K P Sharma Oli was On May 14, 2021, K P Sharma Oli was sworn in as the

sworn in as the Prime Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time. President
Minister of Nepal for the Bidya Devi Bhandari administered his oath of office.
third time He was re-appointed
re appointed as the Prime Minister as the
opposition couldn’t prove their majority
UNCDF appointed Preeti Preeti is an Indian
Indian-origin investment
vestment and development
Singh as executive banker. Her goal will be to empower developing
secretary nations, local governments and small businesses to
help with economic recovery while building resilience
and inclusive economies.
Micheál Martin Elected The Fianna Fail party leader Micheál Martin took over
as the New Prime the office from Leo Varadkar
Minister of Ireland
Jean Castex was He replaced the former french Prime Minister
appointed as Prime Edouard Philippe who resigned from the post ahead
Minister of France of a government reshuffle
Carmen Reinhart Carmen was a Senior Policy Advisor and Deputy
appointed as World Director at the IMF and Vice President and Chief
Bank Group Chief Economist of the investment bank Bear Stearns.
Economist
Thomas Bach re-elected Internati
International
onal Olympic Committee (IOC) President
to IOC Thomas Bach was re-elected
re elected for an additional four-
four
year term
The incumbent Prime Minister of New Zealand won a
Jacinda Ardern re- landslide victory in general elections. Her Labour Party
elected won 49% of votes, which is the biggest vote share in
the nation since the 1930s
India assumed ILO Mr. Apurva Chandra, Secretary (Labour and
chairmanship after 35 Employment) was elected as the Chairperson of the
yrs Governing Body of the ILO for October 2020
2020- June
2021. Th
The
e Governing Body decides ILO policies,
programmes, agenda, budget
India re-elected as ISA France was elected as the Co
Co-President
President at the virtual
president for 2-yr term meeting of ISA’s Third Assembly

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Communist Party of With his appointment, Mr. Miguel sealed a political
Cuba chose Miguel Diaz- dynasty that held power since the revolution of 1959
Canel as leader
Woochong Um was Um joined ADB in 1993. Since June 2018, he served as
appointed as ADB MD Director General and concurrently Chief Compliance
Officer of ADB's sustainable development and climate
change department
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is The Nigerian is an international development
the first ever female & professional and global finance expert, with over 30
African to head WTO years of working with
with governmental and international
organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America &
North America
Dutch Prime Minister The Conservative VVD party of the PM Mark Rutte
won the fourth won the fourth consecutive victory with 35 seats in
consecutive term the Parliament. He is one of Europe’s longest
longest-serving
leaders, having spent 10 years in the office

Ajay Mathur took over ISA, co-founded

co founded by India and France, has become a
as Director General of significant public policy tool for India and is
International Solar considered a counter to China’s ambitious One Belt
Alliance One Road initiative

Joe Biden took over as Joe is the oldest US President (78) to take oath.
46th US President, Kamala Harris crea
created
ted history by becoming the first
Kamala Harris sworn-in female, African
African-American and Asian-American
American to be
as first female US Vice sworn in as Vice President
President
Biden cleared the desired majority mark of 270
Electoral Votes. The Electoral College vote count was
resumed by the Congress leaders after the protestors
p
supporting President Trump breached the security of
US Capitol building

World Forums
Organization HQ Headed by 2020 convention
(Established in)

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United Nations New York Secretary General – Multiple conventions
(1945) Antonio Guterres
UNFCCC Bonn, Executive Secretary COP 26 (Glasgow,
Germany - Patrica Espinosa Scotland, Nov 2021)
International Netherlands Joan E. Donoghue ---
Court of Justice (The US)
(1945)
World Bank (1945) Washington CEO - David Mapass ---
D.C
IMF (1945) Washington MD & Chairwoman ---
D.C - Kristalina
Georgieva
WTO (1995) Geneva, Director-General - ---
Switzerland Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala (Nigeria)
UNESCO (1945) Paris, Director-General - Multiple conventions
France Audrey Azoulay
UNCTAD (1964) Geneva, Secretary General - ---
Switzerland Isabelle Durant
World Economic Geneva, Executive Chairman Davos,Switzerland
Forum (1971) Switzerland - Klaus Schwab
Commonwealth of London, UK Chair-in-office - ---
Nations (1949) Boris Johnson
World Intellectual Geneva, Director-General – __
Property Switzerland Daren Tang
Organization
(1967)
New Development Shanghai, Marcos Troyjo ---
Bank (2015) China
BRICS (2009) Shanghai, 2020 Host - Russia,
China 2021 - India
BIMSTEC (1997) Dhaka, Secretary General - 2021 Host - Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Tenzin Lekphell
(Bhutan)
WHO (1948) Geneva, Director General – ---
Switzerland Dr Tedros
Adhanom
Ghebreyesus

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ASEAN Summit Jakarta, Secretary General – 37th Summit
(1967) Indonesia Lim Jock Hoi (November 2020),
(Brunei) Host - Vietnam

UNICEF (1946) New York Exec Director - ---

Henrietta Fore
OPEC (1960) Vienna, Secretary General – ---
Austria Mohammed Sanusi
Barkindo (Nigeria)
NATO (1949) Brussels Secretary General – ---
Jens Stoltenberg
SAARC (1985) Kathmandu Secretary General – ---
Esala Ruwan
Weerakoon (Sri
Lanka)
NAM (1961) Jakarta Secretary General – ---
Ilham Aliyev
(Azerbaijan)
G7/G8 (1976) ---- ---- 45th summit, France
(2019)
G20 (1999) ---- Salman bin Host - Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Al Saud
(Saudi Arabia)
SCO (2001) Beijing Secretary General – ---
Vladimir Norov
International London, UK Secretary General – ---
Maritime Kitack Lim (South
Organization Korea)
(1948)
International Geneva, Director General – ---
Labour Switzerland Guy Ryder (UK)
Organization
(1919)
Asia-Pacific Singapore Executive Director ---
Economic –
Cooperation Rebecca Fatima
(APEC) Forum Santa Maria
(1989)

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Important Days
Global Days

Description Date About it

National Youth Day 12 January 2021 Theme -”Channelizing
”Channelizing Youth Power
2020 for Nation Building”
World Leprosy Day Last Sunday Observance of the day focuses on target
of January of zero cases of leprosy-related
related
disabilities in children
2021 Theme - “Beat Leprosy, End Stigma
and advocate for Mentall Wellbeing”
World Cancer Day 4 February 2021 Theme - “I Am & I Will,” represents
the extraordinary spirit and the strength
of the cancer community.
World Radio Day 13 February On this day in 1946, UN Radio
broadcasted first call sign
2021 Theme - “'New World, New Radio”
International Mother 21 February 2021 Theme - “Restore Our Earth”
Language Day
World Wildlife Day 3 March 2021 Theme - “Forests and Livelihoods:
Sustaining People and Planet"
International 8 March 2021 Theme - “Choose To Challenge”
Women’s Day
PI Day 14 March 3,1,4 are significant digits of PI, i.e. 3.14),
so 14/03, i.e. 14 March
World Consumer 15 March The day is observed to pay solidarity
Rights Day with the international consumer
movement and give more attention to
promote basic rights of consumers

2021 Theme - “Tackling Plastic Pollution”

International Day of 20 March The International Day of Happiness
Happiness (“Happiness Day”) was founded by UN
adviser Jayme Illien on June 28, 2012

2021 Theme - “Happiness For All,

Foreverr”

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World Water Day 22 March The day focuses attention on the
importance of fresh water & advocates
for the sustainable management of
freshwater resources

2021 Theme - “Valuing Water”

World 23 March It marks establishment of World
Meteorological Day Meteorological Organization

2021 Theme - “The Ocean, Our Climate

and Weather”
World Tuberculosis 24 March WHO has placed special focus on uniting
Day efforts to “Leave no one behind”
including actions to address stigma,
discrimination, marginalization and
an
overcome barriers to access care

2021 Theme - “The Clock is Ticking”

World Health Day 7 April 2021 Theme - ”Building a fairer,
healthier world”
World Earth Day 22 April 2021 Theme - “Restore Our Earth!”
English Language 23 April Birth anniversary of William Shakespeare
Day/World Book &
Copyright Day World Book Day 2021 Theme - “To share
a story”
World Malaria Day 25 April 2021 Theme - "Reaching the zero
malaria target"
World Intellectual 26 April 2021 Theme - “Taking your ideas to the
Property Day market'”
World Press 3 May 2021 Theme - “Information as a Public
Freedom Day Good”
World Information 17 May 2021 Theme - “Accelerating Digital
Society Day Transformation in challenging times”

The day marks foundation of

International Telecommunication
Union on 17 May 1865
No Tobacco Day 31 May 2021 Theme - “Commit to Quit”

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World Milk Day 1 June 2020 Theme Drink Milk: Today and
Everyday
World Environment 5 June 2021 Theme - “Ecosystem Restoration”
Day
World Food Safety 7 June 2021 Theme - “Safe food today for a
Day healthy tomorrow”
World Oceans Day 8 June 2021 Theme - “The Ocean: Life and
Livelihoods”
World Day Against 12 June 2021 Theme - “Act now: end child
Child Labour labour!”
International Yoga 21 June 21 June – The longest day of the year in
Day/World the Northern Hemisphere
Hydrography Day
2020 Theme - “Yoga at Home and Yoga
with Family”
World Population 11 July World’s population reached almost five
Day billion people on 11 July 1987

2020 Theme - How to safeguard the

health and rights of women and girls
now
International Youth 12 August 2020 Theme –“Youth
“Youth Engagement for
Day Global Action”
International Literacy 8 September 2020 Theme - “Literacy teaching and
Day learning in the COVID-19 19 crisis and
beyond”
International Day of 21 September 2020 Theme - “Shaping peace together“
Peace
World Tourism Day 27 September 2020 Theme - “Tourism and Rural
Development”
International Day of 1 October 2020 Theme - “Pandemics: Do They
Older Persons Change How We Address Age and
Ageing?”
International Girl 11 October 2020 Theme -MyMy voice, our equal future
Child Day
International Day for 13 October 2020 Theme -It's
It's all about governance
Disaster Risk
Reduction

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International Day of 15 October 2020 Theme -Building
Building rural women's
Rural Women resilience in the wake of COVID-19
COVID
Global Handwashing 15 October 2020 Theme - Hand Hygiene for All
Day
World Food Day 16 October 2020 Theme -Grow,
Grow, nourish, sustain.
Together. Our actions are our future
World Statistics Day 20 October 2020 Theme -Connecting
Connecting the world with
data we can trust
United Nations Day 24 October 2020 Theme -The
The Future We Want, the
UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective
Commitment to Multilateralism
teralism
World Science Day 10 November
for Peace and 2020 Theme - Science for and with
Development Society

World Diabetes Day 14 November

2020 Theme - Nurses make the
difference for Diabetes

World Toilet Day 19 November 2020 Theme - “Sustainable

Sustainable sanitation
and climate change”
Universal Children’s 21 November -----
Day
World AIDS Day 1 December 2020 Theme - ‘Ending the HIV/AIDS
Epidemic: Resilience and Impact’
World Computer 2 December -----
Literacy Day
International Day of 3 December 2020 Theme - Building back better:
Persons with towards an inclusive, accessible and
Disabilities sustainable post COVID-19
19 world by, for
and with persons with disabilities
World Soil Day 5 December 2020 Theme - Keep soil alive, protect soil
biodiversity
Human Rights Day 10 December 2020 Theme - Recover Better - Stand Up
for Human Rights.
International 18 December 2020 Theme- Reimagining Human
Migrants Day Mobility

Indian Days
Day Date Narration

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Pravasi Bharatiya 7-9
9 January The day commemorates the return
Divas of Mahatma Gandhi from South
Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915
National Youth Day 12 January It marks birth anniversary of Swami
Vivekananda
National Voters Day 25 January Marks Election commission’s
foundation on 25 January 1950
National Science Day 28 February Marks discovery of the Raman Effect.
2018 theme - "Science and
Technology for a Sustainable Future”
National Maritime Day 5 April On this day in 1919, navigation history
was created when SS Loyalty,
Loyalty the first
ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation
Company Ltd, journeyed to the UK
National Civil Services 21 April All officers of Central and State
Day Governments are honoured for
excellence in public administration by
the Prime Minister. The 'Prime
Minister Award for Excellence in
Public Administration' is presented
National Statistics Day 29 June Birth anniversary of Prof. Prasanta
Chandra Mahalanobis, an Indian
scientist and applied statistician
National Doctors Day 1 July Birth anniversary of Dr Bidhan
(India) Chandra Roy,, the legendary physician
National Handloom 7 August Union Minister of State, Textiles, Shri
Day Ajay Tamta celebrated this at
Guwahati
National Sports Day 29 August Birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand, the
Olympic Gold medallist hockey player
by organizing friendly hockey matches
in New Delhi
National Hindi Divas 14 September On this day in 1949, the Constituent
Assembly of India had adopted Hindi
written in Devanagari script as
the official language of the Republic of
India

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Rashtriya Ekta Diwas 31 October Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity
Day) was introduced by the
Government of India and inaugurated
by Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi in 2014 for celebrating Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel.
National Education 11 November Birth anniversary of Maulana Abul
Day Kalam Azad, the first education
minister of independent India
National Constitution 26 November Birth anniversary of Dr.Verghese
Day, National Milk Kurien, Father of the White
Day Revolution
National Mathematics 22 December Birth anniversary of Indian
Day mathematical genius Srinivasa
Ramanujan
Good Governance Day 25 December Marks birth day of India’s Ex-Prime
Ex
Minister Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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