1. 26th Conference of parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 & Booker Prize 2021 3. Swachh Survekshan 2021 Awards: Indore Becomes India’s cleanest city for 5th time 4. NITI Aayog’s 1st National MPI 2021: Kerala has Lowest Poverty while Bihar has Highest 5. G20 (Group of Twenty) Leader’s Summit 6. WHO Designates New COVID-19 Strain, Named “Omicron” as Variants of Concern 7. Indian-origin Canadian Anita Anand Sworn-in as Canada’s 43rd Defence Minister 8. Defence Ministry appoints Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar as next Chief of Naval Staff 9. Fumio Kishida Reelected as Prime Minister of Japan 10. Satya Narayan Pradhan Appointed as Director- General of NCB 11. Saurabh Ganguly appointed as the new Chairman of ICC Cricket’s Committee 12. Australian wins It’s Maiden T20 World Cup 13. Varanasi (UP), 1st Indian city to start ropeway service as a Mode of Public Transport 14. All India Judicial Services 15. RBI Panel on Asset Reconstruction Company 16. Dart Mission of NASA 17. President Ram Nath Kovind Promulgates 2 Ordinances extending tenure of CBI and ED Directors for up to 5 years 18. Indian origin Kamala Harris became the first woman with presidential power. 19. Falguni Nayar becomes India’s wealthiest self-made female. 20. Sheel Vardhan Singh appointed CISF DG; Atul Karwal is the new NDRF chief