‘Flexifare’.

CM Dashboard monitoring

system “CM Dashboard

Tamil Nadu 360”

Tamil Nadu

Government

It will enable CM to track all welfare schemes, including the

status of their implementation, fund allocation and the number

of beneficiaries along with updates on the storage of water in

dams and rainfall patterns.

co-branded credit card for

navy personnel

BOB Financial and

Indian Navy

The credit card will be offered on the RuPay platform and

will be equipped with contactless features. A navy personnel

up to the age of 64 years will be eligible to choose from 3

variants of the co-branded credit card.

‘Haryana Kaushal Rozgar

Nigam’ portal Haryana

Also announced to set up the Atal Park & Smriti Kendra in

Gurugram, Haryana.

The CM also honoured 78 officers and employees for delivering

best services in various fields. He also launched a magazine

‘Vyavastha Parivartan Se Susashan’ and 2022 official

calendar.

Health service management

centre (HSMC) portal Gujarat

for monitoring various national and state-level health schemes.

CM also launched the website of the Gujarat Epidemic

Response Management Information System (GERMIS) in

Gandhinagar, Gujarat.





‘RuPay Business Platinum

Debit Card’ for Corporates

Central Bank of

India and NPCI

Domestic card offers an ATM withdrawal limit of Rs.1

lakh along with a purchase of up to Rs.3 lakh at Point on Sale

(POS) or E-Commerce.

International card users can also withdraw up to Rs. 75,000 at

ATMs abroad and perform purchases globally worth up to Rs.

3 lakh at Point On Sale (POS) or E-

Commerce and international online merchants.

Other Benefits includes Purchase Protection coverage of Rs. 2

lakh, Accidental death coverage worth Rs. 10 lakh, and Air

accident coverage Rs. 20 lakh.

in-house messaging app

ASIGMA Indian Army

The Indian Army, launched a contemporary messaging

application named ‘ASIGMA’ (Army Secure IndiGeneous

Messaging Application). It is a new generation web-based

application developed entirely in-house by a team of

officers of the Corps of Signals of the Army.

It works as an alternative to Army Wide Area Network

(AWAN) messaging application which has been in service for

the past 15 years.

RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ wearable

keychain

City Union Bank &

NPCI

& Manufacturing

partner Seshaasai

This contactless wearable keychain will be part of their daily

lifestyle and enable customers to tap and make cashless

payments securely.

This On-the-Go solution allows the bank’s customers to

carry payment cards on their keychains, making for fast and

convenient payments up to ₹5,000 at all Rupay-enabled

point of sale devices (PoS) without entering a PIN.

Chapter 10 India’s GDP Forecast FY21 &22 (Last Update 6 Jan

2022) Organization 2020-21 FY 22 (2021-22)

Fitch (-)9.4% (Update-8 Dec) 8.7% (Update 7 Oct)

HSBC Bank

11.2%

RBI forecasted (-)7.5%(Update-4 Dec) 9.5% (Update 5 june)

Moody (-)7%(Update-25feb) FY22 at 9.3% and FY23 at 7.9%

(Update 23 Nov)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (-)8%(Update-15 Dec) 9.7% (Update 16 Dec)





2022-7.5%

World Bank (-)9.6%(Update-6 Oct) 8.3% (Update -13 June)

World Economic Outlook released by International Monetary

Fund (IMF)

(-)8% (Update-27th Jan 2021)

9.5%(Update -28 July 2021)

FICCI (-)8% (Update 27Jan) 9.1% (Update -8Oct 2021)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

(OECD)

(-)9.9% (Update-2dec) 9.7% (Update 21 sept 2021)

DBS Bank (-)6% (Update 22 July)

Goldman Sachs (-)10.3% (Update 18 Nov) 9.1% (Update 23 Nov 2021)

CRISIL (-)7.7%(Update 15 Dec) 9.5% (Update 7th June)

UN (United Nation) (-)9.6%(Update 26th Jan 2021)

7.5%(Update 12 May)

Confederation of Indian Industry

(CII)

between (-)0.9 per cent and

1.5 per cent

9.5% (update 18 June)

India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra)

(-)7.6% 9.4% (Update 19 Aug)

Economy Survey (-)7.7 11% (Update 1 feb)

National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

(-)7.3%(Update-26 Dec)

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) (-)7.7% Update-14 Dec) 9.5% (Update 25 June)

ICRA (-)7% (Update-26 feb) 9%(Update 27th Sept)

State Bank of India (SBI) (-)7(Update-11 Feb) 9.3%-9.6% (Update 22 Nov,2021)

Morgan Stanley

10.5% (Update 1 sept2021)

CARE Ratings (-)8% (Update-14 sept) 8.8 to 9%%(Update 27 July 2021)

Normura -6.7% (Update-14th Jan 2021) 10.8% (Update 11 May 2021)

Oxford Economics

10.2%

Brickwork Ratings

11% (Update 12 Jan)

UBS -7.5% (Update-14 Jan 2021) 9.5% (Update 18 Nov)

Barclays 7.7% (Update 26May 2021)

Chapter 11: Union Budget 2021-22: Highlights and RBI Annual Report 2021

Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget 2021 for the 3rd time in a row. The Union Budget is the yearly financial report estimating the income and expenditure presented to outline future policies to be adopted by the government for sustainable growth and development. Union Budget 2021 ”Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark”. -Rabindranath Tagore (Fireflies – A Collection of Aphorisms) • 1st Paperless Budget • On a Tab Made in India According to Speech of FM Nirmala Sitharaman COVID Relief

• The Prime Minister announced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, valued at 2.76 lakh crores

• free food grain to 800 million people, • free cooking gas for 80 million families for months,



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• and cash directly to over 400 million farmers, women, elderly, the poor and the needy.

Total financial impact of all AtmaNirbhar Bharat packages including measures taken by RBI was estimated to about `27.1 lakh crores which amounts to more than 13% of GDP.

• PART A : In Part A, I wish to lay a vision for AtmaNirbhar Bharat.

♦Budget Proposals 2021-22 Pillars 1)Health and Wellbeing 2)Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure 3)Inclusive Development for Aspirational India 4)Reinvigorating Human Capital 5)Innovation and R&D 6)Minimum Government and Maximum Governance

1. HEALTH SYSTEM • PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana: outlay of about 64,180 crores over

6 years. • Support for 17,788 rural and 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centers. • Setting up of 15 Health Emergency Operation Centers and 2 mobile hospitals.

Universal Coverage of Water

• The Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban) = 86 crores household tap connections • 5 years, with an outlay of `2,87,000 crores.

Swachch Bharat, Swasth Bharat

• The Urban Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 = 1,41,678 crores over a period of 5 years from 2021-2026.

Clean Air

• 2,217 crores Vaccine

• Rs. 35,000 crores for Covid-19 vaccine Note: OVERALL outlay for Health and Wellbeing is Rs. 2,23,846 crores (increase of 137%) ♦2. Physical and Financial Capital and Infrastructure AtmaNirbhar Bharat – Production Linked Incentive scheme (PLI)

• AtmaNirbhar Bharat have been announced for 13 sectors. • For this, the government has committed nearly Rs. 1.97 lakh crores, over

5 years starting FY 2021-22 (Manufacturing Hub) Textiles

• A scheme of Mega Investment Textiles Parks (MITRA) • 7 Textile Parks will be established over 3 years

Infrastructure financing – Development Financial Institution (DFI)

• Government to set up a DFI





• A sum of Rs. 20,000 crores to capitalise this institution • Lending portfolio of at least Rs. 5 lakh crores for this DFI in three years time

National Monetisation Pipeline of potential brownfield infrastructure assets will be launched

• NHAI & PGCIL have sponsored one InvIT each • 5 operational roads with an estimated enterprise value of 5,000 crores are

being transferred to the NHAI InvIT. • Transmission assets of a value of Rs. 7,000 crores will be transferred to

the PGCIL InvIT • InvIT = Infrastructure Investment Trusts • PGCIL = Power Grid Corporation of India

Capital Budget

• Capital Expenditure = Rs.5.54 lakh crore (+34.5% vs. FY21 BE) • FY21 = Rs.4.39 lakh crore • Sum of more than Rs. 44,000 crores in the Budget head of the Department

of Economic Affairs • More than Rs. 2 lakh crores to States and Autonomous Bodies for their

Capital Expenditure Roads & Highway Infrastructure

• More than 13,000 km length of roads of which 3,800 kms have been constructed

• By March 2022, another 8,500 kms and complete an additional 11,000 kms of national highway corridors.

• 3,500 km corridor in Tamil Nadu (Madurai-Kollam corridor, Chittoor-Thatchur corridor)

• 1,100 km in Kerala at investment of Rs 65,000 cr (MumbaiKanyakumari corridor)

• 675 km in West Bengal at a cost of Rs 95,000 cr (upgradation of existing road-Kolkata – Siliguri.)

• 1,300 km in Assam in the next 3 years Railway Infrastructure

• National Rail Plan for India – 2030 • 100% electrification of Broad-Gauge routes will be completed by December,

2023 • 1,10,055 crores for Railways of which Rs. 1,07,100 crores is for capital

expenditure. Urban Infrastructure

• 18000 cr = Expand Transport Services • ‘MetroLite’ and ‘MetroNeo’ technologies in Tier- II metros.

Petroleum & Natural Gas

• Ujjwala Scheme= Covered 8 cr households and will be extended to 1 cr more beneficiaries

• City Gas Distribution network = add 100 more districts in next 3 years.





• A gas pipeline project will be taken up in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.

Financial Capital

• 1,000 crores = Solar Energy Corporation of India • 1,500 crores = Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

Increasing FDI in Insurance Sector

• Insurance Act, 1938 = FDI limit from 49% to 74% • Stressed Asset Resolution by setting up a New Structure

Recapitalization of PSBs

• Recapitalization of 20,000 crores for bank is proposed in 2021-22 Deposit Insurance

• DICGC Act, 1961 = Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh • Revised definition for NBFCs with minimum asset size of Rs.100 crores,

minimum loan size eligible for debt recovery under (SARFAESI) Act, 2002 is proposed to be reduced from the existing level of Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs.

Company matters

• Revise the definition under the Companies Act, 2013 for Small Companies by increasing their thresholds for Paid up capital from not exceeding 50 Lakh to not exceeding Rs. 2 Crore and turnover from not exceeding Rs. 2 Crore to not exceeding 20 Crore.

Disinvestment

• Target for FY22 = Rs.1.75 lakh cr • Disinvestment will be completed by 2021-22: • BPCL, Air India, Shipping Corporation of India, Container Corporation of India,

IDBI Bank, BEML, Pawan Hans, Neelachal Ispat Nigam limited • Other than IDBI Bank, Privatization of two Public Sector Banks and one

General Insurance company in the year 2021-22 • IPO of LIC

♦ 3. Inclusive Development for Aspirational India Agriculture

• MSP = 1.5 times the cost of production across all commodities • Farmers benefited from MSP in Paddy & Wheat = 54 cr • Amount paid to Farmers for Wheat in FY21 = Rs.75060 cr • Ans for Paddy in FY21 = 1.72 cr • For Pulses = Rs. 10530 cr • Under SVAMITVA scheme = about 1.80 lakh property-owners in 1,241

villages have been provided cards • Agricultural credit target = Rs.16.5 lakh crores in FY22 • Allocation to the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund from Rs. 30,000

crores to 40,000 crores. • Micro Irrigation Fund= Rs. 5,000 crores , created under NABARD • ‘Operation Green Scheme’ = Tomatoes, onions, and potatoes, will be

enlarged to include 22 perishable products.





Fisheries • 5 major fishing harbours – Kochi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, and

Petuaghat Migrants Workers

• Under One Nation, One Ration • 69 crores beneficiaries – that’s a total of 86% beneficiaries covered • 32 states and UTs

Financial Inclusion

• Reduce the margin money requirement from 25% to 15%, and to also include loans for activities allied to agriculture.

• MSME sector allocation to be doubled = 15,700 crores in FY22 ♦4. Reinvigorating Human Capital

• The National Education Policy (NEP) announced recently has had good reception

• 100 new Sainik Schools will be set up • Set up a Central University in Leh. • A target of establishing 750 Eklavya model residential schools in our tribal

areas ♦5. Innovation and R&D

• Worked out the modalities and the NRF outlay will be of 50,000 crores, over 5 year

• 1500 crore for a scheme to boost Digital Payment • Gaganyaan mission = 4 Indian astronauts are being trained on Generic Space

Flight aspects, in Russia. • The first unmanned launch is slated for December 2021 • Deep Ocean Mission = more than Rs. 4,000 crores, over five years

6. Minimum Government, Maximum Governance • The forthcoming Census could be the first digital census in the history of India

allocated 3,768 crores in the year 2021-2022. • 300 crores = Govt of Goa as grant for celebration of 50 years of Independence

from the Portugues • 1000 cr = Bengal, Assam Tea workers

Fiscal Position

• FY21 fiscal deficit at 5% of GDP • FY21 Gross Expenditure = Rs.34.5 lakh cr • FY21 Capital Expenditure = Rs.4.39 lakh cr • FY22 fiscal deficit target = 6.8% of GD • FY22 Gross Expenditure = Rs. 34.83 lakh cr • FY22 Capital Expenditure = Rs.5.54 lakh cr • Market borrowing in Fy22 = Rs.12 lakh cr

Note: Hope to get Fiscal Deficit by FY26 = below 4.5% Part B Relief to Senior Citizens • Pensioners over 75 years of age are exempt from filling returns Exemption from Audit





• Turnover exceeds Rs. 5 crore increased to Rs.10 crore if 95% transaction in digital form

RBI Annual Report 2021 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published its annual report and highlights “asset quality of banks and their preparedness requires close monitoring for higher provisioning for upcoming quarters.

• RBI in its semi-annual financial stability report earlier highlighted, bad loan ratio of banks could rise to 13.5% under baseline stress scenario by September 2021.

• Provision Coverage Ratio (PCR) of banks improved from 66.6% in March 2020 to 75.5 % by December 2020, because of prudent provisioning by banks above regulatory prescriptions on accounts availing moratorium and undergoing restructuring.

• Capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR) of banks increased to 15.9% by December 2020, in March it was 14.8%.

• In its report, RBI cautioned “banks being lenders will have to provide true picture of bad loans after Supreme Court lifted interim stay on classifying non-performing assets (NPA) in March 2021.

• According to it, waiver of compound interest on all loan accounts opted for moratorium during March-August 2020 would put stress on financial health of banks.

• Gross NPA ratio of banks decreased from 8.2% in March 2020 to 6.8% in December 2020.

• Gross NPA ratio for non-banking financial institutions (NBFCs) increased from 6.8% in march to 5.7% in December 2020.

• Capital adequacy ratio of NBFCs increased from 24.8% in December 2020 from 23.7% in March.

Chapter 12: List of Important Committee 2021

August Committee Headed by Purpose

Committee on suggesting 4-tier

structure for Urban Co-operative Banks

N. S. Vishwanathan

RBI appointed panel under the chairmanship of N. S. Vishwanathan suggests 4-tier structure for

Urban Co-operative Banks; minimum CRAR (Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio) for them could vary

from 9 per cent to 15 per cent. A Reserve Bank-appointed committee has suggested a

four-tier structure for the urban cooperative banks (UCBs) depending upon the deposits and prescribed different capital adequacy and regulatory norms for

them based on their sizes. The RBI committee said that UCBs can be split into

four categories — Tier-1 with deposits up to Rs 100 crore; Tier-2 with deposits between Rs 100-Rs 1,000 crore, Tier-3 with deposits between Rs 1,000

crore to Rs 10,000 and Tier-4 with deposits of over Rs 10,000 crore.

June, 2021





Committee Headed by Purpose

Variable Capital Company

K.P. Krishnan Dr. K.P. Krishnan committee on “Variable Capital Company” has submitted its report to International

Financial Services centres Authority (IFSCA) regarding feasibility of Variable Capital Companies in International

Financial Services Centres in India.

Four-member Takeover Panel by SEBI

N. K. Sodhi SEBI has reconstituted its four-member Takeover Panel Under the chairmanship Former Justice N. K.

Sodhi, which looks into the applications that seek exemption from the mandatory open offer that an acquirer

needs to make to minority shareholders. High-level committee for consultations on theatre commands

Recently, a high-level committee has been formed for

the consultations on the creation of integrated triservice theatre commands. The committee will

examine all issues and find a way forward before a formal note on their creation is sent to the Cabinet Committee on

Security. The Shekatkar committee (in 2015) had recommended the creation of 3 integrated theatre commands — northern for

the China border, western for the Pakistan border, and southern for the maritime role.

Sept Committee Headed by Purpose

Scrutinize applications and

give recommendations on New Umbrella

Entity (NUE) licenses

P. Vasudevan

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a committee to scrutinize applications and give recommendations on New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses. The 5-member committee will be headed by Shri. P. Vasudevan. The committee’s recommendations will be taken into consideration before doling out the licences.

Panel for framing a new law for drugs,

cosmetics and medical devices

V G Somani

The government has constituted an eight-member panel for framing a new law for drugs, cosmetics and medical devices. The panel is being headed by Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani.

Education ministry’s panel to

develop new curriculum for

schools

K Kasturirangan

The Union education ministry on 21 Sept formed a 12-member committee to develop new curriculums for school, early childhood, teacher and adult education. The panel tasked with developing four national curriculum frameworks (NCFs) will be headed by National Education Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) drafting committee chairperson K Kasturirangan.

High-Level Expert Committee, for a comprehensive

review of the

Baijayant Panda The Ministry of Defence has constituted a High-Level Expert Committee, for a comprehensive review of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).





National Cadet Corps (NCC)

October


IFSCA’s Expert panel on Sustainable Finance

C.K. Mishra

Expert Committee to recommend an approach towards the development of the Sustainable Finance Hub at IFSC. The committee consists of a total of 10 members including the chairperson and the member secretary.

SEBI’s 4-Member Advisory Committee on Settlement Orders and compounding

of offences

Vijay C Daga

The committee will work as per the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018. As the entities are currently provided with a window of 180 days to apply for settlement after receipt of the show-cause notice, the applicants mostly apply for settlement at the end of that 180 days. To overcome such delays, the time limit for filing settlement applications was recommended to be reduced from 180 to 60 days.

Working Group Constituted to overhaul

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

Ritesh Chauhan

The Central Government has constituted a Working Group (WG) to be headed by CEO of PMFBY, currently Ritesh Chauhan to roll out an overhauled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) from Kharif 2022. The group will submit its report in six months.

Expert Group by government on Tobacco

Tax Policy Vikas Sheel

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has set up an expert group headed by Vikas Sheel, additional secretary in MoHFW to develop a comprehensive tax policy for all tobacco products.

National Steering Committee for NIPUN

Bharat Mission Dharmendra Pradhan

Department of School Education and Literacy has constituted National Steering Committee (NSC) for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission. Aim: To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by end of Class 3 by 2026-27. Chairperson: Dharmendra Pradhan. Vice Chairperson: Annpurna Devi

Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGOS) set up to review and monitor the implementation of the PM

GatiShakti NMP

Rajiv Gauba

to review and monitor the implementation of the PM GatiShakti NMP and to ensure logistics efficiency. PM Modi launched PM Gati Shakti NMP on 13th October 2021.

SC’s committee to Probe unauthorized surveillance

using Pegasus in India R V Raveendran

Supreme Court has appointed three-member committee to look into allegations of unauthorized surveillance using





Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israeli firm NSO Group. Committee members: Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Prabaharan P, Ashwin Anil Gumaste.

7 Member Economic Advisory Council to the PM

Bibek Debroy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved to reconstitute the 7-member Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) following the end of its tenure in September 2021. The EAC-PM has been reconstituted for a period of two years or until further orders. Part-Time members: PM Modi has inducted 3 new part-time members for a period of 2 year: Rakesh Mohan, T.T Ram Mohan, Poonam Gupta Other part-time members: Sajid Chenoy, Neelkanth Mishra, Nilesh Shah

November


SEBI formed IT Projects Advisory Committee (IT-

PAC) Abhay Karandikar

SEBI has formed the 7-member IT-PAC to provide guidance to upgrade the existing IT systems of SEBI and the solutions with the latest IT practices, techniques, tools and technologies.

SEBI reconstituted Technical Advisory

Committee Deepak Phatak

The reconstituted 7-member committee will recommend measures for changes and improvements in the market structure given the technological changes.

RBI’s panel on asset reconstruction

companies (ARCs) Sudarshan Sen

The RBI committee on ARC has submitted its report. It suggested that the scope of Section 5 of the SARFAESI Act be expanded to permit ARCs to acquire financial assets from all regulated entities. It recommended all accounts above Rs 500 cr, two bank-approved external valuers and b/w Rs 100 - Rs 500 cr, one valuer should carry out a valuation to determine the liquidation value and fair market value.

Technology Innovation Group on 6G formed by

DoT K Rajaraman

to take lead in the development of 6G Technology globally. Technology Innovation Group is a 22-member group. Aim: To create vision and objectives as well as develop a roadmap for research and development (R&D), pre-standardisation, development of applications and products, and action plans for 6G technology.

Committee to determine RoDTEP rates for

exports from SEZs, EOUs

Gopal Krishna Pillai

The Central Government has constituted a 3-member committee for determination of RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) rates for AA (advance authorisation)/export-oriented units (EOUs)/ special economic zones (SEZs) exports as these sectors were left out in the earlier exercise. Other members: Y G Parande, Gautam Ray.

Working Group on Digital Lending

Jayant K Dash The Working Group on Digital Lending including Lending through Online Platforms and Mobile Apps,





which was constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has submitted its report. In the near term, the WG suggested setting up a nodal agency in consultation with stakeholders to verify the technological credentials of the Digital Lending Apps (DLAs) of the balance sheet lenders and Lending Service Providers (LSPs) operating in the digital lending ecosystem.

‘Central Vista Oversight Committee’

Ratan P Watal

for 2 years to monitor and expedite the pace of the project. It includes P K Tiwari, Shailendar Roy, Professor Mausam and member and a Joint Secretary MoHUA as the convener. The committee will ensure a multi-agency, multi-stakeholder coordination for seamless integration of different project works.

December


Committee to review

criteria for reservation

for EWS

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

The members of the committee:

1. Ajay Bhushan Pandey –

former finance secretary, GOI

(Chairman)

2. V K Malhotra – Member

secretary of Indian Council of

Social Science Research (ICSSR)

3. Sanjay Sanyal – Principal

economic advisor to GOI

(Member Convenor)

Ministry of Social Justice and

Empowerment has formed a three-member

committee to review the criteria for

reservation for the Economically Weaker

Sections (EWS) category in terms of the

provisions of the explanation to Article 15 of

the Constitution.

NITI Aayog committee

released a report on

Online Dispute

Resolution

Arjan Kumar Sikri

NITI Aayog has released a report on Online

Dispute Resolution (ODR) titled as ‘Designing

the future of dispute Resolution: the ODR

Policy Plan for India’ to advance access to

justice and ensure that cases do not end up

before higher courts.

It recommends increasing digital

infrastructure, building capacity, regulatory

framework.

For the initiation of ODR, NITI Aayog

constituted a committee in 2020 to formulate

an action plan for ODR, headed by Justice

(Retd) Arjan Kumar Sikri.

3-member advisory

committee to assist

RCL's administrator

Nageswar Rao

Members: Sanjeev Nautiyal,

Srinivasan Varadarajan, Praveen

P Kadle

RBI has appointed the committee for assisting

the administrator of Reliance Capital Limited

(RCL), appointed to the company in discharging

his duties.

Government expanded

Steering Committee for

Advancing Local Value-

Pawan Goenka

Current Members: 14 (Headed

by former Mahindra CEO Pawan

Goenka)

The government has expanded the Steering

Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add

and Exports (SCALE committee) by





Add and Exports with 3

New Members

3 New Members:

1. Manish Sharma, Panasonic

India Chairman and CEO

2. Vikram S Kirloskar, Toyota

Kirloskar Vice-Chairman

3. Jalaj Dani, Asian Paints co-

promoter and Chairman

Addverb Technologies

adding three new members from different

industries.

The SCALE Committee is formed by the Ministry

of Commerce and Industry, working closely

with the Department for Promotion of

Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under

Ministry’s guidance.

SEBI’s Advisory

Committee for

Leveraging Regulatory

and Technology

Solutions (ALeRTS)

Madhabi Puri Buch

to enhance technological capabilities and

explore suitable technology solutions for the

early detection of market anomalies.

ALeRTS, is a 7-member committee and has

experts from various technology domains as

members.

ALeRTS will recommend future roadmaps

and improvements in the various ongoing

technology projects. It will also guide SEBI in

designing and framing requirements for the

different in-house systems.

IFSCA set up committee

for creating a

framework for the

transfer of stressed

loans from domestic

lenders to financial

institutions

G Padmanabhan

The committee examines the provisions of

the RBI directions that require further

clarification for transferring stressed loans, for

identifying areas or issues of the directions from

RBI.

Govt set up high-level

committee to examine

possibility of lifting

AFSPA in Nagaland

Vivek Joshi

The Government of India has decided to

constitute a ‘five-member’ committee to look

into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces

(Special Powers) Act “AFSPA” in Nagaland.

Additional Secretary in the Home

Ministry Piyush Goyal will be its Member-

Secretary. The Chief Secretary

and DGP of Nagaland and the DGP of Assam

Rifles will be the other members of the

committee.

Chapter 13: Banking & Financial Note: List of GST Collection

• December 2021: Rs 1.29 trillion • November 2021: Rs 1.31 lakh crores • October 2021: Rs 1.30 lakh crores • September 2021: Rs. 1,17,010 crores • August 2021: Rs. 1.12 lakh crores • July 2021: Rs. 1,16,393 crores • June 2021: Rs. 92,849 crores • May 2021: Rs. 1,02,709 crores • April 2021: Rs. 1.41 lakh crores (All time Highest) • March 2021: Rs. 1.24 lakh crores





• February 2021: Rs 1,13,143 crores • January 2021: Rs. 1,19,847 crores

Banks recently empanelled as Agency Bank of RBI: • South Indian bank • Karnataka bank • DCB Bank • RBL Bank • Dhanlaxmi Bank • IndusInd Bank • Bandhan Bank

Note: Policy Rate Repo Rate-4.% Reverse Repo Rate -3.35% Marginal Standing Facility(MSF) Rate-4.25% Bank Rate-4.25% Cash reserve Ratio(CRR)-4% Statutory Liquidity Ratio(SLR)-18% June 2021 Wipro became third Indian IT firm to touch Rs 3 trillion market cap Wipro on 3rd June touched Rs 3 trillion in market capitalisation for the first time, becoming the third Indian IT firm to achieve the milestone after Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys. The company won its largest deal ever from German retailer Metro and has seen deal wins of $7.1 billion. ICICI Bank Became 2nd Globally to offer ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’ facility ICICI Bank on June 2 announced that it has tied up with SWIFT to offer instant facility for cross-border inward remittances. This facility will help overseas partner banks to send instant remittances on behalf of their customers to the beneficiary in India, thus making ICICI Bank first lender in Asia-Pacific and the second globally to offer the facility, called ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross border inward payments. RBI lowered FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5%, CPI inflation projected at 5.1% The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut its projection for gross domestic product (GDP) growth for fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) to 9.5 per cent from the earlier forecast of 10.5 per cent.

Consumer price inflation (CPI), the central bank said, is likely to be at 5.1 per cent in FY22 as compared to the earlier forecast of 5.2 per cent (5.2 per cent in Q1; 5.4 per cent in Q2; 4.7 per cent in Q3; and 5.3 per cent in Q4) with risks evenly balanced. India: 4th largest Forex Reserves holder India’s forex reserves crossed $600 mark for the first time and as on June 4, it stood at $605 billion. With this, India equals Russia as the fourth largest reserve holder worldwide. India’s forex reserve was $605.008 billion while for Russia it was $605.2 billion. SBI launched Kavach Personal Loan for Covid-19 patients State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a collateral-free “Kavach Personal Loan” to enable its customers to meet medical expenses of self and family members for Covid treatment. Under this scheme, customers can avail of loans up to ₹5 lakhs at an effective interest rate of 8.5 per cent per annum for 60 months, which is inclusive of three months moratorium. Policybazaar got insurance broking licence Policybazaar said it has got approval from regulator IRDAI to undertake insurance broking, a development that will help the company augment business and expand bouquet of services. Canara Bank will be lead sponsor of bad bank, will pick up 12% stake





State-owned Canara Bank said it will be the lead sponsor of National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) or bad bank with 12 per cent stake in the entity. Bad bank refers to a financial institution that takes over bad assets of lenders and undertakes resolution. "The Indian Banks' Association (IBA), vide their letter dated May 13, 2021 requested Canara Bank to participate in NARCL as sponsor. The board of Canara Bank has given in-principle approval for taking stake in NARCL. The proposed NARCL would be 51% promoted by PSBs and remaining by private sector lender. Banks have identified around 22 bad loans worth Rs 89,000 crore to be transferred to the NARCL in the initial phase. IDFC First Bank launched 'Ghar Ghar Ration' program IDFC First Bank has announced the launch of the "Ghar Ghar Ration" Program, an Employee-funded program for its low-income customers whose livelihoods are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Government allowed HFCs above Rs 100 crores to use to SARFAESI law The Ministry of Finance has given its allowance to housing finance companies (HFCs) with asset sizes of more than Rs. 100 crore to recover the dues using SARFAESI law. Prior to this, Finance Ministry allowed HFCs with assets over Rs. 500 crore to use SARFAESI law to recover dues. Kotak Mahindra Bank launched ‘Pay Your Contact’ service Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the launch of ‘Pay Your Contact’ the new feature that enables its customers to send money or make payments to any of their contacts across all payment apps simply by the beneficiary’s mobile number. SBI launched Aarogyam healthcare business loan The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to provide enhanced support to the healthcare sector amid the pandemic. Under this new product, entire healthcare ecosystem such as hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres, pathology labs, manufacturers, suppliers,

importers, logistic firms engaged in critical healthcare supply can avail of loans up to Rs 100 crore (as per the geographic location) repayable in 10 years. In metro centres loans under Aarogyam can be availed up to Rs 100 crore, Tier I & Urban centres up to Rs 20 crore and in Tier II to Tier VI centres upto Rs 10 crore. LIC introduced Technology Platform ‘e-PGS’ Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has launched a centralized web-based workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS”. New technology platform, e-PGS, has been designed to provide a centralized collection and payment accounting with high level of bank integration. BIS: India’s bank credit-to-GDP ratio grew 56% in 2020 Bank for International Settlements (BIS), incremental credit growth has decreased to 59-year low at 5.56% in Financial Year 2021. As per data, bank credit-to-GDP ratio has increased to a five-year high at about 56% in 2020. However, this increase is way behind its peers and is half of the G20 average. Total outstanding bank credit was at $1.52 trillion in 2020 at the credit-to-GDP ratio of 56%. However, this was the second lowest among all other Asian countries. Sitharaman announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for Covid-hit sector Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 28th June announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for Covid-affected sectors, including health sector, which includes guarantee cover for expansion or for new projects. Besides, an additional Rs 1.5 lakh crore limit enhancement was also announced for Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) scheme expanding the existing limit of Rs 3 lakh crore by 50%. FM Sitharaman’s announced relief package worth Rs 6,28,993 crore against COVID-19 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a relief package worth Rs 6,28,993 crore to support Indian economy in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.





A total of 17 measures amounting to Rs 6,28,993 crore were announced 3 broad categories. Economic Relief from Pandemic (8), Strengthening Public Health (1), Impetus for Growth & Employment (8). About Relied Fund Economic relief from COVID-19 Pandemic - Rs 3,76,244 crores New scheme for Public Health - Rs 15,000 Crores Impetus for Growth and Employment - Rs 2,37,749 Crores Total - Rs 6,28,993 Crores ATM cash withdrawal rule changed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed some rules regarding cash withdrawal from automated teller machine (ATM).

• Free cash withdrawal limit from own bank: Bank customers can now do five free financial and non-financial transactions every month from their own bank ATMs.

• Free ATM transaction limit from other bank: ATM card holders can do three free financial and non-financial transactions in metro centres while five in non-metro transaction from other bank ATMs

• Charges on ATM cash withdrawal beyond free limit: RBI allowed banks to increase charges on ATM transactions beyond free ATM transaction limit.

• Rise in interchange fee: Interchange fee per transaction changed from Rs 15 to Rs 17 for financial transactions while from Rs 5 to Rs 6 for non-financial transactions in effect from August 1, 2021.

• New charges on ATM withdrawal beyond free transaction limit: Bank customer will have to pay Rs 21 (currently it is Rs 20) for each ATM cash withdrawal beyond free transaction limit in effect from January 1, 2022.

July 2021 ICICI Bank launched a comprehensive banking solution for doctors ICICI Bank announced the launch of the country’s most comprehensive banking

solutions for medical doctors. Called ‘Salute Doctors’, it provides customized banking as well as value-added services for every doctor, beginning from a medical student to a senior medical consultant to an owner of a hospital or a clinic. HDFC Bank launched ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ initiative HDFC Bank launched a SalaamDilSey initiative to show gratitude to doctors for their tireless service during the pandemic, to pay tribute to doctors across the country. India recorded current account surplus of 0.9% in FY21 According to the data released by the Reserve Bank of India, India reported a current account surplus of 0.9% of GDP in FY 21. In FY 20 there was a current account deficit of 0.9%. The reason for the Current Account Surplus in FY21 is a sharp contraction in the trade deficit to US$ 102.2 billion from US$ 157.5 billion in 2019-20. India has seen a Current account surplus for the first time in 17 years. LIC launched Saral pension plan The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India on 1st July 2021 launched Saral pension plan — a non-linked, non-participating, single premium, individual immediate annuity plan. Indian Overseas Bank became the second most-valued public lender Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has become the second most-valued listed public sector bank (PSB) with a market capitalisation of over Rs 50,000 crore. PNB was valued at Rs 46,356 crore and BoB at Rs 44,060 crore, which are now ranked third and fourth among PSBs, respectively. Paytm launches ‘Postpaid Mini’ to provide small-ticket instant loans Paytm has announced the launch of Postpaid Mini, small-ticket loans that will give users the flexibility to access loans ranging from Rs 250 – Rs 1,000, in partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd. Paytm Postpaid is offering a period of up to 30 days for repayment of loans at 0% interest. RBI Launched ‘Retail Direct Scheme’ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13th July announced the ‘RBI Retail Direct’





scheme for retail investors, through which they can directly buy and sell government securities (G-Secs), both primary and secondary. As per the central bank, under the ‘RBI Retail Direct’ scheme, retail investors (individuals) will have the facility to open and maintain the ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG Account) with the RBI. “RDG account can be opened through an online portal provided for the purpose of the scheme. Cabinet approved increase in DA and Dearness Relief from 17% to 28% The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an increase in the Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners to 28 per cent. This hike represents an increase of 11 per cent over the existing rate of 17 per cent of the basic pay/pension. The increased DA and DR rates will be effective from July 1, 2021. FDI limit in NPS fund managers hiked to 74% from 49% The government notified a hike in the foreign direct investment limit in pension fund management to 74% from 49% under the national pension system (NPS). Pension Fund Regulatory &Development Authority (PFRDA) Act links the FDI ceiling in the insurance sector. Federal Bank launched “FEDDY” AI-Powered virtual assistant for customers The Federal Bank has launched “FEDDY”, an Artificial Intelligence-powered virtual assistant to help customers with banking-related queries anytime. FEDDY can be accessed via Alexa, Google Assistant and WhatsApp. SBI selected Paisalo as its National Corporate Business Correspondent State Bank of India (SBI) has selected “Paisalo Digital” as the National Corporate Business Correspondent of the Bank for financial inclusion by providing banking services through kiosks. RBI increased loan limit of bank directors to Rs 5 cr from Rs 25 lakh The Reserve Bank of India on 23rd July increased the limit of personal loans given to any director of a bank to Rs 5 crore, from Rs 25 lakh earlier.

Government has permitted FDI up to 100% under the automatic route for renewable energy projects Government has permitted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 percent under the automatic route for renewable energy projects, including offshore wind energy projects.

August 2021 GST collection recovers to a 3-month high of Rs 1.16lac Cr. in July The Goods and services tax (GST) collection recovered to a three-month high in July, exceeding the Rs 1.1 trillion mark, as economic activity resumed with most states easing Covid-19 restrictions, official data showed on 1 August. The GST mop-up in July stood at Rs 1,16,393 crore, as against Rs 92,849 crore in June, according to the data released by the finance ministry. HDFC Bank launched ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’ HDFC Bank announced the launch of an overdraft facility for small retailers in partnership with CSC SPV. Known as ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’. The scheme by HDFC Bank is aimed at helping shopkeepers and merchants ease their cash crunch. According to the bank, retailers operating for a minimum of three years are eligible for the scheme by providing six months bank statement from any bank. HDFC Bank will approve an overdraft limit from a minimum of Rs 50,000 to a maximum of Rs 10 lakhs based on the statements. Importantly, HDFC Bank won’t seek collateral security, business financials, and income tax returns from retailers who apply for the scheme. RBI Authorises IndusInd Bank to act as an ‘Agency Bank’ The IndusInd Bank has been empanelled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act as an ‘Agency Bank’. As an Agency Bank, IndusInd becomes eligible to carry out transactions related to all kinds of government-led businesses. RBI revises retail inflation projection for FY22 to 5.7% The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised upwards retail inflation





projection for FY 22 to 5.7 per cent from 5.1 per cent, even as it retained real GDP projection at 9.5 per cent. The revised quarterly retail inflation projections are: 5.9 per cent in Q2 (5.4 per cent earlier projection); 5.3 per cent in Q3 (4.7 per cent); and 5.8 per cent in Q4 (5.3 per cent) of 2021-22. Sebi allows payments banks to act as investment bankers Sebi has allowed payments banks to carry out the activities of investment bankers to provide easy access to investors to participate in public and rights issues by using various payment avenues, markets regulator. Non-scheduled payments banks, which have prior approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will be eligible to act as a banker to an issue (BTI). Suryoday Small Finance Bank Launched ‘Health and Wellness Savings account Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) has launched a ‘Suryoday Health and Wellness Savings Account’ to help customers grow their wealth and also take care of their family’s health amid the covid-19 pandemic. The account offers an attractive interest rate and comes with three major benefits for a family of four — top-up health insurance of ₹25 lakh, annual healthcare package and on-call emergency ambulance medical care services. RBI to impose monetary penalty on ATMs that run out of cash from October 1 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to charge penalties on banks for non-availability of cash in ATMs. Starting October 1, 2021, cash-out at any ATM of more than 10 hours in a month will attract a flat penalty of Rs 10,000 per ATM. In case of White Label ATMs (WLAs), the penalty would be charged to the bank which is meeting the cash requirement of that particular WLA. RBI increase collateral-free loans to Self Help Groups The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for collateral-free loans to Self-Help Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission) from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs.

The DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of Govt. of India for promoting poverty reduction through building strong institutions for the poor, particularly women, and enabling these institutions to access a range of financial services and livelihoods. HCL Technologies becomes 4th IT firm to hit Rs 3 trillion market-cap HCL Technologies' market capitalisation (market-cap) touched Rs 3 trillion for the first time on 13th Aug, becoming the fourth Indian information technology (IT) firm to achieve this milestone after Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Wipro. Shares of HCL Tech hit a fresh record high of Rs 1,118.55, up 2 per cent on the BSE in intra-day trade, surpassing its previous high of Rs 1,101 touched on 12th Aug in intra-day deal. Number Of Billionaires In India Dropped From 141 to 136 In the pandemic-hit financial year of 2020-21, the number of billionaires in India dropped from 141 in FY20 to 136 in FY21, as per a statement issued by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha. The count is based on the gross total income declared in the income tax returns. In FY 2018-19, the number of individuals with a gross total annual income of more than Rs 100 cr is 77. SBI Life launches new-age term insurance policy “SBI Life eShield Next”

• SBI Life Insurance announced the launch of a unique new age protection solution called ‘SBI Life eShield Next’, which ‘levels up’ the protection coverage as the insured achieves life’s major milestones.

• This means that the policy is neither linked to the stock market nor shares any profit or dividends with the policyholders.

RBI will introduce ‘Regulatory GAAR’ for round-tripping

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come up with a draft rule with modifications in the





existing regulation related to foreign investment to discourage round-tripping. The central bank is looking to tweak the existing regulations and has come up with draft rules around round-tripping.

• Some of the largest Indian companies, startups and multinationals with an India presence have put their outbound investment, fundraising and restructuring plans on hold as the RBI looks to introduce fresh regulations around “round-tripping.”

RBI introduced Financial Inclusion Index • The Reserve Bank of India

introduced the financial inclusion index on August 17, 2021.

• The Financial Inclusion Index will be used to capture the extent of financial inclusion in India. This index was part of the announcements made in first bi-monthly monetary policy of April 2021.

• About: Financial Inclusion Index has been conceptualised as a comprehensive index comprising the details of banking, insurance, investments, postal and pension sector in consultation with government and sectoral regulators.

Infosys becomes 4th Indian company to touch $100 billion m-cap

• Infosys crossed the $100 billion mark in terms of market capitalisation on 24th Aug, becoming the fourth Indian company.

• Reliance Industries (m-cap of $140 billion), Tata Consultancy Services (m-cap $115 billion) and HDFC Bank (m-cap $100.1 billion) are the other Indian firms in the club with Infosys.

RBI extends card payment tokenisation facility to laptops, wearable devices

• In 2019, RBI had permitted authorized card payment networks to offer card

tokenisation services to any token requestor (i.e., third-party app provider) through mobile phones and tablets.

• Now RBI has extended the scope of tokenization to include consumer devices – laptops, desktops, wearables (wristwatches, bands, etc.), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, etc.

• The permission for tokenization extends to various channels [e.g., Near Field Communication (NFC) / Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) based contactless transactions, in-app payments, QR code-based payments, etc.] or token storage mechanisms (cloud, secure element, trusted execution environment, etc.

RBI enhances limit under Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility to Rs 2 lakh

• The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction. Earlier there was a ceiling limit of 12 transactions in a year.

• This limit has also been removed. However, for cash-based transfers under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility, the per transaction limit of Rs 50,000 will still be present with a maximum number of transfers in a year allowed at 12.

PhonePe receives direct broking licence from IRDAI

• Flipkart-owned digital payments platform PhonePe has received an insurance broking licence from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). This means that with the new ‘direct broking’ licence, PhonePe can now distribute insurance products from all insurance companies in India, on its platform.





• Earlier in January 2020, PhonePe entered the insurtech sector, but with a limited insurance ‘corporate agent’ licence, which restricted it to partner with only three insurance companies per category.

Sept 2021 Bank of Baroda topped the MeitY Digital Payment Scorecard for 2020-21 Bank of Baroda, announced that the bank has Ranked #1 with a total of 86% marks on the scorecard issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for the month of February and March 2021. The scorecard ranks 44 banks (Public Sector Banks, Private Banks, Foreign Banks, Payments Banks, Small Finance Banks) on various parameters on the digital business. RBI removed lending curbs on UCO Bank Reserve Bank of India has taken public sector lender UCO Bank out of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework on improvement in financial and credit profile. Following UCO Bank’s exit, two banks — Indian Overseas Bank and Central Bank of India — remain under PCA. The central bank uses the PCA framework to rein in banks that have breached certain regulatory thresholds in bad loans and capital adequacy. 100% FDI in telecom sector via automatic route The Union Cabinet on 15th Sept allowed 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country’s telecom sector via the automatic route, adding all safeguards will apply. Till now, only 49% of FDI was allowed through the automatic route and anything beyond this had to necessarily go through the government route. FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced over Rs 30,600 crores guarantee for bad bank Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a formal government guarantee to the tune of Rs 30,600 crore on the securities receipts that the planned ‘bad bank’ will issue to banks as it takes on non-performing assets from their books. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to provide government guarantee

to security receipts issued by the National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) as part of resolution of bad loans, Sitharaman said at a press briefing in New Delhi. TCS 2nd Indian company to hit $200 billion m-cap after RIL IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on 16th Sept touched the $200 billion market capitalisation-mark as its shares surged to lifetime highs in intraday trade. The stock moved to an all-time of ₹ 3,980 before settling 1.79% higher at ₹ 3.954.80. The company's market capitalisation or m-cap stood at around ₹ 14.63 lakh crore ($199.1 billion). Before this, Reliance Industries (RIL) was the only listed company in India with a market valuation of over $200 billion. RIL's current m-cap stood at ₹ 15.08 lakh crore ($205.2 billion). RBI fixed minimum ticket size to issue securitisation notes Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of Standard Assets) Directions, 2021, exposures to securitisations that are STC (simple, transparent, and comparable)-compliant can be subject to the alternative capital treatment. As per the guidelines of RBI, the minimum ticket size for the issuance of securitization notes will be Rs.1 crore. Securitization notes – it means securities issued by the special purpose entity as a part of a securitization. RBI allowed lenders to sell fraud loans to ARC The Reserve Bank of India has allowed lenders/banks to transfer of loans that have been classified as fraud by these lenders to Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs). Stressed loans including fraud loans that are in default for more than 60 days or classified as NPA are permitted to be transferred to ARCs. This comes in the wake of banks reporting frauds aggregating Rs 3.95-lakh crore between FY19 and FY21. Under the new guidelines, loans can be transferred only after a minimum holding period (MHP) of three months in case of loans with tenor up to 2 years, and six months for those with the tenor of more than 2 years.





RBI has set WMA Limit for Central Government for at Rs. 50,000 crores The Reserve bank of India has set the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the second half of the financial year 2021-22 i.e., October 2021 to March 2022 at Rs. 50,000 crores. The Reserve Bank may trigger fresh floatation of market loans when the Government of India utilizes 75% of the WMA limit. IOB out of RBI PCA Framework Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved out the public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) from Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework after its financial and credit profile improved. October RBI granted license to NARCL Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted the license to the Rs 6,000 crore National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL). This move will help in starting operations of the bad bank. NARCL was incorporated in Mumbai in July 2021 after registration with the Registrar of Companies (RoC). Kotak Mahindra Bank has got approval from the government to collect direct, indirect taxes Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL) has received approval from the government for the collection of direct & indirect taxes, such as income tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST) etc, through its banking network. With this, the bank becomes the first scheduled private sector bank to receive approval after the announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allowing all banks to participate in the government-related business. PNB launched ‘6S Campaign’ under customer outreach programme Punjab National Bank (PNB) on 7th Oct launched ‘6S Campaign’ under customer outreach programme to extend financial services at concessional rate during the festival season. The ‘6S Campaign’ encapsulates different schemes such as – Swabhiman, Samruddhi, Sampark and Shikhar, Sankalp and Swagat. RBI granted banking licence to Unity Small Finance Bank

The Reserve Bank of India has granted a banking licence to Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd (USFBL), which was established jointly by the Centrum Financial Services Ltd (CFSL) and Resilient Innovations Private Limited (BharatPe), to carry on a SFB business in India. Kotak Mahindra Bank launched Micro ATMs across India The private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has announced the launch of Micro ATMs across the country. Customers of all banks who possess a debit card can use a Kotak Micro ATM for key banking services such as cash withdrawals and checking account balances. A mini version of an ATM, micro ATMs are small handheld devices. RBI authorised Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) to collect Direct taxes The Reserve Bank of India has authorised Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) to collect direct taxes on behalf of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). After obtaining the approval, KVB has started the integration process with the CBDT to collect direct taxes. IndiaFirst Life Introduced ‘Saral Bachat Bima’ Insurance Plan IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited (IndiaFirst Life), a joint venture of Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India introduced ‘’IndiaFirst Life Saral Bachat Bima Plan’’. It is a savings and protection cover plan for the entire family. An amount equal to the Sum Assured on Death (SAD) will be paid in case of accidental death during the first policy year. In case of death of the life insured, an advanced payment by way of funeral cover. Flexibility to receive death benefit as a lump sum or regular income for 5 years. DA/DR for central government employees and pensioners hiked from 28% to 31% The Union Cabinet has approved a further hike of 3% in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for the central government employees and pensioners. The increase of 3% is over the existing rate of 28% of the basic pay/pension and will be effective from July 1, 2021. Now after this hike, the DA/DR will increase to 31%.





AU Small Finance Bank launched QR Sound box for payment alerts India’s Largest Small Finance Bank AU Small Finance Bank has launched QR (Quick Response) Code Sound Box to boost its digital payments, while making it the first bank to launch such a product. The QR Sound Box will help small merchants to run their operations smoothly without the hassle of reading SMS every time when a customer makes a payment. RBI introduced a revised Regulatory Framework for NBFCs – Scale Based Regulation’ (SBR) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a revised regulatory framework for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) named ‘Scale Based Regulation’ (SBR) to regulate the NBFCs based on their size, activity, complexity, and interconnectedness within the financial sector. All the guidelines over SBR would come into effect from October 01, 2022, whereas the instructions related to the ceiling on IPO (Initial Public Offer) funding would come into effect from April 01, 2022. ICICI Bank surpassed Hindustan Unilever in m-cap to become 5th Most Valued Company of India ICICI Bank has crossed the market capitalisation of Hindustan Unilever to become the fifth-largest company by market value. ICICI bank has become the 2nd bank, after HDFC Bank, among the top 5 companies. According to BSE data, ICICI Bank’s market capitalisation (m-cap) stood at ₹5.83 lakh crore, just above HUL’s ₹5.76 lakh crore. Max Life Insurance became 1st Life Insurer to Join Account Aggregator (AA) framework Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd became the 1st life insurer to join the Account Aggregator (AA) framework, which was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September 2021. Max Life is joining the AA network as a Financial Information User (FIU), for which it has collaborated with a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) FinVu,

which is also an AA, and Finarkein, a data analytics company. HDFC Bank, Mastercard, DFC, USAID launched $100 Million Credit Facility for Indian MSMEs In October 2021, HDFC Bank, Mastercard, United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a $100 million credit facility for MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises) in India. The credit facility is part of USAID’s global Women Economic Empowerment Fund initiative and its COVID-19 response in India. NABARD sanctioned Rs 608 Crore to GoI for Assam’s Infrastructure Projects In October 2021, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sanctioned Rs 608 crore to the Government of India (GoI) for different infrastructure projects in rural areas of Assam. The infrastructure projects include 52 rural roads, 21 rural bridges, 19 flood protection projects and 32 soil conservation projects across Assam under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – XXVII.

November Microsoft surpassed Apple to become world’s most valuable company by m-cap Microsoft Corporation has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation. At market close on October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoft reached nearly $2.49 trillion. Government approved interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund for FY21 at 8.5% Ministry of Finance has approved the interest rate on employees’ provident fund

(EPF) deposits for 2020-21 at 8.5%. The rate has been kept unchanged as for 2019-20. EPF is one fixed-income instrument that is completely tax-free under the exempt-exempt-exempt (EEE) regime, along with PPF and the Sukanya Samriddhi Account. RBI appointed Bandhan Bank as agency bank The Reserve Bank of India has now appointed Bandhan Bank as an Agency





Bank of the RBI to conduct government business. Bandhan Bank will now be authorised to handle transactions related to GST, VAT and the collection of state taxes. SBI launched ‘Video Life Certificate’ service for pensioners The State Bank of India has launched a video life certificate service for pensioners. This new facility will allow pensioners to submit their life certificates via video from their homes. This facility is available for pensioners (other than family pensioners). It is important for pensioners and family pensioners to submit their life certificates before November 30 every year to avoid their pensions getting suspended. RBI lifted restrictions on Diners Club International Limited The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted restrictions imposed on 23rd April, 2021 with immediate effect on credit card issuer Diners Club International Ltd to onboard new customers. RBI launched 1st Global Hackathon named HARBINGER 2021 The Reserve Bank of India has launched its first global hackathon named “HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation for Transformation”. The Hackathon invites participants to identify and develop solutions that have the potential to make digital payments accessible to the under-served, enhance the ease of payments and user experience while strengthening the security of digital payments and promote customer protection. Winner of the hackathon will get Rs. 40 lakhs while Runner-up will get Rs. 20 lakhs. Theme of HARBINGER 2021: ‘Smarter Digital Payments’. RBI projected Retail (CPI) inflation at 5.3% for 2021-22 India’s retail inflation rate, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose slightly in October to 4.48% year-on-year from 4.35% in September due to an uptick in food prices. The inflation was 7.61% in October last year. The RBI has projected the CPI inflation at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22. According to MoSPI data, inflation in the

food basket rose to 0.85 per cent in October, compared to 0.68 per cent in the preceding month. BharatPe launched World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Programme BharatPe launched the World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding Program (MSP) for its merchant partners. It is a $100 million worth program, under which the company offers its merchant customers an opportunity to buy BharatPe’s equity shares and become a partner. HDFC Bank integrated with e-NAM platform to Facilitate Agri Commodity Trading HDFC Bank integrated with the Central Government’s National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to enable digital collections and settlement of funds to various e-NAM beneficiaries. HDFC Bank has partnered with Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC) to further improve the ease of doing business on e-NAM platform by offering the Multi-Netbanking, Debit card, NEFT/RTGS and UPI/IMPS collection modes. Central government brought ordinance to extend tenure of ED, CBI directors up to 5 years The central government of India promulgated two ordinances for extending the tenure of Directors of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for up to five years. At present, the director of CBI and ED have been appointed for two-year tenure in office by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act, 2003. SIDBI launched 2nd window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF) Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched the second window of Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF) which aims to provide financial support to non-profit organizations, educational institutions for addressing developmental gaps. This edition themes are aligned with attaining net zero emissions by 2070, as per the commitments made by India at 26th UN (United Nations) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26).





Therefore, ‘Green Bharat’ is the prioritised theme for the same. This fund is a part of Swavalamban Resource Facility (SRF) being implemented by SIDBI in partnership with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), United Kingdom (UK). The first window of SCF was launched in August 2021 to promote entrepreneurship culture in India. SIDBI is the sole facilitator for SCF. India became World’s Largest Recipient of Remittances by receiving $ 87 billion in 2021: WB Report According to the latest report by the World Bank titled ‘World Bank’s Remittance Prices Worldwide Database’, India became the world’s largest recipient of remittances by receiving USD 87 billion in 2021. The United States (US) was its biggest source, accounting for over 20% of these funds. India is followed by China, Mexico, the Philippines, and Egypt. In India, remittances are projected to grow 3% in 2022 to USD 89.6 billion. NSDL e-Governance got RBI’s approval to operate as Account Aggregator NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd, IT-enabled services provider, has received in-principle approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up an Account Aggregator (AA) business under its wholly-owned subsidiary, NSDL e-Governance AA Ltd. AA are data access fiduciary. It will be used for the exchange of financial information from Financial Information Providers (FIP) to Financial Information Users (FIUs) in a safe manner with due customer consent. HDFC launched Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors under PM SVANidhi HDFC Bank launched a micro-credit facility for the street vendors under PM Street vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), with common service centers (CSC). HDFC Bank facilitates the PM SVANidhi for its Village-Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) on the digital Sewa portal where vendors can complete the entire process via online method.

Mahindra Finance launched a vehicle leasing and subscription business “Quiklyz” Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance), non-banking financial company (NBFC) launched its vehicle leasing and subscription business Quiklyz with which the customer can access a brand-new car without all the hassles of car ownership.It is the first-of-its-kind digital process on vehicle usership aimed at catering to both the retail customers and corporates. RBI authorized RBL Bank to collect Direct Taxes Reserve Bank of India (RBI) authorised RBL Bank to collect direct taxes on behalf of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) based on recommendation from the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance and Government of India. Now, the customers of RBL Bank could pay their direct taxes through RBL Bank’s mobile banking or net banking platforms or through branch banking networks.RBI recently also authorized Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) to collect Direct taxes. RBI revealed a Draft Scheme for amalgamation of PMC Bank with Unity Small Finance Bank On November 22, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed a draft scheme for amalgamating the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank with the Delhi-based Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd. (USFB). JP Morgan Chase named world’s most systemically important bank: Financial Stability Board JPMorgan Chase has once again been named the world’s most important bank to the health of the wider financial system, according to the 2021 list of Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) released by Financial Stability Board (FSB). The Financial Stability Board (FSB), made up of regulators from G20 countries, in consultation with Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), published its latest table of the world’s 30 most systemic





banks.Previously, JPMorgan Chase had been named the world’s most systemic bank in 2019 and in 2020, it shared the title with HSBC and Citigroup. NPCI Bharat BillPay onboarded Tata Power on ClickPay platform to facilitate automated electricity bill payments NPCI Bharat BillPay has on-boarded Tata Power on its platform through which customers of Tata Power to pay their monthly electricity bills through ClickPay payment link in a hasslefree and seamless manner. Tata Power is the first power company which will provide services on the NBBL ClickPay platform. Government changed base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from 1963-65 to 2016 Ministry of Labour has changed the base year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from 1963-65 to 2016 on the recommendation of Expert Group on Minimum Wages & National Floor Wages committee, headed by S.P. Mukherjee. New series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) from July 2016 to July 2020 based on the new series 2016=100 has been released by government. Total of 37 industries have been covered in the new WRI basket

(2016=100) as against 21 industries in the 1963-65=100 series. RBI raised higher cap on promoter stake at 26% in private banks Reserve Bank of India had formed an Internal Working Group (IWG) in June 2020, to review the extant guidelines on ownership and corporate structure for Indian private sector banks. The IWG had 5 members with Shrimohan Yadav as the convenor. The Internal Working Group (IWG) had made 33 recommendations to RBI. Now RBI has accepted 21 recommendations out of these 33. The internal working group of RBI has proposed to raise the cap on promoters’ stake in private banks from the current 15 % to 26 % in 15 years. Presently, a promoter of a private bank needs to pare holdings to 20 per cent within 10 years, and to 15 per cent within 15 years. RBI approved LIC to increase its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank up to 9.99% Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted its approval to the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to increase its holding in Kotak Mahindra Bank up to 9.99%. The approval is valid for a period of 1 year.

SBI listed USD 650-million Green Bonds on

India INX and LuxSE

State Bank of India (SBI) listed its USD 650-

million green bonds simultaneously on the

India International Exchange (India INX) and

the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE).

This dual listing is in line with 2021’s topic of

the World Investor Week (WIW),

‘sustainable finance’, as indicated by the

regulatory body International Financial

Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).India INX

has now emerged as the leading bond listing

venue with over $33 billion.

Kotak Mahindra MF launched India’s First

Nifty Alpha 50 ETF

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management

Company (Kotak Mahindra Mutual

Fund) launched India’s first-ever Nifty Alpha

50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) named Kotak

Nifty Alpha 50 ETF. The New Fund Offer (NFO)

will be open for subscription till 15th

December 2021.

RBI imposed restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-

operative Bank

The Reserve Bank of India imposed several

restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-operative

Bank Ltd, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra,

including restriction on withdrawals upto Rs.

10,000 for customers.

RBI has issued the directions in the exercise of

powers vested in it under subsection

(1) of Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation

Act, 1949 read with Section 56 of the Banking

Regulation Act, 1949 for six months.

PayPhi became the 1st certified tokenization

service for NTS to support tokenization of

RuPay cards

On the lines of the guidelines issued by Reserve

Bank of India (RBI) in September 2021

regarding tokenization of cards during online

transactions, NPCI announced the launch of

NPCI Tokenization system (NTS).

In this regard, PayPhi, Phi Commerce’s API

(Application programming interface) first digital

payments platform, became the first certified





tokenization service for NTS supporting

tokenization of RuPay cards.Tokenization of

cards as an alternate to storing card details

with merchants.

Paytm Payments Bank got scheduled bank

status from RBI

Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), an

associate entity of Paytm, has gained the central

bank's approval to function as a scheduled

payments bank, helping it to widen its financial

services operations.

The bank has been included in the Second

Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act,

1934. Apart from Paytm, Fino Payments Bank

and India Post Payments Bank have also been

included in the second schedule.

RBI made 20-digit LEI mandatory for cross-

border transactions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made Legal

Entity Identifier (LEI) mandatory for cross-

border transactions for capital or current

account transactions of Rs 50 crore and above,

from October 1 next year.

The LEI is a 20-digit number used to uniquely

identify parties to financial transactions

worldwide to improve the quality and accuracy

of financial data systems. The LEI numbers are

maintained in a global LEI database available

on the website of the Global Legal Entity

Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).

RBI introduced PCA framework for large

NBFCs

RBI has introduced prompt corrective action

(PCA) framework for large non-banking

financial companies (NBFCs) with effect from

October 2022.

The PCA framework will be applicable to All

Deposit-Taking NBFCs (NBFCs-D) and All Non-

Deposit Taking NBFCs (NBFCs-ND) in the

Middle, Upper and Top Layers. It will put

restrictions on para-banks whenever vital

financial metrics dip below prescribed

threshold.

LIC launched ‘Dhan Rekha’ individual

savings life insurance plan

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has

introduced a new Non -Linked, Non-

Participating, Individual Savings Life

Insurance Plan named ‘Dhan Rekha’.

The plan will offer special premium rates for

female lives and it is also allowed for the third

gender. The minimum sum assured under this

plan is Rs 2 lakh and there is no limit for the

maximum sum assured.

The minimum age at entry ranges from 90

days to 8 years and the maximum age at

entry ranges from 35 years to 65 years based

on the chosen policy term.

Sum assured: 2,00,000

Maximum amount: Nil

Cabinet approved incentive scheme for

promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-

value BHIM-UPI transactions

Union Cabinet has approved an incentive

scheme to promote RuPay Debit cards and

low-value (upto Rs. 2,000) BHIM-UPI

transactions (Person-to-Merchant (P2M)] in

India. With this, Digital Modes of Payment will

become accessible to unbanked and

marginalized populations outside the formal

banking-financial system.

Financial outlay for one year: Rs.1,300 crore

(for 1 year i.e., FY22).

Cabinet approved ₹76,000 crore scheme to

boost semiconductor manufacturing

Union Cabinet approved a Rs 76,000-crore

production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for

boosting semiconductor and display

manufacturing in India.

With this, the total amount of production linked

incentive (PLI) announced for the electronics

sector increase to Rs 2.30 lakh crore.

WPI inflation at record high; surges to 14.23%

in November

Producers’ inflation based on the Wholesale

Price Index (WPI) has reached an all-time high

in the current series at 14.23 per cent in

November from 12.54 per cent in October on a

year on year basis. Wholesale Price-based

Index (WPI) inflation base year is 2011-

12. Also, the spike is highest since April 2005.

This is the eighth successive month of double

digits WPI (mainly due to the hardening of

prices of mineral oils, basic metals, crude

petroleum and natural gas).

RBI allowed scheduled payments banks,

SFBs as Agency Bank to conduct Govt

Business

Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation

with the Department of Financial Services (DFS),

the Ministry of Finance, has decided to make

the Scheduled payments banks and

scheduled small finance banks





(SFBs) eligible to conduct Government agency

business.

On May 10, 2021, RBI, revised the existing

guidelines on ‘Appointment of Scheduled

Private Sector Banks as Agency Banks of RBI’

for authorising Scheduled Private Sector

Banks as agency banks of RBI for conducting

govt business (Central and/or State).

RBI imposed Rs 1.8 crores and 30 lakh

penalty on PNB and ICICI Bank

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a

penalty of Rs 1.8 crores on Punjab National

Bank (PNB), while ICICI Bank has been

fined Rs 30 lakh for deficiencies in regulatory

compliances. According to a statement issued

by the central bank, PNB was found guilty of

contravening provisions of the Banking

Regulation Act, 1949, related to pledge of

shares by it.

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance became 1st

Indian insurance company to sign UN’s

Principles for Responsible Investment

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance became the

first Indian insurance company to sign

United Nations-supported Principles for

Responsible Investment (UNPRI), to

demonstrate commitment towards the

environmental, social and governance

(ESG) issues.

The UNPRI is an investor initiative in

partnership with the two bodies of the United

Nations – the UN Environment Programme

Finance Initiative and the UN Global

Compact.

RBI authorised RBL Bank to collect indirect

taxes

Based on the recommendation from the

Controller General of Accounts, the Ministry

of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India has

granted permission to RBL Bank to

collect indirect taxes on behalf of the Central

Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

RBL Bank has already got permission from

RBI in November 2021 to collect direct taxes.

So, the current announcement enables the bank

to collect both direct and indirect taxes.

Equitas Small Finance Bank became Banking

Partner of Maharashtra state govt

Equitas Small Finance Bank has empanelled as

the banking partner of the state government

of Maharashtra with an aim to offer its services

to employees of the State Government.

The Bandhan Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, and

the South Indian Bank have been assigned the

role of distributing salaries and allowances

to the government employees.

Bank of Baroda grabbed top spot in Digital

Payments for FY20-21

Bank of Baroda (BoB) grabbed the top spot

in overall digital transactions among large

banks for FY20-21. It was felicitated by the

Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology (MeitY) at the Digital Payments

Utsav which was held to commemorate 75th

anniversary of Independence of India.

BoB has been conferred with five DigiDhan

awards for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 in various

categories.

RBI empanelled CSB Bank as Agency Bank to

undertake banking business of central, state

govts

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced

empanelment of CSB Bank, a private sector

lender as an ‘Agency Bank’.Through this

appointment, the CSB Bank will undertake

general banking business of the central and

state governments under the guidelines set by

the RBI.

As an Agency bank, CSB Bank will work with

different state governments and central

government departments for businesses such

as tax collections, pension payment,

collection of stamp duty, etc.

Oriental Insurance Company Ltd categorised

as Public Shareholder in Axis Bank

Axis Bank announced the approval to reclassify

Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) from

promoter category to public category

shareholder in the bank. At present, OICL

holds a 0.16 per cent stake in Axis Bank.

Currently, BSE & NSE gave approval for the

reclassification of New Oriental Insurance

Company to public category from promoter

category.

PM Modi transferred Rs 1000 Crore under

DAY-NRLM to Bank Accounts of SHGs

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India

addressed the gathering of women

beneficiaries of several government scheme

at Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh and

transferred Rs 1000 crores into the bank

accounts of the women Self Help Groups in

UP. The amount was transferred under the

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National





Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).This

will benefit around 16 lakh rural women in UP

and make them self-reliant and financially

independent.

80000 SHGs received a Community

Investment Fund (CIF) of Rs 1.10 lakh per

SHG and 60000 SHGs received a Revolving

Fund of Rs 15000 per SHG.

RBI extended CoF Tokenisation deadline till

June 2022

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended

the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline

by 6 months i.e., to June 30, 2022. Earlier the

deadline was fixed till December 31, 2021.

In March 2020, RBI had issued guidelines for the

regulation of payment aggregators and

payment gateways, prohibiting payment

aggregators and merchants to store customer

card credentials within their database or server

from 30 June 2021

RBI imposed monetary penalty on payment

operators One Mobikwik & Spice Money

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed

monetary penalty on two payment system

operators, One Mobikwik Systems Private

Limited and Spice Money Limited, for

violation of norms.

Both the payment companies have been

slapped with a fine of Rs 1 crore, as per the

order issued by the central bank.

RBI imposed ₹30 lakh penalty on MUFG Bank

RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹30

Lakh on MUFG Bank Ltd for non-compliance

with its directions on ‘Loans and Advances –

Statutory and Other Restrictions’. MUFG

Bank has the largest network

amongst Japanese banks in India, with a

presence in five locations.

RBI released report on “Trend and Progress

of Banking in India 2020-21”; GNPAs of

banks dipped to 6.9% by September 2021

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released

the ‘Report on Trend and Progress of

Banking in India 2020-21’, which presents the

performance of the banking sector, including

co-operative banks, and non-banking

financial companies (NBFCs) during FY21

and FY22 (till December 2021). The gross non-

performing assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs

(Scheduled Commercial Banks) declined from

8.2% at end of March 2020 to 6.9% at end-

September 2021.

The share of RSA (Restructured Advances)

has increased to 1.8 percent at end

September 2021 (from 0.8 percent as at end-

March 2021 and 0.4 percent at end-March

2020) due to the restructuring scheme 2.0 for

retail loans and MSMEs which does not entail

an asset classification downgrade.

The increase in deposit insurance from Rs 1

lakh to Rs 5 lakh augmented the share of co-

operative depositors’ coverage from 42.7

percent (at end March 2019) to 69.4 percent (at

end-March 2021).

IndusInd Bank launched ‘Green FDs’ to

support United Nations Sustainable

Development Goals

IndusInd Bank launched Green Fixed

Deposits (FDs) where the deposit proceeds will

be used to finance projects and firms

supporting the United Nations Sustainable

Development Goals (UN-SDGs).

With this, the bank has entered the list of few

global banks which offer integrating SDG

into a regular FD product. IndusInd Bank is the

only bank in India to secure ‘band A’ in the

Carbon Disclosure Project. Some of the

features and benefits of Green FD are Higher

rate of interest up to 6% per annum, Deposits

backed by insurance for up to Rs 5 lakh, Low

pre-mature withdrawal charges of only 1%, etc.

RBI extended restrictions on PMC Bank for 3

months till March 2022

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has

extended restrictions on Punjab and

Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank for

another three months till 31 March 2022. The

move has been taken as further action on the

draft scheme for the takeover of the crisis-

hit bank by Delhi-based Unity Small Finance

Bank (USFB) is in process.

RBI had superseded the board of PMC Bank

in September 2019 and placed it under

regulatory restrictions, including a cap on

withdrawals by its customers.





List of Banks whose licence has been canceled by RBI in 2021 (Covered January to August)

RBI cancels the licence of Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd., Osmanabad,

Maharashtra to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on January 11. Osmanabad, Maharashtra is

prohibited from conducting the business of ‘banking’ which includes acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in

Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 with immediate effect.

RBI cancels license of Kolhapur's Shivam Sahakari Bank due to inadequate capital

The RBI on 30th Jan said the licence of Maharashtra-based Shivam Sahakari Bank has been cancelled as it does not have

adequate capital and earning prospects.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will Cancel the Licence of Sambandh Finserve

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a show-cause notice prior to cancelling the licence of fraud-hit Sambandh Finserve Pvt Ltd. after its networth eroded below the regulatory minimum

and financial situation worsened beyond redemption over the recent months. Sambandh is registered as an NBFC-MFI. The Managing

Director and CEO of Sambandh, Deepak Kindo, who was allegedly the main perpetrator of the fraud, has been arrested by Economic

Offence Wing, Chennai.

RBI canceled licence of United Co-operative Bank

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of United Co-operative Bank Ltd over inadequate capital, regulatory non-

compliance, based in Bagnan, West Bengal. RBI said it cancelled the licence as United Co-operative Bank did not

have adequate capital and earning prospects. "As such, it does not comply with the provisions of section 11(1) and section 22(3)(d)

read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

RBI cancelled license of Pune-based cooperative bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Shivajirao Bhosale Sahakari Bank, Pune as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects. As such, it does not

comply with the provisions of section 11(1) and section 22 (3) (d) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

The bank has failed to comply with the requirements of section 22(3) (a), 22 (3) (b), 22(3)(c), 22(3) (d) and 22(3)(e) read with section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. "Consequently, the bank ceases to carry on banking business, with effect from the

close of business on May 31, 2021.





RBI's ban on Mastercard may hit card issuance of private lenders

Card issuance by banks and credit card issuers that have co-branded credit cards with vendors on the Mastercard platform or exclusive tie-ups with the payment network for their own credit card issuance will take a hit for the time being now that the Reserve

Bank of India (RBI) has barred Mastercard from onboarding new customers over non-compliance with local data storage

regulations.

RBI canceled licence of Dr Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Urban Co-operative Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Dr Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd,

Nilanga, Latur, as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.

RBI canceled licence of Goa-based Madgaum Urban co-op bank.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Goa-based Madgaum Urban Cooperative Bank, with effect from July 29, 2021. RBI said the decision was taken as the bank doesn't have adequate capital and earning prospects, and its would be unable to

pay its present depositors in full in its present financial position.

RBI cancels licence of Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank, Panvel in Maharashtr

The Reserve Bank has cancelled the licence of Karnala Nagari Sahakari Bank, Panvel in Maharashtra for not having adequate

capital and being unable to pay its present depositors in full.

List of Banks who has been imposed penalty by RBI in 2021 (Covered January to November)

• RBI slaps penalty of Rs 2 crore on Standard Chartered Bank • RBI fines Bajaj Finance Rs 2.5 crore for recovery agent harassment • RBI slaps Rs 2 crore fine on Deutsche Bank for non-compliance • RBI imposed Rs 2 crores penalty on SBI for paying commission to employees • RBI imposed a Rs 3-cr penalty on ICICI Bank for violating prudential norms • RBI imposes a Rs. 1-1 Cr. penalty on City Union Bank and Tamilnad Mercantile Bank • RBI imposed Rs 10 crore penalty on HDFC bank over irregularities in auto loan portfolio • RBI imposed a Rs 4cr. penalty on Bank of India for contravention of norms, including one

related to “Frauds Classification and Reporting” • RBI imposed a Rs 2cr. penalty on PNB for contravention of norms, including one related to

“Frauds Classification and Reporting” • RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh penalty on Punjab & Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain

provisions of directions on ‘Cyber Security Framework in Banks. • RBI fines Axis Bank Rs 5 crore for non-compliance with certain rules • RBI imposes penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank • RBI imposes Rs 25 lakh fine on Axis Bank for flouting KYC norms • RBI imposes Rs 2 crore penalty on RBL Bank for breaching deposit, board composition

norms • RBI imposed a fine of Rs 1.95 crores on Standard Chartered Bank • RBI imposed Rs 1 crore penalty on SBI for non-compliance • RBI imposed a Rs. 1 crore penalty on Union Bank of India violating certain provisions

related to the sale of stressed assets and reporting of frauds. • RBI imposed ₹1 crore penalty on Paytm Payments Bank for violating provisions

of Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007. • RBI imposed monetary penalty of Rs. 1 crore on State Bank of India for holding shares

in the borrower companies of an amount exceeding 30 per cent of the paid-up share capital of those companies.





• RBI imposed Rs. 1 crore penalty on Union Bank of India for violating certain provisions related to sale of stressed assets and reporting of frauds.

RBI imposes monetary penalty on 14 banks for non-compliance

• Rs. 2Cr: Bank of Baroda. • Rs. 1Cr: Bandhan Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, Credit Suisse AG, Indian

Bank, IndusInd Bank, Karnataka Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, South Indian Bank, The Jammu & Kashmir Bank, and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank.

• Rs 50 lakhs: SBI

Chapter 14: Current Affairs (National) In Short

Important India’s First Woman in News First Name

First woman fighter pilot to fly Rafale Shivangi Singh

1st woman fighter pilot at R-Day parade Bhawana Kanth First women Navy officers to be posted on Indian

warship Sub Lt Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lt Riti Singh

First time lead woman army officer Parade at

Republic day Tania Shergill

World’s first female spacewalking- Christina Koch and Jessica Meir First Female Flight Commander Shalija Dhami

First Woman Flight Engineer of Indian Air Force Hina Jaiswal

First Woman To Qualify To Go To Day Missions Bhawana Kanth First Indian Woman Who Flew a Fighter aircraft

Solo Avani Chaturvedi

First Woman Fighter Pilot to Undertake Missions by day on Hawk

Mohana Singh

India's First Female Military diplomat Anjali Singh First Woman Pilot of Indian Navy Shivangi World’s first female spacewalking Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

first female match referee by icc GS Lakshmi

List of Recently Cyclone/ Typhoon



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Cyclone/ Typhoon Country/ State Cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ Bangladesh and West Bengal

Typhoon hagibis Japan

Tropical Storm Fay New Jersey

Tropical storm Amanda El Salvador and Guatemala.

Tropical Storm Cristobal Louisiana, Mississippi Coasts Cyclone Kyaar south Gujarat, Saurashtra (cyclonic storm “Kyaar”

hovering over the Arabian Sea.) Typhoon Faxai Tokyo, Japan

Typhoon Kammuri Philippines Typhoon Phanfone Philippines

Tropical Cyclone Sarai, Cyclone Tino, Cyclone Sarai

Fiji

Typhoon Faxai, Typhoon hagibis Japan Tropical cyclone Seroja Australia

Typhoon Kammuri, Typhoon Phanfone Philippines Cyclone Taukate Goa, Maharashtra

Cyclone Yaas West Bengal and Odisha Typhoon Chanthu drenched Taiwan

Recent GI Tag List Item State

“Dalle Khursani” Famous Chilli of Sikkim

Sweet dish ‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli and Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana)

Goa

Kodaikanal Malai Pandu, Garlic Tamil Nadu

Tezpur Litchi Assam

Zeerafool, Rice (CG),Thirubuvanam Slik Sari Tamil Nadu

DindiGul Lock & Kandangi Saree Tamil Nadu

Pathama Dai Mat Tamil Nadu

‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani temple Tamil Nadu

Marayoor Jaggerry Kerala

Tirur Supari Kerala

Arcanut (Sirsi Supadi) Karnataka

TavlohoPuan Mizoram

Green and White Tea Darjeeling

Srivilliputtur Palkova” Channai

Mizo Paunchei, Coloured Shawl Mizoram

Rasogulla Odisha

Chak-Hao Manipur

terracotta Gorakhpur (UP)

Kashmiri Saffron Kashmiri

Sohrai Khovar painting Jharkhand

Telia Rumal Telangana

Arumbavur wood carvings Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur netti Tamil Nadu

Hathei chilli and Tamenglong orange Manipur





Naga Cucumber Nagaland

Alibaug white onion Maharashtra

Palghar’s famed Wada Kolam rice Maharashtra

Karuppur Kalamkari Paintings, and Kallakuruchi wood carvings

Tamil Nadu

List of Changing Name Old Name New Name

'Miyon ka Bara’ station in Jodhpur Mahesh Nagar

Mohali International Hockey Stadium Balbir Singh Senior Common High Court of J&K and Ladakh 'High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF).

Hisar Airport Maharaja Agrasen International Airport

Kakori Train Conspiracy Kakori Train Action

Mohali International Hockey Stadium Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium.

Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF).

Haveri Railway station Mahadevappa Mailara Railway Station Ayodhya airport Maryada Purshottam Shriram Airport

Bengaluru’s Bowring Medical College Atal Bihari Vajpayee Naugarh Railway Station Siddharthnagar (UP)

Hubli Railway Station: Siddharoodha Swamiji Railway Station

Manduadih Station 'Banaras' Station

Gwalior-Chambal Expressway Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chambal Progressway Mumbai-Nagpur expressway Bal Thackeray

Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh Atal tunnel (mark the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

Chenani Nashari Tunnel Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee (Chenani Nashri Tunnel on NH 44 in Jammu & Kashmir as Dr Syama Prasad

Mookerjee Tunnel) Habibganj Railway Station Atal Bihari Vajpayee Railway Station

Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium Arun Jaitley Stadium

Bhopal Metro Rail Raja Bhoj

Bogibeel Bridge Atal Setu

Naya Raipur Atal Nagar

Bundel Section Express-Way Atal Path

Hazratganj intersection Atal Chowk

Deoghar Airport (Jharkhand) Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport

Aligarh Harigarh

Howrah-Kalka Mail “Netaji Express” Maharashtra renames Gorewada international

zoo Bal Thackeray

Gujarat to Rename Dragon Fruit ‘Kamalam’ Faizabad Railway Junction Ayodhya Cantt

Indore’s Patalpani Railway Station Tribal Icon Tantya Bhil

Indian Govt, target important project list





Aims Target Time

▪ PM vision of $ 5 trillion Economy 2025

▪ self-reliant in fertilisers production 2023

▪ To Eliminate TB 2025

▪ 100 MT coal gasification target 2030

▪ Housing for All 2022

▪ Doubling Farmers income 2022

▪ One Nation One Ration Card 2021

▪ To generate solar Power (500GW) 2030

▪ Har Ghar Jal 2024

▪ Utkarsh (Road Plan by RBI) 2022

▪ Clean Drinking water to all by 2024

▪ TAPI gas pipeline project is expected to be completed by

2022

▪ Bharatmala project 35000km highway by 2018-22

▪ India to surpass china’s population 2027

▪ Net zero carbon emitting in indian railways 2030

▪ Fulfil Jal Jeevan Mission 2024

▪ Railways to run 100% on electricity 2024

▪ zero road accident fatalities 2030

▪ Green Railway’ 2030

India brings forward target of 20% ethanol-blending in petrol

2023

‘Energy independent’ 2047

Rice under all scheme to be fortified 2024

Six lakh villages to get internet connectivity by 2024

Festival

State/UT City Festival

Andhra Pradesh • Flamingo Festival





Assam

• Magh Bihu • Rongali or Bohag Bihu • Dwizling Festival • Parag Festival • Ambubachi Mela • Wanchuwa

Chhattisgarh Raipur • National Tribal Dance Festival

Goa • International Film Festival of India

(IFFI)

Gujarat Ahmedabad • International Kite Festival

Himachal Pradesh • Losar Festival

J&K

• Mela Kheer Bhavani • Jhiri Mela • Bungus Awaam Mela” • “Apple Festival” • 1st ever Aharbal Festival

Karnataka Mangalore • Karavali Utsav

Kerala

• Onam • Dragonfly Festival or Thumbi

Mahotsavam (1st-ever of state in 2020)

• Pooram Festival

Ladakh • Naropa Festival • Addi Mahotsav • Hemis

Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho • International Film Festival

Gwalior • Tansen Music Festival or the Tansen

Sangeet Sammelan or the Tansen Utsav

Mandu • Mandu festival

• Namaste Orchha festival (1st-ever in

2020) • Lokrang Festival

Maharashtra Pune • Owl Festival

Nagpur • Khasdar Mahostav • Orange Festival

Manipur

Imphal • Sangai Festival, Nata Sankiratana

Ukhrul • Shirui Lily Festival

• Sangai Festival

Meghalaya • Behdinkhelam Festival • Cherry Blossom Festival • Wangala festival





Nagaland • Hornbill Festival

Delhi New Delhi • National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav

Odisha

• Raja Parba festival • Konark Festival • International Sand Art Festival • Nuakhai Juhar harvest • ‘Boita Bandana’ Festival

Cuttack • 'Bali Yatra' festival

Rajasthan Bikaner • Camel Festival

Telangana • Nagoba Jatara festival • Bathukhamma Floral • 'Bonalu'

Tripura • Hornbill Festival (1st-ever of state in

2020) • Khrachi Puja

Sikkim • Pang Lhabsol

Uttar Pradesh Agra • Bear Festival

Uttarakhand • Ganga Kayak Festival • Harela Festival

August Bhubaneswar became first Indian city to vaccinate 100% against COVID-19 Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 vaccination. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had launched a massive vaccination drive against Covid-19. India nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22,480 MW by 2031 India’s nuclear power capacity is expected to reach 22,480 Mega Watts by 2031 from the current 6,780 MegaWatts. Ten (10) nuclear power reactors with 8000 MW capacity (including 500 MW PFBR being implemented by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited {BHAVINI}) are under construction. Chhattisgarh became 1st state to recognise Forest Resource Rights in Urban Region Chhattisgarh became the first state to recognise Community Forest Resource Rights in an urban area, with the state

government recognising the rights of residents of Dhamtari district over 4,127 hectares of forests. Under Forest Rights Act, 2006, Community Forest Resource Right gives gram sabhas the right to protect, regenerate or conserve or manage any forest resources used by the entire community, or village. India Celebrated 75th Independence Day As the country celebrates 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' marking the 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hoisted the national flag and delivered the customary address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi. Four more Indian wetlands added to Ramsar list Four more wetlands from India have been added to the Ramsar list and have been recognized as wetlands of global importance in accordance with the Ramsar Convention. With the latest addition, the number of Ramsar sites in India have reached to 46.





Four sites that have been included are: Thol from Gujarat, Wadhwana from Gujarat, Sultanpur from Haryana and Bhindawas from Haryana. Bharat Petroleum launched door-to-door delivery of ‘High-Speed Diesel’ Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has launched door-to-door delivery of 'High Speed Diesel' to meet the growing demand.. Kaziranga became India’s first national park with satellite phones Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam has become the first national park in India to be equipped with satellite phones. Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua handed over 10 satellite phones to the forest personnel of the Kaziranga National Park. BSNL will be the service provider of these phones. 75 new Vande Bharat trains will connect all parts of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day and announced that 75 ‘Vande Bharat’ trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The 75 Vande Bharat trains will connect every corner of the country, in 75 weeks of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is being celebrated from March 12, 2021, upto August 15, 2023. 'Nation First, Always First,' theme of 75th Independence Day The theme of the 75th Independence Day this year is 'Nation First, Always First' to honour the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters for the nation. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel announced 4 new districts Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced the creation of four new districts and 18 new tehsils in the state. The four new districts are: Mohla Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh. Now, the total number of administrative districts in the state have reached 32. India’s highest herbal park inaugurated in Uttarakhand India’s highest altitude herbal park situated at a height of 11,000 feet was

inaugurated on 21st August at Mana village close to the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials said. Mana is the last Indian village in Chamoli bordering China and is adjacent to the famous Himalayan temple of Badrinath. Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated world’s second-largest refurbished gene bank The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the world’s second-largest National Gene Bank at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi. The refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank provides the facility for germplasm, to secure the heritage of seeds for years in minus 20 degrees Celsius temperature. NTPC launched India’s largest floating solar project in Simhadri State-run electricity producer NTPC Limited began commercial operations at India’s largest floating solar PV project at its Simhadri thermal station in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 21 Aug. The project was declared open after commissioning a 15 MW floating solar project, taking the total installed capacity at the facility to 25 MW. The floating solar project is the to be set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme, notified by the Government of India in 2018. India’s Evacuation Mission from Afghanistan named as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’ The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given a name to India’s complex mission of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’. Govt introduced “Bharat series (BH-series)” registration Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-series)”. The vehicles bearing the BH-series mark will not have to require the assignment of a new registration mark when the owner of the vehicle shifts from one State to another.





Format of Bharat series (BH-series) Registration Mark: YY – Year of first registration BH- Code for Bharat Series ####- 0000 to 9999 (randomized) XX- Alphabets (AA to ZZ)

July Digital India completed six years Digital India initiative has completed its six years on 1 July 2021. Digital India is a government’s flagship scheme to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015. 52nd IFFI will be held in November 2021 in Goa The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from 20th -28th November 2021. Ramgarh Visdhari got Centre nod to become 4th tiger reserve of Rajasthan Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary received all clearances to become the Rajasthan’s 4th and country’s 52nd tiger reserve. Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary under Section 5 of the Rajasthan Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act, 1951. List of 3 tiger reserve in Rajasthan

• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Sawai Madhopur

• Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Kota

• Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Alwar.

Dept of Public Enterprises brought under Finance Ministry Central government has decided to bring Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under finance ministry. DPE was earlier under Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. Finance ministry now comprises of six departments, after inclusion of DPE. Other five departments are:

• Department of Economic Affairs, • Department of Expenditure, • Department of Revenue, • Department of Investment & Public

Asset Management and • Department of Financial Services.

India’s first maritime arbitration centre will be set up in Gandhinagar

The Gujarat Maritime University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in GIFT City to set up the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC). It will be part of a maritime cluster that is being set up by the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar. Manipur entered India’s railway map as first passenger train reaches the state A passenger train Rajdhani Express from Assam’s Silchar railway station has reached the Vaingaichunpao railway station in Manipur for a trial run, putting the state on the Indian Railways map. India’s first Cryptogamic Garden Inaugurated in Uttarakhand India’s first cryptogamic garden, with around 50 different species grown, has been inaugurated in Deoban area of Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Located in the district’s Chakrata town, the garden was inaugurated by social activist Anoop Nautiyal. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated India’s first private Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur in Maharashtra. UP population draft bill proposes two-child policy Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has launched a population policy that aims to incentivise couples who do not have more than two babies. NTPC will construct India's largest solar power park in Kutch Kutch region in Gujarat, the largest salt desert in the country and host to two of India’s largest coal-fired power plants, will now add another feather to its cap. NTPC, through its renewable energy arm, will construct what would be India’s largest single local solar power park of 4.75 Gigawatt (Gw) in Kutch. Home Minister inaugurated National Forensic Science University in Gandhinagar National Forensic Science University, erstwhile known as ‘Gujarat Forensic





Science University’ is dedicated to forensic and investigative science. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly built Center of Excellence for Research & Analysis of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances of the National Forensic Science University in Ahmedabad. PM Modi inaugurated International Cooperation & Convention Centre ‘Rudraksh’ in Varanasi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th July inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre – Rudraksh in Varanasi, which has been constructed with Japanese assistance. India’s first pod taxi will be operate between Noida Airport and Film City Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Ltd (IPRCL) has prepared a Detailed Project Report or DPR for the pod taxi service between Noida Airport at Jewar and Film City. This will cost about Rs 862 crore, according to the detailed project report (DPR) submitted to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida). This is a 14 km stretch. This will be India’s first pod taxi service. Government will set up country’s top heritage institute in Noida The government has decided to set up the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. IOC will build India’s first green hydrogen plant at Mathura IOC, India’s largest oil firm will build the country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at its refinery in Mathura. This project will be the India’s first ever green hydrogen unit. UNESCO: Historic Urban Landscape project launched for Gwalior, Orchha In the state of Madhya Pradesh, the cities of Orchha and Gwalior have been selected by UNESCO under its ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project.’ This project was started in the year 2011. Six cities of South Asia, including Indian cities of Varanasi and Ajmer are already involved in this project. Gwalior and Orchha have been included as the 7th and 8th cities of South Asia. 800-year-old Ramappa Temple in Telangana got the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage inscription to the historic

Rudreswara Temple, also known as the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu district of Telangana. The Rudreswara temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya empire by Recharla Rudra, a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and worshipped by devotees. Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutchch, Gujarat inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List India’s nomination of Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutchch, Gujarat has been inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list. India submitted the nomination dossier for Dholavira: A Harappan Cityto the World Heritage Centre in January 2020. Note: India has 40 world heritage properties overall, which includes 32 cultural, 7 natural and one mixed property. Puri became India's first city to achieve 24*7 quality drinking water supply under Sujal project Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 26th July inaugurated the 'Drink From Tap' mission in Puri, making it "the first city in India" to achieve a 24*7 quality drinking water supply, an official said. Indore Became the First Indian City To Be Selected For International Clean Air Catalyst Programme The Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, or the cleanest city of India, has become the only city from the country to be selected for International Clean Air Catalyst Programme. The project will be operated for a period of five years to purify the air in the city with the cooperation of Indore Municipal Corporation and Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board. Centre announced 27% OBC, 10% EWS reservation in AIQ Scheme for medical courses The Centre on 29th July announced that 27% reservation for OBCs and 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Section will be given under the All India Quota Scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes related to medicine. This will be enforced from the current academic year 2021-22.

September 2021





Assam decided to remove Rajiv Gandhi’s name from Orang national park The Assam cabinet has decided to remove the name of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi from the Orang National Park. Since the name Orang is associated with the sentiments of the Adivasi and tea-tribe community, the cabinet has decided to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park as Orang National Park. PM Modi inaugurated Shikshak Parv-2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021. The event was organised by the Ministry of Education, celebrated from September 07 to 17, 2021. The theme of ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is “Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings from Schools in India”. India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility on National Highway in Rajasthan Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Landing Facility on a National Highway in Rajasthan on September 9, 2021. This emergency landing facility has been constructed on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of National Highway (NH) 925A in Barmer, Rajasthan. Tamil Nadu-Denmark planned energy island in Gulf of Mannar State of Tamil Nadu and Denmark have planned to create an energy island in Gulf of Mannar that lies between the west coast of Sri Lanka and south-eastern tip of India. To achieve this target, Denmark is likely to invest $5-10 billion in the renewable energy sector in the state. It also includes investment for an energy island in the Gulf of Mannar. With this investment, island would be able to produce 4-10 GW of energy. PM Modi inaugurated Sardardham Bhavan at Ahmedabad Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the state of art Sardardham Bhavan at Ahmedabad through video conferencing on September 11, 2021. He also laid the foundation stone of Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralay on the occasion.

India’s largest open air fernery opened in Uttarakhand India’s largest open-air fernery has been inaugurated in Ranikhet of Uttarakhand. The new centre will serve the dual objective of ‘conservation of fern species as well as ‘create awareness about their ecological role and promote further research. Uttar Pradesh Government will set up ‘Electronic Park’ The Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh government has cleared a proposal to develop an ‘Electronic Park’, along the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) area, near Noida, to promote the electronics industry. Cyclonic Storm ‘Gulab’ hit Odisha and AP The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh after the 'Cyclone Gulab' made landfall over Northwest and adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal on 26th Sept. PM Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27th Sept launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide a digital health ID to people which will contain their health records. The pilot project of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission had been announced by the prime minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2020. SC introduced Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records system Supreme Court of India has approved an electronic system named FASTER (Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records). The FASTER system will be used for transferring e-authenticated copies from courts to prisons. Under the FASTER system, courts can send e-authenticated copies of bail orders, stay orders, interim orders and proceedings through secured electronic communication to duty officers at prisons. October Varanasi will become First City in India to use Ropeway Services for Public Transportation





The city of Varanasi will soon become the first Indian city to use ropeway services in public transportation. The ropeway service will cover a distance of 4.2 km aerially in the city of Varanasi. India will be the third country in the world after Bolivia and Mexico City, to have a ropeway for public transport. GI tagged Mihidana from West Bengal exported to Bahrain In order to promote indigenous & Geographical Identification (GI) tagged products, first consignment of GI tagged sweet dish Mihidana from West Bengal was exported to Bahrain. It was imported by Aljazira Group, Bahrain. India’s Newest Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh National Tiger Conservation Authority has approved the Chhattisgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas National Park & Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. This is the 4th Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh (Udanti-Sitanadi, Achanakmar, Indravati).

Railways launched two long haul freight trains ‘Trishul’, ‘Garuda’ The Indian Railways has launched two long haul freight trains “Trishul” and “Garuda” — which are twice or multiple times longer than the normal composition of freight trains. Trishul is South Central Railway (SCR)’s first long haul train comprising three freight trains, another similar train ‘Garuda’ on Friday from Raichur of Guntakal division to Manuguru of Secunderabad division Khadi exhibition and Khadi Kareegar Sammelan inaugurated in Varanasi to strengthen artisans and traditional arts Khadi exhibition and Khadi Kareegar Sammelan inaugurated in Varanasi to strengthen artisans and traditional arts. Union Minister of State for MSME Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma inaugurated a state-of-the-art Khadi exhibition displaying exquisite handcrafted products from 20 Indian states in Varanasi. KVIC also organized a “Khadi Kareegar Sammelan” (Khadi artisans’ conference). Union Minister launched Development Projects in Andaman and Nicobar

Islands; Mount Harriet to be named Mount Manipur On October 16, 2021, Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Cooperation, inaugurated 14 projects worth Rs 299 crore and laid foundation stones of 12 projects worth Rs 643 crore from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With this, a development work of about Rs 1,000 crore has been initiated in Andaman Islands. PM Modi inaugurated Kushinagar International Airport in UP PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport. This becomes the 9th airport in Uttar Pradesh to scheduled passenger flights. A charter from Colombo was the first flight to land in Kushinagar with over 100 Buddhist monks and dignitaries. India’s 1st State Government-owned Wildlife DNA testing analysis lab inaugurated in Nagpur Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, inaugurated India’s 1st State government owned Wildlife DNA testing analysis laboratory at Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Goa became the 1st state to achieve ODF and Electricity for each household Goa has achieved Open Defecation Free (ODF) and Electricity for every household. Goa has also become the first state to provide tap water to every household under the “Har Ghar Jal Mission”. India’s first Radio over Internet Protocol system for Major Ports launched in Kolkata Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) in Kolkata has become the first Major Indian Port to get new long-range marine communication technology called as Radio Over Internet Protocol (ROIP) system. It is a long-range marine communication solution to aid specially during storms and inclement weather. Maharashtra became India’s 1st state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan 2021-30

During the 17th meeting of the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL), the government of





Maharashtra approved its own Wildlife Action Plan (2021-2030), which will be implemented over the next 10 years. Maharashtra became India’s first state to pass its own Wildlife Action Plan. India’s largest aromatic garden inaugurated in Uttarakhand Uttarakhand got India’s largest aromatic garden in the Nainital district. The research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest Department inaugurated the biggest aromatic garden of India in Lalkuan of Nainital district. November Madhya Pradesh CM launched 3 solar power projects of 1500-MW capacity Shivraj Singh Chauhan has laid the foundation stones for setting up three solar power plants of 1500-megawatt capacity in Shajapur, Agar and Neemuch. Total outlay of the project: Rs 5,250 crore. MP is moving forward to complete the target of meeting 50% of the country's energy requirements with solar energy by 2030. Giriraj Singh inaugurated ‘Bhumi Samvaad’ Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj inaugurated ’Bhumi Samvaad’ – a National Workshop on Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. India’s Largest Landfill Biogas Plant inaugurated in Hyderabad Ramky Enviro Engineers Limited (REEL) has inaugurated one of the world’s first and India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant at the Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste (HiMSW) site, Telangana.The end (Biogas) product of the plant will be sold to Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL). National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 held in Raipur, Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh observed a 3-day annual 2nd National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 on October 28-30 at Raipur’s Science College ground as a part of the tourism development plan of the state. This year’s event was clubbed with Chattisgarh’s Rajyotsava (state foundation day- November 1, 2021).

IOC will set up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant in Haryana The Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will set up India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant with an outlay of Rs 3,681 crore to manufacture value-added chemical products at its Panipat refinery and petroleum complex (PRPC) in Haryana. This proposed project will have a capacity of 120,000 tonnes per annum of Maleic Anhydride (MAH) that is used to make speciality products like polyester resins and surface coatings plasticisers, agrochemicals and lubricant additives. Jitendra Singh dedicated ‘Sardar Patel Leadership Centre’ to the Nation Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie. The facility was inaugurated on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2021, which marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. RK Singh inaugurated “Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project” in J&K Union Power Minister R K Singh virtually inaugurated the diversion of Marusudar River of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project in Kishtwar, J&K. Pakal Dul HE Project (1,000 MW) is being constructed by Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Limited (CVPPPL) and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation. Marusudar River is a major tributary of the Chenab River. Telangana invited to participate in International Seed Conference by FAO Telangana got a rare recognition as it was invited to participate in International Seed Conference that would be held virtually by FAO of the UN. International Seed Conference, is being organised to discuss development of seed industry. India’s first open-air rooftop drive-in theatre opened in Mumbai India's first rooftop drive-in open-air movie theatre was opened in Mumbai and it showcased the film Sooryavanshi featuring Akshay Kumar. Reliance announced the launch of its first rooftop theatre, which will be known as 'Jio





Drive-In'. The theatre has been launched in partnership with the Reliance Retail and multiplex chain PVR. Prime Minister unveiled Shri Adi Shankaracharya statue in Kedarnath Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Kedarnath Dham and inaugurated the reconstructed Shri Adi Shankaracharya Samadhi, that was damaged during the devastating 2013 floods, at the premises of the Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand and unveiled the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya at the Samadhi. The 12-feet long statue weighing around 35 tonnes (35,000kg) has been constructed by Mysore-based sculptor Arjun Yogiraj. Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated 650 Teraflops Supercomputing Facility at NABI & i-RISE, TBI at Mohali Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, inaugurated the advanced 650 teraflops supercomputing facility at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) at Mohali, Punjab. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has also inaugurated i-RISE, Technology Business Incubator (TBI) at Mohali which will provide world-class research facilities for start-ups in India. Punjab became 1st Indian state to approve Tissue Culture-Based Seed Potato Rules Punjab Cabinet headed by chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi approved the ‘Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021’ to develop Punjab as a standard potato seed centre. With this decision, Punjab has become the first Indian state to have the facility of tissue culture-based certification, which will develop the Jalandhar-Kapurthala belt of Punjab as the export hub of potato. Tripura developed country’s ‘first-ever’ bamboo made cricket bat, stumps Bamboo and Cane Development Institute (BCDI) of Tripura along with the North East Centre of Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) claimed to have developed the country’s first-ever bamboo made cricket bat maintaining all the standard protocols used for manufacturing cricket bats.

IBM launched a client innovation center in Mysuru IBM Corp. launched a client innovation centre in Mysuru with support from the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM). This initiative aims at supporting the rapid, high-tech driven economic growth in tier-2 and -3 regions while providing comprehensive hybrid cloud and AI technology consulting capabilities. Ministry of Civil Aviation declared Srinagar airport as major airport Ministry of Civil Aviation declared Srinagar airport as a ‘major airport’ under Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Act, 2008 (AERA) in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (i) of Section 2 of Airports Economic Authority Act, 2008. Srinagar selected to join UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN) Srinagar (summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir) has been selected to join UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN) for the vibrant cultural ethos of the old city. It has been designated as a creative city of craft and folk arts by UNESCO. Apart from it, 48 cities have been added to the network of 246 cities following their designation in recognition of their commitment to placing culture and creativity at the heart of their development. Other Indian Cities under UCCN List: • Jaipur - Crafts and Folk Arts (2015) • Varanasi - Creative city of Music (2015) • Chennai - Creative city of Music (2017) • Mumbai – Film (2019) • Hyderabad – Gastronomy (2019) Meghalaya Cabinet approved creation of Eastern West Khasi Hills as 12th district The Meghalaya Cabinet approved a proposal to upgrade the Mairang civil sub-division to a full-fledged district which will be called as ‘Eastern West Khasi Hills district’. It will be Meghalaya’s 12th district. Defence Minister inaugurated 1st Private Sector Defence Manufacturing facility in UPDIC in Lucknow Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the first operationalised





private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow on November 13, 2021. The facility, run by Aerolloy Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC industries, will manufacture parts for Aircraft Engines, Helicopter Engines, Structural parts for aircrafts, Drones and UAV, Submarines, Ultra-Light Artillery Guns, Space Launch Vehicles and Strategy Systems etc. Arunachal Pradesh Govt adopted ‘Pakke Declaration’ on climate change The government of Arunachal Pradesh approved the ‘Pakke Tiger Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate Change Resilient and Responsive Arunachal Pradesh’, which aims to promote “climate-resilient development” in the state. India’s 1st grass conservatory inaugurated in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand India’s first ‘grass conservatory’ or ‘germplasm conservation centre’ spread over an area of 2 acres was inaugurated at Ranikhet in Almora district of Uttarakhand. This conservatory is funded under the Central Government’s CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) scheme and is developed by the research wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department. MP’s Habibganj railway station renamed as Rani Kamlapati railway station PM inaugurated revamped Rani Kamlapati railway station, earlier known as Habibganj, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The "most modern" Habibganj railway station has been renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamlapati. The redeveloped station in Bhopal has been built on a cost of Rs 100 crore. PM Modi inaugurated Purvanchal Expressway in UP PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Purvanchal Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. This 341 km long Purvanchal Express and will connect Lucknow with Ghazipur. It has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 22,500 crore.

Expressway starts from village Chaudsarai, located on Lucknow-Sultanpur Road (NH-731) and ends at village Hydaria located on National Highway No. 31. A 3.2-km long airstrip has also been constructed on the expressway. Piyush Goyal launched India’s 1st Digital Food Museum in Tamil Nadu Union Minister, Piyush Goyal virtually launched India’s first Digital Food Museum in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. It is 1,860-sqft museum co-developed by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museums, Bengaluru (Karnataka) with an estimated outlay of Rs 1.1 crore. India’s 1st Fisheries Business Incubation Centre launched in Gurugram, Haryana Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the India’s first-of-its kind, dedicated business incubator known as LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC) in Gurugram, Haryana. The LlFlC is built at a cost of 3.23 crore to nurture fisheries start-ups under real market-led conditions. National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is an implementing agency for the LIFIC. India’s 1st Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Project will be set up in Hingoli, Maharashtra Maharashtra’s Hingoli revenue department allotted 225 hectares of land at Dudhala in Aundha Nagnath town for setting-up India’s 1st Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project. LIGO India project will be built by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). PM Modi laid foundation stone of UP Defence Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi PM Narendra Modi has laid foundation stone of Rs 400 crores worth Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi. It was launched on the concluding three-day 'Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv', organized by Ministry of Defence





(MoD) along with Uttar Pradesh government. UP Defence Industrial Corridor has nodes at Agra, Aligarh, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Lucknow and Kanpur. UP’s 1st Anti-Air Pollution Tower inaugurated in Noida Union Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey has inaugurated first air pollution control tower (APCT) of Uttar Pradesh in Noida. This indigenously developed APCT will help to mitigate the rising air pollution problem in the city. APCT prototype has been developed by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), between the DND flyway and the slip road to Noida Expressway. Meghalaya became 1st north-eastern state to sign MoU with WFP to improve food security Meghalaya became the first state in the north-eastern region of India to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) for streamlining and strengthening of Public Distribution System (PDS) and improving food security in the state. This partnership will enable both sides to work together towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger. The state government also signed another agreement with the Common Service Centre (CSC) to improve its PDS system. IRCTC and Indian Railways developed India’s 1st Pod Hotel at Mumbai Central Railway station Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Indian Railways have developed India’s first state of the art Pod Hotel (Pod concept retiring room), named ‘Urban Pod’ at Mumbai Central Railway station. Urban Pod Pvt Ltd has been awarded the contract to Set-up, Operate and Manage the POD hotel for 9 years. A capsule hotel or Pod hotel was first developed in Japan. Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation stone for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum’ in Manipur Home Minister Amit Shah will lay foundation stone for setting up of Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters

Museum at Luangkao village in Tamenglong district of Manipur This project has been sanctioned by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs at an estimated cost of 15 crore rupees. PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport in Jewar, UP PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport in Jewar, UP. Uttar Pradesh is poised to become the only state to have 5 international airports. It will be the 2nd international airport to come up in Delhi NCR after Indira Gandhi International Airport. The airport has been developed by Zurich Airport International over 1,330 acres of land area. Madhya Pradesh will create first cyber tehsil of India Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to create cyber tehsils in the state of Madhya Pradesh. After this, MP will become the first state in the country to have a cyber tehsil. Cyber Tehsil will make the mutation process easy and people from anywhere in the state can avail of its benefit. Indian Railways is constructing World’s Tallest Railway Pier Bridge in Manipur The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s tallest railway bridge pier across river Ijai near Noney Valley crossing at a pier height of 141 metres in Manipur, India as a part of the 111 km long Jiribam-Imphal railway project. The bridge will surpass the record of 139 meters high Mala – Rijeka viaduct on the Belgrade–Bar railway, in Montenegro, Europe. The total cost of the bridge is estimated at Rs 374 crore. The bridge is being built at a height of 141 metres. The total length of the Manipur bridge will be 703 metres. Varanasi became 1st Indian city to start Ropeway Service as a Mode of Public Transport Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh is all set to become the first Indian city to start ropeway service as a mode of public transport in order to ease the traffic congestion. The proposed ropeway will be constructed between Cantt Railway Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church Square (Godauliya) covering an aerial distance of 3.45 km.





Kerala Tourism launched STREET project for experiential tourism Kerala Tourism launched the 'STREET' project to promote and take tourism deep into the interiors and rural hinterland of Kerala. Project would help visitors experience the diversity of offerings in these locales. The STREET is an acronym for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Experiential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs. 7th India International Science Festival 2021 will be held in Goa 7th India International Science Festival (IISF) will be held in Panaji, Goa from 10-13 December 2021. It is a 4-day event, organized by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Dept of Atomic Energy, Department of Space and Govt of Goa. Theme will be based on Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with motto of Celebration of science and its promotion.

Delhi’s Sadar Bazar Police Station ranked best-performing police station in India The Sadar Bazar police station of North Delhi has been ranked as the best police station in India for the year 2021 by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It has been carried out by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD). Parameters: Handling of crime, infrastructure, and approachability of personnel. Top 5 Police Station:

• Sadar Bazar PS (North dist.-Delhi) • Gangapur PS (Ganjam dist.-Odisha) • Bhattu Kalan PS (Fatehabad dist.-

Haryana) • Valpoi PS (North Goa) • Manvi PS (Raichur dist.-Karnataka)

Hornbill Festival celebrated in Naga

Heritage village Kisama, Nagaland

Biggest cultural extravaganza of

Nagaland, Hornbill Festival has kicked off

with colorful renditions of traditional music,

dances and contemporary in one roof at Naga

Heritage village Kisama. It is the 22nd edition

of the Hornbill festival and will be celebrated

in 6 districts of Nagaland. It was held for the

first time in 2000.

Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra

inaugurated in Gorakhpur, UP

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting

Anurag Singh Thakur and UP Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Earth Station of

Doordarshan Kendra in Gorakhpur. This will

be the second earth station of Doordarshan

in Uttar Pradesh and it is being built at a cost

of Rs. 7 crores.

Smart Cities Mission’s implementation

timeline has been extended to June 2023

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

(MoHUA) extended the timeline for the

implementation of the Smart Cities Mission

(SCM) for all 100 participating cities to June

2023 due to the COVID-19 induced slowdown

and other factors.

The Mission was launched in the year

FY2015-16 & set a target of five years i.e.,

FY2019-20. The central government has

released Rs 27,235 crores to states and union

territories (UTs) for their smart cities.

PM Modi inaugurated multiple projects

worth Rs 18,000 crore at Dehradun,

Uttarakhand

PM Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation

stone of multiple projects worth Rs 18,000

crore at Dehradun. The 7 projects inaugurated

consist of initiatives focusing on making travel

safer including 120 MW Vyasi Hydroelectric

Project, along with Himalayan Culture Centre

in Dehradun.

The 11 projects for which foundation has been

laid includes Delhi-Dehradun Economic

Corridor which will be built at a cost of Rs

8,300 crore. It will have Asia’s largest wildlife

elevated corridor (12 kilometres) for

unrestricted wildlife movement. PM Modi laid

the foundation stone for the Dehradun –

Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road

project, being constructed at a cost of around

Rs 1700 crore.

Gujarat became India’s Largest

Manufacturing Hub: RBI

In accordance with the data by Reserve Bank of

India (RBI), Gujarat has surpassed

Maharashtra to become India’s leading

manufacturing hub. It’s Gross Value Addition





(GVA) in manufacturing grew 15.9% annually

between FY12 to FY20 to Rs 5.11 lakh crore.

In terms of manufacturing, Maharashtra is

followed by Tamil Nadu with a GVA of Rs 3.43

lakh crore at 3rd spot, Karnataka (4th) at Rs 2.1

lakh crore, and Uttar Pradesh-UP (5th) at Rs

1.87 lakh crore.

Kazhuveli Wetland declared as 16th Bird

Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu

The Kazhuveli wetland situated in Villupuram

district of Tamil Nadu has been declared as

the 16th Bird Sanctuary by Surpiya Sahu,

Environment and Forest Secretary, at the

Minister of Environment Forest and Climate

Change.

The declaration was made under subsection (1)

of section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act,

1972. The Kazhuveli wetlands is referred to as

the 2nd largest Brackish Water Lake in South

India, only after Pulicat lake.

NITI Aayog launched “e-Sawaari India

Electric Bus Coalition” with CESL & WRI India

NITI Aayog has launched e-Sawaari India

Electric Bus Coalition in partnership

with Convergence Energy Service Limited

(CESL), World Resources Institute, India

(WRI India) and with the support from

Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative

(TUMI).

Cabinet approved continuation of PMAY-G

till March 2024

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi approved the continuation of

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin

(PMAY-G) beyond March 2021 till March

2024.

Under this, financial assistance is to be provided

for the construction of the remaining 155.75

lakh houses within total target of 2.95 crore

houses. The outlay for the construction of

remaining houses will be Rs. 2,17,257 crores

with Central Share Rs.1,25,106 crore and

State Share Rs.73,475 crores.

NITI Aayog to establish 1,000 Atal Tinkering

Labs in J&K

The NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1000

Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and

Kashmir. Out of 1000 Atal Tinkering

Laboratories, 187 will be established by the

end of the financial year 2021-22.

Out of 187 ATLs, 31 are being established across

government schools of J&K while 50 will be

established in several educational institutions

like KVs, JNVs and Private schools.

Cabinet approved Ken-Betwa River

Interlinking Project

Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project has

been approved by the Union Cabinet, which

is chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra

Modi. At 2020-21 price levels, the overall cost

of the Ken-Betwa link project has been

estimated at Rs. 44,605 crores. It will cover the

states of UP and MP.

The Union Cabinet has approved central

support for the project in the amount of Rs.

39,317 crores, which includes a grant of Rs.

36,290 crores and a loan of Rs. 3,027 crores.

The project will be implemented through

a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) known as

the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority

(KBLPA).” The project will irrigate 10.62 lakh

hectares annually, provide drinking water to a

population of 62 lakhs, and generate 103 MW

of hydropower and 27 MW of solar power.

Haiderpur wetland in Uttar Pradesh

recognised as India’s 47th Ramsar Site

The Haiderpur Wetland abutting the Madhya

Ganga barrage, about 10 km from Bijnor in

western Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised

under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on

Wetlands.

Uttar Pradesh is now home to 9 Ramsar

wetlands. The wetland, which is a part of

Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, has also been

identified under Namami Gange, a central

flagship, as a model wetland along the Ganga.

With this, there are now a total of 47 such

designated areas in the country.

Uttar Pradesh holds top spot in Total

Registered EVs in India: Ministry of Road

Transport & Highways

During the Winter Session of the Parliament,

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road

Transport & Highways, informed the Rajya

Sabha on the state of Electric Vehicles (EV) in

India.

As per the data release, India has a total of

870,141 registered EVs, with Uttar

Pradesh (UP) holding the top spot

with 255,700 registered EVs. UP is followed by

Delhi (125,347), Karnataka (72,544), Bihar

(58,014) and Maharashtra (52,506) in

successive positions.





PM Modi inaugurated Kashi-Vishwanath

Dham project in Varanasi

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first

phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham

Corridor project. The project is spread over 5

lakh square feet and connects the temple

premises to the River Ganga.

Project is constructed at a cost of ₹339

crore and is done with a vision to create an

easily accessible pathway connecting the

temple to the banks of river Ganga. A total of

23 buildings will be inaugurated in phase 1

of the project.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Saryu Nahar

National Project in Balrampur, UP

The 40-year long pending project, Saryu Nahar

National Project, is inaugurated by Prime

Minister of India Narendra Modi in

Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) on December

11, 2021. The outlay of the project is over Rs

9,800 crore, out of which more than Rs 4,600

crore was provisioned in the last four years.

Geographical Indications Registry accepted

proposal to grant Mithila Makhana GI Tag

The Geographical Indications

Registry (GIR) under the Ministry of

Commerce and Industry accepted the proposal

to rename Bihar Makhana or fox nut as

Mithila Makhana and retain its Geographical

Identification (GI) tag. It also suggested

amendments in the brand logo to highlight

its origins and protect the product’s

Geographical Indications (GI) rights.

Maharashtra topped the list of state with

maximum of beneficiaries under

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana

Maharashtra tops the list of states with

maximum number of beneficiaries

under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana

(ABRY). It is followed by Tamil

Nadu and Gujarat.

The government had launched ABRY to

incentivize employment generation in

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

(EPFO) registered establishments during

COVID-19 for a period from October 1, 2020 to

March 31, 2022. Auto settlement of Employees’

Provident Fund (EPF) claims was introduced

by EPFO in Jan, 2020.

First Drone Mela in the country was

organised at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the first drone fair in the

country was organised at Gwalior. Gwalior

Drone Mela was organised jointly by the

Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Government of

India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, and

the Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Five Drone

Schools will be opened in Gwalior, Bhopal,

Indore, Jabalpur and Satna in Madhya

Pradesh.

Govt laid foundation stone for Maa Umiya

Dham Development Project in Ahmedabad,

Gujarat

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the

foundation stone of Umiya Mata Dham

temple and temple premises under Maa

Umiya Dham Development Project at Umiya

Campus in Sola in Ahmedabad, Gujarat along

with several developmental projects including a

railway bridge. Umiya Mata is located in the

center of Unjha in the Mehsana

district of Gujarat which celebrated its silver

jubilee in November 2009. They will be

developed at a cost of Rs 1,500

crore on 74,000 square yards of land.

Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand

declared as Eco-Sensitive Zone

According to the gazette of India issued by the

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change (MoEF&CC), an area

of 454.65 square kilometres around the

boundary of Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in the

Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand has been

declared as the Askot Wildlife Sanctuary Eco-

sensitive Zone (ESZ). The Askot Wildlife

Sanctuary was established to protect the

endangered flagship species Musk Deer and its

habitat. The Askot Wildlife Sanctuary is also

known as Musk Deer Park.

NTPC will set up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen

Microgrid Projects at Simhadri, AP

National Thermal Power Corporation

Limited (NTPC) has awarded a project of

Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with

hydrogen production using electrolyser

in Simhadri, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra

Pradesh. It is India’s 1st Green

Hydrogen based Energy Storage Project and

one of the largest in the world. India targets

to become carbon neutral by 2070.

The hydrogen will be produced by using

the advanced 240 kW Solid Oxide





Electrolyser by taking input power from the

nearby Floating Solar project. The hydrogen

produced during sunshine hours would be

stored at high pressure and would be electrified

using a 50 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell.

Durga Puja on UNESCO's 'Intangible Cultural

Heritage of Humanity' list

United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added

Kolkata's Durga Puja festival to its

‘Representative List of the Intangible

Cultural Heritage of Humanity’.

India now has 14 intangible cultural heritage

elements on the UNESCO list. Other Indian

entries that were previously inscribed include

Nowrouz (2016), Ramlila (2008), Yoga (2016),

and Kumbh Mela (2017).

7th India International Science Festival 2021

held at Panaji, Goa

Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State

(I/C) Science & Technology, inaugurated the

7th edition of the India International Science

festival, IISF at Panaji, Goa held from 10th

December to 13th December 2021. IISF is a joint

program of the Ministry of Science &

Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences and

Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), a swadeshi science

movement of Bharat.

Nodal Agency for organising IISF 2021 was the

National Centre for Polar and Ocean

Research, an autonomous institute under the

MoES.

Theme 2021: ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ –

celebrating Creativity, Science, Technology and

Innovation for a prosperous India.

Centre granted ‘in-principle’ approval for 6

Nuclear Reactors at Jaitapur, Maharashtra

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Science and Technology Dr.

Jitendra granted ‘In-Principle’ approval for

setting up 6 Nuclear Reactors at Jaitapur in

Maharashtra.

The approval is for setting up 6 nuclear power

reactors of 1650 MW each, making Jaitapur

as India’s largest nuclear power generating

site with a total capacity of 9900 MW.

Technical cooperation is provided by the French

Firm – Électricité de France (EDF).

Cabinet cleared proposal to raise women’s

marriage age from 18 to 21 years

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi has given its nod for proposal

to bring uniformity in the minimum age of

marriage for men and women, thereby,

increasing the legal age of marriage of

women from 18 to 21 years. The legal age to

get married for men is 21.

In this regard, a Bill will be introduced to amend

the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act

(PCMA), 2006, Special Marriage Act,

1954 and personal laws such as the Hindu

Marriage Act 1955 in the ongoing winter

session of Parliament (November 29- December

23, 2021).

PM Modi laid foundation stone of Ganga

Expressway in UP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the

foundation stone of the longest highway in

India, the Ganga

Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh

to offer fast-paced connectivity in India. The

six-lane 594 km long expressway will be built

at a cost of about Rs 36200 crore will connect

the western and eastern regions of UP.

India’s 1st International Arbitration and

Mediation Centre (IAMC) inaugurated in

Hyderabad, Telangana

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice NV

Ramana, and Chief Minister of Telangana K

Chandrasekhar Rao has inaugurated India’s

First International Arbitration and

Mediation Centre (IAMC) at Phoenix VK

Tower at Nanakramguda, Hyderabad,

Telangana.

PM Narendra Modi launched development

projects worth Rs 650 crores in Goa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated

and laid the foundation stone of several

development projects worth over 650

crores rupees in Goa during the Goa

Liberation Day celebrations at Shyamaprasad

Mukherjee Stadium in Taleigao, Goa.

Some of the major projects Modi will

inaugurate are the re-development of Aguada

Fort Jail Museum at a cost of over Rs 28 crore,

a super speciality block at the Goa Medical

College and Hospital, which has been

constructed at a cost of over Rs 380 crores,

the New South Goa District Hospital, built at

a cost of around Rs 220 crore, the Aviation

Skill Development Centre at the upcoming

Mopa Airport, built at a cost of around Rs 8.5

crore, and a gas insulated substation at





Davorlim-Navelim, Margao, constructed at a

cost of around Rs 16 crores.

Nagaland created 3 new districts

Chumukedima, Tseminyu, and Nuiland

The State Government of Nagaland has

created three new districts namely Tseminyu,

Nuiland and Chumukedima, reaching the

total district tally of the state to 15.

Tseminyu became the 13th district followed

by Nuiland and Chumukedima as 14th and

15th Districts respectively.

Niuland and Chumukedima have been

formed out of Dimapur district, while

Tseminyu is the sub-division of the Kohima

district.

Punjab CM declared “Krishna Balram

Jagannath Rath Yatra” as state festival

The Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh

Channi declared Lord Krishna Balram

Jagannath Rath Yatra as an annual state

festival.

The announcement for the same was made

during flagging off the 25th Shri Lord Krishna

Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra. He also

announced a grant of Rs 2.51 crore for the

Iskcon Temple in Ludhiana, Punjab.

Odisha CM inaugurated Odisha’s longest

bridge over Mahanadi River ‘T-Setu’ in

Cuttack

Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha

inaugurated state’s longest bridge, ‘T-

Setu’, built over the Mahanadi River in

Cuttack District, Odisha.The bridge in the

shape of the English alphabet ‘T’ was

constructed at a cost of Rs 111 crore.

The 3.4-km-long bridge connecting

Gopinathpur in Badamba, Baideswar in Banki to

Singhanath Pitha in Cuttack, will cut the

distance between Badamba and Banki

Baideshwar by almost 45 km.

PM Modi launched development projects

worth Rs 2,095 crore in Varanasi, UP

PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation

stones of 27 developmental projects worth

Rs 2,095 crore including laying of the

foundation stone for Banas Dairy in his

parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

Banas Dairy Sankul at UP State Industrial

Development Authority Food Park, Karkhiyaon,

Varanasi will be built at a cost of about Rs 475

crore and will have a facility for processing 5

lakh liter of milk per day. He also laid

foundation stone for Bio-gas based Electricity

generation plant for Milk Producers

Cooperative Union Plant at Ramnagar.

PM inaugurated Union Education Ministry’s

Inter University Centre for Teachers

Education, built at a cost of around Rs 107

crore, and a teachers’ education centre at the

Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies,

built at a cost of over Rs 7 crore.

World Sangeet Tansen festival organized in

Gwalior, MP

In Madhya Pradesh, the 97th edition of World

Sangeet Tansen festival started in Gwalior.

The festival will be organised till 30th

December 2021. The stage of the program has

been constructed on the theme of

the Siddhanath temple situated in

Omkareshwar.

PM Modi laid foundation stone of 4 hydro

power projects in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation

of the hydropower projects worth Rs 11000

crore in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He

inaugurated the Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power

Project, a 111 MW Project which has been

built at a cost of around Rs 2,080 crore.

He also laid the foundation stone of the

Renukaji Dam project which has been kept

pending for around 3 decades. The 40 MW

project will be built at a cost of around Rs

7,000 crore.

Other Projects are: Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power

Project and Dhaulasidh Hydro Power

Project, the first hydropower project of the

Hamirpur district.

Telangana topped in the Implementation of

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

Telangana has secured 1st place among the

34 states and Union Territories that implement

the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

(SPMRM).Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has

secured the 2nd and 3rd place on the list

respectively.

In the Ranking of the Cluster, among the 295

clusters, the Ryakal cluster of Sangareddy

and the Jukkal cluster of Kamareddy in

Telangana has secured the 1st and 2nd

position respectively. The Aibawk cluster of

Aizawl in Mizoram has secured the 3rd position.

PM Modi inaugurated Bina (MP)-Panki (UP)

Multiproduct pipeline project & Kanpur

Metro Rail Project in Kanpur, UP





Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the

356 Km long Bina Refinery (Madhya

Pradesh)- POL Terminal at Panki (Kanpur,

UP) Multiproduct pipeline project (has a

capacity of 3.45 million metric tonne per

annum) with an outlay of Rs 1524 crore (Rs.

1227 crores in UP and Rs. 297 crores in MP).

PM has also inaugurated the completed section

of Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertook a

metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta

Nagar. Entire length of the Metro Rail Project

in Kanpur is 32 Km, and is being built at a

cost of around ₹11,000 crore.

Maharashtra govt passed Shakti Criminal Laws

Act

Maharashtra Assembly passed Shakti Criminal

Laws (Maharashtra Amendment)

Act unanimously. With this, Maharashtra

became the second state in India after

Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty

for heinous offences of rape and gangrape.

The Act has amended existing criminal laws to

include death penalty as punishment in cases

of rape and gangrape.

UP’s Jhansi Railway Station renamed as

‘Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station’

Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

has announced that the government of UP has

renamed the Jhansi Railway Station, in Jhansi,

UP as “Veerangana Laxmibai Railway

Station” after Rani Laxmibai.

Governor of Sikkim Ganga Prasad has

inaugurated the “Narendra Modi Marg”

named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The

Narendra Modi Marg is the 2nd road

connecting the Tsomgo lake and Nathula

border pass with Gangtok, Sikkim.

PM Modi launched blockchain-based digital

degrees at IIT Kanpur

Under the National Blockchain Project, Prime

Minister Narendra Modi has launched

blockchain-based digital degrees at the 54th

Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur. These

digital degrees can be verified globally and are

unforgeable. The blockchain technology

being used by IIT Kanpur to award digital

degrees has been developed in-house.

Odisha launched Digital Life Certificate

system for pensioners

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

launched Digital Life Certificate system for

pensioners virtually while attending the

orientation programme for newly recruited 153

officers of Odisha Civil Services. Odisha is the

first state in the country to implement such

a digital service for pensioners.

Chapter 15: Current Affairs (International) In Short

August India took over UNSC presidency for August 2021 India took over from France to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August 2021. This is the first presidency for India during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting of the UNSC. Narendra Modi: 1st Indian PM to chair UNSC debate Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually preside over an open debate at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on August 9, 2021. Shehroze Kashif became world’s youngest mountaineer to scale K2

A 19-year old Pakistani climber Shehroze Kashif became the youngest person in the world to reach the summit of K2, the second-highest peak in the world. Shehroze Kashif from Lahore achieved the feat of scaling the 8,611-metre high peak with the aid of bottled oxygen. Germany became 5th country to sign ISA Framework Agreement Germany became the 5th country to sign the International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement after amendments to it entered into force on 8th January 2021, opening its Membership to all Member States of the United Nations. Afghanistan govt transferred power to Taliban; Ghani stepped down The Afghanistan government transferred the power to the Taliban. Diplomatic sources said Ali Ahmad Jilali, former Afghan





interior minister, is likely to be named to head an interim administration in Kabul. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resigned. Taliban fighters entered Kabul on 15th Aug and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government.

July China is certified malaria-free by WHO A 70-year effort China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s. Globally, 40 countries and territories have been granted a malaria-free certification from WHO. Bhutan has become the First Foreign Country to Adopt UPI Bhutan has become the first country to adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) standards for its quick response (QR) code. It is also the second country after Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at merchant locations. UAE became 1st Gulf nation to open embassy in Israel The United Arab Emirates on 17th July became the first Gulf nation to open an embassy in Israel, nearly a year after both countries signed an agreement to normalise diplomatic ties. The new mission is located in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building. Singapore unveiled one of the world's biggest floating solar panel farms Singapore unveiled one of the world's largest floating solar panel farms, spanning an area equivalent to 45 football fields and producing enough electricity to power the island's five water treatment plants. The project is part of efforts by the land-scarce Southeast Asian city-state to meet a goal of quadrupling its solar energy production by 2025 to help tackle climate change. World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge opened in Amsterdam Amsterdam has unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed steel pedestrian bridge. This project has been opened on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal in the city of Amsterdam. The opening ceremony of this bridge was attended by the Queen of the Netherlands, Máxima. The length of the bridge is nearly 40 feet. It is a 6-ton stainless

steel structure. This bridge has been constructed by MX3D an Amsterdam based 3D metal printing company. Sweden joined International Solar Alliance (ISA) Sweden has ratified the framework agreement for the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and is now a member of the global platform, which is an initiative of India aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development. Sunseap will build $2 billion world's largest floating solar farm in Indonesia Singapore's Sunseap Group says it plans to spend $2 billion to build the world's largest floating solar farm and energy storage system in neighbouring Indonesian city Batam, which will double its renewable power generation capacity. The floating photovoltaic system is expected to have a capacity of 2.2 gigawatt-peak (GWp), and will be located on the Duriangkang Reservoir in Batam Island spanning around 1,600 hectares.

September Sri Lanka declared food emergency as forex crisis worsens Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency as the food crisis worsened after private banks ran out of foreign exchange to finance imports. With the country suffering a hard-hitting economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he ordered emergency regulations to counter the hoarding of sugar, rice and other essential foods. The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen by 7.5% against the US dollar this year. New Development Bank approved UAE, Bangladesh and Uruguay as a new member The Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB) has approved the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh as its new member countries. In 2020, the NDB Board of Governors initiated the negotiation to expand its membership. As a result, UAE, Uruguay and Bangladesh have been admitted as the first new member countries of the NDB. US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri and U.S. Secretary of Energy Ms. Jennifer Granholm, co-chaired





a virtual Ministerial meeting and launched the revamped U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP). They also announced addition of a fifth Pillar on Emerging Fuels as both the countries seek to promote clean energy fuels. U.S, U.K. and Australia announced new security partnership "AUKUS" for Indo-Pacific US President Joe Biden, along with the prime ministers of the UK and Australia, announced, on 16Sept, that the three nations were forging a new trilateral security pact, presumably aimed at countering China's expansionism in the Indo-Pacific. Iran became 9th member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Iran was officially admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 18th Sept. The decision to admit Iran as a full member was declared in the 21th summit of the SCO leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. So far Iran was an observer member of the organization. India is Dubai’s second biggest trade partner India has emerged as the second biggest trading partner of Dubai, after China. India’s overall volume, in the first half of 2021, is touching 38.5 billion dirhams. As per a statement of Dubai government, Dubai had a trade volume of 86.7 billion dirham with China in H1 (first half) of 2021. It is followed by India and the U.S. respectively at second and third positions. Trade with India has increased by 74.5% year-on-year to 67.1 billion dirhams in 2021 from 38.5 billion dirham in H1 of year 2020.

October India joined Seychelles’ Tax Inspectors Without Borders programme The Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) has launched its programme in Seychelles. India has been chosen as the Partner Administration for this programme. The country will be providing its Tax Expert in support of the initiative. TIWB is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), since its launch in 2015.

IEA invited India to become full-time member International Energy Agency (IEA) has invited India to become its full-time member. This membership invitation was given in the light that, India is world’s third-largest energy consumer. If this proposal is accepted, it will require India to increase its strategic oil reserved to 90 days requirement. Germany launched World’s First Self-Driving Train German rail operator, Deutsche Bahn and industrial group, Siemens launched the first automated & driverless train of the world on October 11, 2021.The self-driving train was launched in the city of Hamburg. This project is being developed by ‘Siemens and Deutsche Bahn’. It is being dubbed as “world first”. India re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2022-24 India got re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2022-24 term on October 14, 2021 with the overwhelming majority in United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). There were five vacant seats in Asia-Pacific States category namely Kazakhstan, Malaysia, India, Qatar and United Arab Emirates, for election for the term of 2022-2024. India, UK, and Australia planned to jointly launch IRIS initiative at COP26 India, Australia, and UK in collaboration with small island developing states (SIDS), have planned to launch ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)’, on the sidelines of Conference of Parties (COP26). It will be launched with an initial funding of $10 million from Australia, India, UK. 2021 COP26 is scheduled to take place from Oct 31 to Nov 12, 2021 at Glasgow. WHO Global TB report for 2021: India worst-hit country in TB elimination On 14th October 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released the ‘Global TB report for 2021, where it highlighted the effects of COVID-19 which led to a huge reversal in the progress of Tuberculosis (TB) elimination. The report also mentioned India as the worst-hit country





in TB elimination, where the detection of new TB cases saw a huge impact in 2020. India, Israel, UAE, U.S. decided to launch quadrilateral economic forum India, Israel, United Arab Emirates and United States have decided to launch new quadrilateral economic forum. Quadrilateral builds on ongoing cooperation between U.S., Israel and UAE after the Abraham Accords last year. FATF retained Pakistan in ‘Grey List; Turkey, Jordan, and Mali also added Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has retained Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of countries. In a briefing, FATF president Marcus Pleyer also said that three new countries Turkey, Jordan, and Mali have also been added to the Grey List. “Invest India” elected as The President Of WAIPA Invest India, a young ‘start-up’ within the Government of India has been unanimously elected as the President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023. WAIPA is the primary nodal global agency for Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA), representing 105 countries. WAIPA's Steering Committee for 2021-23:

• President: Invest India • Two Vice Presidents: Egypt and

Switzerland • Nine Regional Directors: Brazil,

South Korea, Finland, Kuwait, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Ghana, and Samoa.

South Korea inaugurated World’s Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea held that the ‘Shinincheon Bitdream Fuel Cell Power Plant’ at the Shinincheon Bitdream headquarters of Korea Southern Power in Seo-gu, Incheon has been completed and inaugurated. The power plant is operated by South Korea’s independent power production company, POSCO Energy and Doosan Fuel Cell. It has a capacity of 78 MW constructed in four

stages from 2017. The project cost about 340 billion won ($292 million). Facebook Inc. corporate name rebranded as ‘Meta’ Mark Zuckerberg owned Facebook Inc has changed the corporate name of world’s largest social media platform to ‘Meta’ (Meta Platforms, Inc.), to reflect its emphasis on building the metaverse vision’. The word ‘Meta’ in Greek means ‘Beyond’ and reflects the futuristic motive.

November India and Bhutan issued LoE to add 7 entry-exit trade points India and Bhutan formalised seven additional entry – exit points for trade through Letters of Exchange (LoE) issued during the Commerce Secretary level meeting between the countries that discussed Trade & Transit issues. This formalisation is a part of measures to increase trade connectivity. 7 entry-exit points:

• Nagrakata Land customs station- No Commodity restriction

• Entry-exit point – Agartala Land Customs station; Birpara; Kamardwisa

• Entry-Exit Point with Cross border control at Dhubri:

• Jogighopa port

• Pandu port (Guwahati Steamerghat)

• Asian Highway 48 connecting Torsa Tea Garden in India &

• Allay in Bhutan as an additional route corresponding to the Land Customs Station at Jaigaon

PM Modi and Boris Johnson launched “One Sun, One World, One Grid” initiative Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson jointly launched the ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative at the COP 26 Climate Meet in Glasgow. The vision behind OSOWOG is ‘The Sun Never Sets’. On the occasion, he also announced that India’s space agency, ISRO will provide a calculator to the world soon, that can measure the solar energy potential of any region. UK launched commemorative £5 coin celebrating legacy of Mahatma Gandhi





The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has unveiled a £5 coin to commemorate the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. It is the first time Mahatma Gandhi has been commemorated on an official UK coin. The special collectors' coin was designed by Heena Glover. Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of UK, chose the final design for the coin. The coin features an image of a lotus, India's national flower, alongside one of Gandhi's most famous quotes - 'My life is my message'. UK approved world’s 1st oral pill to treat COVID-19 Britain's health regulators, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency have approved the world’s first pill to treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19. The antiviral Lagevrio (molnupiravir) has been found to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of hospitalisation and death in people with mild to moderate COVID-19. USA became 101st member country of International Solar Alliance United States of America (USA) has joined International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member country. USA is now 101st country to sign the framework agreement of the ISA. Earlier at COP26, the US joined the steering committee of the “One Sun One World One Grid” initiative that includes Australia, France, the UK and India. TVS Motor became 1st Indian 2-wheeler maker to join United Nations Global Compact TVS Motor Company, the flagship company of TVS Group, has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. TVS Motor has become the 1st Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer to join the UNGC. India re-elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 4-year term India got re-elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with 164 votes for a 4-year term, starting from 2021-25.

The General Conference of UNESCO elects members of the Executive Board. India was re-elected to Group IV of Asian and Pacific States, where Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cook Islands and China also got elected. El Salvador announced to build world’s first ‘Bitcoin City’ El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced to build the world’s first Bitcoin City in the country. This new city is planned to be developed in the eastern region of La Union and will be initially funded by bitcoin-backed bonds. It would get geothermal power from a volcano. Bitcoin City will not levy any taxes except for value added tax (VAT). US, Australia and UK signed key deal in Nuclear Submarine Alliance On November 21, 2021 Australia officially became a part of the new Nuclear Powered Submarine defence alliance with the United Kingdom and the United States after signing a deal with the countries in Canberra, Australia. Under the AUKUS deal, Australia will be provided with 8 nuclear powered submarines capable of stealthy and long-range missions. It is the first agreement on technology signed by the three countries after the formation of defence alliance AUKUS (Australia-UK-US). Rajnath Singh inaugurated 5th World Congress on Disaster Management Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has virtually inaugurated 5th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM). It is an initiative of Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), Hyderabad. The event has been organized at the campus of IIT Delhi. The first WCDM was held in 2008 in Hyderabad and inaugurated by Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. Theme of the 5th WCDM: ‘Technology, Finance and Capacity for Building Resilience to Disasters in the context of COVID-19’. WHO named new COVID-19 Strain B.1.1.529 as ‘Omicron’ World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated the new, fast-spreading coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, which was detected in South Africa named “Omicron”





after a letter in the Greek alphabet, as ‘Variant of Concern (VOC)’. Currently designated VOCs are, Alpha (B.1.1.7), Beta (B.1.351), Gamma (P.1), Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron (B.1.1.529).

B.1.1.529 variant was first reported from South Africa on 24th November 2021 and the first known confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on 9 November 2021.

South Korea will build world’s first floating city by 2025

South Korea is soon going to get the world’s first floating city, to deal with the problem of floods

due to rising sea levels. The floating city project is a joint effort by the UN Human Settlement

Programme (UN-Habit) and OCEANIX. The city will be built off the coast of Busan in South Korea

and is likely to be completed by 2025.

India joined the G20 ‘Troika’ with Indonesia and Italy

India has joined ‘G20 Troika’ and will work closely with Indonesia and Italy to ensure consistency and

continuity of G20’s agenda. Apart from India, Troika consists of Indonesia and Italy. India will

assume G20 Presidency in December 2022 from Indonesia and will convene the G20 Leaders’

Summit for the first time in 2023.

Troika refers to the top grouping within G20 that consists of the current, previous and incoming

presidencies - Italy (December 2020-2021); Indonesia (December 2021-2022); India (December 2022-

2023).

Theme for G20 Leaders’ Summit 2022: “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”.

India and EU will set-up Clean Energy and Climate Partnership

India and European Union (EU) have agreed to step up Clean Energy and Climate Partnership at

India-EU Energy Panel meet.

They jointly agreed on a detailed work programme until 2023 to implement the 2016 India-EU Clean

Energy and Climate Partnership.

India assumed the chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of SCO

India assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai

Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year from October 28, 2021.

The National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Government of India, in association with Data

Security Council of India (DSCI), as a Knowledge Partner, organized a 2-day Practical Seminar on

‘Securing Cyberspace in the Contemporary Threat Environment’ (on December 7 and 8, 2021) for

delegates from SCO member States.

UNGA granted observer status to International Solar Alliance (ISA)

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) granted Observer Status to International Solar

Alliance (ISA) by adopting resolution 76/123.





This decision has been taken based on the UNGA’s Sixth Committee report. In November 2015, ISA

was jointly launched by India and France during the 21st session of the United Nations Climate

Change COP-21 in Paris, France to promote solar energy among its Member Countries.

India re-elected to International Maritime Organisation Council for 2022-2023

India has been re-elected to International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2022-

2023 biennium under category B states.

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the Members of its Council for

the 2022-2023 biennium. The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the

Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization.

UAE became the 1st Country to transition to 4 and half-day work week

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced to change its 5-day work-week to a 4 and a half

day starting from 1st January 2022 and became the first country to make the employee-friendly

transition as part of its efforts to improve productivity and work-life balance. The Emirati govt

of Dubai and Abu Dhabi have already announced the four-and-a-half day workweek.

Dubai became world’s 1st 100% paperless government

Dubai became the world’s first government to turn 100% paperless, the announcement was made

by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum. It will save around 3 billion Dirham (USD 350 million) and 14-million-man hours.

NITI Aayog & UN-WFP signed SoI to mainstream millets in government programmes

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has signed a Statement of Intent with the

United Nations World Food Program for mainstreaming of millets and supporting India in

taking lead globally in knowledge exchange using the opportunity of 2023 as International Year

of Millets.

The Sol focuses on strategic and technical collaboration between NITI Aayog and WFP to

strengthen climate-resilient agriculture for enhanced food and nutrition security in India.

Japan introduced world’s 1st Dual-Mode Vehicle that can run on Roads and Tracks

Japan has introduced a minibus lookalike world’s first dual-mode vehicle (DMV) in its town of

Kaiyo. The vehicle can run on normal rubber tyres on the road but its steel wheels, which are in

its underbelly, descend when it hits the rail tracks.

The DMV can carry upto 21 passengers and runs at a speed of 60km/h on rail tracks and can go

as fast as around 100km/h on public roads.

Egypt became the 4th new member of New Development Bank

Egypt added as the fourth new member of BRICS New Development Bank. Bangladesh,

UAE, and Uruguay joined BRICS New Development Bank in September 2021.

World's longest Metro line opened in Shanghai, China





Shanghai has opened two new metro lines, upholding its rank as the city with the largest Metro

network in the world. With the inauguration of the new Metro lines, the Shanghai subway network

will expand largely along 831km. Now, Shanghai city boasts 508 stations. Over 10 million people use

the system on an average workday.

Chapter 16- Defence News

Launch Missile with range by DRDO IN NEWS • “Prithvi II”-350 Km • "Brahmos”-400Km • “Shaurya”-1000Km • “Pranash”-200Km • “K-4 nuclear”-3500Km • “Nirbhay”: 1500Km • Agni P Ballistic Missile: 1000 to 2000KM • ‘Akash-NG’: 60 KM • Agni-5: 5000 KM • Pinaka ER: 70 Km • Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile: 10 KM

August Operation Blue Freedom: Team Of Special Forces Veterans The government of India has accorded sanctions to Team CLAW to lead a team of people with disabilities to scale Siachen Glacier. It will be a new world record for the largest team of people with disabilities. This expedition is being undertaken as part of ‘Operation Blue Freedom’. Indigenously designed INS Vikrant had left port for maiden sea trials India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, Vikrant set sail to begin its first sea trial. INS Vikrant was designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). INS Vikrant has 75 per cent indigenous content and will be commissioned into the Eastern Naval Command. It will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by August 2022. ITBP inducted its first women officers in combat For the first time, India-China LAC guarding the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force has commissioned its first two women officers in combat. The two women officers, Prakriti and Diksha will be posted as company commanders in ITBP battalions.

Indian Army contingent will participate in International Army Games 2021 in Russia The 7th edition of the International Army Games, 2021, will be held from 22 August to 04 September 2021 in Russia. The competition will be hosted in eleven countries in the 2021 Games. Over 280 teams from 42 countries will compete in the game to show their combat skills, professionalism and determination to win. The International Army Games also referred to as ‘War Olympics’, is an international military sports event, which aims to strengthen military-to-military cooperation between countries and trust between the participating nations. DRDO Successfully Test-Fired Nirbhay Missile The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired medium-range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off Odisha coast. Nirbhay is India’s first Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM). Joint Guidance for the Australia – India Navy to Navy Relationship Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy signed a ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia- India Navy to Navy





Relationship’ document on August 18, 2021. Joint Guidance will serve as a guideline document in order to showcase the determination of both the Navies in order to work together bilaterally or multilaterally. India finalised deal with Russia to procure AK-103 rifles India has finalised a deal with Russia to buy a sizeable number of AK-103 series of assault rifles for the Indian Army under the provisions of emergency procurement. NSG commandos undertook counter-terrorist drills ‘Gandiv’ across country Multiple cities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and the National Capital Region are hosting synchronised commando drills as part of a national mock exercise being carried out by the counter-terrorist force National Security Guard (NSG) to check its response time and reaction to hostage and hijack-like situations. The third edition of the week-long annual exercise called ‘Gandiv’ was launched at these locations by the NSG. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Commissioned Indigenously built ICGS ‘Vigraha’ Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has dedicated to the nation, the indigenously built Coast Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. According to the defence ministry, the 98-meter vessel will be based in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam (Vizag) and will be operated by a company of 11 officers and 110 sailors. The ship has been designed and built indigenously by Larsen & Toubro Ship Building Limited. Indian, Vietnam navies has undertaken bilateral maritime exercise in South China Sea In continuation with the ongoing deployment of Indian Navy ships in the South China Sea, INS Ranvijay and INS Kora undertook bilateral maritime exercise with Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN) frigate VPNS Ly Thai To (HQ-012) on 18 Aug 21. A Joint Exercise Between Indian Navy and Royal Bahrain Naval Force The Maritime Partnership Exercise between the Indian Navy and Royal

Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) is set to begin in the Persian Gulf on 18th August. INS Kochi, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Ajay Kochhar, Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet (FOCWF) has reached Manama, Bahrain as part of its Persian Gulf deployment. India and Germany conducted joint maritime exercise in Gulf of Aden The Indian Navy and the German Navy carried out a joint exercise in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, in the Indian Ocean leg of Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021. The Indian Navy was represented by frigate “Trikand” while the German Navy was represented by frigate “Bayern”.

July Indian Navy warship conducted military drill with South Korean vessel Indian Navy warship conducted military drill with South Korean vessel in the East China Sea. Indian Navy’s indigenous ASW Corvette INS Kiltan undertook the exercise with Republic of Korea’s Ship ROKS Gyeongnam, a Daegu-class frigate, on June 28. Indian Army chief will inaugurate war memorial for Indian soldiers in Italy Indian Army chief General MM Naravane will embark on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) and Italy, during which he will be meeting his counterparts and the senior military leadership of these countries. The Indian Army Memorial in the famous town of Cassino, Italy. In the Battle of Monte Cassino during World War II, over 5,000 Indian soldiers laid down their lives while fighting to save Italy from fascist forces. INS Tabar conducts military exercise with Italian Navy Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar recently participated in military exercises with the frontline frigate of the Italian Navy. INS Tabar joined Italian Navy and entered Port of Naples on July 3 as part of the ongoing deployment in the Mediterranean. Bharat Dynamics Ltd signed Rs 499-crore deal with Indian Air Force The Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force





(IAF). The total worth of the deal is around Rs 499 crore. Indian Army named military firing range in Kashmir after Vidya Balan In recognition of Vidya Balan's phenomenal contribution to Indian cinema, the Indian Army has recently named one of its firing ranges after the actor. The Vidya Balan Firing Range is located in Gulmarg, Kashmir. DRDO successfully flight-tested surface-to-air missile Akash-NG Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), a surface-to-air Missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on July 21, 2021. The missile system has been developed by Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories. DRDO successfully flight-tested indigenous Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on 21th July successfully flight tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). INS Talwar participates in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 Indian Naval Ship Talwar is participating in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021, being conducted from 26 July 2021 to 06 August 2021 along the East Coast of Africa. The exercise is an annual maritime exercise conducted to promote national and regional maritime security in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. September India Conducted Maritime Partnership Exercise with Algerian Navy The Indian Naval Ship, INS Tabar, is on her goodwill visit to the number of ports in Africa and Europe since June 2021 till September 2021. As a part of this visit, INS Tabar took part in the Maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise with Algerian Navy, off the Algerian coast, in the Mediterranean Sea. The Algerian Naval Ship ANS Ezzadjer participated in the exercise.

Gujarat will host Defence Expo 2022 The next Defence Expo will be hosted by Gujarat in 2022. The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Department of Defence Production and the Gujarat Government in this regard. About 100 countries are expected to participate in this biannual event. Defence Expo-2022 will be held in Gandhinagar from 10th to 13th March next year. The Defence Expo-2022 will focus on making India a Defence manufacturing hub. INS Tabar conducted maritime partnership exercise with Sudanese Navy in Red Sea Indian Navy and Sudanese Navy carried out a bilateral maritime exercise in the Red Sea off the Sudanese coast on September 10. INS Tabar and two Sudanese Navy ships- Almazz and Nimer- participated in this maiden exercise with the Indian Navy. Defence ministry placed order for 118 Arjun Mk-1A tanks Ministry of Defence will procure 118 Main Battle Tanks, MBTs Arjun Mk-1A for the Indian Army. The order was worth Rs 7,523 crore with Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi to sharpen the army’s combat edge. Arjun Tank has been part of the Indian Army for the last 15 years. It has been designed and developed by Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE). It will be manufactured at the government’s Heavy Vehicles Factory in Chennai. India Army will organise ‘Bijoya Sanskritik Mahotsav’ in Kolkata Indian Army will organize “Bijoya Sanskritik Mahotsav” from 26 to 29 September in Kolkata. This Mahotsav will be observed to mark the golden jubilee of the India-Pak war 1971. HAL, Alliance Air joined forces to supply civil Do-228 plane in Arunachal Pradesh State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a pact with Alliance Air to supply two of its Do-228 aircraft for deployment in Arunachal Pradesh. The deal is meant to boost Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) in the region. HAL's Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur has been in the business of transport and trainer aircraft for defence customers and





looks after manufacturing of Hindustan-228 aircraft. DRDO tested "Akash Prime" New version of Akash missile The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has tested a new version of Akash Missile called ‘Akash Prime’ on September 27, 2021. It was launched from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Chandipur, Odisha.

October India, Australia signed ‘Terms of Reference’ for navy to navy talks

India and Australia on 29th Sept inked the ‘Terms of Reference’ (ToR) for the conduct of the navy to navy talks under the framework of the ‘Joint Guidance for the India – Australia Navy to Navy Relationship’ document. PM Narendra Modi dedicated 7 new Defence PSUs to the nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of OFBs, to the nation. These 7 new companies have been formed following the dissolution of the 200-year-old Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) w.e.f October 01, 2021. Under the OFB there were 41 factories and 9 ancillary bodies. The seven new defence PSUs includes:

• Munition India Ltd, • Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd • Advanced Weapons and

Equipment India Ltd • Troop Comforts Ltd • Yantra India Ltd • India Optel Ltd • Gliders India Ltd

Indian Army has won gold medal in the Cambrian Patrol Exercise 2021 A team from 5th Battalion-4 (5/4) Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) representing the Indian Army won the gold medal at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise which was held in the United Kingdom. DRDO successfully tested Abhyas high-speed expendable aerial target The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the successful flight test of the indigenously-

designed Abhyas – High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. ABHYAS is designed and developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru. India successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 India successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The indigenously-developed surface-to-surface missile, which uses 3-stage solid-fuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with very high degree of accuracy. It is developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. India has at present in its armoury of Agni series, Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2,000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2,500 km to more than 3500 km range. Indigenous ICG Ship ‘Sarthak’ dedicated to the Nation The indigenously built Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) ‘Sarthak’ was commissioned and dedicated to the nation on October 28, 2021 by the Director General of Indian Coast Guard K Natarajan for significantly boosting the maritime safety and security of the nation.

November Indian Navy 7th Talwar Class stealth frigate Tushil launched in Russia 7th Indian Navy frigate of P1135.6 class (Talwar Class Frigate), INS Tushil has been launched at Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad in Russia. It has been developed under Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between India and Russia in 2016 for the construction of four additional P1135.6 class ships for Indian Navy. It will be commissioned into Indian Navy in mid-2023 followed by its sister ship by the end of 2023. Indian Navy received its first P15B Indigenous Stealth Guided-Missile Destroyer – ‘Visakhapatnam’





The Indian Navy received its first P15B stealth guided-missile destroyer, which is named as ‘Visakhapatnam’. The contract for four ships of Visakhapatnam class of Project 15 B (P15B) was signed on January 2011. The Visakhapatnam destroyer is a follow up of Kolkata class (15 A) destroyers. IAF & DRDO successfully conducted flight tests of Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon DRDO and Indian Air Force have carried out two successful flight tests of indigenously-developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from IAF aircraft at Chandan ranges in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The two flight tests have been conducted using 2 different configurations – Satellite Navigation and Electro-optical sensors. An electro-optical seeker based flight test of this class of bomb was conducted for the first time in India. The SAAW is capable of carrying a warhead of 125 kilograms (kgs) with a precision target hitting range of 100 kms. DRDO signed Bilateral Innovation Agreement with Israel for dual use technology DRDO has signed Bilateral Innovation Agreement with Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D), Ministry of Defence, Israel to promote innovation and accelerated R&D in startups and MSMEs of both countries for the development of dual use technologies. Indian Navy received 4th Scorpene Submarine ‘Vela’ under Project-75 4th Scorpene submarine of the Project-75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian Navy which will be commissioned as INS (Indian Naval Ship) Vela. Project-75 includes construction of six submarines of Scorpene design by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai (Maharashtra) in collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France. Currently, three submarines under Project-75 are functional with Indian Navy viz. INS Karanj, INS Kalvari, and INS Khanderi. Russia successfully tests fired Hypersonic Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’ & Anti-Satellite Missile ‘Nudol’

Russian Navy successfully test fired the ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise Missile from Frigate – Admiral Gorshkov warship, that rightly hit the test target placed in the Russian Arctic waters. Russia destroyed its own satellite in low-earth orbit using an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile named ‘Nudol’, which led to formation of a cloud of space debris that could potentially destroy other orbiting satellites & the International Space Station (ISS). INS Visakhapatnam commissioned into Indian Navy INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned into the Indian Navy in presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai. This is the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers. It has been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organization Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai. Indian Navy commissioned 4th Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela in Mumbai Indian Navy has commissioned indigenously built Scorpene-class submarine Vela at Mumbai’s Naval Dockyard. INS Vela is the fourth in Project 75 series, following Kalvari, Khanderi and Karanj. It was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd in collaboration with M/s Naval Group of France. IAF commissioned 2 Mirage 2000 Fighters from France at Gwalior Air Base The Indian Air Force (IAF) received 2-second hand combat aircrafts Mirage 2000 from France at Gwalior air base as a major boost to the fighter jet fleet of IAF amid border tensions with China and Pakistan. With this inclusion, there are a total of 50 Mirage 2000 Fighters in India. The IAF had acquired around 51 Mirages in different batches and they form three squadrons which are all based in the Gwalior Air Force station under the Mirage upgrade deal. The Mirage aircrafts are made by Dassault Aviation, France.





Sandhayak, 1st of the 4 ships under Survey

Vessel (Large) project for Indian Navy,

launched at GRSE, Kolkata

Sandhayak, the first of the four Survey

Vessels (Large) Project being built for the

Indian Navy (IN) was launched in Hooghly

River of Kolkata, West Bengal (WB) in the

presence of Minister of State (MoS) Ajay Bhatt,

Ministry of Defence (MoD).

These Vessels have been designed and

developed by Defence Public Sector

Undertaking (DPSU), Garden Reach

Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The

contract for building four survey ships is priced

at Rs 2435 Crores. It was signed between MoD

and GRSE on Oct 30, 2018.

DRDO test fired air version of the BrahMos

supersonic cruise missile from Sukhoi 30

MK-I aircraft

India successfully test-fired the air version of

the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from

the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the

coast of Odisha.The air version of the missile

was test-fired from supersonic fighter

aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I.

India inked deal with Russia for procurement

of AK-203 assault rifles

India has signed a contract with Indo-Russia

Rifles Pvt. Ltd., Joint Venture between India

and Russia for the indigenous production of

over 6 Lakh AK-203 Assault Rifles at Korwa,

UP. It envisages complete transfer of

technology to IRRPL by Kalashnikov in

manufacturing of first 70,000 weapons.

DRDO successfully test fired Pinaka-ER,

ADM & indigenous Fuzes

Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test

fired Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER),

Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and

indigenously developed fuzes. ARDE,

Pune has developed different fuzes for Pinaka

rocket for different types of applications.

IAF-DRDO flight-tested Helicopter-launched

SANT Missile from Pokhran Range,

Rajasthan


Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force

(IAF) successfully flight-tested the

indigenously designed and developed

Helicopter launched (air-launched) Stand-

off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from the

Pokhran range in Rajasthan. It should be

noted that it is for the first time that this was

launched from a Russian origin Mi-35

helicopter gunship.

It can neutralise targets in a range up to 10 km.

SANT missile has been designed and

developed by Research Centre Imarat,

Hyderabad.

IIT-Delhi signed MoU with IAF to improve

indigenisation efforts

IIT-Delhi signed an MoU with Indian Air Force

(IAF) to support requirements towards

indigenous solutions in various weapon

systems.

The partnership between IIT Delhi and IAF will

also boost the efforts by Base Repair

Depots (BRDs) of Maintenance Command IAF.

DRDO successfully test-fired Supersonic

Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo System

(SMART)

DRDO has successfully launched a long-range

Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of

Torpedo (SMART) System from Abdul Kalam

Island, off the Odisha coast.

The weapon system is a next-generation

missile-based standoff torpedo delivery

system, it is being developed by Defence

Research and Development Organisation

(DRDO) for the Indian Navy.

HAL signed Rs 2,400 crores contract with BEL

for 83 LCA Tejas Mk1A fighters

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed

a Rs 2,400 crores contract with Bharat

Electronics Limited (BEL) for development and

supply of 20 types of systems for 83 LCA (Light

Combat Aircraft) Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft

programme.

The duration of the contract is 5 years i.e.,

from 2023 to 2028. Notably, this is

HAL’s biggest order on any Indian company

thus boosting the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’

campaign.

Ashok Leyland partnered with CVRDE, a

DRDO arm to develop combat vehicle

engines

Ashok Leyland has partnered with Combat

Vehicles Research and Development

Establishment (CVRDE), a premier lab of


Organisation (DRDO), to develop and

manufacture 600-HP indigenous engines.





The 600-HP engine will undergo rigorous

testing in the Engine Development Centre of

Ashok Leyland, near Chennai and will be

qualified for application in tanks.

DRDO successfully test-fired new

generation ballistic missile ‘Agni P’


Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired

its new generation Agni Prime (Agni-P)

missile from a defence base at Dr APJ Abdul

Kalam island off the Odisha coast in Balasore.

The Agni-P is a new generation advanced

variant of the Agni class of missiles. The

surface nuclear capable ballistic missile with a

range of 1000 to 2000 km. The missile was

designed and developed completely by the

DRDO.

Indian Navy’s 2nd indigenous stealth

destroyer ‘Mormugao’ sailed for maiden sea

trials

Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth guided-

missile destroyer ‘Mormugao’ went for her

maiden sea trials. This second indigenous

stealth destroyer of the Project 15

B (P15B) class, is planning to be

commissioned in mid-2022. Mormugao is

being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders

Ltd as part of the Project 15B destroyers and

incorporates several indigenous technologies.

IAF deployed first S-400 air defence system

in Punjab sector

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the

first squadron of the S-400 air defence

missile system in the western Punjab sector

which will take care of aerial threats from

Pakistan and China.The S-400 air defence

system was contracted for by India from

Russia in a deal worth around Rs 35,000

crore and five squadrons would be provided to

India for tackling air threats from up to 400 km.

DRDO conducted flight tests of indigenously

developed surface-to-surface missile

‘Pralay’

DRDO successfully test fired short-range,

surface to surface-guided ballistic

missile ‘Pralay’ from APJ Abdul Kalam Island,

off the coast of Odisha.

Pralay is the solid-fuel, battlefield missile based

on Prithvi Defence Vehicle from the Indian

ballistic missile programme, developed by

Defence Research Development

Organisation (DRDO). Pralay is a 150-500

km short-range, surface-to-surface missile

with a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg.

DRDO successfully conducted flight test of

Indigenously developed HEAT Abhyas


Organisation (DRDO) has successfully

conducted flight test of Indigenously

developed High-speed Expendable Aerial

Target (HEAT) 'Abhyas' from Integrated Test

Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. It is

Developed by Aeronautical Development

Establishment (ADE), DRDO laboratory along

with other laboratories.

Indian Navy decommissioned INS Khukri

after 32 years of service

INS Khukri (Pennant number 49), the first

indigenously built Missile Corvette, was

decommissioned after 32 years of service

at Visakhapatnam.

The warship was built by the Mazagon Dock

Shipbuilders (MSD) and commissioned

on 23rd August 1989 and had been part of

both the Western and Eastern Fleets. The ship

was commissioned in Mumbai.

Rajnath Singh laid foundation stone for

Defence Technology & Test Centre and

BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre of DRDO

in Lucknow

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid

foundation stone for Defence Technology and

Test Centre (DTTC) and BRAHMOS

Manufacturing Centre, established by

Defence Research & Development

Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow.

BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system

is to act as a deterrent and reflects the

technical cooperation between India and

Russia, but also the long-standing cultural,

political and diplomatic ties.

DRDO selected Paras Defence for handing

over technology of border surveillance

systems

Defence Research Development

Organization has selected Paras Defence &

Space Technologies Ltd as one of the

companies for handing over technology of

border surveillance systems developed by

Instruments Research & Development

Establishment (IRDE) and DRDO. This

technology has been transferred by a

licensing agreement for transfer of

technology (ToT) for border surveillance





Systems entered between Paras Defence, IRDE

and DRDO.

Indian Army set up Quantum Lab at MCTE in

Military Headquarters Of War, Indore, MP

The Indian Army has established

the Quantum Lab at the Military College of

Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), in

Military Headquarters Of War (Mhow),

Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Quantum Lab

was established with the support of the

National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)

to spearhead research and training in this key

developing field.

Indian Army has also established an Artificial

Intelligence (AI) Centre at the MCTE, Mhow

with more than 140 deployments in forward

areas and active support of industry and

academia.

Defence Exercise Between About

ZAPAD 2021 Russian Armed Forces

Indian Army participated in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a Multi Nation exercise held at Nizhniy in Russia from 3-16 September. ZAPAD 2021 is one of the theatre level exercises of the Russian Armed Forces and will focus primarily on operations against terrorists.

SIMBEX-2021 India & Singapore

The 28th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) took place from September 02 to 04, 2021. The SIMBEX-2021 annual bilateral maritime exercise was hosted by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern fringes of the South China Sea.

AUSINDEX India & Australia

The 4th edition of AUSINDEX, a bilateral navy exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy was conducted from September 06, 2021 to September 10, 2021. Indian Navy Task Group comprises INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt.

Peaceful Mission 2021

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

The Indian military contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of 200 personnel is participating in the Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, a Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states. The Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION- 2021 was hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South-West Russia from September 13 to 25, 2021.

Surya Kiran-XV India & Nepal The 15th edition of Indo–Nepal Joint Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran was held from September 20, 2021, at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.

Samudra Shakti India & Indonesia

India and Indonesia began a three-day mega naval wargame on 21st Sept in the Sunda Strait, in reflection of their growing maritime cooperation. Indian Navy deployed its two frontline warships Shivalik and Kadmatt for the third edition of the exercise 'Samudra Shakti'.





‘AUSINDEX’ India, Australia India and Australia participated in the fourth iteration of the biennial maritime series ‘AUSINDEX’.

‘Mitra Shakti 21’ Exercise

India, Sri Lanka

8th Edition of the “India Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise” called Mitra Shakti was conducted from October 4 to October 15, 2021 at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka.

‘JIMEX’ India, Japan

The 5th edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), was held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021.

“Ajeya Warrior” India, UK

India and the UK conducted 6th edition of military exercise at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries.

Malabar India, US, Japan and Australia The second phase of the Malabar naval war gaming exercise with the four Quad members – took place in the Bay of Bengal from October 12 till October 15.

Yudh Abhyas 2021 India, US

17th edition of 15-day mega military exercise conducted in Alaska from October 15, 2021 in a bid to further deepen bilateral military cooperation between both the countries.

Konkan Shakti 2021 India, UK

The maiden India-UK Joint Tri-Service exercise Konkan Shakti, 2021 commenced off the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea that aims to derive “mutual benefits” from each other’s experiences.

Exercise “Desert Warrior”

India and Egypt

Air forces of India and Egypt conducted a two-day exercise ‘Desert Warrior’ at El Beringat airbase, Egypt to enhance mutual understanding and share operational experience.

Shakti India and France

Indian Army conducted the sixth edition of the biennial training exercise “Shakti”, with French Army from November 15 to November 26 in Frejus, France. A platoon strength of a Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion is representing the Indian Army in this bilateral exercise and the French side is being represented by troops of 21st Marine Infantry Regiment of 6th Light Armoured Brigade.





Exercise SITMEX 21 India, Singapore, Thailand

India, Singapore, and Thailand participated in 3rd edition of Trilateral Maritime Exercise named as ‘SITMEX - 21’, which was held from 15 to 16 November 2021 in the Andaman Sea. It is being hosted by Royal Thai Navy (RTN). From India, Indian Naval Ship Karmuk is participating, which is an indigenously built Missile Corvette.

32nd CORPAT exercise

India & Thailand

The 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted from 12th to 14th November 2021 in Andaman Sea. Indian Navy was represented by Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk while Royal Thai Navy participated with Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Tayanchon.

Exercise ‘Dosti’ India, Maldives & Sri Lanka

The 5-day long, 15th edition of the Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka biennial Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti’ was conducted in Maldives from 20-24 November 2021. Indian Coast Guard vessels, Integrated Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vajra and Apoorva along with Sri Lanka Coast Guard Ship (SLCGS) Suraksha Participated in the exercise.

37th CORPAT exercise India-Indonesia

The 37th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) is being held in the Indian Ocean region from 23-24 November 2021. Indigenously built Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft is participating in the CORPAT. Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin, (376) is participating from Indonesia.

International Exercise ‘Blue Flag 2021’

conducted in Israel

A total of 84 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel took part in the international multilateral combat exercise Blue Flag 2021, along with IAF’s Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron at Israel’s Ovda Airbase. The exercise involves Air Force missions from 8 countries, to share knowledge and combat experience to improve operational capabilities. The other Seven countries that have participated in the exercise include the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, and Israel. Theme: Integration of fourth and fifth-generation aircraft in complex operational scenarios.

PANEX-21 BIMSTEC countries

The Indian Army is organising a multi-nation

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise

with a special focus on relief in the backdrop of

the Covid-19 pandemic.

The exercise has been called PANEX 21 and will

involve Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka,





Myanmar, Thailand and India—

BIMSTEC countries.

EKUVERIN India-Maldives

The 11th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN-

21 between India and Maldives will be conducted

at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives.

The exercise will enhance synergy and inter-

operability between Armed Forces of both the

nations conducting Counter-

Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations.

CARAT exercise Bangladesh, US

US military personnel and Bangladesh Navy

began the 27th annual Cooperation Afloat

Readiness and Training (CARAT) maritime

exercise virtually and also in the Bay of Bengal.

The nine-day exercise focuses on a wide range of

naval capabilities and includes cooperative

actions that demonstrate the US and Bangladesh’s

capacity to work together to ensure a free and open

Indo-Pacific.

Since 2011, the Bangladesh Navy has been

participating in the CARAT exercise, which is

celebrating its 27th anniversary this year.

Bilateral exercise

Bilateral exercise Participating countries ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ India and UAE (Navy) Sampriti India and Bangladesh Harimau Shakti India and Malaysia Ekuverin India and Maldives Varuna Exercise SHAKTI Ex Desert Knight-21

India and France

Red Flag India and US Al Nagah India and Oman ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr’ India and Oman (Navy) Bold Kurukshetra India and Singapore

Hand in Hand India and China Ekuverin India and Maldives Garuda Shakti India and Indonesia Indra India and Russia Khanjar India and Kyrgyzstan Lamitye India and Seychelles Maitree, CORPAT India and Thailand Mitra Shakti India and Sri Lanka Multi-national FTX ASEAN plus Nomadic Elephant India and Mongolia Prabal Dostyk India and Kazakhstan Sampriti India and Bangladesh






Surya Kiran India and Nepal Ajeya Warrior India and UK Indradhanush India and UK (Airforce) ‘Sahyog Kaijin’ India and Japan “Mainamati Maitree Exercise Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards

Bangladesh (BGB) ‘IN – VPN BILAT EX’ “Passage Exercise #PASSEX

Indo-Vietnam (Navy)

IMDEX SIMBEX (Navel)

India- Singapore

Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Indian Navy & Saudi Arabia Navy SITMEX India- Singapore-Thailand (Navel) “Tiger Triumph” India and US SLINEX India and Srilanka(SL) KAZIND India and Kazakhstan Dharma Guardian India and Japan Shinyuu Maitri’ India and Japan (Airforce) Exercise JIMEX Indian and Japanese (navies) Dustlik India-Uzbekistan

• Samudra Shakti • CORPAT • “PASSEX”

Indian Navy-Indonesian Navy bilateral

• Yudh Abhyas • Vajra Prahar

India and United States

Passex

India, Australian and United States (Navy)

Chapter 17- Sports News Australian Open 2021

Event Winner Runner-Up Men’s Singles N. Djokovic (Serbia) Daniil Medvedev (Russia) Women’s Singles N. Osaka (Japan) Jennifer Brady (US) Men’s Doubles Filip Polášek ( Slovakia)

Ivan Dodig (Croatian) Rajeev Ram (US) Joe Salisbury (UK)

Women’s Doubles Elise Mertens (Belgian) Aryna Sabalenka (Belarusian)

Barbora Krejčíková (Czech) Kateřina Siniaková (Czech)

Mix Doubles BarboraKrejčíková (Czech) Rajeev Ram (US)

Matthew Ebden (Australian) Samantha Stosur (Australian)

List of Winners French Open 2021 Title Winner Runner up Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) Women’s Singles Barbora Krejcikova (Czech

Republic) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)

Men’s doubles Nicolas Mahut & Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France)

Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan), Alexander Bublik (Kazakhstan)

Women’s doubles Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)

Iga Świątek (Poland), Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)

Mixed doubles Desirae Krawczyk (US) & Joe Salisbury (UK)

Elena Vesnina (Russia), Aslan Karatsev (Russia)

Wimbledon Championships 2021: Complete List Of Winners

Category Winner Runner Up Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Matteo Berrettini (Italian) Women’s Singles Ashleigh Barty (Australia) Karolína Plíšková (Czech Republic)






Men’s Doubles Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos

Women’s Doubles Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina Mixed Doubles Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury and Harriet Dart

US Open 2021: Complete List Of Winners

Category Winner Runner Up Men’s Singles Daniiel Medvedev (Russia) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Women’s Singles Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) Leylah Fernandez (Canada) Men’s Doubles Rajeev Ram (USA) and Joe Sailsbury (Great

Britain) Jamie Murray (Great Britain) and Bruno Soares (Brazil)

Women’s Doubles Samantha Stosur (Australia) and Zhang Shuai (China)

Coco Gauff (USA) and Caty McNally (USA)

Mixed Doubles Desirae Krawczyk (USA) and Joe Sailsbury (Great Britain)

Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) and Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador)

ICC men's & women's player of the month 2021

• Jan: Rishabh Pant (Ind), Shabnim ismail (SA) • Feb: R. Ashwin (Ind), Tammy Beaumont (Eng) • Mar: Bhuvneswar Kumar (Ind), Lizelle Lee (SA) • Apr: Babar Azam (Pak), Alyssa Healy (Aus) • May: Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban), Kathryn Bryce (Scotland) • June: Devon Conway (NZ), Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) • July: Shakib Al Hasan (Ban), Stafanie Taylor (WI) • August: Joe Root (Eng), Eimear Richardson (Ireland) • Sep: Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal), Heather Knight (England) • Oct: Asif Ali (Pak), Laura Delany (Ireland) • Nov: David Warner (Australia) and Hayley Matthews (West Indies)

List of 2021 F1 Race • Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) Emilia Romagna GP, Monaco GP, French

GP, Styrian GP, Austrian GP, Dutch GP, Belgian GP, United States GP, Mexican GP, Abu Dhabi GP

• Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes – UK), Bahrain GP, British GP, Portuguese GP, Spanish GP, Russian GP, Brazilian (Sao Paulo) GP, Qatar GP, Saudi Arabian GP

• Sergio Perez (Red Bull – Mexico): Azerbaijan GP • Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault – France): Hungarian GP • Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren – Australia) : Italian GP • Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes – Finland): Turkish GP

List of Winner Football tournament 2021

• Alexander Zverev beats Matteo Berrettini to won his 2nd Madrid title • Manchester City crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions • Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur in final at London to won League Cup football

tournament • Barcelona won 2021 Copa del Rey • FA Cup: Leicester Beat Chelsea To Won Title For First Time • Barcelona beats Chelsea 4-0 to win Women’s Champions League final for first time • Atletico Madrid pipped city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title • Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0, won Champions League • Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to won 15th Copa America • Euro 2020 Final: Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties • USA beats Mexico 1-0 to won CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021

Recent Indian Chess Grandmasters: • 66th: G Akash (Tamil Nadu)






• 67th: Leon Mendonca (Goa) • 68th: Arjun Kalyan (Tamil Nadu) • 69th: Harshit Raja (Maharashtra) • 70th: Raja Rithvik (Telangana) • 71st: Sankalp Gupta (Maharashtra) • 72nd: Mitrabha Guha (West Bengal)

List of Banned Players (Recently)

Name Sport Ban Time

Kiranjeet Kaur Long-Distance Runner 4 years

Sandeep Kumari Discus thrower 4 years

Youssef Hossam Egypt’s tennis player life time ban

Rémy di Grégorio French rider 4 years

Savita Kumari and Ankit Shishodia Powerlifters Provisionally suspended

Ramshad AR Weightlifter 2 years

Ravinder Kumar Wrestler 4 years

Amit Dahiya Javelin throwe 4 years

Umar Akmal Pak Cricketer 3yrs

Jhuma Khatun Middle distance runner 4 years

Sumit Malik Wrestler 2 yrs

Gomathi Marimuthu 800 m Runner 4 Years

December

Russia defeated Croatia to won Davis Cup

tennis tournament 2021 in Madrid

The Davis Cup 2021 was won by Russian

Tennis Federation by a 2-0 lead over Croatia

in the Davis Cup final in Madrid.

Medvedev defeated Marin Cilic in the second

singles match to give Russia an

insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia and its

first Davis Cup title since 2006. Andrey Rublev

was named the Most Valuable Player.

Lewis Hamilton won inaugural edition of

Saudi Arabian GP

Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won

the inaugural edition of Saudi Arabian Grand

Prix (GP), held at the 30-kilometer (18.6-mile)

coastal resort area in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Netherlands’ M. Verstappen (Red Bull Racing-

Honda) came second and Finland’s V. Bottas

(Mercedes) came at third spot.

Argentina won 12th Men’s FIH Junior Hockey

World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Argentina junior men’s hockey team defeated

Germany by 4-2 in the final of the 2021 Men’s

FIH Hockey Junior World Cup (WC) to clinch

their second Junior Men’s Hockey WC title at

the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar,

Odisha.

This makes them only the third team after

Germany (six titles) and India (2001, 2016) to

win multiple Junior Hockey WC titles. The

third place was clinched by France after

defeating India by 3-1 in the Bronze medal

match.

Other Awards:

• Best Player of the

Tournament: Timothée Clément

(FRANCE)

• Best Goalkeeper of the

Tournament: Anton Brinckman

(GERMANY)

• Hero Top Scorer of the

Tournament: Miles Bukkens

(NETHERLANDS) (18 goals)

• Odisha Fair Play Award: Team Chile

• Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best

Goal of the Tournament: Ignacio

Nardolillo (ARGENTINA)





• Hockey India Maximum Team

Goals: NETHERLANDS (45 goals)

• Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the

Tournament: Mahmoud Seleem

(EGYPT)

• AM/NS India Best Coach of the

Tournament: Johannes Schmitz

(GERMANY)

India won 41 medals at Asian Youth Para

Games 2021 held in Bahrain

India claimed 41 medals (12 Gold, 15 Silver, 14

Bronze) at 4th Asian Youth Para Games

(AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa city,

Bahrain.

The event is organized by the National

Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Bahrain with

the support of the local government. The 5th

edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025

will be hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

World Chess Championship 2021: Magnus

Carlsen won his 5th title

Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, the defending

Champion won his 5th World Chess

Championship after defeating Russia’s Ian

Nepomniachtchi in 2021’s World Chess

Championship that was organised

by FIDE (the International Chess Federation)

at Dubai, UAE.

Magnus Carlsen has previously won the

Championship in 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2018.

He has been holding the Championship

since 2013, when he defeated India’s

Viswanathan Anand in the 2013

Championship finals. Magnus Carlsen is also

the FIDE World No.1 Chess player since 2011.

Max Verstappen won 2021 Formula One

Drivers’ championship by winning Abu

Dhabi GP 2021

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won maiden F1

Drivers’ championship title by beating Lewis

Hamilton of Mercedes in the season-

ending Abu Dhabi GP 2021.

Mercedes bagged another World

Constructor's Championship title but were

denied the double they would have wanted.

India won a total of 6 medals at Asian

Rowing Championship

India won total of six medals, including two

gold and 4 silver medals in the Asian Rowing

Championship in Thailand.

Senior rower Arvind Singh bagged a gold in

the lightweight Men's single sculls event while

his compatriots won three silver medals. India

bagged silver medals in Men's Lightweight

Double Sculls, Men's Quadrapul Sculls and

in Men's Coxless Four. In Lightweight Men's

Double Sculls, India's Ashish

Phugat and Sukhjinder Singh won the silver.

AIBA rebranded itself as IBA to secure

boxing’s Olympic future

The International Boxing Association has

changed its acronym from AIBA to

IBA, promising to adopt a set of governance

reforms so as to keep the sport’s inclusion at

the 2028 Olympics.

Boxing has managed to stay on board for the

2024 Paris Olympics but has been dropped

from the provisional roster for the 2028

Games.

David Warner, Hayley Matthews declared

ICC Player of the Month for November 2021

Australia opener David Warner and West

Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews have

been voted the ICC Players of the Month for

November. Warner was the Player of the

Tournament as Australia won their maiden T20

World Cup title..

BCCI formed committee for differently abled

cricketers

The Board of Control for Cricket in India

(BCCI) has formed a committee for the

differently-abled cricketers of the country.

On the basis of the recommendation of

the Justice Lodha committee, a board of

three former disabled cricketers was being

awaited for the last several years. The Proposal

was approved by BCCI headed by

president Sourav Ganguly & secretary Jay

Shah.

K Srikanth won silver at BWF World

badminton championship

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first

Indian man to win a silver medal at BWF

World Championships. In the final, he was

defeated by Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew by

21-15, 22-20.

This was the first time that a men’s player

from Singapore won gold at BWF World

Championships. The badminton tournament

was held from December 12 to 19, 2021 in

Huelva, Spain.





India’s Lakshya Sen & Denmark’s Anders

Antonsen won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s

Singles in BWF World Championships 2021.

Akane Yamaguchi of Japan clinched the

women’s title beating World No. 1 and top

seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.

India won Bronze in Men’s Hockey Asian

Champions Trophy 2021

Indian Men’s Hockey team under the

Captaincy of Manpreet Singh won

a bronze medal in the Men’s Asian

Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh after defeating

Pakistan.

The Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey

Trophy 2021 was won by South Korea and

silver for Japan. Tournament was held

at Mawlana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka,

Bangladesh.

Kanta Tanaka of Japan was declared the best

player of the tournament while Suraj

Karkera of India was adjudged the best

goalkeeper. Jang Jonghyun of Korea was the

top scorer with 10 goals in the tournament.

Anahat Singh became 1st Indian girl to win

Junior US Open Squash tournament

Indian teenager Anahat Singh has scripted

history by winning the U-15 girls’ category of

the prestigious Junior US Open Squash

tournament in Philadelphia.

India will host Women's Under-18 and

Under-19 SAFF championships in 2022

India will host Women's Under-

18 and Under-19 SAFF championships in

2022, as announced by All India Football

Federation.

While SAFF Under-18 Women’s

Championship will be held from 3rd to 14th

March and SAFF Under-19

Championship will take place from July 25 to

August 3.

Bangladesh won SAFF U 19 Women’s

Championship 2021 by defeating India

Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s

team won SAFF U-19 Women’s Football

Championship in Dhaka, after defeating India

by 1-0 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka

in Bangladesh.

Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh scored the

maximum number of goals in the tournament.

She received the ‘most valuable player’

award.

Harbhajan Singh announced retirement

from all forms of cricket

Senior Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan

Singh announced retirement from all forms of

cricket.

Harbhajan was the 1st Indian Cricketer to take

Hat-trick wickets in Test Cricket. He took 417

wickets in 103 Tests and is the 4th highest

wicket taker for India in Test cricket.

Aanchal Thakur won bronze at FIS Alpine

Skiing Competition 2021

Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged

bronze medal at the International Ski

Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing

Competition in Montenegro.

She finished 3rd with an overall timing of

1:54:30. With this, Aanchal has become first

Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at

international level.

Pankaj Advani won 2021 National Billiards

Title

Pankaj Advani defended his National Billiards

Title by winning his 11th on, after defeating his

PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala in a 5-2 game

final that was held in Bhopal, Madhya

Pradesh.

He represented the Petroleum Sports

Promotion Board (PSPB) team in the National

Billiards Championship.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Himachal Pradesh

beats Tamil Nadu to win first title

Himachal Pradesh created history by winning

their first ever Vijay Hazare Trophy in a

thrilling final against former champions Tamil

Nadu in Jaipur.

Tamil Nadu had set a target of 315 runs in

front of Himachal Pradesh in the final. Himachal

had scored 299 for four in 47.3 overs. After this,

due to bad light, the umpires gave the result of

the match by VJD rule (V Jayadevan rule).

National Dope Testing Laboratory regained

WADA accreditation

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) restored

the accreditation of National Dope Testing

Laboratory (NDTL) in accordance with the

International Standard for Laboratories (ISL),

which had been suspended since August 2019.





Uttar Pradesh won 11th Hockey India junior

national championship

Uttar Pradesh won the 11th Junior National

Men’s Hockey Championship following a 3-1

victory over Chandigarh in the finals at

Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Tournament top

scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the

scoring for Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Hockey

maintained its unbeaten record.

Nitesh Kumar won double gold at 4th Para-

Badminton National Championship

Nitesh Kumar won doubled gold at the 4th

Para-Badminton National

Championship, which concluded

in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Haryana’s Nitesh along with his partner Tarun

Dhillon defeated World No. 1 Paralympic

Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat and

Manoj Sarkar in straight sets 21-19, 21-11 in

the Men’s doubles finals to win the gold.

Earlier, Nitesh also won the gold medal in the

Men’s singles category.

World No 1 SL3 Para-Badminton player Parul

Parmar from Gujarat also secured gold while

Mandeep Kaur from Uttarakhand won Silver

and Mansi won bronze.

New Zealand’s Ross Taylor retired from

international cricket

Senior cricket player of New Zealand, Ross

Taylor announces to retire from international

cricket after playing in the Two-Test series

against Bangladesh and his last ODIs (One Day

Innings) against Australia and the Netherlands

in March 2022.

Ross Taylor was the World’s 1st player to play

100 international matches in all 3 formats of

cricket. Ross Taylor holds several records

including scoring most runs for New Zealand

in ODI (8,581) & Test (7584).

Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying named 2021

BWF Male & Female Player of the Year

Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and China’s

Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying were named Male and

Female player of the year 2021 respectively

by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

Viktor Axelsen is the Olympic champion and

Tai Tzu Ying is the Tokyo Games silver

medallist. Viktor Axelsen was rewarded for his

extraordinary run starting from the Barcelona

Spain Masters in February 2020.

Other awards:

Category Name

Most improved player of the Year Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin

Pair of the Year Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu

Para Badminton Pair of the Year Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel

Female Para Badminton Player of the Year Leani Ratri Oktila

Male Para Badminton Player of the Year Qu Zimo

Eddy Choong Most Promising Player Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Special mention Kevin Cordon

BWF World Championships 2021; Loh Kean Yew won Men’s singles & Akane Yamaguchi won

Women’s singles title

The 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World championship (officially known as the

TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2021), an annual tournament was held between 12th

December 2021 and 19th December 2021 in Huelva, Spain.

Winners of BWF World Championship 2021:

Category Winner Runner

Men’s Singles Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) Srikanth Kidambi (India)

Women’s

Singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) Tai – Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)





Men’s Doubles Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi (Japan) He Jiting & Tan Qiang (China)

Women’s

Doubles Chen Qingchen – & Jia Yifan (China)

Lee So-hee & Shin Seung-Chan

(South Korea)

Mixed Doubles Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree

Taerattanachai (Thailand)

Yuta Watanabe & Arisa

Higashino (Japan)

Indian Shuttler PV Sindhu won Silver at BWF World Tour Finals 2021; Viktor Axelsen and An Se-

young won gold

Indian Shuttler and 2-time Olympic medalist Pusarla V Sindhu, world’s number 7, won the silver at

the 2021 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals, officially known as the HSBC

BWF World Tour Finals 2021, the final tournament of the Women’s Singles 2021 BWF World Tour.

HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 Winners:

Category Winner Runner-up

Women’s Singles title An Se Young (South Korea) PV Sindhu (India)

Men’s Single title Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)

Men’s double Title Takuro Hoki and Yugo

Kobayashi (Japan)

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin

Sanjaya Sukamuljo. (Indonesia) Women’s Double Title Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-

yong (South Korea)

Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu

Shida. (Japan)

India won 16 medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2021 held at Tashkent,

Uzbekistan

India concluded the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 with 16 medals – 4 Gold,

7 Silver, and 5 Bronze, held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Bindyarani Devi was India’s only medallist at the World Weightlifting Championships 2021, that

was also held parallelly at Tashkent.

South Korea’s Son Young-hee won the gold medal at the world championships with an overall lift

of 282kg (122+159).

New Zealand’s David Liti won the gold medal for a total of 407kg (176+231) followed by

Pakistan’s Muhammad Nooh Dastgir Butt, who lifted 390kg (165+225).

India’s Medal Winners:

Category Winner

Gold medal

Men

Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg)

Achinta Sheuli (73kg)

Ajay Singh (81kg)

Women Purnima Pandey (+87kg)

Silver medal

Men Guru Raja (61kg)

Lovepreet Singh (109kg)

Women

Jhili Dalabehera (49kg)

S Bindyarani Devi (55kg)

Hazarika Popy (59kg)

Harjinder Kaur (71kg)

Punam Yadav (76kg)





Bronze medal

Men Vikas Thakur (96kg)

Gurdeep Singh (+109kg)

Women

Lalchhanhimi (71kg)

R Arockiya Alish (76kg)

Anuradha Pavunraj (87kg)

November Indian GM P Iniyan won Rujna Zora chess tournament in Serbia Indian Grandmaster (GM) P Iniyan wins 5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held at Serbia. International Master (IM) Makarian Rudik of Russia finished 2nd and another Indian Player V S Raaghul finished 3rd and IM S. Nitin placed 4th. P Iniyan is the 16th Indian Grand Master from Erode, Tamil Nadu. Akash Kumar won bronze in 2021 AIBA Men’s World Championships in Serbia Indian boxer Akash Kumar has managed to clinch bronze medal at 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships at Belgrade in Serbia. He is the 7th Indian male boxer to win a medal at the world championships. Akash lost 0-5 in the 54 kg category to Makhmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan. Manu Bhaker and Javad Foroughi won mixed team gold in ISSF President’s Cup India’s woman pistol star Manu Bhaker and Iranian Olympic champion Javad Foroughi has won the 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the inaugural ISSF President’s Cup at the Wroclaw in Poland. Dwayne Bravo announced retirement from international cricket Trinidadian cricketer Dwayne Bravo, the former captain of the West Indies cricket team has confirmed his retirement from international cricket. Manika Batra, Archana Kamath won Doubles title at WTT Contender Tournament 2021 Indian Table Tennis player Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath won the Women’s Double title at the 2021 World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Tournament in Lasko, Slovenia. The Indian pair, placed at 36th in

World Ranking, defeated the Puerto Rican team of Melanie Diaz and Adriana Diaz. India’s 1st National Yogasana Sports Championships organized in Bhubaneswar First Physical National Yogasana Championships of India has been organized in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 11th to 13th November 2021. It has been organized by National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in association with the Odisha state. Women’s cricket will make its debut in Commonwealth Games 2022, Birmingham Women’s cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games with the T20 format. The last time cricket was played in the multi-sporting showpiece was in the 1998 edition in Kuala Lumpur. Australia won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup title as they defeated New Zealand in the final by 8 wickets. Mitchell Marsh was named as the player of the match. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 had begun on 17th October 2021 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, the final match was commenced on 14th November in Dubai when Australia and New Zealand met in a decider. India will host 1st World Yogasana Championship in June 2022 India is all set to host the first-ever yogasana world championship in June 2022. The announcement for the same was made during the India’s first Physical National Yogasana Sports Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha being held from November 11 to 13, 2021. The event is organised by the National Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in association with the Odisha government. Yogasana sport for both male and female





categories have been included in the Khelo India Youth Games, 2021. Mahela Jayawardena, Shaun Pollock, Janette Brittin inducted into ICC Hall Of Fame The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced cricket legends Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (SA), and Janette Brittin (England) were inducted into the hall of fame. 106 players have been inducted since its launch in 2009. Alexander Zverev won Vienna Tennis Open 2021 Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, a German professional tennis player, won the fifth ATP title of the season (2021) and 18th overall at the Vienna Open 2021 or Erste Bank Open 2021 defeating Frances Tiafoe of United States of America (USA). 2025 Asian Youth Para Games will be hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan The 5th edition of Asian Youth Para Games 2025 will be hosted by Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan and the approval given by the Asian Paralympic Committee’s (APC) Executive Board. For the first time ‘Asian Youth Games 2025’ and ‘Asian Youth Para Games 2025’ will be hosted in the same city & in the same venues. Tamil Nadu won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2021-22 by defeating Karnataka Tamil Nadu cricket team won their second consecutive and over all third Syed

Mushtaq Ali Trophy after defeating Karnataka in the finals that was held at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Alexander Zverev has won 2021 ATP Finals title at Turin, Italy Alexander Zverev (Germany) has won 2021 ATP Finals title, after defeating World No.2 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) by 6-4, 6-4, in the men’s single finals at Turin in Italy. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France clinched the men’s double title by defeating Rajeev Ram of US and Joe Salisbury of UK. Saurav Ghosal won the Malaysian Open squash championship 2021 Indian Squash star, Saurav Ghosal has scripted history as he has become the first Indian squash player to win the Malaysian Open Championships. On the other hand, the women’s singles title of the 2021 Malaysian Open squash championships has been won by Malaysia’s Aifa Azman. Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh listed in MCC awards Honorary Life Membership In October 2021, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) released the list of 18 Cricketers who were selected for the MCC awards Honorary Life Membership of the Club. The list witnessed the names of 2 former Indian cricketers – Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.

MCC awards Honorary Life Membership Complete List:

England Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Marcus Trescothick, Sarah Taylor South Africa Hashim Amla, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis & Morne

Morkel West Indies Ian Bishop, Shivnarine Chanderpaul & Ramnaresh Sarwan Australia Alex Blackwell & Damien Martyn India Harbhajan Singh & Javagal Srinath Sri Lanka Rangana Herath New Zealand Sara McGlashan Zimbabwe Grant Flower

Indian Table Tennis Players G Sathiyan & Harmeet Desai won Men’s Doubles Title at WTT Contender Tunis Indian Table Tennis players Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai have won the Men’s doubles title of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Tunis tournament 2021, against Emmanuel Lebesson and Alexander Cassin of France. WTT Contender Tunis 2021 was held in Tunisia from 24th to 30th October 2021 at Salle Omnisport de Rades, Tunis, Tunisia. This is the first-ever WTT Series held in Tunisia and the first-ever WTT series held in entire Africa.





Winners of WTT Contender Tunis 2021: Category Winners Men’s Singles Anton Kallberg Women’s Singles Hana Matelova Men’s Doubles Sathiyan Gnanasekaran

Harmeet Desai Women’s Doubles Linda Bergstrom

Christina Kallberg Mixed Doubles Emmanuel Lebesson

Jia Nan Yuan Novak Djokovic won 37th Masters Title at Paris 2021

Category Winner Runner-up Singles Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev

Doubles Tim Pütz

Michael Venus Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Nicolas Mahut India won 7 medals in 2021 Asian Archery Championship at Dhaka, Bangladesh India finished 2nd in the overall medal tally at the 22nd Asian Archery Championship 2021 that was held in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The Indian contingent has won a total of 7 medals (1 Gold, 4 Silver & 2 Bronze), while South Korea with a total of 15 medals topped the table. List of Indian medal winners Gold medal

• Women’s individual compound event: Jyothi Surekha Vennam Silver medal

• Men’s team recurve event: Pravin Jadhav, Kapil, and Parth Salunkhe • Women’s team recurve event: Ankita Bhakat, Ridhi and Madhu Vedwan • Men’s individual compound event: Abhishek Verma • Mixed Team compound event: Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Bronze medal • Mixed team recurve event: Ankita Bhakat, Kapil • Men’s team compound event: Aman Saini, Abhishek Verma and Rishabh Yadav

Lionel Messi won Men's Ballon d'Or for the seventh time Lionel Messi won the men's Ballon d'Or award for a record-extending seventh time at a ceremony in Paris. Messi won the last edition of the Ballon d'Or in 2019 before last year's awards were cancelled due to the pandemic. He also won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and in 2015. Ballon d’Or 2021 Winners:

• Ballon d’Or (Men): Lionel Messi (PSG/Argentina) • Club of the year: Chelsea Football Club • Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy) • Ballon d’Or (Women): Alexia Putellas (Barcelona/Spain) • Striker of the year: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich/Poland) • Kopa Trophy for best young male player: Pedri (Barcelona/Spain)

October India won Bronze at Asian TT Championships The Indian men’s table tennis team has won bronze medal at the Asian Table Tennis Championships on October 1, 2021. Indian team won bronze after losing to South Korea by 0-3 in the semi-finals.

Kiren Rijiju inaugurated India’s first Sports Arbitration Centre in Gujarat The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat. This Sports Arbitration Centre of India (SACI) will serve as an independent body to fast-track disputes in the sports sector and





serve as a mechanism to redress issues related to sports. Birendra Lakra and SV Sunil announced retirement from International Hockey S V Sunil, the veteran forward and star striker of India men’s field hockey team and Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey star defender Birendra Lakra have announced their retirement from international hockey. FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 to Clinch Maiden Durand Title Indian Super League side, FC Goa clinched their maiden Durand Cup title as they beat Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting Club at the Vivekananda Yuvabharati Krirangan on 3rd Oct. Magnus Carlsen won Meltwater Champions Chess Tour title World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen has won the inaugural Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, to claim the non-fungible token (NFT) trophy and $1,00,000 in the finals. Wrestler Anshu Malik became first Indian Woman to win World Championships Silver Wrestler Anshu Malik became the first Indian woman to win silver in World Championships as she went down fighting against Helen Maroulis in women’s 57kg final in Oslo on 7th Oct. She became the only fifth Indian woman to win a worlds medal and so far the best one. Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), Pooja Dhanda (2018) and Vinesh Phogat (2019) have won a bronze each. Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st WGM, won at First Saturday Grand Master Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Woman Grand Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd International Master (IM) at First Saturday Grand Master (GM) in Budapest, Hungary on 14th Oct. CSK won IPL 2021 for fourth title Chennai Super Kings closed the gap on arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in the list of Indian Premier League title wins after they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2021 final on 15th Oct in Dubai. Indian Football Team won SAFF Championship 2021 Against Nepal

Talisman Sunil Chettri, with his 80th International strike, made India win SAFF Championship 2021 against Nepal to win the 8th title. Chennai Super Kings set to become India's first sports unicorn With its fourth title win of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings is all set to become possibly the country’s first ‘sports unicorn’, even surpassing its parent India Cements in market capitalisation, say experts. Unicorn is a term given to startups / companies who have a valuation of over a billion. The startups over valuation of $10 billion are called decacorn (a super unicorn). China and Indonesia won Uber Cup and and Thomas Cup Respectively China beat defending champions Japan 3-1 in the Uber Cup final 2021. This is the 15th time China have won the competition. The match pivoted on the longest match in the Uber Cup history when Chen Qing Chan and Jia Yi Fan won their doubles match. Bhavani Devi won 2022 Charlellville National Competition, France Fencer Bhavani Devi (28 years) has won 2022 Charlellville National Competition in France in the individual women’s sabre event Australia’s fast bowler James Pattinson retired from international cricket Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has retired from international cricket after realising that he won’t be in the reckoning for the Ashes series due to fitness issues. Ridhima Veerendra Kumar broke 7-year National record and bagged gold medal in swimming Karnataka swimmer Ridhima Veerendra kumar bagged the gold medal in 50m backstroke for group II girls, in Bengaluru, a record-breaking performance at the 37th Sub Junior and 47th Junior National Championships. Ridhima broke the 7-year National record of Maana Patel’s record (30.37 seconds) created in 2014. Shalini Dixit of Karnataka bagged the silver medal while Sri Nitya Sago of Telangana took bronze. IPL 2022: Ahmedabad and Lucknow became the two new franchises





Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new teams that will be part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from 2022. Hence taking the total number of teams in the competition to ten. RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the owner of the Lucknow team while CVC Capital Partners is the owner of the Ahmedabad team. RPSG group has won the bid for Lucknow at Rs. 7090 crores, while CVC Capitals a.k.a Irelia has won the bid for Ahmedabad at Rs. 5625 crores. Fabio Quartararo won MotoGP Title 2021 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo became the ‘’2021 MotoGP World Champion’’. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) secured second and Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar), finished third. Netherlands All-Rounder Ryan ten Doeschate retired from International Cricket Ryan ten Doeschate, 41-year-old Cricket all-rounder from the Netherlands, announced retirement from International Cricket after Netherland failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup. Denmark Open 2021: Viktor Axelsen and Akane Yamaguchi won Mens' and Womens’ single title Danish Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen won the Mens' single 2021 Denmark Open Badminton held at the Odense Sports Park, Denmark. Akane Yamaguchi of Japan won her second title in women’s category defeating An Se-young (South Korea).

September Indian cricketer Stuart Binny announced retirement Indian all-rounder cricketer, Stuart Binny has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 30, 2021. He had represented Team India in six Tests, 14 ODIs and three T20Is, scoring a total of 459 runs and 24 wickets. In the Indian Premier League, he played for the Rajasthan Royals. IOC Suspended North Korea From Beijing Olympics

North Korea was formally suspended from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by the IOC on 10th Sept as punishment for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Games citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Lanka fast bowler Malinga announced retirement from all forms of cricket Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga, who terrorised the world's best batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered from a low and sling-arm action, on 14th Sept announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He picked up 107 wickets in 84 T20 Internationals, 338 scalps in 226 ODIs and 101 wickets in 30 Tests. Pankaj Advani won Asian Snooker Championship for second successive time India’s Pankaj Advani successfully defended the Asian Snooker Championship at the Al Messila, a luxury collection resort & spa, in Doha, Qatar on 17th Sept outplaying Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 6-3 (72-42, 72-0, 70-49, 41-66, 70-17, 30-68, 74-34, 12-50, 64-44) in the best of 11 frames final. GM D. Gukesh of India won Norway Chess Open 2021 GM D Gukesh won his second consecutive tournament of this month, Norway Chess Open 2021 Masters section. Gukesh scored an unbeaten 8.5/10, finished a full point ahead of the competition to win the tournament. Iniyan secured sole second position 7.5/10. Pankaj Advani won his 24th world title in Doha Star Indian Pankaj Advani on 22nd Sept grabbed his 24th world title when he triumphed at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker World Cup with a victory over Pakistan’s Babar Masih in the final. Sania Mirza-Shuai Zhang won Ostrava Open women’s doubles title Star Indian tennis player Sania Mirza won her first title of the season as she and her Chinese partner Shuai Zhang beat the pair of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in the women’s doubles final of the Ostrava Open on 26th Sept. The second seeded Indo-Chinese duo defeated the third seeded pair of American Christian and New Zealander Routliffe 6-3 6-2 in the summit clash in one hour and four minutes.





US defeated Europe Won Ryder Cup golf tournament held in Wisconsin (US) The Americans defeated the European squad in the biennial tournament, which took place at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan County.

August Sri Lanka’s Isuru Udana announced retirement Sri Lanka National Player Isuru Udana announced his retirement from national duties, with immediate effect. Udana has represented Sri Lanka in 21 ODIs and 35 T20I matches and picked 18 and 27 respectively. India won bronze medal in Tokyo, first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980 India men's hockey team defeated Germany to won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics on 5th August. This is India's first Olympic medal in hockey since they won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 6 announced that India's top sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award was inaugurated in 1991-92, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh. Odisha will sponsor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years The Odisha government will sponsor the Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on 17th August. The state government started sponsoring the national hockey teams in 2018. Lionel Messi signed two-year Paris St-Germain deal after leaving Barcelona Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract with Paris St-Germain after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old’s deal also has the option of a third year. Amit Kumar has won silver medal in World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi India’s Amit Kumar bagged a silver medal when finished second in the men’s 10000 m race walk event of the World Athletics

U20 Championships at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 Aug, with a time of 42 minutes 17:94 seconds. Hosts Haristone Wanyonyi won a rare gold with a time of 42:10.84s and Paul McGrath took home bronze in 42:31.11s. Shaili Singh bagged Long Jump silver in WAU20 Championships Shaili Singh claimed the women’s Long Jump silver medal in the World Athletics U20 Championships on 24th August. Tekchand was India’s new flag-bearer in Tokyo Paralympics Mariyappan Thangavelu, 2016 Rio Paralympic Games gold medalist will be replaced by Asian Games gold medalist Tekchand as the new flag-bearer of India at the opening ceremony. Discus thrower Vinod Kumar lost Paralympics bronze, declared ineligible in classification reassessment Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar on 30th August lost his F52 category bronze medal at the Paralympics here after being found ineligible in disability classification assessment by the competition panel. The 41-year-old BSF man, whose Army man father was injured during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia on 29th August. Rajnath Singh named Army Sports Institute, Pune as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium” Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh visited the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and named the Army Sports Institute stadium as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”. The Indian Army’s “Mission Olympics” programme was launched in 2001 with the intent to deliver medal-winning performances in the Olympics and other international events.

July Indian-origin American Abhimanyu Mishra became youngest ever chess Grandmaster Indian-origin American Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest-ever chess Grandmaster in the world. At 12 years, four months and 25 days, he obliterated the long-standing record held by





Sergey Karjakin, who was 12 years and seven months old when he attained the title. Archer Deepika Kumari became world No. 1 after winning gold at WC Archer Deepika Kumari became the world number one as World Archery unveiled its latest rankings. She completed her hat-trick of gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris on Sunday by winning the Recurve individual event by 6-0. Mumbai, Pune will host 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Women's Asian Cup 2020 in India will be held in Mumbai and Pune after the Asian Football Confederation dropped Bhubaneswar and Ahemdabad as venues to minimise the travelling time for participants and ensure an "optimum environment" for a bio-secure bubble. Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah announced retirement from Test cricket Bangladesh cricketer Mahmudullah Riyad has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Mahmudullah made his Test debut in 2009 during Bangladesh’s tour of the West Indies. The right-handed batsman in 50 matches and 94 innings has scored 2914 runs. India will host 2026 World Badminton Championships India will host the World Badminton Championships in 2026, the sport's global governing body, BWF, said on 13th July. India were scheduled to organize the Sudirman Cup in 2023 but the Badminton World Federation decided to award the hosting rights of the world mixed team championships to China. Deepak Kabra became first Indian gymnastics judge at Olympics Deepak Kabra has become the first Indian to be selected for judging the gymnastics competition of the Olympic Games. Kabra will be seen officiating the men's artistic gymnasts at the Tokyo Games, which gets underway on July 23. Khelo India Youth Games 2022 will be held in Haryana The state government of Haryana will organise the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 in February 2022. Sophie Ecclestone, Devon Conway won ICC Player of the Month Award

England Left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has been named as ICC Women Player of the Month for June. She is the second English female to win the title after Tammy Beaumont, who was awarded the title in February 2021. In Men’s category, New Zealand opener Devon Conway has bagged ICC Player of the Month for June. AR Rahman launched Tokyo Olympics cheer song “Hindustani Way” Singer Ananya Birla has teamed up with music maestro AR Rahman to launch a cheer song for Indian sports personalities as they gear up for Tokyo Olympics. Titled “Hindustani Way”, the song has been sung by Ananya and composed by Rahman. Karnataka will host second Khelo India University Games 2022 The second edition of the Khelo India University Games has been awarded to Karnataka. Jain University in Bengaluru will host most of the events, although others will be spread out across the state. ICC inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan and Switzerland as new members The International Cricket Council (ICC) inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Switzerland as members at its 78th Annual General Meeting. Mongolia and Tajikistan as the 22nd and 23rd members of the Asia region. Switzerland is Europe’s 35th member. With the ICC now comprising 106 members in total, including 94 associates. Australia's Brisbane will host 2032 Olympic Games The Australian city of Brisbane has been selected to host the 2032 summer Olympics, said the International Olympic Committee on 21 July. Australia has become the second country after the United States to host the Olympic Games in three different cities. Prior to this, Melbourne had staged Olympics in 1956 and Sydney had in 2000. Viswanathan Anand won NC Masters of Sparkassen chess trophy In a fascinating battle between two former World champions fought over four games in a brand new format of chess, Viswanathan Anand defeated Vladimir Kramnik to win the Sparkassen Trophy at Dortmund on 20th July. Sandesh Jhingan named AIFF men’s Footballer of Year





Senior India defender, Sandesh Jhingan was named the AIFF men’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21 season. Ngangom Bala Devi named AIFF ‘Women’s Footballer of the Year’ 2020-21 Indian Women’s National Team Forward, Ngangom Bala Devi has been named as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21. Bala currently plays for Rangers Women’s FC in Scotland. Pramod Bhagat named Differently Abled Sportsman of the Year 2019 World No. 1 para shuttler Pramod Bhagat was named Differently Abled Sportsman of the Year at Indian Sports Honour for 2019. The delay in the announcement was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Priya Malik won gold medal at 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championship India’s wrestler Priya Malik has won a gold medal for the country at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship, which is taking place in Budapest, Hungary on 25th July. Malik secured the Gold medal by beating Belarus rival Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 in the 73 kg weight category.

Sumit Nagal became the third Indian to won Tennis singles match at Olympic Sumit Nagal became only the third Indian to win a men’s singles match at an Olympics edition and the first in 25 years, when he defeated Denis Istomin in the first match at Tokyo Games. Zeeshan Ali was the first Indian to win a singles match at the 1988 Seoul Games when he beat Victo Caballero from Paraguay. After that, Leander Paes won the men’s singles bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games, beating Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni. 13-year-old becomes one of the youngest Olympic gold medal winners ever Momiji Nishiya, 13, of Japan took home gold in skateboarding 25th July, making her one of the youngest gold medal winners ever in the Olympic Games. Vantika Agarwal won national women online chess title Vantika Agarwal has won the National Women Online Chess title. She scored 9.5 points from 11 rounds. Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal took the second spot and Tamil Nadu’s Sreeja Seshadri secured the third spot in the competition.

Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Highlights Tokyo Paralympics easily being India’s most successful ever, there were plenty of remarkable numbers recorded by Indian athletes. Total number of medals won by India in Tokyo — five golds, eight silvers and six bronzes, easily the most they have won in a single edition. India had previously won 12 medals in 11 editions that they had participated. Their earlier record for a single edition was four medals, which they have won twice: in Stoke Mandeville and New York in 1984 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. India sent its biggest ever contingent of 54 para-athletes at Tokyo Paralympics to compete across as many as 9 sporting disciplines at the Games.

• India’s Rank: 24th • India Total Medal: 19 (5 Gold, 8 Silver, 6 Bronzes) • Top Rank: China (96 golds, 60 silvers and 51 bronzes). • Javelin thrower Tek Chand was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo

Paralympics. • Shooter Avani Lekhara was India’s flag-bearer at the closing ceremony.

Gold • Athletics: Sumit Antil (Men’s Javelin Throw) • Badminton: Pramod Bhagat (Men’s Singles) • Badminton: Krishna Nagar (Men’s Singles) • Shooting: Manish Narwal (Mixed 50m Pistol) • Shooting: Avani Lekhara (Women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing)

Silver • Athletics: Yogesh Kathuniya (Men’s Discus Throw) • Athletics: Nishad Kumar (Men’s High Jump) • Athletics: Mariyappan Thangavelu (Men’s High Jump)





• Athletics: Praveen Kumar (Men’s High Jump) • Athletics: Devendra Jhajharia (Men’s Javelin Throw) • Badminton: Suhas Yathiraj (Men’s Singles) • Shooting: Singhraj Adhana (Mixed 50m Pistol) • Table Tennis: Bhavina Patel (Women’s Singles)

Bronze • Archery: Harvinder Singh (Men’s Individual Recurve) • Athletics: Sharad Kumar (Men’s High Jump) • Athletics: Sundar Singh Gurjar (Men’s Javelin Throw) • Badminton: Manoj Sarkar (Men’s Singles) • Shooting: Singhraj Adhana (Men’s 10m Air Pistol) • Shooting: Avani Lekhara (Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions)

Tokyo Olympics 2020 Highlights • 32nd Summer Olympic Games • Opening-23 July 2021 • Closing-8 August 2021 • Host city-Tokyo, Japan • Motto-United by Emotion • Nations-205 (+ EOR team) • Olympic 2024 (Next): Peris, France • of Athletes-11,090 • of sports are there in Olympics– 33 • Opened by-Emperor Naruhito • Cauldron-Naomi Osaka • Stadium- Olympic Stadium • Flag Bearer Opening Ceremony: Manpreet Singh & Mary Kom • Flag Bearer Closing Ceremony: Bajrang Punia • Most Olympic medals by country 2021– 113 (39 Gold, 41 Silver, 33 Bronze) • Number of players participating in Olympics 2020 from India- 127 (18 sporting events) • Total medals won by India in Olympics 2020– 7 (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze) • First Gold Medalist of Tokyo 2020: Yang Qian (10 M AIR RIFLE, China) • First Medalist of Tokyo 2020 form India : Mirabai chanu (49KG Weighlifting) • Number of maximum gold won by individual in Olympic 2020: Caeleb Dressel (5 Gold, Swimming, USA) Note: The 2020 Games are the fourth Olympic Games to be held in Japan, following the Tokyo 1964 (Summer), Sapporo 1972 (Winter), and Nagano 1998 (Winter) games. INDIA in Olympic 2020 (Tokyo) • Neeraj Chopra-Javelin throw (GOLD) • Saikhom Mirabai Chanu– Weightlifter (49Kg, Silver) • Ravi Kumar Dahiya– Wrestler (57 kg category, Silver) • PV Sindhu-Badminton (Bronze) • Lovlina Borgohain-Boxer (Women’s welterweight, Bronze) • Men’s Hockey (Bronze) • Bajrang Punia- Wrestle, (65-kg Weight category, Bronze)

Chapter 18: Upcoming Sports Events & Venues






Summer Olympic

• 2021- Tokyo, Japan • 2024 - Paris, France • 2028 - Los Angeles, USA • 2032- Australia

Winter Olympic

• 2022 - Beijing, China • 2026 - Milan & Cortina , Italy

Asian Games

• 2022 - Hangzhou, China • 2026 - Aichi-Nagoya, Japan • 2030 – Doha, Qatar • 2034 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

National Games of India

• 2020 - Goa ( 36 ) • 2021 - Chhattisgarh ( 37 ) • 2022- Uttarakhand ( 38 ) • 2023 - Meghalaya ( 39 )

FIFA World Cup • 2022 - Qatar • 2026 - Canada, Mexico, US

FIFA U-17 World Cup • 2022 - Women's : India • 2021- Men's : Peru

World Games • 2022 - Birmingham, US • 2025: Chengdu, China

Commonwealth Games • 2022 - Birmingham ,UK

Commonwealth Youth Games • 2023 - Trinidad & Tobago

World Athletics Championships • 2022 - Eugene, Oregon, US • 2023 - Budapest, Hungary

Commonwealth Archery & Shooting Championships

• 2022 -Chandigarh, India

Asian Youth Games • 2022 - Shantou, China • 2025 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan • 2029 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Asian Para Games • 2022 - Hangzhou, China • 2026 - Nagoya, Japan • 2030 - Doha, Qatar • 2034 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Badminton World Championship • 2021 – Huelva, Spain • 2022 – Tokyo, Japan • 2023 – Copenhagen, Denmark • 2025 - Paris, France • 2026 - India

FINA Aquatics World Championships • 2022 - Fukuoka, Japan • 2023 - Qatar Doha, Qatar • 2025 - Kazan, Russia





• 2027 - Budapest, Hungary

Hockey World Cup

• 2022 - Women : Spain and Netherland • 2023 - Men's : Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, Odisha

National Hockey Championship • 2021 - Men's : Maharashtra • 2021- Women's : Uttar Pradesh

AFC Women’s Asian Cup • 2022 - India

Asian youth Para Game • 2021- Manama, Bahrain • 2025- Tashkent, Uzbekistan

FIFA Women's World Cup • 2023 - Australia and New Zealand

India will co-host 2031 50-over WC & 2026 ICC T20 WC2029 and host ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Hosts of ICC Events:

Event Hosts

ICC World Test Championship (2021) Southampton, UK

Men’s T20 World Cup (2021) UAE

Men’s T20 World Cup (2022) Australia

Women’s World Cup (2022) New Zealand

U19 Cricket World Cup (2022) West Indies

Women’s T20 World Cup (2022) South Africa

Men’s Cricket World Cup (2023) India

World Test Championship (2023)

2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup USA & West Indies

2025 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy Pakistan

2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka

2027 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia

2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Australia & New Zealand

2029 ICC Men’s Champions Trophy India

2030 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup England, Ireland & Scotland

2031 ICC Men’s 50 over World Cup India & Bangladesh

Chapter 19: List of Important Book and Author 2021 November

Book Author

‘John Lang: Wanderer of Hindoostan, Slanderer of Hindoostanee, Lawyer for the Ranee’

Amit Ranjan

‘The Story of the First Civilizations: From Mesopotamia to the Aztecs’ Subhadra Sen Gupta

“The Sage with Two Horns: Unusual Tales from Mythology” Sudha Murty





“Not Just Cricket: A Reporters Journey” Pradeep Magazine

‘The Cinema of Satyajit Ray’ Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

‘An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey’ Shankar Acharya

‘MODERN INDIA: For Civil Services and Other Competitive Examinations’

Poonam Dalal Dahiya

‘Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape’

Aseem Chawla

“Nehru: The Debates that Define India” Tripurdaman Singh & Adeel Hussain

‘Law and Muslim Political Thought in Late Colonial North India’ Adeel Hussain

‘Sunrise over Ayodhya: Nationhood in our Times’ Salman Khurshid

“Unshackling India: Hard Truths and Clear Choices for Economic Revival”

Ajay Chhibber & Salman Anees Soz

Arabic Edition of ‘100 Great Indian Poems’ Edited by Abhay Kumar

‘Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count’ Autobiography of P Gopi Chand, co-

authored by Priya Kumar

‘The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India’ Debashish Mukerji

‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’

Released by Ajay Kumar The book is an edited volume by Diptendu Choudhury & Arjun Subramaniam

‘Lal Salaam: A Novel’ Smriti Irani

“Srimadramayanam” Sasikiranacharya

Released by Venkaiah Naidu

‘India vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win’ Syed Akbaruddin

‘Cooking to Save your Life’ Abhijit Banerjee

illustrated by France based illustrator Cheyenne Oliver

“Resolved: Uniting Nations in a Divided World” Ban Ki-moon’s autobiography





‘Conversations: India’s Leading Art Historian Engages with 101 themes, and More’

Brijinder Nath Goswamy

‘Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute’ Maroof Raza

‘Bangladesh Liberation@50 Years: ‘Bijoy’ with Synergy, India-Pakistan War 1971’

released by MM Naravane

“Indian Innings: The Journey of Indian Cricket from 1947” Ayaz Memon

‘Democracy, Politics and Governance’ A Surya Prakash

October Book Author

“The Custodian of Trust: A Banker’s Memoir Book” Rajnish Kumar

‘Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion And Nation’ Shafey Kidwai

“Actually… I Met Them: A Memoir” Gulzar “Veer Savarkar: The Man Who Could Have Prevented

Partition” Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit

‘The Stars in My Sky: Those Who Brightened My Film Journey’ Divya Dutta

“The Origin Story of India’s States” Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan “Writing for My Life” Ruskin Bond

“Kamala Harris: Phenomenal Woman” Chidanand Rajghatta

‘AIIMS Mein Ek Jang Ladte Hue’ Ramesh Pokhriyal

September

Book Author

“Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth” Angelina Jolie, Amnesty International and

Geraldine Van Bueren QC

‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India’ Subramanian Swamy

‘Translating Myself and Others’ Jhumpa Lahiri

‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’ authored by Dr Prabhleen Singh

released by Rajnath Singh

“The Three Khans: And the Emergence of New India” Kaveree Bamzai

‘400 Days’ Chetan Bhagat

‘Jungle Nama’ Amitav Ghosh





“The Fractured Himalaya: How the Past Shadows the Present in India-China Relations”

Nirupama Rao

“The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India”

Vijay Gokhale

“My Life in Full: Work, Family and our Future” Indra Nooyi

August

Book Author

“Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged Pulwama”

Manan Bhatt

“My Own Mazagon” Captain Ramesh Babu

“The Earthspinner” Anuradha Roy

'Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ Released by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu

“The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of Jayaprakash Narayan”

Bimal Prasad and Sujata Prasad

‘Battlefield’ Vishram Bedekar, translated from the Marathi

original Ranaangan by Jerry Pinto.

July

June

Book Author

“Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin”

Dhaval Kulkarni

“The Pregnancy Bible” Kareena Kapoor Khan

“The Ramayana of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji” Baljit Kaur Tulsi

‘The India Story’ Bimal Jalan

‘The Stranger In The Mirror’ Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s autobiography

‘Bank With A Soul: Equitas’ Dr. C K Garyali

Unveiled by Former RBI Governor, Duvvuri Subbarao





Book Author

'Home in the World' Amartya Sen's memoir

‘Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me’ Suresh Raina’s autobiography

‘The 7 Sins of Being A Mother’ Tahira Kashyap Khurrana

‘Will’ Will Smith’s autobiography

‘It’s a wonderful Life’ Ruskin Bond

“Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story” Sundeep Mishra

“Anomalies in Law and Justice” RV Raveendran

Released by CJI NV Ramana

Chapter 20: Important Day and Theme 2021

(January 2021) Dates Day Theme 1st January Global Family Day

4th January World Braille Day

6th January Journalist Day Observed in Maharashtra

9 January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day celebrated

Theme 2021:“Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”

10th January World Hindi Day 2021

11th January Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri

2nd PM

12th January National Youth Day 2021

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

14th January Indian Armed Forces celebrate Fifth Veterans Day

First Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, OBE who retired on 14 Jan 1953.

15th January Indian Army Day 2021

January 18 to February 17 2021

National Road Safety Month

23rd January “PARAKRAM DIWAS’

Government of India has decided to celebrate the 125th Birth Anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

24th January National Girl Child

24th January International Day of Education Theme 2021: “Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation.”

25th January National Voters Day Theme 2021:‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’.

25th January National Tourism Day Theme 2021: ‘Dekho Apna Desh’.





26th January International Customs Day Theme 2021: “Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience”.

27th January International Holocaust Remembrance Day

28th January Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai

30th January Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas Death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Last Sunday of January (31st Jan 2021)

World Leprosy Day

31st January 2021

Polio National Immunisation Day rescheduled

1st time Celebrate

February

Date Day Theme/ Importance February 1 Indian Coast Guard Raising Day The Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

celebrated its 45th Raising Day on 01 February 2021. The ICG was formally established on February 1, 1977, by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India.

February 2 World Wetlands Day Theme 2021: Wetlands and Water February 4 International Day of Human Fraternity Theme 2021: A Pathway to the Future. February 4 World Cancer Day Theme 2021: ‘I Am and I Will.’

February 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance

for Female Genital Mutilation Theme 2021: No Time for Global Inaction, Unite, Fund, and Act to End Female Genital Mutilation

2nd day of the second week of February

Safer Internet Day Safer Internet Day was observed on February 9, 2021.

February 10 World Pulses Day Theme 2021: “Nutritious Seeds for a Sustainable Future,”

February 10 National Deworming Day February 11 International Day of Women and Girls

in Science Theme 2021: Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19

February 11 World Unani Day birth anniversary of great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan

February 11 Samarpan Diwas Deen Dayal Upadhyay 53rd Death Anniversary

February 12 National Productivity Day February 13 World Radio Day Theme 2021:“New World, New Radio” February 13 National Women’s Day Sarojini Naidu’s birth anniversary February 19 Soil Health Card Day February 20 Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram

Statehood day 35th Statehood day

February 20 World Day of Social Justice Theme 2021: A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy

Third Saturday of February

World Pangolin Day





February 21 International Mother Language Day Theme 2021: “fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society.”

February 22 World Thinking Day Theme 2021: Peacebuilding February 22 World Scout Day February 24 Central Excise Day February 27 World NGO Day February 28 National Science Day Theme 2021: “Future of STI: Impacts

on Education, Skills and Work”.

March

Date Day Theme/Importance 1 March Zero Discrimination Day Theme 2021: “Zero Discrimination

against Women and Girls.” 1 March World Civil Defence Day Theme 2021: Civil Defence and the first

aider in every home 1 March Civil Accounts Day 45th Civil Accounts Day celebrated on

March 1, 2021. 3 March World Wildlife Day Theme 2021: “Forests and Livelihoods:

Sustaining People and Planet.” 3 March World Hearing Day Theme 2021: ‘Screen, Rehabilitate,

Communicate’ 4 March Chabahar Day ‘Chabahar Day’ was held on March 4 on

the sidelines of the Maritime India Summit 2021 held in New Delhi.

4 March National Safety Day Theme 2021: ‘Sadak Suraksha (Road Safety).’

4 March National Security Day Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas is held every year, in the honor of the Indian Security Forces.

8 March International Women’s Day Theme 2021: “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”

10 March CISF Raising Day Second Wednesday of March

No Smoking Day This year No Smoking Day was observed on 10th March 2021.

Second Thursday of March

World Kidney Day Theme 2021: “Living Well with Kidney Disease”. This year World Kidney Day was observed on 11th March 2021.

14 March Pi Day The approximate value of Pi is 3.14. It is marked on March 14 which if written in the format of month/day (3/14).

14 March International Day of Action for Rivers 15 March World Consumer Rights Day Theme 2021: “Tackle Plastic Pollution”. 16 March National Vaccination Day or National

Immunization Day

18 March Ordnance Factories Day (India) 18 March Global Recycling Day Theme 2021: “Recycling Heroes”. 19 March World Sleep Day 2021 20 March International Day of Happiness Theme 2021: “Happiness For All,

Forever 20 March World Sparrow Day Theme 2021: “I Love Sparrows.” 20 March World Oral Health Day Theme 2021: “Be Proud Of Your Mouth” 20 March UN French Language Day





21 March World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests

Theme 2021:”Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being.”

21 March World Down Syndrome Day Theme 2021: “We Decide.” 21 March World Poetry Day 21 March International Day for the Elimination of

Racial Discrimination Theme 2021: “Youth standing up against racism”.

22 March World Water Day Theme 2021: “Valuing Water” 22 March Bihar Diwas 23 March World Meteorological Day Theme 2021: “The Ocean, Our Climate

and Weather.” 23 March Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas Indians in particular pay tribute

to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru. These freedom fighters had lost their lives on March 23 in 1931 during the struggle for India’s independence.

24 March World Tuberculosis (TB) Day Theme 2021: ‘The Clock is Ticking’ 25 March International Day of Remembrance of

Victims of Slavery Theme 2021: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice”

27 March World Theatre Day Last Saturday of March Earth Hour 2021 Theme 2021: “Climate Change to Save

Earth.” 31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

Date Day Theme/Importance 1 April Utkal Divas or Odisha Day Utakala Dibasha is celebrated to remember the

formation of the Odisha state on April 1, 1936. 2 April World Autism Awareness Day 2 April Good Friday 2021 Good Friday is observed by Christians to

commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, or Easter Friday.

2 April International Children’s Book Day Theme 2021: “The Music of Words” 4 April International Day of Mine awareness and

Assistance in Mine Action

5 April National Maritime Day 5 April International Day of Conscience 6 April International Day of Sport for Development

and Peace

7 April World Health Day Theme 2021: “Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone”.

9 April CRPF Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) 2021 marks the 56th CRPF Valour Day. 10 April World Homoeopathy Day Theme 2021: “Homoeopathy – Roadmap for

Integrative Medicine” 10 April National Siblings Day 11 April National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) 11 April National Pet Day 12 April International Day of Human Space Flight 13 April Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day It took place on 13 April 1919 at Amritsar and

is also known as the Amritsar massacre. 13 April International Turban Day 13 April Siachen Day The 37th Siachen Day was celebrated by

Siachen Warriors Brigade of Fire & Fury Corps





on April 13, 2021 with tremendous zeal and enthusiasm.

14 April Ambedkar Jayanti Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891. His birthday is also celebrated as “Equality Day”.

14 April National Fire Service Day 15 April Himachal Day 15 April World Art Day 16 April World Voice Day Theme 2021: ONE WORLD|MANY VOICES 17 April World Haemophilia Day Theme 2021: “Adapting to Change” 18 April World Heritage Day Theme 2021: “Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures 19 April World Liver Day Theme 2021: ‘Keep your liver healthy and

disease-free.’ 20 April UN Chinese Language Day 21 April National Civil Service Day 21 April World Creativity and Innovation Day 22 April World Earth Day Theme 2021: Restore Our Earth – “focuses on

natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world’s ecosystems”

23 April World Book and Copyright Day 23 April English Language Day 24 April World Veterinary Day Theme 2021: ‘Veterinarian response to the

COVID-19 crisis.’ 24 April National Panchayati Raj Day 24 April International Day of Multilateralism and

Diplomacy for Peace

24 April World Day for Laboratory Animals or World Day For Animals In Laboratories

24-30 April (last week of April)

World Immunization Week 2021 Theme 2021:‘Vaccines bring us closer’

25 April World Malaria Day Theme 2021: ‘Reaching the zero-malaria target’

26 April World Intellectual Property Day Theme 2021: “IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to market.”

28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work Theme 2021: “Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises – Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health Systems”.

28 April Workers’ Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers

Theme 2021: “Health and Safety is a fundamental workers‘ right”

29 April International Dance Day Theme 2021: ‘Purpose of dance’. 30 April Ayushman Bharat Diwas 30 April International Jazz Day

May

Date Day Theme/Importance

1 May International Labour Day or May Day or

International Workers’ Day

1 May Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day The Bombay state was divided into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.

2 May (first Sunday of May)

World Laughter Day

3 May World Press Freedom Day Theme 2021: 'Information as a Public Good'

4 May Coal Miners Day

4 May International Firefighters’ Day





4 May (first Tuesday of May)

World Asthma Day Theme 2021: 'Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions'

5 May World Athletics Day 2021

6 May International No Diet Day

8 May World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day Theme 2021: 'Together we are unstoppable'

8 May (second Saturday of May)

World Migratory Bird Day

Every year, the World Migratory Day is celebrated on second Saturday of May and October. Theme 2021: Theme: Sing, fly, Soar – Like a Bird

8 May World Thalassemia Day Theme 2021: “Addressing Health Inequalities Across the Global Thalassaemia Community”.

9 May (second Sunday of May)

Mother's Day

11 May National Technology Day Theme 2021: 'Science and Technology for a sustainable future'.

12 May International Nurses Day Theme 2021: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future healthcare.

15 May International Day of the Family Theme 2021: "Families and New Technologies."

16 May International Day of Living Together in Peace

16 May International Day of Light

16 May National Dengue Day

17 May World Telecommunication Day Theme 2021:‘Accelerating digital transformation in challenging times’

17-23 May UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) 2021 Theme 2021: Streets for Life

18 May International Museum Day Theme 2021: “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine”

18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine

Awareness Day

20 May World Bee Day Theme 2021:“Bee engaged: Build Back Better for Bees”

20 May World Metrology Day Theme 2021: Measurement for Health.

21 May Anti-terrorism day It was on this day in the year 1991 that former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.

21 May International Tea Day

21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue

and Development

22 May International Day for Biological Diversity Theme 2021: "We’re part of the solution".

23 May World Turtle Day Theme 2021- ‘Turtle Rocks!’.

24 May (second Monday of March)

Commonwealth Day Theme 2021: Delivering a Common Future

25 May World Thyroid Day

25 May International Missing Children’s Day

28 May World Hunger Day Theme 2021: Access Ends Hunger

28 May International Day of Action for Women’s Health

(International Women’s Health Day)

29 May International Day of United Nations

Peacekeepers

Theme 2021: “The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security.”

29 May International Mount Everest Day It is observed on this day as Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand’s Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt. Everest on this day in 1953.





31 May World No Tobacco Day Theme 2021: Commit to quit

June


1 June World Milk Day Theme 2021:'Sustainability in the dairy sector with messages around the environment, nutrition, and socio-economics'.

1 June Global Parents Day Theme 2021: “Appreciate all parents throughout the world.”

2 June International Sex Workers' Day

2 June Telangana Formation Day

3 June World Bicycle Day

4 June International Day of Innocent Children

Victims of Aggression

5 June World Environment Day Theme 2021: 'Ecosystem Restoration.'

7 June World Food Safety Day Theme 2021: “Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow”

8 June World Oceans Day Theme 2021: “The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods”

8 June World Brain Tumour Day

12 June World Day Against Child Labour Theme 2021: Act now: End child labour

14 June World Blood Donor Day Theme 2021: “Give blood and keep the world beating”

15 June Global Wind Day

15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Theme 2021: 'Access to Justice'

16 June Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev

16 June International Day of Family Remittances

17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and

Drought

18 June International Picnic Day

18 June Autistic Pride Day

19 June World Sauntering Day





19 June National Reading Day The Day is celebrated to honour the father of the ‘Library Movement in Kerala’, the late P.N. Panicker, whose death anniversary falls on June 19.

20 June (Third Sunday

of June) Father’s Day

20 June World Refugee Day Theme 2021: ‘Together we heal, learn and shine’.

21 June International Yoga Day Theme 2021:'Yoga for well-being'.

21 June World Hydrography Day

21 June World Music Day

21 June World Humanist Day

23 June International Olympic Day Theme 2021: Stay healthy, stay strong, stay active with the #OlympicDay workout on 23 June.

23 June United Nations Public Service Day Theme 2021: “Innovating the Future Public Service: New Government Models for a New Era to Reach the SDGs [Sustainable Development Goals]”.

23 June International Widow’s Day Theme 2021: “Invisible Women, Invisible Problems”.

25 June Day of the Seafarer Theme 2021: “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future”.

26 June International Day against Drug Abuse Theme 2021: "Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives".

27 June Micro-, Small and Medium-sized

Enterprises Day Theme 2021: “MSME 2021: key to an inclusive and sustainable recovery.”

29 June National Statistics day celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C Mahalanobis.

29 June International Day of the Tropics

30 June World Asteroid Day

July


1 July National Doctor’s Day birth and death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy

1 July Chartered Accountants Day (India) India celebrated the 73rd Chartered Accountants day this

year.

1 July National Postal Worker Day





1 July SBI Foundation Day SBI celebrated 66th Foundation Day

1 July Goods and Services Tax (GST) Day

1 July International Fruit Day United Nations has declared 'Watermelon' as the "Fruit Of

The Year 2021" with the motto to "Create Change Together".

2 July World UFO Day

2 July World Sports Journalists Day

3 July (First Saturday of

July) International Day of Cooperatives Theme 2021: “Rebuild better together”.

6 July World Zoonoses Day

French Biologist Louis Pasteur, successfully administered the first-ever vaccine against rabies, a zoonotic disease,

on 6 July 1885. Theme 2021: “Let’s Break the Chain of Zoonotic

Transmission.”

7 July World Chocolate Day or

International Chocolate Day

11 July World Population Day Theme 2021: “Rights and Choices are the Answer: Whether baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies in prioritising all people’s reproductive health and rights."

12 July Malala Day United Nations has declared July 12, which is Malala Yousafzai's birthday, as Malala Day in honour of the

young activist. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.

12 July Paper Bag Day

14 July Bastille Day (National Day of

France)

15 July World Youth Skills Day

17 July World Day for International Justice

or International Criminal Justice Day

Theme 2021: “social justice in the digital economy”

18 July Nelson Mandela International Day

or Mandela Day Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the former president of South Africa. He was the president from 1994 to 1999

22 July Pi Approximation Day The day is dedicated to the mathematical constant pi (π). 22

July is observed as Pi Approximation Day and 14 March as Pi Day.

22 July World Brain Day Theme 2021: “Stop Multiple Sclerosis”.

23 July National Broadcasting Day

24 July National Thermal Engineer Day

24 July Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day) Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observed the 161st

Income Tax Day on 24 July 2021.

25 July (Fourth Sunday in July)

National Parents Day





26 July Kargil Vijay Diwas Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), observed its 83rd

Raising Day on 27 July 2021.

27 July CRPF Raising Day

28 July World Nature Conservation Day

28 July World Hepatitis Day Theme 2021: “Hepatitis Can't Wait”.

29 July International Tiger Day Theme 2021: "Their Survival is in our hands”.

30 July World Day Against Trafficking in

Persons Theme 2021: Victims’ Voices Lead the Way.

30 July International Friendship Day

August


1 August Muslim Women Rights Day Government enacted the law against Triple Talaq on 1st

August, 2019.

1 August National Mountain Climbing Day

6 August Hiroshima Day

On this day in 1945, the United States dropped the very first deployed nuclear bomb in the city of Hiroshima.

The Manhattan Project, commissioned by the US, created two atomic bombs. The first one, called 'The Little Boy' was dropped in the city of Hiroshima while the second

one, dubbed 'The Fat Man', was dropped in Nagasaki by the US on August 6 and 9, respectively.

6 August (First Friday of August)

International Beer Day

7 August National Handloom Day

7 August Javelin Throw Day Athletics Federation of India (AFI) decides to name August 7 as 'Javelin Throw Day' in India to honour Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold.

8 August Quit India Movement Day

The Quit India Movement also known as the Bharat Chhodo Andolan was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on

August 8, 1942 at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

9 August Nagasaki Day

9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous

Peoples Theme 2021: “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.”

10 August World Lion Day

10 August World Biofuel Day

12 August International Youth Day Theme 2021: “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.





12 August World Elephant Day

13 August International Lefthanders Day Lefthanders International Inc. founder Dean R

Campbell first observed the day in 1976.

13 August World Organ Donation Day

14 August Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

19 August World Photography Day

19 August World Humanitarian Day Theme 2021: #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who need it the most.

20 August Sadbhavna Diwas or Harmony Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

20 August World Mosquito Day Theme 2021: “Reaching the zero malaria target”.

20 August Indian Akshay Urja Day

21 August World Senior Citizen Day

21 August World Entrepreneurs’ Day

21 August International Day of Remembrance and

Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

22 August World Sanskrit Day It is celebrated on Shraavana poornima, that is the full moon day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar.

22 August International Day Commemorating the

Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

23 August International Day for the Remembrance of

the Slave Trade and its Abolition

23-27 August World Water Week 2021 Theme 2021: ‘Building Resilience Faster’.

26 August International Dog Day

26 August Women’s Equality Day It is celebrated to make the anniversary of the 19th

Amendment to the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote.

29 August National Sports Day As a tribute to Dhyan Chand, his birthday is

commemorated as National Sports Day.

29 August International Day Against Nuclear Tests

30 August National Small Industry Day

31 August International Day for People of African

Descent The International Day for People of African Descent is celebrated for the first time on 31 August 2021.





September


2 September World Coconut Day

The first World Coconut Day was celebrated in 2009. Theme 2021: "Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient and Sustainable Coconut Community Amid COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond".

3 September Skyscraper Day to commemorate the birthday of architect Louis H. Sullivan, the man who was called “father of skyscrapers”.

5 September International Day of Charity

5 September Teachers’ Day

to mark the birthday of the country’s first President, scholar, philosopher and Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was born on this day in 1888.

8 September International Literacy Day Theme 2021: Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide.

9 September International Day to Protect Education from

Attack

In proclaiming the International Day to Protect Education from Attack to be celebrated for the first time in 2020.

9 September Himalayan Day or Himalaya Diwas

It is celebrated with the aim to conserve Himalayan ecosystem and region in Uttarakhand. It was officially declared as Himalaya Day in 2015 by the then Chief Minister. Theme 2021: ‘Contribution of Himalayas And Our Responsibilities’

10 September World Suicide Prevention Day

11 September National Forest Martyrs Day

11 September Mahakavi Day

Tamil Nadu government has decided to commemorate the death anniversary of Subramania Bharathi, a firebrand poet & freedom fighter, as Mahakavi Day on September 11. Year 2021 will mark the 100th death anniversary of the poet.

14 September Hindi Diwas National Hindi Divas or Hindi Day is observed to promote Hindi as the 'Matra Bhasha' or mother tongue of India.

15 September Engineer's Day (India) to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Since 1968, India has celebrated Engineers Day on this day every year.

15 September International Day of Democracy Theme 2021: “Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises”.

16 September World Ozone Day or International Day for

the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Theme 2021: Montreal Protocol - 'Keeping us,

our food and vaccines cool.

17 September World Patient Safety Day

18 September World Bamboo Day Theme 2021: ‘#PlantBamboo: It Is Time To Plant Bamboo’.





18 September World Water Monitoring Day Theme 2021: valuing water

18 September International Equal Pay Day The inaugural edition of the day was observed in the year 2020.

21 September International Day of Peace (UN) Theme 2021: “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World”.

21 September World Alzheimer’s Day Theme 2021: “Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer’s”

22 September World Rose Day

23 September International Day of Sign Languages Theme 2021: “We Sign For Human Rights

25 September World Pharmacist Day Theme 2021: “Pharmacy: Always trusted for your health“

25 September Antyodaya Divas to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

26 September World Environmental Health Day Theme 2021: ‘Prioritising Environmental Health for healthier communities in the global recovery.’

26 September 2021 (fourth Sunday of

September) World Rivers Day Theme 2021: “Day of Action for Rivers”

26 September 2021 99th Military Engineering Services Day MES is a premier construction agency and an important pillar of Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army.

27 September World Tourism Day Theme 2021: “Tourism for Inclusive Growth,”

28 September World Rabies Day Theme 2021: "Rabies: Facts, not Fear".

29 September World Heart Day Theme 2021: ‘Use Heart To Connect’.

30 September International Translation Day on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is regarded as the patron saint of linguists. Theme 2021: “United in translation.”

30 September World Maritime Day Theme 2021: "Seafarers: at the core of shipping's future"

October


1 October International Day of Older Persons Theme 2021: Digital Equity for All Ages.

1 October International Coffee Day

1 October World Vegetarian Day

2 October Gandhi Jayanti or International Day of Non-

Violence This year marks the 152nd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

2 October Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti This year marks his 117th birth anniversary





4 October World animal welfare day or Animal Lovers

Day

5 October World Teachers’ Day Theme 2021: ‘Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery.’

7 October World Cotton Day Theme 2021: “Cotton for Good”

8 October Indian Air Force Day This year marks the 89th anniversary of IAF

9 October World Postal Day

This day marks the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) which was established in 1874, in Bern, Switzerland. Theme 2021: “Innovate to recover”

9 October Indian Foreign Service Day

9 October World Migratory Bird Day

It is held on the Second Saturday of May and again on the Second Saturday of October. Theme 2021: “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!”

10 October World Mental Health Day Theme 2021: ‘Mental Health In An Unequal World’

10 October World Day Against the Death Penalty Theme 2021: “Women Sentenced to Death: An Invisible Reality.”

11 October International Day of the Girl Child Theme 2021: “Digital Generation. Our Generation.”

12 October World Arthritis Day Theme 2021: Don’t Delay, Connect Today: Time2Work.

13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction

Theme 2021: “International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses”.

14 October World Standards Day Theme 2021: ‘Standards for sustainable development goals- a shared vision for a better future’.

14 October International E-Waste Day Theme 2021: “Consumer is the key to Circular Economy!”

15 October Global Handwashing Day Theme 2021: “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together.”

15 October World Students’ Day

The day is marked to celebrate former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’s contribution in the field of science and education. Theme 2021: ”Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”,

15 October International Day of Rural Women Theme 2021:“Rural women cultivating good food for all”.

16 October World Food Day Theme 2021: “Safe food now for a healthy tomorrow”.

16 October National Security Guard Raising Day The year 2021 marks the 37th anniversary of the establishment of the NSG.





17 October International Day for the Eradication of

Poverty

20 October World Statistics Day

The day, which was created by United Nations Statistical Commission, was first marked in the year 2010.

20 October International Chef’s Day Theme 2021: Healthy Food for the Future.

20 October World Osteoporosis Day Theme 2021: Serve Up Bone Strength.

21 October World Iodine Deficiency Day

21 October National Police Commemoration Day

22 October International Stuttering Awareness Day or International Stammering Awareness Day

Theme 2021: “Speak the change you wish to see”.

24 October United Nations Day Theme of UN concert 2021: “Building Back Together for Peace and Prosperity”

24 October World Polio Day Theme 2021: Delivering on a Promise

24 October World Development Information Day Theme 2021: Action for Sustainable Development Goal

24 October Indo-Tibetan Border Police Raising Day 60th raising day on October 24,2021.

24 October International Day of Diplomats The first International Day of Diplomats was celebrated in Brasília on 24 October 2017.

24-31 October: Global Media and Information Literacy

Week 2021

The host for 2021 Global Media and Information Literacy Week will be South Africa. UNESCO will co-organize the event. Theme 2021: Media and Information Literacy for the Public Good.

27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Theme 2021: “Your Window to the World”.

27 October Indian Army Infantry Day This year nation celebrates its 75th Infantry Day on October 27, 2021.

28 October International Animation Day

29 October International Internet Day The first International Internet Day was celebrated on October 29, 2005.

29 October World Psoriasis Day Theme 2021: “Uniting for action”.

30 October World Savings Day (India)

World Savings Day also known as World Thrift Day is celebrated across the world every year on October 31. However, it is celebrated annually in India on October 30.

31 October Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day This year will mark the 146th anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.





31 October UN World Cities Day Theme 2021: “Adapting cities for climate resilience”.

26 October - 1 November Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 Theme 2021: “Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity”.

November


1 November World Vegan Day Theme 2021: 'vegan for the less'

1 November 2021 73rd Information and Public Relations Day in

Manipur

The day marks the establishment of the Publicity office of the Government of Manipur with late RK Maipaksana as the 1st Publicity Officer in 1949.

2 November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes

against Journalists

2 November Ayurveda Day 2021 Every year, Ayurveda day is observed on Dhanwantri Jayanti or Dhanteras. Theme 2021: “Ayurveda for Poshan”

3 November International One Health Day

5 November World Tsunami Awareness Day

6 November International Day for Preventing the

Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

7 November National Cancer Awareness Day

This particular date was selected as it is the Birth anniversary of Madame Curie, a prominent scientist remembered for her efforts and contribution in the battle against cancer.

7 November Infant Protection Day

8 November International Day of Radiology

The day marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. Theme 2021: ‘Interventional Radiology – Active care for the patient’

8 November World Urbanism Day or World Town

Planning Day

9 November National Legal Services Day to commemorate the enactment of the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987.

10 November World Science Day for Peace and

Development Theme 2021: “Building Climate-Ready Communities”

11 November National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India.

11 November (2nd Thursday of November)

World Quality Day 2021 Theme 2021: “Sustainability: Improving Our Products, People, and Planet”

12 November Public Service Broadcasting Day to commemorate the first and only visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947.





12 November World Pneumonia Day

13 November World Kindness Day

14 November Children's Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

14 November World Diabetes Day

to mark the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who discovered the insulin hormone along with Charles Herbert Best in 1922. Theme 2021-23: “Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now, When?”

8-14 November International Week of Science and Peace

2021

15 November Janjatiya Gaurav Divas

15 November has been chosen as this date marks the birth anniversary of Sri Birsa Munda who is revered as Bhagwan (God) by tribal communities across the country.

16 November International Day for Tolerance Theme 2021: ‘Tolerance is respect, acceptance, and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human’.

16 November National Press Day

16 November 2021 1st Audit Diwas

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India observed the first ever Audit Diwas on 16th November 2021 at the CAG office premises, Delhi. The Audit Diwas is observed to mark the historic origin of the institution of CAG in 1860.

17 November National Epilepsy Day The month of November is observed as ‘National Epilepsy Awareness Month’.

17 November (third Wednesday of

November)

World chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Day 2021

Theme 2021: Healthy Lungs – Never More Important

18 November (Third Thursday of November)

World Philosophy Day 2021 Theme 2021: “Different interactions of human beings with their social, cultural, geographical and political environment”

18 November National Naturopathy Day

As a part of the observance of National Naturopathy Day 2021, the Ministry of AYUSH, Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy and the National Institute of Naturopathy has organised the National Conference on Naturopathy from 17th to 18th November 2021. The conference was held under the theme “Poshan Aahar & Rog Mukt Bharath”.

19 November World Toilet Day Theme 2021: “valuing toilets”

19 November National Integration Day or ‘Quami Ekta

Diwas’ to commemorate the birthday of India’s first Woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

19 November 2021 552nd Guru Nanak Jayanti

Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed every year as the birth anniversary of the Sikh founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. This year marked the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, also known as Prakash Utsav or Guru Purab, as it marks an important festival for the Sikh community.





20 November World Children’s Day Theme 2021: A Better Future for Every Child

20 November Awaas Diwas to commemorate the launch of ‘Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin’ (PMAY-G). It aims to provide ‘Housing for All by 2022’.

21 November World Television Day

21 November (Third Sunday of

November)

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2021

Theme 2021: “ACT for LOW SPEEDS /ACT for LOW-SPEED STREETS”.

21 November World Fisheries Day

24 November Lachit Divas

Lachit Divas (Lachit Day) is celebrated annually in the Indian state of Assam on November 24, to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary Ahom army general Lachit Borphukan.

25 November International Day for the Elimination of

Violence against Women Theme 2021: “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!”

26 November Constitution Day of India or Samvidhan

Divas, or National Law Day

On this day in 1949, the constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950, marking the beginning of a new era in the history of India.

26 November National Milk Day The day is celebrated to honor Dr. Verghese Kurien, who is the father of India’s White Revolution. It marks his birth anniversary.

27 November National Organ Donation Day

28 November 2021 (4th Sunday in

November) National Cadet Corps (NCC) 73rd Raising Day

29 November International Day of Solidarity with the

Palestinian People

30 November Day of Remembrance for all Victims of

Chemical Warfare

18 May International Day for Women in Maritime

The International Maritime Organisation Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime to be observed on May 18 every year.

December


1 December World AIDS Day Theme 2021: End inequalities. End AIDS and

End Pandemics.

1 December Nagaland Statehood Day

BSF 57th Raising Day BSF was formed on December 1, 1965 as a

unified central agency after the Indo-Pak and





1 December 2021 India-China wars for ensuring the security of

the borders of India and for matters connected

therewith.

2 December National Pollution Control Day

The day is observed in the memory of people

who lost their lives in the Bhopal gas

disaster. The industrial accident occurred

in 1984 when the gas Methyl

Isocyanate leaked on the night of December

2–3 and killed thousands.

2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Theme 2021: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of

Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice”

2 December

World Computer Literacy Day

World Computer Literacy Day was first

observed and held in the year 2001 on 2nd

December.

3 December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

or World Handicapped day

Theme 2021: “Leadership and participation of

persons with disabilities toward an inclusive,

accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19

world.”

4 December

Indian Navy Day

The day was chosen to commemorate the

launch of Operation Trident against Pakistan

during the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971. The

Navy plans to celebrate 2021 as ‘Swarnim

Vijay Varsh’ as a part of commemorating the

50th anniversary of the victory in the 1971

war.

4 December

International Day of Banks to recognize the importance of multilateral

and international development banks in

financing sustainable developments.

5 December

World Soil Day Theme 2021: "Halt soil salinization, boost soil

productivity"

5 December International Volunteer Day or International

Volunteer Day for Economic and Social

Development

Theme 2021: “Volunteer now for our

common future”.

6 December

Maitiri Diwas India and Bangladesh have decided to

celebrate the day on which India formally

recognized Bangladesh.

6 December Mahaparinirvan Diwas

to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao

Ramji Ambedkar





7 December International Civil Aviation Day

The Day was established in 1994 to celebrate

the 50th anniversary of the establishment of

the International Civil Aviation Organization

(ICAO).

Theme 2021-23: “Advancing Innovation for

Global Aviation Development”

7 December National Armed Forces Flag Day or National

flag day of India

8 December SAARC Charter Day

9 December

International Anti-Corruption Day Theme 2021: “Your right, your role: say no to

corruption”

9 December

International Day of Commemoration and

Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of

Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

On 9 December, 1948, the UN General

Assembly adopted the Convention on

Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of

Genocide, also known as the Genocide

Convention.

10 December

International Human Rights Day

The day marks the anniversary of the

adoption of the Universal Declaration of

Human Rights by the United Nations on 10

December, 1948.

Theme 2021: “Equality - Reducing inequalities,

advancing human rights.”

11 December

UNICEF Day Theme 2021: “to help children to recover from

interruption and learning losses experienced

through the pandemic in the last two years”.

11 December

International Mountain Day

United Nations had declared 2002 as the UN

International Year of Mountains.

Theme 2021: “Sustainable Mountain Tourism.”

12 December

Universal Health Coverage Day Theme 2021: “Leave No One Behind When It

Comes to Health: Invest in Health Systems for

All”

12 December

International Day of Neutrality to raise public awareness of the value of

neutrality in international relations.





12 December 2021

Nupi Lal Memorial Day

The day, also known as Nupee Lal Day or Nupi

Lan day, pays homage to the sacrifices made

by the brave mothers of Manipur. Nupi Lan,

which translates to ‘women’s war’ in English, is

an important movement in the history of

Manipur.

14 December

National Energy Conservation Day

This day is celebrated to raise awareness

regarding the conservation of energy as it is

the best way to have a greener and brighter

future.

15 December International Tea Day

16 December 2021 50th Vijay Diwas or Victory Day

The country is celebrating the 50th Vijay Diwas

in 2021. The Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 which

began on December 3 lasted for 13 days and

officially ended on December 16, after which

Pakistan surrendered to India.

17 December

International Day to End Violence Against

Sex Workers

It is annually observed across the globe to

focus attention on the hate crimes committed

against sex workers across the globe.

‘Red Umbrella’ is the symbol for sex workers’

rights across the globe.

18 December Minorities Rights Day

18 December

International Migrants Day Theme 2021: Harnessing the potential of

human mobility

18 December

World Arabic Language Day Theme 2021: “Arabic Language, a bridge

between civilizations”

19 December Goa Liberation Day

The year 2021 marks the 60 years of Goa's

independence.

20 December International Human Solidarity Day

20-25 December

Good Governance Week 2021

Moto: to redress and dispose of public

grievances and improvise service delivery down

to the village level.

Theme: “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur”A film

on “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur” will also be

screened.





22 December

National Mathematics Day

to commemorate the birth anniversary of

Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

This year nation celebrates 134th birth

anniversary of Ramanujan.

2012 was also observed as National

Mathematics Year.

23 December

National Farmer’s Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of the

fifth Prime Minister of India Chaudhary

Charan Singh.

23 December 2021

National Siddha Day

The day is annually organized by the Ministry

of AYUSH on the eve of the birthday

of Siddhar Agathiyar, which falls during

the Ayilyam star in the Tamil month

of Margazhi.

Theme 2021: “Strength of Siddha in

Communicable Diseases”

24 December National Consumer Rights Day or National

Consumer Day Theme 2021: “Tackling Plastic Pollution”.

25 December

Good Governance Day or Sushasan Divas On this day nation commemorates the birth

anniversary of Bharat Ratna and former-Prime

Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

27 December International Day of Epidemic Preparedness

Chapter 21: Obituary December

Person About

Chembolu Seetharama Sastry Padma Shri awardee & Telugu film lyricist

Konijeti Rosaiah Former Governor of Tamil Nadu and former Chief

Minister of the unified State of Andhra Pradesh

Martin J Sherwin Pulitzer-winning American scholar of atomic weapons

Vinod Dua Padma Shree Awardee & Veteran journalist

Dr Mamballaikalathil Sarada Menon Padma Bhushan & India’s 1st woman Psychiatrist

Bipin Rawat Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

Suresh Jadhav Serum Institute of India Executive Director





Nanda Kishore Prusty

A well-known teacher from Odisha & Padma Shri

awardee

Varun Singh Coonoor helicopter crash’s survivor Group Captain

Anne Rice Famous American gothic-fiction writer

RL Jalappa

Veteran leader of the Indian National Congress and the

former Union Minister of Textiles & founder and

Chairman of Devaraj Urs Medical College

Girish Thakorlal Nanavati Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice

Richard Rogers Pritzker Prize-Winning British-Italian Architect

KS Sethumadhavan legendary Malayalam filmmaker

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Nobel Peace Prize laureate & South African anti-

apartheid campaigner

Ray Illingworth Former England Test Captain

Mark Taylor 'He-Man' artist and toy designer

Mahendra Prasad Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist

E.O. Wilson

Harvard University biologist, professor, author and

Pulitzer Prize winner

Karolos Papoulias Former president of Greece

Eileen Ash World’s oldest Test Cricketer, former English legend

November

Person About

Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and a renowned jihadi

leader

Tarak Sinha Renowned Dronacharya Awardee Cricket Coach and founder of

the Sonnet Cricket Club, Delhi

Padma Shri Koneru Ramakrishna Rao

Well-known educationist, teacher, philosopher, and internationally recognized psychologist

(Served as president of US-based Parapsychological Association and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology)

FW de Klerk Former South African President and Nobel Laureate

(De Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards ending apartheid in 1993)

Anand Shankar Pandya Prominent author and Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu

Parishad (VHP)

Wilbur Smith Legendary author

Balwant Moreshwar “Babasaheb” Purandare

Padma Vibhushan awardee historian

Mannu Bhandari Noted Indian writer





Novy Kapadia Veteran author, football journalist and sports commentator

Gurmeet Bawa Punjabi Folk Singer

Chun Doo-hwan Former South Korean President

Sananta Tanty Sahitya Akademi Award-winning, Eminent Assamese poet

Stephen Sondheim Veteran Broadway composer & lyricist (US)

K Shiva Shankar Master National Award-winning Choreographer and actor

October

Person About Ghanshyam Nayak Actor

Arvind Trivedi Veteran television actor

AQ Khan Father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, nuclear physicist

Nedumudi Venu National Award winning actor

Abolhassan Banisadr Iran’s first president

Avi Barot Saurashtra Cricketer

Bandula Warnapura Sri Lanka’s first Test captain

Saranjeet Singh Former hockey player

Madhavan Krishnan Nair Eminent Oncologist

Puneeth Rajkumar Kannada superstar

Alan Davidson Australian all-rounder

September

Person About

Sidharth Shukla TV actor

Rizabawa Malayalam actor

Oscar Fernandes Veteran Congress leader

Aziz Hajini Noted writer and former secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of

Art, Culture and Languages

Thanu Padmanabhan Renowned Padma Shri awardee Astrophysicist, Theoretical physicist

and cosmologist

Manorama Mohapatra Eminent Odia litterateur, social worker and journalist

Mahant Narendra Giri President of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad

Kamla Bhasin Eminent women's rights activist, poet and author

August

Person About

Mike Hendrick Former England and Derbyshire bowler

Man Kaur Six-time world masters championship gold medalist and multiple Asian Masters Championship medalist athlete

Padma Sachdev Padma Shri awardee Dogri writer and poet





Shankar Subramaniam, alias “Babu” Nayaran

Two-times Olympian footballer

Anupam Shyam Veteran actor

Saranya Sasi Malayalam film and television actor

Dr Balaji Tambe Renowned Ayurvedacharya, spiritual leader and

proponent of Yoga

Chinmoy Chatterjee Former India footballer

Anandha Kannan Tamil actor

Kalyan Singh Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Governor of

Rajasthan

Maki Kaji Godfather of Sudoku

Chithra Malayalam actor

Syed Shahid Hakim Former national football player

Ted Dexter Former England captain

Vasoo Paranjape Renowned cricket coach

Buddhadeb Guha Eminent writer

July

Person About

Richard Donner Filmmaker

Dilip Kumar Legendary film actor

Keshav Datt Indian hockey legend

Virbhadra Singh Former Himachal Pradesh CM and Congress leader

Jovenel Moise President of Haiti

Dr P K Warrier Veteran Indian Ayurveda Medicine Doyen and practitioner

Yashpal Sharma Former Indian middle-order batsman

Mamnoon Hussain Former president of Pakistan

S Ramakrishnan Veteran actor

Surekha Sikri National Award-winning Actor

Danish Siddiqui Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist

Urmil Kumar Thapliyal Renowned theatre personality and litterateur

Jayanthi Veteran actress

Nandu Natekar Arjuna Award-winning Badminton Legend

Chapter 22: Science





July Indian-American Sirisha Bandla travelled into space aboard ‘VSS Unity’ India-origin woman Sirisha Bandla travelled to the edge of the space aboard ‘VSS Unity’ of Virgin Galactic, which was scheduled to fly off on July 11 from New Mexico. This is significant as she became the third woman of Indian origin to go to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams. ISRO will launch geo imaging satellite on August 12 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting back into launch activity fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 onboard GSLV-F10 rocket on August 12. GISAT-1 will be placed in a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10 and, subsequently, it will be positioned in the final geostationary orbit, about 36,000 km above earth’s equator, using its onboard propulsion system. ISRO successfully conducted 3rd test on Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan Program The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the third long-duration hot test of the liquid propellant Vikas Engine for the core L110 liquid stage of the human-rated GSLV Mk III vehicle, as part of the engine qualification requirements for the Gaganyaan Programme. The engine was fired for a duration of 240 seconds at the engine test facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.

August ISRO-NASA joint mission NISAR Satellite will be launched in 2023 The ISRO-NASA Joint Mission NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which aims to measure changes in the earth’s surface globally using advanced radar images, is scheduled to be launched in early 2023. NISAR is one of the important cooperation projects between ISRO and NASA. GSLV-F10 failed to launch earth observation satellite into intended orbit The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) 's GSLV-F10 rocket that blasted off

from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, some 100 km from Chennai on August 12, 2021 morning failed to launch earth observation satellite EOS-3 into the intended orbit. September SpaceX launched first all-tourist crew into orbit The crew of the Inspiration4, the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists, is now officially in orbit, according to a Livestream from SpaceX. The SpaceX rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The passengers will now spend three days aboard their 13-foot-wide Crew Dragon capsule in orbit at a 350-mile altitude. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launched space start-up Privateer Apple’s co-creator Steve Wozniak has launched a new space start-up called Privateer Space, bringing potential competition to a field dominated by billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. Privateer will be represented at the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, scheduled to run from September 14-17 in Hawaii.

October PM Narendra Modi launched Indian Space Association

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Indian Space Association (ISpA) via videoconferencing. Its founding members include Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Nelco (Tata Group), OneWeb, Mapmyindia, Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth Technology Limited. Other core members include Godrej, Hughes India, Azista-BST Aerospace Private Limited, BEL, Centum Electronics and Maxar India. China has launched 1st Solar Exploration Satellite China has successfully launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-2D rocket. The satellite was named as ‘Xihe’ (Xihe is the goddess of the sun who created the calendar in ancient Chinese mythology), also known as the Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE). The satellite has been developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).





NASA launched Lucy Mission to study the Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids The US space agency NASA has launched a first-of-its-kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. The Lucy probe was launched on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October 16, 2021. Vodafone-Idea joined hands with L&T for testing 5G based Smart City solutions Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), a Telecom operator and Larsen and Toubro (L&T), an Indian Multinational conglomerate company have joined hands for a pilot project to test 5G-based smart city solutions. The pilot project will be commenced in Pune, Maharasthra. South Korea launched its first homegrown space rocket named “Nuri” South Korea has launched its first homegrown rocket, stepping up the country's ambitions in space The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II (known as Nuri) took off from Goheung, about 500km south of Seoul. France launched Military Communications Satellite “Syracuse 4A” France has successfully launched a state-of-the-art satellite namely ‘Syracuse 4A’ into orbit which was carried off by Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, in French Guiana. It is designed to allow France’s armed forces across the globe to communicate swiftly and securely. NITI Aayog launched Geospatial Energy Map of India with ISRO NITI Aayog in collaboration Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Energy Ministries of Government has launched Geospatial Energy Map of India or Geographic Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India to provide a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country.

November India’s 1st manned ocean mission “Samudrayan” launched at Chennai Jitendra Singh has launched India’s First Manned Ocean Mission named “Samudrayan” from the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. With this, India joins the elite club of nations such as USA, Russia, Japan, France and China to have such underwater vehicles for carrying out subsea activities. Matsya 6000, the deep-sea vehicle developed under India’s Deep Sea Mission,

will be ready for qualification trials by December 2024. China launched world’s 1st Earth Science Satellite named “Guangmu” China has launched world’s first Earth-science satellite, Guangmu or SDGSAT-1 on November 5, 2021 into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern Shanxi Province. Alphabet Inc launched “Isomorphic Labs”, an AI- drug discovery start-up Google parent company Alphabet Inc. has launched a new company in London called Isomorphic Labs. This company will aim to use AI (artificial intelligence) for drug discovery and medicine to find cures for some of humanity’s most devastating diseases in the field of biological and medical research. Demis Hassabis will be the CEO of Isomorphic Labs. Australia and Canada will send Rover on Moon to search water in 2024 Private companies in Australia and Canada in collaboration with University of Technology Sydney are all set to send a rover on the moon to hunt water by mid-2024. This will be the first rover with Australian-made components to make it to the Moon. It will be launched through the Hakuto lander made by ispace, a lunar robotic exploration company based in Japan. India’s 1st CoE in Research on Drone Technology & AI launched in IIT Guwahati Union Minister of State Civil Aviation General, V K Singh launched India’s 1st Centre for Excellence in Research on Drone/UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) technology and Artificial Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, Assam. SpaceX launched Indian-origin astronaut Raja Chari-led Crew 3 mission US Space agency NASA and SpaceX have launched Crew 3 mission named Endurance fixed to Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Under this mission, 4 astronauts have been sent to International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month science mission until April 2022.





Crew 3 mission (NASA’s Tom Marshburn (pilot); and Kayla Barron, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer) consists of Indian-origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as its mission commander. Jitendra Singh launched India’s 1st Virtual Science Lab for children under CSIR Jigyasa programme Science and Technology Minister, Jitendra Singh has launched India’s first Virtual Science Lab for Children under CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) Jigyasa Programme. These labs will connect students with scientists across the country. NASA launched world’s 1st DART mission to crash spacecraft into asteroid on SpaceX Rocket National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched world’s first Planetary Defence Mission “Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)” to change the path of an asteroid “Didymos” by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it with a speed of 24,000 kms per hour.

Aim: To slightly alter the trajectory of Dimorphos, a ‘moonlet’ around 525 feet (160 metres) wide that circles a much larger asteroid called Didymos (2,500 feet in diameter). The Didymos-Dimorphos pair orbit the Sun together. Skyroot Aerospace test-fired India’s 1st Privately Built Cryogenic Rocket Engine “Dhawan-1” Skyroot Aerospace, a space technology startup based in Hyderabad, has successfully test-fired Dhawan-1, India’s first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine. This will power the upper stages of its upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch vehicle. The rocket engine Dhawan-1 is named after Satish Dhawan, an Indian rocket scientist. Dhawan-1 is a completely ‘Made-in-India’ cryogenic engine, developed using 3D printing with a superalloy. The engine is fuelled by liquefied natural gas and liquid oxygen—a high-performance, low-cost and clean rocket fuel.

December

BPCL collaborated with BARC for Green

Hydrogen production

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

(BPCL) has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic

Research Centre (BARC) to scale-up Alkaline

Electrolyze technology for Green Hydrogen

production.

China launches “Shijian-6 05” satellites for

Space Exploration

China successfully launched a new group of

satellites Shijian-6 05 into space from

the Jiuquan Satellite Launch

Center in northwest China for space

exploration and new technology tests. The

satellites were launched by a Long March-4B

rocket which marked the 400th mission of

Long March series carrier rockets.

NASA launched world’s largest telescope

“James Webb Space Telescope”

NASA’s $10 billion telescopes James Webb

Space Telescope designed to capture the first

glimpse of the universe just shortly after the Big

Bang is targeted for blastoff from the European

Space Agency’s Kourou, French Guiana.

It will be the largest telescope ever placed in

space and 100 times more powerful than

Hubble, with a total mass of 6200 kg.

Russia launched 1st versatile nuclear-

powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ to boost India’s

Arctic Plans via NSR

Russia has launched its first in the

series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-

powered icebreaker known as ‘Sibir’, which

will support the growing fleet of icebreakers to

keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-

round shipping through the Arctic and enable

a wider presence of India in the arctic region.

The construction of Sibir was started in 2015

and the icebreaker was floated on 22nd

December 2017. Sibir was handed over to the





Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation

for exploitation; the Delivery-Acceptance Act

was signed on 24th December at Baltic

Shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Chapter 23- Bank Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & Tagline

• Total PSBs: 12 • Total Pvt. Bank: 21 • Total RRBs: 43 • Foreign Banks: 46 • Payment & Small Financial Banks: 9

PSBs Banks Bank Name CEO of Bank Headquarter Tagline

Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha Vadodara India’s International Bank

Bank of India Atanu Kumar Das Mumbai Relationships beyond Banking

Bank of Maharashtra A. S. Rajeev Pune One Family One Bank

Canara Bank Lingan Venkat Prabhakr Bangalore Together we can

Central Bank of India Matam Venkata Mumbai Central To you Since 1911, Build A Better Life Around Us

Indian Bank Shanti Lal Jain Chennai Your Own Bank, Banking That's Twice As Good

Indian Overseas Bank Partha Pratim Sengupta Chennai Good people to grow with

Punjab & Sind Bank S Krishnan New Delhi Where Service Is A Way Of Life

Punjab National Bank Atul kumar goel New Delhi The Name you can Bank Upon

State Bank of India Dinesh kumar khara (Chairman) Ashwani Bhatia (MD)

Mumbai With you all the way, Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us

UCO Bank Soma sankara prasand Kolkata Honors Your Trust

Union Bank of India Rajkiran Rai G. Mumbai Good people to bank with

Private & foreign Bank Bank name Headquarter Head/ CEO/ MD Tagline Axis Bank Mumbai Mr Amitabh Choudhary Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi Bandhan Bank Kolkata Mr Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai Catholic Syrian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Shri C.VR. Rajendran Support All the Way

City Union Bank Tamil Nadu Dr.N Kamakodi Trust and Excellence Corporation Bank Mangalore P.V. Bharathi Prosperity for All, A Premier

Public Sector Bank





Dena Bank Mumbai Shri. Karnam Shekhar Trusted Family Bank Dena Hai Toh Bharosa Hai

Development Credit Bank Mumbai Murali M Natarajan We value you Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala JK Sivan Tann.Mann.Dhan ECGC Bank Mumbai M. Senthilnathan

Federal Bank Kerala Shri Shyam Srinivasan Your Perfect Banking Partner HDFC bank Mumbai Mr Sashidhar Jagdishan We Understand Your World HSBC London Noel Quinn The World’s Local Bank ICICI Bank Vadodara Mr Sandeep Bakshi Hum Hai Na, Khayal Apka

IDBI Bank Mumbai Rakesh Sharma Banking For All, “Aao Sochein Bada”, Bank Aisa Dost Jaisa

IDFC First Bank Mumbai Mr.V.Vaidyanathan Banking Hatke IndusInd Bank Maharashtra Shri Sumant Kathpalia We Care Dil Se, We Make You Feel

Richer, Aapne Socha, Hamne Kiya!

ING Vysya Bank Banglore Uday Sareen (MD & CEO)

Jiyo Easy

Jammu & Kashmir Bank Sri Nagar Baldev Prakash Serving To Empower Karnataka Bank Mangaluru,

Karnataka Shri Mahabaleshwara M.S Chairman- Pradeep Kumar Panja

Your Family Bank Across India

Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu Shri Ramesh Boddu Smart Way to Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai,

Maharashtra Shri Uday Kotak Let’s Make Money Simple, Ab

Kona Kona Kotak Lakshmi Vilas Bank Chennai, Tamil Nadu Shri Subramanian Sundar The Changing face of Prosperity Nanital Bank Nanital, Uttrakhand Dinesh pant Banking With Personal Touch Ratnakar Bank Mumbai,

Maharashtra Shri Vishwavir Ahuja Apno ka Bank

South Indian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Murali Ramakrishnan Experience Next Generation Banking

Syndicate bank Manipal T. N. Manoharan (Chairman) L. V. Prabhakar (MD & CEO)

Faithful and Friendly

Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank

Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu

Shri Thiru K.V. Rama Moorthy

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Vijaya Bank Bangalore Shri R.A. Sankara Narayanan

A Friend You Can Bank upon

Yes Bank Ltd Mumbai, Maharashtra

Prashant kumar Experience Our Expertise

Payment & Small Financial Banks

• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. • Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank. • Equitas Small Finance Bank. • A U Small Finance Bank. • Capital Small Finance Bank. • ESAF Small Finance Bank. • Utkarsh Small Finance Bank. • Suryoday Small Finance Bank. • Fincare Small Finance Bank.

Chapter-24: State Chief Ministers and Governors S. NO State and U.T. Chief Minister Governor





1 Andhra Pradesh Jagan Reddy Bhushan Harishchandan 2 Andaman & Nicobar (UT) U.T Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi 3 Arunachal Pradesh Shri Pema Khandu Retired Brigadier BD Mishra 4 Assam Sri Himanta Biswa Sarma Shri Jagdish Mukhi 5 Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar Phagu Chauhan 6 Chandigarh (UT) U.T Banwarilal Purohit 7 Chhatisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel Anusuiya Uikey 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(UT) and Daman and Diu (UT)

U.T Shri Praful Patel

9

10 Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal Anil Baijal 11 Goa Shri Pramod Sawant PS Sreedharan Pillai 12 Gujarat Bhupendra Patel Acharya Dev Vrat 13 Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Bandaru Dattatraya 14 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar 15 Jammu and Kashmir (UT)

Manoj Sinha (Lt. governor)

16 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Ramesh Bais 17 Kerala Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Aarif Muhammad 18 Lakshadweep (UT) U.T Praful patel 19 Madhya pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel 20 Maharashtra Shri uddhav thackeray Bhagat Singh Koshyari 21 Manipur Shri Nongthombam Biren Singh La. Ganesan 22. Laddak (UT)

RK Mathur (Lt. Governor)

23 Meghalya Conrad Sangma Satya Pal Malik 24. Mizoram Pu Zoramthanga Hari Babu Kambhampati , 25. Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio Jagdish Mukhi 26. Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik Shri Ganeshi Lal 27. Puducherry (UT) N Rangasamy Tamilisai Soundararajan (additional charge) 28. Punjab Charanjit Singh Channi Banwarilal Purohit 29 Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra 30 Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Shri Ganga Prasad 31 Tamil Nadu MK Stalin R.N Ravi 32. Telangana Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan 33. Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb Satyadeo Narain Arya 34 Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Aadityanath Anandiben Patel 35 Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami Gurmit Singh 36 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Jagdeep Dhankar 37. Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai Thawarchand Gehlot

Chapter-25-Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency

Shri Narendra Modi Constituency: Varanasi, UP

Prime Minister and also in-charge of: • Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; • Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space; • All important policy issues; and • All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

Cabinet Ministers 2021

1. Shri Raj Nath Singh Constituency: Lucknow,UP

Minister of Defence





2. Shri Amit Shah Constituency: Gandhi Nagar, GUJRAT

Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation

3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Constituency: Nagpur, MAHARASHTRA

Minister of Road Transport and Highways

4. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Constituency: Rajhya Sabha (Karnataka)

Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs

5. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Constituency: Morena, MP

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

6. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Constituency: Rajya Sabha, Gujarat

Minister of External Affairs

7. Shri Arjun Munda Constituency: Khunti (Jharkhand)

Minister of Tribal Affairs

8. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Constituency: Amethi, UP

Minister of Women and Child Development

9. Shri Piyush Goyal Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MAHARASHTRA

• Minister of Commerce and Industry; • Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public

Distribution; and Minister of Textiles

10. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MP

• Minister of Education; • and Minister of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

11. Shri Pralhad Joshi Constituency: Dharwaad, KARNATKA

• Minister of Parliamentary Affairs; • Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines

12. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Constituency: Rajya Sabha

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

13. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Constituency: Majuli, Assam

• Minister of Ports, Shipping andWaterways; and • Minister of AYUSH

14. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, JHARKHAND

Minister of Minority Affairs

15. Dr. Virendra Kumar Constituency: Tikamgarh, MP

Minister of Social Justice and empowerment

16. Shri Giriraj Singh Constituency: Begusarai

• Minister of Rural Development; and • Minister of Panchayati Raj

17. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Constituency: Rajya Sabha (MP)

Minister of Civil Aviation

18. Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh Constituency: Rajya Sabha from Bihar

Minister of Steel

19. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Constituency: Rajya Sabha from Odisha

• Minister of Railways; • Minister of Communications; and • Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

20. Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras

Minister of Food Processing Industries Constituency: Hajipur (Bihar)





21. Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Constituency: Jodhpur

Minister of Jal Shakti

22. Shri Kiren Rijiju Constituency: Arunachal West

Minister of Law and Justice

23. Shri Raj Kumar Singh Constituency :Arrah (Bihar )

• Minister of Power; and • Minister of New and Renewable Energy

24. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri Constituency: Rajya Sabha from UP

• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and • Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs

25. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)

• Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and • Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

26. Shri Bhupender Yadav Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan)

• Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and

• Minister of Labour and Employment

27. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey

• Minister of Heavy Industries • Constituency: Chandauli (UP)

28. Shri Parshottam Rupala Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)

• Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

29. Shri G. Kishan Reddy Constituency: Secunderabad (AP)

• Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and • Minister of Development of North Eastern

Region

30. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Constituency: Hamirpur (HP)

• Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and • Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

Ministers of State (Independent Charge) 1. Rao Inderjit Singh • Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of

Statistics and Programme Implementation; • Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of

Planning; and • Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs

2. Dr. Jitendra Singh • Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences;

• Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; • Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public

Grievances and Pensions; • Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy;

and • Minister of State in the Department of Space

Ministers of State





1. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism

2. Shri Faggansingh Kulaste Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

3. Shri Prahalad Singh Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries

4. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

5. Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture

6. General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation

7. Shri Krishan Pal Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries

8. Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines

9. Shri Ramdas Athawale Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

10. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development

11. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

12. Shri Nityanand Rai Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

13. Shri Pankaj Chaowdhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

14. Smt. Anupriya Singh Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

15. Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice

16. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

17. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

18. Shri Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises





19. Smt. Darshana Vikram Jardosh Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways

20. Shri V. Muraleedharan Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

21. Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture

22. Shri Som Parkash Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

23. Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

24. Shri Rameswar Teli Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment

25. Shri Kailash Choudhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

26. Smt. Annpurna Devi Minister of State in the Ministry of Education

27. Shri A. Narayanaswamy Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

28. Shri Kaushal Kishore Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

29. Shri Ajay Bhatt Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism

30. Shri B. L. Verma Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation

31. Shri Ajay Kumar Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

32. Shri Devusinh Chauhan Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications

33. Shri Bhagwanth Khuba Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

34. Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj

35. Sushri Pratima Bhoumik Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

36. Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister of State in the Ministry of Education





37. Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

38. Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education

39. Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

40. Shri Bishweswar Tudu Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti

41. Shri Shantanu Thakur Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

42. Dr. Munjapara Mahendrabhai Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development; and Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH

43. Shri John Barla Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs

44. Dr. L. Murugan Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

45. Shri Nisith Pramanik Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Chapter 26: List of Union Ministry Secretary List of Indian Union Secretaries

• Defence Secretary-Ajay Kumar • Home secretary-Ajay Kumar Bhalla • Revenue secretary-Tarun Bajaj • Cabinet sec- Rajiv Gauba • Principal Secretary to PM- Dr. P. K. Mishra

• Power Secretary of India — Shri Alok Kumar • Commerce Secretary of India — BVR Subrahmanyam • Health Secretary of India — Rajesh Bhushan • Corporate Affairs Secretary — Rajesh Verma • Joint Secretary of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy — Amitesh Kumar Sinha

• Secretary of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affair — Durga Shanker Mishra • Finance Secretary of India — T. V. Somanathan • Foreign Secretary of India — Harsh Vardhan Shringla • Economic Affairs Secretary — Ajay Seth • Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs — RS Shukla • Secretary of Department of Public Enterprises — Tuhin Kanta Pandey





• Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs — Anil Kumar Jha • Civil Aviation Secretary- Rajiv Bansal

Appointments are as follow:

Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga G Asok Kumar

Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees’ Provident

Fund Organization

Neelam Shammi Rao

Director General, National Productivity Council, Department for

Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade

Sundeep Kumar Nayak

Secretary, Department of Border Management. Dharmendra S Gangwar

Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes Upma Srivastava

Secretary, Central Information Commission Juthika Patankar

Special Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries Anita Praveen

Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce Amit Yadav

Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Ashish Srivastava

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology

Amit Agrawal

Establishment Officer & Additional Secretary, Department of

Personnel & Training

Deepti Umashankar

Additional Secretary, Department of Revenue Vivek Aggarwal

Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications Hari Ranjan Rao

Joint Secretary, Department of Home, Ministry of Home Affairs Shyamal Misra

Static GK

Chapter 1: Dams in India State DAM and Location

Rajasthan • RanapratapSagar Dam(Chambal River), at Rawatbhata • Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam (Mahi River) at Banswara district • Bisalpur Dam (Banas River), At Tonk district

Andhra Pradesh

• Srisailam Dam(Krishna River), at Kurnool district • Somasila Dam (Penna River), at Nellore district • Prakasam Barrage (Krishna River), at Krishna and Guntur • Tatipudi Reservoir(River Gosthani ), at Tatipudi, Vizianagaram • Gandipalem Reservoir (River Penner) • Ramagundam dam (Godavari), in Karimnagar





• Dummaguden Dam (river Godavari) Telangana • Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (Krishna river), at Nagarjuna Sagar

Nalgonda • Sri Ram Sagar (River Godavari) • Nizam Sagar Dam (Manjira River) • Dindi Reservoir (River Krishna), at Dindi, Mahabubnagar town • Lower Manair Dam (Manair River) • Singur Dam (river Manjira)

Bihar • Kohira Dam (Kohira River), at Kaimur district • Nagi Dam (Nagi River), in Jamui District

Chhattisgarh • HasdeoBango Dam (Hasdeo River), at Korba district Gujarat • SardarSarovar Dam(Narmada river), at Navagam

• Ukai Dam(Tapti River), at Ukai in Tapi district • Kadana Dam( Mahi River), at Panchmahal district • Karjan Reservoir (Karjan river), at Jitgadh village of Nanded

Taluka, Dist. Narmada Himachal Pradesh • Bhakra Dam (Sutlej River) in Bilaspur

• The Pong Dam (Beas River ) • The Chamera Dam (River Ravi) at Chamba district

J & K • Salal Dam (Chenab River) at Reasi district • Baglihar Dam (Chenab River) at Doda district

Jharkhand • The Maithon Dam (Barakar River) at Dhanbad • Panchet Dam (Damodar River) at Panchet in Dhanbad • Tenughat Dam (Damodar River) at Bokaro district

Karnataka • Krishna Raja Sagara Dam at Mandya • Tungabhadra Dam (Tungabhadra River) near the town of Hospet • Bhadra Dam (Bhadra River) at border of Bhadravathi and

Tarikere • Linganamakki dam (Sharavathi river) at Kargal village of Sagara

taluk • Malaprabha dam (Malaprabha river) at Belgaum • Raja Lakhamagouda dam (Ghataprabha River) at Belagavi

district • Hemavathy Dam (river Hemavathy) at Gorur, near the city of

Hassan • Supa Dam (Kali river) at Uttara Kannada district • Lakya Dam (river Lakhya) • Almatti Dam (Krishna River) at Bijapur district

Kerala • Kakki Reservoir (Pamba River) at Pathanamthitta district • The Idukki Dam (Periyar River) at Kuravan and Kuravathi • Cheruthoni Dam (Periyar River) at Idukki District • Kulamavu Dam (Periyar river) Kulamavu, Idukki District • Idamalayar Dam (Idamalayar River) At Ernakulam District

Madhya Pradesh • Gandhi Sagar Dam(Chambal River) at Mandsaur District • Tawa Reservoir(Tawa Reservoir) at Hoshangabad District • Indira Sagar Dam(Narmada River) at Narmada Nagar





Maharashtra • Koyna Dam(Koyna River) at Koyna Nagar • Jayakwadi Dam (Godavari River) at Aurangabad district • Isapur Dam (Penganga river) at Pusad • Totladoh dam (Pench river) at Nagpur • Warna Dam (Warna River) at Kolhapur District • Bhatsa Dam (Bhatsa river) at Shahapur, Thane district

Odisha • Hirakud Dam (Mahanadi River) at Sambalpur District • Rengali Dam(Brahmani River) at Angul district • Indravati Dam(Indravati River) at Nabarangpur • The Jalaput Dam(Machkund River) at boundary between the

states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh • Mandira dam(Sankh river) at Kansbahal in Sundergarh district

Punjab • The Ranjit Sagar Dam (Ravi River) at Border of two states of India Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

Tamil Nadu • Mettur Dam (river Cauvery) at Mettur, Salem District • Solaiyar Dam at Coimbatore district • Bhavanisagar Dam (Bhavani river) at Erode district

Uttarakhand • Ramganga Dam (Ramganga River) at Pauri Garhwal district • Jamrani Dam(Gola River) at Nainital District • The Tehri Dam(Bhagirathi River) at Tehri

Uttar Pradesh • Rihand Dam or GovindBallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand River) at Pipri in Sonbhadra District

• Matatila Dam (River Betwa) at Lalitpur District • The Rajghat Dam (Betwa River) at Lalitpur

West Bengal • The Mukutmanipur Dam (Kansabati River ) at Bankura district

Chapter 2: FOLK DANCE States/UT Folk Dance

Jharkhand Chhanu, Sarahul, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Danga, Bidesia, Sohrai. Uttarakhand Gadhwali, Kumayuni, Kajari, Jhora, Raslila, Chappeli. Andra Pradesh Kuchipudi (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal, Mohiniattam, Kummi, Siddhi,

Madhuri, Chhadi. Chhattisgarh Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari, Mundari.

Arunachal Pradesh Mask dance (Mukhauta Nritya), War dance.





Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, Nati, Dangi, Chamba, Thali, Jhainta, Daf, Stick dance etc.

Goa Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc.

Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, Bagurumba, Naga dance, Khel Gopal, Tabal Chongli, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai etc.

West Bengal Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan etc. Kerala Kathakali (Classical), Ottam Thulal, Mohini-attam, Kaikottikali, Tappatikali, Kali

Auttam, Kutiyattam (Koodiyattam) Meghalaya Laho, Baala etc.

Manipur Manipuri (Classical), Rakhal, Nat Rash, Maha Rash, Raukhat etc. Nagaland Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim etc. Orissa Odissi (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau, Chadya Dandanata etc.

Maharashtra Lavani, Nakata, Koli, Lezim, Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada, Tamasha, Mauni, Powara, Gouricha etc.

Karnataka Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi Gujarat Garba, Dandiya Ras, Tippani Juriun, Bhavai. Punjab Bhagra, Giddha, Daff, Dhaman etc. Rajasthan Ghumar, Chakri, Ganagor, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Suisini, Ghapal, Panihari, Ginad etc.

Mizoram Khanatm, Pakhupila, Cherokan etc. Jammu & Kashmir Rauf, Hikat, Mandjas, kud Dandi nach, Damali. Tamil Nadu Bharatnatyam, Kumi, Kolattam, Kavadi,

Uttar Pradesh Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli, Jaita. Bihar Jata-Jatin, Bakho-Bakhain, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa, Bidesia, Jatra etc.

Haryana Jhumar, Phag Dance, Daph, Dhamal, Loor, Gugga, Khor, Gagor etc.

Chapter 3: List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise

State Airport

New Delhi • Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport

Maharashtra • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja International Airport (Mumbai) • Pune Airport (Pune) • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur) • Akola Airport (Akola) • Aurangabad Airport (Aurangabad) • Jalgaon Airport (Nashik) • Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport (Kolhapur) • Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik) • Solapur Airport (Solapur)





Karnataka • Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) • Mangalore Airport (Mangaluru) • Belgaum Airport (Belgaum) • Hubli Airport (Hubli and Dharwad) • Mysore Airport/ Mandakalli airport (Mysore) • Jindal Vijaynagar Airport (Toranagallu)

Tamil Nadu • Chennai International Airport (Chennai) • Tiruchirappalli International Airport (Tiruchirappalli) • Coimbatore International Airport (Coimbatore)

Gujarat • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad, Hansol)

• Vadodara Airport (Vadodara) • Kandla Airport (Kandla and Anjar) • Porbandar Airport (Rajkot) • Surat Airport (Surat)

Kerala • Cochin International Airport (Kochi) • Calicut International Airport (Karipur) • Trivandrum International Airport (Trivandrum, Nagercoil,

Kanyakumari and Kollam) Odisha • Biju Patnaik International Airport (Bhubaneswar Airport)

• Jharsuguda Airport Also known as Veer Surendra Sai Airport (Durlaga)

Jammu and Kashmir • Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport (Srinagar) • The Jammu Airport, officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave

(Jammu)

Madhya Pradesh • Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal (Maharajpur Air Force Station Gwalior)

• Dumna Airport (Jabalpur) • The Khajuraho Airport (Chhattarpur district) • Khandwa Airport (Khandwa) • Raja Bhoj Airport (Bhopal)

Jharkhand • Birsa Munda Airport (Ranchi) • Dhanbad Airport (Dhanbad) • Sonari Airport (in Jamshedpur) • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Deoghar)

Himachal Pradesh • Kangra Airport (Gaggal near Kangra) • Shimla Airport (Shimla) • Kullu–Manali Airport (Bhuntar)

Daman and Diu • Diu Airport (Union Territory of Daman and Diu.)

Chhattisgarh • Jagdalpur Airport (Jagdalpur) • Swami Vivekananda Airport (Raipur)





Arunachal Pradesh • Tezu Airport (Tezu) • Daporijo Airport (Daporijo)

Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam Airport (Visakhapatnam) • Vijayawada Airport • Kadapa (Cuddapah) Airport (Kadapa)

Assam • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati) • Dibrugarh Airport (Dibrugarh) • Rupsi Airport (Dhubri town)

Punjab • Chandigarh International Airport (Mohali) • Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar)

Bihar • Jay Prakash Narayana International Airport (At PATNA)\ • Gaya Airport (at Gaya)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Veer Savarkar International Airport (Port Blair)

Uttar Pradesh • Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi) • Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Lucknow)

Goa • Goa International Airport also known as the Dabolim airport (at Vasco da Gama)

Telangana • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad)

West Bengal • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)

Uttrakhand • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Dehradun)

Chapter 4: International borders / Boundary lines Borders/Boundary Lines Between two Countries

Durand Line Afghanistan & Pakistan

Hindenburg Line Germany & Poland.

Mason-dixon Line Line of demarcation between four states in the United States.

Mannerheim Line Russia-Finland border.





Macmahon Line India & China

Medicine Line Canada & the United States

Order-neisse Line Poland & Germany

Radcliffe Line India & Pakistan.

Siegfried Line Germany on its border with France.

17th Parallel North Vietnam & South Vietnam

26th Parallel south Africa, Australia & South America

30TH PARALLEL Equator & the North Pole

38th Parallel Separates North Korea&South Korea.

42nd Parallel north New York – Pennsylania Border.

49th Parallel USA&Canada

Chapter 5: International Organizations & Headquarter Headquarter International Organizations (Establishment) New York, US • United Nations Organization (UN), 24 October 1945

• United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 11 December 1946 • United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), 1969

Geneva, Switzerland • United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), 30 December 1964

• World Health Organization (WHO), 7 April 1948 • World Economic Forum, January 1971 • International Labour Organisation (ILO), 29 October 1919 • World Trade Organisation, 1 January 1995 • World Meteorological Organisation, 23 March 1950 • World Intellectual Property Organisation, 14 July 1967 • International Committee of the Red Cross, 17 February 1863

Paris, France • United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), 16 November 1945

• Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), 30 September 1961





Vienna, Austria • United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), 17 November 1966

• International Atomic Agency, 29 July 1957 • Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

(OPEC),September 1960

London, UK • Amnesty International, July 1961 • International Maritime Organisation, 17 March 1948 • Commonwealth of Nations, 11 December 1931

Washington DC, US • International Monetary Fund (IMF),27 December 1945 • World Bank, July 1944

Shanghai, China • New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank), 15 July 2014

Beijing, China • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), 16 January 2016

Manila, Philippines • Asian Development Bank (ADB), 19 December 1966

Kathmandu, Nepal • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), 8 December 1985

Jakarta, Indonesia • Association of South East Nations (ASEAN), 8 August 1967

Singapore • Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),November 1989

Brussels, Belgium • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), 4 April 1949

Dubai, UAE • International Cricket Council (ICC), 15 June 1909

Rome, Italy • Food & Agricultural Organisation (FAO), 16 October 1945

The Hague, The Netherland • International Court of Justice, 26 June 1945

Lausanne, Switzerland • International Olympic Committee, 23 June 1894

Zurich, Switzerland • The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 21 May 1904

The Hague, The Netherlands • The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), 29 April 1997

Gland, Switzerland • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), 29 April 1961





Chapter 6: List of Lake

Name of the State Name of the Lake ▪ Andhra Pradesh ▪ Kolleru Lake

▪ Pulicat Lake ▪ Assam ▪ Chandubi Lake

▪ Chapanala Lake ▪ Haflong Lake ▪ Son Beel Lake

▪ Bihar ▪ Kanwar Lake ▪ Gujarat ▪ Hamirsar Lake

▪ Kankaria Lake ▪ Lakhota Lake ▪ Sursagar Lake ▪ Thol Lake ▪ Vastrapur Lake

▪ Himachal Pradesh ▪ Brighu Lake ▪ Dashair and Dhankar Lake ▪ Kareri and Kumarwah lake ▪ Khajjiar Lake ▪ Macchial Lake ▪ Manimahesh Lake ▪ Nako Lake ▪ Pandoh Lake ▪ Prashar Lake ▪ Renuka Lake ▪ Rewalsar Lake ▪ Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake

▪ Haryana ▪ Badkhal Lake ▪ Beauty lake ▪ Blue Bird Lake ▪ Brahma Sarovar ▪ Current lake ▪ Karna Lake ▪ Sannihit Sarovar ▪ Surajkund ▪ Tilyar Lake

▪ Jammu and Kashmir ▪ Dal Lake ▪ Manasbal Lake ▪ Mansar Lake ▪ Pangong Tso ▪ Sheshnag Lake ▪ Tso Moriri ▪ Wular Lake

▪ Karnataka ▪ Agara Lake ▪ Bellandur Lake ▪ Byrasandra Lake ▪ Hebbal Lake ▪ Kempambudhi Lake





▪ Lalbagh Lake ▪ Madiwala Lake ▪ Puttenahalli Lake ▪ Sankey Lake ▪ Ulsoor Lake ▪ Dalavai Lake ▪ Devanoor Lake ▪ Karanji lake ▪ Kukkarahalli lake ▪ Lingambudhi Lake ▪ Honnamana Kere ▪ Pampa Sarovar

▪ Kerala ▪ Ashtamudi Lake ▪ Kuttanad Lake ▪ Maanaanchira, Kozhikode ▪ Manakody Kayal ▪ Padinjarechira, Thrissur city ▪ Paravur Kayal ▪ Punnamada Lake ▪ Shasthamkotta lake ▪ Vadakkechira, Thrissur city ▪ Vanchikulam, Thrissur ▪ Vellayani Lake ▪ Vembanad Lake

▪ Madhya Pradesh ▪ Bhoj Wetland ▪ Lower Lake ▪ Moti lake ▪ Sarang pani lake ▪ Shahpura lake ▪ Tawa Reservoir ▪ Upper Lake

▪ Maharashtra ▪ Gorewada Lake ▪ Khindsi Lake ▪ Lonar Lake ▪ Mehrun Lake ▪ Pashan Lake ▪ Powai Lake ▪ Rankala Lake ▪ Salim Ali Lake ▪ Shivasagar lake ▪ Talao Pali ▪ Upvan Lake ▪ Venna Lake

▪ Meghalaya ▪ Umiam Lake ▪ Manipur ▪ Loktak Lake ▪ Mizoram ▪ Palak dïl

▪ Tam Dil ▪ Odisha ▪ Anshupa Lake

▪ Chilika Lake ▪ Kanjia lake

▪ Punjab ▪ Harike Lake ▪ Kanjli Lake





▪ Ropar Lake ▪ Rajasthan ▪ Ana Sagar Lake

▪ Balsamand lake ▪ Dhebar Lake ▪ Jaisamand Lake

▪ Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake ▪ Kaylana Lake ▪ Nakki Lake ▪ Pushkar Lake ▪ Rajsamand Lake ▪ Ramgarh Lake ▪ Talwara Lake ▪ Sambhar Salt Lake ▪ Fateh Sagar Lake ▪ Rangsagar lake ▪ Uday sagar Lake

▪ Sikkim ▪ Gurudongmar Lake ▪ Khecheopalri Lake ▪ Lake Tsongmo ▪ Lake Cholamu

▪ Telangana ▪ Alwal Cheruvu Lake ▪ Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) ▪ Himayat Sagar ▪ Hussain Sagar ▪ Osman Sagar ▪ Safilguda Lake ▪ Saroornagar Lake ▪ Shamirpet Lake

▪ Tamil Nadu ▪ Berijam Lake ▪ Chembarambakkam Lake ▪ Kaliveli Lake ▪ Kaveripakkam Lake ▪ Kodaikanal Lake ▪ Ooty Lake ▪ Perumal Eri ▪ Red Hills Lake ▪ Sholavaram Lake ▪ Singanallur Lake ▪ Veeranam Lake

▪ Uttar Pradesh ▪ Amakhera Lake ▪ Barua Sagar Tal ▪ Belasagar Lake ▪ Bhadi Tal ▪ Chando Tal Lake ▪ Keetham Lake ▪ Nachan Tal ▪ Ramgarh Tal Lake ▪ Sheikha Jheel

▪ Uttarakhand ▪ Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake) ▪ Bhimtal Lake





▪ Dodital ▪ Nainital Lake ▪ Naukuchiatal ▪ Sat Tal

▪ West Bengal ▪ Debar Lake

▪ East Calcutta Wetlands

▪ Jore Pokhri

▪ Mirik Lake

▪ Rabindra Sarobar

▪ Rasikbil

▪ Santragachhi Lake

▪ Senchal Lake

Chapter 7: List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks: River wise

Ganges Baranagar (West Bengal), Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Kanpur (UP), Patna (Bihar), Varanasi (UP), Mirzapur (UP), Farrukhabad (UP), Fatehgarh (UP),Kannauj (UP), Shuklaganj (UP), Chakeri (UP), Munger (Bihar), Allahabad (UP)

Yamuna Agra (UP), New Delhi, Auraiya (UP), Etawah (UP), Allahabad (UP)

Saraswati Patan (Gujarat), Allahabad (UP)

Godavari Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh), Nanded (Maharashtra), Golegaon (Maharashtra), nashik (Maharashtra) , Nanded (Maharashtra),Ramagundam (Telangana), Nizamabad (Telangana)

Krishna Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), Sangli (Maharashtra), Karad (Maharashtra), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)

Kaveri Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Erode (Tamil Nadu)

Mahanadi Banki (Odisha), Cuttack (Odisha), Sambalpur (Odisha)

Rushikulya Brahmapur (Odisha), Chhatrapur (Odisha)

Brahmaputra Dibrugarh (Assam), Guwahati (Assam)

Hooghly Kolkata (West Bengal), Murshidabad (West Bengal)

Narmada Jabalpur (MP), Bharuch (Gujarat)

Chambal Kota (Rajasthan), Gwalior (MP)










Gomti Jaunpur (UP), Lucknow (UP)

Sabarmati Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Sarayu Ayodhya (UP)

Alaknanda Badrinath (Uttarakhand)

Banas Deesa (Gujarat)

Sutlej Musi

Ferozpur (Punjab) Hyderabad (Telangana)

Tawi Jammu

Tapi Surat (Gujarat)

Jhelum Srinagar

Vishwamitri Vadodara (Gujarat)

Vrishabhavathi Bangalore (Karnataka)

Teesta Rangpo (Sikkim)

Aji Rajkot (Gujarat)

Netravati, Gurupura Mangalore (Karnataka)

Rapti Gorakhpur (UP)

Girna River Malegaon (Maharashtra)

Brahmani Rourkela (Odisha)

Tungabhadra Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)

Shipra Ujjain (MP)

Koshi Purnia (Bihar)

Tunga River Shimoga (Karnataka)

Bhadra Bhadravathi (Karnataka)

Mula, Mutha Pune, (Maharashtra)

Vaigai Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

Kolhapur Panchaganga (Maharashtra)

Tungabhadra Hospet (Karnataka)

Kali Karwar (Karnataka)

Ghataprabha Bagalkot (Karnataka)

Sharavathi Honnavar (Karnataka)

Hathmati Himmatnagar (Gujarat)

Purna Navsari (Gujarat)

Chapter 8: List of National Parks of India State National Parks

Andhra Pradesh • Papikonda National Park at East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district of Telangana.

• Sri Venkateswara National Park at Chittoor and Cuddapah districts Telanagana • Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park in Jubilee Hills in

Hyderabad, Telangana







• Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park at Vanasthalipuram • Mrugavani National Park at Hyderabad district

Arunachal Pradesh • Namdapha National Park at Changlang district • Mouling National Park at Jengging, East Siang

Assam • Dibru-Saikhowa National Park at Tinsukia district • Kaziranga National Park at Golaghat and Nagaon districts • Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary at Dist Baksa • Nameri National Park at Sonitpur district • The Orang National Park at Darrang and Sonitpur districts • Dehing Patkai, • Raimona

Bihar • Valmiki National Park at West Champaran Chhattisgarh • Indravati National Prak at Bijapur district

• Kanger valley at Bastar district • Guru Ghasi das (sanjay) at Koriya district

Goa • Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) at Panaji district Gujarat • Blackbuck (Velavadar) National Park at Bhavnagar district

• Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary at Talala Gir • Marine National Park at Jamnagar district • Vansda National Park at Navsari district

Haryana • Kalesar National Park at Yamuna nagar district • Sultanpur National Park at Gurgaon district

Himachal Pradesh • Pin Valley National Park at Lahaul and Spiti district • The Great Himalayan National Park at Kullu District • Inderkilla National Park at Kullu District • Khirganga National Park at Kullu District • Simbalbara National Park at Sirmour District

Jammu And Kashmir/ Ladakh

• Dachigam National Park at Srinagar District • Hemis National Park at Ladakh region • Kishtwar National Park at Kishtwar district • Salim Ali National Park at Srinagar district

Jharkhand • Betla National Park at Latehar District Karnataka • Bandipur National Park at Mysore & Chamarajanagar districts

• Bannerghatta National Park at Bangalore district • Kudremukh National Park at Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and

Chikmagalur districts • Nagarahole National Park at Kodagu and Mysore districts • Anshi National Park at Uttara Kannada district

Kerala • Eravikulam National Park at Idukki district • Mathikettan Shola National Park at Idukki district • Periyar National Park at Idukki & Quilon districts • Silent Valley National Park at Palakkad district • Anamudi Shola National Park at Idukki district • Pambadum Shola National Park at Idukki district

Madhya Pradesh • Bandhavgarh National Park at Bandhavgarh, Tala • Kanha Tiger Reserve at Mandla • Madhav National Park at Shivpuri district • Mandla Plant Fossils National Park at Mandla district • Panna National Park at Panna & Chattarpur district • Pench National Park at Seoni and Chhindwara districts • Sanjay National Park at Koriya, Sidhi and Singrauli districts





• Satpura National Park at Hoshangabad district • Van Vihar National Park at Bhopal district

Maharashtra • Chandoli National Park at Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Ratnagiri districts

• Gugamal National Park at Amravati district • Navegaon National Park at Bhandara (Gondia) district • Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park at Thane & Mumbai districts • Tadoba National Park at Chandrapur district • Pench National Park across two states - Madhya Pradesh and

Maharashtra Manipur • Keibul Lamjao National Park at Bishnupur district Meghalaya • Balpakram National Park near at Garo Hills

• Nokrek National Park at East Garo Hills district Mizoram • Murlen National Park at Champhai district

• Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park at Lawngtlai district Nagaland • Intanki National Park at Peren district Odisha • Bhitarkanika National Park at Kendrapara district

• Simlipal National Park at Mayurbhanj district Rajasthan • Sariska Tiger Reserve at Alwar district

• Ranthambore National Park at Sawai Madhopur district • Mukundra Hills National Park at Kota • Desert National Park at Jaisalmer district • Keoladeo Ghana National Park at Bharatpur district

Sikkim • Khangchendzonga National Park at North Sikkim district Tamil Nadu • Mukurthi National Park at Nilgiris district

• Mudumalai National Park at Nilgiris district • Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park at Coimbatore district • Guindy National Park at Chennai district • Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park at Ramanathpuram & Tuticorin

districts Tripura • Rajbari National Park

• Clouded Leopard National Park at the West Tripura district UttarPradesh • Dudhwa National park at Lakhimpur-Kheri district Uttarakhand • Gangotri National Park at Uttarkashi district

• GovindPashuVihar National Park at Uttarkashi district • Jim Corbett National Park at Nainital district • The Nanda Devi National Park at peak of Nanda Devi • Rajaji National Park at Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal • Valley of Flowers National Park at the Chamoli district

West Bengal • Gorumara National Park at Jalpaiguri district • Buxa National Park at Jalpaiguri district • Neora Valley National Park at Kalimpong district • Singalila National Park at Darjeeling district • Jaldapara National Park at Alipurduar District • Sundarbans National Park at North & South 24-Paraganas district

Andaman And Nicobar • Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park at South Andaman administrative district

• Middle Button Island National Park at Andaman district • Mount Harriet National Park at Andaman district • North Button Island National Park at Andaman district • Rani Jhansi Marine National Park at Andaman district





• Saddle Peak National Park at Andaman district • South Button Island National Park at Andaman district • Campbell Bay National Park at Nicobar district of Andaman • Galathea National Park at Nicobar district of Andaman

Chapter 9: Nuclear Power Plants in India Uttar Pradesh • Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS Narora, Bulandshahar District

Gujarat • Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (city of Vyara)

Karnataka • Kaiga Generating Station (Uttar Kannada district)

Tamil Nadu • Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (Tirunelveli district) • Madras Atomic Power Station ( Chennai)

Maharashtra • Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) Tarapur, Palghar • Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (Ratnagiri district)

Haryana • The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant (Fatehabad district)

Andhra Pradesh • Kovvada Atomic Power Project

Gujarat • NPP at Mithivirdi (Talaja Taluka, Bhavnagar district)

Rajasthan • Banswara Thermal Power Station

MP • The Chutka Nuclear Power Plant (Chutka Village of Mandla district)

Chapter 10: Thermal Power Plants in India Uttar Pradesh • Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant (Shaktinagar in Sonebhadra

district), The power plant is the first power plant of NTPC • National Capital Power Station (NCPS) Or NTPC Dadri (Dadri, G.Noida) • Rihand Super Thermal Power Project (at Renukut, Sonebhadra in

Sonbhadra district) • Anpara Thermal Power Station (Anpara in Sonbhadra district) • Obra Thermal Power Project (Kanpur district) • Rosa Power Plant (at Rosa village in Shahjahanpur) • Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant (Unchahar in Raebareli

district) Telangana • NTPC Ramagundam (at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district)

Odisha • Talcher Thermal Power station (Angul district) • Vedanta Jharsuguda Power Station (Jharsuguda town in Jharsuguda

district) • Hirakud Power Plant (Sambalpur district)





Chhattisgarh • Korba Super Thermal Power Plant (at Jamnipali in Korba district) • Sipat Super Thermal Power Station or Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal

Power Station (at Sipat in Bilaspur district) • The NSPCL Bhilai Power Plant (at Bhilai in Durg district)

Madhya Pradesh • The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station (Singrauli district) • Satpura Thermal Power Plant (Betul district) • Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant (Umaria district) • Shree Singaji Super Thermal Power Project (Khandwa District) • Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant (Anuppur district)

West Bengal • Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant (at Nabarun in Murshidabad district)

• Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station (Bardhaman district)

Gujarat • Mundra Thermal Power Station or Mundra Thermal Power Project (at Mundra in Kutch district)

• Sikka Thermal Power Station (Jamnagar) • Wanakbori Thermal Power Station (in Kheda district) • Ukai Thermal Power Station (located on the bank of the Tapi river. • Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station (bank of Sabarmati river near

Gandhinagar) • Hirakud Power Plant (Hirakud in Sambalpur district)

Maharashtra • Tiroda Thermal Power Station (at Tirora in Gondia district) • Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (in Chandrapur district) • Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station (Nagpur district) • RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project (Amravati district)

Bihar • Barauni Thermal Power Station (at Begusarai district)

Karnataka • Bellary Thermal Power station (Kudatini Village, Bellary District) • Udupi Power Plant (north of Mangalore)

Andhra Pradesh • Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant (Visakhapatnam district)

Rajasthan • Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (Baran district) • Kota Thermal Power Plant (west bank of the Chambal River near Kota.) • Kalisindh Thermal Power Station (Jhalawar district)

Jharkhand • Bokaro Thermal Power Station B (BTPS - B) , at Bokaro district • Patrata Thermal Power Station (Ramgarh district)

Tamil Nadu • The Mettur Thermal Power Station (Salem district) • The Ennore Thermal Power Station (Chennai Ennore)

Chapter 11: Solar Power Plant in India





Gujarat • Charanka Solar Park (Patan district)

Madhya Pradesh • The Welspun Solar (Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district)

Maharashtra • Mahagenco plans 125 MW solar power project (Malkhed village in Yavatmal district)

• Tata Power Solar (in Rajgarh) • Sakri Photovoltaic solar energy project (Shivajinagar in Sakri taluka of

Dhule district)

Odisha • Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (GEDCOL)

Rajashtan • Welspun Energy 50MW Rajasthan Solar Project (Phalodhi, distt. Jodhpur)

• The Dhirubhai Ambani Solar Park (Pokhran in the Jaisalmer district) • Bhadla Solar Park (Bhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district)

Gujarat • Bitta Solar Power Plant (Bitta village) •

Andhra Pradesh • Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park (Kurnool district)

Tamil Nadu • Kamuthi Solar Power Project

Kerala • Banasura Sagar Dam Floating Solar Power Plant (Wayanad)

Karnataka. • Pavagada Solar Park (Pavagada taluk, Tumkur district)

Chapter 12: List of Ports in India: State Wise State Ports

Gujarat • Kandla Port Trust or Deendayal Port (Kutch District)

Odisha • Paradip Port (Jagatsinghpur District)

Maharashtra • Jawaharlal Nehru Port/ Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) • Mumbai Port Trust (Mumbai)

Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam Port (Visakhapatnam) • Krishnapatnam Port (Nellore District)

Tamil Nadu • Chennai Port (Chennai) • V.O.Chidambaranar Port (Thoothukudi) • Ennore Port (Chennai)

West Bengal • Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (Kolkata)

Karnataka • New Mangalore Port (Mangalore)

Kerala • Cochin Port (Kochi)

Goa • Mormugao port





Chapter 13: List of River a Cross State

Name of Rivers A cross States Length Begin From Ends in

Ganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,

Jharkhand, West Bengal 2,525 K.M. Gangothri Bay of Bengal

Yamuna Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar

Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi 1,376 K.M. Garhwall in Yamunotri Bay of Bengal

Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal,Tibet 2,900 K.M. Lake Manasarovar Bay of Bengal

Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha 858 K.M. Amarkantak Plateau Bay of Bengal

Godavari Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh,

Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry 1,465 K.M. Nasik Hills Bay of Bengal

Krishna Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana,

Andhra Pradesh 1,400 K.M.

Near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra Bay of Bengal

Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat 1,315 K.M.

Amarkantak hill in Madhya Pradesh Arabian sea

Tapti Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat 724 K.M. Bettul Arabian sea

Gomti Uttarpradesh, Gujarat, 900 K.M. Gomat Taal Saidpur,Ghazipur

Koshi Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur,

Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar 720 K.M. Ganga Ganga

Gandaki Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,

Jharkhand, Bihar 630 K.M. Nepal Ganga

Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 590 K.M. Vindhya Range Rajghat Dam

Son Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,

Jharkhand,Bihar 784 K.M. Ganga Yamuna

Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 1,500 K.M. Mount Kailash Ropar

Ravi Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 720 K.M. Himachal Pradesh Chenab

Beas Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 470 K.M. Sutlej Mandi Plain

Chenab Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 960 K.M. Panjnad Jammu and

Kashmir

Jehlam Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, 725 K.M. Pir Panjal Range Chenab

Kaveri Karnataka, Tamilnadu, 765 K.M. Hills of Coorg,

Karnataka Bay of Bengal

Ghaggar Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan 1080 K.M

Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh Indus

Hugli (Hooghly) West Bengal, Kolkata 260 K.M Ganga Bay of Bengal;

Damodar Jharkhand, Bengal 592 K.M Hoogly River, Howrah Chota Nagpur

plateau.





Indus

Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh

Tibet 3180 K.M

In Tibet Kalish Range 5080 mts. Arabian sea

Tungabhadra Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana 531 K.M Krishna Krishna

Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M Gulf of Khambhat ,

Arabian Sea Sevalia

Bhagirathi Uttarakhand, 205 K.M Ganga Ganga

Sabarmati Aravalli Range, Udaipur 371 K.M Dhebar Lake Gujarat

Alaknanda Uttarakhand 190 K.M Ganga Nanda Devi

Teesta Sikkim, India, West Bengal, India,Rangpur, Bangladesh 309 K.M Brahmaputra Rangeet River.

Indravati Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra 535 K.M Kalahandi Godavari

Bhima Maharashtra, Karnataka,Telangana 861 K.M Krishna River Pandharpur

Subarnarek Jharkhand, Odisha,West Bengal 395 K.M Bay of Bengal Bay of Bengal

Konya Maharashtra 130 K.M Krishna Rive Maharashtra

Ramganga Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh 596 K.M Ganga Ramganga Dam

Peena Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka 597 K.M Nandi Hills Bay of Bengal

Brahmani Odisha 480 Bay of Bengal Ganga

Periyar Kerala, Tamil Nadu 244 K.M Cardaman Hills Bay of Bengal

Mahanada West Bengal, Bihar 360 K.M Lakshadweep Sea,

Vembanad Lake Bay of Bengal

Benas Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh 512 K.M Rohtang Pass Chambal

Vaigai Tamil Nadu, 258 K.M Periyar Plateau Bay of Bengal

Sharda Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh 350 K.M Ganga Ghaghra River

Longest River (Length Wise) of the World Nile (Egypt) Africa

Biggest River (Flow of Water Wise) of the world Amazon (South America)

Longest River of Europe Volga (Russia)

Longest River of Asia Yangtze (China)

Longest River of India Ganga

Longest River of South India Godavari (Also Called Dakshina Ganga)

River which makes estuary in India Narmada and Tapti

Sorrow of Bengal Damodar River

Chapter 14: Stadiums in India





Maharashtra • The Wankhede Stadium (Cricket stadium, Mumbai) • The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium or Subrata Roy

Sahara Stadium (Cricket stadium, Pune) • The DY Patil Sports Stadium (Cricket/football stadium, Mumbai) • The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Cricket stadium,

Nagpur) • Nehru Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium in Pune) • The Brabourne Stadium (Cricket stadium, Mumbai) • Mahindra Hockey Stadium (Hockey stadium at Mumbai) • The Dadaji Kondadev Stadium called SR Bhosle Krida Sankul

Stadium (Thane)

Himachal Pradesh • Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (cricket stadium, Dharamshala)

Delhi • The Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Cricket stadium) • Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (National stadium of India) • The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Hockey stadium)

Tamil Nadu • M. A. Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium (cricket stadium in Chennai)

West Bengal • Eden Gardens (cricket ground, Kolkata)

Jharkhand • Jharkhand States Cricket Association International Cricket Stadium, (Also known as JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi)

• Keenan Stadium (Cricket and football, Jamshedpur) • Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium (football, Ranchi)

Gujarat • Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Also known as the Khandheri Cricket Stadium( Cricket stadium in Rajkot)

• Reliance Stadium or Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd Sports Complex Ground (Cricket stadium, Vadodara)

• Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground (Municipal Ground or Racecourse Ground Corporation Ground, Rajkot)

• Motera stadium, also known as Sardar Patel stadium is now the world's largest cricket stadiumand the second largest sports stadium (Ahmedabad)

MP • Holkar Cricket Stadium (Cricket stadium, Indore) • Captain Roop Singh Stadium (Cricket stadium, Gwalior)

Telangana • The Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad) • The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Cricket, Hyderabad)

Andhra Pradesh • Visakhapatnam ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium (Cricket stadium,Visakhapatnam)

• Indira Gandhi Stadium (Cricket ,Vijayawada) • Indira Priyadarsini Stadium (Cricket stadium,Visakhapatnam)





Rajasthan • Barkatullah Khan Stadium (Cricket ,Jodhpur) • The Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Cricket ,Jaipur) • Fort Maidan (a multi-purpose stadium, Kota)

Kerala • Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Cricket/football stadium, Kochi)

• Kerala University Stadium (Football and also for athletics, Thiruvananthapuram)

Goa • The Fatorda, officially known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium.

Jammu & Kashmir • The Maulana Azad Stadium (Cricket ,Jammu)

Haryana • The Nahar Singh Stadium (Cricket ,Faridabad)

Punjab • The Gandhi Stadium (Cricket, Amritsar) • Guru Nanak Stadium (Football stadium in Ludhiana)

Odisha • The iconic Barabati Stadium (Indian sports stadium, Cuttack) • Dilip Tirkey Stadium (Hockey stadium, Rourkela) • The Kalinga Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, Bhubaneswar)

Karnataka • The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Cricket, Bengaluru)

UP • The K D Singh Babu Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, in Lucknow) • Green Park Stadium (Cricket, Kanpur)

Chapter 15: Famous Temple in India: State wise State Temple and Location

Tamil Nadu • Meenakshi Temple at Madurai • Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameshwaram • Ranganathaswamy Temple at Tiruchirapalli • Brihadeshwara Temple at Thanjavur • Suchindram Temple at Kanyakumari • Airavateswara Temple at Darasuram • Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram • Kanchipuram Temples at Kanchipuram

Karnataka • Virupaksha Temple at Hampi • Vitthala Temple at Hampi • Gomateshwara Temple at Shravanbela Gola (Rural)

Andhra Pradesh • Lord Venkateswara Temple at Thirumala

Gujarat • Somnath Temple at Saurashtra • Dwarakadhish Temple at Dwarka





Uttar Pradesh • KashiVishwanath at Varanasi

Maharashtra • ShirdiSai Baba Temple at Shirdi • Siddivinayak Temple at Mumbai

Jammu and Kashmir • Vaishno Devi Temple at Katra • Amarnath Cave Temple

Uttarakhand • Badrinath Temple • Yamunotri Temple at Uttarkashi • Gangotri Temple at Uttarkashi • Kedarnath Temple at Garhwal area

Odisha • Jagannath Temple at Puri • Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar • Konark Sun Temple at Konark

Punjab • Golden Temple at Amritsar

Rajasthan • Ranakpur Jain Temple at Pali

Madhya Pradesh • SanchiStupa at Raisen • Khajuraho Temple at Khajuraho

Kerala • Padmanabaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram

Bihar • Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya

Assam • Kamakhya Temple at Guwahati

Chapter 16: List of Tiger Reserve in India: State-Wise

State Reserve

Uttarakhand • Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve • Rajaji National Park

Uttar Pradesh • Dudhwa Tiger Reserve • Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Telangana • Kawal Tiger Reserve • Nagarjunsagar • Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Madhya Pradesh • Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve • Satpura Tiger Reserve • Kanha Tiger Reserve • Panna Tiger Reserve • Pench Tiger Reserve • Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve





Tamil Nadu • Anamalai Tiger Reserve • Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve • Mudumalai Tiger Reserve • Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

West Bengal • Buxa Tiger Reserve • Sunderbans Tiger Reserve

Rajasthan • Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve • Ranthambore Tiger Reserve • Sariska Tiger Reserve • Ramgarh Visdhari

Odisha • Satkosia Tiger Reserve • Simlipal Tiger Reserve

Mizoram • Dampa Tiger Reserve

Kerala • Periyar Tiger Reserve • Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Karnataka • Bandipur Tiger Reserve • Nagarhole Tiger Reserve • Bhadra Tiger Reserve • Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve

Jharkhand • Palamau Tiger Reserve

Chhattisgarh • Indravati Tiger Reserves • Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve • Achanakmar Tiger Reserve • Guru Ghasidas National Park and Tamor Pingla

Wildlife Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. Bihar • Valmiki National Park

Maharashtra • Melghat Tiger Reserve • Pench Tiger Reserve • Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project • Sahyadri Tiger reserve • Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve • Bor Tiger Reserve

Assam • Kaziranga Tiger Reserve • Manas Tiger Reserve • Nameri Tiger Reserve • Orang Tiger Reserve

Andhra Pradesh • Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve

Arunachal Pradesh • Namdapha Tiger Reserve • Pakhui Tiger Reserve

Chapter 17: List of Indian National Trophies and Cups associated with sports

Sports Trophies Hockey • Aga Khan Cup

• All India Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup • Beighton Cup • Mumbai Gold Cup • Chakola Gold Trophy





• Dhyan Chand Trophy • Gurmit Trophy • Jawaharlal Nehru Cup • Kuppuswamy Naiduu Trophy • Lady Ratan Tata Trophy (Women) • Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup • MCC Trophy • Murugappa Gold Cup • Nehru Trophy • Obaidullah Gold Cup • Rangaswami Cup • Rene Frank Trophy • Scindia Gold Cup • Settu Cup • Shani Trophy • Surjeet Singh Cup • Tommy Emar Gold Cup (Women)

Cricket • Coach Bihar Trophy • Deodhar Trophy • Duleep Trophy • Irani Cup • Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup • Rani Jhansi Trophy • Ranii Trophy • Viiay Merchant Trophy • Vizzy Trophy • Wills Cup

Football • Ashutosh Trophy • Begum Hazrat Mahal Trophy • Chakola Gold Trophy • DCM Trophy • Dr B.C. Roy Trophy • Durand Cup • F.A. Cup • G.V. Raja Memorial Trophy • I.F.A. Shield • Mis lqbal Hussain Trophy • Nagjee Trophy • Nizam Gold Cup • Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup • Rovers Cup • Saniay Gold Cup • Santosh Trophy • Sir Krishna Gold Cup • Stafford Cup • Subroto Mukerji Cup • Todd Memorial Trophy • Vittal Trophy

Badminton • Amrit Diwan Cup • Hiralal Cup • Vikas Topiwala Challenge Cup • Yonex Cup

Basketball • Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup





Polo • EZAR Cup • Prithi Singh Cup • Radha Mohan Cup • Winchester Cup

Rowing • Wellington Trophy Weightlifting • Burdwan Trophy Tennis • Dr. Rajindra Prasad Cup Table Tennis • Ramanujan Trophy

• Rajkumari Challenge Cup • Jayalakshmi Cup

Chapter 18: Capital & Currency List of Countries having Rupee/Rupiah as their Currency

Country Capital Currency

India New Delhi Rupee

Indonesia Jakarta (Old), Island of Borneo (New)

Rupiah

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee

Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee

Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Rupee

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee

Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee

List of Countries having Dinar/Dirham as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar

Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar





Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar

Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar

Macedonia Skopje Macedonian Denar

Serbia Belgrade Serbian Dinar

Tunisia Tunis Tunisian Dinar

UAE Abu Dhabi UAE Dirham

List of Countries having Euro as their Currency Country Capital Country Capital

Andorra Andorra la Vella Latvia Riga

Austria Vienna Luxembourg Luxembourg

Belgium Brussels Malta Valletta

Cyprus Nicosia Monaco Monaco

Estonia Tallinn Montenegro Podgorica

Finland Helsinki Netherlands Amsterdam

France Paris Portugal Lisbon

Germany Berlin San Marino San Marino

Greece Athens Slovakia Bratislava

Ireland Dublin Slovenia Ljubljana

Italy Rome Spain Madrid

Lithuania Vilnius Vatican City Vatican City

List of Countries having Dollar as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Australia Canberra Australian Dollar





Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar

Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar

Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar

Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar

Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian Dollar

Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar

Dominica Roseau Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Fiji Suva Fijian Dollar

Grenada Saint George’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

Kiribati Tarawa Kiribati dollar

Liberia Monrovia Liberian dollar

Namibia Windhoek Namibian Dollar

Nauru Yaren District Australian Dollar

New Zealand Wellington New Zealand Dollar

Palau Ngerulmud United States Dollar

Panama Panama City United States Dollar

Singapore Singapore Singapore Dollar

Taiwan Taipei New Taiwan Dollar

Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago Dollar

Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar

United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar





Countries having Peso as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso

Chile Santiago Chilean peso

Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso

Cuba Havana Cuban convertible peso

Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso

Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

Philippines Manila Philippine peso

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso

Countries having Rial/Riyal as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel

Iran Tehran Rial (New currency – Toman)

Oman Muscat Rial

Qatar Doha Riyal

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal

Countries having Pound as their Currency Country Capital Currency

United Kingdom Landon Pound sterling

Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound

Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound

Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound

Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Countries having Currency same as their Country name





Country Capital Currency

Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani

Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi taka

Georgia Tbilisi Georgian lari

Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel

Japan Tokyo Japanese yen

Kazakhstan Nursultan (New) Kazakhstani Tenge

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som

Laos Vientiane Lao kip

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian ringgit

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Togrog

Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese kyat

North Korea Pyongyang North Korean won

South Korea Seoul South Korean won

Tajikistan Dushanbe Tajikistani Somoni

Thailand Bangkok Thai baht

Turkey Ankara Turkish lira

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Turkmenistan Manat

Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som

Nicaragua Managua Nicaraguan Cordoba

Bolivia Sucre La Paz Bolivian boliviano

Paraguay Asunción Paraguayan Guarani

Venezuela Caracas Venezuelan bolivar

Albania Tirana Albanian Lek





Belarus Minsk Belarusian Ruble

Bulgaria Sofia Bulgarian lev

Croatia Zagreb Croatian Kuna

Czech Republic Prague Czech koruna

Denmark Copenhagen Danish krone

Hungary Budapest Hungarian forint

Iceland Reykjavik Icelandic krona

Norway Oslo Norwegian krone

Poland Warsaw Polish zloty

Romania Bucharest Romanian Leu

Russia Moscow Russian Ruble

Sierra Leone Freetown Sierra Leonean Leone

Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc

Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary

Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling

Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi

Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi

Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr

Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza

Countries having Different Currencies Country Capital Currency

China Beijing Renminbi

Peru Lima Sol

Mozambique Maputo Metical





Mali Bamako West African CFA franc

Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese ngultrum

Chapter 19: Wildlife Sanctuary State National Parks

Andhra Pradesh Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolleru Bird Sanctuary, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam, Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary, Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, Sri Venkateshwara National Park

Telanagana Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Kawal Tiger Reserve, Manjira wildlife sanctuary, Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary, Pranahita wildlife sanctuary

Arunachal Pradesh Daying Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, The Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, Eaglenest or Eagle’s Nest Wildlife Sanctuary, The Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary, Kane wildlife sanctuary, Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Pakke Tiger Reserve, Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary, Sessa Orchid Sanctuary, Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Yardi-Rabe Supse Wildlife Sanctuary

Assam Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary, Borail Wildlife Sanctuary, Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni, Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary, The Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary, Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary, Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary, The Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary, Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary, Nambor – Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary, Pobitora or Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary

Bihar Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary, GautamBudha Wildlife Sanctuary, The KanwarTaal or KabarTaalKaimur Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary, Nagi Dam Bird Sanctuary, Valmiki National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary,VikramshilaGangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

Chhattisgarh The Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Badalkholsanctuary,Bhairamgarh Wildlife Sanctuary,Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary,Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary, The Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary,Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary,TamorPingla Wildlife Sanctuary, Udanti Sanctuary

Goa Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, The Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary, The Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary, Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary





Gujarat BalaramAmbaji Wildlife Sanctuary, Barda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary, Gir Forest National Park, Jambughoda is a Wildlife Sanctuary, Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Kutch Bustard Sanctuar, Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Marine National Park, Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary, NalSarovar Bird Sanctuary, Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary, Pania Wildlife Sanctuary, Porbandar Bird Sanctuary, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thol bird sanctuary, Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary, Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary

Haryana Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, BirShikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, Kalesar National Park, Khaparwas Bird Sanctuary, Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary

Himachal Pradesh Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary, Chail Wildlife Sanctuary, Churdhar Sanctuary, The Daranghati Sanctuary, Gamgul Wildlife Sanctuary, Kais wild life sanctuary, Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary, Kanawar Wildlife sanctuary, Khokhan wildlife sanctuary, Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary, Lipa Asrang Wildlife Sanctuary, Majathal Sanctuary, Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary, Renuka Wildlife Sanctuary, Sainj Wildlife Sanctuary, Rupi Bhaba Sanctuary, Sangla Valley (Rakchham-Chitkul), Sechu Tuan Nala Wildlife Sanctuary, Shikari Devi Sanctuary, Water Catchment Sanctuary, Talra Wildlife Sanctuary, Tirthan wildlife sanctuary, Tundah Wildlife Sanctuary

Jammu And Kashmir/ Ladakh Thajwas (Thajiwas) (Baltal), Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary, Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary, Lachipora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kazinag National Park, Kazinag National Park, Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary, Ramnagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary

Jharkhand Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary ,GautamBudha Wildlife Sanctuary ,Hazaribag Wildlife Sanctuary ,Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary, The Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary , Mahuadanr (Wolf) Wildlife Sanctuary , Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary , Parasnath wildlife sanctuary , Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary

Karnataka Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary, Attiveri Bird Sanctuary, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Brahmagiri wildlife sanctuary, Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Chincholi Wildlife Sanctuary, Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary, Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Melkote Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary, Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary, Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary, Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary





Kerala Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Chimmini Wildlife sanctuary, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chulanur Peafowl (Peacocks) Sanctuary, Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary, Kottiyoor, Kurinjimala Sanctuary, Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary

Madhya Pradesh Bagdara Wildlife Sanctuary,Bori Wildlife Sanctuary, Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary, GhatigaonWildlife Sanctuary, Ken GharialSanctuary,Kheoni Wildlife Sanctuary, National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary,Orchha Wildlife Sanctuary, The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Gangau is a mini wildlife sanctuary, Pench National Park, Phen Wildlife Sanctuary, Ratapani Tiger Reserve, Sailana Wildlife Sanctuary, Sanjay Dubri National Park, Sardarpur Wildlife SanctuarSinghori Wildlife Sanctuary, Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, VeeranganaDurgawati Wildlife Sanctuary

Maharashtra Tadoba Andhari Reserve, Anerdam Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Bor Tiger Reserve is a wildlife, Chaprala Wildlife Sanctuary, Dnyanganga Sanctuary, Gautala Autramghat Sanctuary, Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary , Karnala, Katepurna Sanctuary, Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, Malvan Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, Mansingh-Deo, Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary, Melghat was declared, Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Mayureswar Wildlife Sanctuary, Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, Karnala is a protected wildlife park, Navegaon National Park, Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary, Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Tansa wildlife sanctuary, Tipeshwar wildlife sanctuary, Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary

Manipur Khongjaingamba Ching Wildlife Sanctuary, Yaingangpokpi Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary

Meghalaya Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife Sanctuary, Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary, Siju Bird Sanctuary

Mizoram Dampa Tiger Reserve, Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary, Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary, Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary, Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary, Tawi Wildlife Sanctuary Thorangtlang Wildlife, Palak (Tokalo) Wildlife Sanctuary

Nagaland Fakim Wildlife Sanctuary, The Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary, Rangapahar Reserve Forest

Sikkim Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary, Kitam Bird sanctuary, Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary, Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary, Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary, Indira Gandhi National Park, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary, Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, Mudumalai National Park, Oussudu Lake Bird Sanctuary, Point Calimere Sanctuary, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary, Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Vellode Birds Sanctuary, Vettangudi Bird sanctuary





Tripura Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary, Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary

UttarPradesh The Bakhira Bird Sanctuary, The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, The Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaimoor Wildlife Sanctuary,TheKishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary ,Lakh Bahosi Sanctuary , Mahavir Swami Sanctuary, The Okhla Bird Sanctuary , The ParvatiAranga Bird Sanctuary , Patna Vihar Bird Sanctuary , Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Saman Bird Sanctuary, Samaspur Sanctuary , Sandi Bird Sanctuary , SohagiBarwa Wildlife Sanctuary , Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary , SoorSarovar Bird Sanctuary , Jai PrakashNarain Bird Sanctuary , Kachhua Sanctuary , VijaiSagar Sanctuary , Pilibhit Tiger Reserve

Uttarakhand Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary, Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary, Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary, GovindPashuVihar National Park, Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary, Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary

West Bengal Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary , The Buxa Tiger Reserve , Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary , ChintamoniKar Bird Sanctuary , The Haliday Island Wildlife , JorePokhri Wildlife Sanctuary , Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary , Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary , Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary , SajnakhaliWildlifeSanctuary , Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary , The Sundarbans National Park

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