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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 66-69

organizations
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 78-79
Jan 2021)
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 & 170-171
Tagline
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 Amitabh Kant

Transforming India (NITI Aayog) (Update 1 July)
N Venudhar Reddy
Director General of All India Radio
(Update 8 July)
Re-appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Shyam Srinivasan

Officer of Federal Bank (Update 10 July)
Piyush Goyal
Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
(Update 15 July)
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
(Update 20 July)
C Vijayakumar
Managing director of HCL Technologies Ltd
(Update 24 July)
Noopur Chaturvedi
CEO of Bharat Bill Payment System
(Update 30 July)
(National, Aug)
Organization Person
Deepak Das
Controller General of Accounts (CGA)
(Update 2 Aug)
SN Ghormade
New Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
(Update 2 Aug)
Himanshu Kapania
Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Idea
(Update 5 Aug)
Stepped down as the Non-Executive Director and Non- Kumar Mangalam Birla
Executive Chairman of the Vodafone Idea (Vi) Board (Update 5 Aug)
1st woman Director of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Dhriti Banerjee
Rekha Sharma
Chairperson of the National Commission for Women
[3-year extension]
(NCW)
(Update 11 Aug)
New chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Kamlesh Kumar Pant

Authority (NPPA) (Update 12 Aug)
Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Chairperson of Jio MAMI Film Festival
(Update 18 Aug)
New President of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) N K Singh

Society (Update 21 Aug)
Chief Executive Officer of Broadcast Audience Research Nakul Chopra

Council (BARC) India
Carol Furtado
Interim CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bank (India) Hitendra Dave
(National, Sept)
Organization Person
Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes J.B. Mohapatra
(CBDT) (Update 1 Sep)
Director General (DG) of the Border Security Pankaj Kumar Singh
Force (BSF) (Update 3 Sep)
Chairman and managing director (CMD) of Atul Bhatt
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) (Update 4 Sep)
First woman Chairperson and Managing Vartika Shukla
Director of Engineers India Ltd (Update 5 Sep)
Chairman-cum-Managing Director of United S.L. Tripathy
India Insurance Company Limited (Update 6 Sep)
President of the India Chapter of the Satish Parekh
International Road Federation (IRF) (Update 8 Sep)
Managing Director (MD) of the Export-Import Harsha Bhupendra Bangari
Bank of India (EXIM Bank) (Update 8 Sep)
Economic advisor of Andhra Pradesh Rajnish Kumar

government (Update 8 Sep)
Chairman and Managing Director of National Nirlep Singh Rai
Fertilizers Limited (NFL) (Update 9 Sep)
Chairman of National Commission for Iqbal Singh Lalpura
Minorities (Update 12 Sep)
Vice president and managing director for Adobe Prativa Mohapatra
India (Update 14 Sep)
Vinod Kannan
CEO of Vistara
(Update 14 Sep)
Chairperson of the Indian National Space Pawan Goenka
Promotion Authorization Centre (In-SPACe) (Update 15 Sep)
Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of the Alka Nangia Arora
National Small Industries Corporation Ltd. (Update 18 Sep)
(NSIC)
Rajiv Aggarwal
Director of Public Policy of Facebook India
(Update 22 Sep)
Rajiv Bansal
Secretary to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation
(Update 22 Sep)
K Rajaraman
Secretary, Department of Telecommunication
(Update 23 Sep)
Debabrata Mukherjee
Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)
(Update 26 Sep)
34th Director-General of the National Cadet Gurbirpal Singh
Corps (NCC) (Update 29 Sep)
President of All India Management Association CK Ranganathan
(AIMA) (Update 29 Sep)
(National, Oct)
Organization Person
Padmaja Chunduru
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD &
(She has replaced GV Nageswara Rao)
CEO) of National Securities Depositories (NSDL)
(Update 1 oct)
Vinod Aggarwal
President of Automotive Skills Development Council
(Replaced Nikunj Sanghi)
(ASDC)
(Update 2 oct)
Sunil Kataria
Chairman of Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA)
(Update 3 oct)
Brand ambassador of UP’s ‘one district one product’ Kangana Ranaut

scheme (Update 3 oct)
Amish Mehta
MD & CEO of CRISIL (Replaced Ashu Suyash)
(Update 4 oct)
Sanjay Bhargava
Head of Starlink satellite broadband venture in India
(Update 6 oct)
K V Subramanian
Stepped down as government’s Chief Economic Adviser
(Update 8 oct)
Rajnish Kumar
Chairman of BharatPe
(Update 12 oct)
Amit Khare
Advisor to PM Modi
(Update 13 oct)
A K Goel
Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) (Replaced Rajkiran Rai G)
(Update 15 oct)
Ritesh Chauhan
CEO of PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
(Update 16 oct)
Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Ritesh Chauhan

Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (Update 16 oct)
Pradeep Kumar Panja

Chairman of Karnataka Bank (Replaced P Jayarama Bhat)
(Update 18 oct)
Sahdev Yadav
President of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF)
(Update 19 oct)
Secretary General of IWLF S.H. Anande Gowda
Treasurer of IWLF Naresh Sharma
Navrang Saini
Additional charge as the Chairperson of the Insolvency
(Replaced M.S. Sahoo)
and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
(Update 19 oct)
Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Amit Rastogi

Development Corporation (NRDC) (Update 19 oct)
A. Balasubramanian
Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) (Replaced Nilesh Shah)
(Update 21 oct)
Nilesh Shah
Chairman of the AMFI Valuation Committee
(Update 21 oct)
Radhika Gupta
Vice-Chairperson of AMFI
(Update 21 oct)
Alok Mishra
MD of India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) (Replaced Harjeet Kaur Joshi)
(Update 21 oct)
Navnit Nakra
OnePlus India CEO and Head of India region
(Update 23 oct)
Ramnath Krishnan
Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
(Replaced N Sivaraman)
(CEO) of ICRA
(Update 25 oct)
Sunil Paliwal
Chairperson of Chennai Port Trust
Chairperson of National Bank for Financing K V Kamath

Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) (Update 29 oct)
Rajesh Gokhale
Secretary of Department of Biotechnology (Replaced Dr Renu Swarup)
(Update 29 oct)
Baldev Prakash
MD & CEO of J&K Bank (Replaced RK Chhibber)
(Update 29 oct)
Subhash Chandra Khuntia

Jana Small Finance Bank Part-Time Chairman
(Update 30 oct)
(National, Nov)
Organization Person
Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Ashok Bhushan
(NCLAT) (Update 1 Nov)
Ramalingam Sudhakar
President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
(Update 1 Nov)
Director General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Arun Chawla
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) (Update 2 Nov)
Rahul Dravid
Head coach of Indian men’s cricket team by the BCCI
(Update 6 Nov)
Zubeen Garg
Bandhan Bank’s brand ambassador for Assam
(Update 8 Nov)
Satya Narayan Pradhan
Director-General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
(Update 12 Nov)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Standard Chartered Securities Rajeev Srivastava
for India (SCSI) operations (Update 12 Nov)
Ambassador of ICICI Prudential’s new digital campaign ‘Agar Lovlina Borgohain
taiyaari sahi ho, toh jeet pakki hai’ (Update 14 Nov)
P.C. Mody
Secretary-General (SG) of Rajya Sabha
(Update 14 Nov)
VVS Laxman
National Cricket Academy (NCA) head
(Update 15 Nov)
Sheel Vardhan Singh
Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
(Update 16 Nov)
S K Mishra
Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) (Tenure extended by 1-year)
(Update 19 Nov)
Munishwar Nath Bhandari
Senior-most judge of the Madras HC
(Update 19 Nov)
Brand ambassador for Century LED’s Magik range of LED Sourav Ganguly
products (Update 26 Nov)
Independent non-executive Director on the Board of Hero Rajnish Kumar
MotoCorp (Update 28 Nov)
Chairman of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Vivek Johri
(CBIC) (Update 29 Nov)
Harshwanti Bisht
First woman president of Indian Mountaineering Foundation
(Update 29 Nov)
December
Organization Person
Administrator of Board of Directors of Reliance Nageswar Rao Y
Capital Ltd (RCL) (Update 2 dec)
Manoj Kumar Mago
Commandant of National Defence College (NDC), succeeded Air Marshal D Choudhury
New Delhi (Update 2 dec)
Brand Ambassador of GUVI, an IIT-M incubated Smriti Mandhana

startup (Update 2 dec)
Brand Ambassador for 50th year Celebrations of Sanjay Dutt

Arunachal Pradesh (Update 3 dec)
Brand advisor for 50th year Celebrations of Rahul Mittra

Arunachal Pradesh (Update 3 dec)
Chairman of the National Asset Reconstruction Pradip Shah

Company (NARCL) (Update 4 dec)
Chief Executive Officer of India Debt Resolution Sanjay Jain

Company (IDRCL) (Update 4 dec)
Chairman of India Debt Resolution Company Diwakar Gupta

(IDRCL) (Update 4 dec)
Chairman and part time Non-Executive Director Sambit Patra

of India Tourism Development Corporation (Update 4 dec)
(ITDC)
Managing Director of India Tourism Development Ganji Kamala V Rao

Corporation (ITDC) (Update 4 dec)
Ravindra Jadeja
Brand Ambassador of Kinara Capital (Update 6 dec)
Chairperson of National Highways Authority of Alka Upadhyaya

India (NHAI) (Update 6 dec)
Sanjay Bandopadhyay
Chairman of Inland Waterways Authority of India (Update 6 dec)
Strategic Group Advisor of Oyo Hotels and Rajnish Kumar

Homes (Update 7 dec)
Jasprit Bumrah
Brand Ambassador of Unix (Update 7 dec)
Ittira Davis
MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank succeeded Nitin Chugh
(Update 8 dec)
Rajesh Kumar Jogi, Harish Devarajan and Umesh

Additional directors of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Bellur
(Update 8 dec)
Sanjiv Mehta
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and succeeded Uday Shankar
Industry (FICCI) President (Update 8 dec)
Sunil Arora
Member of Advisory board of international (Update 9 dec)
democracy body International Institute for
Democracy & Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Dravid

Brand ambassador of Piramal Realty (Update 9 dec)
Brand Ambassadors of Disney BYJU’s Early Learn Neeraj Chopra & PV Sindhu
App (Update 10 dec)
Ravinder Bhakar
Head of National Film Development Corporation (Update 15 dec)
(NFDC), Films Division, and Children Films Society
of India (CFSI)
General Manoj Mukund Naravane

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) succeeded General Bipin Rawat
(Update 17 dec)
Director General of Software Technology Parks of Arvind Kumar

India (Update 18 dec)
Unsoo Kim
Managing Director (MD) of Hyundai Motor India replaced Seon Seob Kim
Limited (HMIL) (Update 18 dec)
Rishabh Pant
‘State Brand Ambassador’ of Uttarakhand (Update 21 dec)
Mohit Jain
President of Indian Newspaper Society succeeded Lakshmipathy Adimoolam
(Update 21 dec)
K Raja Prasad Reddy (Sakshi)

Deputy President of Indian Newspaper Society (Update 21 dec)
Rakesh Sharma (Aaj Samaj)
Vice President of Indian Newspaper Society (Update 21 dec)
Tanmay Maheshwari (Amar Ujala)
Honorary Treasurer of Indian Newspaper Society (Update 21 dec)
Director-General of the BrahMos Aerospace Atul Dinkar Rane

Private Limited (Update 22 dec)
Acting Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Sanjaya Kumar Mishra

Court (Update 24 dec)
HO Suri
MD & CEO of IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance (Update 24 dec)
Rajeev Ahuja
MD & CEO of RBL Bank Replaced Vishwavir Ahuja
(Update 27 dec)
Yogesh Dayal
Additional director on RBL bank board (Update 28 dec)
Atul Kumar Goel
Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Succeeded SS Mallikarjuna Rao
Officer (CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB) (Update 29 dec)
Soma Sankara Prasad

MD & CEO of UCO Bank (Update 29 dec)
Eishin Chihana
New chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group replaced Motofumi Shitara
(Update 29 dec)
Vijay Raaz & Varun Sharma

Brand Ambassadors of EaseMyTrip (Update 30 dec)
Chief Executive Officer of Energy Efficiency Radhika Jha

Services Limited (EESL) (Update 30 dec)
Praveen Kumar
Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Indian (Update 30 dec)
Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA)
Vikram Misri
Deputy National Security Advisor of India (Update 30 dec)
Reappointed as MD & CEO of Equitas Small Vasudevan Pathangi Narasimhan

Finance Bank (Update 30 dec)
Baldev Prakash
MD & CEO of Jammu & Kashmir Bank (Update 31 dec)
Additional director on the board of the Jammu & R K Chhibber

Kashmir Bank (Update 31dec)
Chandra Prakash Goyal
Director-General of Forests & Special Secretary (Update 31dec)
(DGF&SS), Ministry of Environment, Forests &
Climate Change
(International Level Appointment)

(International, July)
Organization / Country Person
Sher Bahadur Deuba

Capital: Kathmandu
Nepal’s Prime Minister Currency: Nepalese rupee
President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari
(Update 13 July)
Pedro Castillo
Note: About Peru
President of Peru Capital: Lima
Currency: Sol
(Update 21 July)
Ariel Henry
Note: About Haiti
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Haiti's Prime Minister
Currency: Haitian gourde
Continent: North America
(Update 22 July)
Rashmi Ranjan Das

Member of UN Tax Committee for the term period 2021 to 2025
(Update 23 July)
Najib Mikati
Note: About Lebanon
Prime Minister of Lebanon Capital: Beirut
Currency: Lebanese pound
(Update 28 July)
(International, Aug)
Nikol Pashinyan
Capital: Yerevan
Re-appointed as Prime Minster of Armenia
Currency: Armenian dram.
(Update 3 Aug)
Min Aung Hlaing
Capital: Naypyitaw
Myanmar’s interim Prime Minister
Currency: Kyat
(Update 3 Aug)
Global brand ambassador of Italian luxury brand Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Bvlgari (Update 4 Aug)
Mohammad Mokhber
Capital: Tehran
First Vice President of Iran
Currency: Iranian toman
(Update 11 Aug)
Hakainde Hichilema
Capital: Lusaka
Zambia's new president
Currency: Zambian kwacha
(Update 17 Aug)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob

• Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia’s Prime Minister
• Currency: Malaysian ringgit
(Update 20 Aug)
Mansukh Mandaviya
Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board
(Update 29 Aug)
(International, Sept)
Rajnish Kumar
Independent director of the Hongkong and (Update 1 Sep)
Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Asia
Rajnish Kumar
(Update 1 Sep)
Note: About HSBC
Member of the Audit Committee and Risk CEO: Peter Wong
Committee of HSBC Asia Founder: Thomas Sutherland
Founded: March 1865
Yoshihide Suga
Resigned as Japan's prime minister (Update 3 Sep)
GC Murmu
for a period of three years from 2024 to 2027
Chairman of the assembly of Asian (Update 10 Sep)
Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
(ASOSAI)
Aziz Akhannouch
(Update 11 Sep)
Note: About Morocco
Prime Minister of Morocco • Capital: Rabat
• Currency: Moroccan dirham
Jim Lanzone
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Yahoo (Update 14 Sep)
Renate Nyborg
CEO of Tinder (Update 14 Sep)
Justin Trudeau
(Update 21 Sep)
Note: About Canada
Canada's Prime Minister • Capital: Ottawa
• Currency: Canadian dollar
Kailash Satyarthi
(Update 23 Sep)
Note: About UN
• Secretary general: António Guterres
• Headquarters: New York, United States
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) • Founded: 24 October 1945
Advocate
Gordon Brown
WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing (Update 25 Sep)
Magnus Carlsen
Global Brand Ambassador of Mastercard (Update 29 Sep)
(International, Oct)
Najla Bouden Romdhane
(Update 4 oct)
About Tunisia
First woman PM of Tunisia
• President: Kais Saied;
• Capital: Tunis.
• Currency: Tunisian Dinar
Abiy Ahmed (second five-year term)

(Update 6 oct)
Prime Minister of Ethiopia About Ethiopia
• Capital: Addis Ababa
• Currency: Ethiopian birr
Alexander Schellenberg
(Replaced Sebastian Kurz)
(Update 12 oct)
Austria’s new Chancellor
About Austria:
• Capital: Vienna
• Currency: Euro
Sajjan Jindal
Chairman of World Steel Association
(for the year 2021-22)
(WSA)
(Update 14 oct)
Jonas Gahr Store
(Update 18 oct)
Prime Minister of Norway About Norway:
Capital: Oslo
Currency: Norwegian krone
Dame Sandra Mason
(Update 23 oct)
About Barbados:
First-ever president of Barbados
• Capital: Bridgetown
• Currency: Barbados Dollar
• Prime Minister: Mia Mottley
Shavkat Mirziyoyev (second five-year term)
(Update 27 oct)
About Uzbekistan:
President of Uzbekistan
• Capital: Tashkent
• Currency: Uzbekistani som
• Prime Minister: Abdulla Aripov
(International, Nov)
C S Venkatakrishnan
CEO of Barclays
(Update 6 Nov)
Re-elected as President of International Gymnastics Morinari Watanabe
Federation (Update 9 Nov)
Fumio Kishida
(Update 11 Nov)
About Japan:
Re-elected as Prime Minister of Japan
• Capital: Tokyo
• Currency: Japanese Yen
• Emperor: Naruhito
Daniel Brühl
Goodwill Ambassador of UN-World Food Programme
(Update 12 Nov)
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra
(Update 13 Nov)
President of Nicaragua
About Nicaragua:
• Capital: Managua
• Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba

Elected to the International Law Commission for a five- Bimal Patel
year term (Update 13 Nov)
Shombi Sharp
UN Resident Coordinator in India
(Update 17 Nov)
Sourav Ganguly
Chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee
(Update 18 Nov)
Johnny Grave
Chairman of ICC Women's Cricket Committee
(Update 18 Nov)
Geoff Allardice
Permanent CEO of International Cricket Council (ICC)
(Update 22 Nov)
Abdalla Hamdok
(Update 23 Nov)
Reappointed as Sudan’s Prime Minister About Sudan:
• Capital: Khartoum
• Currency: Sudanese Pound
Nicolae Ciuca
(Update 24 Nov)
About Romania:
New Prime Minister of Romania
• Capital: Bucharest
• Currency: Romanian leu
• President: Klaus Iohannis
Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
(Update 27 Nov)
Prime Minister of Kuwait About Kuwait:
• Capital: Kuwait City
• Currency: Dinar
Delegate for Asia on the executive committee of the Praveen Sinha
INTERPOL (Update 28 Nov)
President of International Criminal Police Organization UAE’s Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi
(INTERPOL) (Update 28 Nov)
Petr Fiala
(Update 30 Nov)
About Czech Republic:
Prime Minister of Czech Republic
• Capital: Prague
• Currency: Czech koruna
• President: Milos Zeman
Parag Agrawal
CEO of Twitter
(Update 30 Nov)
(December)

Eva Magdalena Andersson
(Update 1 dec)
1st female Prime Minister of Sweden About Sweden:

• Capital: Stockholm
• Currency: Swedish krona
Gita Gopinath
New First Deputy Managing Director of IMF
(Update 3 dec)
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Naomi Kawase
and Creative Industries (Update 3 dec)
Adama Barrow
(Update 8 dec)
President of Gambia About Gambia:
• Capital: Banjul
• Currency: Gambian dalasi
Olaf Scholz
replaced Angela Merkel
(Update 9 dec)
Germany's new chancellor About Germany:
• Capital: Berlin
• Currency: Euro
• President: Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Catherine Russell
Head of United Nations Children's Fund
succeeded Henrietta H Fore
(UNICEF)
(Update 11 dec)
Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French Leena Nair
fashion house 'Chanel' (Update 16 dec)
Karl Nehammer
succeeded Alexander Schallenberg
(Update 20 dec)
Chancellor of Austria About Austria:
• Capital: Vienna
• Currency: Euro
• President: Alexander Van der Bellen
Gabriel Boric
(Update 21 dec)
About Chile:
President of Chile
• Capital: Santiago
• Currency: Peso
• President: Sebastián Piñera
PV Sindhu
(Update 22 dec)
Member of BWF’s Athletes Commission 2021-
2025:
Re-elected as member of BWF’s Athletes’ 1. P V Sindhu (India)
Commission till 2025 2. Kim So-yeong (South Korea)
3. Iris Wang (USA)
4. Robin Tabeling (Netherlands)
5. Greysia Polii (Indonesia)
6. Zheng Siwei (China)
Pradeep Kumar Rawat
India’s next Ambassador to China
replace Vikram Misri
(Update 23 dec)
India’s Chef de Mission for 2022 Beijing Harjinder Singh

Winter Olympics (Update 23 dec)
UAE’s Mohammed Ben Sulayem
President of International Automobile
replaced Jean Todt
Federation (FIA)
(Update 27 dec)
Anupam Ray
India’s Permanent Representative at UN
replaced Dr Pankaj Sharma
Conference on Disarmament
(Update 31 dec)
Pankaj Sharma
Ambassador of India to Mexico
(Update 31 dec)
Important Brand Ambassador(June to Nov 2021)
Nitin Gadkari
“Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint
(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
Yuvraj Singh
Brand ambassador of PUMA Motorsport in India
(Update 18 June)
Jasprit Bumrah
Brand ambassador OnePlus wearables
(Update 23 June)
John Abraham
Eurosport India’s MotoGP™ Brand Ambassador
(Update 9 Aug)
MS Dhoni
First brand ambassador of HomeLane
(Update 10 Aug)
Ambassador for RBI’s digital banking fraud public Neeraj Chopra

awareness campaign (Update 10 Aug)
Rajkummar Rao
First brand ambassador of Cashify
(Update 12 Aug)
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Brand ambassador of Amway India
(Update 18 Aug)
Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh

Brand ambassador of Kerala adventure tourism
(Update 20 Aug)
Brand ambassador for Samsung India’s Galaxy Z Alia Bhatt

Series foldable smartphones (Update 27 Aug)
Brand ambassador for the Delhi government’s Sonu Sood

ambitious ‘Desh Ke Mentor’ initiative (Update 27 Aug)
Amitabh Bachchan
Brand ambassador of CoinDCX
(Update 5 oct)
KL Rahul
Brand Ambassador of Realme
(Update 23 oct)
Deepika Padukone
Global Brand Ambassador of Adidas
(Update 24 oct)
Manoj Bajpayee
Brand Ambassador for FloBiz Neobank’s myBillBook
(Update 27 oct)
Amitabh Bachchan
Amway India’s Brand Ambassador
(Update 10 Nov)
Mohammed Siraj
My11Circle Brand Ambassador
(Update 11 Nov)
MC Mary Kom
Brand ambassador of TRIFED Aadi Mahotsav
(Update 18 Nov)
Salman Khan
COVID vaccination ambassador of Maharashtra
(Update 19 Nov)
Mirabai Chanu
Ambassador for ‘Stay in Play’ campaign of Adidas
(Update 2 Sep)
Brand ambassadors of Equitas Small Finance Bank Rani Rampal & Smriti Mandhana
(ESFB) (Update 7 Sep)
Neeraj Chopra
Brand ambassador of Tata AIA Life Insurance
(Update 9 Sep)
Rohit Sharma
Brand ambassador of TAGG
(Update 17 Sep)
Pankaj Tripathi
Brand ambassador of Fino Payments Bank (FPBL)
(Update 20 Sep)
Virat Kohli
Brand ambassador of Fire-Boltt
(Update 13 oct)
Imtiaz Ali
Ambassador of Russian Film Festival in India
(Update 22 oct)
Rahul Dravid
Brand ambassador of kids’ footwear brand Plaeto
(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 Ravi Malinath
High Court
▪ New Chief Justices Punjab and Haryana Ravi Shanker Jha

High Court
▪ 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 Prashant Kumar Mishra

High Court
▪ 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 Pankaj Mithal
and Ladakh
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 ▪ Vivek Johri
Customs (CBIC)
▪ 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
Sreenivasan Jain and
International
Mariyam Alavi of
Press Institute
NDTV, and Lakshmi
(IPI) India Award The award comes with a cash prize of Rs 1
Subramanian and
for Excellence in Lakh, a trophy and a citation.
Bhanu Praksh
Journalism 2021
Chandra of The
Week
The Vienna-based International Press Institute (IPI)
IPI India Award is a global organisation dedicated to the
Ritika Chopra of The
for Excellence in promotion and protection of press freedom and
Indian Express
Journalism 2020 the improvement of journalism practices.
Vaccine word saw a 601% increase in definition

lookups over the year, compared to 2020. The
Merriam-Webster term ‘vaccine’ was used as an adjective in 1799
Word of the Year ‘Vaccine' by British general practitioner Edward Jenner
for 2021 and vaccination was introduced Richard Dunning in
1800.
Gold Medal It was organised by the India Trade Promotion

Award at 40th Organisation with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ as the
edition of India theme and to further promote the idea of ‘Vocal
Bihar
International for Local’.
Trade Fair (IITF) Bihar is the partner state for the 40th IITF and the
2021 focus states are Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
recognising his contributions in the fields

of ‘agricultural research, teaching, extension
7th Dr. M S and administration’.
Swaminathan presented by Retired ICAR (Indian Council of
V Praveen Rao
Award for 2017- Agricultural Research) Employees
19 Association (RICAREA) and Nuziveedu Seeds
Limited. It carries a cash prize INR 2 lakh and a
citation.
The book marked the life events and legacy of
4th Kamaladevi Dada Bhai Naoroji. It also contains historical
Chattopadhyay ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of backgrounds of India’s National Movement during
NIF (New India Indian Nationalism’ by the 19th century. The NIF Book prize is given for
Foundation) Book Dinyar Patel the high-quality non-fiction literature on modern
Prize 2021 and contemporary India and carries a cash award
of INR 15 lakh and a citation.
Himachal Pradesh Police has conducted
the ‘President’s Colour Award’ ceremony at
‘President’s Himachal Pradesh
Shimla’s historic Ridge Ground. Himachal Pradesh
Colour’ award Police
Police is India’s eighth state police force to receive
this honour.
‘Best Airport in Delhi airport along with the others in
India and Central Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru feature in
IGI Airport, Delhi
Asia’ in 2021 by the World To 100 airports list published by
Skytrax Skytrax.
for contributing towards cancer care services in
Assam govt’s Assam.
‘Asom Baibhav Ratan Tata It is the highest civilian award of Assam. Assam
Award’ 2021 day is celebrated on 2 December to
commemorate the rule of Chalong Sukapha.
Jnanpith Award is a literary award presented by
the Bharatiya Jnanpith organization to Indian
56th Jnanpith
Nilmani Phookan Jr writers every year. This was instituted in 1961 and
Award
is given only to Indian writers who write in Indian
languages and English.
The country’s highest literary award, the Jnanpith
57th Jnanpith
Damodar Mauzo is bestowed on writers for “their outstanding
Award.
contribution to literature”.
in recognition of his unique contribution to
“Young developing the Indian Geoid Model and
Geospatial computation software.
Ropesh Goyal
Scientist” Award The ‘Young Geospatial Scientist’ award and a
2021 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.
The award recognized banks for achieving the
DigiDhan Awards
target with the highest percentage in BHIM-UPI
by MeitY for
Karnataka Bank transactions under the private sector bank
Highest BHIM-
category consecutively for two years 2019-20
UPI Transactions
and 2020-21.
for her outstanding work in affine algebraic
geometry and commutative algebra.
2021 DST-ICTP- She is the third woman to receive Ramanujan
IMU Ramanujan Prize, which was first awarded in 2005 and is
Neena Gupta
Prize for Young administered by Abdus Salam International
Mathematicians Centre for Theoretical Physics jointly with Dept
Science and Technology and International
Mathematical Union.
for the ‘DBS Rapid (Real-time API)’ solution in
ET BFSI the ‘Innovative API/Open Banking model‘
Excellence DBS Bank India category and for ‘Intelligent Banking’ in the ‘Best
Awards 2021 Digital Customer Experience initiative’ category,
at the ET BFSI Excellence Awards 2021
The Awards were announced by the International
‘Best Female
Paralympic Committee.
Debut’ honour at
Avani Lekhara She became the 1st Indian woman to win 2
2021 Paralympic
Paralympic medals in a single edition of the
Sport Awards
Paralympic Games.
Golden Peacock
The Award is given to organizations for significant
Environment Steel Authority of India
achievements in Environment Management
Management Ltd. (SAIL)
by Environment Foundation (WEF) since 1998.
Award 2021
‘Most Effective
Bank-Fintech
Partnership: Agile
The award was conferred in recognition of Vayana
and Adaptable’ at Federal Bank & Vayana
Network’s partnership with Federal Bank
the IBSi-Global Network
making Supply Chain Finance at ease.
Fintech
Innovation
Awards 2021
CII Dx award for It will be recognized for the HDFC’s efforts in
‘Most Innovative world class financial inclusion in Village Level
HDFC Bank
Best Practice’ Executive (VLE) centres along with Government
2021 of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC).
for the Best Book of Fiction for her novel, Kintsugi.

Sushila Devi
Anukrti Upadhyay This prize has been instituted by the Shri
Award 2021
Ratanlal Foundation.
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
Mumbai Press
V Ramana presented the annual 'RedInk Awards
Club's RedInk Danish Siddiqui
for Excellence in Journalism'.
Award 2020
Senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha bestowed with
the lifetime achievement award "for his long and
distinguished career of incisive and analytical
writing".
(National, Nov)
Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar will be posthumously

conferred the Basavashree award 2021 by the
Bruhanmutt.
Basavashree
Puneeth Rajkumar The award honours people for services to society in their
Award 2021
respective fields by following the principles of Lord
Basaveshwar. The award includes Rs 5 lakh cash and a
memento.
In continuation of a tradition that started in 1950, Nepal

‘General of
Nepal Army Chief Army Chief Gen Prabhu Ram Sharma was conferred
Indian Army’
Prabhu Ram Sharma with the honorary rank of ‘General of the Indian
rank
Army’ by President Ram Nath Kovind.
received under the ‘Regional Rural Banks’ (RRBs)

ASSOCHAM
Karnataka Vikas category by Associated Chambers of Commerce and
award for Best
Grameena Bank Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
Digital Financial
(KVGB) Around 40 villages in Karnataka are converted into
Services
100% digital villages by the KVGB bank.
Indian Film
Actor Hema Malini is 2-time BJP MP from Mathura while
Personality of
Hema Malini, Prasoon lyricist Joshi is former chairperson of CBFC, poet, writer,
the Year award
Joshi lyricist, screenwriter and communication specialist and
at 52nd IFFI
marketer.
2021
for his book – Ei Amadi Adungeigi Ithat’ (I and the then

island).
12th Manipur
Manipur Governor La. Ganesan conferred the award on
State Award for Beryl Thanga
the 65-year-old writer for his novel published in
Literature 2020
2015. The award carries a plaque, citation, Rs. 3 lakh (in
cheque) and a shawl.
Pratham is dedicated to improving the quality of

Indira Gandhi education for underprivileged children in India and across
Prize for Peace, the world.
Disarmament It has been set up in 1995 in Mumbai by Dr Madhav
Pratham
and Chavan and Farida Lambay. The award was instituted in
Development the memory of the former prime minister by a trust in
2021 her name in 1986. It consists of a monetary award of ₹25
lakh along with a citation.
(National, Oct)
Eminent writer Nirode Kumar

Barooah, for National Integration and National
Lokapriya Gopinath Assam Branch of the Kasturba Contribution. This award was instituted by the
Bordoloi Award 2021 Gandhi National Memorial Assam government in memory of the state’s
Trust, and first chief minister Gopinath Bordoloi.
Shillong Chamber Choir
for his overall contribution to Indian

4th Satyajit Ray Award Bejawada Gopal cinema. Telugu filmmaker Gopal has directed
30 films Telugu films and two Hindi movies.
for his book “Manthalirile 20 Communist

Varshangal”.
45th Vayalar The prestigious award, instituted by the
Ramavarma Memorial Benyamin Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust, comprises
Literary Award a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a sculpture designed
by renowned sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman and
a citation.
for Excellence to the eminent pulmonologist

22nd Lal Bahadur and Director of the All India Institute of
Randeep Guleria
Shastri National Award Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr Randeep Guleria
at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.
by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) for

Aryabhata Award Dr G Satheesh Reddy his outstanding life-time contribution to the
promotion of astronautics in India.
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
1st Satyajit Ray Lifetime
Martin Scorsese and Istevan the greatest and most influential directors in
Achievement Award at
Szabo film history.
52nd IFFI
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.
Awarded at the 67th National Film

51st Dadasaheb Phalke
Rajinikanth Awards ceremony, for his contribution as an
Award
actor, producer and screenwriter.
awarded the ‘Outstanding Renewable Energy

India Green Energy User’ at the third Edition of India Green
TVS Motor Company
Award 2020 Energy Award 2020 by the Indian
Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).
(National, Sept)
22nd National Award for

for having adopted and implemented various
Excellence in Energy Golden Rock Railway
energy conservation measures. GOC Workshop is
Management from the Workshop (GOC),
the only workshop of Indian Railways to have
Confederation of Indian Tiruchchirappalli
received the award this year.
Industry (CII)
for his contribution in the field of education

Swami Brahmanand through his ‘Super 30’ initiative, which
Anand Kumar
Award 2021 prepares underprivileged students for the IIT
entrance exam.
Brigadier SV Sarasvati, the Deputy Director-

National Florence General of Military Nursing Service has been
SV Sarasvati
Nightingale Award 2020 conferred this award for her contribution as a
nurse administrator.
(National, Aug)
The Maharashtra Bhushan Selection Committee

chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has
Maharashtra Bhushan unanimously selected legendary playback singer
Asha Bhosle
award 2021 Asha Bhosle for the prestigious award.
Asha Bhosle is best known for her playback singing in
Hindi cinema, although she has a wider repertoire.
The founder of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in

Pune will be commended for his work during the
National Lokmanya COVID-19 pandemic and how his company helped
Cyrus Poonawala
Tilak Award 2021 save many lives by creating the Covishield vaccine
and then making provided the medicine to the citizens
of the country at an affordable price.
The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) Trust has

selected two renowned economic scholars for the
C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Jagdish Bhagwati and C Prof. C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Medal award.
Medal award Rangarajan Renowned economists Jagdish Bhagwati and C
Rangarajan have been conferred with the inaugural
Prof CR Rao Centenary Gold Medal (CGM).
Indian Wrestler Labhanshu Sharma won the

Bharat Kesari Wrestling Dangal 2021 organised in
Bharat Kesari Wrestling
Labhanshu Sharma Tamil Nadu. 20 years since the formation of
Dangal 2021
Uttarakhand, Labhanshu has broken the drought and
won the title of Bharat Kesari for the state.
Maharashtra government has announced for

creation of a new award named “Rajiv Gandhi
Award for Excellence in Information Technology
Rajiv Gandhi Award for (IT)”.
Excellence in According to Minister of State for Information and
Information Technology Technology, Satej Patil, award will be given to
(IT) institutions and companies for their outstanding
performance in information technology sector on the
occasion of birth anniversary of former prime minister
Rajiv Gandhi.
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.
National Youth Award
Mohammad Azam He has conducted many service programmes like
2021
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.
ASI Babu Ram, J&K

Ashok Chakra
Police (Posthumous)
Shri Altaf HUSSAIN

KIRTI CHAKRA BHAT, CONstable, j&K
Police (Posthumous)
(National, July)
Journalist and Malayalam language playwright
Omchery N N Pillai has been selected for the Bahrain
BKS Literary Award Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)’s Literary Award for 2021.
Omchery N N Pillai
2021 BKS president P V Radhakrishna Pillai, general secretary
Varghese Karackal and literary wing secretary Firoz
Thiruvathra announced the award.
Cachar Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli received

the National Silver SKOCH Award a few days ago for
National Silver ‘Pushti Nirbhor’ (nutrition-dependent), a convergence
Cachar district
SKOCH award project on transformation and development entailing
setting up Nutri-gardens at houses in Dinnathpur
Bagicha village.
International Level
(International, Dec)
Delhi’s Nizamuddin Revival
Project
Winners of UNESCO Asia- Nizamuddin Revival Project, India’s
Pacific Awards for Cultural project on the holistic urban revitalisation
Heritage Conservation of the historic Nizamuddin Basti
UNESCO Asia-Pacific 2021: The jury of Heritage community, in New Delhi, Delhi has won
Awards for Cultural experts honoured 9 projects the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for
Heritage Conservation from 6 countries Cultural Heritage Conservation
2021 (Bangladesh, China, India, 2021 under 2 categories: Award of
Japan, Malaysia, and Excellence and Special Recognition for
Thailand) with the UNESCO Sustainable Development.
Asia-Pacific Awards for
Cultural Heritage
Conservation 2021.
The $5,000 award has been given for
1st American
Nikhil Srivastava, Adam Nikhil Srivastava for his work in
Mathematical
Marcus (Switzerland) and developing and introducing techniques
Society (AMS) ’s
Daniel Spielman (United to understand the characteristic
Ciprian Foias Award in
States) polynomial of matrices, including the
Operator Theory
iterative sparsification.
This acknowledgement is due to the
Honorable Mention in gender equal opportunities provided by
Best Bank for Women SFB through universal financial access,
ESAF Small Finance Bank
Entrepreneurs at 4th livelihood and economic development
(SFB) Limited
Global SME Finance including providing microloans to women
Awards 2021 in unserved and underserved households
in India.
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
2022 Royal Gold Indian architect Balkrishna
Architects (RIBA). Notably, worked
Medal Doshi
under Le Corbusier (Designed
Chandigarh) and Louis Kahn, he is a
pioneer of modernist and brutalist
architecture in India.
India won the Miss Universe crown
after 21 years after 21-year-old Harnaaz
Sandhu from Chandigarh was named the
70th Miss Universe winner of the 70th Miss Universe event
India’s Harnaaz Sandhu
2021 held in Israel.
Paraguay's Nadia Ferreira was named
first runner-up and South Africa's Lalela
Mswane was the second runner-up.
In 2021, US-based electric-vehicle startup
TIME Magazine's Tesla became $1 trillion company as Musk
'Person of the Elon Musk became world’s richest person with an
Year' for 2021 estimated net worth of around US$255
billion.
COVID-19 Vaccine scientists
TIME Magazine's
Kizzmekia Corbett, Barney They were involved in developing the m-
‘Heroes of the year
Graham, Katalin Kariko and RNA for COVID-19 Vaccine
2021’
Drew Weissman
jointly established by Christian Medical
College Vellore (CMC) and the U.S.-based
Vellore CMC Foundation.
The award is presented to Mr Premji in
10th Dr. Ida S.
recognition of his contributions to society.
Scudder
Azim Premji Established in 2001, the Foundation has
Humanitarian
contributed immensely towards
Oration award
education, runs Azim Premji University in
Bengaluru and also supports several not-
for-profit organisations with financial
grants.
The world's most decorated gymnast, a
four-time Olympic medalist, was hailed
Time Magazine’s
for putting her mental health first when
2021 Athlete of the Simone Biles
she withdrew from four event finals at the
Year
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.
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Others who were awarded
in 2021:
1. Elon Musk (Global
Entrepreneur of the Year-
Global Immigrant Entrepreneur)
Entrepreneur of 2. Jeff Bezos (Global Birla is the first Indian Industrialist to
the Year Award- Entrepreneur of the Year- receive the award for global
Business First Generation) entrepreneurship along with top global
Transformation 3. Satya Nadella (Global business leaders Satya Nadella, Elon Musk,
from The Indus Entrepreneur of the Year- and Jeff Bezos.
Entrepreneurs (TiE) Entrepreneurial CEO)
4. Techstars (Best Global
Accelerator for Startups)
5. MIT (Global University
Promoting Student
Entrepreneurship)
Seven times Formula One (F1) champion
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton has
Knighthood by
Lewis Hamilton received “knighthood” for services to
British queen
motorsport. Hamilton is the fourth F1
driver to be knighted.
Bhutan’s highest
civilian award, on the occasion of Bhutan’s 114th
Ngadag Pel gi National Day (17th December 2021).
Prime Minister Narendra
Khorlo also known The honour comes as an appreciation for
Modi
as Order of the India’s friendly approach to Bhutan under
Dragon King (Druk PM Modi’s governance.
Gyalpo)
Other BBC award 2021 winners:
• Helen Rollason Award: Jen Beattie
• Coach of the Year: Gareth Southgate
• Team of the Year: England men’s
BBC Sports
football team
Personality of the Emma Raducanu
• World Sport Star: Rachael Blackmore
Year 2021
• Lifetime Achievement: Simone Biles
• Unsung Hero: Sam Barlow
• Young Sports Personality of the
Year: Sky Brown
Divya Hegde
Other Winners:
• Youth Leadership –
Pallavi Sherring
• Gender-inclusive
Workplace –
UN Women’s
Natwaste Group
Award for Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur from
• Gender-Responsive
Leadership Udupi, Karnataka has been recognized for
Marketplace –
Commitment 2021 her sustained efforts in advancing gender
Dharma Life
at the 2021 equality through climate action efforts
• Community
Regional Asia- with her organization, Baeru
Engagement &
Pacific Women’s Environmental Services.
Partnerships – The
Empowerment
Very Group
Principles Awards
• Transparency &
Reporting – Biocon
Ltd India
• SME Champions –
Namita Vikas
for creating a free, cloud-based

“Digital Innovation application to help schools and
of the Year” award universities manage data.
O.P. Jindal Global University
at the THE Asia JGU was the only Indian University to be
Awards 2021 shortlisted for the “Digital Innovation of
the Year”
Asia’s ‘Leadership
and Management
Kalinga Institute of Industrial
Team of the Year’
Technology (KIIT)
category at THE
Asia Awards 2021
The other winners include motivational
speaker Padma Shri Gaur Gopaldas, polo
player Ashvini Kumar Sharma, Akshaya
Patra Foundation’s chairman Padma Shri
Global
Madhu Pandit Dasa, instrumentalist
Environment and
Viral Sudhirbhai Desai Padma Bhushan Pandit Vishwa Mohan
Climate Action
Bhatt, Padma Shri Ramkishore Chhipa,
Citizen Award 2021
Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi, investor
banker Saket Mishra, Dr Jitendra Matlani,
a renowned social icon of Dubai and
others.
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
PETA India’s 2021
celebrate her work in support of an
‘Person of the Alia Bhatt
animal-friendly fashion industry and her
Year’
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)
Person/Organ
Award Purpose/ Field
ization
South African playwright and novelist Damon Galgut won
Booker Prize 2021 Damon Galgut the 2021 Booker Prize for "The Promise", his third
shortlisted novel.
Delhi-based Indian teenage brothers have won the award for

tackling pollution from household waste to achieve the goal
17th annual KidsRights of ‘Zero Waste India’. The prize includes a grant for their
Vihaan and Nav
International Children’s education and 100,000 euros for their project.
Agarwal
Peace Prize 2021 They developed the “One Step Greener” initiative for
segregating recyclables and organising pickups for trash from
thousands of homes.
Vax is derived from the Latin word Vacca, which means cow. Vax
Word of the Year 2021 by
‘Vax’ is used as a short form for vaccines and means a substance put
Oxford English Dictionary
into a person’s body to prevent them from getting a disease.
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.
JCB Prize for Literature Besides the cash award Mukundan also won a trophy created
M Mukundan
2021 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)
Pochampally village located around 50 km away from

Best Tourism Villages by Hyderabad which is well known for its handloom waved Ikat
the United Nations World Pochampally, sarees is often referred to as the Silk City of India.
Tourism Organization Telangana The award was presented during the 24th session of the
(UNWTO) UNWTO General Assembly which will be held in Madrid,
Spain.
Guinness World 19,024 feet 0.73 inches (5798.251m) high Umlingla Pass in
Record for world’s Border Roads the Union Territory of Ladakh.
highest motorable Organisation The 52-kilometre long Chisumle to Demchok tarmac road was
road “Umling La Pass” developed under Project HIMANK of BRO.
The former world no 1 has already been honoured with the

Lifetime Achievement Badminton Association of India’s (BAI) Lifetime
Award for 2021 by the Achievement Award in 2018. Padukone is the first-ever
Prakash
Badminton World Indian to win a medal at World Championships in the 1983
Padukone
Federation (BWF) Copenhagen tournament.
Council Apart from him, Devender Singh has been nominated for the
Meritorious Service Award.
The awards were given by UNESCO in collaboration with Asia

Pacific Broadcasting Union under ‘Together for Peace’
initiative at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
UNESCO-ABU Peace Doordarshan and
‘Ethical and Sustainable Relationship with Nature’
Media Awards 2021 AIR
award: AlR’s ‘Living on the edge - The coastal lives’
Living Well with Super Diversity category: Doordarshan’s
programme 'DEAFinitely Leading the Way
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.
Knighthood of Parte
S K Sohan Roy The honorary title of “Knight of Parte Guelfa” has been
Guelfa
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
David Julius, Ardem for discovery of the receptors that allow humans
physiology or medicine
Patapoutian to feel temperature and touch.
2021
Global Leadership Awards recognise top
corporate executives from the United States and
US India Business
Shiv Nadar and Mallika India who have demonstrated exemplary
Council (USIBC) Global
Srinivasan leadership and played a major role in advancing
Leadership Award 2021
the strategic and economic partnership between
the countries
2021 Right Livelihood for its “grassroots approach of empowering
Award (also known as “Legal Initiative for Forest vulnerable communities to protect their
Sweden’s alternative and Environment (LIFE)” livelihoods and claim their right to a clean
Nobel Prize) environment.”
Dr. Lall, who is known for playing a key role in
Lifetime enhancing India-U.S. defence trade and
Achievement Award instrumental in some of the top deals between
Vivek Lall
at Ritossa Family the two countries was presented with the award
Summits in recognition of his “outstanding vision,
dedication and success,”
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
Joseph A. Cushman
Rajiv Nigam Excellence in Foraminiferal Research, the
Award 2022
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).
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei
EU’s Sakharov Prize Navalny was awarded the EU’s Sakharov Prize
Alexei Navalny
2021 2021. It is European Union's top human rights
prize.
awarded to the Zimbabwean author and a
filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga for a “new
Enlightenment”, a work on violence in her
Peace Prize of the country and all over the world by Börsenverein
German Book Trade Tsitsi Dangarembga des Deutschen Buchhandels, an association of
2021 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.
Tamil-language drama
India’s official entry film Koozhangal (Pebbles) has been selected as
Tamil film Koozhangal
to the Oscars 2022 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)
Odisha-born neurosurgeon Dr Misra is the first Indian

American Association of
physician to receive the AANS honor which was
Neurological Surgeons’
conferred on him at a virtual ceremony during the AANS
‘International Lifetime Basant Kumar Misra
Annual Scientific Meeting 2021 held in Orlando, Florida.
Achievement Award in
He was the world’s first surgeon to perform
Neurosurgery’.
Computer-Guided Aneurysm surgery.
POWERGRID, a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of

Power Grid Power, Government of India has been awarded the
Association for Talent
Corporation of India coveted ATD 2021 BEST Award, securing 8th rank
Development (ATD) 2021
Limited among the 71 organizations from around the globe, thus
BEST Award”
(POWERGRID) becoming the only PSU to win this award and one of the
only two companies of India in Top 20.
Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has won for

capturing a photograph of a greater roadrunner staring
Bird Photographer of the up at the barbed-wire-clad border wall between the USA
Alejandro Prieto
Year (BPOTY) 2021 and Mexico, with what almost looks like a sense of
bewilderment. The image has been given the title as
‘Blocked’.
for her novel ‘Piranesi’. Novelist and Booker-winner

Women’s Prize for Fiction
Susanna Clarke Bernardine Evaristo chaired the Women’s Prize judging
2021
panel this year.
for Bangladesh’s steady progress in achieving the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN-
SDG Progress award Sheikh Hasina
sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions
Network (SDSN).
Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh has been
2021 Changemaker Fairooz Faizah chosen for the 2021 Changemaker Award for her work
Award Beether promoting good health and well-being by the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced its
Global Goalkeeper Ghumzile Mlambo- annual Goalkeepers ‘Global Goals Awards’ 2021, as
Award 2021 Ngcuka part of its annual Goalkeepers campaign. Goalkeepers
is the foundation’s campaign to accelerate progress
towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Global

Goals).
(International, Aug)
An influential US lawmaker from New York on
16th August reintroduced a resolution in the US
House of Representatives to posthumously award
US Congressional Gold the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to
Mahatma Gandhi
Medal 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)
Deepti Pillay Sivan’s most touted documentary,
“Decoding Shankar” about the life and career of the
Toronto International celebrated musician Shankar Mahadevan, recently won the
‘Decoding Shankar’
Women’s Film Festival Best Film Award in the Documentary section (Best
Biographical) at the Toronto International Women Film
Festival, 2021.
Korean Air has been announced the winner of one of the
Air Transport World’s
Korean Air most prestigious honours in the aviation industry: Air
Airline of the Year Award
Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year.
Hyderabad’s hunger activist Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi,
Commonwealth Points of Syed Osman Azhar who has been feeding thousands of people every day as part
Light award Maqsusi of his food drive ‘Hunger Has No Religion’ was awarded a
top UK award recently.
Nobel laureate and economist Muhammad Yunus will be
present at the opening ceremony of the Olympics, which
Olympic Laurel Muhammad Yunus 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) Mumbai-based filmmaker Payal Kapadia has bagged the
award for Best Payal Kapadia Oeil d'or (Golden Eye) award for Best Documentary for her
Documentary at Cannes film 'A Night of Knowing Nothing' at Cannes Film Festival.
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
Sunjeev Sahota among
Booker Prize Longlist winner Richard Powers.
13 contenders for fiction
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
David Julius and Ardem
Patapoutian discovered key
David Julius (US)
Medicine or Physiology mechanisms of how people sense
Ardem Patapoutian (US)
heat, cold, touch and their own
bodily movements.
Syukuro Manabe (Japanese-born
For work that helps understand
American),
Physics complex physical systems, such
Klaus Hasselmann (German) and
as Earth’s changing climate.
Giorgio Parisi (Italian)
For their development of
Benjamin List (German) asymmetric organocatalysis, a
Chemistry
David MacMillan (Scottish) “new and ingenious tool for
molecule building”.
For works that explore the
Literature Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah legacies of imperialism on
uprooted individuals.
Ressa in 2012 co-founded
Rappler, a news website that the
committee noted had focused
critical attention on President
Rodrigo Duterte’s “controversial,
Maria Ressa (Philippine) and murderous anti-drug campaign”
Peace
Dmitry Muratov (Russia) 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.”
David Card for his empirical
contributions to labour
economics and the other half
David Card (US),
jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and
Economics Joshua D Angrist (US),
Guido W. Imbens for their
Guido W Imbens (US)
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
Manav Rachna Educational

Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent
Institution
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social

Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Responsibility
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 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
Program (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
December
SCHEME PURPOSE
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has approved the continuation

of the Scheme for Investment Promotion (SIP) for five years
Scheme for Investment from 2021-22 till 2025-26 with a financial outlay of Rs 970 crore.
Promotion (SIP) SIP is a Centrally Sponsored scheme, launched on 11th November 2008,
(Central Government) to promote Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India.
Implementing Agency – Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT).
a public awareness campaign on Life Insurance fraud. The campaign has a

2nd Phase of “Savdhaan Rahein. jingle ‘Na Ji Na Ji’ with a character named ‘Gupta Ji’ who spreads
Safe Rahein” campaign awareness messages.
(Bajaj Finserv) 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
(Central Government) 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- Federal Bank, as part of its women empowerment agenda, launched an
Rich Savings Scheme for exclusively feature-rich savings bank product for women named “Mahila
Women Mitra Plus”.
(Federal Bank) 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’ The scheme is aimed to provide incentives benefiting around 53,000
(Uttarakhand CM) 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 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the Atma Nirbhar Krishak
development scheme” development scheme for boosting the agriculture sector. The scheme will
(Uttar Pradesh) 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 Himachal Pradesh govt announced setting up Commission for upper
(Samanya Varg Aayog) 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, a leading private general insurer in India has
(Bajaj Allianz General Insurance) 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 The Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren has launched the
Harnessing Aspiration of Youth scheme aimed at nurturing young sporting talents in Maoist-hit districts
(SAHAY) scheme of the state.
(Jharkhand CM) 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’s Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sandeep
(Haryana) 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 Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has launched
Seva the Mukhyamantri Vayu Swasthya Seva (Air Health Services) at the Biju
(Odisha CM) 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’ Under the scheme, the state government will distribute smartphones
(Uttar Pradesh government) 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 Centre extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till March
Anna Yojana 2022. Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana, the Centre is
(Central Government) 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 to promote the use of cloth bags by the public and discourage the use
(Tamil Nadu) 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
to provide free residential plots to families who do not have land to build their
homes
“Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-
The construction of houses comes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The
dhikar Yojana”
maximum area of the residential plot will be 60 sq. Family should consist of a
(Madhya Pradesh)
married couple and their unmarried children, and families living in a
particular village are eligible.
The Union Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah has launched the “Dairy
Sahakar” scheme at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to
“Dairy Sahakar” scheme celebrate the 75th Foundation Year of AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited).
(Gujarat) 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".
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
‘Janasevaka’ scheme &
services. Citizens can use the toll-free helpline or the web portal to book for the
‘Janaspandana’ platform
government certificates required and avail the service at a cost of Rs 115.
(Karnataka)
‘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.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah launched the
health cards scheme for CAPF (Central Armed Police Forces) personnel and
“Ayushmaan CAPF” scheme
their dependents, named ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ at the national level in New Delhi.
(Ministry of Health and Family
‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ scheme is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs
Welfare, Ministry of Home
(MHA) and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and
Affairs)
National Health Authority (NHA).
Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched the
Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Mukhyamantri Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana and computerization of cooperative
Kalyan Yojana societies in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Under the scheme nutritious fodder or
(Uttarakhand) 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.
for construction workers.
Under the scheme, 800 ‘Shramik Mitras’ will reach out to construction
‘Shramik Mitra’ Scheme
workers, and spread awareness on the government schemes.
(Delhi government)
Delhi Govt has also increased the Dearness allowance for Unskilled, Semi-
skilled workers, to increase their salary by around 1%.
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
‘Mathrubhumi Yojana’
village as per the Panchayati Raj Act, 1947.
(UP government)
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.
Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik launched a road safety
initiative “Rakshak”.
‘Rakshak’
The programme is organised by the Commerce & Transport Department of
(Odisha)
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.
It is aimed at enhancing access to the government securities market for
RBI Retail Direct (RBI-RD) retail investors. It offers them a new avenue for directly investing in securities
Scheme issued by the Government of India and the state governments.
(RBI) Through this scheme, an individuals can now directly buy T-bills, G-Secs
from market.
It aims to improve grievance redress mechanism for resolving customer
complaints against entities regulated by RBI.
Reserve Bank – Integrated The central theme of the scheme is based on ‘One Nation-One
Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS) Ombudsman’ with one portal, one email and one address for the customers to
(RBI) 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.
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel launched a new healthcare
‘Niramay Gujarat Yojana’
scheme named ‘Niramay Gujarat Yojana’ to protect people over 30-years
(Gujarat)
from non-communicable diseases.
‘Atmanirbhar Gram Yatra’ a programme under which Rs 500 crore worth development works will be
(Gujarat) conducted in rural districts of Gujarat.
PM Modi launched a welfare scheme named ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme
& ‘Sickle Cell Mission’ of Madhya Pradesh.
Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme &
He also laid the foundation stone for construction of 50 new Eklavya Model
‘Sickle Cell Mission’
Residential Schools across India. The Indian Government decided to
(Madhya Pradesh)
celebrate 15th November as the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ or ‘Tribal Gaurav
Diwas’, every year starting from 2021.
2nd edition of “Mooh Band
to raise awareness on fraud prevention in support of International Fraud
Rakho” campaign
Awareness Week 2021 (November 14-20, 2021).
(HDFC Bank)
to connect educated youths of the State with self-employment.
Mukhya Mantri Udyam Kranti The benefit of the scheme will be available to the minimum 12th class
Yojana pass youths of the State between the ages of 18 to 40 years. Youths can set up
(Madhya Pradesh) industry, service or business by the loans under the scheme at low interest rates
through banks.
‘Duare Ration’ (ration at doorstep) scheme which will benefit around 10
‘Duare Ration’ scheme
crores of people of the state.
(West Bengal)
For this scheme, government will be spending Rs. 160 crores.
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman launched
two schemes named ‘Tejasvini & Hausala schemes’ of J&K Bank for girls
Tejasvini & Hausala schemes
under 18-35 years of age to start their businesses.
(J&K)
Tejasvini scheme focuses on providing financial assistance of INR 5 lakh
to girls between 18-35 years for starting their business.
Nirmala Sitharaman launched ‘Shikhar & Shikara’ schemes of Punjab
National Bank (PNB) for development of tourism in Jammu and Kashmir
Shikhar & Shikara Schemes (J&K).
(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.
Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has approved the extension of Pradhan
PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another four months from
(PMGKAY) December 2021 till March 2022.
(Central Government) 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.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan launched ‘Urja Saksharta
Abhiyan’ to make all the citizens aware about energy saving, according to a
“Urja Saksharta Abhiyan” time bound action plan.
(Madhya Pradesh) 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.
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its
approval for continuation of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme for
next five years.
National Apprenticeship Cabinet gave approval for stipendiary support of 3 thousand 54 crore rupees
Training Scheme (NATS) to apprentices who undergo apprenticeship training under National
(Central Government) 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.
Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) announced the launch of Model
Model Retail Outlet Scheme &
Retail Outlet Scheme and a Digital Customer Feedback Program
Darpan@petrolpump
called Darpan@petrolpump.
(Indian Oil, BPCL & HPCL)
Three oil PSU’s have joined hands to launch Model Retail Outlets to enhance
service standards and amenities, across their networks.
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).
‘Go Green’ Scheme
‘ESAF Go green’ loans are available at low-interest rate, zero foreclosure
(ESAF Small Finance Bank)
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
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 SVAMITVA Scheme stands for “Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping
(Central Government) 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.
to tackle the stigma attached to menstruation, prioritize female personal
hygiene, and encourage a healthy dialogue of information. ‘Swechha’
‘Swechha’ programme
(meaning freedom) is intended to ensure affordable access to health
(Andhra Pradesh
and menstrual hygiene in adolescent girls and women. Provide good
government)
quality branded sanitary napkins to female students at government
educational institutions free of cost.
‘Mission Kavach Kundal’ a special Covid-19 vaccination drive named as Mission Kavach Kundal,
(Maharashtra Government) with the target of inoculating 15 lakh people everyday.
‘Desh Ke Mentor’ Programme
This programme will be implemented across all the schools in Delhi.
(Delhi Government)
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a Rs 100 lakh crore national
Gati Shakti National Master
master plan called “Gati Shakti National Master Plan” on October 13, 2021.
Plan
This plan was launched for multi-modal connectivity with the aim of
(Central Government)
developing infrastructure to reduce logistic costs and boost Indian economy.
'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' Punjab CM Charanjit Channi launched 'Mera Ghar Mere Naam' scheme to
scheme confer proprietary rights on the people living in the houses within the 'Lal
(Punjab Government) Lakir' of villages and the cities.
Prashasan Gaon ke Sang’ a mega campaign named – ‘Prashasan Gaon Ke Sang’ started from October
Campaign 2, 2021 (Gandhi Jayanti) till December 17, 2021, to provide local access to
(Rajasthan Government) government services in the remotest villages of the state.
The centre extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package
(PMGKP), the insurance scheme for healthcare workers fighting covid-19
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan
for another six months.
Package insurance scheme
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.
On October 14, 2021, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) launched
India’s 1st ‘One Health’ consortium to carry out surveillance of important
India’s 1st ‘One Health’
bacterial, viral and parasitic infections of zoonotic as well as
Consortium
transboundary pathogens. It will consist of 27 organizations led by DBT-
National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad
(Telangana).
The government of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has announced the
“Mukhyamantri Ration Aapke implementation of the scheme ‘‘Mukhyamantri Ration Apke Dwar
Dwar Yojana” Yojana”, which will start from November 2021. Under this scheme, ration
(Madhya Pradesh) will be provided at the doorstep of the villagers where there are no Fair Price
Shops (FPS).
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
“Shri Dhanwantri Generic services to the vulnerable people of the state.
Medical Store” Scheme
(Chhattisgarh) 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.
PM Narendra Modi has launched ‘Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure
Mission (ABHIM)’ worth Rs 64,180 crore from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
‘Ayushman Bharat Health
Under this, 17,788 rural health and wellness centres in 10 high focus
Infrastructure Mission’
states will get support. 11,024 urban health and wellness centres will be
established.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched ‘Go-Green’ scheme & its
‘Go Green’ Scheme
Portal to provide electric two-wheelers at subzidised rates to construction
(Gujarat)
and industrial workers of the state.
Narayan Tatu Rane, Union Minister of Micro, Small & Medium
“SAMBHAV” Enterprises (MSME) launched ‘SAMBHAV’ an e-national level Awareness
(MSME Ministry) programme 2021 to promote the role of entrepreneurship towards the
development of India.
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.
Krishi UDAN 2.0 It proposes to facilitate and incentivize the movement of Agri-produce by air
(Civil Aviation Ministry) 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.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’
(education at doorstep) scheme at Mudaliarkuppam, Villupuram district
Academic Scheme ‘Illam
which promotes education at all levels, right from school to university, for all
Thedi Kalvi’
sections of society.
(Tamil Nadu)
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
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
‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ Scheme of getting a job.
(Punjab Government) 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, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated a
(in Tripura) 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 The Vatan Prem Yojana was launched on August 7, 2021.
(Gujarat) 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’ with the objective of making the state a millet hub of India. On the occasion of
(Chhattisgarh Government) 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’ on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on September 14, 2021. Project Udaan was
(IIT-Bombay) 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 This programme will provide an opportunity to content creators, on its
enablement programme” platform and Instagram, to learn, earn and grow their communities. While
(Facebook) 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 took a leap in advancement of Skill India Mission by
(Indian Railways) 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- In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a
Pay Sakhi’ new mission called ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’. The mission
(J&K government) 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” The Ministry of Law and Justice has launched a Pan-India Special Campaign
(Ministry of Law and Justice) 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
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
PM SVANidhi Scheme Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) Scheme.
(RBI) 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’ The Rajasthan government’s industries department and the Rajasthan
(Rajasthan Government) 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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th Aug announced an ambitious
(Central Government) ₹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' Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on 16th August launched the
(Andhra Pradesh) 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 Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched an ambitious ‘Ubharte
(Finance Ministry) 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 provision of ₹200 crores benefiting 12 lakh landless families.
Bhumihin Majdur Nyay Yojana’ The aim of the scheme is to support rural landless labourers with
(Chhattisgarh) 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 has launched a ‘100 days campaign’
(Ministry of Jal Shakti) named SUJALAM to create more and more Open Defecation Free (ODF)
Plus villages by undertaking wastewater management at the village level.
SAMRIDH programme “Start-up Accelerators of MeitY for pRoduct Innovation, Development
(Ministry of Electronics & and growth (SAMRIDH)” programme.
Information Technology) 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 government launched a special mission called “Mission
(Maharashtra) 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
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
‘YSR Bima’ scheme
insurance claims easier.
(Andhra Pradesh)
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 The policy announced by the State Environment Minister, Aaditya Thackeray
(Maharashtra) 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’ to encourage and promote small industries in the rural areas.
scheme Under the scheme, the state government plans to connect every block of the state
(Haryana) with some industrial vision and the government is working expeditiously on this
scheme.
‘Stand Up India Scheme’ The Government of India has extended the duration of the ‘Stand Up India
(Government of 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 Dalita Bandhu’ scheme will be launched soon for Dalit
(Telangana) empowerment.
Huzurabad Assembly Constituency has been selected to implement the
‘Telangana Daltha Bandhu’ scheme, under the pilot project.
Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Union Government is implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati
Padhati (BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since
(Government of India) 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 In order to promote AYUSH in Madhya Pradesh and to link it with
(Madhya Pradesh) 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 for the protection of women in public, private and digital spaces. For the
(Kerala police) 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
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.
5th Indian Ocean Conference Abu Dhabi 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
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,
16th G20 Leaders’ Summit Italy 2021 under chairmanship of Italian PM Mario Draghi.
Summit concluded with the adoption of Rome
Declaration by G20 Leaders.
Theme: People, Planet, and Prosperity
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.
‘WePOWER India Partnership
virtual platform The event was organized by the World Bank (WB)
Forum’
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’.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated 2-day thought
leadership Forum on FinTech 'InFinity Forum' on 3rd
December.
'InFinity Forum' virtual mode 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
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
virtual platform platform.
13th ASEM Summit hosted by ASEM grouping have 51 member countries, European
Cambodia Union and Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN).
Host: Cambodia as ASEM Chair.
Theme: Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared
Growth
Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science & Technology

(MoST) virtually chaired the 9th BRICS (Brazil, Russia,
India, China, and South Africa) Science & Technology
9th BRICS Science & virtual platform Ministers Meeting.
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.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented
India at the 20th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation
20th Summit of SCO Council of Nur-Sultan,
Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government
Heads of Government Kazakhstan
(CHG) held on 25th November 2021 in Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan under the Chairmanship of Kazakhstan.
October
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the
G20 Extraordinary Leaders’ Summit, which has been
G20 Extraordinary Summit on
hosted by Italy organised to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The
Afghanistan
event, convened by the G20 Italian Presidency, held
via videoconferencing on 13th Oct.
The Minister of State (MoS) for Communication,
Devusinh Chauhan, participated in the Ministerial
held in Vietnam and Roundtable Session of the 50th-anniversary
Ministerial Roundtable
hosted by the edition of International Telecommunication Union
Session of ITU Digital World
government of (ITU) Digital World 2021.
2021
Vietnam Theme of the Discussion: ‘Cutting the cost: can
affordable access accelerate digital
transformation?’
Minister of State (MoS) Devusinh Chauhan chaired
7th Meeting of BRICS the 7th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,
Communications Ministers Virtual mode China, and South Africa) Communications
2021 Ministers 2021 through video conferencing on
October 22, 2021.
Nirmala Sitharaman has participated in
jointly organized by the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
AIIB with the of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
6th Annual Meeting of Board
Government of (AIIB) through a video conference from New Delhi.
of Governors of AIIB
the United Arab The theme of the Annual Meeting of AIIB
Emirates (UAE). was “Investing Today and Transforming
Tomorrow”.
On October 28, 2021, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra
Modi co-chaired the virtual 18th India-
18th India-ASEAN Summit co-chaired by PM
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
2021 Narendra Modi
Summit 2021 at the invitation of Sultan of Brunei,
Hassanal Bolkiah (the current Chair of ASEAN).
On October 27, 2021, PM had virtually attended in
the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS).
hosted under the
PM has welcomed Cambodia as the new chair of
16th EAS 2021 Chairmanship of
ASEAN (2022) and Singapore as the ASEAN country
Brunei
co-ordinator (for India) for dialogue relations (2021 –
2024).
Sept
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
18th G-20 summit (2023) India
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.
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.
International Climate Summit
India Director of CSIR, National Chemical Laboratory, Dr
2020-21
Ashish Lele has underlined the importance of the
conference for the future mitigation strategies of
climate change.
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,
13th BRICS Summit 2021 India (virtual mode) 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”.
India will host the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial
Dialogue with Australia in New Delhi.
2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence
New Delhi
between India & Australia Minister Peter Dutton from the Australian side will
meet with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar
and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
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
Shanghai Cooperation
Chairmanship of the President of Tajikistan, Emomali
Organisation (SCO) Council of Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Rahmon.
Heads of State
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.
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,
76th session of the United hosted by Joe Biden.
New York
Nations General Assembly 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”.
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,
India-UK Consular Dialogue India (virtual mode)
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
Meenakashi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture of
India participated in the G20 Culture Ministers’
G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting on behalf of the Government of India.
Hosted by Italy
Meeting The two-day meeting was hosted by Italy on July 29 and
30 July 2021, during their ongoing Presidency of G20 in
2021.
The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has virtually
8th SCO Meeting of Ministers Hosted by attended the eighth meeting of Ministers of Justice of
of Justice Tajikistan the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The
three days’ meeting was hosted by Tajikistan.
The Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr Rajkumar
Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN
28th ASEAN Regional Forum
Hosted by Brunei Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting. The
Ministerial Meeting
Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Brunei
Darussalam.
The World Economic Forum’s annual Sustainable
Development Impact Summit will take place on
WEF’S Sustainable
Geneva, September 20-23, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. The
Development Impact Summit
Switzerland United Nations General Assembly, the summit convenes
2021
under the theme “Shaping an Equitable, Inclusive and
Sustainable Recovery”.
July
New Zealand is the revolving host of the Asia-
Asia-Pacific Economic Hosted by New Zealand
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. It is
Cooperation (APEC) 2021 (virtual mode)
headquartered in Singapore.
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
O.P. Jindal Global
World Universities Shri Dharmendra Pradhan also addressed the summit.
University, Sonipat,
Summit 2021 The Summit was organized by O.P. Jindal Global
Haryana
University, located at Sonipat, Haryana.
The theme of the summit was “Universities of the
Future: Building Institutional Resilience, Social
Responsibility and Community Impact”.
The G20 Environment Ministers’ Meeting 2021 is
G20 Environment one of the ministerial meetings organized as part
Hosted by Italy
Ministers’ Meeting 2021 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.
Uzbekistan has hosted a high-level International
Conference titled “Central and South Asia: Regional
Central-South Asia
Uzbekistan Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” at
conference 2021
Tashkent. The conference was an initiative of the
President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
June
BRICS Foreign Ministers India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will chair a
Virtual mode
meeting BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting virtually on June 1, 2021.
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
47th G7 Summit 2021 UK
addressed the 47th G7 Summit 2021 through video
conferencing.
Summit Theme 2021: "Building Back Better".
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
5th edition of VivaTech Paris
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
Most expensive city in the world
to live in 2021: Tel Aviv, Israel
Worldwide Cost of Living Economist Intelligence World’s cheapest city:
2nd: Paris, France
Index 2021 Unit (EIU) Syria’s Damascus
2nd: Singapore, Singapore
International Cooperative
2021 edition of the 10th Alliance (ICA) and
Annual World European Research 1st: Indian Farmers Fertiliser
Cooperative Monitor Institute on Cooperative Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)
(WCM) report and Social Enterprises
(Euricse).
The top 10 countries for overall
power in the Asia-Pacific region:
1: US,
Asia Power Index 2021 Lowy Institute 4th: India
2: China,
3: Japan,
37th: Nirmala
Sitharaman 1st: MacKenzie Scott (US)
88th: Falguni Nayar 2nd: Kamala Harris (US)
2021 World’s 100 Most
Forbes’ 52nd: Roshni Nadar 3rd: Christine Lagarde (France)
Powerful Women
Malhotra, 4th: Mary Barra (US)
72nd: Kiran Mazumdar- 5th: Melinda French Gates (US)
Shaw
1st: Nirmala Sitharaman
India’s Most Powerful
Fortune 2nd: Nita Ambani
Women in India List 2021
1st: Switzerland
World Talent Ranking IMD World Competitive 2nd: Sweden
56th: India
report 2021 Centre 3rd: Luxembourg
1st: USA
2nd: Australia
Nuclear Threat Initiative 66th: India
3rd: Finland
(NTI) and the Johns World’s average
Global Health Security 4th: Canada
Hopkins Center for Health overall GHS Index
Index 2021 5th: Thailand
Security at the Bloomberg score was 38.9 (out of
193rd: North Korea
School of Public Health. 100) in 2021
194th: Yemen
195th: Somalia
Most spammed country in the
world:
1st: Brazil
2nd: Peru
5th Truecaller’s Global 3rd: Ukraine
Spam & Scam Report Truecaller 4th: India Countries affected by spam
2021 SMS in 2021:
1st: Cameroon
2nd: Somalia
3rd: Tanzania
1st: USA-487 (+254)

2: China-301 (+74)
Global Unicorn Index
Hurun Research Institute 3rd: India 54 (+33) 4: UK-39 (+15)
2021
5: Germany-26 (+16)
1st: Russia
“2019 Anti-Doping Rule
World Anti Doping 2nd: Italy
Violations (ADRVs) 3rd: India
Agency (WADA) 4th: Brazil
Report
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
1 Gujarat
2 Maharashtra
Other States – Group A
3 Goa
1 Madhya Pradesh
Other States – Group B 2 Rajasthan
3 Chhattisgarh
1 Himachal Pradesh
2 Mizoram
North-East and Hill States
3 Uttarakhand
1 Delhi
2 Puducherry
UTs
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

• Rank 1: Wipro’s Azim
Premji (donation of Rs
9,713 crore during fiscal
Edelgive Hurun India Hurun 2020-21)
Philanthropy List 2021 India and EdelGive • Rank 2: Shiv Nadar (Rs
1,263 crore)
• Rank 3 : Mukesh
Ambani (Rs 577 crore)
Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay
2022 QS World QS (Quacquarelli • Rank 1: National
(42nd regionally)
University Rankings Symonds) University of Singapore
IIT Delhi (45th
regionally)
• Rank 1: Norway
1st edition of the Global Harm Reduction
Rank 18: India • Rank 2: New Zealand
Drug Policy Index 2021 Consortium
• Rank 3: Portugal
The first three overall
positions remain empty as no
country performs well enough
in all index categories to
Germanwatch along achieve an overall very high
Global Climate Change
with Climate Action rating.
Performance Index Rank 10: India
Network (CAN) and • Denmark (4th)
2022
New Climate Institute • Sweden (5th)
Worst
performers: Australia,
South Korea, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, and Kazakhstan
1st: Delhi
IQAir Air Quality Index IQAir, a Switzerland-
4th: Kolkata
(AQI) based climate group
6th: Mumbai
• Rank 1 : Denmark
• Rank 2 : Norway
• Rank 3 : Sweden
2021 TRACE global TRACE International
Rank 82: India • Rank 192: Eritrea
Bribery Risk Rankings
• Rank 193:
Turkmenistan
• Rank 194: North Korea
Bottom 3: Top 3:
IPF Citizen Satisfaction Delhi-based think tank,
• Chhattisgarh • Andhra Pradesh
Survey on SMART IPF (Indian Police
• Uttar Pradesh • Telangana
Policing 2021 Foundation)
• Bihar • Assam
Bottom 10 Top 10 performing urban
performers: areas:
1st Sustainable NITI Aayog with GIZ and
Dhanbad, Meerut, Shimla, Coimbatore,
Development Goals BMZ under the Indo-
Itanagar, Guwahati, Chandigarh,
(SDG) Urban India Index German Development
Patna, Jodhpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi,
2021-22 Cooperation
Kohima, Agra, Kolkata Panaji, Pune, Tiruchirappalli,
and Faridabad Ahmedabad and Nagpur
October

Top 5
Henley
• Rank 1: Japan, Singapore
(Based on the survey
• Rank 2: Germany, South
Henley Passport of the International
Rank 90 Korea
Index 2021 Air Transport
• Rank 3: Finland, Italy,
Association (IATA)
Luxembourg, Spain
data.)
Bottom - Afghanistan
Renewable Energy
Country Investment Rank 1: US
EY Rank 3
attractiveness index Rank 2: China
2021
Global Hunger Index Concern Worldwide 92 rank: Pakistan,
Rank 101
2021 and Welthungerhilfe 76 rank: Nepal, Bangladesh
Rank 2: Gautam
IIFL Wealth Hurun Adani
Hurun Rank 1: Mukesh Ambani
India Rich List 2021 Rank 3: Shiv
Nadar & family
Global Ranking:
Forbes World’s Best Rank 1: Reliance
Rank 1: Samsung Electronics
Employer 2021 Forbes Industries (Rank
Rank 2: IBM
Ranking 52 globally)
Rank 3: Microsoft
London-
Rank 1st: Ireland
based Economist
71st Global Food Rank 2nd: Austria
Impact and is India ranked 71st
Security Index 2021 Rank 3rd: United Kingdom
sponsored by Corteva
Last rank (113th): Burundi
Agriscience
Rank 1: Iceland
Rank 2: Netherlands
2021 Mercer CFS Rank 3: Denmark
Global Pension Index Mercer Consulting India ranked 40th Rank 43 (Bottom): Thailand
(MCGPI) survey Note: The 2021 MCGPI, has added 4
new retirement systems: Iceland,
Taiwan, UAE and Uruguay.
Top 3:
• Denmark
• Norway
World Justice
• Finland
Project’s (WJP) Rule India ranked 79th
Bottom 3:
of Law Index 2021
• Venezuela, RB
• Cambodia
• Congo, Dem. Rep.
Five years on: Global
climate tech Rank 1: United States (US)
London & Partners,
investment trends India ranked 9th Rank 2: China
and Dealroom. Co
since the Paris Rank 3: Sweden
Agreement
Ranking of
Indian
Institutes:
Rank 91-100: IISc Rank 1: Harvard University (US)
THE’s World Bangalore Rank 2: Massachusetts Institute of
Times Higher
Reputation Rankings Rank 126-150: Technology (US)
Education (THE)
2021 IIT Bombay Rank 3: University of Oxford (UK)
Rank 176-200: 10: Tsinghua University (China)
IIT Delhi
Rank 176-200:
IIT Madras
FIFA (Fédération Rank 1: Belgium
India ranked
FIFA Ranking 2021 Internationale de Rank 2: Brazil
106th
Football Association) Rank 3: France
Sept
Index released
Index India’s Rank 1st Rank
by
Indian University Rank
• IISc Bangalore – 301-
350 bracket 1st: University of Oxford
THE World
Times Higher • Indian Institute of 2nd: California Institute of
University
Education (THE) Technology (IIT) Ropar Technology
Rankings 2022
– 351-400 bracket. 3rd: Harvard University
• IIT Indore – 401-500
bracket.
• Management colleges
• All India Institute of
Medical Sciences, New
• Indian Institute of
Delhi 1st in Medical
Technology Madras 1st
• Jamia Hamdard, Delhi
in Overall Category as
1st in Pharmacy subject
well as in Engineering
National Institute Ministry of • Miranda College, Delhi
• Indian Institute of
of Ranking Education, 1st amongst colleges
Science, Bengaluru 1st
Framework Government of • IIT Roorkee 1st in in the University as well
(NIRF) 2021 India Architecture subject
as Research Institution
• National Law School of category
India University,
• IIM Ahmedabad 1st in
Bangalore 1st in Law
Manipal College of Dental
Sciences, Manipal, 1st in
“Dental” category
• Prime Minister
Narendra Modi • US President Joe Biden
• West Bengal Chief • Vice-President Kamala
'100 most Minister Mamata Harris
influential people Time Magazine Banerjee • Duke & Duchess of Sussex
of 2021' list • Chief Executive Officer of Prince Harry & Meghan
the Serum Institute of • Former US president
India (SII), Adar Donald Trump
Poonawalla
World Intellectual
• Rank 1: Switzerland
Global Innovation Property
Rank 46th: India • Rank 2: Sweden
Index 2021 Organization
• Rank 3: US
(WIPO)
Larger States:
• Gujarat
UTs:
Food Safety and • Kerala
3rd State Food • Jammu and Kashmir,
Standards • Tamil Nadu
Safety Index 2021 • Andaman and Nicobar
Authority of India Smaller States:
(SFSI) Islands
(FSSAI) • Goa
New Delhi
• Meghalaya
• Manipur
Overall Most Outstanding
Company in India: HDFC
Asiamoney 2021 Bank
Asiamoney
Poll Most Outstanding
Company in India –
Banking Sector: HDFC Bank
August
Index released
Index India’s Rank 1st Rank
by
1st: Walmart
Fortune Global • Reliance Industries
Fortune
500 list for 2021 (155)
“Global Youth Commonwealth
Development Secretariat in Rank 122nd Rank 1: Singapore
Index 2020” London
The list of India’s airports
Rank 1: Doha Hamad
in World’s Top 100
Rank 2: Tokyo Haneda
Airports 2021
World’s 100 best Rank 3: Singapore Changi
Skytrax Delhi at number 45
airports list 2021 Rank 4: Seoul Incheon
Hyderabad at 64
Rank 5: Tokyo Narita
Mumbai at 65
Bengaluru at 71
Most Polluted city in the
Top 4 Polluted country in the
world
‘Most polluted world
British company Rank 1: Hotan, Xinjiang
cities’ in the world Rank 1: Bangladesh
HouseFresh province, China
in 2020 report Rank 2: Pakistan
Rank 2: Ghaziabad, India
Rank 3: India
Cleanest city in the world
Rank 1: Judbury, Australia
Top 3 Companies:
1. Apple (USD 2,443 billion)
Reliance Industries (USD 2. Microsoft
Hurun Global 500
188 billion) ranked at 57 3. Amazon
Most Valuable
Hurun Top countries:
Companies list
India is ranked 9th with 12 US - 243 companies
2021
companies China - 4
Japan - 30
UK - 24
Cushman Global Rank 1: China
Cushman & Rank 2: India
Manufacturing Rank 2: India
Wakefield
Risk Index 2021 Rank 3: US.
1. Copenhagen
Economist 2. Toronto
Safe Cities Index New Delhi at 48th
Intelligence Unit 3. Singapore
2021 Mumbai at 50th
(EIU) Bottom of the index: Yangon
(Myanmar)
(July, 2021)
Global Startup Ecosystem Startup Blink 20th Rank 1: US
Index 2021 Rank 2: UK
Global Cybersecurity International 10th Rank 1: US
Index (GCI) 2020 Telecommunication
Union (ITU).
(June, 2021)
Index Index released by India’s Rank / Bottom Rank 1st Rank
World University Centre for World Global Rank 415: IIM Rank 1: Harvard University
Rankings 2021-22 University Rankings Ahmedabad Rank 2: Massachusetts
(CWUR) (68 Indian Institutes in Top Institute of Technology
2000)
SDG India Index 2020-21 Niti Aayog The worst-performing states The top-performing states
and UTs include: and UTs as per the report
Chhattisgarh, Nagaland and are:
Odisha with a score of- 61 Kerala with a score of- 75
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh and
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh at a Tamil Nadu with a score of -
score of- 60 74
Assam scored- 57 Andhra Pradesh, Goa,
Jharkhand scored- 56 Karnataka and Uttarakhand
Bihar at-52 scored- 72
Sikkim scored- 71
Maharashtra with a Goal
score of- 70
The State of India’s Centre for Science and Rank 117: India
Environment Report Environment (CSE)
2021 on 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
adopted as a part of the
2030 agenda by United
Nations
THE Asia university Times Higher Rank 37: IISc Bangalore Rank 1: Tsinghua
rankings 2021 Education (THE) Rank 55: IIT Ropar University, China
Rank 78: IIT Indore Rank 2: Peking University
‘The Times 50 Most Times 1st Spot: Rhea Chakraborty

Desirable Women 2020’ 2nd Spot: Miss Universe
2020, 3rd runner-up Adline
Castelino
3rd Spot: Actress Disha
Patani
QS World University Quacquarelli Symonds · Indian Institute of Science Rank 1: Massachusetts
Rankings 2022 (QS) (IISc), Bengaluru (186th Institute of Technology
position) (MIT)
· Indian Institute of Rank 2: University of
Technology (IIT) Bombay Oxford
(177th position) Rank 3: Stanford University
· IIT Delhi (185th rank) University of Cambridge
World’s Best Banks 2021 Forbes with market Rank 1: DBS Bank
research firm Statista
Global Skills Report Coursera Rank 67: India Rank 1: Switzerland
2021 Rank 2: Luxembourg
Rank 3: Austria
World Giving Index 2021 Charities Aid Rank 14: India Rank 1: Indonesia
Foundation (CAF) Rank 2: Kenya
Rank 3: Nigeria
“Global House Price Knight Frank Rank 55: India Rank 1: Turkey
Index” – Q1 2021. Rank 2: New Zealand
World Competitiveness Institute for Rank 43: India Rank 1: Switzerland
Index 2021 Management Rank 2: Sweden
Development (IMD) Rank 3: Denmark
15th edition of Global Institute for Economics Rank 135: India (5th in South Rank 1: Iceland since 2008
Peace Index 2021 and Peace (IEP) Sydney Asia region) Bottom: Afghanistan
Sustainable Sustainable Rank 120: India Rank 1: Finland
Development Report Development Solutions Rank 2: Sweden
2021 (6th Edition) Network (SDSN) and Rank 3: Denmark
the Bertelsmann
Stiftung
Ease of Living Index Centre for Science and Rank 1: Bengaluru
2020 Environment (CSE) Rank 2: Chennai
Rank 3: Shimla
‘Annual Bank Statistics Swiss National Bank Rank 51: India Rank 1: United Kingdom
of 2020’ (SNB), the Central Bank (UK)
of Switzerland. Rank 2: US
QS Executive MBA Quacquarelli Symonds IIM Bangalore: Rank 1 in India
Rankings 2021 (QS) Rank 39 globally
Global list of biggest Hurun and Edelgive Rank 1: Jamsetji Tata Rank 2: Bill Gates and his
philanthropists of last Foundation now-estranged wife Melinda
century Rank 3: Henry Wellcome
World Investment UN Conference on Rank 5 (largest recipient of Top 3
Report 2021 Trade and FDI inflows in world): India- US-USD 156 billion
Development USD 64 billion China-USD 149 billion
(UNCTAD) Hong Kong-USD 119 billion
(May, 2021)
Brand Finance London-based Most valuable insurance Most valuable insurance
Insurance 100 report consultancy firm Brand companies companies
for 2021 Finance Rank 10: LIC with $8.65 Rank 1: PingAn Insurance of
billion. China-$44 billion.
Strongest insurance Strongest insurance brands
brands Rank 1: Italy’s Poste Italiane
Rank 3: India’s LIC.
2021 ranking of global Deloitte Fastest growing retailer List of Global Powers of
retail power houses in the world Retailing
Rank 2: Reliance Retail Ltd Rank 1: US giant Walmart Inc
List of Global Powers of Rank 2: Amazon.com Inc
Retailing Rank 3: Costco Wholesale
Rank 53: Reliance Retail Corporation
Ltd
Fortune’s World’s 50 Fortune Magazine Rank 10: Adar Poonawalla, Rank 1: Jacinda Ardern, PM of
Greatest Leaders 2021 CEO of Serum Institute of New Zealand
India (SII)
EY’s Renewable Rank 3: India Rank 1: US
Energy Country Rank 2: China
Attractiveness Index
(impressive show on
solar PV segment)
April, 2021
Global Gender Gap World Economic Forum 140th Rank 1: Iceland

Report 2021 Rank 2: Finland
Rank 3: Norway
35th Forbes’ annual Forbes Rank 10: Mukesh Rank 1: Jeff Bezos
billionaire list Ambani Rank 2: Elon Musk
Rank 3: Bernard Arnault
Academic Ranking of ShanghaiRanking Best higher education Rank 1: Harvard University

World Universities Consultancy institutes in Rank 2: Stanford University
(ARWU 2020) India: Indian Institute Rank 3: University of Cambridge
of Science (IISc) Category of 501- 600- IISc
Bangalore Bangalore
Best varsity in
India: Calcutta
University
Internet inclusion and Facebook and Economist 49th Rank 1: Sweden

gender equality report Intelligence Unit (EIU) Rank 2: United States
Rank 3: Spain
Henley Passport Index Henley & Partners 84th Rank 1: Japan

2021 Rank 2: Singapore
Rank 3: Germany, South Korea
Rank 110: Afghanistan (Bottom)
World Press Freedom Reporters Without 142nd Rank 1: Norway

Index 2021 Borders Rank 2: Finland
Rank 3: Sweden
Global Energy Transition World Economic Forum 87th Rank 1: Sweden
Index 2021 (WEF) Rank 2: Norway
Rank 3: Denmark
Chandler Good Chandler Institute of 49th Rank 1: Finland

Government Index 2021 Governance, Singapore Rank 2: Switzerland
Rank 3: Singapore
SIPRI’s TRENDS IN Stockholm International 3rd Rank 1: United States

WORLD MILITARY Peace Research Institute Rank 2: China
EXPENDITURE report (SIPRI)
2020
Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index 2021: Gujarat retained top
spot
Categories Rank States/UTs
1 Gujarat
2 Haryana
States 3 Punjab
4 Tamil Nādu
5 Maharashtra
1 Jammu Kashmir
North Eastern
States and 2 Sikkim
Himalayan UTs
3 Meghalaya
1 Delhi
UTs
2 Chandigarh
NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021: Bihar, Jharkhand, UP
poorest states in India
Bihar (51.91%)
Jharkhand (42.16%)
Top 5
Uttar Pradesh (37.79%)
Madhya Pradesh (36.65%)
Meghalaya (32.67%)
Kerala (0.71%)
Goa (3.76%)
Bottom 5 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:
Most Purposeful Technology Most Purposeful FMCG Most Purposeful Non-FMCG
Rank
Brands Brands Brands
1 Amazon Tata Tea Asian Paints
Surf Excel
2 Zomato Samsung & Jio
(Detergent brand)
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 Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM)
Microsoft 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, a corporate agency agreement which will enable distribution of Bajaj
Bank of India in distribution tie- Allianz General Insurance’s products through the bank’s vast network of
up 5,084 branches, 80 retail business centres and 60 SME city centres
across the country.
Razorpay partnered with to launch ‘MandateHQ’ – a payment interface that will help card-
Mastercard 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 This partnership will help provide comprehensive health insurance
Axis Bank entered a solutions to Axis Bank’s employees and customers.
Bancassurance partnership 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 The Indian Academy of Highway Engineers (IAHE), under the
of New South Wales 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 offering a defence service salary package under Axis bank’s "Power
Indian Army 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 KMBL will offer its salary account proposition to all personnel of the
MoU with the Indian Navy 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 for co-lending to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME)
in tie-up 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
Indian Bank signed an MoU with SINE, IIT for funding Start-ups and MSMEs.
Bombay 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 to initiate ‘Honour FIRST’, a premium banking solution for
Infrastructure Development Finance serving personnel and veterans of the Indian Navy.
Company (IDFC) FIRST Bank 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 as one of the banking partners of the Paralympic Games which
Committee of India (PCI) 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 announced the launch of the AI For All initiative with the
Education 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 to create a pathway for Indian MSMEs’ products to move to the
Vriddhi and ‘Haqdarshak’ 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 to launch a Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT). The
America 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
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 HDFC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) to offer credit
support to MSMEs across the country.
AU Small Finance Bank (SFB) signed a to boost ongoing rural development initiatives in the state of Rajasthan.
pact with the National Bank for Rural MoU envisages a joint initiative to benefit farmers, Self Help Groups
and Development (NABARD) (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 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and SBI Card have
Limited (BPCL) and SBI Card have joined hands to launch the ‘BPCL SBI Card co-branded RuPay
joined hands Contactless Credit Card, offering fuel and other benefits.
October
to drive innovation, enhance customer experience

The partnership between TCS and SBI started with the
TCS, SBI extend partnership for 5 years
implementation of the TCS BaNCS core banking solution in
2001.
This will help the aspiring SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises)

BSE signed MoU with Business
to align and strategize about their innovative solutions and to
Leadership League
get prepared for listing on BSE SME Platform.
for Portfolio management of their Securitization Book and

Federal Bank has tied up with
implemented CredPool, an institutional debt platform of
CredAvenue
CredAvenue.
to facilitate 15 million SMEs to access instant credit over the

next few years.
Rupifi tied up with Muthoot Finance 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

to ensure distribution of life insurance products through the
a Bancassurance Partnership with
bank’s network across India.
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
UBI signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced

Union Bank partnered with CDAC Computing (C-DAC), Hyderabad to launch a 1st of its kind
initiative on Cyber Security awareness.
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
HDFC Ltd partnered with India Post
lakh banking access points.
Payments Bank
Aim: To promote affordable housing in the remotest locations
of India.
to enable the users to buy SBI General’s health insurance on

Google Pay tied up with SBI General the Google Pay app. The users were enabled to buy both
Insurance individual and family plans under SBI General’s Arogya
Sanjeevani policy through Google Pay Spot.
Sunfresh Agro Industries Private Limited (SAIPL) in

Maharashtra operating under Global dairy major Lactalis
SAIPL partnered with SBI
partnered with State Bank of India (SBI) to extend financial
support to the dairy farmers in the state.
MeitY Startup Hub partnered with to launch ‘Appscale Academy’, a growth and development
Google programme, to train early to mid-stage startups across India.
to provide passengers with greater trust in communication.

IRCTC partnered with Truecaller
This partnership aims to reduce fraud in the railways.
to spread awareness about the benefits of listing SMEs (Small

Medium Enterprises).
BSE signed MoU with Chhattisgarh
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 As a part of this alliance, Federal Bank will provide to its customers
Health Insurance entered into a innovative health insurance solutions offered by ABHICL.
Bancassurance Partnership
Axis Bank signed MoU with Indian offer a defence service salary package under ‘’Power Salute’’.
Navy 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 to offer enhanced benefits and new features through its ‘Defence Salary
Indian Army Account’ (DSA) to all serving as well as retired Army personnel.
Bank of Baroda signed MoU with to Support Agro e-commerce Businesses
NCDEX e-Markets Ltd 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 in order to empower local businesses and self-help groups (SHGs) through
Rural Development Central Government’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural
Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) program.
ICICI Lombard partnered with Vega to increase road safety awareness and to promote the habit of
Helmets 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 for local economic development.
with NABARD 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 to provide motor insurance services digitally.
General Insurance 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 to provide convenient home finance solutions or home loans to customers
Agreement with Aadhar Housing from the economically weaker sections, lower and middle-income groups.
Finance 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 to provide technical support for Maharashtra’s Electric Vehicle (EV)
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) 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 to provide ClickPay facilities which offer easy payments.
ICICI prudential 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 to offer retail mortgage loans to the Indian Army personnels.
Insurance Group 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 Through this collaboration, SBI and U GRO Capital will disburse up to Rs
U GRO Capital 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 to promote and support football in India. This is the first of its kind of
Jamshedpur Football Club 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 for piloting a social impact lending programme with financial assistance up
Ltd 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 to improve road safety in the state.
with Save LIFE Foundation 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 to discuss their collaboration on acceptance of the UPI in the UAE.
(NIPL) signed MoU with Dubai’s The proposed collaboration will benefit Indian travellers visiting
Network International 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 to enable bank’s FASTag customers to facilitate fuel payments of
HPCL 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 for financing individual dairy farmers up to Rs 3 Lakh.
Co-op Milk Producers’ Union Ltd 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 to launch its new co-branded credit cards.
Bank 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 to launch BoB Credit Cards (Easy and Premier variants) on the RuPay
with NPCI 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 to promote regional air connectivity through the UDAN scheme.
Aviation Ministry 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 to enhance last-mile finance and drive financial inclusion to MSMEs by
co-lending partnership with Capri offering loans between Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1 crore.
Global Capital Ltd (CGCL)
Odisha Water Resource to collaborate on communication and policy initiatives of the department.
Department signed letter of Aim: To develop high impact communication materials and water
agreement (LoA) with UNICEF policy that helps to ensure change in behavior of children and women on
sustainable water use and conservation.
YES Bank partnered With Amazon to offer customers an instant real-time payment system through a Unified
Pay, Amazon Web Services (AWS) 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 for the distribution of a drone Insurance product.
up with TropoGo 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 for empowering women entrepreneurs by providing financial assistance
International named ‘NAVCHETNA’ by SBI.
Walmart & Flipkart signed an MoU to create an ecosystem of capacity building for MSMEs in Madhya
with Madhya Pradesh govt Pradesh & assist MSMEs to digitize their business and enable them to sell
their products through online retail.
Kotak Mahindra Bank partnered to enable Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) payments via Kotak debit
with Worldline 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 to provide support for co-lending to farmers for purchase of tractor and
Private Ltd 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 to provide techno-financial expertise to develop RE energy projects and
Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer fundraising.
Corporation Limited (BVFCL)
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 to launch India’s 1st loan against ‘Digital Gold’. This agreement will enable
Indiagold 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 to support and educate the children of war veterans, ex-servicemen, and
Sainik Board 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 to provide health insurance products for the Bank’s 8.90 million customers
Bancassurance Partnership with across India.
Star Health Insurance
Bank of Baroda signed an MoU for sourcing and financing housing loan borrowers under Co-Lending
with Centrum Housing Finance Model (CLM) mechanism. Bank extends upto of Rs.1000 crore as Housing
finance in one financial year.
Karnataka & UNDP signed LoU as a to improve the access to entrepreneurship and employment opportunities
part of ‘Code-Unnati’ 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 to facilitate pan India doorstep bill payments service for IPPB and non-
Limited collaborated IPPB customers. The platform enables customers to pay bills for various
utilities and other recurring services.
ISRO inked agreement with Oppo to strengthen the Research and Development (R&D) of the NavIC
India 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 to launch “Mission Shakti Living Lab” for empowering women economically
United Nations Capital and drive gender equality
Development Fund’s (UNCDF)
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 to help the state farmers in adopting a sustainable agriculture food system.
United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organisation (UN-FAO)
and Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR)
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) to supply 4,667 MW of green power. It is the world’s largest-ever green
signed a purchase agreement with power purchase agreement (PPA). The agreement is part of a
Solar Energy Corporation of India manufacturing-linked solar tender of 8,000 MW awarded to AGEL by SECI in
(SECI) June 2020.
PFC signed agreement with to lend INR 275 crore for deployment of 350 electric buses across nine
GreenCell Mobility cities of Uttar Pradesh.
Rajasthan signed MoU with Rays to build an avant-garde PV Photovoltaic (PV) Power Station (commonly
Power Infra called solar power plant) and to generate 500 MW of green electricity.
Meta expanded partnership with to provide a curriculum on digital safety and online well-being and
CBSE 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 to offer home loans to customers at competitive interest rates. HomeFirst
Home First Finance will retain a minimum of 20 percent of the loan while 80 percent will be
retained by UBI.
TVS Motor, BMW Motorrad join TVS Motor Company will develop electric vehicles (EV) with BMW’s
hands 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 to support the establishment of a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility
Maharashtra (RVSF) in Maharashtra. The facility will have a capacity of recycling around
35000 vehicles a year.
GAIL signed MoU with Gujarat for setting up of 500 Kilo Litre Per Day (KLD) capacity Bioethanol plant in
Alkalies and Chemicals Limited Gujarat and for cooperation in other business areas of mutual interest. The
(GACL) estimated project cost is Rs. 1,000 crores and it is expected to generate
annual revenue of approximately Rs. 1500 crores.
Edelweiss General Insurance to offer quick and easy, digital motor insurance products to all its
partnered with PhonePe customers. The partnership offers PhonePe customers simple, end to end
digital solutions in the motor insurance segment.
NPCI partnered with Udemy to encourage innovative learning and skill development for employees of
Business 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 and Google announced a tokenization method that
Mastercard on Tokenisation for enables Google Pay users to safely transact using their Mastercard credit
Card-Based Payments cards and debit cards.
CBI signed a co-lending agreement to provide INR 1000 crore formal credit to underserved MSMEs at
with U GRO Capital 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 to avail an Official Development Assistance (ODA) term loan worth USD
KfW Development Bank 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 to enable international fund transfer directly to Paytm Wallet. Under the
with MoneyGram Partnership, MoneyGram users abroad can now transfer money to any full
Know Your Customer (KYC)-compliant Paytm wallet.
SIDBI signed MoU with West to develop the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem in
Bengal the state. According to the MoU, a project management unit (PMU) of
SIDBI will work with the state government.
Indipaisa partnered with NSDL to launch Financial Technology (Fintech) solutions targeting India’s 63
Payments Bank 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 to enable customers of the South Indian Bank to avail HDFC Life’s life
partnership with South Indian insurance products and services to the customers of South Indian Bank.
Bank
IndusInd Bank partnered with to offer real-time cross-border remittances to India using UPI IDs, for
NPCI 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 to enable and implement the ‘e-RUPI’ payment solution to students under its
NPCI & SBI 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 This partnership is part of its efforts to improve the flow of credit to the
arrangement with Lendingkart unserved and underserved sector of the economy.
RBL Bank partnered with Bajaj The Bank had entered into a partnership with Bajaj Finance
Finance for the extension of the in 2018 launching a series of co-branded credit cards.
partnership of co-branded credit
cards for 5 years
Chapter 7: list of loans agreement for India from different

organizations
Loan Dec
Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose
for water supply and sanitation projects in
Uttarakhand.
$125 million (around Aim: To build cost-effective city-wide sanitation, wider-
ADB
Rs 938 crore) reach and less water-dependent, and to engage the
private sector in building the skills of concerned urban
local bodies.
to help the government of India improve the quality
USD 500 million
of the country's school education and mitigate the
ADB (about Rs 3,752
impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
crore)
pandemic on students' learning.
to improve the operational efficiency and reliability
of electricity supply in selected areas in West Bengal.
Aim: To strengthen distribution networks, invest in
World Bank USD 135 million
smart-grid technologies, and ensure financial
sustainability of the state discom (distribution
companies).
to strengthen CPHC under the Pradhan Mantri
Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PM-ASBY),
which is recently renamed to Pradhan Mantri
Rs 15 crore (USD 2
ADB Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission
million)
(PM-ABHIM).
The fund will be used to enhance urban primary
healthcare usage across India.
Rs.2653.05 crore
ADB to improve urban services in India.
(USD 350 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
ADB $112 million for Poverty Reduction will support the introduction of
technologies for smart campus management,
integrated teaching, learning, and career development
management.
for 40.35 km Surat Metro Rail project in Gujarat.
Germany Development
The project is co-financed by French Development
Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt Euro 442.26 mn
Agency, AFD (Agence Française de Développemet)
fur Wiederaufbau)
with Euro 250 million.
European Investment 1st tranche loan of
for Agra Metro Rail Project, Uttar Pradesh.
Bank Euro 250 mn
Germany Development
for an energy reform programme in Madhya
Bank- KfW (Kreditanstalt 140 million Euro
Pradesh.
fur Wiederaufbau)
Loan (Nov, 2021)

about Rs 1,875 crore loan to support India’s National
Industrial Corridor Development Program (NICDP).
Asian Development Bank
USD 250 million This is the first subprogram of the programmatic USD 500
(ADB)
million loans to develop 11 industrial corridors spanning 17
states.
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
World Bank USD 300 million
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.
to strengthen health project agreement for the state of
Meghalaya.
Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will
World Bank $40 million 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.
loan under ‘Agartala City Urban Development Project’ to
improve livability, harness technology, and promote new
developments to accommodate the expanding population in
Asian Development Bank the city of Agartala, Tripura.
$61 Million
(ADB) 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 for India to purchase COVID-19 vaccines under ADB’s Asia
Investment Bank (AIIB) and Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX).
$2 billion
Asian Development Bank AIIB provides USD 500 million and the Manila-based ADB is
(ADB) expected to finance USD 1.5 billion.
An MoU was signed between Assam’s Inland Water
Transport (IWT) department and World Bank to promote
river transportation of the state.
World Bank Rs 770 crore
The central government would return 80% of the loan
amount and the state government would refund the
remaining 20%.
The loan amount will be used for the implementation of
the Sustainable Urban Services Program (SUSP) for the
Asian Infrastructure Chennai Metropolitan Area.
USD 150 Million
Investment Bank (AIIB) 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.
to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive
primary health care in urban areas.
Asian Development Bank This programme will be implemented in urban areas across
USD 300 million
(ADB) 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.
World Bank $250 million
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).
to help the Government of India purchase safe and effective
vaccines against the coronavirus (COVID-19).
USD 1.5 billion The fund will be used to procure at least 66.7 crore COVID-
Asian Development Bank
(approx Rs 19 vaccine doses for an estimated 31.7 crore people of the
(ADB)
11,185 crore) country. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is
expected to co-finance an additional USD 500 million for the
project.
aid to India, in support of India’s fight against climate
change. This fund will also be used for cooperation on clean
1.2 billion Euro
energy.
Germany (approx. Rs
Under its commitments, Germany allotted €713 million for
10,025 crore)
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.
project that will improve the quality of health services in
the state Meghalaya.
an increase in its climate financing goals 2019-
2030 for developing member countries (DMCs) by $20
billion to $100 billion.
Asian Development Bank $100 billion
Earlier in 2018, ADB had announced an $80 billion goal for
climate financing for developing countries in Asia during
2019-2030.
The Government of India and Asian Development Bank
(ADB) signed a $4.5 million project readiness financing
Asian Development Bank $4.5 million
(PRF) loan for Mizoram to improve urban mobility in
capital city, Aizawl.
for climate-resilient, integrated urban flood protection
and management in Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar basin to
strengthen the resilience of Chennai city to floods.
Asian Development Bank $251 million 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.
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)
Asian Development Bank $100 million
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)
to provide access to inclusive, resilient and sustainable
Asian Development $150 million (about housing for the urban poor in Tamil Nadu.
Bank (ADB) Rs 1,095 crore) The state is vital to India's economic growth, contributing
8.54 per cent to the country's gross domestic product.
to develop water supply infrastructure and strengthen
Asian Development
$112 million capacities of urban local bodies (ULBs) for improved
Bank (ADB)
service delivery in four towns in the state of Jharkhand.
as additional financing to scale up improvement of rural
Asian Development
$300 million connectivity to help boost rural economy in the state of
Bank (ADB)
Maharashtra.
Asian Development for urban flood protection and management in the
$251 Million
Bank (ADB) Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar river basin in India.
to support the expansion of the Chennai metro rail
system.
Asian Infrastructure
$356.67 million The project involves the construction of a new corridor in
Investment Bank (AIIB)
Chennai’s metro network as part of Chennai Metro Rail Phase
2.
Loan (August, 2021)

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.
ADB has approved a USD 300 million loans as
additional financing for the ongoing Maharashtra Rural
Asian Development Bank USD 300 million
Connectivity Improvement Project for upgrading rural
roads and connecting remote areas with markets.
India has signed a USD 500 million loans agreement
with the ADB in order to expand metro rail network in
Asian Development Bank USD 500 million Bengaluru.
Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru will be expanded with
the construction of two new metro lines of 56 kilometers.
Loan (July, 2021)
to support India's informal working class to
$500 million overcome the current pandemic distress.
World Bank (about Rs 3,717.28 Of the USD 500 million commitment, USD 112.50
crore) 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)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) USD 2.5 million A project readiness financing (PRF) loan to Upgrade
(approx Rs 18.23 Road Infrastructure In Sikkim
crore)
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 for Initiatives of ‘Supporting Andhra’s Learning
1,860 Crore) Transformation’ (SALT) Programme in Andhra Pradesh
Loan (April, 2021)

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 USD 300 million approved about Rs 2,190 crore for canal-based
Investment Bank 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)

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 led by Gautam Adani has completed the takeover of

‘Mumbai International Airport’ from GVK group. Adani Airport
Adani Group has taken over Mumbai Holdings presently own a 74% stake in Mumbai International
Airport Airport.
India is going to become world’s third largest aviation market by
2024.
Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire RiskIQ, a San Francisco-

based provider of cybersecurity services, including malware and
Microsoft acquired cybersecurity firm
spyware monitoring and mobile app security.
RiskIQ
Microsoft has valued the deal paying more than $500 million for
RiskIQ.
Edtech major Byju's has acquired US-based kids learning

platform Epic in a $500 million cash-and-stock deal, making this
Byju's acquired US edtech firm Epic its second-biggest acquisition after it bought brick-and-mortar
coaching network Aakash Institute for close to $1 billion earlier
this year.
The Reserve Bank of India has accorded its approval to the

Government of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh to acquire
Govt of UT of Ladakh will acquire
8.23 per cent of the paid-up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir
8.23% stake in J&K Bank
Bank Ltd as on the date of enforcement of Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act, 2019 ( October 31, 2019)..
Sept
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.
PayU acquired BillDesk
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).
India’s largest private insurer HDFC Life Insurance on 3rd Sept announced that
HDFC Life acquired Exide
its board has approved acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Exide Life
Life Insurance
Insurance Company for a total consideration of ₹6,687 crore.
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.
LIC bought 3.9% stake in
Before this acquisition, LIC held about 3.17 per cent stake in the Bank of India.
Bank of India
After this acquisition, LIC now has 7.05 per cent, equivalent to 28,92,87,324
shares of Bank of India.
Online education giant Byju’s is paying about $200 million to acquire the
coding platform Tynker.
Byju's bought 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 has signed a merger deal with Sony Pictures Networks
India Private Limited.
Zee Entertainment signed
Zee Entertainment will hold 47.07 percent, while Sony India will hold a
merger deal with Sony
52.93 percent stake in the merged company. Both the companies have agreed
Pictures Networks India
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 has acquired a 100% stake in Mumbai-based digital lending

startup CreditMate.
Paytm acquired 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.
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
Ola acquired GeoSpoc
technologies that will make mobility accessible, sustainable,
personalised, and convenient across shared and personal vehicles, as
per a post shared by the company.
Air India will head back to the Tata Group after decades flying as the
national carrier.
Tata buy Air India
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.
acquisition of Norwegian solar manufacturing company REC Solar

for an enterprise value of $771 million.
Reliance New Energy Solar acquired Reliance, who made the deal through its wholly owned subsidiary
REC Solar Holdings 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 Limited has acquired United States

(US) based Infostar LLC, which is doing business
Tech Mahindra acquired Lodestone
as Lodestone for 105 million USD (~Rs 788 crores) and We Make
& WMW
Websites Limited (WMW), based in London for 9.4 million
pounds (~ Rs 97 crores) to strengthen its digital portfolio.
November
CCI gave the approval to HDFC Life Insurance Company for
acquiring 100% shareholding of Exide Life Insurance Limited under
HDFC Life acquired Exide Article 31 (1) of the Competition Law of 2002.
Life 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.
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 acquired 26% stake
GAIL (India) Ltd.
in OTPC
The 26% stake are acquired from IL&FS Group companies: IL&FS
Energy Development Company Ltd (EDCL) and IL&FS Financial Services
Ltd (IFIN).
Electric two-wheeler mobility platform eBikeGo has acquired the rights
to manufacture the smart electric trike ‘Velocipedo’ of a leading Spanish
eBikeGo acquired
automotive company Torrot in India.
Spanish company Torrot’s
It aims to manufacture these scooters at its factory in Pune. Velocipedo
brand ‘Velocipedo’
will be produced in three basic models — a personal vehicle, Trick
Taxi and a cargo vehicle.
CCI has approved the acquisition of a minority stake in Delhivery

Limited, India’s largest B2B & C2C Logistics Courier Service Provider, by
FedEx India acquired
FedEx Express Transportation and Supply Chain Services (India)
stake in Delhivery
Private Limited (FedEx India), logistics solutions in India under the
American transportation giant FedEx Corp.
December
Merger/Acquiring Company About

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) will become the
promoter of Open Network for Digital Commerce
PNB acquired 9.5% stake in ONDC Ltd
(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.
At present, LIC holds a 4.95 percent stake in the IndusInd
Bank.
RBI approved LIC to increase stake up to
Recently, LIC had also received a similar kind of approval
9.99% in IndusInd Bank
from RBI to increase its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank to
9.99 percent.
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
CCI approved acquisition of 100% stake SATS (AISATS) by Talace Private Limited.
in Air India by Tata Sons 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.
The State Bank of India (SBI) acquired a minority stake
SBI acquired minority stake in JSW (less than 50 percent) in JSW Cement Limited for an
Cement investment of INR 100 crore through Compulsory
Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS).
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
IOCL acquired 4.93% equity share in
percent of the share capital in IGX Limited. Indian Oil also
Indian Gas Exchange Ltd
announced an investment of Rs. 9,028 crores for setting up
a crude oil pipeline from Mundra to Panipat.
Together, Wipro and Edgile will develop Wipro
CyberTransform, an integrated suite that will help
Wipro has signed a USD 230 million deal
enterprises enhance boardroom governance of cyber
to acquire Edgile
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
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.
National Payments Corporation E-Rupee: E-Rupee is a cashless and contactless means of
e-RUPI
of India (NPCI) 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.
to safeguard the interest of its customers. The new
‘SIM Binding’ feature in
SBI version of these platforms will protect customers from
YONO and YONO Lite
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.
an app-based digital-lending platform to facilitate loans
to entrepreneurs from low-income groups.
“Digital Prayaas” lending
SIDBI The objective is to sanction a loan by the end of the
platform
day. The platform has engaged in the promotion,
financing and development of MSMEs.
a web-based end-to-end workflow automation system,
Platform for Regulated
to strengthen compliance by supervised entities (SEs).
Entities for Integrated
Reserve Bank of India This is aimed at helping supervised entities to
Supervision and
strengthen their internal defences and resilience and
Monitoring (PRISM)
bringing focus on root cause analysis (RCA).
It is a Do It Yourself (DIY) Digital Repayment
‘Neo Collections’ Digital Platform for missed loan repayments. Kotak
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Repayment platform Mahindra Bank has launched the Neo Collections
platform in tie-up with Creditas Solutions.
mobile application of LIC’s digital paperless
ANANDA mobile app LIC solution, “ANANDA” for LIC agents. ANANDA stands for
Atma Nirbhar Agents New Business Digital Application.
This mobile app project was sponsored by Uttarakhand
State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA).
Earthquake Early Warning
Earthquake early warning system will alert people
(EEW) Mobile App for IIT Roorkee
regarding the onset of calamity on mobile application. It
Uttarakhand
can detect onset of the Earthquake and issue warnings
before significant tremors take place in state.
Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister for Social
Justice and Empowerment has launched ‘PM-DAKSH’
Portal and ‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App.
‘PM-DAKSH’ Portal and Ministry for Social Justice and This portal and app has been developed by the Ministry
‘PM-DAKSH’ Mobile App Empowerment 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.
for improving the safety and security of the UN
UNITE Aware Tech peacekeepers. The launch of the UNITE AWARE platform
India in collaboration with UN
Platform came as India assumed the Presidency of the 15-nation
UN Security Council for the month of August.
“WEP Nxt” Women next phase of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform
Entrepreneurship NITI Aayog and Cisco (WEP) titled “WEP Nxt” to foster women
Platform entrepreneurship in India.
July
App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose
Social Media Giant Facebook has announced a
set of publishing and subscription tools
named Bulletin, aimed to promote
"Bulletin" Facebook
independent writers in the US.
Bulletin will include support focused on creation
of content, monetisation and audience growth.
Sept
App/ Company /
Purpose
Website/Portal/Card Department
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
SIB – OneCard Credit South Indian Bank & onboarding process, which is in line with the Bank’s
Card OneCard vision of digital transformation.
The internationally valid credit card on the Visa Signature
platform can be fully controlled through the powerful
OneCard App.
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) in
partnership with Fiserv Inc. launched the plug-and-
play RuPay credit card stack, ‘nFiNi’.
RuPay credit card stack,
NPCI and Fiserv nFiNi is a ready stack of services required for fintechs and
‘nFiNi’
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’ 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
‘Pragati’ mobile app LIC
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/ Company /
Purpose
SBI & Indian Navy launched SBI’s NAV-eCash card onboard
the country’s largest naval aircraft carrier INS
NAV-eCash card SBI, Indian Navy Vikramaditya.
NAV-eCash card, with its dual-chip technology, will facilitate
both online as well as offline transactions.
to enhance cooperation for sustainable development
through economy and community participation.
‘Waste to Wealth’
Government of India The web portal will bring together technology providers,
web portal
government stakeholders and urban local bodies to find
solutions to India’s waste problems, mainly plastic waste.
launched in Kolkata for digital monitoring of port
operation. It has been launched for promoting transparency
and to provide port-related information.
‘My Port App’ Government of India
The app has been launched for those port users who want to
use various port services. It includes all facts about the port
digitally.
launched in a bid to raise awareness on maintaining oral
hygiene among children.
‘Healthy Smile’
AIIMS This app is an initiative of the Department of Paediatric and
Mobile App
Preventive Dentistry, with the help of AIIMS intramural
research grant.
Launched as a part of the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM),
Jal Jeevan Mission launched in 2019.
App & Rashtriya Jal Government of India Rashtriya Jal Jeevan Kosh (RJJK) will enable individuals,
Jeevan Kosh 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.
The new platform provides credit to customers to buy now,
but pay later from anywhere.
‘Buy now, pay later’
BharatPe Customers using the postpe platform can download the app
platform, postpe
from Play Store and avail interest-free credit limit of up to Rs
10 lakh.
The eVoting solution has been developed by Telangana State
India’s first Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) with the implementation
smartphone-based Election Commission support of the Emerging Technologies Wing of the IT
eVoting solution (TSEC) Department of the State and the Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (CDAC).
to support tokenisation of cards as an alternate to storing
card details with merchants
NPCI Tokenization
The NTS will support the tokenisation of RuPay cards to
System (NTS) NPCI
further enhance the safety of customers.
platform
Merchants are required to meet the tokenization by January
1, 2022.
IndiGo and Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) entered into a
strategic partnership for the launch of a co-branded credit
‘Ka-ching’ Credit Kotak Mahindra Bank card named ‘Ka-ching’.
Card with IndiGo 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.
to launch Kotak credit cards on the RuPay network
named ‘Veer’ for Indian armed forces i.e the Army, Navy,
and Air Force personnel.
Rupay Credit Card Kotak Mahindra Bank
The launch of Veer credit card for the armed forces marks
‘Veer’ with NPCI
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.
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.
‘e-munnetram’ web
Tamil Nadu The portal was developed by the Tamil Nadu e-Governance
portal
Agency (TNeGA), Information Technology (IT)
Department. Currently, the portal will work as
a private portal.
The TNeGA has conceptualized an interacting platform
named ‘IT Nanban’, which will interact with the IT industry
‘IT Nanban’ platform Tamil Nadu
and enable all IT/ITES companies in Tamil Nadu to interact
with the State government over policymaking.
The Tamil Nadu CM has launched 2 Tamil computer software
The Keezhadi and
The Keezhadi and The Tamizhi, with advanced features,
The Tamizhi Tamil Nadu
which were developed by the Tamil Virtual
Computer software
Academy (TVA).
for the digital mapping of all polling stations by using its
longitude and latitude.
Election Commission The longitude and latitude of the polling stations along
‘Garuda App’
of India (ECI) with photos and location information will be uploaded in
the app by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) (using their
registered mobile numbers).
The Environment Minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai launched

a ‘Paryavaran Saathi chatbot’ and website to facilitate
“Paryavaran Saathi”
Delhi Government people’s participation in the fight against pollution.
chatbot & Website
The chatbot has been made in partnership with UNICEF
(United Nations Children’s Fund) ‘s Yuwaah.
November
App/ Company /
Purpose
West Bengal’s CM inaugurated a WhatsApp chatbot for the
‘Khadya Sathi: Amar Food and Supplies Department of the state government and
West Bengal
Ration Mobile App’ a mobile application, ‘Khadya Sathi: Amar Ration Mobile
App’ to help people apply for ration cards.
a Co-Branded credit card named FinBooster to measure
the Creditworthiness of the customers. FinBooster is built
‘FinBooster’ Credit Yes Bank and around a credit fitness tracker. FinBooster
Card BankBazaar uses CreditStrong app Subscription (credit fitness
report) which helps customers to track creditworthiness
that improves the Credit score.
Manohar Lal Khattar, CM of Haryana, has launched
the ‘Uttam Beej portal’ which will benefit the farmers of
‘Uttam Beej portal’ Haryana Haryana by providing quality seeds with transparency.
The portal will provide transparency in the seed
production programme.
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
‘e-Sarkar app’ Gujarat
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.
to raise Complaint on Corruption
Launched as a part of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week
2021’ celebrated from 26th October to 2nd November
Indian Renewable
2021.
‘Whistle Blower’ portal Energy Development
The Whistle-blower Portal has been developed by the
Agency Ltd (IREDA
IT Team of the company and will help the IREDA
employees to raise concerns related to fraud,
corruption, abuse of power among other things.
for online debit and credit card transactions.
RBI had made a device-based tokenization framework
‘SafeCard’ tokenisation
PhonePe applicable to Card-on-File Tokenisation (CoFT) services
solution
as well i.e Card-on-File (CoF) means that the Credit/Debit
card details are stored by merchants for ease of payment.
Minister of State Meenakashi Lekhi, Ministry of Culture
and External Affairs launched the Azadi Ka Amrit
Azadi Ka Amrit
Ministry of Culture Mahotsav (AKAM) mobile App which is a single point
Mahotsav Mobile App
access to all information, activities and events related to the
75th anniversary celebrations of India’s independence.
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.
“Punjab Career Portal” 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.
It will allow users to place a trade or get information about
stocks via single voice command.
AI-powered ‘Voice
Paytm Money This voice command feature uses neural networks
Trading’
and natural language processing (NLP) to allow instant
processing.
India’s 1st Co-branded movie Debit card named ‘Kotak
PVR Movie Debit Card’.
‘Kotak PVR Movie Debit Kotak Mahindra Bank, The cardholders will receive joining vouchers and earn
Card’. PVR points on every transaction on the debit card (at PVR
and outside PVR as well), with no upper limit on the points
earned.
Giriraj Singh launched the Unique Land Parcel
Union Ministry for Identification Numbers (ULPIN) across India, and
‘ULPIN’ & NGDRS Portal Rural Development and launched the National Generic Document Registration
Panchayati Raj System (NGDRS) portal and Dashboard. India targets for
complete digitization of all land records by March 2023.
for Indian exporters and importers to offer them digital
banking and value-added services.
Trade Emerge is set up to obtain key registrations and
‘Trade Emerge’ online
ICICI Bank licenses such as trade license, Importer Exporter Code
platform
(IEC), GST registration and Registration Cum
Membership Certificate issued by export promotion
organisations or Commodity Boards of India.
The cards have been introduced in partnership with

global cards manufacturer IDEMIA to gradually eliminate
single-use PVC plastic.
India’s 1st Credit Card
The card was launched as a part of a new programme
made from Recycled HSBC India
launched by HSBC Group to introduce sustainable
PVC Plastic
cards across all its global locations to support its global
commitments to sustainability and a net-zero in its
operations by 2030.
December
Company /
App/ Website/Portal Purpose
Department
Aim: To enable all the citizens, especially those who are under
stress, to get in touch with the police.
‘Call your Cop’ mobile App Nagaland police
The app was developed by the Police Headquarters CID
branch in collaboration with Excellogics Tech Solutions Pvt
Ltd, Nagaland.
prepared by the state finance Department from the Chief

‘Hamar Apan Budget’ Web Minister’s residential office in Ranchi.
Jharkhand
Portal & Mobile App
Through this portal, the general public of the state can share
their suggestions for the 2022-23 budget.
for differently-abled employees to monitor and effectively

follow up with the special mention
“PNB Pride-CRMD module” Punjab National account (SMA) borrowers.
Android app Bank (PNB)
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.
The app was initially launched (soft launch) in July 2021.

mobile banking app ‘J&K Jammu & Kashmir
The features of the app include Account Details (Deposit and
Bank mPAY – Delight’ Bank
Advances), Fund Transfer, Bill Payments & Donations, Positive
Pay System and Bharat Bill Pay, etc.
Launched under the Delhi Police’s flagship scheme ‘YUVA’ at

the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Auditorium, New Delhi, Delhi.
e-learning platform
Delhi Police
“Unnati”
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.
to prevent atrocities on members of Scheduled Castes (SCs)

and Scheduled Tribes (STs).
Ministry of Social
National Helpline Against The NHAA will ensure proper execution of the Scheduled
Justice and
Atrocities (NHAA) Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,
Empowerment
(POA) 1989. The NHAA will be available 24×7 on toll-free
number 14566 across the country.
first of its kind Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered

Educational Technology (EdTech) platform named, ‘Paytm
‘Paytm Wealth Academy’ Wealth academy’ for traders and investors.
Paytm
EdTech platform
The educational platform will offer courses and webinars on
trading and financial concepts according to the needs of
individuals.
Management Information Ministry of Rural

System portal named ‘Vikas Development for rankings of States/Union Territories (UTs) in Land
Portal’ (MoRD) 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.
with an aim to crowdsource ideas to benefit the logistics

Department for industry in India.
Unified Logistics Interface
Promotion of
Platform (ULIP) Hackathon LogiXtics is organised by NITI (National Institution for
Industry and Internal
“LogiXtics” Transforming India) Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission and
Trade (DPIIT) supported by National Industrial Corridor Development
Corporation (NICDC) and NICDC Logistics Data Bank
Services Limited (NLDSL).
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

Chalo mobile app & Chalo tickets and have access to bus passes through e-wallet. The
Maharashtra
smart card 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 It will enable CM to track all welfare schemes, including the
Tamil Nadu
system “CM Dashboard status of their implementation, fund allocation and the number
Government
Tamil Nadu 360” of beneficiaries along with updates on the storage of water in
dams and rainfall patterns.
The credit card will be offered on the RuPay platform and

co-branded credit card for BOB Financial and
will be equipped with contactless features. A navy personnel
navy personnel Indian Navy
up to the age of 64 years will be eligible to choose from 3
variants of the co-branded credit card.
Also announced to set up the Atal Park & Smriti Kendra in

Gurugram, Haryana.
‘Haryana Kaushal Rozgar
Haryana
Nigam’ portal 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.
for monitoring various national and state-level health schemes.

Health service management
Gujarat CM also launched the website of the Gujarat Epidemic
centre (HSMC) portal Response Management Information System (GERMIS) in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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

‘RuPay Business Platinum Central Bank of
ATMs abroad and perform purchases globally worth up to Rs.
Debit Card’ for Corporates India and NPCI
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.
The Indian Army, launched a contemporary messaging

application named ‘ASIGMA’ (Army Secure IndiGeneous
Messaging Application). It is a new generation web-based
in-house messaging app application developed entirely in-house by a team of
Indian Army
ASIGMA 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.
This contactless wearable keychain will be part of their daily

City Union Bank & lifestyle and enable customers to tap and make cashless
NPCI payments securely.
RuPay ‘On-the-Go’ wearable
keychain & Manufacturing This On-the-Go solution allows the bank’s customers to
partner Seshaasai 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 (-)8% (Update-27th Jan 9.5%(Update -28 July 2021)
by International Monetary 2021)
Fund (IMF)
FICCI (-)8% (Update 27Jan) 9.1% (Update -8Oct 2021)
Organisation for Economic Co- (-)9.9% (Update-2dec) 9.7% (Update 21 sept 2021)
operation and Development
(OECD)
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 7.5%(Update 12 May)
2021)
Confederation of Indian Industry between (-)0.9 per cent and 9.5% (update 18 June)
(CII) 1.5 per cent
India Ratings & Research (Ind- (-)7.6% 9.4% (Update 19 Aug)
Ra)
Economy Survey (-)7.7 11% (Update 1 feb)
National Council of Applied (-)7.3%(Update-26 Dec)
Economic Research (NCAER)
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,
• 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
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
Committee on four-tier structure for the urban cooperative banks
suggesting 4-tier (UCBs) depending upon the deposits and prescribed
N. S. Vishwanathan
structure for Urban Co- different capital adequacy and regulatory norms for
operative Banks 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
Variable Capital K.P. Krishnan Dr. K.P. Krishnan committee on “Variable Capital
Company 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 N. K. Sodhi SEBI has reconstituted its four-member Takeover Panel

Takeover Panel by SEBI 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 Recently, a high-level committee has been formed for
for consultations on the consultations on the creation of integrated
theatre commands 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
Scrutinize
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a committee
applications and
to scrutinize applications and give recommendations on
give
New Umbrella Entity (NUE) licenses. The 5-member
recommendations P. Vasudevan
committee will be headed by Shri. P. Vasudevan.
on New Umbrella
The committee’s recommendations will be taken into
Entity (NUE)
consideration before doling out the licences.
licenses
The government has constituted an eight-member panel

Panel for framing a
for framing a new law for drugs, cosmetics and medical
new law for drugs,
V G Somani devices. The panel is being headed by Drugs Controller
cosmetics and
General of India (DCGI) Dr V G Somani.
medical devices
The Union education ministry on 21 Sept formed a 12-
member committee to develop new curriculums for
Education
school, early childhood, teacher and adult education. The
ministry’s panel to
panel tasked with developing four national curriculum
develop new K Kasturirangan
frameworks (NCFs) will be headed by National Education
curriculum for
Policy-2020 (NEP-2020) drafting committee chairperson K
schools
Kasturirangan.
High-Level Expert
The Ministry of Defence has constituted a High-Level
Committee, for a
Baijayant Panda Expert Committee, for a comprehensive review of the
comprehensive
National Cadet Corps (NCC).
review of the
National Cadet
Corps (NCC)
October
Expert Committee to recommend an
approach towards the development of the
IFSCA’s Expert panel on Sustainable Finance Hub at IFSC.
C.K. Mishra
Sustainable Finance The committee consists of a total of 10
members including the chairperson and
the member secretary.
The committee will work as per the SEBI
(Settlement Proceedings) Regulations,
2018.
As the entities are currently provided with a
SEBI’s 4-Member Advisory window of 180 days to apply for settlement
Committee on Settlement after receipt of the show-cause notice, the
Vijay C Daga
Orders and compounding applicants mostly apply for settlement at the
of offences 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.
The Central Government has constituted a
Working Group Working Group (WG) to be headed by CEO of
Constituted to overhaul PMFBY, currently Ritesh Chauhan to roll out
Ritesh Chauhan
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima an overhauled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima
Yojana (PMFBY) Yojana (PMFBY) from Kharif 2022.
The group will submit its report in six months.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Expert Group by (MoHFW) has set up an expert group
government on Tobacco Vikas Sheel headed by Vikas Sheel, additional secretary
Tax Policy in MoHFW to develop a comprehensive tax
policy for all tobacco products.
Department of School Education and
Literacy has constituted National Steering
Committee (NSC) for implementation of
the NIPUN Bharat Mission.
National Steering
Aim: To achieve the goal of universal
Committee for NIPUN Dharmendra Pradhan
proficiency in foundational literacy and
Bharat Mission
numeracy for every child by end of Class 3
by 2026-27.
Chairperson: Dharmendra Pradhan.
Vice Chairperson: Annpurna Devi
Empowered Group of to review and monitor the implementation of
Secretaries (EGOS) set up the PM GatiShakti NMP and to ensure logistics
to review and monitor the Rajiv Gauba efficiency.
implementation of the PM PM Modi launched PM Gati Shakti NMP on
GatiShakti NMP 13th October 2021.
SC’s committee to Probe Supreme Court has appointed three-
unauthorized surveillance R V Raveendran member committee to look into allegations
using Pegasus in India of unauthorized surveillance using
Pegasus, a spyware developed by Israeli

firm NSO Group.
Committee members: Naveen Kumar
Chaudhary, Prabaharan P, Ashwin Anil
Gumaste.
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
7 Member Economic
Bibek Debroy period of two years or until further orders.
Advisory Council to the PM
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 has formed the 7-member IT-PAC to provide
SEBI formed IT Projects
guidance to upgrade the existing IT systems of SEBI and
Advisory Committee (IT- Abhay Karandikar
the solutions with the latest IT practices, techniques,
PAC)
tools and technologies.
The reconstituted 7-member committee will
SEBI reconstituted
recommend measures for changes and improvements
Technical Advisory Deepak Phatak
in the market structure given the technological
Committee
changes.
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
RBI’s panel on asset
assets from all regulated entities.
reconstruction Sudarshan Sen
It recommended all accounts above Rs 500 cr, two bank-
companies (ARCs)
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.
to take lead in the development of 6G Technology
globally.
Technology Innovation Technology Innovation Group is a 22-member group.
Group on 6G formed by K Rajaraman Aim: To create vision and objectives as well as develop a
DoT roadmap for research and development (R&D), pre-
standardisation, development of applications and
products, and action plans for 6G technology.
The Central Government has constituted a 3-member
committee for determination of RoDTEP (Remission of
Committee to determine Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) rates for AA
Gopal Krishna
RoDTEP rates for (advance authorisation)/export-oriented units
Pillai
exports from SEZs, EOUs (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 The Working Group on Digital Lending including
Jayant K Dash
Digital Lending 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.
for 2 years to monitor and expedite the pace of
the project.
It includes P K Tiwari, Shailendar Roy, Professor
‘Central Vista Oversight Mausam and member and a Joint Secretary MoHUA as
Ratan P Watal
Committee’ the convener.
The committee will ensure a multi-agency, multi-
stakeholder coordination for seamless integration of
different project works.
December
Ajay Bhushan Pandey
The members of the committee:
1. Ajay Bhushan Pandey –
Ministry of Social Justice and
former finance secretary, GOI
Empowerment has formed a three-member
(Chairman)
Committee to review committee to review the criteria for
2. V K Malhotra – Member
criteria for reservation reservation for the Economically Weaker
secretary of Indian Council of
for EWS Sections (EWS) category in terms of the
Social Science Research (ICSSR)
provisions of the explanation to Article 15 of
3. Sanjay Sanyal – Principal
the Constitution.
economic advisor to GOI
(Member Convenor)
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
NITI Aayog committee
before higher courts.
released a report on
Arjan Kumar Sikri It recommends increasing digital
Online Dispute
infrastructure, building capacity, regulatory
Resolution
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 Members: Sanjeev Nautiyal, RBI has appointed the committee for assisting
committee to assist Srinivasan Varadarajan, Praveen the administrator of Reliance Capital Limited
RCL's administrator P Kadle (RCL), appointed to the company in discharging
Nageswar Rao his duties.
Pawan Goenka
Government expanded The government has expanded the Steering
Current Members: 14 (Headed
Steering Committee for Committee for Advancing Local Value-Add
by former Mahindra CEO Pawan
Advancing Local Value- and Exports (SCALE committee) by
Goenka)
Add and Exports with 3 3 New Members: adding three new members from different
New Members 1. Manish Sharma, Panasonic industries.
India Chairman and CEO The SCALE Committee is formed by the Ministry
2. Vikram S Kirloskar, Toyota of Commerce and Industry, working closely
Kirloskar Vice-Chairman with the Department for Promotion of
3. Jalaj Dani, Asian Paints co- Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under
promoter and Chairman Ministry’s guidance.
Addverb Technologies
to enhance technological capabilities and

explore suitable technology solutions for the
early detection of market anomalies.
SEBI’s Advisory ALeRTS, is a 7-member committee and has
Committee for experts from various technology domains as
Leveraging Regulatory Madhabi Puri Buch members.
and Technology ALeRTS will recommend future roadmaps
Solutions (ALeRTS) 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 The committee examines the provisions of
framework for the the RBI directions that require further
transfer of stressed G Padmanabhan clarification for transferring stressed loans, for
loans from domestic identifying areas or issues of the directions from
lenders to financial RBI.
institutions
The Government of India has decided to
constitute a ‘five-member’ committee to look
into the demand for withdrawal of Armed Forces
Govt set up high-level (Special Powers) Act “AFSPA” in Nagaland.
committee to examine Additional Secretary in the Home
Vivek Joshi
possibility of lifting Ministry Piyush Goyal will be its Member-
AFSPA in Nagaland 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 Consumer price inflation (CPI), the central

Wipro became third Indian IT firm to bank said, is likely to be at 5.1 per cent in
touch Rs 3 trillion market cap FY22 as compared to the earlier forecast of
Wipro on 3rd June touched Rs 3 trillion in 5.2 per cent (5.2 per cent in Q1; 5.4 per cent
market capitalisation for the first time, in Q2; 4.7 per cent in Q3; and 5.3 per cent in
becoming the third Indian IT firm to Q4) with risks evenly balanced.
achieve the milestone after Tata India: 4th largest Forex Reserves holder
Consultancy Services and Infosys. The India’s forex reserves crossed $600 mark
company won its largest deal ever from for the first time and as on June 4, it stood
German retailer Metro and has seen deal at $605 billion. With this, India equals
wins of $7.1 billion. Russia as the fourth largest reserve holder
ICICI Bank Became 2nd Globally to offer worldwide. India’s forex reserve was
‘SWIFT gpi Instant’ facility $605.008 billion while for Russia it was
ICICI Bank on June 2 announced that it $605.2 billion.
has tied up with SWIFT to offer instant SBI launched Kavach Personal Loan for
facility for cross-border inward Covid-19 patients
remittances. State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a
This facility will help overseas partner collateral-free “Kavach Personal Loan” to
banks to send instant remittances on enable its customers to meet medical
behalf of their customers to the expenses of self and family members for
beneficiary in India, thus making ICICI Covid treatment. Under this scheme,
Bank first lender in Asia-Pacific and the customers can avail of loans up to ₹5 lakhs at
second globally to offer the facility, called an effective interest rate of 8.5 per cent per
‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross border annum for 60 months, which is inclusive of
inward payments. three months moratorium.
RBI lowered FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5%, Policybazaar got insurance broking
CPI inflation projected at 5.1% licence
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut Policybazaar said it has got approval
its projection for gross domestic product from regulator IRDAI to undertake
(GDP) growth for fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) to insurance broking, a development that will
9.5 per cent from the earlier forecast of 10.5 help the company augment business and
per cent. 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 importers, logistic firms engaged in

the lead sponsor of National Asset critical healthcare supply can avail of
Reconstruction Company Limited loans up to Rs 100 crore (as per the
(NARCL) or bad bank with 12 per cent geographic location) repayable in 10 years.
stake in the entity. Bad bank refers to a In metro centres loans under Aarogyam can
financial institution that takes over bad be availed up to Rs 100 crore, Tier I &
assets of lenders and undertakes resolution. Urban centres up to Rs 20 crore and in Tier
"The Indian Banks' Association (IBA), vide II to Tier VI centres upto Rs 10 crore.
their letter dated May 13, 2021 requested LIC introduced Technology Platform ‘e-
Canara Bank to participate in NARCL as PGS’
sponsor. The board of Canara Bank has given Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has
in-principle approval for taking stake in launched a centralized web-based
NARCL. workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS”.
The proposed NARCL would be 51% New technology platform, e-PGS, has
promoted by PSBs and remaining by been designed to provide a centralized
private sector lender. Banks have collection and payment accounting with
identified around 22 bad loans worth Rs high level of bank integration.
89,000 crore to be transferred to the BIS: India’s bank credit-to-GDP ratio
NARCL in the initial phase. grew 56% in 2020
IDFC First Bank launched 'Ghar Ghar Bank for International Settlements (BIS),
Ration' program incremental credit growth has decreased to
IDFC First Bank has announced the launch 59-year low at 5.56% in Financial Year
of the "Ghar Ghar Ration" Program, an 2021.
Employee-funded program for its low- As per data, bank credit-to-GDP ratio has
income customers whose livelihoods are increased to a five-year high at about 56% in
affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. 2020. However, this increase is way behind
Government allowed HFCs above Rs 100 its peers and is half of the G20 average.
crores to use to SARFAESI law Total outstanding bank credit was at
The Ministry of Finance has given its $1.52 trillion in 2020 at the credit-to-GDP
allowance to housing finance companies ratio of 56%. However, this was the second
(HFCs) with asset sizes of more than Rs. lowest among all other Asian countries.
100 crore to recover the dues using Sitharaman announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore
SARFAESI law. loan guarantee scheme for Covid-hit
Prior to this, Finance Ministry allowed HFCs sector
with assets over Rs. 500 crore to use Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on
SARFAESI law to recover dues. 28th June announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan
Kotak Mahindra Bank launched ‘Pay Your guarantee scheme for Covid-affected sectors,
Contact’ service including health sector, which includes
Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the guarantee cover for expansion or for new
launch of ‘Pay Your Contact’ the new projects. Besides, an additional Rs 1.5 lakh
feature that enables its customers to send crore limit enhancement was also
money or make payments to any of their announced for Emergency Credit Line
contacts across all payment apps simply by Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) scheme
the beneficiary’s mobile number. expanding the existing limit of Rs 3 lakh
SBI launched Aarogyam healthcare crore by 50%.
business loan FM Sitharaman’s announced relief
The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched package worth Rs 6,28,993 crore against
the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to COVID-19
provide enhanced support to the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
healthcare sector amid the pandemic. announced a relief package worth Rs
Under this new product, entire healthcare 6,28,993 crore to support Indian
ecosystem such as hospitals, nursing economy in the fight against COVID-19
homes, diagnostic centres, pathology pandemic.
labs, manufacturers, suppliers,
A total of 17 measures amounting to Rs solutions for medical doctors. Called

6,28,993 crore were announced 3 broad ‘Salute Doctors’, it provides customized
categories. Economic Relief from Pandemic banking as well as value-added services for
(8), Strengthening Public Health (1), every doctor, beginning from a medical
Impetus for Growth & Employment (8). student to a senior medical consultant to an
About Relied Fund owner of a hospital or a clinic.
Economic relief from COVID-19 Pandemic HDFC Bank launched ‘Salaam Dil Sey’
- Rs 3,76,244 crores initiative
New scheme for Public Health - Rs 15,000 HDFC Bank launched a SalaamDilSey
Crores initiative to show gratitude to doctors for
Impetus for Growth and Employment - Rs their tireless service during the pandemic,
2,37,749 Crores to pay tribute to doctors across the
Total - Rs 6,28,993 Crores country.
ATM cash withdrawal rule changed India recorded current account surplus
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed of 0.9% in FY21
some rules regarding cash withdrawal According to the data released by the
from automated teller machine (ATM). Reserve Bank of India, India reported a
• Free cash withdrawal limit from current account surplus of 0.9% of GDP in
own bank: Bank customers can now FY 21. In FY 20 there was a current account
do five free financial and non- deficit of 0.9%. The reason for the Current
financial transactions every month Account Surplus in FY21 is a sharp
from their own bank ATMs. contraction in the trade deficit to US$ 102.2
• Free ATM transaction limit from billion from US$ 157.5 billion in 2019-20.
other bank: ATM card holders can India has seen a Current account surplus for
do three free financial and non- the first time in 17 years.
financial transactions in metro LIC launched Saral pension plan
centres while five in non-metro The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of
transaction from other bank ATMs India on 1st July 2021 launched Saral
• Charges on ATM cash withdrawal pension plan — a non-linked, non-
beyond free limit: RBI allowed participating, single premium, individual
banks to increase charges on ATM immediate annuity plan.
transactions beyond free ATM Indian Overseas Bank became the second
transaction limit. most-valued public lender
• Rise in interchange fee: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has become
Interchange fee per transaction the second most-valued listed public
changed from Rs 15 to Rs 17 for sector bank (PSB) with a market
financial transactions while from Rs capitalisation of over Rs 50,000 crore.
5 to Rs 6 for non-financial PNB was valued at Rs 46,356 crore and
transactions in effect from August 1, BoB at Rs 44,060 crore, which are now
2021. ranked third and fourth among PSBs,
• New charges on ATM withdrawal respectively.
beyond free transaction limit: Paytm launches ‘Postpaid Mini’ to
Bank customer will have to pay Rs 21 provide small-ticket instant loans
(currently it is Rs 20) for each ATM Paytm has announced the launch of
cash withdrawal beyond free Postpaid Mini, small-ticket loans that will
transaction limit in effect from give users the flexibility to access loans
January 1, 2022. ranging from Rs 250 – Rs 1,000, in
partnership with Aditya Birla Finance Ltd.
July 2021 Paytm Postpaid is offering a period of up to
ICICI Bank launched a comprehensive 30 days for repayment of loans at 0%
banking solution for doctors interest.
ICICI Bank announced the launch of the RBI Launched ‘Retail Direct Scheme’
country’s most comprehensive banking The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13th
July announced the ‘RBI Retail Direct’
scheme for retail investors, through Government has permitted FDI up to

which they can directly buy and sell 100% under the automatic route for
government securities (G-Secs), both renewable energy projects
primary and secondary. Government has permitted Foreign
As per the central bank, under the ‘RBI Retail Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100
Direct’ scheme, retail investors (individuals) percent under the automatic route for
will have the facility to open and maintain renewable energy projects, including
the ‘Retail Direct Gilt Account’ (RDG offshore wind energy projects.
Account) with the RBI. “RDG account can be August 2021
opened through an online portal GST collection recovers to a 3-month high
provided for the purpose of the scheme. of Rs 1.16lac Cr. in July
Cabinet approved increase in DA and The Goods and services tax (GST)
Dearness Relief from 17% to 28% collection recovered to a three-month
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime high in July, exceeding the Rs 1.1 trillion
Minister Narendra Modi has approved an mark, as economic activity resumed with
increase in the Dearness Allowance to most states easing Covid-19 restrictions,
Central Government employees and official data showed on 1 August.
Dearness Relief to pensioners to 28 per cent. The GST mop-up in July stood at Rs 1,16,393
This hike represents an increase of 11 per crore, as against Rs 92,849 crore in June,
cent over the existing rate of 17 per cent according to the data released by the finance
of the basic pay/pension. The increased ministry.
DA and DR rates will be effective from HDFC Bank launched ‘Dukandar
July 1, 2021. Overdraft Scheme’
FDI limit in NPS fund managers hiked to HDFC Bank announced the launch of an
74% from 49% overdraft facility for small retailers in
The government notified a hike in the partnership with CSC SPV. Known as
foreign direct investment limit in pension ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’. The scheme
fund management to 74% from 49% by HDFC Bank is aimed at helping
under the national pension system (NPS). shopkeepers and merchants ease their cash
Pension Fund Regulatory &Development crunch.
Authority (PFRDA) Act links the FDI ceiling According to the bank, retailers operating for
in the insurance sector. a minimum of three years are eligible for
Federal Bank launched “FEDDY” AI- the scheme by providing six months bank
Powered virtual assistant for customers statement from any bank.
The Federal Bank has launched “FEDDY”, HDFC Bank will approve an overdraft limit
an Artificial Intelligence-powered virtual from a minimum of Rs 50,000 to a
assistant to help customers with banking- maximum of Rs 10 lakhs based on the
related queries anytime. FEDDY can be statements.
accessed via Alexa, Google Assistant and Importantly, HDFC Bank won’t seek
WhatsApp. collateral security, business financials, and
SBI selected Paisalo as its National income tax returns from retailers who apply
Corporate Business Correspondent for the scheme.
State Bank of India (SBI) has selected RBI Authorises IndusInd Bank to act as an
“Paisalo Digital” as the National Corporate ‘Agency Bank’
Business Correspondent of the Bank for The IndusInd Bank has been empanelled
financial inclusion by providing banking by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act
services through kiosks. as an ‘Agency Bank’. As an Agency Bank,
RBI increased loan limit of bank directors IndusInd becomes eligible to carry out
to Rs 5 cr from Rs 25 lakh transactions related to all kinds of
The Reserve Bank of India on 23rd July government-led businesses.
increased the limit of personal loans RBI revises retail inflation projection for
given to any director of a bank to Rs 5 FY22 to 5.7%
crore, from Rs 25 lakh earlier. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
revised upwards retail inflation
projection for FY 22 to 5.7 per cent from The DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of
5.1 per cent, even as it retained real GDP Govt. of India for promoting poverty
projection at 9.5 per cent. reduction through building strong
The revised quarterly retail inflation institutions for the poor, particularly
projections are: 5.9 per cent in Q2 (5.4 per women, and enabling these institutions to
cent earlier projection); 5.3 per cent in Q3 access a range of financial services and
(4.7 per cent); and 5.8 per cent in Q4 (5.3 per livelihoods.
cent) of 2021-22. HCL Technologies becomes 4th IT firm to
Sebi allows payments banks to act as hit Rs 3 trillion market-cap
investment bankers HCL Technologies' market capitalisation
Sebi has allowed payments banks to carry (market-cap) touched Rs 3 trillion for the
out the activities of investment bankers first time on 13th Aug, becoming the fourth
to provide easy access to investors to Indian information technology (IT) firm to
participate in public and rights issues by achieve this milestone after Tata
using various payment avenues, markets Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and
regulator. Wipro.
Non-scheduled payments banks, which have Shares of HCL Tech hit a fresh record high of
prior approval from the Reserve Bank of Rs 1,118.55, up 2 per cent on the BSE in
India (RBI), will be eligible to act as a banker intra-day trade, surpassing its previous high
to an issue (BTI). of Rs 1,101 touched on 12th Aug in intra-day
Suryoday Small Finance Bank Launched deal.
‘Health and Wellness Savings account Number Of Billionaires In India Dropped
Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) has From 141 to 136
launched a ‘Suryoday Health and In the pandemic-hit financial year of
Wellness Savings Account’ to help 2020-21, the number of billionaires in
customers grow their wealth and also India dropped from 141 in FY20 to 136 in
take care of their family’s health amid the FY21, as per a statement issued by Finance
covid-19 pandemic. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya
The account offers an attractive interest rate Sabha.
and comes with three major benefits for a The count is based on the gross total income
family of four — top-up health insurance of declared in the income tax returns. In FY
₹25 lakh, annual healthcare package and on- 2018-19, the number of individuals with a
call emergency ambulance medical care gross total annual income of more than Rs
services. 100 cr is 77.
RBI to impose monetary penalty on ATMs
that run out of cash from October 1 SBI Life launches new-age term insurance
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided policy “SBI Life eShield Next”
to charge penalties on banks for non- • SBI Life Insurance
availability of cash in ATMs. announced the launch of a
Starting October 1, 2021, cash-out at any unique new age protection
ATM of more than 10 hours in a month will solution called ‘SBI Life eShield
attract a flat penalty of Rs 10,000 per ATM. Next’, which ‘levels up’ the
In case of White Label ATMs (WLAs), the protection coverage as the
penalty would be charged to the bank which insured achieves life’s major
is meeting the cash requirement of that milestones.
particular WLA. • This means that the policy is
RBI increase collateral-free loans to Self neither linked to the stock
Help Groups market nor shares any profit or
The Reserve Bank of India has raised the dividends with the policyholders.
limit for collateral-free loans to Self-Help RBI will introduce ‘Regulatory GAAR’ for
Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM round-tripping
(Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National • The Reserve Bank of India
Rural Livelihoods Mission) from Rs. 10 (RBI) has come up with a draft
lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs. rule with modifications in the
existing regulation related to tokenisation services to any

foreign investment to token requestor (i.e., third-
discourage round-tripping. The party app provider) through
central bank is looking to tweak mobile phones and tablets.
the existing regulations and has • Now RBI has extended the scope
come up with draft rules around of tokenization to include
round-tripping. consumer devices – laptops,
• Some of the largest Indian desktops, wearables
companies, startups and (wristwatches, bands, etc.),
multinationals with an India Internet of Things (IoT)
presence have put their devices, etc.
outbound investment, • The permission for tokenization
fundraising and restructuring extends to various channels [e.g.,
plans on hold as the RBI looks to Near Field Communication (NFC)
introduce fresh regulations / Magnetic Secure Transmission
around “round-tripping.” (MST) based contactless
RBI introduced Financial Inclusion Index transactions, in-app payments,
• The Reserve Bank of India QR code-based payments, etc.] or
introduced the financial token storage mechanisms
inclusion index on August 17, (cloud, secure element, trusted
2021. execution environment, etc.
• The Financial Inclusion Index will RBI enhances limit under Indo-Nepal
be used to capture the extent of Remittance Facility to Rs 2 lakh
financial inclusion in India. This • The Reserve Bank of India has
index was part of the increased the limit of fund
announcements made in first bi- transfer under the Indo-Nepal
monthly monetary policy of April Remittance Facility Scheme
2021. from Rs 50,000 per transaction
• About: Financial Inclusion Index to Rs 2 lakh per
has been conceptualised as a transaction. Earlier there was a
comprehensive index comprising ceiling limit of 12 transactions in
the details of banking, insurance, a year.
investments, postal and pension • This limit has also been removed.
sector in consultation with However, for cash-based
government and sectoral transfers under the Indo-Nepal
regulators. Remittance Facility, the per
Infosys becomes 4th Indian company to transaction limit of Rs 50,000 will
touch $100 billion m-cap still be present with a maximum
• Infosys crossed the $100 number of transfers in a year
billion mark in terms of allowed at 12.
market capitalisation on 24th PhonePe receives direct broking licence
Aug, becoming the fourth from IRDAI
Indian company. • Flipkart-owned digital
• Reliance Industries (m-cap of payments platform PhonePe
$140 billion), Tata Consultancy has received an insurance
Services (m-cap $115 billion) and broking licence from the
HDFC Bank (m-cap $100.1 Insurance Regulatory and
billion) are the other Indian firms Development Authority of
in the club with Infosys. India (IRDAI). This means that
RBI extends card payment tokenisation with the new ‘direct broking’
facility to laptops, wearable devices licence, PhonePe can now
• In 2019, RBI had permitted distribute insurance products
authorized card payment from all insurance companies in
networks to offer card India, on its platform.
• Earlier in January 2020, PhonePe to security receipts issued by the National

entered the insurtech sector, but Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) as
with a limited insurance part of resolution of bad loans, Sitharaman
‘corporate agent’ licence, which said at a press briefing in New Delhi.
restricted it to partner with only TCS 2nd Indian company to hit $200
three insurance companies per billion m-cap after RIL
category. IT services major Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) on 16th Sept touched the
Sept 2021 $200 billion market capitalisation-mark
Bank of Baroda topped the MeitY Digital as its shares surged to lifetime highs in
Payment Scorecard for 2020-21 intraday trade. The stock moved to an all-
Bank of Baroda, announced that the bank time of ₹ 3,980 before settling 1.79% higher
has Ranked #1 with a total of 86% marks on at ₹ 3.954.80. The company's market
the scorecard issued by the Ministry of capitalisation or m-cap stood at around ₹
Electronics and Information Technology 14.63 lakh crore ($199.1 billion).
(MeitY) for the month of February and Before this, Reliance Industries (RIL) was
March 2021. The scorecard ranks 44 banks the only listed company in India with a
(Public Sector Banks, Private Banks, Foreign market valuation of over $200 billion. RIL's
Banks, Payments Banks, Small Finance current m-cap stood at ₹ 15.08 lakh crore
Banks) on various parameters on the digital ($205.2 billion).
business. RBI fixed minimum ticket size to issue
RBI removed lending curbs on UCO Bank securitisation notes
Reserve Bank of India has taken public Reserve Bank of India (Securitisation of
sector lender UCO Bank out of the Prompt Standard Assets) Directions, 2021,
Corrective Action (PCA) framework on exposures to securitisations that are STC
improvement in financial and credit profile. (simple, transparent, and comparable)-
Following UCO Bank’s exit, two banks — compliant can be subject to the
Indian Overseas Bank and Central Bank of alternative capital treatment.
India — remain under PCA. The central bank As per the guidelines of RBI, the minimum
uses the PCA framework to rein in banks that ticket size for the issuance of
have breached certain regulatory thresholds securitization notes will be Rs.1 crore.
in bad loans and capital adequacy. Securitization notes – it means securities
100% FDI in telecom sector via automatic issued by the special purpose entity as a part
route of a securitization.
The Union Cabinet on 15th Sept allowed RBI allowed lenders to sell fraud loans to
100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in ARC
the country’s telecom sector via the The Reserve Bank of India has allowed
automatic route, adding all safeguards lenders/banks to transfer of loans that
will apply. Till now, only 49% of FDI was have been classified as fraud by these
allowed through the automatic route and lenders to Asset Reconstruction
anything beyond this had to necessarily go Companies (ARCs).
through the government route. Stressed loans including fraud loans that are
FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced over in default for more than 60 days or classified
Rs 30,600 crores guarantee for bad bank as NPA are permitted to be transferred to
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on ARCs. This comes in the wake of banks
Thursday announced a formal reporting frauds aggregating Rs 3.95-
government guarantee to the tune of Rs lakh crore between FY19 and FY21.
30,600 crore on the securities receipts Under the new guidelines, loans can be
that the planned ‘bad bank’ will issue to transferred only after a minimum holding
banks as it takes on non-performing assets period (MHP) of three months in case of
from their books. loans with tenor up to 2 years, and six
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a months for those with the tenor of more than
proposal to provide government guarantee 2 years.
RBI has set WMA Limit for Central The Reserve Bank of India has granted a
Government for at Rs. 50,000 crores banking licence to Unity Small Finance
The Reserve bank of India has set the Bank Ltd (USFBL), which was established
limit for Ways and Means Advances jointly by the Centrum Financial Services
(WMA) for the second half of the financial Ltd (CFSL) and Resilient Innovations
year 2021-22 i.e., October 2021 to March Private Limited (BharatPe), to carry on a
2022 at Rs. 50,000 crores. The Reserve SFB business in India.
Bank may trigger fresh floatation of market Kotak Mahindra Bank launched Micro
loans when the Government of India ATMs across India
utilizes 75% of the WMA limit. The private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank
IOB out of RBI PCA Framework Ltd has announced the launch of Micro
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved ATMs across the country. Customers of all
out the public sector lender Indian banks who possess a debit card can use a
Overseas Bank (IOB) from Prompt Kotak Micro ATM for key banking services
Corrective Action (PCA) framework after its such as cash withdrawals and checking
financial and credit profile improved. account balances. A mini version of an
October ATM, micro ATMs are small handheld
RBI granted license to NARCL devices.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted the RBI authorised Karur Vysya Bank (KVB)
license to the Rs 6,000 crore National to collect Direct taxes
Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. The Reserve Bank of India has authorised
(NARCL). Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) to collect direct
This move will help in starting operations of taxes on behalf of the Central Board of
the bad bank. NARCL was incorporated in Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Mumbai in July 2021 after registration with After obtaining the approval, KVB has
the Registrar of Companies (RoC). started the integration process with the
Kotak Mahindra Bank has got approval CBDT to collect direct taxes.
from the government to collect direct, IndiaFirst Life Introduced ‘Saral Bachat
indirect taxes Bima’ Insurance Plan
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (KMBL) has IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company
received approval from the government for Limited (IndiaFirst Life), a joint venture
the collection of direct & indirect taxes, of Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of
such as income tax, Goods and Services India introduced ‘’IndiaFirst Life Saral
Tax (GST) etc, through its banking network. Bachat Bima Plan’’. It is a savings and
With this, the bank becomes the first protection cover plan for the entire family.
scheduled private sector bank to receive An amount equal to the Sum Assured on
approval after the announcement by Finance Death (SAD) will be paid in case of
Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allowing all accidental death during the first policy
banks to participate in the government- year. In case of death of the life insured, an
related business. advanced payment by way of funeral cover.
Flexibility to receive death benefit as a lump
PNB launched ‘6S Campaign’ under sum or regular income for 5 years.
customer outreach programme
Punjab National Bank (PNB) on 7th Oct DA/DR for central government
launched ‘6S Campaign’ under customer employees and pensioners hiked from
outreach programme to extend financial 28% to 31%
services at concessional rate during the The Union Cabinet has approved a further
festival season. hike of 3% in Dearness Allowance (DA)
The ‘6S Campaign’ encapsulates different and Dearness Relief (DR) for the central
schemes such as – Swabhiman, government employees and pensioners.
Samruddhi, Sampark and Shikhar, The increase of 3% is over the existing rate
Sankalp and Swagat. of 28% of the basic pay/pension and will be
RBI granted banking licence to Unity effective from July 1, 2021. Now after this
Small Finance Bank hike, the DA/DR will increase to 31%.
AU Small Finance Bank launched QR which is also an AA, and Finarkein, a data
Sound box for payment alerts analytics company.
India’s Largest Small Finance Bank AU Small HDFC Bank, Mastercard, DFC, USAID
Finance Bank has launched QR (Quick launched $100 Million Credit Facility for
Response) Code Sound Box to boost its Indian MSMEs
digital payments, while making it the first In October 2021, HDFC Bank, Mastercard,
bank to launch such a product. United States International Development
The QR Sound Box will help small Finance Corporation (DFC), and US
merchants to run their operations Agency for International Development
smoothly without the hassle of reading (USAID) launched a $100 million credit
SMS every time when a customer makes a facility for MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium
payment. Enterprises) in India.
RBI introduced a revised Regulatory The credit facility is part of USAID’s global
Framework for NBFCs – Scale Based Women Economic Empowerment Fund
Regulation’ (SBR) initiative and its COVID-19 response in
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has India.
introduced a revised regulatory NABARD sanctioned Rs 608 Crore to GoI
framework for Non-Banking Finance for Assam’s Infrastructure Projects
Companies (NBFCs) named ‘Scale Based In October 2021, the National Bank for
Regulation’ (SBR) to regulate the NBFCs Agriculture and Rural Development
based on their size, activity, complexity, (NABARD) sanctioned Rs 608 crore to the
and interconnectedness within the Government of India (GoI) for different
financial sector. infrastructure projects in rural areas
All the guidelines over SBR would come of Assam.
into effect from October 01, The infrastructure projects include 52 rural
2022, whereas the instructions related to roads, 21 rural bridges, 19 flood protection
the ceiling on IPO (Initial Public Offer) projects and 32 soil conservation projects
funding would come into effect from April across Assam under Rural Infrastructure
01, 2022. Development Fund (RIDF) – XXVII.
ICICI Bank surpassed Hindustan Unilever in November
m-cap to become 5th Most Valued Company Microsoft surpassed Apple to become
of India world’s most valuable company by m-cap
ICICI Bank has crossed the market Microsoft Corporation has surpassed
capitalisation of Hindustan Unilever to Apple Inc. to become the world’s most
become the fifth-largest company by valuable publicly-traded company by
market value. market capitalisation. At market close on
ICICI bank has become the 2nd bank, after October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46
HDFC Bank, among the top 5 companies. trillion while Microsoft reached nearly
According to BSE data, ICICI Bank’s market $2.49 trillion.
capitalisation (m-cap) stood at ₹5.83 lakh Government approved interest rate on
crore, just above HUL’s ₹5.76 lakh crore. Employees’ Provident Fund for FY21 at
Max Life Insurance became 1st Life 8.5%
Insurer to Join Account Aggregator (AA) Ministry of Finance has approved the
framework interest rate on employees’ provident fund
Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd became (EPF) deposits for 2020-21 at 8.5%. The rate
the 1st life insurer to join the Account has been kept unchanged as for 2019-20.
Aggregator (AA) framework, which was EPF is one fixed-income instrument that is
introduced by the Reserve Bank of India completely tax-free under the exempt-
(RBI) in September 2021. exempt-exempt (EEE) regime, along with PPF
Max Life is joining the AA network as a and the Sukanya Samriddhi Account.
Financial Information User (FIU), for RBI appointed Bandhan Bank as agency
which it has collaborated with a Non- bank
Banking Finance Company (NBFC) FinVu, The Reserve Bank of India has now
appointed Bandhan Bank as an Agency
Bank of the RBI to conduct government food basket rose to 0.85 per cent in
business. Bandhan Bank will now be October, compared to 0.68 per cent in the
authorised to handle transactions related preceding month.
to GST, VAT and the collection of state
taxes. BharatPe launched World’s 1st Merchant
SBI launched ‘Video Life Certificate’ service Shareholding Programme
for pensioners BharatPe launched the
The State Bank of India has launched World’s 1st Merchant Shareholding
a video life certificate service for Program (MSP) for its merchant partners. It
pensioners. This new facility will allow is a $100 million worth program, under
pensioners to submit their life which the company offers its merchant
certificates via video from their homes. This customers an opportunity to buy BharatPe’s
facility is available for pensioners (other equity shares and become a partner.
than family pensioners). It is important for
pensioners and family pensioners to submit HDFC Bank integrated with e-NAM
their life certificates before November platform to Facilitate Agri Commodity
30 every year to avoid their pensions Trading
getting suspended. HDFC Bank integrated with the Central
RBI lifted restrictions on Diners Club Government’s National Agriculture
International Limited Market (eNAM) to enable digital collections
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted and settlement of funds to various e-NAM
restrictions imposed on 23rd April, 2021 beneficiaries. HDFC Bank has partnered
with immediate effect on credit card with Small Farmers Agri-Business
issuer Diners Club International Ltd to Consortium (SFAC) to further improve the
onboard new customers. ease of doing business on e-NAM platform by
RBI launched 1st Global Hackathon named offering the Multi-Netbanking, Debit card,
HARBINGER 2021 NEFT/RTGS and UPI/IMPS collection modes.
The Reserve Bank of India has launched its Central government brought ordinance to
first global hackathon extend tenure of ED, CBI directors up to 5
named “HARBINGER 2021 – Innovation years
for Transformation”. The central government of India
The Hackathon invites participants to promulgated two ordinances for
identify and develop solutions that have extending the tenure of Directors of
the potential to make digital payments the Enforcement Directorate
accessible to the under-served, enhance (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation
the ease of payments and user experience (CBI) for up to five years.
while strengthening the security of digital At present, the director of CBI and ED
payments and promote customer protection. have been appointed for two-year tenure
Winner of the hackathon will get Rs. 40 in office by the Central Vigilance
lakhs while Runner-up will get Rs. 20 Commission (CVC) Act, 2003.
lakhs. SIDBI launched 2nd window of
Theme of HARBINGER 2021: ‘Smarter Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF)
Digital Payments’. Small Industries Development Bank of
RBI projected Retail (CPI) inflation at India (SIDBI) launched the second window
5.3% for 2021-22 of Swavalamban Challenge Fund (SCF)
India’s retail inflation rate, measured by which aims to provide financial support to
the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose non-profit organizations, educational
slightly in October to 4.48% year-on-year institutions for addressing developmental
from 4.35% in September due to an uptick gaps.
in food prices. This edition themes are aligned with
The inflation was 7.61% in October last attaining net zero emissions by 2070, as
year. The RBI has projected the CPI per the commitments made by India at 26th
inflation at 5.3 per cent for 2021-22. UN (United Nations) Climate Change
According to MoSPI data, inflation in the Conference of the Parties (COP 26).
Therefore, ‘Green Bharat’ is the Mahindra Finance launched a vehicle

prioritised theme for the same. leasing and subscription business
This fund is a part of Swavalamban “Quiklyz”
Resource Facility (SRF) being Mahindra and Mahindra Financial
implemented by SIDBI in partnership with Services Ltd (Mahindra Finance), non-
Foreign, Commonwealth and banking financial company (NBFC) launched
Development Office (FCDO), United its vehicle leasing and subscription
Kingdom (UK). The first window of SCF business Quiklyz with which the customer
was launched in August 2021 to promote can access a brand-new car without all the
entrepreneurship culture in India. SIDBI is hassles of car ownership.It is the first-of-its-
the sole facilitator for SCF. kind digital process on vehicle usership
India became World’s Largest Recipient aimed at catering to both the retail
of Remittances by receiving $ 87 billion in customers and corporates.
2021: WB Report RBI authorized RBL Bank to collect Direct
According to the latest report by the World Taxes
Bank titled ‘World Bank’s Remittance Reserve Bank of
Prices Worldwide Database’, India India (RBI) authorised RBL Bank to collect
became the world’s largest recipient of direct taxes on behalf of the Central
remittances by receiving USD 87 billion Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) based on
in 2021. recommendation from the Controller
The United States (US) was its biggest General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance and
source, accounting for over 20% of these Government of India.
funds. India is followed by China, Mexico, Now, the customers of RBL Bank
the Philippines, and Egypt. In India, could pay their direct taxes through RBL
remittances are projected to grow 3% in Bank’s mobile banking or net banking
2022 to USD 89.6 billion. platforms or through branch banking
NSDL e-Governance got RBI’s approval to networks.RBI recently also authorized
operate as Account Aggregator Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) to collect Direct
NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd, taxes.
IT-enabled services provider, has received RBI revealed a Draft Scheme for
in-principle approval from the Reserve amalgamation of PMC Bank with Unity
Bank of India (RBI) to set up an Account Small Finance Bank
Aggregator (AA) business under its wholly- On November 22, 2021, the Reserve Bank
owned subsidiary, NSDL e-Governance AA of India (RBI) revealed a draft scheme for
Ltd. amalgamating the Punjab and
AA are data access fiduciary. It will be used Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
for the exchange of financial information with the Delhi-based Unity Small Finance
from Financial Information Providers Bank Ltd. (USFB).
(FIP) to Financial Information Users
(FIUs) in a safe manner with due customer JP Morgan Chase named world’s most
consent. systemically important bank: Financial
HDFC launched Micro-Credit Facility for Stability Board
Street Vendors under PM SVANidhi JPMorgan Chase has once again been
HDFC Bank launched a micro-credit named the world’s most important
facility for the street vendors under PM bank to the health of the wider financial
Street vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM system, according to the 2021 list of Global
SVANidhi), with common service Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs)
centers (CSC). released by Financial Stability Board
HDFC Bank facilitates the PM SVANidhi for (FSB).
its Village-Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) on The Financial Stability Board (FSB), made
the digital Sewa portal where vendors can up of regulators from G20 countries, in
complete the entire process via online consultation with Basel Committee on
method. Banking Supervision (BCBS), published its
latest table of the world’s 30 most systemic
banks.Previously, JPMorgan Chase had (2016=100) as against 21 industries in the

been named the world’s most systemic 1963-65=100 series.
bank in 2019 and in 2020, it shared the RBI raised higher cap on promoter stake at
title with HSBC and Citigroup. 26% in private banks
NPCI Bharat BillPay onboarded Tata Reserve Bank of India had formed
Power on ClickPay platform to facilitate an Internal Working Group (IWG) in June
automated electricity bill payments 2020, to review the extant guidelines on
NPCI Bharat BillPay has on-boarded Tata ownership and corporate structure
Power on its platform through which for Indian private sector banks.
customers of Tata Power to pay their The IWG had 5 members with Shrimohan
monthly electricity bills Yadav as the convenor. The Internal
through ClickPay payment link in a Working Group (IWG) had made 33
hasslefree and seamless manner. Tata recommendations to RBI. Now RBI has
Power is the first power company which accepted 21 recommendations out of
will provide services on the NBBL ClickPay these 33.
platform. The internal working group of RBI has
Government changed base year for Wage proposed to raise the cap on promoters’
Rate Index (WRI) from 1963-65 to 2016 stake in private banks from the current 15
Ministry of Labour has changed the base % to 26 % in 15 years. Presently, a
year for Wage Rate Index (WRI) from promoter of a private bank needs to pare
1963-65 to 2016 on the recommendation of holdings to 20 per cent within 10
Expert Group on Minimum Wages & years, and to 15 per cent within 15 years.
National Floor Wages committee, headed RBI approved LIC to increase its stake in
by S.P. Mukherjee. Kotak Mahindra Bank up to 9.99%
New series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted its
from July 2016 to July 2020 based on the approval to the Life Insurance Corporation
new series 2016=100 has been released by of India (LIC) to increase its holding in
government. Total of 37 industries have Kotak Mahindra Bank up to 9.99%. The
been covered in the new WRI basket approval is valid for a period of 1 year.
SBI listed USD 650-million Green Bonds on RBI imposed restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-
India INX and LuxSE operative Bank
State Bank of India (SBI) listed its USD 650- The Reserve Bank of India imposed several
million green bonds simultaneously on the restrictions on Nagar Urban Co-operative
India International Exchange (India INX) and Bank Ltd, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra,
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE). including restriction on withdrawals upto Rs.
This dual listing is in line with 2021’s topic of 10,000 for customers.
the World Investor Week (WIW), RBI has issued the directions in the exercise of
‘sustainable finance’, as indicated by the powers vested in it under subsection
regulatory body International Financial (1) of Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).India INX Act, 1949 read with Section 56 of the Banking
has now emerged as the leading bond listing Regulation Act, 1949 for six months.
venue with over $33 billion. PayPhi became the 1st certified tokenization
Kotak Mahindra MF launched India’s First service for NTS to support tokenization of
Nifty Alpha 50 ETF RuPay cards
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management On the lines of the guidelines issued by Reserve
Company (Kotak Mahindra Mutual Bank of India (RBI) in September 2021
Fund) launched India’s first-ever Nifty Alpha regarding tokenization of cards during online
50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) named Kotak transactions, NPCI announced the launch of
Nifty Alpha 50 ETF. The New Fund Offer (NFO) NPCI Tokenization system (NTS).
will be open for subscription till 15th In this regard, PayPhi, Phi Commerce’s API
December 2021. (Application programming interface) first digital
payments platform, became the first certified
tokenization service for NTS supporting plan is Rs 2 lakh and there is no limit for the
tokenization of RuPay cards.Tokenization of maximum sum assured.
cards as an alternate to storing card details The minimum age at entry ranges from 90
with merchants. days to 8 years and the maximum age at
Paytm Payments Bank got scheduled bank entry ranges from 35 years to 65 years based
status from RBI on the chosen policy term.
Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL), an Sum assured: 2,00,000
associate entity of Paytm, has gained the central Maximum amount: Nil
bank's approval to function as a scheduled Cabinet approved incentive scheme for
payments bank, helping it to widen its financial promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-
services operations. value BHIM-UPI transactions
The bank has been included in the Second Union Cabinet has approved an incentive
Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, scheme to promote RuPay Debit cards and
1934. Apart from Paytm, Fino Payments Bank low-value (upto Rs. 2,000) BHIM-UPI
and India Post Payments Bank have also been transactions (Person-to-Merchant (P2M)] in
included in the second schedule. India. With this, Digital Modes of Payment will
RBI made 20-digit LEI mandatory for cross- become accessible to unbanked and
border transactions marginalized populations outside the formal
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) made Legal banking-financial system.
Entity Identifier (LEI) mandatory for cross- Financial outlay for one year: Rs.1,300 crore
border transactions for capital or current (for 1 year i.e., FY22).
account transactions of Rs 50 crore and above, Cabinet approved ₹76,000 crore scheme to
from October 1 next year. boost semiconductor manufacturing
The LEI is a 20-digit number used to uniquely Union Cabinet approved a Rs 76,000-crore
identify parties to financial transactions production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for
worldwide to improve the quality and accuracy boosting semiconductor and display
of financial data systems. The LEI numbers are manufacturing in India.
maintained in a global LEI database available With this, the total amount of production linked
on the website of the Global Legal Entity incentive (PLI) announced for the electronics
Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). sector increase to Rs 2.30 lakh crore.
RBI introduced PCA framework for large WPI inflation at record high; surges to 14.23%
NBFCs in November
RBI has introduced prompt corrective action Producers’ inflation based on the Wholesale
(PCA) framework for large non-banking Price Index (WPI) has reached an all-time high
financial companies (NBFCs) with effect from in the current series at 14.23 per cent in
October 2022. November from 12.54 per cent in October on a
The PCA framework will be applicable to All year on year basis. Wholesale Price-based
Deposit-Taking NBFCs (NBFCs-D) and All Non- Index (WPI) inflation base year is 2011-
Deposit Taking NBFCs (NBFCs-ND) in the 12. Also, the spike is highest since April 2005.
Middle, Upper and Top Layers. It will put This is the eighth successive month of double
restrictions on para-banks whenever vital digits WPI (mainly due to the hardening of
financial metrics dip below prescribed prices of mineral oils, basic metals, crude
threshold. petroleum and natural gas).
LIC launched ‘Dhan Rekha’ individual RBI allowed scheduled payments banks,
savings life insurance plan SFBs as Agency Bank to conduct Govt
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has Business
introduced a new Non -Linked, Non- Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation
Participating, Individual Savings Life with the Department of Financial Services (DFS),
Insurance Plan named ‘Dhan Rekha’. the Ministry of Finance, has decided to make
The plan will offer special premium rates for the Scheduled payments banks and
female lives and it is also allowed for the third scheduled small finance banks
gender. The minimum sum assured under this
(SFBs) eligible to conduct Government agency The Bandhan Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, and
business. the South Indian Bank have been assigned the
On May 10, 2021, RBI, revised the existing role of distributing salaries and allowances
guidelines on ‘Appointment of Scheduled to the government employees.
Private Sector Banks as Agency Banks of RBI’ Bank of Baroda grabbed top spot in Digital
for authorising Scheduled Private Sector Payments for FY20-21
Banks as agency banks of RBI for conducting Bank of Baroda (BoB) grabbed the top spot
govt business (Central and/or State). in overall digital transactions among large
RBI imposed Rs 1.8 crores and 30 lakh banks for FY20-21. It was felicitated by the
penalty on PNB and ICICI Bank Ministry of Electronics & Information
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a Technology (MeitY) at the Digital Payments
penalty of Rs 1.8 crores on Punjab National Utsav which was held to commemorate 75th
Bank (PNB), while ICICI Bank has been anniversary of Independence of India.
fined Rs 30 lakh for deficiencies in regulatory BoB has been conferred with five DigiDhan
compliances. According to a statement issued awards for FY 2019-20 & 2020-21 in various
by the central bank, PNB was found guilty of categories.
contravening provisions of the Banking RBI empanelled CSB Bank as Agency Bank to
Regulation Act, 1949, related to pledge of undertake banking business of central, state
shares by it. govts
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance became 1st Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced
Indian insurance company to sign UN’s empanelment of CSB Bank, a private sector
Principles for Responsible Investment lender as an ‘Agency Bank’.Through this
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance became the appointment, the CSB Bank will undertake
first Indian insurance company to sign general banking business of the central and
United Nations-supported Principles for state governments under the guidelines set by
Responsible Investment (UNPRI), to the RBI.
demonstrate commitment towards the As an Agency bank, CSB Bank will work with
environmental, social and governance different state governments and central
(ESG) issues. government departments for businesses such
The UNPRI is an investor initiative in as tax collections, pension payment,
partnership with the two bodies of the United collection of stamp duty, etc.
Nations – the UN Environment Programme Oriental Insurance Company Ltd categorised
Finance Initiative and the UN Global as Public Shareholder in Axis Bank
Compact. Axis Bank announced the approval to reclassify
RBI authorised RBL Bank to collect indirect Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) from
taxes promoter category to public category
Based on the recommendation from the shareholder in the bank. At present, OICL
Controller General of Accounts, the Ministry holds a 0.16 per cent stake in Axis Bank.
of Finance, the Reserve Bank of India has Currently, BSE & NSE gave approval for the
granted permission to RBL Bank to reclassification of New Oriental Insurance
collect indirect taxes on behalf of the Central Company to public category from promoter
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). category.
RBL Bank has already got permission from PM Modi transferred Rs 1000 Crore under
RBI in November 2021 to collect direct taxes. DAY-NRLM to Bank Accounts of SHGs
So, the current announcement enables the bank Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
to collect both direct and indirect taxes. addressed the gathering of women
Equitas Small Finance Bank became Banking beneficiaries of several government scheme
Partner of Maharashtra state govt at Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh and
Equitas Small Finance Bank has empanelled as transferred Rs 1000 crores into the bank
the banking partner of the state government accounts of the women Self Help Groups in
of Maharashtra with an aim to offer its services UP. The amount was transferred under the
to employees of the State Government. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National
Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).This performing assets (GNPA) ratio of SCBs

will benefit around 16 lakh rural women in UP (Scheduled Commercial Banks) declined from
and make them self-reliant and financially 8.2% at end of March 2020 to 6.9% at end-
independent. September 2021.
80000 SHGs received a Community The share of RSA (Restructured Advances)
Investment Fund (CIF) of Rs 1.10 lakh per has increased to 1.8 percent at end
SHG and 60000 SHGs received a Revolving September 2021 (from 0.8 percent as at end-
Fund of Rs 15000 per SHG. March 2021 and 0.4 percent at end-March
RBI extended CoF Tokenisation deadline till 2020) due to the restructuring scheme 2.0 for
June 2022 retail loans and MSMEs which does not entail
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended an asset classification downgrade.
the card-on-file (CoF) tokenisation deadline The increase in deposit insurance from Rs 1
by 6 months i.e., to June 30, 2022. Earlier the lakh to Rs 5 lakh augmented the share of co-
deadline was fixed till December 31, 2021. operative depositors’ coverage from 42.7
In March 2020, RBI had issued guidelines for the percent (at end March 2019) to 69.4 percent (at
regulation of payment aggregators and end-March 2021).
payment gateways, prohibiting payment IndusInd Bank launched ‘Green FDs’ to
aggregators and merchants to store customer support United Nations Sustainable
card credentials within their database or server Development Goals
from 30 June 2021 IndusInd Bank launched Green Fixed
RBI imposed monetary penalty on payment Deposits (FDs) where the deposit proceeds will
operators One Mobikwik & Spice Money be used to finance projects and firms
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed supporting the United Nations Sustainable
monetary penalty on two payment system Development Goals (UN-SDGs).
operators, One Mobikwik Systems Private With this, the bank has entered the list of few
Limited and Spice Money Limited, for global banks which offer integrating SDG
violation of norms. into a regular FD product. IndusInd Bank is the
Both the payment companies have been only bank in India to secure ‘band A’ in the
slapped with a fine of Rs 1 crore, as per the Carbon Disclosure Project. Some of the
order issued by the central bank. features and benefits of Green FD are Higher
RBI imposed ₹30 lakh penalty on MUFG Bank rate of interest up to 6% per annum, Deposits
RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹30 backed by insurance for up to Rs 5 lakh, Low
Lakh on MUFG Bank Ltd for non-compliance pre-mature withdrawal charges of only 1%, etc.
with its directions on ‘Loans and Advances – RBI extended restrictions on PMC Bank for 3
Statutory and Other Restrictions’. MUFG months till March 2022
Bank has the largest network Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
amongst Japanese banks in India, with a extended restrictions on Punjab and
presence in five locations. Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank for
RBI released report on “Trend and Progress another three months till 31 March 2022. The
of Banking in India 2020-21”; GNPAs of move has been taken as further action on the
banks dipped to 6.9% by September 2021 draft scheme for the takeover of the crisis-
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released hit bank by Delhi-based Unity Small Finance
the ‘Report on Trend and Progress of Bank (USFB) is in process.
Banking in India 2020-21’, which presents the RBI had superseded the board of PMC Bank
performance of the banking sector, including in September 2019 and placed it under
co-operative banks, and non-banking regulatory restrictions, including a cap on
financial companies (NBFCs) during FY21 withdrawals by its customers.
and FY22 (till December 2021). The gross non-
List of Banks whose licence has been canceled by RBI in 2021

(Covered January to August)
RBI cancels the licence of Vasantdada The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of
Nagari Sahakari Bank 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 The RBI on 30th Jan said the licence of Maharashtra-based
Sahakari Bank due to inadequate capital Shivam Sahakari Bank has been cancelled as it does not have
adequate capital and earning prospects.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will Cancel the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a show-cause notice
Licence of Sambandh Finserve 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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of United
Bank 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 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of
cooperative bank 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 Card issuance by banks and credit card issuers that have co-
issuance of private lenders 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 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Dr
Nilangekar Urban Co-operative Bank 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 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Goa-
Madgaum Urban co-op bank. 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 The Reserve Bank has cancelled the licence of Karnala Nagari
Sahakari Bank, Panvel in Maharashtr 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 Sub Lt Kumudini Tyagi and Sub Lt Riti Singh
warship
First time lead woman army officer Parade at Tania Shergill
Republic day
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 Avani Chaturvedi
Solo
First Woman Fighter Pilot to Undertake Missions by Mohana Singh
day on Hawk
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
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 Fiji
Sarai
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 Goa
Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana)
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 Tamil Nadu
wood carvings
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 Bal Thackeray
zoo
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 2022
completed by
▪ 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- 2023

blending in petrol
‘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
• Magh Bihu
• Rongali or Bohag Bihu
• Dwizling Festival
Assam
• Parag Festival
• Ambubachi Mela
• Wanchuwa
Chhattisgarh Raipur • National Tribal Dance Festival
• International Film Festival of India
Goa
(IFFI)
Gujarat Ahmedabad • International Kite Festival
Himachal Pradesh • Losar Festival

• Mela Kheer Bhavani
• Jhiri Mela
J&K • Bungus Awaam Mela”
• “Apple Festival”
• 1st ever Aharbal Festival
Karnataka Mangalore • Karavali Utsav
• Onam
• Dragonfly Festival or Thumbi
Kerala Mahotsavam (1st-ever of state in
2020)
• Pooram Festival
• Naropa Festival
Ladakh • Addi Mahotsav
• Hemis
Khajuraho • International Film Festival
• Tansen Music Festival or the Tansen

Gwalior
Sangeet Sammelan or the Tansen Utsav
Madhya Pradesh
Mandu • Mandu festival
• Namaste Orchha festival (1st-ever in

2020)
• Lokrang Festival
Pune • Owl Festival
Maharashtra • Khasdar Mahostav
Nagpur
• Orange Festival
Imphal • Sangai Festival, Nata Sankiratana
Manipur Ukhrul • Shirui Lily Festival
• Sangai Festival
• Behdinkhelam Festival
Meghalaya • Cherry Blossom Festival
• Wangala festival
Nagaland • Hornbill Festival
Delhi New Delhi • National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav
• Raja Parba festival

• Konark Festival
• International Sand Art Festival
Odisha • Nuakhai Juhar harvest
• ‘Boita Bandana’ Festival
Cuttack • 'Bali Yatra' festival
Rajasthan Bikaner • Camel Festival

• Nagoba Jatara festival
Telangana • Bathukhamma Floral
• 'Bonalu'
• Hornbill Festival (1st-ever of state in
Tripura 2020)
• Khrachi Puja
Sikkim • Pang Lhabsol
Uttar Pradesh Agra • Bear Festival
• Ganga Kayak Festival

Uttarakhand
• Harela Festival
August government recognising the rights of

Bhubaneswar became first Indian city to residents of Dhamtari district over 4,127
vaccinate 100% against COVID-19 hectares of forests. Under Forest Rights
Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian Act, 2006, Community Forest Resource
city to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 Right gives gram sabhas the right to protect,
vaccination. The Bhubaneswar Municipal regenerate or conserve or manage any forest
Corporation (BMC) had launched a massive resources used by the entire community, or
vaccination drive against Covid-19. village.
India nuclear power capacity is expected India Celebrated 75th Independence Day
to reach 22,480 MW by 2031 As the country celebrates 'Azadi ka Amrit
India’s nuclear power capacity is Mahotsav' marking the 75th
expected to reach 22,480 Mega Watts by Independence Day, Prime Minister
2031 from the current 6,780 MegaWatts. Narendra Modi today hoisted the national
Ten (10) nuclear power reactors with 8000 flag and delivered the customary address to
MW capacity (including 500 MW PFBR being the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort
implemented by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut in New Delhi.
Nigam Limited {BHAVINI}) are under Four more Indian wetlands added to
construction. Ramsar list
Chhattisgarh became 1st state to Four more wetlands from India have
recognise Forest Resource Rights in been added to the Ramsar list and have
Urban Region been recognized as wetlands of global
Chhattisgarh became the first state to importance in accordance with the Ramsar
recognise Community Forest Resource Convention. With the latest addition, the
Rights in an urban area, with the state number of Ramsar sites in India have
reached to 46.
Four sites that have been included are: inaugurated on 21st August at Mana
Thol from Gujarat, village close to the Indo-China border in
Wadhwana from Gujarat, Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials
Sultanpur from Haryana and said. Mana is the last Indian village in
Bhindawas from Haryana. Chamoli bordering China and is adjacent to
Bharat Petroleum launched door-to-door the famous Himalayan temple of Badrinath.
delivery of ‘High-Speed Diesel’ Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited world’s second-largest refurbished gene
(BPCL) has launched door-to-door delivery bank
of 'High Speed Diesel' to meet the growing The Union Minister for Agriculture and
demand.. Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh
Kaziranga became India’s first national Tomar has inaugurated the world’s
park with satellite phones second-largest National Gene Bank at the
Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam National Bureau of Plant Genetic
has become the first national park in India Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi.
to be equipped with satellite phones. The refurbished state-of-the-art National
Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu Barua handed Gene Bank provides the facility for
over 10 satellite phones to the forest germplasm, to secure the heritage of seeds
personnel of the Kaziranga National Park. for years in minus 20 degrees Celsius
BSNL will be the service provider of these temperature.
phones. NTPC launched India’s largest floating
75 new Vande Bharat trains will connect solar project in Simhadri
all parts of India State-run electricity producer NTPC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Limited began commercial operations at
the nation on the occasion of 75th India’s largest floating solar PV project at
Independence Day and announced that its Simhadri thermal station
75 ‘Vande Bharat’ trains would connect in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 21
different parts of the country in 75 weeks of Aug.
the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. The project was declared open after
The 75 Vande Bharat trains will connect commissioning a 15 MW floating solar
every corner of the country, in 75 weeks of project, taking the total installed capacity
the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is being at the facility to 25 MW. The floating solar
celebrated from March 12, 2021, upto project is the to be set up under the
August 15, 2023. Flexibilisation Scheme, notified by the
'Nation First, Always First,' theme of 75th Government of India in 2018.
Independence Day India’s Evacuation Mission from
The theme of the 75th Independence Day Afghanistan named as ‘Operation Devi
this year is 'Nation First, Always First' to Shakti’
honour the sacrifices made by our freedom The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
fighters for the nation. has given a name to India’s complex
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel mission of evacuating its citizens from
announced 4 new districts war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Shakti’.
Baghel has announced the creation of Govt introduced “Bharat series (BH-
four new districts and 18 new tehsils in series)” registration
the state. The four new districts are: Mohla Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, has introduced a new registration mark
Manendragarh. Now, the total number of for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-
administrative districts in the state have series)”. The vehicles bearing the BH-series
reached 32. mark will not have to require the assignment
India’s highest herbal park inaugurated of a new registration mark when the owner
in Uttarakhand of the vehicle shifts from one State to
India’s highest altitude herbal park another.
situated at a height of 11,000 feet was
Format of Bharat series (BH-series) The Gujarat Maritime University has

Registration Mark: signed a Memorandum of Understanding
YY – Year of first registration (MoU) with the International Financial
BH- Code for Bharat Series Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in
####- 0000 to 9999 (randomized) GIFT City to set up the Gujarat
XX- Alphabets (AA to ZZ) International Maritime Arbitration
July Centre (GIMAC). It will be part of a maritime
Digital India completed six years cluster that is being set up by the Gujarat
Digital India initiative has completed its Maritime Board (GMB) at GIFT City in
six years on 1 July 2021. Digital India is a Gandhinagar.
government’s flagship scheme to transform Manipur entered India’s railway map as
India into a digitally empowered society and first passenger train reaches the state
knowledge economy. It was launched by A passenger train Rajdhani Express from
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July Assam’s Silchar railway station has
2015. reached the Vaingaichunpao railway
52nd IFFI will be held in November 2021 station in Manipur for a trial run, putting the
in Goa state on the Indian Railways map.
The 52nd edition of the International India’s first Cryptogamic Garden
Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Inaugurated in Uttarakhand
Goa from 20th -28th November 2021. India’s first cryptogamic garden, with
Ramgarh Visdhari got Centre nod to around 50 different species grown, has
become 4th tiger reserve of Rajasthan been inaugurated in Deoban area of
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Located in the
received all clearances to become the district’s Chakrata town, the garden was
Rajasthan’s 4th and country’s 52nd tiger inaugurated by social activist Anoop
reserve. Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Nautiyal.
Sanctuary under Section 5 of the Rajasthan Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first
Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act, 1951. private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur
List of 3 tiger reserve in Rajasthan The Union Minister for Road Transport
• Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated
Sawai Madhopur India’s first private Liquefied Natural Gas
• Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur in
Kota Maharashtra.
• Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in UP population draft bill proposes two-
Alwar. child policy
Dept of Public Enterprises brought under Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi
Finance Ministry Adityanath has launched a population
Central government has decided to bring policy that aims to incentivise couples who
Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) do not have more than two babies.
under finance ministry. DPE was earlier NTPC will construct India's largest solar
under Ministry of Heavy Industries and power park in Kutch
Public Enterprises. Finance ministry now Kutch region in Gujarat, the largest salt
comprises of six departments, after desert in the country and host to two of
inclusion of DPE. India’s largest coal-fired power plants,
Other five departments are: will now add another feather to its cap.
NTPC, through its renewable energy arm,
• Department of Economic Affairs,
will construct what would be India’s largest
• Department of Expenditure,
single local solar power park of 4.75
• Department of Revenue,
Gigawatt (Gw) in Kutch.
• Department of Investment & Public Home Minister inaugurated National
Asset Management and Forensic Science University in
• Department of Financial Services. Gandhinagar
India’s first maritime arbitration centre National Forensic Science University,
will be set up in Gandhinagar erstwhile known as ‘Gujarat Forensic
Science University’ is dedicated to forensic Rudreswara Temple, also known as the

and investigative science. The Union Home Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu
Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the newly district of Telangana. The Rudreswara
built Center of Excellence for Research & temple was constructed in 1213 AD during
Analysis of Narcotics and Psychotropic the reign of the Kakatiya empire by Recharla
Substances of the National Forensic Science Rudra, a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati
University in Ahmedabad. Deva. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva
PM Modi inaugurated International and worshipped by devotees.
Cooperation & Convention Centre Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann
‘Rudraksh’ in Varanasi of Kutchch, Gujarat inscribed on
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th UNESCO’s World Heritage List
July inaugurated the International India’s nomination of Dholavira, the
Cooperation and Convention Centre – Harappan City in the Rann of Kutchch,
Rudraksh in Varanasi, which has been Gujarat has been inscribed on UNESCO's
constructed with Japanese assistance. World Heritage list. India submitted the
India’s first pod taxi will be operate nomination dossier for Dholavira: A
between Noida Airport and Film City Harappan Cityto the World Heritage
Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Centre in January 2020.
Corporation Ltd (IPRCL) has prepared a Note: India has 40 world heritage properties
Detailed Project Report or DPR for the overall, which includes 32 cultural, 7 natural
pod taxi service between Noida Airport at and one mixed property.
Jewar and Film City. This will cost about Rs Puri became India's first city to achieve
862 crore, according to the detailed project 24*7 quality drinking water supply under
report (DPR) submitted to the Yamuna Sujal project
Expressway Industrial Development Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on
Authority (Yeida). This is a 14 km stretch. 26th July inaugurated the 'Drink From
This will be India’s first pod taxi service. Tap' mission in Puri, making it "the first
Government will set up country’s top city in India" to achieve a 24*7 quality
heritage institute in Noida drinking water supply, an official said.
The government has decided to set up the Indore Became the First Indian City To Be
Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Selected For International Clean Air
Gautam Buddha Nagar. Catalyst Programme
IOC will build India’s first green hydrogen The Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, or the
plant at Mathura cleanest city of India, has become the only
IOC, India’s largest oil firm will build the city from the country to be selected for
country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at International Clean Air Catalyst
its refinery in Mathura. This project will be Programme. The project will be operated
the India’s first ever green hydrogen unit. for a period of five years to purify the air in
UNESCO: Historic Urban Landscape the city with the cooperation of Indore
project launched for Gwalior, Orchha Municipal Corporation and Madhya Pradesh
In the state of Madhya Pradesh, the cities Pollution Control Board.
of Orchha and Gwalior have been selected Centre announced 27% OBC, 10% EWS
by UNESCO under its ‘Historic Urban reservation in AIQ Scheme for medical
Landscape Project.’ This project was courses
started in the year 2011. Six cities of South The Centre on 29th July announced that
Asia, including Indian cities of Varanasi and 27% reservation for OBCs and 10%
Ajmer are already involved in this project. reservation for the Economically Weaker
Gwalior and Orchha have been included as Section will be given under the All India
the 7th and 8th cities of South Asia. Quota Scheme for undergraduate and
800-year-old Ramappa Temple in postgraduate programmes related to
Telangana got the UNESCO World medicine. This will be enforced from the
Heritage Site tag current academic year 2021-22.
UNESCO has conferred the World September 2021
Heritage inscription to the historic
Assam decided to remove Rajiv Gandhi’s India’s largest open air fernery opened in
name from Orang national park Uttarakhand
The Assam cabinet has decided to remove India’s largest open-air fernery has been
the name of former Prime Minister Rajiv inaugurated in Ranikhet of Uttarakhand.
Gandhi from the Orang National Park. The new centre will serve the dual objective
Since the name Orang is associated with the of ‘conservation of fern species as well as
sentiments of the Adivasi and tea-tribe ‘create awareness about their ecological
community, the cabinet has decided to role and promote further research.
rename the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Uttar Pradesh Government will set up
Park as Orang National Park. ‘Electronic Park’
PM Modi inaugurated Shikshak Parv- The Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh
2021 government has cleared a proposal to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has develop an ‘Electronic Park’, along the
inaugurated the “Shikshak Parv-2021. Yamuna Expressway Industrial
The event was organised by the Ministry of Development Authority (YEIDA) area, near
Education, celebrated from September 07 to Noida, to promote the electronics industry.
17, 2021. Cyclonic Storm ‘Gulab’ hit Odisha and AP
The theme of ‘Shikshak Parv-2021’ is The India Meteorological Department
“Quality and Sustainable Schools: Learnings (IMD) has issued a red alert for Odisha
from Schools in India”. and Andhra Pradesh after the 'Cyclone
India’s 1st Emergency Landing Facility on Gulab' made landfall over Northwest and
National Highway in Rajasthan adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal on
Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh 26th Sept.
and Union Highways Minister, Nitin PM Narendra Modi launched Ayushman
Gadkari inaugurated the Emergency Bharat Digital Mission
Landing Facility on a National Highway in Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27th
Rajasthan on September 9, 2021. Sept launched the Ayushman Bharat
This emergency landing facility has been Digital Mission to provide a digital health
constructed on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of ID to people which will contain their
National Highway (NH) 925A in Barmer, health records.
Rajasthan. The pilot project of the Ayushman Bharat
Tamil Nadu-Denmark planned energy Digital Mission had been announced by the
island in Gulf of Mannar prime minister from the ramparts of the
State of Tamil Nadu and Denmark have Red Fort on August 15, 2020.
planned to create an energy island in Gulf SC introduced Fast and Secured
of Mannar that lies between the west Transmission of Electronic Records
coast of Sri Lanka and south-eastern tip of system
India. To achieve this target, Denmark is Supreme Court of India has approved an
likely to invest $5-10 billion in the electronic system named FASTER (Fast
renewable energy sector in the state. It also and Secured Transmission of Electronic
includes investment for an energy island in Records). The FASTER system will be used
the Gulf of Mannar. With this investment, for transferring e-authenticated copies from
island would be able to produce 4-10 GW of courts to prisons.
energy. Under the FASTER system, courts can send
PM Modi inaugurated Sardardham e-authenticated copies of bail orders, stay
Bhavan at Ahmedabad orders, interim orders and proceedings
Prime Minister Narendra Modi through secured electronic communication
inaugurated the state of art Sardardham to duty officers at prisons.
Bhavan at Ahmedabad through video October
conferencing on September 11, 2021. He Varanasi will become First City in India
also laid the foundation stone of to use Ropeway Services for Public
Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralay Transportation
on the occasion.
The city of Varanasi will soon become the Islands; Mount Harriet to be named
first Indian city to use ropeway services Mount Manipur
in public transportation. On October 16, 2021, Union Minister Amit
The ropeway service will cover a distance of Shah, Ministry of Cooperation,
4.2 km aerially in the city of Varanasi. India inaugurated 14 projects worth Rs 299
will be the third country in the world crore and laid foundation stones of 12
after Bolivia and Mexico City, to have a projects worth Rs 643 crore from the Netaji
ropeway for public transport. Subhas Chandra Bose Island in Andaman
GI tagged Mihidana from West Bengal and Nicobar Islands.
exported to Bahrain With this, a development work of about Rs
In order to promote indigenous & 1,000 crore has been initiated in Andaman
Geographical Identification (GI) tagged Islands.
products, first consignment of GI tagged PM Modi inaugurated Kushinagar
sweet dish Mihidana from West Bengal International Airport in UP
was exported to Bahrain. It was imported PM Narendra Modi inaugurated
by Aljazira Group, Bahrain. the Kushinagar International Airport.
India’s Newest Tiger Reserve in This becomes the 9th airport in Uttar
Chhattisgarh Pradesh to scheduled passenger flights.
National Tiger Conservation A charter from Colombo was the first flight
Authority has approved the Chhattisgarh to land in Kushinagar with over 100
government’s proposal to declare the Buddhist monks and dignitaries.
combined areas of the Guru Ghasidas India’s 1st State Government-owned
National Park & Tamor Pingla Wildlife Wildlife DNA testing analysis lab
Sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. This is the inaugurated in Nagpur
4th Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh (Udanti- Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of
Sitanadi, Achanakmar, Indravati). Maharashtra, inaugurated India’s 1st State
Railways launched two long haul freight government owned Wildlife DNA testing
trains ‘Trishul’, ‘Garuda’ analysis laboratory at Regional Forensic
The Indian Railways has launched two Science Laboratory (RFSL) in Nagpur,
long haul freight trains “Trishul” and Maharashtra.
“Garuda” — which are twice or multiple Goa became the 1st state to achieve ODF
times longer than the normal composition of and Electricity for each household
freight trains. Goa has achieved Open Defecation Free
Trishul is South Central Railway (SCR)’s (ODF) and Electricity for every
first long haul train comprising three freight household. Goa has also become the first
trains, another similar train ‘Garuda’ on state to provide tap water to every
Friday from Raichur of Guntakal division to household under the “Har Ghar Jal
Manuguru of Secunderabad division Mission”.
Khadi exhibition and Khadi Kareegar India’s first Radio over Internet Protocol
Sammelan inaugurated in Varanasi to system for Major Ports launched in
strengthen artisans and traditional arts Kolkata
Khadi exhibition and Khadi Kareegar Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPM) in
Sammelan inaugurated in Varanasi to Kolkata has become the first Major Indian
strengthen artisans and traditional arts. Port to get new long-range marine
Union Minister of State for MSME Shri communication technology called as Radio
Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma inaugurated a Over Internet Protocol (ROIP) system. It
state-of-the-art Khadi exhibition displaying is a long-range marine communication
exquisite handcrafted products from 20 solution to aid specially during storms
Indian states in Varanasi. and inclement weather.
KVIC also organized a “Khadi Kareegar Maharashtra became India’s 1st state to
Sammelan” (Khadi artisans’ conference). pass its own Wildlife Action Plan 2021-
Union Minister launched Development 30
Projects in Andaman and Nicobar During the 17th meeting of the State Board
for Wildlife (SBWL), the government of
Maharashtra approved its own Wildlife IOC will set up India’s first mega-scale
Action Plan (2021-2030), which will be Maleic Anhydride Plant in Haryana
implemented over the next 10 years. The Indian Oil Corp (IOC) will set up
Maharashtra became India’s first state to India’s first mega-scale Maleic Anhydride
pass its own Wildlife Action Plan. Plant with an outlay of Rs 3,681 crore to
India’s largest aromatic garden manufacture value-added chemical products
inaugurated in Uttarakhand at its Panipat refinery and petroleum
Uttarakhand got India’s largest aromatic complex (PRPC) in Haryana.
garden in the Nainital district. The This proposed project will have a capacity
research wing of the Uttarakhand Forest of 120,000 tonnes per annum of Maleic
Department inaugurated the biggest Anhydride (MAH) that is used to make
aromatic garden of India in Lalkuan of speciality products like polyester resins and
Nainital district. surface coatings plasticisers, agrochemicals
November and lubricant additives.
Madhya Pradesh CM launched 3 solar Jitendra Singh dedicated ‘Sardar Patel
power projects of 1500-MW capacity Leadership Centre’ to the Nation
Shivraj Singh Chauhan has laid the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has
foundation stones for setting up three solar dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel
power plants of 1500-megawatt capacity in Leadership Centre” at Lal Bahadur
Shajapur, Agar and Neemuch. Shastri National Academy of
Total outlay of the project: Rs 5,250 crore. Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie.
MP is moving forward to complete the target The facility was inaugurated on the occasion
of meeting 50% of the country's energy of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2021,
requirements with solar energy by 2030. which marks the birth anniversary of Sardar
Giriraj Singh inaugurated ‘Bhumi Vallabhbhai Patel.
Samvaad’ RK Singh inaugurated “Pakal Dul Hydro
Giriraj Singh, Union Minister for Rural Electric Project” in J&K
Development and Panchayati Raj Union Power Minister R K Singh virtually
inaugurated ’Bhumi Samvaad’ – a National inaugurated the diversion of Marusudar
Workshop on Digital India Land Record River of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project
Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) at in Kishtwar, J&K.
India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Pakal Dul HE Project (1,000 MW) is being
India’s Largest Landfill Biogas Plant constructed by Chenab Valley Power
inaugurated in Hyderabad Projects Pvt Limited (CVPPPL) and Jammu
Ramky Enviro Engineers and Kashmir State Power Development
Limited (REEL) has inaugurated one of Corporation. Marusudar River is a major
the world’s first and India’s tributary of the Chenab River.
largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas Telangana invited to participate in
plant at the Hyderabad Integrated International Seed Conference by FAO
Municipal Solid Telangana got a rare recognition as it was
Waste (HiMSW) site, Telangana.The end invited to participate in International
(Biogas) product of the plant will be sold Seed Conference that would be held
to Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL). virtually by FAO of the UN. International
National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 held Seed Conference, is being organised to
in Raipur, Chhattisgarh discuss development of seed industry.
Chhattisgarh observed a 3-day annual 2nd India’s first open-air rooftop drive-in
National Tribal Dance Festival 2021 on theatre opened in Mumbai
October 28-30 at Raipur’s Science College India's first rooftop drive-in open-air
ground as a part of the tourism movie theatre was opened in Mumbai and
development plan of the state. This year’s it showcased the
event was clubbed with film Sooryavanshi featuring Akshay
Chattisgarh’s Rajyotsava (state foundation Kumar.
day- November 1, 2021). Reliance announced the launch of its first
rooftop theatre, which will be known as 'Jio
Drive-In'. The theatre has been launched in IBM launched a client innovation center
partnership with the Reliance Retail and in Mysuru
multiplex chain PVR. IBM Corp. launched a client innovation
Prime Minister unveiled Shri Adi centre in Mysuru with support from
Shankaracharya statue in Kedarnath the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited (KDEM). This initiative aims at supporting
the Kedarnath Dham and inaugurated the the rapid, high-tech driven economic
reconstructed Shri Adi Shankaracharya growth in tier-2 and -3 regions while
Samadhi, that was damaged during the providing comprehensive hybrid cloud
devastating 2013 floods, at the premises of and AI technology consulting capabilities.
the Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag Ministry of Civil Aviation declared
district of Uttarakhand and unveiled the Srinagar airport as major airport
statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya at the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Samadhi. The 12-feet long statue weighing declared Srinagar airport as a ‘major
around 35 tonnes (35,000kg) has been airport’ under Airports Economic
constructed by Mysore-based sculptor Arjun Regulatory Authority Act, 2008 (AERA) in
Yogiraj. exercise of the powers conferred by sub-
Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated 650 section (i) of Section 2 of Airports Economic
Teraflops Supercomputing Facility at Authority Act, 2008.
NABI & i-RISE, TBI at Mohali Srinagar selected to join UNESCO creative
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State cities network (UCCN)
(Independent Charge) Science & Srinagar (summer capital of Jammu and
Technology, inaugurated the advanced Kashmir) has been selected to join UNESCO
650 teraflops supercomputing facility at creative cities network (UCCN) for the
National Agri-Food Biotechnology vibrant cultural ethos of the old city.
Institute (NABI) at Mohali, Punjab. Union It has been designated as a creative city of
Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has also craft and folk arts by UNESCO. Apart from
inaugurated i-RISE, Technology Business it, 48 cities have been added to the
Incubator (TBI) at Mohali which will network of 246 cities following their
provide world-class research facilities for designation in recognition of their
start-ups in India. commitment to placing culture and
Punjab became 1st Indian state to creativity at the heart of their development.
approve Tissue Culture-Based Seed Other Indian Cities under UCCN List:
Potato Rules • Jaipur - Crafts and Folk Arts (2015)
Punjab Cabinet headed by chief minister • Varanasi - Creative city of Music
Charanjit Singh Channi approved (2015)
the ‘Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed • Chennai - Creative city of Music
Potato Rules-2021’ to develop Punjab as a (2017)
standard potato seed centre. With this • Mumbai – Film (2019)
decision, Punjab has become the first Indian • Hyderabad – Gastronomy (2019)
state to have the facility of tissue culture- Meghalaya Cabinet approved creation of
based certification, which will develop the Eastern West Khasi Hills as 12th district
Jalandhar-Kapurthala belt of Punjab as the The Meghalaya Cabinet approved a
export hub of potato. proposal to upgrade the Mairang civil sub-
Tripura developed country’s ‘first-ever’ division to a full-fledged district which will
bamboo made cricket bat, stumps be called as ‘Eastern West Khasi Hills
Bamboo and Cane Development Institute district’. It will be Meghalaya’s 12th
(BCDI) of Tripura along with the North district.
East Centre of Technology Application Defence Minister inaugurated 1st Private
and Reach (NECTAR) claimed to have Sector Defence Manufacturing facility in
developed the country’s first-ever bamboo UPDIC in Lucknow
made cricket bat maintaining all the Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh
standard protocols used for manufacturing inaugurated the first operationalised
cricket bats.
private sector defence manufacturing Expressway starts from village Chaudsarai,

facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence located on Lucknow-Sultanpur Road (NH-
Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow 731) and ends at village Hydaria located on
on November 13, 2021. National Highway No. 31. A 3.2-km long
The facility, run by Aerolloy airstrip has also been constructed on the
Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary expressway.
of PTC industries, will manufacture parts Piyush Goyal launched India’s 1st Digital
for Aircraft Engines, Helicopter Engines, Food Museum in Tamil Nadu
Structural parts for aircrafts, Drones and Union Minister, Piyush Goyal virtually
UAV, Submarines, Ultra-Light Artillery Guns, launched India’s first Digital Food
Space Launch Vehicles and Strategy Systems Museum in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
etc. It is 1,860-sqft museum co-developed by
Arunachal Pradesh Govt adopted ‘Pakke Food Corporation of India (FCI) and
Declaration’ on climate change Visvesvaraya Industrial and
The government of Arunachal Technological Museums, Bengaluru
Pradesh approved the ‘Pakke Tiger (Karnataka) with an estimated outlay of Rs
Reserve 2047 Declaration on Climate 1.1 crore.
Change Resilient and Responsive India’s 1st Fisheries Business Incubation
Arunachal Pradesh’, which aims to Centre launched in Gurugram, Haryana
promote “climate-resilient Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal
development” in the state. Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala
India’s 1st grass conservatory launched the India’s first-of-its kind,
inaugurated in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand dedicated business incubator known
India’s first ‘grass conservatory’ or as LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business
‘germplasm conservation centre’ spread Incubation Centre (LlFlC) in Gurugram,
over an area of 2 acres was inaugurated at Haryana.
Ranikhet in Almora district of The LlFlC is built at a cost of 3.23 crore to
Uttarakhand. nurture fisheries start-ups under real
This conservatory is funded under the market-led conditions. National
Central Government’s CAMPA Cooperative Development
(Compensatory Afforestation Fund Corporation (NCDC) is an implementing
Management and Planning Authority) agency for the LIFIC.
scheme and is developed by the research India’s 1st Laser Interferometer
wing of Uttarakhand Forest Department. Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)
MP’s Habibganj railway station renamed Project will be set up in Hingoli,
as Rani Kamlapati railway station Maharashtra
PM inaugurated revamped Rani Kamlapati Maharashtra’s Hingoli revenue
railway station, earlier known as department allotted 225 hectares of land at
Habibganj, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Dudhala in Aundha Nagnath town for
The "most modern" Habibganj railway setting-up India’s 1st Laser
station has been renamed after Gond Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
queen Rani Kamlapati. The redeveloped Observatory (LIGO) project. LIGO India
station in Bhopal has been built on a cost of project will be built by the Department of
Rs 100 crore. Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department
PM Modi inaugurated Purvanchal of Science and Technology (DST).
Expressway in UP PM Modi laid foundation stone of UP
PM Narendra Modi has Defence Industrial Corridor project in
inaugurated Purvanchal Jhansi
Expressway at Karwal Kheri in Sultanpur PM Narendra Modi has laid foundation
district of Uttar Pradesh. stone of Rs 400 crores worth Uttar Pradesh
This 341 km long Purvanchal Express and Defence Industrial Corridor project in
will connect Lucknow with Ghazipur. It has Jhansi. It was launched on the concluding
been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs three-day 'Rashtra Raksha Samarpan
22,500 crore. Parv', organized by Ministry of Defence
(MoD) along with Uttar Pradesh Museum at Luangkao village in Tamenglong

government. district of Manipur
UP Defence Industrial Corridor has nodes This project has been sanctioned by Union
at Agra, Aligarh, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Ministry of Tribal Affairs at an estimated cost
Lucknow and Kanpur. of 15 crore rupees.
UP’s 1st Anti-Air Pollution Tower PM Modi laid the foundation stone of
inaugurated in Noida Noida International Airport in Jewar, UP
Union Minister of Heavy PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation
Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey has stone of Noida International Airport in
inaugurated first air pollution control Jewar, UP. Uttar Pradesh is poised to
tower (APCT) of Uttar Pradesh in Noida. become the only state to have 5
This indigenously developed APCT will help international airports.
to mitigate the rising air pollution problem It will be the 2nd international airport to
in the city. APCT prototype has been come up in Delhi NCR after Indira Gandhi
developed by state-run Bharat Heavy International Airport. The airport has been
Electricals Ltd (BHEL), between the DND developed by Zurich Airport
flyway and the slip road to Noida International over 1,330 acres of land area.
Expressway. Madhya Pradesh will create first cyber
Meghalaya became 1st north-eastern tehsil of India
state to sign MoU with WFP to improve Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the
food security proposal to create cyber tehsils in the state
Meghalaya became the first state in the of Madhya Pradesh. After this, MP will
north-eastern region of India to sign a become the first state in the country to
Memorandum of Understanding with have a cyber tehsil. Cyber Tehsil will make
United Nations World Food Programme the mutation process easy and people from
(UNWFP) for streamlining and anywhere in the state can avail of its benefit.
strengthening of Public Distribution Indian Railways is constructing World’s
System (PDS) and improving food Tallest Railway Pier Bridge in Manipur
security in the state. The Indian Railways is constructing
This partnership will enable both sides to the world’s tallest railway bridge
work together towards Sustainable pier across river Ijai near Noney Valley
Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger. crossing at a pier height of 141 metres in
The state government also signed another Manipur, India as a part of the 111 km long
agreement with the Common Service Jiribam-Imphal railway project.
Centre (CSC) to improve its PDS system. The bridge will surpass the record of 139
IRCTC and Indian Railways developed meters high Mala – Rijeka viaduct on the
India’s 1st Pod Hotel at Mumbai Central Belgrade–Bar railway, in Montenegro,
Railway station Europe.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism The total cost of the bridge is estimated at
Corporation (IRCTC) and Indian Railways Rs 374 crore. The bridge is being built at a
have developed India’s first state of the height of 141 metres. The total length of
art Pod Hotel (Pod concept retiring the Manipur bridge will be 703 metres.
room), named ‘Urban Pod’ at Mumbai Varanasi became 1st Indian city to start
Central Railway station. Urban Pod Pvt Ropeway Service as a Mode of Public
Ltd has been awarded the contract to Set-up, Transport
Operate and Manage the POD hotel for 9 Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh is all set
years. A capsule hotel or Pod hotel was to become the first Indian city to start
first developed in Japan. ropeway service as a mode of public
Home Minister Amit Shah laid foundation transport in order to ease the traffic
stone for ‘Rani Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom congestion. The proposed ropeway will be
Fighters Museum’ in Manipur constructed between Cantt Railway
Home Minister Amit Shah will lay Station (Varanasi Junction) to Church
foundation stone for setting up of Rani Square (Godauliya) covering an aerial
Gaidinliu Tribal Freedom Fighters distance of 3.45 km.
Kerala Tourism launched STREET project for Delhi’s Sadar Bazar Police Station ranked
experiential tourism best-performing police station in India
Kerala Tourism launched the 'STREET' The Sadar Bazar police station of North Delhi
project to promote and take tourism deep has been ranked as the best police station in
into the interiors and rural hinterland of India for the year 2021 by the Ministry
Kerala. Project would help visitors of Home Affairs. It has been carried out by
experience the diversity of offerings in these the Bureau of Police Research and
locales. The STREET is an acronym Development (BPRD).
for Sustainable, Tangible, Responsible, Expe Parameters: Handling of crime,
riential, Ethnic, Tourism hubs. infrastructure, and approachability of
7th India International Science Festival 2021 personnel.
will be held in Goa Top 5 Police Station:
7th India International Science Festival • Sadar Bazar PS (North dist.-Delhi)
(IISF) will be held in Panaji, Goa from 10-13 • Gangapur PS (Ganjam dist.-Odisha)
December 2021. • Bhattu Kalan PS (Fatehabad dist.-
It is a 4-day event, organized by Ministry of Haryana)
Earth Sciences, Ministry of Science and • Valpoi PS (North Goa)
Technology, Dept of Atomic Energy, • Manvi PS (Raichur dist.-Karnataka)
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.
Hornbill Festival celebrated in Naga FY2019-20. The central government has

Heritage village Kisama, Nagaland released Rs 27,235 crores to states and union
Biggest cultural extravaganza of territories (UTs) for their smart cities.
Nagaland, Hornbill Festival has kicked off PM Modi inaugurated multiple projects
with colorful renditions of traditional music, worth Rs 18,000 crore at Dehradun,
dances and contemporary in one roof at Naga Uttarakhand
Heritage village Kisama. It is the 22nd edition PM Modi has inaugurated and laid foundation
of the Hornbill festival and will be celebrated stone of multiple projects worth Rs 18,000
in 6 districts of Nagaland. It was held for the crore at Dehradun. The 7 projects inaugurated
first time in 2000. consist of initiatives focusing on making travel
Earth Station of Doordarshan Kendra safer including 120 MW Vyasi Hydroelectric
inaugurated in Gorakhpur, UP Project, along with Himalayan Culture Centre
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting in Dehradun.
Anurag Singh Thakur and UP Chief Minister The 11 projects for which foundation has been
Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Earth Station of laid includes Delhi-Dehradun Economic
Doordarshan Kendra in Gorakhpur. This will Corridor which will be built at a cost of Rs
be the second earth station of Doordarshan 8,300 crore. It will have Asia’s largest wildlife
in Uttar Pradesh and it is being built at a cost elevated corridor (12 kilometres) for
of Rs. 7 crores. unrestricted wildlife movement. PM Modi laid
Smart Cities Mission’s implementation the foundation stone for the Dehradun –
timeline has been extended to June 2023 Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh) road
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs project, being constructed at a cost of around
(MoHUA) extended the timeline for the Rs 1700 crore.
implementation of the Smart Cities Mission Gujarat became India’s Largest
(SCM) for all 100 participating cities to June Manufacturing Hub: RBI
2023 due to the COVID-19 induced slowdown In accordance with the data by Reserve Bank of
and other factors. India (RBI), Gujarat has surpassed
The Mission was launched in the year Maharashtra to become India’s leading
FY2015-16 & set a target of five years i.e., manufacturing hub. It’s Gross Value Addition
(GVA) in manufacturing grew 15.9% annually established in several educational institutions

between FY12 to FY20 to Rs 5.11 lakh crore. like KVs, JNVs and Private schools.
In terms of manufacturing, Maharashtra is Cabinet approved Ken-Betwa River
followed by Tamil Nadu with a GVA of Rs 3.43 Interlinking Project
lakh crore at 3rd spot, Karnataka (4th) at Rs 2.1 Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project has
lakh crore, and Uttar Pradesh-UP (5th) at Rs been approved by the Union Cabinet, which
1.87 lakh crore. is chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Kazhuveli Wetland declared as 16th Bird Modi. At 2020-21 price levels, the overall cost
Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu of the Ken-Betwa link project has been
The Kazhuveli wetland situated in Villupuram estimated at Rs. 44,605 crores. It will cover the
district of Tamil Nadu has been declared as states of UP and MP.
the 16th Bird Sanctuary by Surpiya Sahu, The Union Cabinet has approved central
Environment and Forest Secretary, at the support for the project in the amount of Rs.
Minister of Environment Forest and Climate 39,317 crores, which includes a grant of Rs.
Change. 36,290 crores and a loan of Rs. 3,027 crores.
The declaration was made under subsection (1) The project will be implemented through
of section 18 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) known as
1972. The Kazhuveli wetlands is referred to as the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority
the 2nd largest Brackish Water Lake in South (KBLPA).” The project will irrigate 10.62 lakh
India, only after Pulicat lake. hectares annually, provide drinking water to a
NITI Aayog launched “e-Sawaari India population of 62 lakhs, and generate 103 MW
Electric Bus Coalition” with CESL & WRI India of hydropower and 27 MW of solar power.
NITI Aayog has launched e-Sawaari India Haiderpur wetland in Uttar Pradesh
Electric Bus Coalition in partnership recognised as India’s 47th Ramsar Site
with Convergence Energy Service Limited The Haiderpur Wetland abutting the Madhya
(CESL), World Resources Institute, India Ganga barrage, about 10 km from Bijnor in
(WRI India) and with the support from western Uttar Pradesh, has been recognised
Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative under the 1971 Ramsar Convention on
(TUMI). Wetlands.
Cabinet approved continuation of PMAY-G Uttar Pradesh is now home to 9 Ramsar
till March 2024 wetlands. The wetland, which is a part of
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, has also been
Narendra Modi approved the continuation of identified under Namami Gange, a central
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin flagship, as a model wetland along the Ganga.
(PMAY-G) beyond March 2021 till March With this, there are now a total of 47 such
2024. designated areas in the country.
Under this, financial assistance is to be provided Uttar Pradesh holds top spot in Total
for the construction of the remaining 155.75 Registered EVs in India: Ministry of Road
lakh houses within total target of 2.95 crore Transport & Highways
houses. The outlay for the construction of During the Winter Session of the Parliament,
remaining houses will be Rs. 2,17,257 crores Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road
with Central Share Rs.1,25,106 crore and Transport & Highways, informed the Rajya
State Share Rs.73,475 crores. Sabha on the state of Electric Vehicles (EV) in
NITI Aayog to establish 1,000 Atal Tinkering India.
Labs in J&K As per the data release, India has a total of
The NITI Aayog has planned to establish 1000 870,141 registered EVs, with Uttar
Atal Tinkering Laboratories in Jammu and Pradesh (UP) holding the top spot
Kashmir. Out of 1000 Atal Tinkering with 255,700 registered EVs. UP is followed by
Laboratories, 187 will be established by the Delhi (125,347), Karnataka (72,544), Bihar
end of the financial year 2021-22. (58,014) and Maharashtra (52,506) in
Out of 187 ATLs, 31 are being established across successive positions.
government schools of J&K while 50 will be
PM Modi inaugurated Kashi-Vishwanath In Madhya Pradesh, the first drone fair in the
Dham project in Varanasi country was organised at Gwalior. Gwalior
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Drone Mela was organised jointly by the
phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Government of
Corridor project. The project is spread over 5 India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh, and
lakh square feet and connects the temple the Federation of Indian Chambers of
premises to the River Ganga. Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Five Drone
Project is constructed at a cost of ₹339 Schools will be opened in Gwalior, Bhopal,
crore and is done with a vision to create an Indore, Jabalpur and Satna in Madhya
easily accessible pathway connecting the Pradesh.
temple to the banks of river Ganga. A total of Govt laid foundation stone for Maa Umiya
23 buildings will be inaugurated in phase 1 Dham Development Project in Ahmedabad,
of the project. Gujarat
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Saryu Nahar Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the
National Project in Balrampur, UP foundation stone of Umiya Mata Dham
The 40-year long pending project, Saryu Nahar temple and temple premises under Maa
National Project, is inaugurated by Prime Umiya Dham Development Project at Umiya
Minister of India Narendra Modi in Campus in Sola in Ahmedabad, Gujarat along
Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) on December with several developmental projects including a
11, 2021. The outlay of the project is over Rs railway bridge. Umiya Mata is located in the
9,800 crore, out of which more than Rs 4,600 center of Unjha in the Mehsana
crore was provisioned in the last four years. district of Gujarat which celebrated its silver
Geographical Indications Registry accepted jubilee in November 2009. They will be
proposal to grant Mithila Makhana GI Tag developed at a cost of Rs 1,500
The Geographical Indications crore on 74,000 square yards of land.
Registry (GIR) under the Ministry of Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand
Commerce and Industry accepted the proposal declared as Eco-Sensitive Zone
to rename Bihar Makhana or fox nut as According to the gazette of India issued by the
Mithila Makhana and retain its Geographical Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Identification (GI) tag. It also suggested Change (MoEF&CC), an area
amendments in the brand logo to highlight of 454.65 square kilometres around the
its origins and protect the product’s boundary of Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in the
Geographical Indications (GI) rights. Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand has been
Maharashtra topped the list of state with declared as the Askot Wildlife Sanctuary Eco-
maximum of beneficiaries under sensitive Zone (ESZ). The Askot Wildlife
Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana Sanctuary was established to protect the
Maharashtra tops the list of states with endangered flagship species Musk Deer and its
maximum number of beneficiaries habitat. The Askot Wildlife Sanctuary is also
under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana known as Musk Deer Park.
(ABRY). It is followed by Tamil NTPC will set up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen
Nadu and Gujarat. Microgrid Projects at Simhadri, AP
The government had launched ABRY to National Thermal Power Corporation
incentivize employment generation in Limited (NTPC) has awarded a project of
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation Standalone Fuel-Cell based Micro-grid with
(EPFO) registered establishments during hydrogen production using electrolyser
COVID-19 for a period from October 1, 2020 to in Simhadri, near Visakhapatnam in Andhra
March 31, 2022. Auto settlement of Employees’ Pradesh. It is India’s 1st Green
Provident Fund (EPF) claims was introduced Hydrogen based Energy Storage Project and
by EPFO in Jan, 2020. one of the largest in the world. India targets
First Drone Mela in the country was to become carbon neutral by 2070.
organised at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh The hydrogen will be produced by using
the advanced 240 kW Solid Oxide
Electrolyser by taking input power from the to bring uniformity in the minimum age of
nearby Floating Solar project. The hydrogen marriage for men and women, thereby,
produced during sunshine hours would be increasing the legal age of marriage of
stored at high pressure and would be electrified women from 18 to 21 years. The legal age to
using a 50 kW Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. get married for men is 21.
Durga Puja on UNESCO's 'Intangible Cultural In this regard, a Bill will be introduced to amend
Heritage of Humanity' list the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
United Nations Educational, Scientific and (PCMA), 2006, Special Marriage Act,
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added 1954 and personal laws such as the Hindu
Kolkata's Durga Puja festival to its Marriage Act 1955 in the ongoing winter
‘Representative List of the Intangible session of Parliament (November 29- December
Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. 23, 2021).
India now has 14 intangible cultural heritage PM Modi laid foundation stone of Ganga
elements on the UNESCO list. Other Indian Expressway in UP
entries that were previously inscribed include Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the
Nowrouz (2016), Ramlila (2008), Yoga (2016), foundation stone of the longest highway in
and Kumbh Mela (2017). India, the Ganga
7th India International Science Festival 2021 Expressway in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
held at Panaji, Goa to offer fast-paced connectivity in India. The
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State six-lane 594 km long expressway will be built
(I/C) Science & Technology, inaugurated the at a cost of about Rs 36200 crore will connect
7th edition of the India International Science the western and eastern regions of UP.
festival, IISF at Panaji, Goa held from 10th India’s 1st International Arbitration and
December to 13th December 2021. IISF is a joint Mediation Centre (IAMC) inaugurated in
program of the Ministry of Science & Hyderabad, Telangana
Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice NV
Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA), a swadeshi science Ramana, and Chief Minister of Telangana K
movement of Bharat. Chandrasekhar Rao has inaugurated India’s
Nodal Agency for organising IISF 2021 was the First International Arbitration and
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Mediation Centre (IAMC) at Phoenix VK
Research, an autonomous institute under the Tower at Nanakramguda, Hyderabad,
MoES. Telangana.
Theme 2021: ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ – PM Narendra Modi launched development
celebrating Creativity, Science, Technology and projects worth Rs 650 crores in Goa
Innovation for a prosperous India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
Centre granted ‘in-principle’ approval for 6 and laid the foundation stone of several
Nuclear Reactors at Jaitapur, Maharashtra development projects worth over 650
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) crores rupees in Goa during the Goa
Science and Technology Dr. Liberation Day celebrations at Shyamaprasad
Jitendra granted ‘In-Principle’ approval for Mukherjee Stadium in Taleigao, Goa.
setting up 6 Nuclear Reactors at Jaitapur in Some of the major projects Modi will
Maharashtra. inaugurate are the re-development of Aguada
The approval is for setting up 6 nuclear power Fort Jail Museum at a cost of over Rs 28 crore,
reactors of 1650 MW each, making Jaitapur a super speciality block at the Goa Medical
as India’s largest nuclear power generating College and Hospital, which has been
site with a total capacity of 9900 MW. constructed at a cost of over Rs 380 crores,
Technical cooperation is provided by the French the New South Goa District Hospital, built at
Firm – Électricité de France (EDF). a cost of around Rs 220 crore, the Aviation
Cabinet cleared proposal to raise women’s Skill Development Centre at the upcoming
marriage age from 18 to 21 years Mopa Airport, built at a cost of around Rs 8.5
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister crore, and a gas insulated substation at
Narendra Modi has given its nod for proposal
Davorlim-Navelim, Margao, constructed at a foundation stone for Bio-gas based Electricity

cost of around Rs 16 crores. generation plant for Milk Producers
Nagaland created 3 new districts Cooperative Union Plant at Ramnagar.
Chumukedima, Tseminyu, and Nuiland PM inaugurated Union Education Ministry’s
The State Government of Nagaland has Inter University Centre for Teachers
created three new districts namely Tseminyu, Education, built at a cost of around Rs 107
Nuiland and Chumukedima, reaching the crore, and a teachers’ education centre at the
total district tally of the state to 15. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies,
Tseminyu became the 13th district followed built at a cost of over Rs 7 crore.
by Nuiland and Chumukedima as 14th and World Sangeet Tansen festival organized in
15th Districts respectively. Gwalior, MP
Niuland and Chumukedima have been In Madhya Pradesh, the 97th edition of World
formed out of Dimapur district, while Sangeet Tansen festival started in Gwalior.
Tseminyu is the sub-division of the Kohima The festival will be organised till 30th
district. December 2021. The stage of the program has
Punjab CM declared “Krishna Balram been constructed on the theme of
Jagannath Rath Yatra” as state festival the Siddhanath temple situated in
The Chief Minister of Punjab Charanjit Singh Omkareshwar.
Channi declared Lord Krishna Balram PM Modi laid foundation stone of 4 hydro
Jagannath Rath Yatra as an annual state power projects in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
festival. PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation
The announcement for the same was made of the hydropower projects worth Rs 11000
during flagging off the 25th Shri Lord Krishna crore in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He
Balram Jagannath Rath Yatra. He also inaugurated the Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Power
announced a grant of Rs 2.51 crore for the Project, a 111 MW Project which has been
Iskcon Temple in Ludhiana, Punjab. built at a cost of around Rs 2,080 crore.
Odisha CM inaugurated Odisha’s longest He also laid the foundation stone of the
bridge over Mahanadi River ‘T-Setu’ in Renukaji Dam project which has been kept
Cuttack pending for around 3 decades. The 40 MW
Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha project will be built at a cost of around Rs
inaugurated state’s longest bridge, ‘T- 7,000 crore.
Setu’, built over the Mahanadi River in Other Projects are: Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power
Cuttack District, Odisha.The bridge in the Project and Dhaulasidh Hydro Power
shape of the English alphabet ‘T’ was Project, the first hydropower project of the
constructed at a cost of Rs 111 crore. Hamirpur district.
The 3.4-km-long bridge connecting Telangana topped in the Implementation of
Gopinathpur in Badamba, Baideswar in Banki to Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Singhanath Pitha in Cuttack, will cut the Telangana has secured 1st place among the
distance between Badamba and Banki 34 states and Union Territories that implement
Baideshwar by almost 45 km. the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
PM Modi launched development projects (SPMRM).Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has
worth Rs 2,095 crore in Varanasi, UP secured the 2nd and 3rd place on the list
PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation respectively.
stones of 27 developmental projects worth In the Ranking of the Cluster, among the 295
Rs 2,095 crore including laying of the clusters, the Ryakal cluster of Sangareddy
foundation stone for Banas Dairy in his and the Jukkal cluster of Kamareddy in
parliamentary constituency Varanasi. Telangana has secured the 1st and 2nd
Banas Dairy Sankul at UP State Industrial position respectively. The Aibawk cluster of
Development Authority Food Park, Karkhiyaon, Aizawl in Mizoram has secured the 3rd position.
Varanasi will be built at a cost of about Rs 475 PM Modi inaugurated Bina (MP)-Panki (UP)
crore and will have a facility for processing 5 Multiproduct pipeline project & Kanpur
lakh liter of milk per day. He also laid Metro Rail Project in Kanpur, UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the UP as “Veerangana Laxmibai Railway

356 Km long Bina Refinery (Madhya Station” after Rani Laxmibai.
Pradesh)- POL Terminal at Panki (Kanpur, Governor of Sikkim Ganga Prasad has
UP) Multiproduct pipeline project (has a inaugurated the “Narendra Modi Marg”
capacity of 3.45 million metric tonne per named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The
annum) with an outlay of Rs 1524 crore (Rs. Narendra Modi Marg is the 2nd road
1227 crores in UP and Rs. 297 crores in MP). connecting the Tsomgo lake and Nathula
PM has also inaugurated the completed section border pass with Gangtok, Sikkim.
of Kanpur Metro Rail Project and undertook a PM Modi launched blockchain-based digital
metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta degrees at IIT Kanpur
Nagar. Entire length of the Metro Rail Project Under the National Blockchain Project, Prime
in Kanpur is 32 Km, and is being built at a Minister Narendra Modi has launched
cost of around ₹11,000 crore. blockchain-based digital degrees at the 54th
Maharashtra govt passed Shakti Criminal Laws Convocation Ceremony of IIT Kanpur. These
Act digital degrees can be verified globally and are
Maharashtra Assembly passed Shakti Criminal unforgeable. The blockchain technology
Laws (Maharashtra Amendment) being used by IIT Kanpur to award digital
Act unanimously. With this, Maharashtra degrees has been developed in-house.
became the second state in India after Odisha launched Digital Life Certificate
Andhra Pradesh to approve death penalty system for pensioners
for heinous offences of rape and gangrape. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
The Act has amended existing criminal laws to launched Digital Life Certificate system for
include death penalty as punishment in cases pensioners virtually while attending the
of rape and gangrape. orientation programme for newly recruited 153
UP’s Jhansi Railway Station renamed as
officers of Odisha Civil Services. Odisha is the
‘Veerangana Laxmibai Railway Station’
first state in the country to implement such
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
a digital service for pensioners.
has announced that the government of UP has
renamed the Jhansi Railway Station, in Jhansi,
Chapter 15: Current Affairs (International) In Short

August A 19-year old Pakistani climber Shehroze
India took over UNSC presidency for Kashif became the youngest person in the
August 2021 world to reach the summit of K2, the
India took over from France to assume second-highest peak in the world.
the presidency of the United Nations Shehroze Kashif from Lahore achieved the
Security Council (UNSC) for the month of feat of scaling the 8,611-metre high peak
August 2021. with the aid of bottled oxygen.
This is the first presidency for India during Germany became 5th country to sign ISA
its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent Framework Agreement
member of the UNSC. Prime Minister Germany became the 5th country to sign
Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to the International Solar Alliance
preside over a meeting of the UNSC. Framework Agreement after
Narendra Modi: 1st Indian PM to chair amendments to it entered into force on
UNSC debate 8th January 2021, opening its Membership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will to all Member States of the United Nations.
virtually preside over an open debate at Afghanistan govt transferred power to
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Taliban; Ghani stepped down
on August 9, 2021. The Afghanistan government transferred
Shehroze Kashif became world’s the power to the Taliban. Diplomatic
youngest mountaineer to scale K2 sources said Ali Ahmad Jilali, former Afghan
interior minister, is likely to be named to steel structure. This bridge has been
head an interim administration in Kabul. constructed by MX3D an Amsterdam based
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resigned. 3D metal printing company.
Taliban fighters entered Kabul on 15th Aug Sweden joined International Solar
and sought the unconditional surrender Alliance (ISA)
of the central government. Sweden has ratified the framework
July agreement for the International Solar
China is certified malaria-free by WHO Alliance (ISA) and is now a member of the
A 70-year effort China has been awarded global platform, which is an initiative of
a malaria-free certification from WHO – a India aimed at promoting renewable
notable feat for a country that reported 30 energy and sustainable development.
million cases of the disease annually in the Sunseap will build $2 billion world's
1940s. Globally, 40 countries and largest floating solar farm in Indonesia
territories have been granted a malaria- Singapore's Sunseap Group says it plans
free certification from WHO. to spend $2 billion to build the world's
Bhutan has become the First Foreign largest floating solar farm and energy
Country to Adopt UPI storage system in neighbouring Indonesian
Bhutan has become the first country to city Batam, which will double its renewable
adopt India’s Unified Payment Interface power generation capacity.
(UPI) standards for its quick response The floating photovoltaic system is expected
(QR) code. It is also the second country after to have a capacity of 2.2 gigawatt-peak
Singapore to have BHIM-UPI acceptance at (GWp), and will be located on the
merchant locations. Duriangkang Reservoir in Batam Island
UAE became 1st Gulf nation to open spanning around 1,600 hectares.
embassy in Israel September
The United Arab Emirates on 17th July Sri Lanka declared food emergency as
became the first Gulf nation to open an forex crisis worsens
embassy in Israel, nearly a year after both Sri Lanka has declared a state of
countries signed an agreement to normalise emergency as the food crisis worsened
diplomatic ties. The new mission is located after private banks ran out of foreign
in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building. exchange to finance imports. With the
Singapore unveiled one of the world's country suffering a hard-hitting economic
biggest floating solar panel farms crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he
Singapore unveiled one of the world's ordered emergency regulations to counter
largest floating solar panel farms, the hoarding of sugar, rice and other
spanning an area equivalent to 45 football essential foods. The Sri Lankan rupee has
fields and producing enough electricity to fallen by 7.5% against the US dollar this year.
power the island's five water treatment New Development Bank approved UAE,
plants. The project is part of efforts by the Bangladesh and Uruguay as a new
land-scarce Southeast Asian city-state to member
meet a goal of quadrupling its solar The Shanghai-based New Development
energy production by 2025 to help tackle Bank (NDB) has approved the United
climate change. Arab Emirates, Uruguay and Bangladesh
World’s first 3D-printed steel bridge as its new member countries. In 2020, the
opened in Amsterdam NDB Board of Governors initiated the
Amsterdam has unveiled the world’s first negotiation to expand its membership. As a
3D-printed steel pedestrian bridge. This result, UAE, Uruguay and Bangladesh have
project has been opened on the Oudezijds been admitted as the first new member
Achterburgwal canal in the city of countries of the NDB.
Amsterdam. The opening ceremony of this US-India Strategic Clean Energy
bridge was attended by the Queen of the Partnership (SCEP)
Netherlands, Máxima. The length of the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
bridge is nearly 40 feet. It is a 6-ton stainless Hardeep Singh Puri and U.S. Secretary of
Energy Ms. Jennifer Granholm, co-chaired
a virtual Ministerial meeting and launched IEA invited India to become full-time
the revamped U.S.-India Strategic Clean member
Energy Partnership (SCEP). They also International Energy Agency (IEA) has
announced addition of a fifth Pillar on invited India to become its full-time
Emerging Fuels as both the countries member.
seek to promote clean energy fuels. This membership invitation was given in
U.S, U.K. and Australia announced new the light that, India is world’s third-
security partnership "AUKUS" for Indo- largest energy consumer. If this proposal is
Pacific accepted, it will require India to increase its
US President Joe Biden, along with the strategic oil reserved to 90 days
prime ministers of the UK and Australia, requirement.
announced, on 16Sept, that the three Germany launched World’s First Self-
nations were forging a new trilateral Driving Train
security pact, presumably aimed at German rail operator, Deutsche Bahn and
countering China's expansionism in the industrial group, Siemens launched the
Indo-Pacific. first automated & driverless train of the
Iran became 9th member of the Shanghai world on October 11, 2021.The self-driving
Cooperation Organisation train was launched in the city of Hamburg.
Iran was officially admitted as a full This project is being developed by ‘Siemens
member of the Shanghai Cooperation and Deutsche Bahn’. It is being dubbed as
Organization (SCO) on 18th Sept. The “world first”.
decision to admit Iran as a full member was India re-elected to UN Human Rights
declared in the 21th summit of the SCO Council for 2022-24
leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. So far Iran India got re-elected to the UN Human
was an observer member of the Rights Council for 2022-24 term on
organization. October 14, 2021 with the overwhelming
India is Dubai’s second biggest trade majority in United Nations General
partner Assembly (UNGA).
India has emerged as the second biggest There were five vacant seats in Asia-Pacific
trading partner of Dubai, after China. States category namely Kazakhstan,
India’s overall volume, in the first half of Malaysia, India, Qatar and United Arab
2021, is touching 38.5 billion dirhams. Emirates, for election for the term of 2022-
As per a statement of Dubai government, 2024.
Dubai had a trade volume of 86.7 billion India, UK, and Australia planned to jointly
dirham with China in H1 (first half) of launch IRIS initiative at COP26
2021. It is followed by India and the U.S. India, Australia, and UK in collaboration
respectively at second and third positions. with small island developing states
Trade with India has increased by 74.5% (SIDS), have planned to
year-on-year to 67.1 billion dirhams in 2021 launch ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island
from 38.5 billion dirham in H1 of year 2020. States (IRIS)’, on the sidelines of Conference
October of Parties (COP26).
India joined Seychelles’ Tax Inspectors It will be launched with an initial funding of
Without Borders programme $10 million from Australia, India, UK.
The Tax Inspectors Without Borders 2021 COP26 is scheduled to take place
(TIWB) has launched its programme in from Oct 31 to Nov 12, 2021 at Glasgow.
Seychelles. India has been chosen as WHO Global TB report for 2021: India
the Partner Administration for this worst-hit country in TB elimination
programme. The country will be providing On 14th October 2021, the World Health
its Tax Expert in support of the initiative. Organisation (WHO) released the ‘Global
TIWB is a joint initiative of the United TB report for 2021, where it highlighted
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the effects of COVID-19 which led to a huge
and the Organisation for Economic reversal in the progress of Tuberculosis
Cooperation and Development (OECD), since (TB) elimination. The report also
its launch in 2015. mentioned India as the worst-hit country
in TB elimination, where the detection of stages from 2017. The project cost about
new TB cases saw a huge impact in 2020. 340 billion won ($292 million).
Facebook Inc. corporate name rebranded
India, Israel, UAE, U.S. decided to launch as ‘Meta’
quadrilateral economic forum Mark Zuckerberg owned Facebook Inc
India, Israel, United Arab has changed the corporate name of world’s
Emirates and United States have decided largest social media platform
to launch new quadrilateral economic to ‘Meta’ (Meta Platforms, Inc.), to reflect
forum. Quadrilateral builds on ongoing its emphasis on building the metaverse
cooperation between U.S., Israel and UAE vision’.
after the Abraham Accords last year. The word ‘Meta’ in Greek means ‘Beyond’
FATF retained Pakistan in ‘Grey List; and reflects the futuristic motive.
Turkey, Jordan, and Mali also added November
Global terror financing watchdog Financial India and Bhutan issued LoE to add 7
Action Task Force (FATF) has entry-exit trade points
retained Pakistan on its ‘Grey List’ of India and Bhutan formalised seven
countries. additional entry – exit points for trade
In a briefing, FATF president Marcus Pleyer through Letters of Exchange (LoE) issued
also said that three new countries Turkey, during the Commerce Secretary level
Jordan, and Mali have also been added to meeting between the countries that
the Grey List. discussed Trade & Transit issues.
“Invest India” elected as The President Of This formalisation is a part of measures to
WAIPA increase trade connectivity.
Invest India, a young ‘start-up’ within the 7 entry-exit points:
Government of India has been • Nagrakata Land customs station- No
unanimously elected as the President of the Commodity restriction
World Association of Investment • Entry-exit point – Agartala Land
Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021- Customs station; Birpara;
2023. Kamardwisa
WAIPA is the primary nodal global agency • Entry-Exit Point with Cross border
for Investment Promotion Agencies control at Dhubri:
(IPA), representing 105 countries.
• Jogighopa port
WAIPA's Steering Committee for 2021-
23: • Pandu port (Guwahati Steamerghat)
• President: Invest India • Asian Highway 48 connecting Torsa
• Two Vice Presidents: Egypt and Tea Garden in India &
Switzerland • Allay in Bhutan as an additional
• Nine Regional Directors: Brazil, route corresponding to the Land
South Korea, Finland, Kuwait, Costa Customs Station at Jaigaon
Rica, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Ghana, and PM Modi and Boris Johnson launched
Samoa. “One Sun, One World, One Grid” initiative
South Korea inaugurated World’s Largest Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant British counterpart Boris Johnson jointly
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy launched the ‘One Sun, One World, One
of South Korea held that the ‘Shinincheon Grid’ (OSOWOG) initiative at the COP 26
Bitdream Fuel Cell Power Plant’ at the Climate Meet in Glasgow. The vision behind
Shinincheon Bitdream headquarters of OSOWOG is ‘The Sun Never Sets’.
Korea Southern Power in Seo-gu, Incheon On the occasion, he also announced that
has been completed and inaugurated. The India’s space agency, ISRO will provide a
power plant is operated by South Korea’s calculator to the world soon, that can
independent power production company, measure the solar energy potential of any
POSCO Energy and Doosan Fuel Cell. It has region.
a capacity of 78 MW constructed in four UK launched commemorative £5 coin
celebrating legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
The Government of the United Kingdom The General Conference of UNESCO elects
(UK) has unveiled a £5 coin to members of the Executive Board. India was
commemorate the life and legacy re-elected to Group IV of Asian and Pacific
of Mahatma Gandhi. It is States, where Japan, Philippines, Vietnam,
the first time Mahatma Gandhi has been Cook Islands and China also got elected.
commemorated on an official UK coin. The El Salvador announced to build world’s
special collectors' coin was designed first ‘Bitcoin City’
by Heena Glover. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has
Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of UK, chose the announced to build the world’s first Bitcoin
final design for the coin. The coin features City in the country. This new city is planned
an image of a lotus, India's national flower, to be developed in the eastern region of La
alongside one of Gandhi's most famous Union and will be initially funded
quotes - 'My life is my message'. by bitcoin-backed bonds.
UK approved world’s 1st oral pill to treat It would get geothermal power from a
COVID-19 volcano. Bitcoin City will not levy any
Britain's health regulators, Medicines taxes except for value added tax (VAT).
and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency US, Australia and UK signed key deal in
have approved the world’s first pill to Nuclear Submarine Alliance
treat cases of symptomatic COVID-19. On November 21, 2021 Australia officially
The antiviral Lagevrio (molnupiravir) has became a part of the new Nuclear Powered
been found to be safe and effective at Submarine defence alliance with
reducing the risk of hospitalisation and the United Kingdom and the United
death in people with mild to moderate States after signing a deal with the countries
COVID-19. in Canberra, Australia.
USA became 101st member country of Under the AUKUS deal, Australia will be
International Solar Alliance provided with 8 nuclear powered
United States of America (USA) has submarines capable of stealthy and long-
joined International Solar Alliance (ISA) range missions. It is the first agreement on
as a member country. USA is now 101st technology signed by the three countries
country to sign the framework agreement after the formation of defence
of the ISA. alliance AUKUS (Australia-UK-US).
Earlier at COP26, the US joined the steering Rajnath Singh inaugurated 5th World
committee of the “One Sun One World Congress on Disaster Management
One Grid” initiative that includes Australia, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has
France, the UK and India. virtually inaugurated 5th World Congress
TVS Motor became 1st Indian 2-wheeler on Disaster Management (WCDM). It is an
maker to join United Nations Global initiative of Disaster Management
Compact Initiatives and Convergence Society
TVS Motor Company, the flagship company (DMICS), Hyderabad.
of TVS Group, has joined the United The event has been organized at the campus
Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the of IIT Delhi. The first WCDM was held in
world’s largest voluntary corporate 2008 in Hyderabad and inaugurated by Dr A
sustainability initiative. P J Abdul Kalam.
TVS Motor has become the 1st Indian Theme of the 5th WCDM: ‘Technology,
two-wheeler and three-wheeler Finance and Capacity for Building
manufacturer to join the UNGC. Resilience to Disasters in the context of
India re-elected to UNESCO Executive COVID-19’.
Board for 4-year term WHO named new COVID-19 Strain
India got re-elected to the Executive B.1.1.529 as ‘Omicron’
Board of the United Nations Educational, World Health Organisation (WHO) has
Scientific and Cultural Organization designated the new, fast-spreading
(UNESCO) with 164 votes for a 4-year term, coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, which was
starting from 2021-25. detected in South Africa named “Omicron”
after a letter in the Greek alphabet, B.1.1.529 variant was first reported from
as ‘Variant of Concern (VOC)’. South Africa on 24th November 2021 and
Currently designated VOCs are, Alpha the first known confirmed B.1.1.529
(B.1.1.7), Beta (B.1.351), Gamma (P.1), infection was from a specimen collected on 9
Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron November 2021.
(B.1.1.529).
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 Indian Army contingent will participate
Operation Blue Freedom: Team Of Special in International Army Games 2021 in
Forces Veterans Russia
The government of India has accorded The 7th edition of the International Army
sanctions to Team CLAW to lead a team of Games, 2021, will be held from 22 August
people with disabilities to scale Siachen to 04 September 2021 in Russia. The
Glacier. It will be a new world record for the competition will be hosted in eleven
largest team of people with disabilities. This countries in the 2021 Games. Over 280
expedition is being undertaken as part of teams from 42 countries will compete in the
‘Operation Blue Freedom’. game to show their combat skills,
Indigenously designed INS Vikrant had professionalism and determination to win.
left port for maiden sea trials The International Army Games also
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, referred to as ‘War Olympics’, is an
Vikrant set sail to begin its first sea trial. international military sports event, which
INS Vikrant was designed by the Indian aims to strengthen military-to-military
Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND) cooperation between countries and trust
and built at Cochin Shipyard Limited between the participating nations.
(CSL). INS Vikrant has 75 per cent DRDO Successfully Test-Fired Nirbhay
indigenous content and will be Missile
commissioned into the Eastern Naval The Defence Research and Development
Command. It will be commissioned into the Organisation (DRDO) has successfully
Indian Navy by August 2022. test-fired medium-range subsonic cruise
ITBP inducted its first women officers in missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test
combat Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off Odisha
For the first time, India-China LAC coast. Nirbhay is India’s first Indigenous
guarding the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM).
(ITBP) force has commissioned its first two Joint Guidance for the Australia – India
women officers in combat. Navy to Navy Relationship
The two women officers, Prakriti and Diksha Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy
will be posted as company commanders in signed a ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia-
ITBP battalions. India Navy to Navy
Relationship’ document on August 18, Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) is set to

2021. begin in the Persian Gulf on 18th August.
Joint Guidance will serve as a guideline INS Kochi, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral
document in order to showcase the Ajay Kochhar, Flag Officer Commanding
determination of both the Navies in order to Western Fleet (FOCWF) has reached
work together bilaterally or multilaterally. Manama, Bahrain as part of its Persian Gulf
India finalised deal with Russia to deployment.
procure AK-103 rifles India and Germany conducted joint
India has finalised a deal with Russia to maritime exercise in Gulf of Aden
buy a sizeable number of AK-103 The Indian Navy and the German Navy
series of assault rifles for the Indian Army carried out a joint exercise in the Gulf of
under the provisions of emergency Aden near Yemen, in the Indian Ocean leg of
procurement. Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021. The Indian
NSG commandos undertook counter- Navy was represented by frigate “Trikand”
terrorist drills ‘Gandiv’ across country while the German Navy was represented by
Multiple cities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya frigate “Bayern”.
Pradesh, Gujarat and the National Capital July
Region are hosting synchronised Indian Navy warship conducted military
commando drills as part of a national drill with South Korean vessel
mock exercise being carried out by the Indian Navy warship conducted military
counter-terrorist force National Security drill with South Korean vessel in the East
Guard (NSG) to check its response time and China Sea. Indian Navy’s indigenous ASW
reaction to hostage and hijack-like Corvette INS Kiltan undertook the exercise
situations. The third edition of the week-long with Republic of Korea’s Ship ROKS
annual exercise called ‘Gandiv’ was Gyeongnam, a Daegu-class frigate, on June
launched at these locations by the NSG. 28.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Indian Army chief will inaugurate war
Commissioned Indigenously built ICGS memorial for Indian soldiers in Italy
‘Vigraha’ Indian Army chief General MM Naravane
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has dedicated will embark on an official visit to the
to the nation, the indigenously built Coast United Kingdom (UK) and Italy, during
Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. which he will be meeting his counterparts
According to the defence ministry, the 98- and the senior military leadership of these
meter vessel will be based in Andhra countries. The Indian Army Memorial in the
Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam (Vizag) and will famous town of Cassino, Italy. In the
be operated by a company of 11 officers and Battle of Monte Cassino during World
110 sailors. War II, over 5,000 Indian soldiers laid
The ship has been designed and built down their lives while fighting to save Italy
indigenously by Larsen & Toubro Ship from fascist forces.
Building Limited. INS Tabar conducts military exercise with
Indian, Vietnam navies has undertaken Italian Navy
bilateral maritime exercise in South Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar recently
China Sea participated in military exercises with
In continuation with the ongoing the frontline frigate of the Italian Navy.
deployment of Indian Navy ships in the INS Tabar joined Italian Navy and entered
South China Sea, INS Ranvijay and INS Port of Naples on July 3 as part of the
Kora undertook bilateral maritime ongoing deployment in the Mediterranean.
exercise with Vietnam People’s Navy Bharat Dynamics Ltd signed Rs 499-crore
(VPN) frigate VPNS Ly Thai To (HQ-012) deal with Indian Air Force
on 18 Aug 21. The Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has
A Joint Exercise Between Indian Navy and signed a contract with the Ministry of
Royal Bahrain Naval Force Defence for the manufacture and supply
The Maritime Partnership Exercise of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force
between the Indian Navy and Royal
(IAF). The total worth of the deal is around Gujarat will host Defence Expo 2022
Rs 499 crore. The next Defence Expo will be hosted by
Indian Army named military firing range Gujarat in 2022. The Memorandum of
in Kashmir after Vidya Balan Understanding has been signed between the
In recognition of Vidya Balan's Department of Defence Production and
phenomenal contribution to Indian the Gujarat Government in this regard.
cinema, the Indian Army has recently About 100 countries are expected to
named one of its firing ranges after the participate in this biannual event. Defence
actor. The Vidya Balan Firing Range is Expo-2022 will be held in Gandhinagar from
located in Gulmarg, Kashmir. 10th to 13th March next year. The Defence
DRDO successfully flight-tested surface- Expo-2022 will focus on making India a
to-air missile Akash-NG Defence manufacturing hub.
Defence Research & Development INS Tabar conducted maritime
Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight- partnership exercise with Sudanese Navy
tested the New Generation Akash Missile in Red Sea
(Akash-NG), a surface-to-air Missile from Indian Navy and Sudanese Navy carried
Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of out a bilateral maritime exercise in the
Odisha on July 21, 2021. The missile system Red Sea off the Sudanese coast on
has been developed by Defence Research & September 10. INS Tabar and two Sudanese
Development Laboratory (DRDL), Navy ships- Almazz and Nimer- participated
Hyderabad in collaboration with other in this maiden exercise with the Indian Navy.
DRDO laboratories. Defence ministry placed order for 118
DRDO successfully flight-tested Arjun Mk-1A tanks
indigenous Man-Portable Anti-Tank Ministry of Defence will procure 118
Guided Missile Main Battle Tanks, MBTs Arjun Mk-1A for
The Defence Research & Development the Indian Army. The order was worth Rs
Organisation (DRDO) on 21th July 7,523 crore with Heavy Vehicles Factory,
successfully flight tested indigenously Avadi to sharpen the army’s combat edge.
developed low weight, fire and forget Man- Arjun Tank has been part of the Indian Army
Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile for the last 15 years. It has been designed
(MPATGM). and developed by Combat Vehicles
INS Talwar participates in Exercise Research and Development
Cutlass Express 2021 Establishment (CVRDE). It will be
Indian Naval Ship Talwar is participating manufactured at the government’s Heavy
in Exercise Cutlass Express 2021, being Vehicles Factory in Chennai.
conducted from 26 July 2021 to 06 August India Army will organise ‘Bijoya
2021 along the East Coast of Africa. The Sanskritik Mahotsav’ in Kolkata
exercise is an annual maritime exercise Indian Army will organize “Bijoya
conducted to promote national and regional Sanskritik Mahotsav” from 26 to 29
maritime security in East Africa and the September in Kolkata. This Mahotsav will
Western Indian Ocean. be observed to mark the golden jubilee of the
September India-Pak war 1971.
India Conducted Maritime Partnership HAL, Alliance Air joined forces to supply
Exercise with Algerian Navy civil Do-228 plane in Arunachal Pradesh
The Indian Naval Ship, INS Tabar, is on State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
her goodwill visit to the number of ports (HAL) has signed a pact with Alliance Air
in Africa and Europe since June 2021 till to supply two of its Do-228 aircraft for
September 2021. deployment in Arunachal Pradesh. The
As a part of this visit, INS Tabar took part in deal is meant to boost Regional Connectivity
the Maiden Maritime Partnership Exercise Scheme (RCS) in the region.
with Algerian Navy, off the Algerian coast, in HAL's Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur
the Mediterranean Sea. The Algerian Naval has been in the business of transport and
Ship ANS Ezzadjer participated in the trainer aircraft for defence customers and
exercise.
looks after manufacturing of Hindustan- designed Abhyas – High-speed

228 aircraft. Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from
DRDO tested "Akash Prime" New version the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in
of Akash missile Chandipur, off the coast of Bay of Bengal in
The Defence Research and Development Odisha. ABHYAS is designed and
Organisation (DRDO) has tested a new developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical
version of Akash Missile called ‘Akash Development Establishment (ADE),
Prime’ on September 27, 2021. It was Bengaluru.
launched from the Integrated Test Range India successfully test-fired surface-to-
(ITR) of Chandipur, Odisha. surface ballistic missile Agni-5
October India successfully test-fired surface-to-
India, Australia signed ‘Terms of surface ballistic missile Agni-5 from APJ
Reference’ for navy to navy talks Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. The
India and Australia on 29th Sept inked indigenously-developed surface-to-surface
the ‘Terms of Reference’ (ToR) for the missile, which uses 3-stage solid-fuelled
conduct of the navy to navy talks under the engine, is capable of striking targets at
framework of the ‘Joint Guidance for the ranges up to 5,000 km with very high
India – Australia Navy to Navy degree of accuracy. It is developed by the
Relationship’ document. Defence Research and Development
PM Narendra Modi dedicated 7 new Organisation.
Defence PSUs to the nation India has at present in its armoury of Agni
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated series, Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2
seven new Defence PSUs, carved out of with 2,000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4
OFBs, to the nation. with 2,500 km to more than 3500 km
These 7 new companies have been formed range.
following the dissolution of the 200-year-old Indigenous ICG Ship ‘Sarthak’ dedicated
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) w.e.f October to the Nation
01, 2021. Under the OFB there were 41 The indigenously built Indian Coast Guard
factories and 9 ancillary bodies. Ship (ICGS) ‘Sarthak’ was commissioned
The seven new defence PSUs includes: and dedicated to the nation on October 28,
• Munition India Ltd, 2021 by the Director General of Indian
• Armoured Vehicles Nigam Ltd Coast Guard K Natarajan for significantly
• Advanced Weapons and boosting the maritime safety and security of
Equipment India Ltd the nation.
• Troop Comforts Ltd November
• Yantra India Ltd Indian Navy 7th Talwar Class stealth
• India Optel Ltd frigate Tushil launched in Russia
• Gliders India Ltd 7th Indian Navy frigate of P1135.6 class
(Talwar Class Frigate), INS Tushil has been
Indian Army has won gold medal in the launched at Yantar Shipyard at Kaliningrad
Cambrian Patrol Exercise 2021 in Russia.
It has been developed under Inter-
A team from 5th Battalion-4 (5/4) Gorkha Governmental Agreement (IGA) between
Rifles (Frontier Force) representing the India and Russia in 2016 for the
Indian Army won the gold medal at the construction of four additional P1135.6 class
prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise ships for Indian Navy. It will be
which was held in the United Kingdom. commissioned into Indian Navy in mid-
2023 followed by its sister ship by the end
DRDO successfully tested Abhyas high- of 2023.
speed expendable aerial target Indian Navy received its first P15B
The Defence Research and Development Indigenous Stealth Guided-Missile
Organisation (DRDO) conducted the Destroyer – ‘Visakhapatnam’
successful flight test of the indigenously-
The Indian Navy received its first P15B Russian Navy successfully test fired
stealth guided-missile destroyer, which is the ‘Zircon’ Hypersonic Cruise
named as ‘Visakhapatnam’. Missile from Frigate – Admiral Gorshkov
The contract for four ships of warship, that rightly hit the test target
Visakhapatnam class of Project 15 B placed in the Russian Arctic waters.
(P15B) was signed on January 2011. The Russia destroyed its own satellite in low-
Visakhapatnam destroyer is a follow up of earth orbit using an Anti-Satellite (ASAT)
Kolkata class (15 A) destroyers. Missile named ‘Nudol’, which led to
IAF & DRDO successfully conducted flight formation of a cloud of space debris that
tests of Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon could potentially destroy other orbiting
DRDO and Indian Air Force have carried satellites & the International Space Station
out two successful flight tests of (ISS).
indigenously-developed Smart Anti- INS Visakhapatnam commissioned into
Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from IAF Indian Navy
aircraft at Chandan ranges in Jaisalmer, INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned
Rajasthan. into the Indian Navy in presence of Defence
The two flight tests have been conducted Minister Rajnath Singh at the Naval
using 2 different configurations – Satellite Dockyard, Mumbai.
Navigation and Electro-optical sensors. This is the first of the four
An electro-optical seeker based flight test of ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers. It has
this class of bomb was conducted for been designed by the Indian Navy’s in-
the first time in India. The SAAW is capable house organization Directorate of Naval
of carrying a warhead of 125 kilograms Design and constructed by Mazagon Dock
(kgs) with a precision target hitting range of Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai.
100 kms. Indian Navy commissioned 4th Scorpene-
DRDO signed Bilateral Innovation class submarine INS Vela in Mumbai
Agreement with Israel for dual use Indian Navy has commissioned
technology indigenously built Scorpene-class
DRDO has signed Bilateral Innovation submarine Vela at Mumbai’s Naval
Agreement with Directorate of Defence Dockyard.
Research and Development (DDR&D), INS Vela is the fourth in Project 75 series,
Ministry of Defence, Israel to promote following Kalvari, Khanderi and Karanj. It
innovation and accelerated R&D in startups was built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
and MSMEs of both countries for the Ltd in collaboration with M/s Naval Group
development of dual use technologies. of France.
Indian Navy received 4th Scorpene IAF commissioned 2 Mirage 2000
Submarine ‘Vela’ under Project-75 Fighters from France at Gwalior Air Base
4th Scorpene submarine of the Project- The Indian Air Force (IAF) received 2-
75, Yard 11878 was delivered to the Indian second hand combat aircrafts Mirage
Navy which will be commissioned as INS 2000 from France at Gwalior air base as a
(Indian Naval Ship) Vela. major boost to the fighter jet fleet of IAF
Project-75 includes construction amid border tensions with China and
of six submarines of Scorpene design by Pakistan.
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited With this inclusion, there are a total of 50
(MDL) Mumbai (Maharashtra) in Mirage 2000 Fighters in India. The IAF had
collaboration with M/s Naval Group, acquired around 51 Mirages in different
France. batches and they form three squadrons
Currently, three submarines under Project- which are all based in the Gwalior Air Force
75 are functional with Indian Navy viz. INS station under the Mirage upgrade deal.
Karanj, INS Kalvari, and INS Khanderi. The Mirage aircrafts are made by Dassault
Russia successfully tests fired Hypersonic Aviation, France.
Cruise Missile ‘Zircon’ & Anti-Satellite
Missile ‘Nudol’
Sandhayak, 1st of the 4 ships under Survey Pokhran range in Rajasthan. It should be
Vessel (Large) project for Indian Navy, noted that it is for the first time that this was
launched at GRSE, Kolkata launched from a Russian origin Mi-35
Sandhayak, the first of the four Survey helicopter gunship.
Vessels (Large) Project being built for the It can neutralise targets in a range up to 10 km.
Indian Navy (IN) was launched in Hooghly SANT missile has been designed and
River of Kolkata, West Bengal (WB) in the developed by Research Centre Imarat,
presence of Minister of State (MoS) Ajay Bhatt, Hyderabad.
Ministry of Defence (MoD). IIT-Delhi signed MoU with IAF to improve
These Vessels have been designed and indigenisation efforts
developed by Defence Public Sector IIT-Delhi signed an MoU with Indian Air Force
Undertaking (DPSU), Garden Reach (IAF) to support requirements towards
Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE). The indigenous solutions in various weapon
contract for building four survey ships is priced systems.
at Rs 2435 Crores. It was signed between MoD The partnership between IIT Delhi and IAF will
and GRSE on Oct 30, 2018. also boost the efforts by Base Repair
DRDO test fired air version of the BrahMos Depots (BRDs) of Maintenance Command IAF.
supersonic cruise missile from Sukhoi 30 DRDO successfully test-fired Supersonic
MK-I aircraft Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo System
India successfully test-fired the air version of (SMART)
the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from DRDO has successfully launched a long-range
the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of
coast of Odisha.The air version of the missile Torpedo (SMART) System from Abdul Kalam
was test-fired from supersonic fighter Island, off the Odisha coast.
aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I. The weapon system is a next-generation
India inked deal with Russia for procurement missile-based standoff torpedo delivery
of AK-203 assault rifles system, it is being developed by Defence
India has signed a contract with Indo-Russia Research and Development Organisation
Rifles Pvt. Ltd., Joint Venture between India (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.
and Russia for the indigenous production of HAL signed Rs 2,400 crores contract with BEL
over 6 Lakh AK-203 Assault Rifles at Korwa, for 83 LCA Tejas Mk1A fighters
UP. It envisages complete transfer of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed
technology to IRRPL by Kalashnikov in a Rs 2,400 crores contract with Bharat
manufacturing of first 70,000 weapons. Electronics Limited (BEL) for development and
DRDO successfully test fired Pinaka-ER, supply of 20 types of systems for 83 LCA (Light
ADM & indigenous Fuzes Combat Aircraft) Tejas Mk1A fighter aircraft
Defence Research and Development programme.
Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test The duration of the contract is 5 years i.e.,
fired Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), from 2023 to 2028. Notably, this is
Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and HAL’s biggest order on any Indian company
indigenously developed fuzes. ARDE, thus boosting the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
Pune has developed different fuzes for Pinaka campaign.
rocket for different types of applications. Ashok Leyland partnered with CVRDE, a
IAF-DRDO flight-tested Helicopter-launched DRDO arm to develop combat vehicle
SANT Missile from Pokhran Range, engines
Rajasthan Ashok Leyland has partnered with Combat
Defence Research and Development Vehicles Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force Establishment (CVRDE), a premier lab of
(IAF) successfully flight-tested the Defence Research and Development
indigenously designed and developed Organisation (DRDO), to develop and
Helicopter launched (air-launched) Stand- manufacture 600-HP indigenous engines.
off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from the
The 600-HP engine will undergo rigorous km short-range, surface-to-surface missile

testing in the Engine Development Centre of with a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg.
Ashok Leyland, near Chennai and will be DRDO successfully conducted flight test of
qualified for application in tanks. Indigenously developed HEAT Abhyas
DRDO successfully test-fired new Defence Research and Development
generation ballistic missile ‘Agni P’ Organisation (DRDO) has successfully
Defence Research and Development conducted flight test of Indigenously
Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired developed High-speed Expendable Aerial
its new generation Agni Prime (Agni-P) Target (HEAT) 'Abhyas' from Integrated Test
missile from a defence base at Dr APJ Abdul Range at Chandipur off Odisha coast. It is
Kalam island off the Odisha coast in Balasore. Developed by Aeronautical Development
The Agni-P is a new generation advanced Establishment (ADE), DRDO laboratory along
variant of the Agni class of missiles. The with other laboratories.
surface nuclear capable ballistic missile with a Indian Navy decommissioned INS Khukri
range of 1000 to 2000 km. The missile was after 32 years of service
designed and developed completely by the INS Khukri (Pennant number 49), the first
DRDO. indigenously built Missile Corvette, was
Indian Navy’s 2nd indigenous stealth decommissioned after 32 years of service
destroyer ‘Mormugao’ sailed for maiden sea at Visakhapatnam.
trials The warship was built by the Mazagon Dock
Indian Navy’s indigenous stealth guided- Shipbuilders (MSD) and commissioned
missile destroyer ‘Mormugao’ went for her on 23rd August 1989 and had been part of
maiden sea trials. This second indigenous both the Western and Eastern Fleets. The ship
stealth destroyer of the Project 15 was commissioned in Mumbai.
B (P15B) class, is planning to be Rajnath Singh laid foundation stone for
commissioned in mid-2022. Mormugao is Defence Technology & Test Centre and
being built at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders BRAHMOS Manufacturing Centre of DRDO
Ltd as part of the Project 15B destroyers and in Lucknow
incorporates several indigenous technologies. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has laid
IAF deployed first S-400 air defence system foundation stone for Defence Technology and
in Punjab sector Test Centre (DTTC) and BRAHMOS
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed the Manufacturing Centre, established by
first squadron of the S-400 air defence Defence Research & Development
missile system in the western Punjab sector Organisation (DRDO) in Lucknow.
which will take care of aerial threats from BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system
Pakistan and China.The S-400 air defence is to act as a deterrent and reflects the
system was contracted for by India from technical cooperation between India and
Russia in a deal worth around Rs 35,000 Russia, but also the long-standing cultural,
crore and five squadrons would be provided to political and diplomatic ties.
India for tackling air threats from up to 400 km. DRDO selected Paras Defence for handing
DRDO conducted flight tests of indigenously over technology of border surveillance
developed surface-to-surface missile systems
‘Pralay’ Defence Research Development
DRDO successfully test fired short-range, Organization has selected Paras Defence &
surface to surface-guided ballistic Space Technologies Ltd as one of the
missile ‘Pralay’ from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, companies for handing over technology of
off the coast of Odisha. border surveillance systems developed by
Pralay is the solid-fuel, battlefield missile based Instruments Research & Development
on Prithvi Defence Vehicle from the Indian Establishment (IRDE) and DRDO. This
ballistic missile programme, developed by technology has been transferred by a
Defence Research Development licensing agreement for transfer of
Organisation (DRDO). Pralay is a 150-500 technology (ToT) for border surveillance
Systems entered between Paras Defence, IRDE was established with the support of the
and DRDO. National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)
Indian Army set up Quantum Lab at MCTE in to spearhead research and training in this key
Military Headquarters Of War, Indore, MP developing field.
The Indian Army has established Indian Army has also established an Artificial
the Quantum Lab at the Military College of Intelligence (AI) Centre at the MCTE, Mhow
Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), in with more than 140 deployments in forward
Military Headquarters Of War (Mhow), areas and active support of industry and
Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Quantum Lab academia.
Defence Exercise Between About
Indian Army participated in Exercise ZAPAD 2021, a

Multi Nation exercise held at Nizhniy in Russia from
ZAPAD 2021 Russian Armed Forces 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.
The 28th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime

Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) took place from
India & Singapore September 02 to 04, 2021. The SIMBEX-2021 annual
SIMBEX-2021
bilateral maritime exercise was hosted by the Republic
of Singapore Navy (RSN) in the southern fringes of the
South China Sea.
The 4th edition of AUSINDEX, a bilateral navy
exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal
Australian Navy was conducted from September 06,
AUSINDEX India & Australia
2021 to September 10, 2021.
Indian Navy Task Group comprises INS Shivalik and INS
Kadmatt.
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
Peaceful Mission Shanghai Cooperation
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member
2021 Organisation (SCO)
states.
The Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION- 2021 was hosted by
Russia in the Orenburg Region of South-West Russia
from September 13 to 25, 2021.
The 15th edition of Indo–Nepal Joint Military
Surya Kiran-XV India & Nepal Training Exercise Surya Kiran was held from
September 20, 2021, at Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
India and Indonesia began a three-day mega naval
wargame on 21st Sept in the Sunda Strait, in
reflection of their growing maritime cooperation.
Samudra Shakti India & Indonesia
Indian Navy deployed its two frontline warships
Shivalik and Kadmatt for the third edition of the
exercise 'Samudra Shakti'.
India and Australia participated in the fourth

‘AUSINDEX’ India, Australia iteration of the biennial maritime series
‘AUSINDEX’.
8th Edition of the “India Sri Lanka bilateral joint

‘Mitra Shakti 21’ Exercise” called Mitra Shakti was conducted from
India, Sri Lanka
Exercise October 4 to October 15, 2021 at Combat Training
School, Ampara in Sri Lanka.
The 5th edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral

Exercise, JIMEX, between the Indian Navy (IN) and
‘JIMEX’ India, Japan
the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), was
held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021.
India and the UK conducted 6th edition of military

exercise at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand to further
“Ajeya Warrior” India, UK
strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the
two countries.
The second phase of the Malabar naval war gaming

Malabar India, US, Japan and Australia exercise with the four Quad members – took place in
the Bay of Bengal from October 12 till October 15.
17th edition of 15-day mega military exercise

conducted in Alaska from October 15, 2021 in a bid
Yudh Abhyas 2021 India, US
to further deepen bilateral military cooperation
between both the countries.
The maiden India-UK Joint Tri-Service exercise

Konkan Shakti, 2021 commenced off the Konkan
Konkan Shakti 2021 India, UK
coast in the Arabian Sea that aims to derive “mutual
benefits” from each other’s experiences.
Air forces of India and Egypt conducted a two-day

Exercise “Desert exercise ‘Desert Warrior’ at El Beringat airbase,
India and Egypt
Warrior” Egypt to enhance mutual understanding and share
operational experience.
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
Shakti India and France
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.
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
Exercise SITMEX 21 India, Singapore, Thailand
hosted by Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
From India, Indian Naval Ship Karmuk is
participating, which is an indigenously built Missile
Corvette.
The 32nd edition of India-Thailand Coordinated

Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was conducted from 12th
32nd CORPAT to 14th November 2021 in Andaman Sea.
India & Thailand
exercise Indian Navy was represented by Indian Naval Ship
(INS) Karmuk while Royal Thai Navy participated with
Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Tayanchon.
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.
Exercise ‘Dosti’ India, Maldives & Sri Lanka
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.
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)
37th CORPAT exercise India-Indonesia
Khanjar and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft is
participating in the CORPAT. Indonesian Naval Ship
KRI Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin, (376) is participating
from Indonesia.
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
International Exercise countries, to share knowledge and combat experience
conducted in Israel
‘Blue Flag 2021’ 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.
The Indian Army is organising a multi-nation
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise
with a special focus on relief in the backdrop of
PANEX-21 BIMSTEC countries
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.
The 11th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN-
21 between India and Maldives will be conducted
at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives.
EKUVERIN India-Maldives The exercise will enhance synergy and inter-
operability between Armed Forces of both the
nations conducting Counter-
Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Operations.
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
CARAT exercise Bangladesh, US
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 India and France
Exercise SHAKTI
Ex Desert Knight-21
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’ Indo-Vietnam (Navy)
“Passage Exercise #PASSEX
IMDEX India- Singapore
SIMBEX (Navel)
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 Indian Navy-Indonesian Navy bilateral
• CORPAT
• “PASSEX”
• Yudh Abhyas India and United States
• Vajra Prahar
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) Rajeev Ram (US)
Ivan Dodig (Croatian) Joe Salisbury (UK)
Women’s Doubles Elise Mertens (Belgian) Barbora Krejčíková (Czech)
Aryna Sabalenka (Belarusian) Kateřina Siniaková (Czech)
Mix Doubles BarboraKrejčíková (Czech) Matthew Ebden (Australian)
Rajeev Ram (US) 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 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia)
Republic)
Men’s doubles Nicolas Mahut & Pierre-Hugues Andrey Golubev (Kazakhstan), Alexander
Herbert (France) Bublik (Kazakhstan)
Women’s doubles Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Iga Świątek (Poland), Bethanie Mattek-
Siniakova (Czech Republic) Sands (USA)
Mixed doubles Desirae Krawczyk (US) & Joe Elena Vesnina (Russia), Aslan Karatsev
Salisbury (UK) (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 Jamie Murray (Great Britain) and Bruno Soares
Britain) (Brazil)
Women’s Doubles Samantha Stosur (Australia) and Zhang Coco Gauff (USA) and Caty McNally (USA)
Shuai (China)
Mixed Doubles Desirae Krawczyk (USA) and Joe Sailsbury Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) and Marcelo Arevalo
(Great Britain) (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 their second Junior Men’s Hockey WC title at
tennis tournament 2021 in Madrid the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar,
The Davis Cup 2021 was won by Russian Odisha.
Tennis Federation by a 2-0 lead over Croatia This makes them only the third team after
in the Davis Cup final in Madrid. Germany (six titles) and India (2001, 2016) to
Medvedev defeated Marin Cilic in the second win multiple Junior Hockey WC titles. The
singles match to give Russia an third place was clinched by France after
insurmountable 2-0 lead over Croatia and its defeating India by 3-1 in the Bronze medal
first Davis Cup title since 2006. Andrey Rublev match.
was named the Most Valuable Player. Other Awards:
Lewis Hamilton won inaugural edition of • Best Player of the
Saudi Arabian GP Tournament: Timothée Clément
Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton (Britain) won (FRANCE)
the inaugural edition of Saudi Arabian Grand • Best Goalkeeper of the
Prix (GP), held at the 30-kilometer (18.6-mile) Tournament: Anton Brinckman
coastal resort area in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (GERMANY)
Netherlands’ M. Verstappen (Red Bull Racing- • Hero Top Scorer of the
Honda) came second and Finland’s V. Bottas Tournament: Miles Bukkens
(Mercedes) came at third spot. (NETHERLANDS) (18 goals)
Argentina won 12th Men’s FIH Junior Hockey • Odisha Fair Play Award: Team Chile
World Cup 2021 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha • Odisha Fans Choice Award for Best
Argentina junior men’s hockey team defeated Goal of the Tournament: Ignacio
Germany by 4-2 in the final of the 2021 Men’s Nardolillo (ARGENTINA)
FIH Hockey Junior World Cup (WC) to clinch
• Hockey India Maximum Team Senior rower Arvind Singh bagged a gold in
Goals: NETHERLANDS (45 goals) the lightweight Men's single sculls event while
• Hockey India Best Goal Saved of the his compatriots won three silver medals. India
Tournament: Mahmoud Seleem bagged silver medals in Men's Lightweight
(EGYPT) Double Sculls, Men's Quadrapul Sculls and
• AM/NS India Best Coach of the in Men's Coxless Four. In Lightweight Men's
Tournament: Johannes Schmitz Double Sculls, India's Ashish
(GERMANY) Phugat and Sukhjinder Singh won the silver.
India won 41 medals at Asian Youth Para AIBA rebranded itself as IBA to secure
Games 2021 held in Bahrain boxing’s Olympic future
India claimed 41 medals (12 Gold, 15 Silver, 14 The International Boxing Association has
changed its acronym from AIBA to
Bronze) at 4th Asian Youth Para Games
IBA, promising to adopt a set of governance
(AYPG), Asia’s biggest event held at Riffa city,
reforms so as to keep the sport’s inclusion at
Bahrain. the 2028 Olympics.
The event is organized by the National Boxing has managed to stay on board for the
Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Bahrain with 2024 Paris Olympics but has been dropped
the support of the local government. The 5th from the provisional roster for the 2028
edition of the Asian Youth Para Games 2025 Games.
David Warner, Hayley Matthews declared
will be hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
ICC Player of the Month for November 2021
World Chess Championship 2021: Magnus
Australia opener David Warner and West
Carlsen won his 5th title
Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews have
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, the defending
Champion won his 5th World Chess been voted the ICC Players of the Month for
Championship after defeating Russia’s Ian November. Warner was the Player of the
Nepomniachtchi in 2021’s World Chess Tournament as Australia won their maiden T20
Championship that was organised World Cup title..
by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) BCCI formed committee for differently abled
at Dubai, UAE. cricketers
Magnus Carlsen has previously won the The Board of Control for Cricket in India
Championship in 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2018. (BCCI) has formed a committee for the
He has been holding the Championship differently-abled cricketers of the country.
since 2013, when he defeated India’s On the basis of the recommendation of
Viswanathan Anand in the 2013 the Justice Lodha committee, a board of
Championship finals. Magnus Carlsen is also three former disabled cricketers was being
the FIDE World No.1 Chess player since 2011. awaited for the last several years. The Proposal
Max Verstappen won 2021 Formula One was approved by BCCI headed by
Drivers’ championship by winning Abu president Sourav Ganguly & secretary Jay
Dhabi GP 2021 Shah.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won maiden F1 K Srikanth won silver at BWF World
Drivers’ championship title by beating Lewis badminton championship
Hamilton of Mercedes in the season- Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth became the first
ending Abu Dhabi GP 2021. Indian man to win a silver medal at BWF
Mercedes bagged another World World Championships. In the final, he was
Constructor's Championship title but were defeated by Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew by
denied the double they would have wanted. 21-15, 22-20.
India won a total of 6 medals at Asian
This was the first time that a men’s player
Rowing Championship
from Singapore won gold at BWF World
India won total of six medals, including two
Championships. The badminton tournament
gold and 4 silver medals in the Asian Rowing
was held from December 12 to 19, 2021 in
Championship in Thailand.
Huelva, Spain.
India’s Lakshya Sen & Denmark’s Anders Harbhajan Singh announced retirement
Antonsen won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s from all forms of cricket
Singles in BWF World Championships 2021. Senior Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan
Akane Yamaguchi of Japan clinched the Singh announced retirement from all forms of
women’s title beating World No. 1 and top cricket.
seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. Harbhajan was the 1st Indian Cricketer to take
Hat-trick wickets in Test Cricket. He took 417
India won Bronze in Men’s Hockey Asian
wickets in 103 Tests and is the 4th highest
Champions Trophy 2021
wicket taker for India in Test cricket.
Indian Men’s Hockey team under the
Aanchal Thakur won bronze at FIS Alpine
Captaincy of Manpreet Singh won
Skiing Competition 2021
a bronze medal in the Men’s Asian
Indian skier Aanchal Thakur has bagged
Champions Trophy Hockey tournament
bronze medal at the International Ski
2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh after defeating
Federation (FIS) Alpine Skiing
Pakistan.
Competition in Montenegro.
The Men’s Asian Champions Trophy Hockey
She finished 3rd with an overall timing of
Trophy 2021 was won by South Korea and
1:54:30. With this, Aanchal has become first
silver for Japan. Tournament was held
Indian Ski athlete to win two medals at
at Mawlana Bhashani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka,
international level.
Bangladesh.
Kanta Tanaka of Japan was declared the best Pankaj Advani won 2021 National Billiards
player of the tournament while Suraj
Title
Karkera of India was adjudged the best
goalkeeper. Jang Jonghyun of Korea was the Pankaj Advani defended his National Billiards
top scorer with 10 goals in the tournament. Title by winning his 11th on, after defeating his
Anahat Singh became 1st Indian girl to win
Junior US Open Squash tournament PSPB teammate Dhruv Sitwala in a 5-2 game
Indian teenager Anahat Singh has scripted final that was held in Bhopal, Madhya
history by winning the U-15 girls’ category of
Pradesh.
the prestigious Junior US Open Squash
He represented the Petroleum Sports
tournament in Philadelphia.
Promotion Board (PSPB) team in the National
India will host Women's Under-18 and
Billiards Championship.
Under-19 SAFF championships in 2022
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021: Himachal Pradesh
India will host Women's Under-
beats Tamil Nadu to win first title
18 and Under-19 SAFF championships in
Himachal Pradesh created history by winning
2022, as announced by All India Football
Federation. their first ever Vijay Hazare Trophy in a
While SAFF Under-18 Women’s thrilling final against former champions Tamil
Championship will be held from 3rd to 14th Nadu in Jaipur.
March and SAFF Under-19 Tamil Nadu had set a target of 315 runs in
Championship will take place from July 25 to front of Himachal Pradesh in the final. Himachal
August 3. had scored 299 for four in 47.3 overs. After this,
Bangladesh won SAFF U 19 Women’s due to bad light, the umpires gave the result of
Championship 2021 by defeating India the match by VJD rule (V Jayadevan rule).
Bangladesh Under-19 Women’s National Dope Testing Laboratory regained
team won SAFF U-19 Women’s Football WADA accreditation
Championship in Dhaka, after defeating India World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) restored
by 1-0 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka the accreditation of National Dope Testing
in Bangladesh. Laboratory (NDTL) in accordance with the
Shaheda Akter Ripa of Bangladesh scored the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL),
maximum number of goals in the tournament. which had been suspended since August 2019.
She received the ‘most valuable player’
award.
Uttar Pradesh won 11th Hockey India junior New Zealand’s Ross Taylor retired from
national championship international cricket
Uttar Pradesh won the 11th Junior National Senior cricket player of New Zealand, Ross
Men’s Hockey Championship following a 3-1 Taylor announces to retire from international
victory over Chandigarh in the finals at cricket after playing in the Two-Test series
Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu. Tournament top against Bangladesh and his last ODIs (One Day
scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened the Innings) against Australia and the Netherlands
scoring for Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Hockey in March 2022.
maintained its unbeaten record. Ross Taylor was the World’s 1st player to play
Nitesh Kumar won double gold at 4th Para- 100 international matches in all 3 formats of
Badminton National Championship cricket. Ross Taylor holds several records
Nitesh Kumar won doubled gold at the 4th including scoring most runs for New Zealand
Para-Badminton National in ODI (8,581) & Test (7584).
Championship, which concluded Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying named 2021
in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. BWF Male & Female Player of the Year
Haryana’s Nitesh along with his partner Tarun Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen and China’s
Dhillon defeated World No. 1 Paralympic Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying were named Male and
Games gold medallist Pramod Bhagat and Female player of the year 2021 respectively
Manoj Sarkar in straight sets 21-19, 21-11 in by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
the Men’s doubles finals to win the gold. Viktor Axelsen is the Olympic champion and
Earlier, Nitesh also won the gold medal in the Tai Tzu Ying is the Tokyo Games silver
Men’s singles category. medallist. Viktor Axelsen was rewarded for his
World No 1 SL3 Para-Badminton player Parul extraordinary run starting from the Barcelona
Parmar from Gujarat also secured gold while Spain Masters in February 2020.
Mandeep Kaur from Uttarakhand won Silver
and Mansi won bronze.
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
Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) Tai – Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
Singles
Men’s Doubles Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi (Japan) He Jiting & Tan Qiang (China)
Women’s Lee So-hee & Shin Seung-Chan
Chen Qingchen – & Jia Yifan (China)
Doubles (South Korea)
Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Yuta Watanabe & Arisa
Mixed Doubles
Taerattanachai (Thailand) 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 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin
Kobayashi (Japan) Sanjaya Sukamuljo. (Indonesia)
Women’s Double Title Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee- Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu
yong (South Korea) 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
Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg)
Men Achinta Sheuli (73kg)
Ajay Singh (81kg)
Women Purnima Pandey (+87kg)
Silver medal
Guru Raja (61kg)
Men
Lovepreet Singh (109kg)
Jhili Dalabehera (49kg)
S Bindyarani Devi (55kg)
Women Hazarika Popy (59kg)
Harjinder Kaur (71kg)
Punam Yadav (76kg)
Bronze medal
Vikas Thakur (96kg)
Men
Gurdeep Singh (+109kg)
Lalchhanhimi (71kg)
Women R Arockiya Alish (76kg)
Anuradha Pavunraj (87kg)
November World Ranking, defeated the Puerto Rican

Indian GM P Iniyan won Rujna Zora chess team of Melanie Diaz and Adriana Diaz.
tournament in Serbia India’s 1st National Yogasana Sports
Indian Grandmaster (GM) P Iniyan wins Championships organized in
5th Rujna Zora chess tournament held at Bhubaneswar
Serbia. International Master (IM) Makarian First Physical National Yogasana
Rudik of Russia finished 2nd and another Championships of India has been
Indian Player V S Raaghul finished 3rd and organized in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from
IM S. Nitin placed 4th. P Iniyan is the 16th 11th to 13th November 2021. It has been
Indian Grand Master from Erode, Tamil organized by National Yogasana Sports
Nadu. Federation (NYSF) in association with
Akash Kumar won bronze in 2021 AIBA the Odisha state.
Men’s World Championships in Serbia Women’s cricket will make its debut in
Indian boxer Akash Kumar has managed Commonwealth Games 2022,
to clinch bronze medal at 2021 AIBA Men’s Birmingham
World Boxing Championships at Women’s cricket is making its debut at
Belgrade in Serbia. He is the 7th Indian the Commonwealth Games with the T20
male boxer to win a medal at the world format. The last time cricket was played
championships. Akash lost 0-5 in the 54 kg in the multi-sporting showpiece was in the
category to Makhmud Sabyrkhan of 1998 edition in Kuala Lumpur.
Kazakhstan. Australia won the ICC Men's T20 World
Manu Bhaker and Javad Foroughi won Cup 2021
mixed team gold in ISSF President’s Cup Australia won their maiden T20 World
India’s woman pistol star Manu Cup title as they defeated New Zealand in
Bhaker and Iranian Olympic the final by 8 wickets. Mitchell Marsh was
champion Javad Foroughi has won the named as the player of the match. ICC Men’s
10m air pistol mixed team gold at the T20 World Cup 2021 had begun on 17th
inaugural ISSF President’s Cup at October 2021 at the Oman Cricket Academy
the Wroclaw in Poland. Ground, the final match was commenced on
Dwayne Bravo announced retirement 14th November in Dubai when Australia and
from international cricket New Zealand met in a decider.
Trinidadian cricketer Dwayne Bravo, the India will host 1st World Yogasana
former captain of the West Indies cricket Championship in June 2022
team has confirmed his retirement from India is all set to host the first-ever
international cricket. yogasana world championship in June
Manika Batra, Archana Kamath won 2022. The announcement for the same was
Doubles title at WTT Contender made during the India’s first Physical
Tournament 2021 National Yogasana Sports Championships
Indian Table Tennis player Manika in Bhubaneswar, Odisha being held from
Batra and Archana Girish Kamath won November 11 to 13, 2021.
the Women’s Double title at The event is organised by the National
the 2021 World Table Tennis Yogasana Sports Federation (NYSF) in
(WTT) Contender Tournament in Lasko, association with the Odisha government.
Slovenia. The Indian pair, placed at 36th in Yogasana sport for both male and female
categories have been included in the Khelo Mushtaq Ali Trophy after defeating
India Youth Games, 2021. Karnataka in the finals that was held at
Mahela Jayawardena, Shaun Pollock, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Janette Brittin inducted into ICC Hall Of Alexander Zverev has won 2021 ATP
Fame Finals title at Turin, Italy
The International Cricket Council Alexander Zverev (Germany) has won
(ICC) announced cricket legends Mahela 2021 ATP Finals title, after defeating
Jayawardena (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock World No.2 Daniil Medvedev (Russia) by
(SA), and Janette Brittin (England) were 6-4, 6-4, in the men’s single finals at Turin in
inducted into the hall of fame. 106 players Italy.
have been inducted since its launch in 2009. Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas
Alexander Zverev won Vienna Tennis Mahut of France clinched the men’s double
Open 2021 title by defeating Rajeev Ram of US and Joe
Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, a German Salisbury of UK.
professional tennis player, won the fifth Saurav Ghosal won the Malaysian Open
ATP title of the season (2021) and 18th squash championship 2021
overall at the Vienna Open 2021 or Erste Indian Squash star, Saurav Ghosal has
Bank Open 2021 defeating Frances Tiafoe scripted history as he has become the first
of United States of America (USA). Indian squash player to win
2025 Asian Youth Para Games will be the Malaysian Open Championships.
hosted by Tashkent, Uzbekistan On the other hand, the women’s singles
The 5th edition of Asian Youth title of the 2021 Malaysian Open squash
Para Games 2025 will be hosted championships has been won by
by Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan and the Malaysia’s Aifa Azman.
approval given by the Asian Paralympic Javagal Srinath, Harbhajan Singh listed in
Committee’s (APC) Executive Board. For MCC awards Honorary Life Membership
the first time ‘Asian Youth Games In October 2021, the Marylebone Cricket
2025’ and ‘Asian Youth Para Games Club (MCC) released the list of 18 Cricketers
2025’ will be hosted in the same city & in the who were selected for the MCC awards
same venues. Honorary Life Membership of the Club.
Tamil Nadu won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 The list witnessed the names of 2 former
Trophy 2021-22 by defeating Karnataka Indian cricketers – Harbhajan Singh and
Tamil Nadu cricket team won their second Javagal Srinath.
consecutive and over all third Syed
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
Tim Pütz Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Doubles
Michael Venus 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 Kiren Rijiju inaugurated India’s first
India won Bronze at Asian TT Sports Arbitration Centre in Gujarat
Championships The Union Minister of Law and Justice,
The Indian men’s table tennis team has Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated the first
won bronze medal at the Asian Table Sports Arbitration Centre of India at
Tennis Championships on October 1, Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
2021. This Sports Arbitration Centre of India
Indian team won bronze after losing to South (SACI) will serve as an independent body to
Korea by 0-3 in the semi-finals. fast-track disputes in the sports sector and
serve as a mechanism to redress issues Talisman Sunil Chettri, with his 80th
related to sports. International strike, made India win SAFF
Birendra Lakra and SV Sunil announced Championship 2021 against Nepal to win
retirement from International Hockey the 8th title.
S V Sunil, the veteran forward and star Chennai Super Kings set to become
striker of India men’s field hockey India's first sports unicorn
team and Olympic bronze medal-winning With its fourth title win of the Indian
Indian hockey star defender Birendra Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super
Lakra have announced their retirement Kings is all set to become possibly the
from international hockey. country’s first ‘sports unicorn’, even
FC Goa beat Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 to surpassing its parent India Cements in
Clinch Maiden Durand Title market capitalisation, say experts.
Indian Super League side, FC Goa clinched Unicorn is a term given to startups /
their maiden Durand Cup title as they companies who have a valuation of over a
beat Kolkata giants Mohammedan billion. The startups over valuation of $10
Sporting Club at the Vivekananda billion are called decacorn (a super unicorn).
Yuvabharati Krirangan on 3rd Oct. China and Indonesia won Uber Cup and
Magnus Carlsen won Meltwater and Thomas Cup Respectively
Champions Chess Tour title China beat defending champions Japan 3-1
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the Uber Cup final 2021. This is the 15th
has won the inaugural Meltwater time China have won the competition.
Champions Chess Tour, to claim the non- The match pivoted on the longest match in
fungible token (NFT) trophy and $1,00,000 the Uber Cup history when Chen Qing Chan
in the finals. and Jia Yi Fan won their doubles match.
Wrestler Anshu Malik became first Indian Bhavani Devi won 2022 Charlellville
Woman to win World Championships National Competition, France
Silver Fencer Bhavani Devi (28 years) has
Wrestler Anshu Malik became the first won 2022 Charlellville National
Indian woman to win silver in World Competition in France in the individual
Championships as she went down fighting women’s sabre event
against Helen Maroulis in women’s 57kg Australia’s fast bowler James Pattinson
final in Oslo on 7th Oct. retired from international cricket
She became the only fifth Indian woman to Australian fast bowler James
win a worlds medal and so far the best one. Pattinson has retired from international
Geeta Phogat (2012), Babita Phogat (2012), cricket after realising that he won’t be in the
Pooja Dhanda (2018) and Vinesh Phogat reckoning for the Ashes series due to fitness
(2019) have won a bronze each. issues.
Divya Deshmukh became India’s 21st Ridhima Veerendra Kumar broke 7-year
WGM, won at First Saturday Grand National record and bagged gold medal in
Master swimming
Fifteen-year-old Divya Deshmukh Karnataka swimmer Ridhima Veerendra
became India’s 21st Woman Grand kumar bagged the gold medal in 50m
Master (WGM) after achieving her 2nd backstroke for group II girls, in Bengaluru, a
International Master (IM) at First record-breaking performance at the 37th
Saturday Grand Master (GM) in Budapest, Sub Junior and 47th Junior National
Hungary on 14th Oct. Championships.
CSK won IPL 2021 for fourth title Ridhima broke the 7-year National
Chennai Super Kings closed the gap on record of Maana Patel’s record (30.37
arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in the list of seconds) created in 2014. Shalini Dixit of
Indian Premier League title wins after they Karnataka bagged the silver medal while Sri
defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Nitya Sago of Telangana took bronze.
2021 final on 15th Oct in Dubai. IPL 2022: Ahmedabad and Lucknow
Indian Football Team won SAFF became the two new franchises
Championship 2021 Against Nepal
Ahmedabad and Lucknow are the two new North Korea was formally suspended
teams that will be part of the Indian from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by
Premier League (IPL) from 2022. Hence the IOC on 10th Sept as punishment for
taking the total number of teams in the refusing to send a team to the Tokyo
competition to ten. Games citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) is the Lanka fast bowler Malinga announced
owner of the Lucknow team while CVC retirement from all forms of cricket
Capital Partners is the owner of Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga,
the Ahmedabad team. who terrorised the world's best batsmen
RPSG group has won the bid for Lucknow with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered
at Rs. 7090 crores, while CVC Capitals a.k.a from a low and sling-arm action, on 14th
Irelia has won the bid for Ahmedabad at Rs. Sept announced his retirement from all
5625 crores. forms of cricket. He picked up 107 wickets in
Fabio Quartararo won MotoGP Title 2021 84 T20 Internationals, 338 scalps in 226
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio ODIs and 101 wickets in 30 Tests.
Quartararo became the ‘’2021 MotoGP Pankaj Advani won Asian Snooker
World Champion’’. Championship for second successive time
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) India’s Pankaj Advani successfully
secured second and Joan Mir (Team defended the Asian Snooker
Suzuki Ecstar), finished third. Championship at the Al Messila, a luxury
Netherlands All-Rounder Ryan ten collection resort & spa, in Doha, Qatar on
Doeschate retired from International 17th Sept outplaying Amir Sarkhosh of Iran
Cricket 6-3 (72-42, 72-0, 70-49, 41-66, 70-17, 30-68,
Ryan ten Doeschate, 41-year-old Cricket 74-34, 12-50, 64-44) in the best of 11 frames
all-rounder from the Netherlands, final.
announced retirement from International GM D. Gukesh of India won Norway Chess
Cricket after Netherland failed to qualify for Open 2021
the Super 12 stage of the International GM D Gukesh won his second consecutive
Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup. tournament of this month, Norway Chess
Denmark Open 2021: Viktor Axelsen and Open 2021 Masters section. Gukesh scored
Akane Yamaguchi won Mens' and an unbeaten 8.5/10, finished a full point
Womens’ single title ahead of the competition to win the
Danish Olympic champion Viktor tournament. Iniyan secured sole second
Axelsen won the Mens' single 2021 position 7.5/10.
Denmark Open Badminton held at Pankaj Advani won his 24th world title in
the Odense Sports Park, Denmark. Doha
Akane Yamaguchi of Japan won her second Star Indian Pankaj Advani on 22nd Sept
title in women’s category defeating An Se- grabbed his 24th world title when he
young (South Korea). triumphed at the IBSF 6-Red Snooker
World Cup with a victory over Pakistan’s
September Babar Masih in the final.
Indian cricketer Stuart Binny announced Sania Mirza-Shuai Zhang won Ostrava
retirement Open women’s doubles title
Indian all-rounder cricketer, Stuart Star Indian tennis player Sania Mirza won
Binny has announced his retirement from her first title of the season as she and her
all forms of cricket on August 30, 2021. He Chinese partner Shuai Zhang beat the pair
had represented Team India in six Tests, 14 of Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe in
ODIs and three T20Is, scoring a total of the women’s doubles final of the Ostrava
459 runs and 24 wickets. In the Indian Open on 26th Sept. The second seeded Indo-
Premier League, he played for the Rajasthan Chinese duo defeated the third seeded pair
Royals. of American Christian and New Zealander
IOC Suspended North Korea From Beijing Routliffe 6-3 6-2 in the summit clash in one
Olympics hour and four minutes.
US defeated Europe Won Ryder Cup golf U20 Championships at Kasarani Stadium
tournament held in Wisconsin (US) in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 Aug, with a time of
The Americans defeated the European 42 minutes 17:94 seconds. Hosts Haristone
squad in the biennial tournament, which Wanyonyi won a rare gold with a time of
took place at Whistling Straits in 42:10.84s and Paul McGrath took home
Sheboygan County. bronze in 42:31.11s.
August Shaili Singh bagged Long Jump silver in
Sri Lanka’s Isuru Udana announced WAU20 Championships
retirement Shaili Singh claimed the women’s Long
Sri Lanka National Player Isuru Udana Jump silver medal in the World Athletics
announced his retirement from national U20 Championships on 24th August.
duties, with immediate effect. Udana has Tekchand was India’s new flag-bearer in
represented Sri Lanka in 21 ODIs and 35 Tokyo Paralympics
T20I matches and picked 18 and 27 Mariyappan Thangavelu, 2016 Rio
respectively. Paralympic Games gold medalist will be
India won bronze medal in Tokyo, first replaced by Asian Games gold medalist
Olympic medal in hockey since 1980 Tekchand as the new flag-bearer of India
India men's hockey team defeated at the opening ceremony.
Germany to won the bronze medal at the Discus thrower Vinod Kumar lost
Tokyo Olympics on 5th August. This is Paralympics bronze, declared ineligible
India's first Olympic medal in hockey since in classification reassessment
they won the gold medal in the 1980 Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar on
Olympics in Moscow. 30th August lost his F52 category bronze
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been medal at the Paralympics here after being
renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel found ineligible in disability classification
Ratna Award assessment by the competition panel. The
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 41-year-old BSF man, whose Army man
6 announced that India's top sports father was injured during the 1971 Indo-
award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Pakistan war, produced a best throw of
will hereby be called the Major Dhyan 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz
Chand Khel Ratna Award. (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor
The award was inaugurated in 1991-92, the (19.98m) of Croatia on 29th August.
award comprises a medallion, a Rajnath Singh named Army Sports
certificate, and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh. Institute, Pune as “Neeraj Chopra
Odisha will sponsor Indian Hockey teams Stadium”
for 10 more years Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh visited the
The Odisha government will sponsor the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and
Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years, named the Army Sports Institute stadium
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”. The Indian
announced on 17th August. The state Army’s “Mission Olympics” programme
government started sponsoring the national was launched in 2001 with the intent to
hockey teams in 2018. deliver medal-winning performances in the
Lionel Messi signed two-year Paris St- Olympics and other international events.
Germain deal after leaving Barcelona July
Lionel Messi has signed a two-year Indian-origin American Abhimanyu
contract with Paris St-Germain after Mishra became youngest ever chess
leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old’s deal Grandmaster
also has the option of a third year. Indian-origin American Abhimanyu
Amit Kumar has won silver medal in Mishra has become the youngest-ever
World Athletics U20 Championships in chess Grandmaster in the world. At 12
Nairobi years, four months and 25 days, he
India’s Amit Kumar bagged a silver medal obliterated the long-standing record held by
when finished second in the men’s 10000
m race walk event of the World Athletics
Sergey Karjakin, who was 12 years and England Left-arm spinner Sophie
seven months old when he attained the title. Ecclestone has been named as ICC
Archer Deepika Kumari became world Women Player of the Month for June. She
No. 1 after winning gold at WC is the second English female to win the title
Archer Deepika Kumari became the after Tammy Beaumont, who was awarded
world number one as World Archery the title in February 2021. In Men’s category,
unveiled its latest rankings. She completed New Zealand opener Devon Conway has
her hat-trick of gold medal at the Archery bagged ICC Player of the Month for June.
World Cup Stage 3 in Paris on Sunday by AR Rahman launched Tokyo Olympics
winning the Recurve individual event by 6-0. cheer song “Hindustani Way”
Mumbai, Pune will host 2022 AFC Singer Ananya Birla has teamed up with
Women's Asian Cup music maestro AR Rahman to launch a
Women's Asian Cup 2020 in India will be cheer song for Indian sports personalities
held in Mumbai and Pune after the Asian as they gear up for Tokyo Olympics. Titled
Football Confederation dropped “Hindustani Way”, the song has been sung
Bhubaneswar and Ahemdabad as venues by Ananya and composed by Rahman.
to minimise the travelling time for Karnataka will host second Khelo India
participants and ensure an "optimum University Games 2022
environment" for a bio-secure bubble. The second edition of the Khelo India
Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah University Games has been awarded to
announced retirement from Test cricket Karnataka. Jain University in Bengaluru
Bangladesh cricketer Mahmudullah will host most of the events, although
Riyad has announced his retirement from others will be spread out across the state.
Test cricket. Mahmudullah made his Test ICC inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan and
debut in 2009 during Bangladesh’s tour of Switzerland as new members
the West Indies. The right-handed batsman The International Cricket Council (ICC)
in 50 matches and 94 innings has scored inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan, and
2914 runs. Switzerland as members at its 78th
India will host 2026 World Badminton Annual General Meeting. Mongolia and
Championships Tajikistan as the 22nd and 23rd members of
India will host the World Badminton the Asia region. Switzerland is Europe’s 35th
Championships in 2026, the sport's global member. With the ICC now comprising 106
governing body, BWF, said on 13th July. members in total, including 94 associates.
India were scheduled to organize the Australia's Brisbane will host 2032
Sudirman Cup in 2023 but the Badminton Olympic Games
World Federation decided to award the The Australian city of Brisbane has been
hosting rights of the world mixed team selected to host the 2032 summer
championships to China. Olympics, said the International Olympic
Deepak Kabra became first Indian Committee on 21 July.
gymnastics judge at Olympics Australia has become the second country
Deepak Kabra has become the first Indian after the United States to host the
to be selected for judging the gymnastics Olympic Games in three different cities.
competition of the Olympic Games. Kabra Prior to this, Melbourne had staged Olympics
will be seen officiating the men's artistic in 1956 and Sydney had in 2000.
gymnasts at the Tokyo Games, which gets Viswanathan Anand won NC Masters of
underway on July 23. Sparkassen chess trophy
Khelo India Youth Games 2022 will be In a fascinating battle between two
held in Haryana former World champions fought over
The state government of Haryana will four games in a brand new format of chess,
organise the Khelo India Youth Games Viswanathan Anand defeated Vladimir
2021 in February 2022. Kramnik to win the Sparkassen Trophy at
Sophie Ecclestone, Devon Conway won Dortmund on 20th July.
ICC Player of the Month Award Sandesh Jhingan named AIFF men’s
Footballer of Year
Senior India defender, Sandesh Jhingan Sumit Nagal became the third Indian to
was named the AIFF men’s Footballer of won Tennis singles match at Olympic
the Year 2020-21 season. Sumit Nagal became only the third Indian
Ngangom Bala Devi named AIFF to win a men’s singles match at an
‘Women’s Footballer of the Year’ 2020-21 Olympics edition and the first in 25 years,
Indian Women’s National Team Forward, when he defeated Denis Istomin in the first
Ngangom Bala Devi has been named as match at Tokyo Games.
the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Zeeshan Ali was the first Indian to win a
Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21. singles match at the 1988 Seoul Games
Bala currently plays for Rangers Women’s FC when he beat Victo Caballero from Paraguay.
in Scotland. After that, Leander Paes won the men’s
Pramod Bhagat named Differently Abled singles bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games,
Sportsman of the Year 2019 beating Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni.
World No. 1 para shuttler Pramod Bhagat 13-year-old becomes one of the youngest
was named Differently Abled Sportsman Olympic gold medal winners ever
of the Year at Indian Sports Honour for Momiji Nishiya, 13, of Japan took home
2019. The delay in the announcement was gold in skateboarding 25th July, making
due to the COVID-19 pandemic. her one of the youngest gold medal
Priya Malik won gold medal at 2021 winners ever in the Olympic Games.
World Cadet Wrestling Championship Vantika Agarwal won national women
India’s wrestler Priya Malik has won a online chess title
gold medal for the country at the World Vantika Agarwal has won the National
Cadet Wrestling Championship, which is Women Online Chess title. She scored 9.5
taking place in Budapest, Hungary on 25th points from 11 rounds. Arpita Mukherjee of
July. Malik secured the Gold medal by West Bengal took the second spot and Tamil
beating Belarus rival Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 Nadu’s Sreeja Seshadri secured the third
in the 73 kg weight category. 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 • 2022 -Chandigarh, India

Championships
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,

Amit Ranjan
Lawyer for the Ranee’
‘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

Poonam Dalal Dahiya
Examinations’
‘Finding A Straight Line Between Twists and Turns – An Imperfect, Yet

Aseem Chawla
Honest Reflections on the Indian Tax Landscape’
“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

Ajay Chhibber & Salman Anees Soz
Revival”
Arabic Edition of ‘100 Great Indian Poems’ Edited by Abhay Kumar
Autobiography of P Gopi Chand, co-

‘Shuttler’s Flick: Making every match count’
authored by Priya Kumar
‘The Disruptor: How Vishwanath Pratap Singh Shook India’ Debashish Mukerji
Released by Ajay Kumar

The book is an edited volume by
‘FORCE IN STATECRAFT’
Diptendu Choudhury & Arjun
Subramaniam
‘Lal Salaam: A Novel’ Smriti Irani
Sasikiranacharya
“Srimadramayanam”
Released by Venkaiah Naidu
‘India vs UK: The Story of an Unprecedented Diplomatic Win’ Syed Akbaruddin
Abhijit Banerjee
‘Cooking to Save your Life’ 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,

Brijinder Nath Goswamy
and More’
‘Contested Lands: India, China and the Boundary Dispute’ Maroof Raza
‘Bangladesh Liberation@50 Years: ‘Bijoy’ with Synergy, India-Pakistan

released by MM Naravane
War 1971’
“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
Uday Mahurkar and Chirayu Pandit
Partition”
‘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
Angelina Jolie, Amnesty International and

“Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth”
Geraldine Van Bueren QC
‘Human Rights and Terrorism in India’ Subramanian Swamy
‘Translating Myself and Others’ Jhumpa Lahiri
authored by Dr Prabhleen Singh

‘Shining Sikh Youth of India’
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

Nirupama Rao
Present in India-China Relations”
“The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with

Vijay Gokhale
India”
“My Life in Full: Work, Family and our Future” Indra Nooyi
August
Book Author
“Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged
Manan Bhatt
Pulwama”
“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

Bimal Prasad and Sujata Prasad
Jayaprakash Narayan”
Vishram Bedekar, translated from the Marathi

‘Battlefield’
original Ranaangan by Jerry Pinto.
July
Book Author
“Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s
Dhaval Kulkarni
Assassin”
“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
Dr. C K Garyali
‘Bank With A Soul: Equitas’ Unveiled by Former RBI Governor, Duvvuri
Subbarao
June
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
RV Raveendran
“Anomalies in Law and Justice”
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 Theme 2021:“Contributing to
celebrated Aatmanirbhar Bharat”
10th January World Hindi Day 2021
11th January Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur 2nd PM
Shastri
12th January National Youth Day 2021 Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
14th January First Commander-in-Chief of

Indian Armed Forces celebrate Fifth Indian Armed Forces, Field
Veterans Day Marshal KM Cariappa, OBE who
retired on 14 Jan 1953.
15th January Indian Army Day 2021
January 18 to February National Road Safety Month
17 2021
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 World Leprosy Day
(31st Jan 2021)
31st January 2021 Polio National Immunisation Day 1st time Celebrate
rescheduled
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 Theme 2021: No Time for Global
for Female Genital Mutilation Inaction, Unite, Fund, and Act to End
Female Genital Mutilation
2nd day of the second Safer Internet Day Safer Internet Day was observed on
week of February 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 Theme 2021: Women Scientists at the
in Science 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 35th Statehood day
Statehood day
February 20 World Day of Social Justice Theme 2021: A Call for Social Justice in
the Digital Economy
Third Saturday of World Pangolin Day
February
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 No Smoking Day This year No Smoking Day was observed
March on 10th March 2021.
Second Thursday of World Kidney Day Theme 2021: “Living Well with Kidney
March 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 Theme 2021:”Forest restoration: a path
Forests 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 Theme 2021: “Youth standing up against
Racial Discrimination 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 Theme 2021: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy
Victims of Slavery 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
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 World Immunization Week 2021 Theme 2021:‘Vaccines bring us closer’
week of April)
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 Theme 2021: “Health and Safety is a
Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured fundamental workers‘ right”
Workers
29 April International Dance Day Theme 2021: ‘Purpose of dance’.
30 April Ayushman Bharat Diwas
30 April International Jazz Day
May
International Labour Day or May Day or
1 May
International Workers’ Day
The Bombay state was divided into Gujarat and
1 May Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day
Maharashtra in 1960.
2 May (first Sunday
World Laughter Day
of May)
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 Theme 2021: 'Uncovering Asthma

World Asthma Day
of May) 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'
Every year, the World Migratory Day is
8 May (second celebrated on second Saturday of May and
World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday of May) October.
Theme 2021: Theme: Sing, fly, Soar – Like a Bird
Theme 2021: “Addressing Health Inequalities
8 May World Thalassemia Day
Across the Global Thalassaemia Community”.
9 May (second
Mother's Day
Sunday of May)
Theme 2021: 'Science and Technology for a
11 May National Technology Day
sustainable future'.
Theme 2021: A Voice to Lead - A vision for future
12 May International Nurses Day
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
Theme 2021:‘Accelerating digital transformation
17 May World Telecommunication Day
in challenging times’
17-23 May UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) 2021 Theme 2021: Streets for Life
Theme 2021: “The Future of Museums: Recover
18 May International Museum Day
and Reimagine”
World AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine
18 May
Awareness Day
Theme 2021:“Bee engaged: Build Back Better for
20 May World Bee Day
Bees”
20 May World Metrology Day Theme 2021: Measurement for Health.
It was on this day in the year 1991 that former
21 May Anti-terrorism day Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was
assassinated.
21 May International Tea Day
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue
21 May
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
Commonwealth Day Theme 2021: Delivering a Common Future
Monday of March)
25 May World Thyroid Day
25 May International Missing Children’s Day
28 May World Hunger Day Theme 2021: Access Ends Hunger
International Day of Action for Women’s Health
28 May
(International Women’s Health Day)
Theme 2021: “The road to a lasting peace:
International Day of United Nations
29 May Leveraging the power of youth for peace and
Peacekeepers
security.”
It is observed on this day as Nepalese Tenzing
29 May International Mount Everest Day 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
Theme 2021:'Sustainability in the dairy sector with

1 June World Milk Day messages around the environment, nutrition, and socio-
economics'.
Theme 2021: “Appreciate all parents throughout the
1 June Global Parents Day
world.”
2 June International Sex Workers' Day
2 June Telangana Formation Day
3 June World Bicycle Day
International Day of Innocent Children

4 June
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
World Day to Combat Desertification and

17 June
Drought
18 June International Picnic Day
18 June Autistic Pride Day
19 June World Sauntering Day
The Day is celebrated to honour the father of the ‘Library

19 June National Reading Day Movement in Kerala’, the late P.N. Panicker, whose death
anniversary falls on June 19.
20 June
(Third Sunday Father’s Day
of June)
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
Theme 2021: Stay healthy, stay strong, stay active with the
23 June International Olympic Day
#OlympicDay workout on 23 June.
Theme 2021: “Innovating the Future Public Service: New
23 June United Nations Public Service Day 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".
Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Theme 2021: “MSME 2021: key to an inclusive and
27 June
Enterprises Day sustainable recovery.”
celebrated on the birth anniversary of Prof. P C

29 June National Statistics day
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
India celebrated the 73rd Chartered Accountants day this

1 July Chartered Accountants Day (India)
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
United Nations has declared 'Watermelon' as the "Fruit Of

1 July International Fruit Day 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 International Day of Cooperatives Theme 2021: “Rebuild better together”.
July)
French Biologist Louis Pasteur, successfully administered
the first-ever vaccine against rabies, a zoonotic disease,
6 July World Zoonoses Day on 6 July 1885.
Theme 2021: “Let’s Break the Chain of Zoonotic
Transmission.”
World Chocolate Day or
7 July
International Chocolate Day
Theme 2021: “Rights and Choices are the Answer: Whether
11 July World Population Day baby boom or bust, the solution to shifting fertility rates lies
in prioritising all people’s reproductive health and rights."
United Nations has declared July 12, which is Malala
12 July Malala Day 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
Bastille Day (National Day of

14 July
France)
15 July World Youth Skills Day
World Day for International Justice

17 July or International Criminal Justice Theme 2021: “social justice in the digital economy”
Day
Nelson Mandela International Day Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the former president of
18 July
or Mandela Day South Africa. He was the president from 1994 to 1999
The day is dedicated to the mathematical constant pi (π). 22
22 July Pi Approximation Day 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
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observed the 161st

24 July Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day)
Income Tax Day on 24 July 2021.
25 July (Fourth
National Parents Day
Sunday in July)
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), observed its 83rd

26 July Kargil Vijay Diwas
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”.
World Day Against Trafficking in

30 July Theme 2021: Victims’ Voices Lead the Way.
Persons
30 July International Friendship Day
August
Government enacted the law against Triple Talaq on 1st

1 August Muslim Women Rights Day
August, 2019.
1 August National Mountain Climbing 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
6 August Hiroshima Day 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 International Beer Day
August)
7 August National Handloom Day
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) decides to name

7 August Javelin Throw Day August 7 as 'Javelin Throw Day' in India to honour
Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold.
The Quit India Movement also known as the Bharat
Chhodo Andolan was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on
8 August Quit India Movement Day
August 8, 1942 at the Bombay session of the All India
Congress Committee (AICC).
9 August Nagasaki Day
International Day of the World's Indigenous Theme 2021: “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous
9 August
Peoples peoples and the call for a new social contract.”
10 August World Lion Day
10 August World Biofuel Day
Theme 2021: “Transforming Food Systems: Youth

12 August International Youth Day
Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”.
12 August World Elephant Day
Lefthanders International Inc. founder Dean R

13 August International Lefthanders Day
Campbell first observed the day in 1976.
13 August World Organ Donation Day
14 August Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
19 August World Photography Day
Theme 2021: #TheHumanRace: a global challenge for

19 August World Humanitarian Day climate action in solidarity with people who need it the
most.
to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Prime
20 August Sadbhavna Diwas or Harmony Day
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
International Day of Remembrance and

21 August
Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
It is celebrated on Shraavana poornima, that is the full

22 August World Sanskrit Day
moon day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar.
International Day Commemorating the
22 August Victims of Acts of Violence Based on
Religion or Belief
International Day for the Remembrance of
23 August
the Slave Trade and its Abolition
23-27 August World Water Week 2021 Theme 2021: ‘Building Resilience Faster’.
26 August International Dog Day
It is celebrated to make the anniversary of the 19th

26 August Women’s Equality Day Amendment to the United States Constitution giving
women the right to vote.
As a tribute to Dhyan Chand, his birthday is
29 August National Sports Day
commemorated as National Sports Day.
29 August International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 August National Small Industry Day
International Day for People of African The International Day for People of African Descent is
31 August
Descent celebrated for the first time on 31 August 2021.
September
The first World Coconut Day was celebrated in

2009.
2 September World Coconut Day Theme 2021: "Building a Safe Inclusive Resilient
and Sustainable Coconut Community Amid
COVID-19 Pandemic & Beyond".
to commemorate the birthday of architect
3 September Skyscraper Day Louis H. Sullivan, the man who was called
“father of skyscrapers”.
5 September International Day of Charity
to mark the birthday of the country’s first

President, scholar, philosopher and Bharat
5 September Teachers’ Day
Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,
who was born on this day in 1888.
Theme 2021: Literacy for a human-centred
8 September International Literacy Day
recovery: Narrowing the digital divide.
In proclaiming the International Day to Protect
International Day to Protect Education from
9 September Education from Attack to be celebrated for the
Attack
first time in 2020.
It is celebrated with the aim to conserve
Himalayan ecosystem and region in Uttarakhand.
It was officially declared as Himalaya Day in 2015
9 September Himalayan Day or Himalaya Diwas
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
Tamil Nadu government has decided to

commemorate the death anniversary of
Subramania Bharathi, a firebrand poet &
11 September Mahakavi Day
freedom fighter, as Mahakavi Day on
September 11. Year 2021 will mark the 100th
death anniversary of the poet.
National Hindi Divas or Hindi Day is observed to
14 September Hindi Diwas promote Hindi as the 'Matra Bhasha' or mother
tongue of India.
to mark the birthday of Sir Mokshagundam
15 September Engineer's Day (India) Visvesvaraya. Since 1968, India has celebrated
Engineers Day on this day every year.
Theme 2021: “Strengthening democratic
15 September International Day of Democracy
resilience in the face of future crises”.
World Ozone Day or International Day for Theme 2021: Montreal Protocol - 'Keeping us,
16 September
the Preservation of the Ozone Layer our food and vaccines cool.
17 September World Patient Safety Day
Theme 2021: ‘#PlantBamboo: It Is Time To

18 September World Bamboo Day
Plant Bamboo’.
18 September World Water Monitoring Day Theme 2021: valuing water
The inaugural edition of the day was observed in

18 September International Equal Pay Day
the year 2020.
Theme 2021: “Recovering Better for an
21 September International Day of Peace (UN)
Equitable and Sustainable World”.
Theme 2021: “Know Dementia, Know
21 September World Alzheimer’s Day
Alzheimer’s”
22 September World Rose Day
23 September International Day of Sign Languages Theme 2021: “We Sign For Human Rights
Theme 2021: “Pharmacy: Always trusted for

25 September World Pharmacist Day
your health“
to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit

25 September Antyodaya Divas
Deendayal Upadhyaya
Theme 2021: ‘Prioritising Environmental Health

26 September World Environmental Health Day
for healthier communities in the global recovery.’
26 September 2021
(fourth Sunday of World Rivers Day Theme 2021: “Day of Action for Rivers”
September)
MES is a premier construction agency and an
26 September 2021 99th Military Engineering Services Day 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’.
on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator

30 September International Translation Day who is regarded as the patron saint of linguists.
Theme 2021: “United in translation.”
Theme 2021: "Seafarers: at the core of
30 September World Maritime Day
shipping's future"
October
Theme 2021: Digital Equity for All
1 October International Day of Older Persons
Ages.
1 October International Coffee Day
1 October World Vegetarian Day
Gandhi Jayanti or International Day of Non- This year marks the 152nd birth
2 October
Violence anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
This year marks his 117th birth
2 October Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti
anniversary
World animal welfare day or Animal Lovers

4 October
Day
Theme 2021: ‘Teachers at the
5 October World Teachers’ Day
Heart of Education Recovery.’
7 October World Cotton Day Theme 2021: “Cotton for Good”
This year marks the 89th
8 October Indian Air Force Day
anniversary of IAF
This day marks the anniversary of
the Universal Postal Union (UPU)
which was established in 1874, in
9 October World Postal Day
Bern, Switzerland.
Theme 2021: “Innovate to
recover”
9 October Indian Foreign Service Day
It is held on the Second Saturday of
May and again on the Second
9 October World Migratory Bird Day Saturday of October.
Theme 2021: “Sing, Fly, Soar –
Like a Bird!”
Theme 2021: ‘Mental Health In An
10 October World Mental Health Day
Unequal World’
Theme 2021: “Women Sentenced
10 October World Day Against the Death Penalty
to Death: An Invisible Reality.”
Theme 2021: “Digital Generation.
11 October International Day of the Girl Child
Our Generation.”
Theme 2021: Don’t Delay, Connect
12 October World Arthritis Day
Today: Time2Work.
Theme 2021: “International
cooperation for developing
13 October International Day for Disaster Reduction
countries to reduce their disaster
risk and disaster losses”.
Theme 2021: ‘Standards for
14 October World Standards Day sustainable development goals- a
shared vision for a better future’.
Theme 2021: “Consumer is the
14 October International E-Waste Day
key to Circular Economy!”
Theme 2021: “Our Future is at
15 October Global Handwashing Day Hand – Let’s Move Forward
Together.”
The day is marked to celebrate
former President of India Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam’s contribution in the
15 October World Students’ Day field of science and education.
Theme 2021: ”Learning for
people, planet, prosperity and
peace”,
Theme 2021:“Rural women
15 October International Day of Rural Women
cultivating good food for all”.
Theme 2021: “Safe food now for a
16 October World Food Day
healthy tomorrow”.
The year 2021 marks the 37th
16 October National Security Guard Raising Day anniversary of the establishment
of the NSG.
International Day for the Eradication of

17 October
Poverty
The day, which was created by
United Nations Statistical
20 October World Statistics Day
Commission, was first marked in
the year 2010.
Theme 2021: Healthy Food for the
20 October International Chef’s Day
Future.
Theme 2021: Serve Up Bone
20 October World Osteoporosis Day
Strength.
21 October World Iodine Deficiency Day
21 October National Police Commemoration Day
International Stuttering Awareness Day or Theme 2021: “Speak the change
22 October
International Stammering Awareness Day you wish to see”.
Theme of UN concert 2021:
24 October United Nations Day “Building Back Together for Peace
and Prosperity”
Theme 2021: Delivering on a
24 October World Polio Day
Promise
Theme 2021: Action for
24 October World Development Information Day
Sustainable Development Goal
60th raising day on October
24 October Indo-Tibetan Border Police Raising Day
24,2021.
The first International Day of
24 October International Day of Diplomats Diplomats was celebrated in
Brasília on 24 October 2017.
The host for 2021 Global Media
and Information Literacy Week
will be South Africa. UNESCO will
Global Media and Information Literacy
24-31 October: co-organize the event.
Week 2021
Theme 2021: Media and
Information Literacy for the Public
Good.
Theme 2021: “Your Window to
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
the World”.
This year nation celebrates
27 October Indian Army Infantry Day its 75th Infantry Day on October
27, 2021.
28 October International Animation Day
The first International Internet
29 October International Internet Day Day was celebrated on October
29, 2005.
29 October World Psoriasis Day Theme 2021: “Uniting for action”.
World Savings Day also known as
World Thrift Day is celebrated
across the world every year on
30 October World Savings Day (India)
October 31. However, it is
celebrated annually in India on
October 30.
This year will mark the 146th
31 October Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day anniversary of the Iron Man of
India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Theme 2021: “Adapting cities for

31 October UN World Cities Day
climate resilience”.
Theme 2021: “Independent India
26 October - 1 November Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 @75: Self Reliance with
Integrity”.
November
1 November World Vegan Day Theme 2021: 'vegan for the less'
The day marks the establishment of the Publicity office of

73rd Information and Public Relations Day in
1 November 2021 the Government of Manipur with late RK Maipaksana as
Manipur
the 1st Publicity Officer in 1949.
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes
2 November
against Journalists
Every year, Ayurveda day is observed on Dhanwantri
2 November Ayurveda Day 2021 Jayanti or Dhanteras.
Theme 2021: “Ayurveda for Poshan”
3 November International One Health Day
5 November World Tsunami Awareness Day
International Day for Preventing the

6 November Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict
This particular date was selected as it is the Birth
anniversary of Madame Curie, a prominent scientist
7 November National Cancer Awareness Day
remembered for her efforts and contribution in the
battle against cancer.
7 November Infant Protection Day
The day marks the anniversary of the discovery of x-

rays by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895.
8 November International Day of Radiology
Theme 2021: ‘Interventional Radiology – Active care for
the patient’
World Urbanism Day or World Town
8 November
Planning Day
to commemorate the enactment of the Legal Services
9 November National Legal Services Day
Authorities Act 1987.
World Science Day for Peace and
10 November Theme 2021: “Building Climate-Ready Communities”
Development
to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maulana
11 November National Education Day Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of
independent India.
11 November (2nd
Theme 2021: “Sustainability: Improving Our Products,
Thursday of World Quality Day 2021
People, and Planet”
November)
to commemorate the first and only visit of the Father
12 November Public Service Broadcasting Day 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
to commemorate the birth anniversary of India's first

14 November Children's Day
Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
to mark the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who
discovered the insulin hormone along with Charles
14 November World Diabetes Day Herbert Best in 1922.
Theme 2021-23: “Access to Diabetes Care – If Not Now,
When?”
International Week of Science and Peace
8-14 November
2021
15 November has been chosen as this date marks the
birth anniversary of Sri Birsa Munda who is revered
15 November Janjatiya Gaurav Divas
as Bhagwan (God) by tribal communities across the
country.
Theme 2021: ‘Tolerance is respect, acceptance, and
16 November International Day for Tolerance appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures,
our forms of expression and ways of being human’.
16 November National Press Day
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

observed the first ever Audit Diwas on 16th November
16 November 2021 1st Audit Diwas 2021 at the CAG office premises, Delhi.
The Audit Diwas is observed to mark the historic
origin of the institution of CAG in 1860.
The month of November is observed as ‘National
17 November National Epilepsy Day
Epilepsy Awareness Month’.
17 November (third
World chronic obstructive pulmonary
Wednesday of Theme 2021: Healthy Lungs – Never More Important
disease (COPD) Day 2021
November)
18 November (Third Theme 2021: “Different interactions of human beings
Thursday of World Philosophy Day 2021 with their social, cultural, geographical and political
November) environment”
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
18 November National Naturopathy Day 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”
National Integration Day or ‘Quami Ekta to commemorate the birthday of India’s first Woman
19 November
Diwas’ Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Guru Nanak Jayanti is observed every year as the birth
anniversary of the Sikh founder, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
19 November 2021 552nd Guru Nanak Jayanti 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
to commemorate the launch of ‘Pradhan Mantri Awaas

20 November Awaas Diwas Yojana- Gramin’ (PMAY-G). It aims to provide ‘Housing
for All by 2022’.
21 November World Television Day
21 November (Third
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Theme 2021: “ACT for LOW SPEEDS /ACT for LOW-
Sunday of
Victims 2021 SPEED STREETS”.
November)
21 November World Fisheries Day
Lachit Divas (Lachit Day) is celebrated annually in the

Indian state of Assam on November 24, to mark the
24 November Lachit Divas
birth anniversary of the legendary Ahom army
general Lachit Borphukan.
International Day for the Elimination of Theme 2021: “Orange the World: End Violence against
25 November
Violence against Women Women Now!”
On this day in 1949, the constitution was adopted
Constitution Day of India or Samvidhan
26 November which came into force on January 26, 1950, marking the
Divas, or National Law Day
beginning of a new era in the history of India.
The day is celebrated to honor Dr. Verghese Kurien,
26 November National Milk Day 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 National Cadet Corps (NCC) 73rd Raising Day
November)
International Day of Solidarity with the
29 November
Palestinian People
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of

30 November
Chemical Warfare
The International Maritime Organisation Council has
decided to establish an International Day for
18 May International Day for Women in Maritime
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.
The day is observed in the memory of people
who lost their lives in the Bhopal gas
disaster. The industrial accident occurred
National Pollution Control Day
2 December in 1984 when the gas Methyl
Isocyanate leaked on the night of December
2–3 and killed thousands.
2 December Theme 2021: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice”
2 December World Computer Literacy Day was first

World Computer Literacy Day observed and held in the year 2001 on 2nd
December.
3 December
Theme 2021: “Leadership and participation of
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
persons with disabilities toward an inclusive,
or World Handicapped day
accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19
world.”
4 December
The day was chosen to commemorate the
launch of Operation Trident against Pakistan
during the Indo-Pakistan War in 1971. The
Indian Navy Day
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
to recognize the importance of multilateral
International Day of Banks
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 Theme 2021: “Volunteer now for our
Development common future”.
6 December
India and Bangladesh have decided to
Maitiri Diwas
celebrate the day on which India formally
recognized Bangladesh.
6 December to mark the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao

Mahaparinirvan Diwas
Ramji Ambedkar
The Day was established in 1994 to celebrate

the 50th anniversary of the establishment of
the International Civil Aviation Organization
7 December International Civil Aviation Day (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 On 9 December, 1948, the UN General

International Day of Commemoration and Assembly adopted the Convention on
Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime Genocide, also known as the Genocide
Convention.
10 December
The day marks the anniversary of the
adoption of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights by the United Nations on 10
International Human Rights Day
December, 1948.
Theme 2021: “Equality - Reducing inequalities,

advancing human rights.”
11 December
Theme 2021: “to help children to recover from
UNICEF Day
interruption and learning losses experienced
through the pandemic in the last two years”.
11 December
United Nations had declared 2002 as the UN
International Mountain Day International Year of Mountains.
Theme 2021: “Sustainable Mountain Tourism.”
12 December
Theme 2021: “Leave No One Behind When It
Universal Health Coverage Day
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
The day, also known as Nupee Lal Day or Nupi
Lan day, pays homage to the sacrifices made
Nupi Lal Memorial Day 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
This day is celebrated to raise awareness
National Energy Conservation Day regarding the conservation of energy as it is
the best way to have a greener and brighter
future.
15 December
International Tea Day
The country is celebrating the 50th Vijay Diwas

in 2021. The Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 which
16 December 2021
50th Vijay Diwas or Victory Day began on December 3 lasted for 13 days and
officially ended on December 16, after which
Pakistan surrendered to India.
17 December
It is annually observed across the globe to
International Day to End Violence Against focus attention on the hate crimes committed
against sex workers across the globe.
Sex Workers
‘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 The year 2021 marks the 60 years of Goa's

Goa Liberation Day
independence.
20 December
International Human Solidarity Day
20-25 December
Moto: to redress and dispose of public
grievances and improvise service delivery down
to the village level.
Good Governance Week 2021
Theme: “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur”A film
on “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur” will also be
screened.
22 December
to commemorate the birth anniversary of
Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
National Mathematics Day This year nation celebrates 134th birth

anniversary of Ramanujan.
2012 was also observed as National

Mathematics Year.
23 December
to commemorate the birth anniversary of the
National Farmer’s Day
fifth Prime Minister of India Chaudhary
Charan Singh.
23 December 2021
The day is annually organized by the Ministry
of AYUSH on the eve of the birthday
of Siddhar Agathiyar, which falls during
National Siddha Day 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
On this day nation commemorates the birth
Good Governance Day or Sushasan Divas
anniversary of Bharat Ratna and former-Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
27 December
International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
Chapter 21: Obituary

December
Person About
Padma Shri awardee & Telugu film lyricist
Chembolu Seetharama Sastry
Former Governor of Tamil Nadu and former Chief
Konijeti Rosaiah Minister of the unified State of Andhra Pradesh
Pulitzer-winning American scholar of atomic weapons
Martin J Sherwin
Padma Shree Awardee & Veteran journalist
Vinod Dua
Padma Bhushan & India’s 1st woman Psychiatrist
Dr Mamballaikalathil Sarada Menon
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
Bipin Rawat
Serum Institute of India Executive Director
Suresh Jadhav
A well-known teacher from Odisha & Padma Shri

Nanda Kishore Prusty awardee
Coonoor helicopter crash’s survivor Group Captain

Varun Singh
Famous American gothic-fiction writer
Anne Rice
Veteran leader of the Indian National Congress and the
former Union Minister of Textiles & founder and
RL Jalappa
Chairman of Devaraj Urs Medical College
Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice

Girish Thakorlal Nanavati
Pritzker Prize-Winning British-Italian Architect
Richard Rogers
legendary Malayalam filmmaker
KS Sethumadhavan
Nobel Peace Prize laureate & South African anti-
Archbishop Desmond Tutu apartheid campaigner
Former England Test Captain

Ray Illingworth
'He-Man' artist and toy designer
Mark Taylor
Janata Dal (United) Rajya Sabha MP and industrialist
Mahendra Prasad
Harvard University biologist, professor, author and
E.O. Wilson Pulitzer Prize winner
Former president of Greece

Karolos Papoulias
World’s oldest Test Cricketer, former English legend
Eileen Ash
November
Person About
Former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and a renowned jihadi
Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai
leader
Renowned Dronacharya Awardee Cricket Coach and founder of
Tarak Sinha
the Sonnet Cricket Club, Delhi
Well-known educationist, teacher, philosopher, and
internationally recognized psychologist
Padma Shri Koneru Ramakrishna Rao
(Served as president of US-based Parapsychological Association
and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology)
Former South African President and Nobel Laureate
FW de Klerk (De Klerk and Nelson Mandela jointly received the Nobel
Peace Prize for their work towards ending apartheid in 1993)
Prominent author and Former Vice President of Vishwa Hindu
Anand Shankar Pandya
Parishad (VHP)
Wilbur Smith Legendary author
Balwant Moreshwar “Babasaheb”
Padma Vibhushan awardee historian
Purandare
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

Noted writer and former secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of
Aziz Hajini
Art, Culture and Languages
Renowned Padma Shri awardee Astrophysicist, Theoretical physicist
Thanu Padmanabhan
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
Six-time world masters championship gold medalist and
Man Kaur
multiple Asian Masters Championship medalist athlete
Padma Sachdev Padma Shri awardee Dogri writer and poet
Shankar Subramaniam, alias “Babu”

Two-times Olympian footballer
Nayaran
Anupam Shyam Veteran actor
Saranya Sasi Malayalam film and television actor

Renowned Ayurvedacharya, spiritual leader and
Dr Balaji Tambe
proponent of Yoga
Chinmoy Chatterjee Former India footballer
Anandha Kannan Tamil actor

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Governor of
Kalyan Singh
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 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at

Indian-American Sirisha Bandla travelled Sriharikota, some 100 km from Chennai on
into space aboard ‘VSS Unity’ August 12, 2021 morning failed to launch
India-origin woman Sirisha Bandla earth observation satellite EOS-3 into the
travelled to the edge of the space aboard intended orbit.
‘VSS Unity’ of Virgin Galactic, which was September
scheduled to fly off on July 11 from New
Mexico. This is significant as she became the SpaceX launched first all-tourist crew
third woman of Indian origin to go to space into orbit
after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita The crew of the Inspiration4, the first-
Williams. ever orbital flight crewed entirely by
ISRO will launch geo imaging satellite on tourists, is now officially in orbit, according
August 12 to a Livestream from SpaceX. The SpaceX
The Indian Space Research Organisation rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy
(ISRO) is getting back into launch activity Space Center. The passengers will now
fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the spend three days aboard their 13-foot-wide
planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite Crew Dragon capsule in orbit at a 350-mile
GISAT-1 onboard GSLV-F10 rocket on altitude.
August 12. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
GISAT-1 will be placed in a Geosynchronous launched space start-up Privateer
Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10 and, Apple’s co-creator Steve Wozniak has
subsequently, it will be positioned in the launched a new space start-up called
final geostationary orbit, about 36,000 km Privateer Space, bringing potential
above earth’s equator, using its onboard competition to a field dominated by
propulsion system. billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and
ISRO successfully conducted 3rd test on Richard Branson. Privateer will be
Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan Program represented at the Advanced Maui Optical
The Indian Space Research Organisation and Space Surveillance Technologies
(ISRO) has successfully conducted the Conference, scheduled to run from
third long-duration hot test of the liquid September 14-17 in Hawaii.
propellant Vikas Engine for the core L110 October
liquid stage of the human-rated GSLV Mk III PM Narendra Modi launched Indian Space
vehicle, as part of the engine qualification Association
requirements for the Gaganyaan Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
Programme. The engine was fired for a Indian Space Association (ISpA) via
duration of 240 seconds at the engine test videoconferencing. Its founding members
facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), include Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Nelco
(Tata Group), OneWeb, Mapmyindia,
Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
Walchandnagar Industries and Ananth
August Technology Limited.
ISRO-NASA joint mission NISAR Satellite Other core members include Godrej, Hughes
will be launched in 2023 India, Azista-BST Aerospace Private Limited,
The ISRO-NASA Joint Mission NISAR BEL, Centum Electronics and Maxar India.
(NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) China has launched 1st Solar Exploration
satellite, which aims to measure changes in Satellite
the earth’s surface globally using advanced China has successfully launched its 1st solar
radar images, is scheduled to be launched in exploration satellite into space from the
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern
early 2023. NISAR is one of the important
Shanxi Province aboard a Long March-2D
cooperation projects between ISRO and rocket.
NASA. The satellite was named as ‘Xihe’ (Xihe is the
GSLV-F10 failed to launch earth goddess of the sun who created the calendar in
observation satellite into intended orbit ancient Chinese mythology), also known as the
The Indian Space Research Organisation Chinese Hα Solar Explorer (CHASE). The satellite
(ISRO) 's GSLV-F10 rocket that blasted off has been developed by the China Aerospace
Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
NASA launched Lucy Mission to study the will be ready for qualification trials by
Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids December 2024.
The US space agency NASA has launched a first- China launched world’s 1st Earth Science
of-its-kind mission called ‘Lucy Mission‘ to Satellite named “Guangmu”
study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.
China has launched world’s first Earth-
The Lucy probe was launched on a United
Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from science satellite, Guangmu or SDGSAT-
Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral 1 on November 5, 2021 into space from the
Space Force Station in Florida on October 16, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the
2021. northern Shanxi Province.
Alphabet Inc launched “Isomorphic
Vodafone-Idea joined hands with L&T for Labs”, an AI- drug discovery start-up
testing 5G based Smart City solutions Google parent company Alphabet Inc. has
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), a Telecom launched a new company in London
operator and Larsen and Toubro (L&T), an called Isomorphic Labs. This company will
Indian Multinational conglomerate company
aim to use AI (artificial intelligence) for
have joined hands for a pilot project to test 5G-
based smart city solutions. The pilot project will drug discovery and medicine to find cures
be commenced in Pune, Maharasthra. for some of humanity’s most devastating
South Korea launched its first homegrown diseases in the field of biological and medical
space rocket named “Nuri” research. Demis Hassabis will be the CEO of
South Korea has launched its first homegrown Isomorphic Labs.
rocket, stepping up the country's ambitions in
space Australia and Canada will send Rover on
The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II Moon to search water in 2024
(known as Nuri) took off from Goheung, about
500km south of Seoul.
Private companies in Australia and Canada
France launched Military Communications
Satellite “Syracuse 4A” in collaboration with University of
France has successfully launched a state-of-the- Technology Sydney are all set to send a
art satellite namely ‘Syracuse 4A’ into orbit rover on the moon to hunt water by mid-
which was carried off by Ariane 5 rocket from 2024.
Kourou, in French Guiana. It is designed to This will be the first rover with Australian-
allow France’s armed forces across the globe made components to make it to the Moon.
to communicate swiftly and securely. It will be launched through the Hakuto
NITI Aayog launched Geospatial Energy Map lander made by ispace, a lunar robotic
of India with ISRO exploration company based in Japan.
NITI Aayog in collaboration Indian Space
India’s 1st CoE in Research on Drone
Research Organization (ISRO) and Energy
Ministries of Government has launched Technology & AI launched in IIT
Geospatial Energy Map of India or Geographic Guwahati
Information System (GIS) Energy Map of India Union Minister of State Civil Aviation
to provide a holistic picture of all energy General, V K Singh launched
resources of the country. India’s 1st Centre for Excellence in
November Research on Drone/UAV (Unmanned
India’s 1st manned ocean mission Aerial Vehicle) technology and Artificial
“Samudrayan” launched at Chennai Intelligence at the Indian Institute of
Jitendra Singh has launched India’s First Technology (IIT), Guwahati, Assam.
Manned Ocean Mission named SpaceX launched Indian-origin astronaut
“Samudrayan” from the National Institute Raja Chari-led Crew 3 mission
of Ocean Technology (NIOT) at Chennai, US Space agency NASA and SpaceX have
Tamil Nadu. With this, India joins the elite launched Crew 3 mission named
club of nations such as USA, Russia, Japan, Endurance fixed to Falcon 9 rocket from
France and China to have such underwater Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy
vehicles for carrying out subsea activities. Space Center in Florida. Under this mission,
Matsya 6000, the deep-sea vehicle 4 astronauts have been sent to
developed under India’s Deep Sea Mission, International Space Station (ISS) for a six-
month science mission until April 2022.
Crew 3 mission (NASA’s Tom Marshburn Aim: To slightly alter the trajectory
(pilot); and Kayla Barron, ESA astronaut of Dimorphos, a ‘moonlet’ around 525 feet
Matthias Maurer) consists of Indian- (160 metres) wide that circles a much
origin NASA astronaut Raja Chari as its larger asteroid called Didymos (2,500
mission commander. feet in diameter). The Didymos-Dimorphos
Jitendra Singh launched India’s 1st pair orbit the Sun together.
Virtual Science Lab for children under Skyroot Aerospace test-fired India’s 1st
CSIR Jigyasa programme Privately Built Cryogenic Rocket Engine
Science and Technology Minister, Jitendra “Dhawan-1”
Singh has launched India’s first Virtual Skyroot Aerospace, a space technology
Science Lab for Children under CSIR startup based in Hyderabad, has
(Council of Scientific and Industrial successfully test-fired Dhawan-1, India’s
Research) Jigyasa Programme. These labs first privately developed fully cryogenic
will connect students with scientists across rocket engine.
the country. This will power the upper stages of its
NASA launched world’s 1st DART mission upcoming Vikram-2 orbital launch
to crash spacecraft into asteroid on vehicle. The rocket engine Dhawan-1 is
SpaceX Rocket named after Satish Dhawan, an Indian
National Aeronautics and Space rocket scientist.
Administration (NASA) has launched Dhawan-1 is a completely ‘Made-in-India’
world’s first Planetary Defence Mission cryogenic engine, developed using 3D
“Double Asteroid Redirection Test printing with a superalloy. The engine is
(DART)” to change the path of an asteroid fuelled by liquefied natural gas and liquid
“Didymos” by intentionally crashing a oxygen—a high-performance, low-cost and
spacecraft into it with a speed of 24,000 clean rocket fuel.
kms per hour.
December
BPCL collaborated with BARC for Green NASA’s $10 billion telescopes James Webb
Hydrogen production Space Telescope designed to capture the first
glimpse of the universe just shortly after the Big
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited Bang is targeted for blastoff from the European
(BPCL) has collaborated with Bhabha Atomic Space Agency’s Kourou, French Guiana.
Research Centre (BARC) to scale-up Alkaline
Electrolyze technology for Green Hydrogen It will be the largest telescope ever placed in
production. space and 100 times more powerful than
Hubble, with a total mass of 6200 kg.
China launches “Shijian-6 05” satellites for
Space Exploration Russia launched 1st versatile nuclear-
powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ to boost India’s
China successfully launched a new group of Arctic Plans via NSR
satellites Shijian-6 05 into space from
the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Russia has launched its first in the
Center in northwest China for space series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-
exploration and new technology tests. The powered icebreaker known as ‘Sibir’, which
satellites were launched by a Long March-4B will support the growing fleet of icebreakers to
rocket which marked the 400th mission of keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-
Long March series carrier rockets. round shipping through the Arctic and enable
a wider presence of India in the arctic region.
NASA launched world’s largest telescope
“James Webb Space Telescope” 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 was signed on 24th December at Baltic
for exploitation; the Delivery-Acceptance Act 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 Mumbai With you all the way,
khara (Chairman) Pure Banking Nothing
Ashwani Bhatia (MD) 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 Jiyo Easy
(MD & CEO)
Jammu & Kashmir Bank Sri Nagar Baldev Prakash Serving To Empower
Karnataka Bank Mangaluru, Shri Mahabaleshwara M.S Your Family Bank Across India
Karnataka Chairman- Pradeep Kumar
Panja
Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu Shri Ramesh Boddu Smart Way to Bank
Kotak Mahindra Bank Mumbai, Shri Uday Kotak Let’s Make Money Simple, Ab
Maharashtra 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, Shri Vishwavir Ahuja Apno ka Bank
Maharashtra
South Indian Bank Thrissur, Kerala Murali Ramakrishnan Experience Next Generation
Banking
Syndicate bank Manipal T. N. Manoharan Faithful and Friendly
(Chairman)
L. V. Prabhakar
(MD & CEO)
Tamilnadu Mercantile Thoothukudi, Tamil Shri Thiru K.V. Rama —-
Bank Nadu Moorthy
Vijaya Bank Bangalore Shri R.A. Sankara A Friend You Can Bank upon
Narayanan
Yes Bank Ltd Mumbai, Prashant kumar Experience Our Expertise
Maharashtra
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 U.T Shri Praful Patel
(UT) and Daman and Diu
(UT)
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 Prime Minister and also in-charge of:
Constituency: Varanasi, UP • 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 Minister of Defence
Constituency: Lucknow,UP
2. Shri Amit Shah Minister of Home Affairs; and Minister of Cooperation

Constituency: Gandhi Nagar, GUJRAT
3. Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Constituency: Nagpur, MAHARASHTRA
4. Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance; and Minister of Corporate Affairs

Constituency: Rajhya Sabha (Karnataka)
5. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Constituency: Morena, MP
6. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Minister of External Affairs
Constituency: Rajya Sabha, Gujarat
7. Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Tribal Affairs

Constituency: Khunti (Jharkhand)
8. Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani Minister of Women and Child Development
Constituency: Amethi, UP
9. Shri Piyush Goyal • Minister of Commerce and Industry;
Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, • Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
MAHARASHTRA Distribution; and Minister of Textiles
10. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan • Minister of Education;

Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MP • and Minister of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship
11. Shri Pralhad Joshi • Minister of Parliamentary Affairs;

Constituency: Dharwaad, KARNATKA • Minister of Coal; and Minister of Mines
12. Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Constituency: Rajya Sabha
13. Shri Sarbananda Sonowal • Minister of Ports, Shipping andWaterways; and

Constituency: Majuli, Assam • Minister of AYUSH
14. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minister of Minority Affairs

Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, JHARKHAND
15. Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and empowerment
Constituency: Tikamgarh, MP
16. Shri Giriraj Singh • Minister of Rural Development; and

Constituency: Begusarai • Minister of Panchayati Raj
17. Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation

Constituency: Rajya Sabha (MP)
18. Shri Ramchandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel
Constituency: Rajya Sabha from Bihar
19. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw • Minister of Railways;
Constituency: Rajya Sabha from Odisha • 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 Minister of Jal Shakti

Constituency: Jodhpur
22. Shri Kiren Rijiju Minister of Law and Justice

Constituency: Arunachal West
23. Shri Raj Kumar Singh • Minister of Power; and

Constituency :Arrah (Bihar ) • Minister of New and Renewable Energy
24. Shri Hardeep Singh Puri • Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and
Constituency: Rajya Sabha from UP • Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
25. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya • Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and
Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) • Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
26. Shri Bhupender Yadav • Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate

Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) Change; and
• Minister of Labour and Employment
27. Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey • Minister of Heavy Industries

• Constituency: Chandauli (UP)
28. Shri Parshottam Rupala • Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and

Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat) Dairying
29. Shri G. Kishan Reddy • Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and

Constituency: Secunderabad (AP) • Minister of Development of North Eastern
Region
30. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur • Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and
Constituency: Hamirpur (HP) • 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 Neelam Shammi Rao
Fund Organization
Director General, National Productivity Council, Department for Sundeep Kumar Nayak
Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade
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 Amit Agrawal
Technology
Establishment Officer & Additional Secretary, Department of Deepti Umashankar
Personnel & Training
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
• Srisailam Dam(Krishna River), at Kurnool district
Andhra Pradesh • 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 Ferozpur (Punjab)

Musi
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/ • Dachigam National Park at Srinagar District
Ladakh • 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
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, 2,525
Ganga Jharkhand, West Bengal K.M. Gangothri Bay of Bengal
Uttarakhand,Himachal Pradesh,Uttar 1,376
Yamuna Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi K.M. Garhwall in Yamunotri Bay of Bengal
2,900
Brahmaputra Assam, Arunachal,Tibet K.M. Lake Manasarovar Bay of Bengal
Mahanadi Chhattisgarh, Odisha 858 K.M. Amarkantak Plateau Bay of Bengal
Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, 1,465
Godavari Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry K.M. Nasik Hills Bay of Bengal
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, 1,400 Near Mahabaleshwar in
Krishna Andhra Pradesh K.M. Maharashtra Bay of Bengal
1,315 Amarkantak hill in
Narmada Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat K.M. 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
Shigatse Prefecture, Janakpur,
Koshi Sagarmatha, Koshi, Mechi Zones, Bihar 720 K.M. Ganga Ganga
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Gandaki Jharkhand, Bihar 630 K.M. Nepal Ganga
Betwa Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh 590 K.M. Vindhya Range Rajghat Dam
Madhya pradesh,Uttar Pradesh,
Son Jharkhand,Bihar 784 K.M. Ganga Yamuna
1,500
Sutlej Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 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
Jammu and
Chenab Himachal Pradesh, Punjab 960 K.M. Panjnad Kashmir
Jehlam Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, 725 K.M. Pir Panjal Range Chenab
Hills of Coorg,
Kaveri Karnataka, Tamilnadu, 765 K.M. Karnataka Bay of Bengal
1080 Shivalik Hills, Himachal
Ghaggar Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan K.M Pradesh Indus
Hugli
(Hooghly) West Bengal, Kolkata 260 K.M Ganga Bay of Bengal;
Chota Nagpur
Damodar Jharkhand, Bengal 592 K.M Hoogly River, Howrah plateau.
Gilgit-Baltistan, Jammu and Kashmir

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh 3180 In Tibet Kalish Range
Indus Tibet K.M 5080 mts. Arabian sea
Tungabhadra Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,Telangana 531 K.M Krishna Krishna
Gulf of Khambhat ,
Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M 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
Sikkim, India, West Bengal,
Teesta 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
Lakshadweep Sea,
Mahanada West Bengal, Bihar 360 K.M 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 Rupiah

(New)
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

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

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

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

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

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
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

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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IBPS PO & Clerk Mains Exam GK Capsule

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 66-69

Chapter 8 Mergers and Acquires 70-72

Chapter 9 APP/Website/Card 73-78

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 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

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 18 Capital & Currency

Chapter 19 Wildlife Sanctuary

Chapter 1: Important Appointment (National & International)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Amitabh Kant

Re-appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Shyam Srinivasan

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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

New chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Kamlesh Kumar Pant

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

New President of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) N K Singh

Chief Executive Officer of Broadcast Audience Research Nakul Chopra

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

Economic advisor of Andhra Pradesh Rajnish Kumar

Brand ambassador of UP’s ‘one district one product’ Kangana Ranaut

Joint Secretary, Agriculture under the Department of Ritesh Chauhan

Pradeep Kumar Panja

Secretary General of IWLF S.H. Anande Gowda

Treasurer of IWLF Naresh Sharma

Chairman & Managing Director of National Research Amit Rastogi

Chairperson of National Bank for Financing K V Kamath

Subhash Chandra Khuntia