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Golden Globe Awards 2021 Announced
Winners in the Film category:
Best Film – Drama: Nomadland
Best Film – Musical/Comedy: Borat Subsequent Movie film
Best Director: Chloe Zhao for Nomadland
Best Actress – Drama: Andra Day for The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best Actor – Drama: Chadwick Boseman for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Actress – Musical/Comedy: Rosamund Pike for I Care A Lot
Best Actor – Musical/Comedy: Sacha Baron Cohen for Borat Subsequent
Movie film
Best Supporting Actress: Jodie Foster for The Mauritanian
Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya for Judas And The Black Messiah
Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin for The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Foreign Language Film: Minari
Best Animated Feature: Soul
Best Original Score: Soul
Best Original Song: ‘Io Si (Seen)’ from The Life Ahead
Winners in the Television category:
Best TV Series – Drama: The Crown
Best TV Series – Musical/Comedy: Schitt’s Creek
Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Film: The Queen’s Gambit
Best Actress – Drama: Emma Corrin for The Crown
Best Actor – Drama: Josh O’Connor for The Crown
Best Actress – Musical/Comedy: Catherine O’Hara for Schitt’s Creek
Best Actor – Musical/Comedy: Jason Sudeikis for Ted Lasso
Best Supporting Actress: Gillian Anderson for The Crown
Best Supporting Actor: John Boyega for Small Axe
Best Actress (Limited Series, Anthology or TV Film): Anya Taylor-Joy for The
Queen’s Gambit
Best Actor (Limited Series, Anthology or TV Film): Mark Ruffalo for I Know
This Much Is True
10th Hurun Global Rich List 2021 announced

Top three billionaires:

Tesla chief Elon Musk bagged the top spot on the Hurun Global Rich List
for the first time after adding a massive $151 billion during the year 2020
to take his net worth to $197 billion.
Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos ranked second with $189 billion in net
worth.
Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy – Louis
Vuitton SE, the world’s largest luxury-goods company ranked third with a
net worth of $114 billion
Asia’s richest person and Reliance Industries chairman
Mukesh Ambani is ranked eighth on the Hurun Global Rich
List 2021. The total wealth of Ambani surged by 24% to $83
billion (approximately Rs 6.09 lakh crore).

ASIA: Zhong Shanshan (Founder of Chinese Bottle Water Maker

– Nongfu Spring) with USD 85 Billion became Asia’s Richest
person, followed by Mukesh Ambani. He also broke into the
Hurun Global Rich List 2021 for the 1st time with a rank of 7
Economic Freedom Index 2021 Announced

Index
Rank 1: Singapore
Rank 2: New Zealand
Rank 3: Australia
Rank 4: Switzerland
Rank 5: Ireland

India came in around the middle of the pack among Asia-Pacific

countries ranking 26th out of 40 countries, scoring 56.5 points.
Globally, the Foundation rates India’s economy as the 121st freest.
Winners List of Swiss Open 2021

India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu has won a silver medal in the BWF
Swiss Open Super 300 in the final of the women’s singles event held
at Basel, Switzerland.

Men’s Singles : Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) beat Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand).

Women’s Singles: Carolina Marin (Spain) beat PV Sindhu (India).
Grammy Awards 2021 Announced: Check the list of Winners
Album Of The Year ---- “Folklore” by Taylor Swift
Record Of The------ Year “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish
Best New Artist -----Megan Thee Stallion
Best Rap Album---- “King’s Disease” by Nas
Best R&B Album Winner-- “Bigger Love” by John Legend
Best Rap Song -----“Savage” by Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany
Best Country Album -----“Wildcard” — Miranda Lambert
Song Of The Year -----“I Can’t Breathe” by Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas
Best Rock Album--- “The New Abnormal” by The Strokes
Best Rock Song ----“Stay High” by Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
Best Dance/Electronic Album----- Bubba by Kaytranada
Producer of the Year, Classical------- David Frost
Best Music Video -------Brown Skin Girl by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & WizKid
Best Country Song --Crowded Table by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna
Best Folk Album----- All the Good Times
Best Comedy Album-------- Black Mitzvah by Tiffany Haddish
 Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 Announced

English When God Is a Traveller (Poetry) Arundhathi Subramaniam

Hindi Tokeri Mein Digant ‘Their Gatha” (Poetry) Anamika

Sanskrit Vaishali (Novel) Mahesh Chandra Sharma Gautam

Urdu Amawas Mein Khwab (Novel) Hussain-ul-Haque
 67th National Film Awards Announced

Best Feature Film: Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)

Best Actor (shared): Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle (Hindi), and Dhanush for Asuran (Tamil)
Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut for Panga (Hindi) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress: Pallavi Joshi for The Tashkent Files (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actor: Vijay Sethupathi for Super Deluxe (Tamil)
Best Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan for Bahattar Hoorain (Hindi)
Best Debut Film of a Director: Mathukutty Xavier for Helen (Malayalam)
Best Child Artist: Naga Vishal for KD (Tamil)
Best Action Direction: Avane Srimannarayana (Kannada), Vikram Mor
Best Choreography: Maharishi (Telugu), Raju Sundaram
Best Lyrics: Prabha Varma for Kolaambi (Malayalam)
Best Music Direction: D. Imman for Viswasam (Tamil)
Best Female Playback Singer: Savani Ravindra for Bardo (Marathi)
Best Male Playback Singer: B Praak for Kesari (Hindi)
66th Filmfare Awards 2021: Check Complete List of Winners
1. Best Film: Thappad
2. Best Film (Critics): Prateek Vats (Eeb Allay Ooo!)
3. Best Director: Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
4. Best Actor in a Lead Role (MALE): Irrfan Khan (Angrezi Medium)
5. Best Actor (Critics): Amitabh Bachchan (Gulabo Sitabo)
6. Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female): Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)
7. Best Actress (Critics): Tillotama Shome (SIR)
8. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Saif Ali Khan (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
9. Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Farrokh Jaffar (Gulabo Sitabo)
10. Best Story: Anubhav Sushila Sinha and Mrunamayee Lagoo Waikul (Thappad)
11. Best Screenplay: Rohena Gera (SIR)
12. Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi (Gulabo Sitabo)
13. Best Debut Director: Rajesh Krishnan (Lootcase)
14. Best Debut Female: Alaya F (Jawaani Jaaneman)
15. Best Music Album: Pritam (Ludo)
16. Best Lyrics: Gulzar (Chhappak)
17. Best Playback Singer (male): Raghav Chaitanya - Ek Tukda Dhoop (Thappad)
18. Best Playback Singer (Female): Asees Kaur (Malang)
19. Lifetime Achievement Award: Irrfan Khan
Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019 & 2020 Announced

Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 is being conferred on

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being

conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al
Said of Oman.
India ranks 139th in World Happiness Report 2021

Top 5 Countries
1. Finland
2. Iceland
3. Denmark
4. Switzerland
5. The Netherlands

Bottom 5 Countries
Afghanistan (149)
Zimbabwe (148)
Rwanda (147)
Botswana (146)
Lesotho (145)
list of winners of the All England Badminton Championships 2021:

Men’s singles Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)

Women’s singles Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2021 announced
Best Actor (Female): Deepika Padukone, Chhapaak
Best Actor (Male): Akshay Kumar, Laxmii
Critic’s Best Actress: Kiara Advani, Guilty
Critic’s Best Actor: Late Sushant Singh Rajput, Dil Bechara
Best Film: Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Best International Feature Film: Parasite Most Versatile Actor – Kay Kay Menon
Best Director: Anurag Basu, Ludo
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Vikrant Massey, Chhapaak
Best Actress in Supporting Role: Radhika Madan, Angrezi Medium
Album of the Year: Titliyaan
Photographer of the Year: Daboo Ratnani
Style Diva of the Year: Divya Khosla Kumar
Performer of the Year: Nora Fatehi
Outstanding Contribution to Film Industry: Dharmendra
Outstanding Contribution to Literature in Indian Cinema: Chetan Bhagat
Winners of Australian Open 2021:

Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated

Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

Women’s Singles: Naomi Osaka (Japan) defeated

Jennifer Brady (US)
Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA

‘Atmanirbharta’ named Oxford Hindi word of 2020

Steve Smith claims Allan Border Medal for third time in his career

World Unani Day: 11 February

Bhim Army's Chandra Shekhar Azad named in TIME's list

India Ranks 85 in Henley Passport Index 2021

The birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, on January 23,

as Parakram Diwas‘ every year, the Ministry of Culture announced.

India Ranks 7th in Global Climate Risk Index 2021

 ICC Awards of the Decade 2020 announced

ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade: MS Dhoni (India)

Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Men‘s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Men‘s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
ICC Men‘s Test Cricketer of the Decade: Steve Smith(Australia)
ICC Men‘s Associate Cricketer of the Decade: Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)

ICC Women‘s Award

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia)
ICC Women‘s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry(Australia)
ICC Women‘s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia)
ICC Women‘s Associate Cricketer of the Decade: Kathryn Bryce (Scotland)
Padma Vibhushan awards List
1. Shinzo Abe, Japan
2. S P Balasubramaniam (Posthumous), Tamil Nadu
3. Belle Monappa Hegde, Karnataka
4. Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous), USA
5. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Delhi
6. B. B. Lal, Delhi
7. Sudarshan Sahoo, Odisha

Padma Bhushan Awards List

1. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, Kerala
2. Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous), Assam
3. Chandrashekhar Kambara, Karnataka
4. Sumitra Mahajan, Madhya Pradesh
5. Nripendra Misra, Uttar Pradesh
6. Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous), Bihar
7. Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous), Gujarat
8. Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous), Uttar Pradesh
9. Rajnikant Devidas Shroff, Maharashtra
10. Tarlochan Singh, Haryana
RBI Monetary Policy:

The repo rate under the liquidity adjustment

facility (LAF) has been kept unchanged at 4.00%.

The reverse repo rate under the LAF has been kept
unchanged at 3.35%.

The marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the

Bank Rate have been kept unchanged at 4.25%
Here is the list of top 10 companies on the 2020 Fortune India-500 list:

1. Reliance Industries

2. Indian Oil Corporation

3. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

4. State Bank of India

5. Bharat Petroleum Corporation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Arogya Van’ in the Narmada
district of Gujarat.

In Madhya Pradesh, the Panna Tiger Reserve has been included in the ‘World
Network of Biosphere Reserves’ list of the UNESCO.

Joe Biden wins the US presidential election

National Education Day: 11 November

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually addressed the 12th (BRICS) Summit.
The Summit was held under the Chairmanship of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
India will be taking over the Chairmanship of the BRICS in 2021 and host the 13th
BRICS Summit in 2021.

The theme of the 12th edition of BRICS Summit was “Global stability, shared
security and innovative growth”.
Indian Navy Day: 04 December

Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag Sportsperson of the Year awards

Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list

US President-elect, Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have

been jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”.

India ranks 131 in Human Development Index 2020

India ranks 111 in Human Freedom Index 2020

Good Governance Day: 25 December

Indian Constitution Day: 26 November

Nobel Prize 2020
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020 was
awarded jointly to
Harvey J. Alter(America),
Charles M. Rice (America)
Michael Houghton (Britain)
for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 was divided,

one half awarded to Roger Penrose for the discovery that

black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general
theory of relativity.

The other half jointly to Reinhard Genzel and Andrea

Ghez for the discovery of a supermassive compact object
at the centre of our galaxy
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to

Emmanuelle Charpentier and

Jennifer A. Doudna

“for the development of a method for genome editing”.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded by The Royal

Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2020 is awarded to the

American poet
Louise Glück
“for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere
beauty makes individual existence universal”.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to
award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World
Food Programme (WFP).
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has
decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s
central bank) Prize in Economic Sciences in
Memory of Alfred Nobel 2020 to Paul R. Milgrom
and Robert B. Wilson “for improvements to
auction theory and inventions of new auction
formats”.
Mumbai Indians wins IPL 2020 trophy

Rohit Sharma adjudged Game Changer of the Match in the final of IPL 2020.

Trent Boult named the Player of the Match in the final of IPL 2020.

Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul bags the Orange Cap.

Game Changer of the Season: KL Rahul.

Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rabada wins the Purple Cap.

Emerging Player of the season: Devdutt Padikkal (RCB).

Rajasthan Royals speedster Jofra Archer emerges as the Most Valuable Player