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PARA 13.2 GA CAPSULE (Covered MARCH to AUGUST 2021) Index No. of Chapter Topics Name Page No.

Chapter 1 Important Appointment (National, International) 4-21

Chapter 2 Awards (National, International) 22-51

Chapter 3 Government Scheme/ campaign 51-57

Chapter 4 Summit/ Conference 57-61

Chapter 5 Ranking Index 61-69

Chapter 6 Partnership/ Agreement 69-77

Chapter 7 loans agreement for from different 77-80 organizations

Chapter 8 Mergers and Acquires 80-82

Chapter 9 APP/Website/Card 82-85

Chapter 10 India’s GDP Forecast FY21 &22 (Last Update 12th 85-86 Jan 2021)

Chapter 11 Budget 2020 & Atma Nirbhar Package 86-94

Chapter 12 Important Committee 94-97

Chapter 13 Banking & Financial 98-117

Chapter 14 Current Affairs (National) In Short 117-133

Chapter 15 Current Affairs (International) In Short 133-138

Chapter 16 Defence News 138-149

Chapter 17 Sports News 149-162

Chapter 18 Upcoming Sports Events & Venues 162-164

Chapter 19 List of Important Book and Author 2020 164-166

Chapter 20 Important Day and Theme 2020 166-184

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Chapter 21 Obituary 184-188

Chapter 22 Science related News 188-190

Chapter 23 Banks Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & 190-193 Tagline

Chapter 24 State Chief Ministers and Governors 193-195

Chapter 25 Cabinet ministers of India with their constituency 195-200

Chapter 26 List of Union Ministry Secretary 200-201

Static No. of Chapter Topics Name

Chapter 1 in India

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 List of International & Domestic Airport: State wise

Chapter 4 International borders / Boundary lines

Chapter 5 International Organizations & Headquarter

Chapter 6 List of

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

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Chapter 16 List of 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, March)

Organization Person

Additional charge of CRPF director general (DG) Kuldiep Singh

Additional charge of Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj

Chief Statistician of India (CSI) Dr G P Samanta

Director and chief executive of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations Deepak Mishra (ICRIER)

Next Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana Managing director and CEO of Mahindra and Anish Shah Mahindra

Chairman of Airports Authority of India

Chairman and Managing Director of Food Atish Chandra Corporation of India

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Saurabh Garg Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)

Chairperson of Standing Conference of Public Soma Mondal Enterprises (SCOPE)

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(National, April) Organization Person

Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil Subhash Kumar and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC)

Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Mukhmeet S. Bhatia Corporation (ESIC)

Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Srinivasan Board (PESB)

Head of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit Shabir Hussein

Mission Director of Atal Innovation Mission Chintan Vaishnav

Chairman and Managing Director of Small S Ramann Industries Development (SIDBI)

First woman director general of National Poonam Gupta Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)

Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra

National Anti-Doping Agency’s Director- Siddharth Longjam General

Murali Natarajan Managing Director & CEO of DCB Bank (Reappointment)

Chairperson of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) M. Menon for 2021-22

HDFC Bank’s part-time chairman Atanu Chakraborty

MD & CEO of NCDEX Arun Raste

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Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank Ajay Seth of India

Amitabh Chaudhry Managing Director and CEO of (Reappointment)

Chairman of Bajaj Auto Neeraj Bajaj

Chairman Emeritus of Bajaj Auto Rahul Bajaj

(National, May)

Organization Person

Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of BEML Limited Amit Banerjee

Managing director of Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Mahesh Balasubramanian Company Limited

MD & CEO of Kotak General Insurance Suresh Agarwal

Chairman and managing director of THDC India Ltd Vijay Goel

Director of ICAR-Indian Institute of Research (ICAR- Raman Meenakshi Sundaram IIRR),

38th National President FICCI FLO Ujjwala Singhania

Chairman and managing director of Arun Kumar Singh Corporation Ltd (BPCL)

CEO of National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd Padmakumar M Nair

New chief executive officer of Bata India Gunjan Shah

CEO of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub Rajesh Bansal

(National, June)

Organization Person

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Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair 21st Director General of the Rifles (Update 2 June)

T V Narendran President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) (Update 2 June)

Chairperson of the National Human Rights Arun Mishra Commission (NHRC) (Update 2 June)

Vice-Admiral Ravneet Singh Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Update 2 June)

Chairman of IBF’s self-regulatory body Digital Vikramjit Sen Media Content Regulatory Council (DMCRC) (Update 3 June)

Vishwavir Ahuja Managing Director and CEO of RBL Bank (Update 7 June)

Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar Director General Naval Operations (Update 8 June)

Anup Chandra Pandey Election Commissioner of India (Update 9 June)

M R Kumar Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) chairman (Update 10 June)

Brand ambassador of Biotechnology company MyLab Discovery Solutions (Update 14 June)

Re-elected as Chairman of Cellular Operators’ Ajai Puri Association of India (COAI) for 2021-22 (Update 15 June)

Director (Counsellor) in India’s Permanent Aashish Chandorkar Mission in the World Trade Organisation (Update 18 June)

‘Ambassador of Forest Frontline Heroes’ at WWF Upasana Kamineni India (Update 22 June)

Additional charge as the Boards Chairman of Meenesh Shah National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) (Update 28 June)

Manesh Mahatme Head of Payments of WhatsApp in India (Update 28 June)

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KK Venugopal Re-appointed as the Attorney General of India (Update 28 June)

Acting Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) of Suresh N Patel India (Update 29 June)

Praveen Sinha Special Director of CBI (Update 29 June)

(National, July)

Organization Person

Vivek Ram Chaudhari Vice Chief of (Update 1 July)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Institution for Amitabh Kant Transforming India (NITI Aayog) (Update 1 July)

Nitin Gadkari “Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint (Update 7 July)

N Venudhar Director General of All India Radio (Update 8 July)

Re-appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Shyam Srinivasan Officer of (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)

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Organization Person Deepak Das Controller General of Accounts (CGA) (Update 2 Aug) SN Ghormade New Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (Update 2 Aug)

Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of Mini Ipe India (Update 4 Aug) Himanshu Kapania Non-Executive Chairman of Vodafone Idea (Update 5 Aug)

Stepped down as the Non-Executive Director and Kumar Mangalam Birla Non-Executive Chairman of the Vodafone Idea (Vi) Board (Update 5 Aug) 1st woman Director of Zoological Survey of India Dhriti Banerjee (ZSI) 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 Nakul Chopra Research Council (BARC) India

Sandeep Bakhshi MD & CEO of ICICI Bank (Update 25 Aug) Ajay Kumar Executive director (ED) of RBI (Update 26 Aug) Carol Furtado Interim CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

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

Chairman of ‘Stop TB Partnership Board’ Mansukh Mandaviya

(International Level Appointment)

(International, March)

Organization/ Country Persons

Chairman of the ‘Champions and Veterans’ committee of the MC International Association (AIBA)

Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Office of the United Nations Environment Programme Ligia Noronha (UNEP)

Chairman of APRACA ( Pacific Rural and Agricultural G R Chintala Credit Association)

1st Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Naureen Hassan Federal Reserve Bank

Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Girish Chandra Murmu Nations for the year 2021

President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach

Samia Suluhu Hassan 's First Female President Capital: Dodoma Currency: Tanzanian shilling

Mark Rutte Prime Minister of Capital: Amsterdam Currency: Euro

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(International, April )

Organization / Country Person

Vjosa Osmani President of Kosovo Capital: Pristina Currency: Euro

Prime Minister of Pham Minh Chinh

Nguyen Xuan Phuc

President of Vietnam Capital: Hanoi

Currency: Vietnamese dong

Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou

Prime Minister of Capital: Niamey

Currency: West African CFA franc Joseph Jouthe

Resigned as Prime Minister of Capital: Port-au-Prince

Currency: Haitian gourde Miguel Díaz-Canel

President of Capital: Havana

Currency: Cuban peso (CUP)

Kim Boo-kyum

Prime Minister of Capital: Seoul

Currency: South Korean won

(International, May)

Organization / Country Person

Athlete ambassadors for International Olympic PV Sindhu and ’s Michelle Li Committee’s (IOC)’s ‘Believe in Sport’ campaign

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New Chief at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Martin Griffiths

Moctar Ouane Note: About Reappointed as Mali’s Prime Minister Capital: Bamako Currency: West African CFA franc

Collinet Makosso Note: About Congo Republic of Congo’s new Prime Minister Capital: Kinshasa Currency: Congolese franc

Re-elected as the President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Narinder Batra

Guillermo Lasso Note: About Ecuador’s first right-wing President Capital: Quito Currency: Dollar

CEO of Amazon Andy Jassy

Bashar Al-Assad Note: About Re-Elected as Syria's President Capital: Damascus Currency: Syrian pound

President of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Jagjit Pavadia

(International, June)

Organization / Country Person

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Isaac Herzog (Update 3 June) President of Prime Minister: Naftali Bennett Capital: Jerusalem Currency: Israeli Shekel

Chairman of the World Health Organisation Dr Patrick Amoth () (WHO) Executive Board (Update 3 June) Ranjitsinh Disale World Bank Education Advisor (Update 7 June) Abdulla Shahid () President of UN General Assembly (UNGA) (Update 8 June)

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh

President of (Update 11 June) Capital: Ulaanbaatar Currency: Mongolian tögrög

Benedetto Vigna CEO of Ferrari (Update 11 June) K Nagaraj Naidu UNGA President's Chef de Cabinet (Update 12 June) Head of United Nations Conference on Trade Rebecca Grynspan () and development (UNCTAD) (Update 13 June) Naftali Bennett New Prime Minister of Israel

Honorary member of WHO’s Global Air Mukesh Sharma Pollution and Health – Technical Advisory Group (GAPH-TAG) (Update 16 June)

Satya Nadella Chairman of Microsoft (Update 17 June)

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Ebrahim Raisi

President of (Update 19 June) Capital: Tehran Currency: Iranian Toman

Member of World Bank-IMF High Advisory Montek Ahluwalia Group (Update 22 June) International Criminal Court’s chief Karim Khan prosecutor (Update 23 June)

(International, July)

Organization / Country Person

Abiy Ahmed Re-elected as Prime Minister of Capital: Addis Ababa Currency: Ethiopian birr

Sher Bahadur Deuba

Capital: Kathmandu ’s Prime Minister Currency: Nepalese rupee

President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari

(Update 13 July)

Pedro Castillo Note: About

President of Peru Capital: Currency: Sol

(Update 21 July)

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Ariel Henry Note: About Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince Haiti's Prime Minister Currency: Haitian gourde Continent:

(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

Prime Minister of Lebanon Capital: Beirut Currency: Lebanese pound

(Update 28 July)

(International, Aug) Organization / Country Person Nikol Pashinyan Capital: Yerevan Re-appointed as Prime Minster of Currency: Armenian dram. (Update 3 Aug) Min Aung Hlaing Capital: Naypyitaw ’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)

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Hakainde Hichilema Capital: Lusaka 's new president Currency: Zambian kwacha

(Update 17 Aug)

Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Malaysia’s Prime Minister • Capital: • Currency: Malaysian ringgit

(Update 20 Aug)

Mansukh Mandaviya Chairperson of Stop TB Partnership Board (Update 29 Aug)

Important Brand Ambassador

Brand Ambassador ▪ New brand ambassador of Reebok ▪ Varun Dhawan, Katrina Kaif

▪ New brand ambassador of FanMojo ▪ Shaw ▪ Hero MotoCorp new brand ambassador ▪ Yerry Mina

▪ RedBus, Dream 11, Mastercard ▪ Mahendra Singh Dhoni

▪ PhonePe , Vivo, Ceat Tyres ▪ ▪ Bharat Pe, Pepsi ▪ Salman Khan ▪ Educated Girl ▪ Katrina Kaif ▪ Bata ▪ Kriti Sanon ▪ Myntra ▪ Virat and Anushka, Kiara Advani, Disha Patani ▪ Maruti Suzuki ▪ Varun Dhawan ▪ Uber, Mobile Premier League, Great ▪ Learning’s ▪ GST ▪ ▪ ▪ Varun Dhwan and Anushka sharma ▪ Tribes India ▪ Marry kom ▪ Fit India, Acer India’s ▪ Sonu Sude ▪ Swasth Immunised India, Puma ▪ Kareena Kapoor Khan

▪ New brand “V-Nourish” ▪ Shah Rukh Khan ▪ TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment) ▪ Askhay Kumar brand ambassador

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▪ JBL’s New global brand ambassador ▪ Actor Ranveer Singh

▪ Brand ambassador for Gatorade by ▪ Hima Das PepsiCo India ▪ New brand ambassador of Madhya ▪ Actor Govinda Pradesh ▪ Visa ▪ PV Sindhu ▪ Assembly polls 2019 ▪ Madhuri Dixit

▪ IOC's 2020 Olympics athlete ▪ M. C. Mary Kom ambassadors’ group ▪ Ambassador of Global Investors’ Meet ▪ Yami Gautam 2019 by govt

▪ National Anti-doping Agency brand ▪ Suniel Shetty ambassador ▪ PUMA brand ambassador ▪ , Virat Kohli, Sara Ali Khan, MC Mary Kom and Dutee Chand, Kareena Kapoor Khan

▪ Ambassadors for ‘Bharat Ki Laxmi’ ▪ Deepika Padukone and shuttler PV Sindhu (by Prime Minister ) ▪ Tata Power as brand ambassador ▪ Shardul Thakur ▪ JSW Steel as brand ambassador ▪ Rishabh Pant ▪ Brand ambassador for Mobile Premier Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, Virat Kohli League ▪ New Ambassador for World Wildlife Five-time World champion Viswanathan Fund (WWF) Anand ▪ Brand ambassador for edtech company Ajinkya Rahane ELSA Corp & Hudle ▪ United Nations Environment Dia Mirza (extended 2yrs, December 2022) Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador ▪ Adidas brand ambassador Manushi Chhillar joins Rohit, Hima ▪ IIFL Finance as its first-ever brand Rohit Sharma ambassador, Oakley’s ▪ UNADAP Goodwill Ambassador Thirteen-year-old M. Nethra daughter of C. Mohan an owner of salon in ▪ Brand Ambassadors for JSW Cement , Sunil Chhetri ▪ Luxury Ride as brand ambassador Sukhbir Singh ▪ New brand ambassador of SportsAdda Brett Lee ▪ ebikeGo New brand ambassador Bajaj Allianz Life’s brand ambassador

Brand ambassador of First Games Brand ambassador for 9stacks Suresh Raina Bengal Peerless brand ambassador Sourav Ganguly Brand ambassador for Indian brand ‘Transform’ Parle agro brand ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas Healthcare brand Dr Trust, Vega Rohit Sharma ‘Fit India’ Movement Ambassador Kuldeep Handoo

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Horlicks Protein Plus new brand Akshay Kumar ambassador Equitas Small Finance Bank brand Smriti Mandhana ambassador India ambassador to BAFTA's AR Rahman (Updated 1 Dec) 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 Sreejesh Brand ambassador of adventure tourism (Update 20 Aug)

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Brand ambassador for Samsung India’s Galaxy Z Alia Bhatt Series foldable smartphones (Update 27 Aug)

Brand ambassador for the government’s Sonu Sood ambitious ‘Desh Ke Mentor’ initiative (Update 27 Aug)

List of Chief Justices

▪ Supreme court chief justice N.V Raman (48th) ▪ High Court Mohammad Rafiq ▪ High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol

▪ New Chief Justices Himachal Pradesh Ravi Malinath High Court

▪ New Chief Justices Punjab and Ravi Shanker Jha High Court

▪ New Chief Justices High Court Indrajit Mahanty

▪ New Chief Justices High Court Meenakshi madan Rai ▪ New Chief Justices High Court Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi ▪ New Chief Justices Gauhati High Court Sudhanshu Dhulia

▪ New Chief Justices Arup Kumar Goswami High Court

▪ New Chief Justices Kerala High Court S. Manikumar

▪ New Chief Justice of 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 HC Satish Chandra Sharma ▪ New Chief Justice of Bombay HC Justice Dipankar Datta ▪ New Chief Justice of HC PV Sanjay Kumar ▪ New Chief Justice of HC Biswanath Somadder ▪ New Chief Justice of HC Dr. S. Muralidhar ▪ New Chief Justice of Madras HC Sanjib Banerjee

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▪ New Chief Justice of 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 & Kashmir Pankaj Mithal and

Chiefs and DGS Department Chief/DGS ▪ Chief of Defence Staff ▪ Bipin Rawat

▪ Army Chief ▪ Manoj Mukund Naravane

▪ Naval Chief ▪ Karambir Singh ▪ Air Chief ▪ Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria ▪ IB ▪ Arvind Kumar ▪ BSF ▪ Pankaj Kumar Singh ▪ CRPF Kuldiep Singh ▪ CISF ▪ Sudhir Kumar Saxena ▪ ITBP ▪ Sanjay Arora ▪ NSG ▪ M. A. Ganapathy ▪ NDRF SN Pradhan

▪ 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 hai (Chairman) ▪ UGC ▪ Dhirendra Pal Singh ▪ DRDO ▪ G Satheesh Reddy ▪ Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ▪ J.B. Mohapatra

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▪ FICCI (President) ▪ Uday Shankar

▪ LIC (MD) ▪ Mini Ipe ▪ NTPC ▪ Gurdeep Singh ▪ ONGC ▪ Subhash Kumar ▪ 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 (For 3yrs) 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

Chapter 2: Awards National Level (National, Aug) Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

The Maharashtra Bhushan Selection Committee chaired Maharashtra Bhushan by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has unanimously Asha Bhosle award 2021 selected legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle for the prestigious award.

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

The founder of the Serum Institute of India (SII) in will be commended for his work during the COVID- National Lokmanya Tilak 19 pandemic and how his company helped save many Cyrus Poonawala Award 2021 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 Prof. C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Jagdish Bhagwati and C C.R. Rao Centenary Gold Medal award. Renowned Medal award Rangarajan 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 Dangal 2021 organised in Tamil Bharat Kesari Wrestling Labhanshu Sharma Nadu. 20 years since the formation of , Dangal 2021 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 “ Award for Excellence in Information Technology (IT)”. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Excellence in Information According to Minister of State for Information and Technology (IT) Technology, Satej Patil, award will be given to institutions and companies for their outstanding performance in information technology sector on the occasion of birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Mohammad Azam from 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 2021 He has conducted many service programmes like blood donations, plantation drives and awareness programmes about population control, earning him several awards. He received the ‘ NSS Award’ from then President of India . ASI Babu Ram, J&K Ashok Chakra Police (Posthumous)

Shri Altaf HUSSAIN KIRTI CHAKRA BHAT, CONstable, j&K Police (Posthumous)

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(National, July) Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

Journalist and language playwright Omchery N N Pillai has been selected for the Keraleeya BKS Literary Award 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 ‘Pushti National Silver SKOCH Cachar district Nirbhor’ (nutrition-dependent), a convergence project on award transformation and development entailing setting up Nutri- gardens at houses in Dinnathpur Bagicha village.

(National, June)

Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

Arunachal Pradesh’s Water Burial has bagged Best film National Award at the best film National Award on environment ’s Water 67th National Films Awards conservation at 67th National Films Awards Burial 2021 2021. The film, which is directed by independent filmmaker Shantanu Sen.

Airport Council Cochin International Airport has consistently International (ACI) Director delivered excellence in customer service by Cochin International Airport General’s Roll of Excellence winning multiple awards for five years in past 10 (CIAL) honour in Airport Service years. It is one among six airports across the Quality world that will receive recognition in 2021.

Uttar Pradesh was ranked as top performing state under India Smart Cities Award Contest 2020. Madhya Pradesh came second while Tamil Smart City awards 2020 Nadu at third position. Surat and won best award for their overall performance in 2020. Best award was conferred to .

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(National, May) Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

Indian Renewable Energy for being the Leading Public Institution in Green Urja Award Development Agency Ltd. Financing Institution for Renewable Energy this (IREDA) year by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Shaji .N.M., fondly called as ‘Tuber Man’ of Kerala has been awarded the India Biodiversity Award 2021 in the individual category of ‘Conservation of domesticated species’. Mr. Shaji, who conserves a wide array of around 200 tuber crops including greater yam, lesser India Biodiversity Award 2021 Shaji N.M yam, elephant foot yam, arrow root, colocasia, sweet , cassava and Chinese potato in his farm has received State awards seven times for his efforts. He has also received the Plant Genome Savior Reward 2015, instituted by PPV&FR Authority, . (National, April)

Award Person/Organization Purpose/ Field

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on 1 April that the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award will be honored to 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award superstar Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth 2019 On the jury that selected Rajinikanth for the award were singers Asha Bhosle and Shankar Mahadevan, actors and Biswajeet, and filmmaker Subhash Ghai.

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Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu conferred Odisha-born Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan with the prestigious Kalinga Ratna Samman for 2021 in Kalinga Ratna Samman Biswabhusan Harichandan on the occasion of the 40th annual day of the Sarala Sahitya Sansad at the Sarala Bhawan. The Kalinga Ratna Samman carries a silver idol of Goddess , a copper plaque and a shawl.

Sumon Chakraborty is a faculty member at the IIT, Department of Mechanical Engineering in .

30th GD Birla Prize for Sumon Chakraborty He has been shortlisted for the scientific research prize for his outstanding contribution to the science of engineering and its applications in the development of technologies for affordable healthcare.

Indian sprinter, Dutee Chand has been chosen for the inaugural edition of the Veerni Award, by the Chhattisgarh state Chhattisgarh Veerni Award Dutee Chand government. The award, which recognises the contribution of Indian women in different fields, including sports, was given virtually on April 14, 2021.

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The government won the “E-Panchayat Puraskar 2021”, ranking first in Category I. It was followed by Assam and Chhattisgarh at the second position, while Odisha and stood e-panchayat award 2021 Uttar Pradesh third.

Every year, the Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj awards those states, which ensure maximum use of information technology to keep a tab on the work done by gram panchayats.

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Bihari Puraskar 2020 Mohankrishna Bohara for his Hindi book of Criticism, titled Taslima: Sangharsh Aur Sahitya. The K.K. Birla Foundation announced this in New Delhi. The award is one of the three literary awards instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation in 1991.

Baton of Honor Kiran Bedi President Ram Kovind presented a baton of honour and a letter of appreciation to former Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi.

BBC’s Indian World rapid chess champion Koneru sportswoman of the Humpy has won the BBC Indian year Sportswoman-of-the-Year award. The Lifetime Achievement award went to veteran athlete . English cricket star Ben Stokes announced the 19-year-old Indian Shooter, Manu Bhaker as the winner of the Emerging Player-of-the-Year award category.

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Gandhi Peace Prize for Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year the Year 2019 Said 2019 is being conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of . Gandhi Peace Prize recognizes the unparalleled vision and leadership of the Late H.M. Sultan Qaboos Bin Said in strengthening relations between India and Oman, and his efforts to promote peace and non-violence in the Gulf region.

Gandhi Peace Prize for Bangabandhu Sheikh Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 the Year 2020 Mujibur Rahman is being conferred on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Committee selected the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in recognition of his outstanding contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.

‘Great Place To ESAF Small Finance Bank ESAF Small Finance Bank had been Work’ Certification awarded ‘Great place to work’ certification by the Great place to Work Institute. The certification is the result of an employee survey conducted by the third- party global authority on recognising high-trust and performance culture at workplaces.

Vyas Samman 2020 Sharad Pagare He will be awarded the 31st Vyas Samman for his novel ‘Patliputru Ki Samragi.’ The work should be authored by an Indian citizen and published during the last 10 years. It carries an award of Rs 4 lakh along with a citation and plaque.

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‘Maharashtra Bhushan’ Asha Bhosle Legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be Award 2020 honoured with the prestigious Maharashtra Bhushan Award for the year 2020. A committee chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray decided to select Ms Bhosle for the award for the year 2020. Ms Bhosle received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2000.

Asiamoney Best Bank HDFC Bank HDFC Bank was adjudged the ‘India’s Awards 2021 Best Bank for SMEs’ at the Asiamoney Best Bank Awards 2021.

Saraswati Samman Sharankumar Limbale Noted Marathi writer Dr 2020 Sharankumar Limbale will receive Saraswati Samman, 2020 for his book Sanatan. The award carries fifteen lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque. Saraswati Samman, instituted by K K Birla Foundation in 1991, is recognised as the most prestigious and highest literary award in the country.

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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.

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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 ) -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 ‘ 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.

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for efforts in tobacco control. `WHO Director-General Special Recognition Dr Harsh Vardhan Every year, WHO recognises individuals or organisations in Award` each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.

International Booker David Diop French novelist David Diop on 3rd June won the Prize 2021 prestigious International Booker Prize for books

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translated into English with his World War I-set novel, 'At Night All Blood is Black'. The book's translator Anna Moschovakis won half the £50,000 ($70,850) prize, which recognises the major role of translators.

International Business Nitin Rakesh and Jerry for their recently launched book “Transformation in Book of the Year Award Wind Times of Crisis”, published by Notion Press. 2021

Kerala-based Thomas Vijayan, who is now settled in Canada, has won the 2021 Nature TTL Photography Nature TTL Photographer Thomas Vijayan Awards for his photo of an Orangutan clinging to a tree. of the Year 2021 The photograph is titled ‘The World is Going Upside Down’.

Tsitsi Dangarembga, the Booker-shortlisted Zimbabwean writer who was arrested last year in Harare while protesting against corruption, has been awarded the PEN Pinter prize, praised for her “ability to capture and PEN Pinter prize 2021 Tsitsi Dangarembga communicate vital truths even amidst times of upheaval”. Dangarembga was also shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for her work, This Mournable Body.

for her role in the film Raahgir: The Wayfarers. Best Actor award at The film has been directed by Goutam Ghose. The UK Asian the 2021 UK Asian Tillotama Shome Film Festival (UKAFF) 2021 was the 23rd edition of the Film Festival (UKAFF) annual event. Apart from Tillotama, filmmaker Goutam Ghose has also won the Best Director award at the UKAFF.

Familial Forestry of Rajasthan, a unique concept that relates a tree with a family, making it a green “family member.” The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) organises the Land for Life Award every two years to 2021 Land for Life Familial Forestry of recognize excellence and innovation in efforts towards land Award by UNCCD Rajasthan in balance. The theme for the 2021 Award is “Healthy Land, Healthy Lives”. About: Familial Forestry is an environment conservation concept by climate-activist Shyam Sunder Jyani, an Associate Professor for Sociology in Rajasthan, who has been campaigning for Familial Forestry for over 15 years.

European Inventor for being the first to have successfully integrated Sumita Mitra Award 2021 nanotechnology into dental materials to produce stronger and more aesthetically pleasing fillings, has been honoured

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with the European Inventor Award 2021 in the ‘Non- European Patent Office countries’ category.

Announcing the award, President and Rector of CEU, Central European Michael Ignatieff said, "As minister of public health in the University (CEU) Indian state of Kerala, during the COVID-19 pandemic, KK KK Shailaja Open Society Prize for Shailaja Teacher, demonstrated to the world that 2021 determined leadership, community based public health and effective communication can save lives.

Journalist Palagummi Sainath has been awarded the Fukuoka Grand Prize ’s Fukuoka Grand Prize for 2021. He is a Palagummi Sainath committed journalist who has continued to investigate 2021 impoverished farming villages in India and captured the reality of the lifestyle of the residents in such areas.

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Bengaluru based Shyamala Ganesh is a Japanese teacher at the Septuagenarian institution and also at Japan’s Order of the Rising Shyamala Ganesh the Ohara School of Ikebana in RT Nagar, Bengaluru. Sun honour She has tutored more than hundreds of students since its inception 38 years ago.

The $25,000 prize “recognizes outstanding contributions UNESCO/Guillermo Cano to the defence or promotion of press freedom especially World Press Freedom Prize Maria Ressa in the face of danger,” according to UNESCO. The prize 2021 was named after Guillermo Cano Isaza, the Colombian journalist.

for his performance in the short film Happy Birthday. Best actor award at New The film has been directed by Prasad Kadam and York City International Film produced by FNP Media. Besides Anupam, Happy Festival Birthday stars Aahana Kumra. The film also won the Best Short Film award at the festival.

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Mumbai born, Dr Tahera Qutbuddin, a professor of Arabic Literature at the University of Chicago, recently became the first person of Indian origin to 15th Sheikh Zayed Book win the 15th Sheikh Zayed Book Award. Tahera Qutbuddin Award The award is considered to be the Nobel Prize of the Arab world. She won the award for her latest book, “Arabic Oration – Art and Function” published by Brill Academic Publishers of Leiden in 2019.

Former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Justice , has been declared as one of the two Arline Pacht Global Vision Gita Mittal recipients of the Award by IAWJ. Award 2021 She shares the honour with Margarita Luna Ramos from .

She is a global nutrition expert of Indian descent, Shakuntala Haraksingh who won the award for her groundbreaking research World Food Prize 2021 Thilsted in developing holistic, nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems.

A church worker from has won the Whitley Award, also known as the ‘Green Oscar’, for his efforts to create a network of community-owned forests in the state and protect the rare Amur falcon. Whitley Award 2021 Y Nuklu Phom Over the years, Phom has been working towards creating what he calls a “Biodiversity Peace Corridor”, a network of villages across four districts in Nagaland to promote community conservation.

After a tough competition with 73 other candidates, Miss Mexico Andrea Meza has been crowned the 69th during a three-hour televised competition held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood in Florida. Miss Universe 2021 Andrea Meza List of Rank 2nd Spot: Miss Julia Gama 3rd Spot: Janick Maceta del Castillo 4th Spot: Miss India Adeline Castelino

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The Emmy Award-nominated Indian choreographer Suresh Mukund, has won the 10th Annual ‘World Choreography Award 2020’, (also known as Choreo World Choreography Awards), becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Suresh Mukund Award 2020 honour. He won the award in the ‘TV REALITY SHOW/COMPETITION’ category, for his work on the hit American TV reality show ‘World of Dance’.

The naturalist Jane Goodall has been announced as the 2021 winner of the Templeton prize in recognition of her life's work on animal intelligence 2021 Templeton prize Jane Goodall and humanity. Goodall, 87, built her global reputation on her groundbreaking studies of chimpanzees in Tanzania in the 1960s.

Indian economist and Nobel Laureate, Amartya Kumar Sen, was conferred with “Princess of Asturias Princess of Asturias Award” in social sciences category which is ’s top Amartya Sen Award prize. It comprises of a Joan Miro sculpture as a symbol, an insignia, a diploma, and a cash prize of 50,000 Euros.

Padma Bhushan awardee and noted gastroenterologist Dr D Nageshwar Reddy, who is also the chairman of AIG Hospitals, has won the Rudolf V Schindler Rudolf V Schindler Award from the American Society Dr Nageshwar Reddy award of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Rudolf V Schindler Award is the highest category in the prestigious Crystal Awards named after Dr Schindler who is considered as “the father of gastroscopy.”

for his research in renewable energy sources and energy storage. Professor C.N.R Rao has been working on hydrogen energy as the only source of energy for the benefit of all International ENI Award CNR Rao mankind. Photochemical and electrocemical production 2020 of hydrogen, hydrogen storage, non-metallic catalysis, and solar production of hydrogen were the highlights of his work.

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Corporal was serving at the United Nations Corporal Yuvraj Singh, Mission in South (UNMISS) while civilian civilian peacekeeper Ivan peacekeeper Ivan Michael Picardo was associated with UN’s prestigious medal Michael Picardo, and UNAMISS as a civil peacekeeper. Moolchand Yadav was Moolchand Yadav associated with the United Nations Assistance Mission in (UNAMI).

A jury comprising of Milan Chakraborty, Nathan Fischer and Jenn Wilson declared Thamizh’s ''Seththumaan'' as 19th edition of Indian the winner of Grand Jury Award for Best Feature. Film Festival of Los Karishma Dube’s Bittu, which was in the race for a Angeles nomination at the 2021 Oscars, bagged the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short.

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Lawrence Gussman Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Alfred V. Aho has won the 2020 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award, known informally as the “Nobel Prize of computing.” Aho shares the award with his long-time collaborator Jeffrey David 2020 ACM Turing Award Alfred Aho Ullman.

The Turing Award carries a $1 million prize, with financial support provided by Google, Inc. It is named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundation and limits of computing.

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Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has honoured Indian- origin businessman Yusuffali MA and 11 other individuals with Abu Dhabi’s top civilian award for their noble and charitable contributions to the Top Civilian Award In UAE Yusuffali MA community.

The prestigious award was given to Mr Yusuffali, who was born in Kerala, for his outstanding contribution to Abu Dhabi’s business, industry and support to various philanthropic initiatives.

Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans Knight of the Order of Arts Guneet Monga I’Ordre des Arts et des and Letters honour Lettres) is the second-highest civilian French honour.

The Marathi film “Puglya” has won the Best Foreign Language Feature award at Best Foreign Feature at Moscow International Film Marathi film Puglya Moscow Film Fest 2021 Festival, 2021. The film Puglya has been directed and produced by Vinod Sam Peter under the banner Abraham Films.

Software-engineer turned social entrepreneur; Rumana Sinha Sehgal has been awarded Nelson Mandela World the prestigious ‘Nelson Rumana Sinha Sehgal Humanitarian Award 2021 Mandela World Humanitarian Award 2021’ by the Diplomatic Mission Global Peace earlier this month.

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Dr Krithi K Karanth, Chief Conservation Scientist at Bengaluru-based Centre for Wild Innovator Award Krithi Karanth Wildlife Studies (CWS), has been chosen as the first Indian and Asian woman for the 2021 ‘WILD Innovator Award’.

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ACI-ASQ Award for Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Annual Airports Council 2020 International Airport (IGIA) International (ACI)- Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards 2020 recognises Delhi Airport in over 40 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category in the Asia-Pacific region. Delhi Airport retains the best airport position under the highest category for three consecutive years- 2018, 2019 and 2020 in Asia-Pacific region.

‘Champion Publisher The Hindu Group The Hindu Group won two golds of the Year 2020’ and two silvers at South Asian Digital Media Awards given by WAN IFRA (World Association of News Publishers), culminating in being named ‘Champion Publisher of the Year’, owing to the highest tally on the points table.

Cambridge Energy Narendra Modi for his commitment to Research Associates expanding India's leadership in Week (CERAWeek) sustainable development to meet Global Energy and the country's, and the world's, Environment future energy needs. Leadership Award

Top 20 Global Women Tamilisai Soundararajan The international award is given of Excellence Award by the Multi Ethnic Advisory Task 2020 Force, Illinois headed by US Congressman Danny K. Davis.

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FIAF Award 2021 Amitabh Bachchan The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and worldwide organisation of film archives and museums from across the globe conferred the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award to Amitabh Bachchan at a virtual showcase on March 19, 2021.

International Woman Gowsalya Shankar The U.S. Consulate honoured of Courage 2021 Tamil Nadu-based anti-caste activist and human rights defender Gowsalya Shankar with a nomination for the International Woman of Courage (IWOC) Award.

International Ranger Mahinder Giri Mahinder Giri range officer of Award Rajaji Tiger Reserve for being the only ranger from Asia to win the prestigious International Ranger Award for his contribution towards conservation. The award has been announced for 10 professionals across the world by the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN and World Commission on Protected Areas WCPA.

National Book Critics Maggie O’Farrell’s ‘Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, an Circle prize for fiction imagined take on the death of Shakespeare’s son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. Tom Zoellner’s Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire won for nonfiction, and Amy Stanley’s Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World was the winner in biography.

EASE Reforms Index Award 2021

• Smart Lending for Aspiring India:

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• Tech-enabled ease of Banking: SBI

• Institutionalised Prudent Banking: Bank of Baroda

• Governance and Outcome centric HR:

• Deepening FI and Customer Protection: Union Bank of India

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards 2021 Here is the full list of winners of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021:

• Best Feature Film – Soorarai Pottru

• Best Performance Male (Feature) – Suriya Sivakumar (Soorarai Pottru)

• Best Performance Female (Feature) – Vidya Balan (Sherni) & Honourable mention to Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen)

• Best Director – Anurag Basu (Ludo) & Honorary Mention Prithvi Konanur (Pinki Elli?)

• Best Series – Mirzapur Season 2

• Best Actress in a Series – Samantha Akkineni (The Family Man 2)

• Best Actor in a Series – (The Family Man 2)

• Equality in Cinema (Short Film) – Sheer Qorma

• Equality in Cinema Award (Feature Film) – The Great Indian Kitchen

• Best Indie Film – Fire in the Mountains

• Diversity in Cinema Award – Pankaj Tripathi

• Disruptor Award – Sanal Kumar Sasidharan

• Best Documentary Film – Shut Up Sona

Cannes Film Festival Awards 2021: Complete winners list The Cannes Film Festival 2021 concluded on 17 July 2021. The jury, presided by Spike Lee, presented the awards at the Closing Ceremony. Julia Ducournau won the Cannes’ top prize, the Palme d’Or, for her film Titane, making her the second woman ever to win the award. List of Winners • Palme d’Or: Julia Ducournau for Titane () • Grand Prix (TIE): Ashgar Farhadi for A Hero (Iran) and Juho Kuosmanen for Compartment No.6 () • Best Director: Leos Carax Annette (France)

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• Best Actress: Renate Reinsve for Worst Person in the World () • Best Actor: Caleb Landry Jones for Nitram (US) • Best Screenplay: Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Takamasa Oe for Drive My Car (Japan) • Jury Prize (TIE): Shared by Nadav Lapid for Ahed’s Knee (Israel) and Apichatpong Weerasethakul for Memoria () • Best First Film: Antoneta Kusijanovic for Murina () • Best Short Film: ’s All The Crows In The World Tang Yi • Short Film Palme d’Or: Tian Xia Wu Ya by Tang Yi • Special Jury Mention for Short Film: Ceu de Agosto by Jasmin Tenucci

BAFTA TV Awards 2021: Complete winners list The winners of the BAFTA TV Awards 2021 were announced. The ceremony itself, filmed at London’s Television Centre and hosted by Richard Ayoade. British Academy Television Awards are presented annually to recognize the outstanding work in British Television. List of Winners: • Leading Actress-Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You • Leading Actor-Paul Mescal, Normal People • Drama Series-Save Me Too • Best Comedy Performance-Charlie Cooper and Aimee Lou Wood • Best Comedy Series-Inside No. 9 • Original Music-Harry Escott, Roadkill • Sports England v Test Cricket – Sky Sports Cricket

Pulitzer Prize 2021

The 105th class of Pulitzer Prize 2021 winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

• Established-1917

• Reward– US $15,000

JOURNALISM

Category Winner

Public service The New York Times

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Criticism Wesley Morris of The New York Times

Editorial writing Robert Greene of the Times

International Reporting Megha Rajagopalan, Alison Killing and Christo Buschek of BuzzFeed News

Breaking News Reporting Staff of the Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn.

Investigative Reporting Matt Rocheleau, Vernal Coleman, Laura Crimaldi, Evan Allen and Brendan McCarthy of The Boston Globe

Explanatory Reporting Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts of Reuters

Local Reporting Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi of the Tampa Bay Times

National Reporting Staffs of The Marshall Project; AL.com, Birmingham; IndyStar, Indianapolis; and the Invisible Institute, Chicago

Feature Writing Mitchell S. Jackson, freelance contributor, Runner’s World

Commentary Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond (Va.) Times- Dispatch

Breaking News Photography Photography Staff of Associated Press

Feature Photography Emilio Morenatti of Associated Press

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Audio Reporting Lisa Hagen, Chris Haxel, Graham Smith and Robert Little of National Public Radio

BOOKS, DRAMA, AND MUSIC

Fiction The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Drama The Hot Wing King, by Katori Hall

History Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, by Marcia Chatelain (Liveright/Norton)

Biography or autobiography The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne

Poetry Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz

General nonfiction Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino

Music Stride, by Tania León (Peermusic Classical)

Special Citation Darnella Frazier, The teenager who recorded the killing of George Floyd

Laureus World Sports Awards 2021: Complete winners list The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation founding patrons Daimler and Richemont. • Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Rafael Nadal • Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Naomi Osaka

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• Laureus World Team of the Year: Bayern Munich • Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Patrick Mahomes • Laureus World Comeback of the Year: Max Parrot • Laureus Sport for Good: KICKFORMORE by KICKFAIR • Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Jean King • Laureus Athlete Advocate of the Year: Lewis Hamilton • Laureus Sporting Inspiration: Mohamed Salah • Laureus Sporting Moment of the Year: Chris Nikic BAFTA Awards 2021: Complete winners list The 74th edition of British Academy Film Awards, often shortened to BAFTA or Bafta, are being held virtually in London’s Royal Albert Hall. The awards, the British equivalent of the Oscars, honour the best in national and international cinema.

Indian actor Adarsh Gourav, who has been nominated in the Best Actor category for his performance in ’s The White Tiger.

Here are the winners as per their categories:

• Best Film: Nomadland

• Best Leading Actress: Frances McDormand, Nomadland

• Best Leading Actor: Anthony Hopkins, The Father

• Best Animated Film: Soul

• Best Director: Chloé Zhao, Nomadland

• Best Cinematography: Nomadland

• Sound: Sound of Metal

• Outstanding British Film: Promising Young Woman

• Best Supporting Actress: Yuh-Jung Youn, Minari

• Best Supporting Actor: Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah

• Best Film Not in English Language: Another Round

• Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: His House, Remi Weekes (Writer/Director)

• Best Documentary: My Octopus Teacher

• Best Original Screenplay: Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell

• Best Adapted Screenplay: The Father, Christopher Hampton and Florian Zeller

• Best Original Score: Soul, Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

• Best Casting: Rocks

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• Bafta Academy Fellowship: Ang Lee

• EE Rising Star award: Bukky Bakray

• Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer: His House, Remi Weekes (Writer/Director)

• Special Visual Effects: Tenet

• Production design: Mank

• Costume design: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

• Make up and hair: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

• British short animation: The Owl and the Pussycat

• British short film: The Present

Lilavati Awards 2020 The Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank recently presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards, 2020 in New Delhi. The awards were presented based on the theme “Women Empowerment”. The winners were selected by AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) in six sub themes.

• SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu won the award under the ‘Women Entrepreneurship’ sub theme.

• Another college from Tamil Nadu, Paritrana from St. Joseph’s College of Engineering won the award for the ‘Self Defense’ sub theme.

• Under the ‘Literacy’ sub theme, Bharatiya Vidyapeeth of Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development Pune won the award.

• The Lilavati Award under “Women’s Health” sub theme was won by WIT Women Health Coalition from Walchand Institute of Technology, Maharashtra.

• Radiant Seetha from Thiagarajar Polytechnic College won the contest in the ‘Legal Awareness’ sub theme.

Wisden Award 2021 “To perpetuate the 50th anniversary of the first One-Day International, five ODI cricketers of the decade have been listed in the Wisden Almanack’s 2021 edition. ”One cricketer has been selected from each decade between 1971 and 2021, with Indian captain been granted the award for the 2010s.

• England all-rounder Ben Stokes is ‘Cricketer of the Year’ • ’s Beth Mooney is ‘Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World’ • India captain Virat Kohli Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s

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• Sachin Tendulkar is the ODI Cricketer of the 1990s • Kapil was named as the ODI Cricketer for the 1980s • West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was adjudged the ‘Leading T20 Cricketer in the World’. • Meanwhile, Jason Holder, Mohammed Rizwan, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, and Darren Stevens have been awarded the Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2021.

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

• Best original screenplay: Promising Young Woman

• Best adapted screenplay: The Father

• Best animated feature: Soul

• Best documentary feature: My Octopus Teacher

• Best international feature: Another Round

• Best original song: ‘Fight for You’ from Judas and the Black Messiah

• Best original score: Soul

• Best cinematography: Mank

• Best visual effects: Tenet

• Best film editing: Sound of Metal

• Best costume design: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

• Best sound: Sound of Metal

• Best production design: Mank

• Best make-up and hairstyling: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

• Best live action short: Two Distant Strangers

• Best animated short: If Anything Happens I Love You

• Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Tyler Perry

• Best documentary short: Colette

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78th Golden Globe Awards 2021: Winners List

• Awarded for: Excellence in film and television

• Country: United States

• Presented by: Hollywood Foreign Press Association since 1943

• First awarded: January 20, 1944

Film Awards

Award Category Winner Best Motion Picture — Drama Nomadland Best Director — Motion Picture Chloé Zhao for Nomadland Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Picture — Drama Bottom” Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Picture — Drama Holiday” Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Sacha Baron Cohen for “Borat Subsequent Picture — Musical or Comedy Moviefilm”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Rosamund Pike for “I Care A Lot”

Best Performance by an Actress in a Jodie Foster for “The Mauritanian” Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture

Best Performance by an Actor in a Daniel Kaluuya for “Judas and the Black Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Messiah”

Best Motion Picture — Animated Soul

Best Motion Picture — Foreign Language Minari- USA

Best Screenplay — Motion Picture “The Trial of the Chicago 7”— Aaron Sorkin “Soul” – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Best Original Score — Motion Picture Batiste Best Original Song — Motion Picture “Io Si,” from “The Life Ahead”

Television Awards

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Award Category Winner Best Television Series — Drama The Crown Best Performance by an Actor in a Josh O’Connor — “The Crown” Television Series — Drama Best Performance by an Actress in a Emma Corrin — “The Crown” Television Series — Drama” Best Television Limited Series or Motion The Queen’s Gambit Picture Made for Television

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Anya Taylor-Joy for “The Queen’s Gambit” Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Mark Ruffalo for “I Know This Much is True” Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy Schitt’s Creek

Best Performance by an Actor in a Jason Sudeikis for “Ted Lasso” Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Best Performance by an Actress in a Catherine O’Hara for “Schitt’s Creek” Television Series — Musical or Comedy

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series John Boyega for “Small Axe” or Motion Picture Made for Television

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series Gillian Anderson for “The Crown” or Motion Picture Made for Television

Sahitya Akademi Award 2020: 20 Winners List

Language Author Name Category English Arundhathi Subramaniam “When God is a Traveller” (poetry) Telgu Nikhileswar Agniswaasa (2015-17) (Poetry) “Sri Bahubali Ahimsa M Veerappa Moily Digvijayam” (poetry) Gujarati Harish Meenakshi Banaras DaPoetry Category Konkani RS Bhaskar Poetry Category Hindi Anamika Poetry Category Manipuri Irungbam Deven Poetry Category Nikhileshwar Telugu Poetry Category

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Santali Rupchand Hansda Poetry Category Tamil Imaiyam “Novel Category” Marathi Nanda Khare “Novel Category” Mahesh Chandra Sharma Sanskrit “Novel Category” Gautam Assamese Apurba Kumar Saikia short stories Kashmiri Hiday Koul Bharti short stories Bodo Dharanidhar Owari short stories Punjabi Gurdev Singh Rupana short stories Maithili Kamakant Jha short stories Marathi Nanda Khare Udya (Novel) Sindhi Jetho Lalwani Jehad (Plays) Hussain-ul-haque Amawas main khwab (Novel)

Grammy Awards 2021: Full winners list The 63rd Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles in a unique socially distanced fashion. The 63rd Grammys were hosted by Trevor Noah. • Record of the year: Everything I Wanted by Billie Eilish • Album of the year: “Folklore” by Taylor Swift • Song of the year: “I Can’t Breathe” by Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas • Best pop solo performance: “Watermelon” by Harry Styles • Best pop duo/group performance: “Rain on Me” by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande • Best R&B album: “Bigger Love” by John Legend • Best R&B performance: “Black Parade” by Beyonce • Best traditional R&B performance: “Anything For You” by Ledisi • Best progressive R&B album: “It is what it is” by Thundercat • Best R&B song: “Better Than I Imagined” by Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndeogeocello & Gabriella Wilson • Best new artist: Megan Thee Stallion • Best rap performance: “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce • Best rap song: “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce • Best rap album: “King’s Disease” by Nas • Bets melodic rap performance: “Lockdown” by Anderson .Paak • Best traditional pop vocal album: “American Standard” by James Taylor • Best music video: “Brown Skin Girl” by Beyonce • Best song written for visual media: “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish • Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: Jojo Rabbit • Best score soundtrack for visual media: Joker by Hildur Guonadottir • Best global music album: “Twice as Tall” by Burna Boy • Best dance recording: “10%” by Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis • Best dance/electronic album: “Bubba” by Kaytranada

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• Best contemporary instrumental album: “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” by Snarky Puppy • Best rock performance: “Shameika” by Fiona Apple • Best metal performance: “Bum-Rush” by Body Count • Best rock album: “The New Abnormal” by The Strokes • Best rock song: “Stay High” by Brittany Howard • Best alternative music album: “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” by Fiona Apple • Best country solo performance: “When My Amy Prays” by Vince Gill • Best country duo/group performance: “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber • Best country album: “Wildcard” by Miranda Lambert • Best country song: “Crowded Table” by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna • Best new age album: “More Guitar Stories” by Jim “Kimo” West • Best jazz vocal album: “Secrets Are the Best Stories” by Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez • Best improvised jazz solo: “All Blues” by Chick Corea, Soloist Track From: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian Mcbride & Brian Blade) • Best jazz instrumental album: “Trilogy 2” by Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade • Best large jazz ensemble album: “Data Lords” by Maria Schneider Orchestra • Best Latin jazz album: “Four Questions” by Arturo O’farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra • Best gospel performance/song: “Movin’ On” by Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music

67th : Winners List

FEATURE FILM CATEGORY

• 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 for ‘Asuran’

• Best Supporting Actress: ‘’, 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)

• Special Mention: ‘Biryani’ (Malayalam), ‘Jonaki Porua’ (Assamese), ‘Lata Bhagwan Kare’ (Marathi), ‘Picasso’ (Marathi)

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• Best Tulu Film: ‘Pingara’

• Best Paniya Film: ‘Kenjira’

• Best Mishing Film: ‘Anu Ruwad’

• Best Khasi Film: ‘Lewduh’

• Best Haryanvi Film: ‘Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti’

• Best Chattisgarhi Film: ‘Bhulan The Maze’

• Best Telugu Film: ‘’

• Best Tamil Film: ‘Asuran’

• Best Punjabi Film: ‘Rab Da Radio 2’

• Best Odiya Film: ‘Sala Budhar Badla’ and ‘Kalira Atita’

• Best Manipuri Film: ‘Eigi Kona’

• Best Malayalam Film: ‘Kalla Nottam’

• Best Marathi Film: ‘Bardo’

• Best Konkani Film: ‘Kaajro’

• Best Kannada Film: ‘Akshi’

• Best Bengali Film: ‘Gumnaami’

• Best Assamese Film: ‘Ronuwa- Who Never Surrender’

• Best Stunt: ‘Avane Srimannarayana’ (Kannada)

• Best Choreography: ‘Maharshi’ (Telugu)

• Best Special Effects: ‘Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham’ (Malayalam)

• Special Jury Award: ‘Oththa Seruppu Size-7’ (Tamil)

• Best Lyrics: ‘Kolaambi’ (Malayalam)

• Best Music Direction Songs: ‘Viswasam’ (Tamil)

• Best Music Direction: ‘Jyeshthoputro’

• Best Make-Up Artist: ‘Helen’

• Best Production Design: ‘Anandi Gopal’

• Best Editing: ‘Jersey’ (Telugu)

• Best Audiography: ‘lewduh ‘(Khasi)

• Best Screenplay Original Screenplay: ‘Jyeshthoputro’

• Best Adapted Screenplay: ‘Gumnaami’

• Best Dialogue Writer: ‘The Tashkent Files’ (Hindi)

• Best Cinematography: ‘Jallikkettu'(Malayalam)

• Best Female Playback Singer: ‘Bardo’ (Marathi)

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• Best Male Playback Singer: ‘Kesri’, ‘Teri Mitti’ (Hindi)

• Best Film on Environment Conservation: ‘Water Burial’

• Most Film-Friendly State: Sikkim

• Best Book on Cinema: ‘A Gandhian Affair: India’s Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema’ by Sanjay Suri

• Special mention– ‘Cinema Paharana Manus’ written by Ashok Rane and ‘: Jagathika Cinema Vikasa-Prerane Prabhava’ written by PR Ramadasa Naidu

Non-Feature Film Category

• Best Narration: Wild Karnataka, Sir David Attenborough

• Best Editing: Shut Up Sona, Gourisaria

• Best Audiography: Radha (Musical), Allwin Rego and Sanjay Maurya

• Best On-Location Sound Recordist: Rahas (Hindi), Saptarshi Sarkar

• Best Cinematography: Sonsi, Savita Singh

• Best Direction: Knock Knock Knock (English/Bengali), Sudhanshu Saria

• Best Film on Family Values: Oru Paathiraa Swapnam Pole (Malayalam)

• Best Short Fiction Film: Custody (Hindi/English)

• Special Jury Award: Small Scale Societies (English)

• Best Animation Film: Radha (Musical)

• Best Investigative Film: Jakkal

• Best Exploration Film: Wild Karnataka (English)

• Best Education Film: Apples and Oranges (English)

• Best Film on Social Issues: Holy Rights (Hindi) and Ladli (Hindi)

• Best Environment Film: The Stork Saviours (Hindi)

• Best Promotional Film: The Shower (Hindi)

• Best Art and Culture Film: Shrikshetra-Ru-Sahijata (Odia)

• Best Biographical Film: Elephants Do Remember (English)

• Best Ethnographic Film: Charan-Atva The Essence of Being a Nomad (Gujarati)

• Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director: Khisa (Marathi)

• Best Non-Feature Film: An Engineered Dream (Hindi)

66th 2021: Winners List

• Best Film: Thappad

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• Best Film (Critics): Prateek Vats (Eeb Allay Ooo!)

• Best Director: Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

• Best Actor in a Lead Role (MALE): ()

• Best Actor (Critics): Amitabh Bachchan (Gulabo Sitabo)

• Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female): Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)

• Best Actress (Critics): Tillotama Shome (SIR)

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Farrokh Jaffar (Gulabo Sitabo)

• Best Story: Anubhav Sushila Sinha and Mrunamayee Lagoo Waikul (Thappad)

• Best Screenplay: Rohena Gera (SIR)

• Best Dialogue: Juhi Chaturvedi (Gulabo Sitabo)

• Best Debut Director: Rajesh Krishnan (Lootcase)

• Best Debut Female: Alaya F (Jawaani Jaaneman)

• Best Music Album: Pritam (Ludo)

• Best Lyrics: Gulzar – Chhappak

• Best Playback Singer (male): Raghav Chaitanya – Ek Tukda Dhoop (Thappad)

• Best Playback Singer (Female): Asees Kaur – Malang

• LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD– Irrfan Khan

• Best Action: Ramazan Bulut, RP Yadav (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

• Best Background Score: Mangesh Urmila Dhakde (Thappad)

• Best Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhyay (Gulabo Sitabo)

• Best Choreography: Farah Khan (Dil Bechara)

• Best Costume Design-Veera Kapur Ee (Gulabo Sitabo)

• Best Editing: Yasha Pushpa Ramchandani (Thappad)

• Best Production Design: Manasi Dhruv Mehta (Gulabo Sitabo)

• Best Sound Design: Kaamod Kharade (Thappad)

Chapter 3: Government Scheme/ campaign

August SCHEME PURPOSE

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The 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 State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) (Rajasthan Government) 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 ₹100 lakh crore holistic infrastructure development programme (Central Government) ''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 second phase of the Nadu-Nedu initiative at ZP High School in P (Andhra Pradesh) Gannavaram mandal in , 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 launched an ambitious ‘Ubharte Sitaare Fund’ on August 21, 2021. It will be launched for export-oriented (Finance Ministry) 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.

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‘SUJALAM’ Campaign Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched a ‘100 days campaign’ named SUJALAM to create more and more Open Defecation Free (ODF) (Ministry of Jal Shakti) Plus villages by undertaking wastewater management at the village level. SAMRIDH programme “Start-up Accelerators of MeitY for pRoduct Innovation, Development and growth (SAMRIDH)” programme. (Ministry of Electronics & 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 Vatsalya” in order to help women who lost their husbands to COVID-19. (Maharashtra) 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 aims to accelerate the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles in the country. (Maharashtra) 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 has extended the duration of the ‘Stand Up India (Government of India) Scheme’ up to the year 2025.

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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.

“ Bandhu’ scheme ‘Telangana Dalita Bandhu’ scheme will be launched soon for Dalit empowerment. (Telangana) 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 2020-21. (Government of India) 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 employment, the government has made the ‘Devaranya’ scheme. (Madhya Pradesh) 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 project, 10 cars, 40 two-wheelers, including Bullet bikes and 20 bicycles, were (Kerala police) allotted, which were flagged off by Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan. The "Pink Protection" project aims to prevent dowry-related issues, cyber-bullying and humiliation in public places.

June

SCHEME PURPOSE

Ankur scheme a scheme under which citizens will be awarded for planting trees during (Madhya Pradesh) monsoon.

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, RK Mathur, launched the YounTab scheme YounTab scheme for students. Under the scheme, about 12,300 tablets were distributed among (Ladakh) students from Class 6th to 12th in government schools in Leh. It is an initiative of Department of School Education.

Knowledge Economy to boost job prospects in the state by supporting knowledge workers. Project Mission’ will be launched to bring ongoing efforts of providing employment to educated (Kerala) people and support ‘knowledge workers’ under a single programme.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) implanting this mission which was launched in June 2015 to address the problem of shortage of urban housing, It seeks to provide pucca houses to all eligible urban (Central government) households by 2022.

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‘Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti Abhiyan’ to raise awareness among people on covid-19 pandemic. Yuva Shakti Corona Mukti Abhiyan means “free from corona with the help of youth power campaign”. (Madhya Pradesh)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 19th June launched two ambitious 'Mukhya Mantri Udyaymi schemes christened as the 'Mukhya Mantri Yuva Udyaymi Yojna' and the Yojna' scheme 'Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyami Yojna' to promote entrepreneurship among () youth and women of all sections under the state's 'Mukhaya Mantri Udyami Yojna' scheme.

to provide financial assistance to the families who lost a member due to Covid-19 Mukhyamantri Covid-19 pandemic. Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata According to notification by Social Welfare Department, Rs 50,000 ex-gratia Yojana will be provided to every family that has lost a member amid pandemic. A (Delhi) pension of Rs 2,500 per month would also be given to those families that lost the sole breadwinner to covid-19 pandemic.

May SCHEME PURPOSE

for journalists. Odisha has declared the journalists as frontline Covid warriors. Under this Yojana, a health insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh will be Gopabandhu Sambadika provided to each Journalist. Swasthya Bima Yojana Under the scheme, financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh will be provided to (Odisha Government) the families of journalists who died from COVID-19 while performing duty.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently released the eighth instalment of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi. PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Under the Scheme: The Government of India transfers Rs 6,000 to the account of small and marginal farmers. These funds are transferred in three (Central Government) instalments. The first instalment of Rs 2,000 is made between April and June. Second Instalment is made between August and November. The third instalment is made between December and March.

‘COVI Van’ a helpline number for senior citizens who are struggling with their (Delhi Police) essential needs amid Covid-19.

‘Ayush Ghar-Dwar’ program to keep the home isolated Covid-19 positive patients healthy by practising Yoga. This program has been started by the Department of (Himachal Pradesh AYUSH in collaboration with the Art of Living organization. Government)

‘Marun Gaam: Corona-Mukt Vijay Rupani launched this campaign on the occasion of the state's Gaam’ (My Village: Corona- foundation day. Free Village)

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(Gujarat chief minister) The campaign was launched to check the spread of infection due to coronavirus at village level to ensure the villagers remain free from the pandemic.

Smart Kitchen Scheme Under the scheme, women of state will be given loan to refurbish their kitchen. Loan will be provided with a low-interest rate in instalment (Kerala) schemes. Scheme seeks to reduce workload of women’s domestic labour.

Family Pension under Firstly, the government have decided to provide family pension to such Employees State Insurance families and secondly, provide them with enhanced & liberalised insurance compensation. Corporation (ESIC) (Central Government) This benefit will be applicable with effect from 24 March 2020 till 24 March 2022. Employees Provident Fund The amount of maximum insurance benefit has been increased from Rs 6 Organization- Employees’ lakh to Rs. 7 lakhs. The provision of minimum insurance benefit has been Deposit Linked Insurance retained at Rs. 2.5 lakh. Scheme (EDLI) This benefit will apply retrospectively from 15 February 2020 for the next (Central Government) three years, that is 15 February 2022.

(April) SCHEME PURPOSE

The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) operating under Ministry of Tribal Affairs SANKALP SE SIDDHI recently launched the “SANKALP SE SIDDHI”.

(TRIFED) It is a hundred-day drive. The main aim of the drive is to activate the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras located in tribal villages. It aims to cover 1,500 villages in India in hundred days.

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh “Aahaar Kranti” Mission Vardhan recently launched “Mission Aahaar Kranti”. (Union Minister of Health and Family The mission aims to spread the message of the importance of Welfare) nutritionally balanced diet. It will also promote the importance of accessibility to local fruits and vegetables. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy recently released the first tranche of Rs 672 crores under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme for the year 2021-22. This (Andhra Pradesh) reimbursed the fees for 10.88 lakh students. So far, a total of Rs 4, 879 crores have been disbursed under the Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme.

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March

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''Gharoki Pechan, Chelik Naam'' Trivendra Singh Rawat launched "Gharoki Paachan, Chelik scheme Naam" (daughter's name is a home's identity) programme and (Uttarakhand CM) development schemes worth Rs 42 crore in Nainital.

Gram Ujala Scheme To provide the cheapest LED bulbs in the rural areas. The scheme (Union power and new and was launched by the Union power and new and renewable renewable energy minister) energy minister, Raj Kumar Singh.

“SAAMAR Campaign” The SAAMAR campaign was started with the aim of identifying the (Jharkhand) anaemic women and malnourished children.

Mission Gramodaya Mission Gramodaya has been started for the overall (Madhya Pradesh) development of rural areas.

Ashok Gehlot announced that his government’s much anticipated Universal Health Scheme (UHS) will be launched on May 1 this year. Universal Health Scheme (UHS) Every family will get an insurance benefit of ₹ 5 lakhs under (Rajasthan) the Universal Healthcare scheme. Those covered under Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojana along with contract workers and small and marginal farmers can avail this scheme for free.

“Poshan Abhiyan” for the Elderly to provide them ‘nutrition support’. Under the (Ministry of Social Justice and mission, supports will be provided to indigent elders who are not Empowerment) staying in Old Age Homes and are victims of malnutrition.

Tribal TB Initiative Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the “Tribal TB Initiative”, as a step (Union Health Minister) towards achieving 'TB Mukt Bharat' by 2025.

Chapter 4- Summit/ Conference August Summit/Conference Location About

Meenakashi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture of G20 Culture Ministers’ Hosted by India participated in the G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting Meeting on behalf of the Government of India.

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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 has virtually 8th SCO Meeting of Ministers Hosted by attended the eighth meeting of Ministers of Justice of of Justice the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The three days’ meeting was hosted by Tajikistan.

The Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Hosted by 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 WEF’S Sustainable Development Impact Summit will take place on Geneva, September 20-23, 2021 in Geneva, . The Development Impact Summit Switzerland United Nations General Assembly, the summit convenes 2021 under the theme “Shaping an Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery”.

July Summit/Conference Location About

New Zealand is the revolving host of the Asia- Asia-Pacific Economic Hosted by Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. It is Cooperation (APEC) 2021 (virtual mode) headquartered in .

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 one of the ministerial meetings organized as part of the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2021, which will be G20 Environment Hosted by Italy hosted by Italy in October 2021. Ministers’ Meeting 2021 The 2021 G20, under the Italian Presidency, will focus on three broad, interconnected pillars of action: People, Planet, Prosperity.

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Uzbekistan has hosted a high-level International Conference titled “Central and : Regional Central-South Asia Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” at conference 2021 Tashkent. The conference was an initiative of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

June Summit/Conference Location About

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 , held in Paris every year since 2016.

5th edition of VivaTech Paris PM Modi was invited as a Guest of Honour to deliver the keynote address at VivaTech 2021, which has been organised from 16-19 June 2021 in Paris. During his address, PM Modi invited the world to invest in India based on the five pillars: Talent, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of openness.

May Summit/Conference Location About

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was on a four-day visit to London from 3rd May primarily to attend a meeting G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit London, UK of foreign ministers of Group of Seven (G7) rich nations. India has been invited to the meeting as a guest country.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to take part in the India- Leaders’ European Council on May 8,2021. the India-European meeting Union Leaders’ Meeting is to be hosted by Portugal. Portugal currently holds the chair of the grouping..

Summit on Financing of Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan Paris, France African Economies 2021 reiterated India’s commitment to build a more resilient and stronger . He was delivering India’s message at

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the Summit on Financing African Economies hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The Global G20 Health Summit was co-hosted by European Commission along with Italy as part of its G20 Global G 20 Summit Italy presidency amid the surge and spread of the coronavirus cases.

Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chairman of 74th World Health Assembly WHO Executive Board, Dr Harsh Vardhan, chaired 74th World Health Assembly in virtual mode on March 24, 2021.

April Summit/Conference Location About

India hosted a Meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors virtually on April 6, First Meeting of BRICS 2021. The meeting was jointly Chaired by Union Hosted by India Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Finance Ministers and Central (Virtual mode) Sitharaman and Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Shri. Bank Governors Shaktikanta Das. Participants included Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the BRICS countries. Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated virtually in 2nd Virtual G20 Finance Hosted by Italy the Second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Ministers and Central Bank Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the Italian Governors Meeting (Virtual mode) Presidency to discuss policy responses to global challenges to restore strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.

103rd Meeting of World Bank Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman through video participated in the 103rd Meeting of Development Committee conferencing the Development Committee Plenary of World Plenary Bank through video conferencing. The Raisina Dialogue was recently organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research 6th Edition of Raisina Foundation.

Dialogue Theme: viral World: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control PM Shri Narendra Modi participated in the “Leaders’ Summit on Climate”, hosted by the Hosted by U.S.A. President of the U.S.A. Joe Biden. Leaders’ Summit on Climate (Virtual mode) The theme of the summit: Our Collective Sprint to 2030.

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‘2+2 ministerial dialogue’ India and announced the establishment of a between foreign, defence new 2+2 dialogue at the foreign and defence minister ministers level between the two countries.

March Summit/Conference Location About

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the King-dom of H.E. Stefan India - Sweden Virtual Summit Virtual mode Löfven held a Virtual Summit where they discussed bilateral issues and other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest.

The First Quad Leaders’ Summit was held virtually on March 12, 2021. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 1st Quad Leaders’ Summit Virtual mode Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and US President Joseph R. Biden participated in the Summit.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan, addressed the 7th annual summit 7th annual summit of Virtual mode of NATHEALTH in virtual mode on March 26, 2021. NATHEALTH The summit focused on ‘Indian Health system expansion in post-COVID era’.

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on a three-day visit to Tajikistan. He 9th Ministerial Conference of Dushanbe, attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Heart of Asia Tajikistan Asia – Istanbul Process on on March 30, 2021.

Chapter 5: Ranking Index 2021

August Index released Index India’s Rank 1st Rank by

1st: Walmart Fortune Global • Fortune 500 list for 2021 (155)

“Global Youth Commonwealth Rank 1: Singapore Development Secretariat in Rank 122nd Index 2020” London

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The list of India’s airports Rank 1: Doha Hamad in World’s Top 100 Airports 2021 Rank 2: Tokyo Haneda

World’s 100 best Delhi at number 45 Rank 3: Singapore Changi Skytrax airports list 2021 Hyderabad at 64 Rank 4: Seoul Incheon Mumbai at 65 Rank 5: Tokyo Narita

Bengaluru at 71 Most Polluted city in the world Top 4 Polluted country in the Rank 1: Hotan, Xinjiang world ‘Most polluted province, China British company cities’ in the world Rank 1: HouseFresh Rank 2: Ghaziabad, India in 2020 report Cleanest city in the world Rank 2: Rank 3: India Rank 1: Judbury, Australia

Top 3 Companies:

1. Apple (USD 2,443 billion)

2. Microsoft Reliance Industries (USD Hurun Global 500 188 billion) ranked at 57 3. Amazon Most Valuable Hurun Top countries: Companies list 2021 India is ranked 9th with 12 US - 243 companies companies China - 4 Japan - 30 UK - 24

Rank 1: China Cushman Global Cushman & Rank 2: India Manufacturing Wakefield Rank 2: India Risk Index 2021 Rank 3: US. 1. Copenhagen

Economist 2. Toronto Safe Cities Index New Delhi at 48th Intelligence Unit 2021 3. Singapore (EIU) Mumbai at 50th Bottom of the index: Yangon (Myanmar)

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(July, 2021)

Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

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 Rank 2: Massachusetts (CWUR) Institute of Technology (68 Indian Institutes in Top 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, , Karnataka and Uttarakhand scored- 72 Jharkhand scored- 56

Sikkim scored- 71 Bihar at-52

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 Rank 1: Tsinghua rankings 2021 Education (THE) University, China

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Rank 55: IIT Ropar Rank 2: Peking University

Rank 78: IIT Indore

‘The Times 50 Most Times 1st Spot: Rhea Chakraborty Desirable Women 2020’ 2nd Spot: , 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:

Rank 3:

World Giving Index 2021 Charities Aid Rank 14: India Rank 1: Foundation (CAF) Rank 2: Kenya

Rank 3:

“Global House Price Knight Frank Rank 55: India Rank 1: 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:

15th edition of Global Institute for Economics Rank 135: India (5th in South Rank 1: 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

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the Bertelsmann Rank 3: Denmark Stiftung

Ease of Living Index Centre for Science and Rank 1: Bengaluru 2020 Environment (CSE) Rank 2:

Rank 3: Shimla

‘Annual Bank Statistics Swiss National Bank Rank 51: India Rank 1: 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 (UNCTAD) China-USD 149 billion

Hong Kong-USD 119 billion

(May, 2021)

Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Brand Finance London-based Most valuable insurance Most valuable insurance Insurance 100 report consultancy firm Brand companies companies for 2021 Finance Rank 1: PingAn Insurance of Rank 10: LIC with $8.65 China-$44 billion. billion. Strongest insurance brands Strongest insurance 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

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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

Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

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 Rank 1: Harvard University World Universities Consultancy education institutes Rank 2: Stanford University (ARWU 2020) in India: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore Rank 3: University of Best varsity in Cambridge India: Calcutta University Category of 501- 600- IISc Bangalore

Internet inclusion and and 49th Rank 1: Sweden gender equality report Economist Intelligence Rank 2: United States Unit (EIU) Rank 3: Spain

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Henley Passport Index Henley & Partners 84th Rank 1: Japan 2021 Rank 2: Singapore

Rank 3: , 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 World Economic Forum 87th Rank 1: Sweden Transition Index 2021 (WEF) Rank 2: Norway

Rank 3: Denmark

Chandler Good Chandler Institute of 49th Rank 1: Finland Government Index Governance, Singapore Rank 2: Switzerland 2021 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

March 2021

Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Ease of Living Index Union Housing and More than 10lacs More than 10 lacs 2021 Urban Affairs Ministry Population Population: Bengaluru

Rank 2: Pune Less than 10 lacs Rank 3: Ahmedabad Population: Shimla

Less than 10 Lacs Population

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Rank 2: Municipal Performance Index Bhubaneshwar 2020 (More than 10 lacs): Surat Rank 3: Silvassa

Municipal Performance Index Municipal Performance Index 2020 (More than 10 2020 (less than 10 lacs) lacs): Tirupati

Rank 2: Bhopal

Rank 3: New Delhi Municipal Council

Municipal Performance Index 2020 (less than 10 lacs)

Rank 2: Gandhinagar.

List of aspirational Niti Aayog Rank 1: Nawada (Bihar) districts ranking in Rank 2: Kiphire (Nagaland) January Rank 3: Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh)

11th QS World Rank 172: Indian Rank 1: Massachusetts Institute University Rankings Institute of of Technology (MIT) (US) 2021 Technology (Bombay)

Economic Freedom Heritage Foundation, a 26th in Asia-Pacific Rank 1: Singapore Index 2021 US Conservative think- 121st globally Rank 2: New Zealand tank Rank 3: Australia

Business to Consumer United Nations Rank 71 Rank 1-Switzerland (B2C) E-commerce Conference on Trade Rank 2-Netherlands Index 2020 and Development Rank 3-Denmark

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World Air Quality Swiss organisation, 22 of world’s 30 most Most polluted capital city Report 2020 IQAir polluted cities are in Rank 1-Delhi India Most polluted city

Rank 1-Xinjiang, China

Rank 2 – Ghaziabad

World Happiness United Nations Rank 139 Rank 1- Finland Report 2021 Rank 2- Iceland

Rank3- Denmark

Bottom (149)- Afghanistan

International US Chamber of 40th Rank 1: US Intellectual Property Commerce Global Rank 2: UK Index 2021 Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC) Rank 3: Germany

Military Direct’s study Military Direct 4th Rank 1: China on strongest armed Rank 2: USA forces

(February 2021)

Index Index released by India’s Rank 1st Rank

Global 500 ranking of the Brand Finance Rank 5th Reliance · Rank 1: Chinese Mobile app strongest brands globally Jio WeChat

Number of new cases of World Health Organization 1st · Rank 2: Brazil leprosy in the world (WHO) · Rank 3Indonesia annually

International Economic PHDCCI 2nd most resilient · Rank 1:Germany Resilience (IER) Rank economy in 2021 Democracy Index 2020 Economist Intelligence 53rd · Rank 1: Norway Unit · Rank 2: Iceland

· Rank 3: Sweden

Chapter 6: Partnership/ Agreement

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Partnership/Agreement (March) Partnership/ Agreement Aim

The Goa state government has collaborated with IBM to provide free skills training to the youth. The collaboration Goa Government joined hands with IBM aims to upskill 10,000 learners across 10 institutions over one year in the state. IBM will work with the director of technical education, Goa.

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and SBI Payments have partnered to launch “RuPay SoftPoS” for Indian NPCI partnered SBI Payments merchants. The RuPay SoftPoS solution will provide a cost-effective acceptance infrastructure to retailers at a nominal cost.

IBM announced a collaboration with Samagra Sikhsha Uttarakhand, the Government of Uttarakhand's education mission, to introduce the 'IBM STEM for Girls' program in 130 IBM signed an MoU with Uttarakhand secondary and higher secondary schools across five districts in Government the state. The program will advance the skills and careers of close to 25,600 students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.

SBI and Limited (IOCL) will sign the first Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked external commercial borrowing (ECB) deal. SBI and IOCL inked India’s First Libor Alternative Rate Deal The deal will be signed because the de facto international benchmark reference rate called the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will no longer work as the benchmark after December 2021.

UNESCO has joined the USO India and Toonz Media Group over the water conservation awareness programme for students. UNESCO joined USO India and Toonz For the water conservation programme, the students have Media Group created the animation videos which will be unveiled on the occasion of World Water Day on March 22, 2021. It will be unveiled as a part of “H2Ooooh! – Waterwise Program” for the school students.

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The “Labour Bureau”, which is an attached office under the Ministry of Labour & Employment had signed an agreement with the “Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL)”, which is an enterprise under Ministry of Information Labour Ministry & BECIL signed an and Broadcasting, have signed a service level agreement in order agreement to provide the technical and manpower support to the Labour Bureau. This support from BECIL will help in conducting All India Surveys on Migrant Workers as well as the All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey (AQEES).

a three-year MoU to offer financial assistance for the purchase of the company's range of small and light commercial vehicles.

Tata Motors signed an MOU with SBI The collaboration with (SBI) will allow Tata Motors' commercial vehicle (CV) customers to avail of loans in a hassle-free manner as well as access SBI's unique technology- laden offerings.

Partnership/Agreement (April) Partnership/ Agreement Aim

SBI has inked a loan agreement with Japan State Bank of India, has raised $1 billion from Bank for International Cooperation Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to extend loans to supply chain of Japanese automobile industry in India.

SBI signed a loan agreement with JBIC, taking the total facility to $2 billion. It has inked similar agreement for $1 billion in October 2020, SBI said in a statement.

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Bharti AXA Life and Fincare SFB joined Bharti Axa Life and Fincare Small Finance hands for bancassurance partnership Bank have joined hands for a bancassurance partnership under which the bank will sell insurance policies to its customers. Under the partnership, Bharti AXA Life Insurance will offer its comprehensive suite of life insurance products, including protection, savings and investment plans, to the customers of Fincare Small Finance Bank across its 747 branches and digital network presence across the country.

RBL Bank partnered with Mastercard RBL Bank and Mastercard have announced their partnership to launch a mobile-based consumer- friendly payment solution ‘Pay by Bank App’, a first-of-its-kind payment functionality in India. has signed an MoU with BSNL Indian Bank signed an MoU with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited to provide seamless telecom services to the bank at a competitive rate.

The bank is already using services of BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited for its Wide Area Network across the country.

Partnership/Agreement (May) Partnership/ Agreement Aim

ICICI Lombard tied up with to strengthen and automate the quality control processes. Microsoft The insurer will make use of Microsoft’s Azure Speech Services and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to screen its daily service calls made by customer service reps.

Bharti AXA Life signed a for the distribution of its life insurance products through the bank’s bancassurance pact with Shivalik pan-India network of branches. Small Finance Bank

CESL-Ladakh signed an MoU with State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) which is a Administration of Ladakh wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Administration of Ladakh to make Ladakh Carbon-neutral.

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Bharti Airtel and TATA Group for implementing 5G network solutions for India, which will be partnered available for commercial development from January 2022.

SBI General Insurance entered into for distribution of non-life insurance Solution. bancassurance tie-up with IDFC Under this strategic agreement, SBI General Insurance will offer First Bank insurance products such as health, personal accident, home, motor and travel along with the commercial line of insurance products such as property, marine and engineering insurance to the bank’s customers.

SBI Card partnered with Fabindia launched an exclusive co-branded contactless credit card named “Fabindia SBI Card”. The card is designed with curated benefits and privileges to offer a rewarding shopping experience to its premium customers and comes in two variants — Fabindia SBI Card SELECT and Fabindia SBI Card.

Jio and Google Cloud comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship with a goal of powering 5G in enterprise and consumer segments nationwide.

Partnership/Agreement (June) Partnership/ Agreement Aim

ICICI Lombard tied up with to strengthen and automate the quality control processes. Microsoft The insurer will make use of Microsoft’s Azure Speech Services and Natural Language Processing (NLP) to screen its daily service calls made by customer service reps.

Bharti AXA Life signed a for the distribution of its life insurance products through the bank’s bancassurance pact with Shivalik pan-India network of branches. Small Finance Bank

CESL-Ladakh signed an MoU with State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) which is a Administration of Ladakh wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Administration of Ladakh to make Ladakh Carbon-neutral.

Bharti Airtel and TATA Group for implementing 5G network solutions for India, which will be partnered available for commercial development from January 2022.

SBI General Insurance entered for distribution of non-life insurance Solution. into bancassurance tie-up with Under this strategic agreement, SBI General Insurance will offer IDFC First Bank insurance products such as health, personal accident, home, motor and travel along with the commercial line of insurance products such as property, marine and engineering insurance to the bank’s customers.

SBI Card partnered with Fabindia launched an exclusive co-branded contactless credit card named “Fabindia SBI Card”.

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The card is designed with curated benefits and privileges to offer a rewarding shopping experience to its premium customers and comes in two variants — Fabindia SBI Card SELECT and Fabindia SBI Card.

Jio and Google Cloud comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship with a goal of powering 5G in enterprise and consumer segments nationwide.

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.

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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 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 – 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.

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

platform. The partnership is designed to help Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) improve its productivity, automate its information technology services, increase operational flexibility to handle future growth in passenger traffic and reduce costs.

August 2021 Partnership/ Agreement Aim

Indian Bank signed an MoU with SINE, IIT 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 which Committee of India (PCI) commenced from August 24 in Tokyo, Japan. The President of the Paralympic Committee of India is .

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

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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 (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.

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

Loan (August, 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

The Government of India, the Central Water Commission, government representatives from 10 participating states and the World Bank World Bank $250 million signed a $250 million project for long-term 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 Asian Development Bank USD 300 million Rural Connectivity Improvement Project for upgrading rural roads and connecting remote areas with markets.

India has signed a USD 500 million loans Asian Development Bank USD 500 million agreement with the ADB in order to expand metro rail network in Bengaluru.

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Metro Rail Network in Bengaluru will be expanded with the construction of two new metro lines of 56 kilometers.

Loan (July, 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

to support India's informal working class to overcome the current pandemic distress. $500 million Of the USD 500 million commitment, USD 112.50 World Bank million will be financed by its concessionary lending (about Rs 3,717.28 crore) arm International Development Association and USD 387.50 million will be a loan from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

Loan (June, 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

Asian Development Bank (ADB) USD 2.5 million 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 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)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

World Bank USD 32 million to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram.

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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 and Ludhiana. The entire project will be co-financed by IBRD (World Bank) – USD 105 million, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank – USD 105 million and the Punjab government – USD 90 million.

Asian Development Bank 484 million USD for CKIC (Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor) in Tamil Nadu. The project will upgrade 590 km of state highways in the CKIC influence areas. The Climate Change adaptation measures are to be incorporated in the highway upgrades. The project is to strengthen road safety programmes through advanced technologies for road monitoring.

Asian Development Bank USD 1.5 billion ADB has provided USD 1.5 billion to India to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The institution had announced a package of USD 20 billion in April 2020 to provide financial support to 26 countries to help fight the pandemic.

Loan (March 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

World Bank $100 million The World Bank plans to introduce a $100- million credit guarantee scheme to boost India’s rooftop solar programme, which has not gained enough traction. The scheme will allow micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to avail concessional debt financing for setting up rooftop solar units.

The World Bank scheme, along with State Bank of India (SBI) and the MSME ministry to accelerate adoption of rooftop solar units, will help MSMEs access credit of around $1 billion.

Loan (February, 2021)

Organization/Bank Loan Amount Purpose

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim $400 Million It will provide the fund for the Greater Male Bank) Connectivity Project.

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The Greater Male Connectivity project is the Male to Thilafushi Link project in Maldives.

New Development Bank (NDB) $100 Million to invest into the NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF). NIIF Fund of Funds (FoF): The FoF was established in the year 2018. It was established with the objective of providing the access of the homegrown Indian private equity fund managers to the institutional investor that operates at scale with focus on India. The FOF has made commitments to four funds till date. The aggregate commitment stands over ₹2,750 crore.

World Bank $100 million Indian Govt and Chhattisgarh Govt has signed a loan for CHIRAAG (Chhattisgarh Inclusive Rural and Accelerated Agriculture Growth) project. Purpose: Develop sustainable production systems that allow tribal households in remote areas of Chhattisgarh to practice round-the-year production of diversified and nutritious food.

Asian Infrastructure Investment $304 million Assam Intra-State Transmission Bank (AIIB) System Enhancement Project to improve reliability, capacity and security of the power transmission network in the State of Assam. World Bank 68 million dollars project to enhance the governance of schools across Nagaland as well as to improve teaching practices and learning environments in select schools. The “Nagaland: Enhancing Classroom Teaching and Resources Project” will improve classroom instruction; create opportunities for the professional development of teachers.

Chapter 8: Merger and Acquires

Merger and Acquisition (February) Merger Company About

DHFL was sent to bankruptcy court in December 2019 after the company defaulted to its lenders on debt worth Rs Acquisition of Diwan Housing Finance Corporation 90,000 crore. (DHFL) by Piramal Capital And Housing Finance Piramal’s plan is to recover Rs 37,250 crore over the next five years for DHFL’s lenders.

Merger and Acquisition (March) Merger Company About

Acquisition of global tech company Capco by Wipro announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Wipro Capco, a global management and technology consultancy providing digital, consulting and technology services to

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financial institutions in the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific for $1.45 billion.

Merger and Acquisition (April)

Merger Company About

Hitachi Ltd said on 31st March, it will buy U.S. software company GlobalLogic Inc for $9.6 billion, as Hitachi will buy US software developer GlobalLogic the Japanese industrial conglomerate aims to expand from electronics hardware to digital services.

Merger and Acquisition (May) Merger Company About

Indian renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Ltd (ADNA.NS) said on 19th May it would buy SoftBank Group Corp- backed (9984.T) SB Energy Holdings Limited for an enterprise value India's Adani Green will buy SoftBank- of $3.5 billion. backed SB Energy The deal would allow Adani Green to achieve its targeted renewable portfolio of 25 gigawatts (GW) four years ahead of its expected timeline.

Tata Digital has acquired a majority stake in online grocery BigBasket, a deal that pits the country’s largest conglomerate against Tata Digital acquired 64% stake in entrenched e-commerce players. BigBasket Regulatory filings showed that it has acquired around 64% stake in Supermarket Grocery Supplies that owns BigBasket.

Merger and Acquisition (June)

Merger Company About

BharatPe has acquired a multi-brand loyalty platform, PAYBACK India, to help its 6 million offline merchants roll out rewards and BharatPe acquired loyalty platform loyalty programmes for customers. PAYBACK India The acquisition is expected to give an exit to American Express and ICICI Investments Strategic Fund, which hold 90% and 10% stake respectively in the entity.

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HDFC Bank all set to buy all Shares from parent company to group HDFC Bank will buy stake in ‘Ergo firm HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Housing General Insurance’ and ‘Borderless Development Finance Corporation (HDFC).These shares are worth Softtech’ Rs 1,906.43 crore This means that their total return is Rs 536 per share.

Merger and Acquisition (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 its second- Byju's acquired US edtech firm Epic 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 8.23 Govt of UT of Ladakh will acquire per cent of the paid-up equity capital of Jammu and Kashmir Bank 8.23% stake in J&K Bank Ltd as on the date of enforcement of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 ( October 31, 2019)..

Chapter 9: APP/Website/Card

August

App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose

PM Modi launched e-RUPI on August 2. The National Payments Corporation electronic voucher-based digital payment system e-RUPI of India (NPCI) has been developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on its UPI platform.

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E-Rupee: E-Rupee is a cashless and contactless means of digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e- voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of the beneficiaries. With the help of e-RUPI payment service, a user will be able to redeem the voucher without a card, digital payments app, or internet banking access.

to safeguard the interest of its customers. The new version of these platforms will protect customers from ‘SIM Binding’ feature in various digital frauds. SBI YONO and YONO Lite 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 platform The objective is to sanction a loan by the end of the day. The platform has engaged in the promotion, financing and development of MSMEs.

Platform for Regulated a web-based end-to-end workflow automation system, Entities for Integrated to strengthen compliance by supervised entities (SEs). 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 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 (EEW) Mobile App for IIT Roorkee Earthquake early warning system will alert people Uttarakhand regarding the onset of calamity on mobile application. It can detect onset of the Earthquake and issue warnings before significant tremors take place in state.

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.

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“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.

June

Company / App/ Website/Portal Purpose Department

The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot virtually launched an initiative called, SAGE Programme and Ministry of Social Justice SAGE (Seniorcare Aging Growth Engine) on June 04, 2021, and Portal and Empowerment also the SAGE portal to support India’s elderly persons. The SAGE portal will act as a “one-stop access” of elderly care products and services by credible start-ups.

IndusInd Bank announced the launch of 'IndusEasy Credit', a comprehensive digital lending platform that enables customers to meet their financial requirements from the comfort of their IndusEasy Credit - a homes. IndusInd Bank digital lending platform A first of its kind proposition, 'IndusEasyCredit' offers a fully digital end to end process that leverages the power of India's public digital infrastructure - 'Indiastack' to offer personal loans and credit cards in a paperless, presence less and cashless manner.

Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Singh Thakur launched the six modules of short films of Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) titled “Hisab Ki Kitaab” IEFPA “Hisaab Ki Kitaab”.

These short films developed by Common Services Centers (CSC) eGov as a part of their training tool.

May

App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose

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Launched on CSCs Digital Seva Portal to support the HDFC Bank and Common Chatbot 'Eva' Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) in providing banking Services Centres (CSCs) services for the last mile rural consumers.

This new feature gives the bank’s existing and new ‘I choose my number’ Jana Small Finance Bank customers the option to select their favourite numbers as feature their savings or current account number.

DigiGold”, a digital platform for customers to make investments in gold. This has been rolled out in partnership with SafeGold, a provider of digital gold.

Digigold Airtel With DigiGold, ’s saving account customers can invest in 24K gold using the Airtel Thanks app. Customers can also gift DigiGold to their family and friends, who have a savings account with Airtel Payments Bank.

April

App/ Website/Portal Company / Department Purpose

‘Rewards123’ provides customers with perks and rewards. Airtel ‘Rewards123’ savings Payments Bank says that its Rewards123 Airtel Payments Bank account savings bank account will give multiple benefits to users with annual earnings of up to ₹960. Union Minister for Communication & “Online Grievance IT and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Management Portal of Prasad launched the “Online Grievance Ministry of Information Technology National Commission for Management Portal of National Scheduled Castes (NCSC)” Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)”

digital and contactless banking platform, especially for retail merchants. Digital banking Platform ICICI Bank The service, called ‘Merchant Stack’, is ‘Merchant Stack’ targeted at the over 2 crore retail merchants in the country, covering grocers, supermarkets, large retail store chains, online businesses and large e-commerce firms.

Chapter 10 India’s GDP Forecast FY21 &22 (Last Update 2nd Sept 2021)

Organization 2020-21 FY 22 (2021-22)

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Fitch (-)9.4% (Update-8 Dec) 9.5% (Update 7 May)

HSBC Bank 11.2%

RBI forecasted (-)7.5%(Update-4 Dec) 9.5% (Update 5 june)

Moody (-)7%(Update-25feb) 9.6% (2021), 7%(2022)

(Update 23 June)

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (-)8%(Update-15 Dec) 10% (Update 20 July) World Bank (-)9.6%(Update-6 Oct) 8.3% (Update -13 June) World Economic Outlook released by (-)8% (Update-27th Jan 2021) 9.5%(Update -28 July 2021) International Monetary Fund (IMF) FICCI (-)8% (Update 27Jan) Organisation for Economic Co- (-)9.9% (Update-2dec) 9.9% (Update 1 June 2021) operation and Development (OECD) DBS Bank (-)6% (Update 22 July) Goldman Sachs (-)10.3% (Update 18 Nov) 11.1% (Update 4th May 2021) CRISIL (-)7.7%(Update 15 Dec) 9.5% (Update 7th June) UN (United Nation) (-)9.6%(Update 26th Jan 2021) 7.5%(Update 12 May) Confederation of Indian Industry between (-)0.9 per cent and 1.5 9.5% (update 18 June) (CII) per cent India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) (-)7.6% 9.4% (Update 19 Aug) 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) 8.5%(Update 15 June) State Bank of India (SBI) (-)7(Update -11 Feb) 7.9%(Update 1 June,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) 10% (Update 19th April 2021) 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”. -

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(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.

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• 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 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

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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)

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• 1,100 km in Kerala at investment of Rs 65,000 cr (MumbaiKanyakumari corridor)

• 675 km in at a cost of Rs 95,000 cr (upgradation of existing road- – 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%

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• 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, , Shipping Corporation of India, Container Corporation of India, IDBI Bank, BEML, , 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

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• 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 – , Chennai, , 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

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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 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

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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 Committee on (Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio) for them suggesting 4-tier N. S. could vary from 9 per cent to 15 per cent. structure for Urban Vishwanathan Co-operative Banks A Reserve Bank-appointed committee has suggested a four-tier structure for the urban cooperative banks (UCBs) depending upon the deposits and prescribed different capital adequacy

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and regulatory norms for them based on their sizes.

The RBI committee said that UCBs can be split into four categories — Tier-1 with deposits up to Rs 100 crore; Tier-2 with deposits between Rs 100-Rs 1,000 crore, Tier-3 with deposits between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 10,000 and Tier-4 with deposits of over Rs 10,000 crore.

June, 2021

Committee Headed by Purpose

Variable Capital 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 Takeover Panel by Panel Under the chairmanship Former Justice N. K. SEBI Sodhi, which looks into the applications that seek exemption from the mandatory open offer that an acquirer needs to make to minority shareholders.

Members of the Panel are:

• Chairman: N. K. Sodhi • Member: Darius Khambata • Member: Thomas Mathew • Member: N Venkatram

High-level committee Recently, a high-level committee has been formed for consultations on for 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.

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(May, 2021)

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Advisory group to assist S Janakiraman The committee will assist the authority to identify the second Regulatory areas, guidelines, regulations and returns. It will Review Authority (RRA 2.0) submit reports periodically to RRA that will provide suggestions and recommendations.

RRA 2.0 was established in April 2021. The authority is to function for a period of one year. It will review the regulatory prescription internally. Also, it will examine and suggest changes required in the dissemination process of RBI instructions and circulars.

IFSCA’s expert committee Nilesh Shah The International Financial Services Centres on Investment Funds Authority, IFSCA has constituted an expert committee on Investment Funds. The Committee under the Chairmanship of Nilesh Shah, Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd, will recommend the road map for the funds industry in the International Financial Service Centres, IFSCs. The Committee comprises leaders from the Fund Management sector.

April, 2021

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Regulations Review Authority M Rajeshwar Rao The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (RRA 2.0) will set up a new Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) from May 1, 2021, to review the regulations, circulars, reporting systems and compliance procedures of the central bank for streamlining them and making them more effective. The RRA will be set up for a period of one year

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unless the timeline is extended by the RBI.

Asset Reconstruction Sudarshan Sen The Reserve Bank of India Companies (ARC) recently set up a committee to study about the Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC) in the country. The committee will evaluate the role of ARCs in debt resolution and will review their business model.

The Committee will also review the role of ARC in stressed asset resolution under the IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code).

March 2021

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Panel to Evaluate Bank Shyamala Gopinath The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a Applications “standing external advisory committee (SEAC)” on March 23, 2021. This panel will evaluate the applications for the universal banks and small finance banks (SFBs).

This committee comprises of five members.

February-2021

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Expert Committee on Urban co- N. S. Vishwanathan The committee is being set in accordance op Banks by RBI with the provisions of the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2020. The act became applicable to the Primary or the Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) from June 26, 2020.

Chapter 13: Banking & Financial

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Note: List of GST Collection previous months

• August: Rs 1.12 lacs cr. • July 2021: Rs 1,16,393 crore • June 2021: Rs 92,849 crore • May 2021: Rs 1,02,709 crore • April 2021: ₹1.41 lakh crore(All time Highest) • March 2021: Rs. 1.24lacs cr. • Feb 2021: Rs 1,13,143 crore • January 2021: ₹ 1,19,847 crore

Feb 2021 mosquitoes, ticks, etc. For instance, vector- borne diseases can include Dengue fever, Govt pegs FY21 fiscal deficit at 9.5% of Malaria, etc. GDP Policy framework Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on 1 Feb the fiscal deficit for FY21 The minimum sum insured under Standard has been pegged at 9.5 per cent of the GDP Product shall be ₹10,000 wherein the and will come down to 6.8 per cent in amount can be increased in the multiples of FY22. The fiscal deficit will reach below ₹10,0000 and maximum limit can go up to ₹2 4.5 per cent by FY26. lakh. Besides, the minimum entry age shall be 18 years for principal insured and Sitharaman said while gross expenditure is maximum age at entry shall not be less than seen at Rs 34.5 lakh crore, the capital 65 years for all the insured members expenditure is expected to be Rs 4.39 lakh including principal insured. crore in FY21. PayPal to Stop Domestic Payment Banks wrote off Rs 62,000 cr loans of top Services from 1 April 2021 100 willful defaulters: RBI The American Digital payment solutions Banks have written off almost Rs 62,000 provider PayPal announced that it will crore of loans of top 100 wilful defaulters stop offering the domestic payment as of March 2020, with Jatin Mehta’s services within India beginning from April Winsome Diamonds & Jewellery topping 1, 2021. the list at Rs 3,098 crores. RBI to adopt “One Nation One IRDAI issues guidelines on Standard Ombudsman” approach Vector-Borne Disease health policy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has In order to convince public for getting announced that it will integrate the health insurance coverage to specified consumer grievances redressal under a Vector-Borne Diseases, the Insurance single ombudsman as opposed to the three Regulatory and Development Authority grievance redressal schemes working at of India (Irdai) has encouraged all general present. and health insurers to offer Standard Vector- Borne Disease health policy “Mashak There are dedicated ombudsman schemes Rakshak”. This health policy can for the consumer grievance redressal in preferably be available by 1 April 2021. the banking, non-bank finance companies and digital transactions. Vector-borne diseases generally happen from an infection transmitted to humans and Federal Bank launches ‘FedFirst’ savings other animals by blood-feeding insects like account scheme for children

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Federal Bank has announced the launch affordable for the small and marginal of “FedFirst”, a special savings account farmers (SMFs). scheme for children below 18 years of age. Projects amounting to ₹78,910 crores The account holder is provided with a grounded under AMRUT FedFirst contactless Debit Card with a daily cash withdrawal limit of ₹2,500 and POS/e- Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban com limit of ₹10,000. Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015 in 500 selected cities Bharti AXA General Insurance launches across the country. The Mission focuses on #EkNayaNazariya Campaign the development of basic urban Bharti AXA General Insurance has infrastructure in the sectors of water supply; launched a new campaign called sewerage and septage management; storm #EkNayaNazariya by asking everyone to water drainage; non-motorised urban express their gratitude with the transport and development of green spaces #IssJungMeinHumSangHai statement. and parks. The aim of this campaign is to acknowledge Following are the achievements of the caregivers who are supporting cancer AMRUT scheme: survivors. And for this Bharti AXA General

Insurance collaborated with spoken word • Projects amounting to ₹78,910 poet and caregiver, Priya Malik for a crores have been grounded. poignant tribute, ‘NayaNazariya’ to shed • Work worth ₹47,703 crores have light on the selfless devotion of caregivers been carried out including everywhere. completed projects worth ₹16,449 crores. Govt allocates Rs16000 crore for 2021- • 97 lakh water tap connection and 62 22: PMFBY lakh sewer household connections have been provided under AMRUT The Central government has allocated and in convergence with other Rupees 16,000 crores for the Pradhan scheme. Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for • Sewer Treatment Plants (STPs) of the upcoming fiscal year 2021-22. capacity 1,090 MLD (Million Litre This allocation was done in order to boost per Day) have been developed the safety of farmers’ crops. The amount will against the target of 6,000 MLD. also ensure that maximum benefit of crop ICICI Lombard launches Corporate India insurance reaches to the farmers. Risk Index Govt Rs. 1050 crore budget has been Private general insurer ICICI Lombard allocated Sub Mission on Agricultural has launched the ‘Corporate India Risk Mechanization Scheme Index’. This is intended to be a unified, In the Union Budget 2021, Rs. 1050 crore standardised corporate risk index that spans budget has been allocated for Sub Mission industries and companies. on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) This will help companies understand the for the financial year 2021-2022. level of risk that their business is facing About Scheme: The SMAM scheme was and also assist in developing a successful launched in the year 2014-15. The scheme risk aversion plan. was launched by the government of India India recorded $1422 million FDI inflow with the aim of ‘reaching the unreached’. The from UK in 2019-20 scheme seeks to reach to the unreached by making the farm machines accessible and

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The FDI inflow from the UK to India has was held by the United States, since 2018- increased from $898 million in 2015- 16 19. The two-way trade between India and to $1,422 million in 2019-20, according to China stood at $77.7 billion in 2020 despite Grant Thornton Bharat’s Britain Meets India the conflict along the Line of Actual Control report released on 17th Feb. (LAC) and the rising anti-China sentiment. Maharashtra has come out as the top The India-US bilateral trade stood at investment destination for UK $75.9 billion, according to provisional data companies, followed by Haryana, Delhi, from the commerce ministry. Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka. UAE continues to remain India’s third- biggest trading partner. State Bank of Sikkim under Reserve Bank of India's regulatory purview SBI joins JPMorgan’s blockchain payments network The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has brought State Bank of Sikkim under its State Bank of India has tied up with regulatory purview. The bank, established JPMorgan to use the US bank’s blockchain five years before Sikkim acceded to India technology to speed up overseas in 1973, provides treasury operations for transactions. the state government. It only operates within The tie-up is expected to reduce SBI Sikkim and is wholly-owned by the state customers’ transaction costs and time taken government. for payments. SBI has joined Liink, a new LIC launches new Bima Jyoti plan blockchain-based interbank data network developed by JPMorgan. By Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) integrating the technology, the bank expects has launched a non-linked, non- to reduce transaction costs and improve participating, individual savings plan cross-border payments for its customers. called Bima Jyoti. March 2021 The plan offers a combination of protections and savings. While it will provide life cover Fino Payments Bank upgraded to in case of unfortunate death of the scheduled commercial bank status policyholder, it also provides guaranteed lumpsump payment at maturity. Reserve Bank of India has notified that it has included Fino Payments Bank in the The minimum entry age for Bima Jyoti is 90 Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of days, while the maximum is 60 years. India Act, 1934. RBI ropes in Punjabi rapper for All banks which are included in the Second awareness campaign on cyber fraud Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are Scheduled Banks. These banks As cyber frauds continue to increase, the comprise Scheduled Commercial Banks and Reserve Bank of India, has undertaken an Scheduled Co-operative Banks. unusual measure to spread awareness. The RBI has roped in Punjabi singer- SBI Mutual Funds Launched First rapper Viruss in its public awareness Overseas Fund campaign. The State Bank of India (SBI) Mutual China Surpasses US to become India’s top Funds has launched its first overseas trade partner in 2020 offering on 1 March 2021. The fund titled SBI International Access — US Equity FOF China has regained its position as the top is an open-ended fund of funds scheme trading partner of India in 2020, which investing in mutual fund scheme/ETFs that

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Axis Bank has launched a range of The Central Government has announced wearable contactless payment devices to infuse Rs 14,500 crore in four state- under the brand Wear ‘N’ Pay. These owned lenders namely Central Bank of devices come in different forms of wearables India, , Bank of like a band, key chain and watch loop and are India and UCO Bank in 2020-21, by issuing available starting at Rs 750. non-interest-bearing bonds to these banks. This infusion will complete NITI Aayog submitted the first list of 12 the government’s total capital infusion of PSUs for Privatisation Rs 20,000 crore in public sector banks for the current financial year 2020- The government’s think tank, NITI Aayog 21. Earlier in December 2020, it infused has submitted the first list comprising of Rs 5,500 crore in Punjab and Sind Bank. 12 Public Sector Undertakings that will be privatized under the centre’s RBI has decided to open up RTGS, NEFT privatisation drive. facilities for payment system operators The list submitted by the NITI Aayog includes the PSUs in strategic sectors. This In a major move in the online payments list will now be reviewed by Department of segments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Investment and Public Asset Management has decided to allow payment system (DIPAM) and Core Group of Secretaries on operators to take direct membership of Divestment (CGD) which is headed by Centralised Payment Systems (CPS), such cabinet secretary. as RTGS and NEFT. Membership in Centralised Payment Systems (CPS) RTGS Govt will sell 15% stake in Rail Vikas and NEFT for entities other than banks are Nigam Ltd via OFS so far limited to banks, with a few exceptions, such as specialised entities like The government on 24th March said it clearing corporations and select will dilute 15 per cent stake in Rail Vikas development financial institutions. Nigam Ltd via an offer for sale to raise nearly Rs 750 crore. Govt. would divest 10% equity with a 5% Green Shoe option. RBI has increased WMA limits for the About RVNL: RVNL was incorporated as a State Governments/UTs 100 per cent owned PSU of the Ministry of Railways on January 2003. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit for Way and Means Advances April 2021 (WMA) for the State Governments/UTs from Rs. 32,225 crore (fixed in February Centre has proposed up to 25% tax 2016) to Rs. 47,010 crore based on the concession on purchase of new vehicles recommendation of a committee headed by Shri Sudhir Shrivastava. This represents an The Ministry of Road, Transport, and increase of about 46%. RBI has extended Highways has proposed a concession of the enhanced interim WMA limit of ₹ 51,560 25% in road tax against the scrappage crores (a 60 per cent increase in the current certificate of personal vehicles and 15% limits allowed by the Reserve Bank during for transport vehicles. As a part of the the last fiscal to help states/UTs to tide over newly introduced vehicle scrappage policy, the difficulties faced by them during the this rule is proposed to come into effect pandemic) for a further period of six months from October 1st, 2021. i.e., from April 1, 2021, up to September 30, 2021. Government has announced Rs 14,500 crore capital infusion in 4 PSBs

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Aceware has launched first neobank in RBI has enhanced maximum balance Kerala limit per account in Payments Banks Aceware FinTech Services, a leading The Reserve Bank of India has enhanced fintech services company in Kerala, has the limit of maximum balance at end of the launched the state’s first neobank, Ace day maintained in Payments Bank from Rs Money Neobank, in partnership with YES 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh per individual Bank and ICICI Bank. In the first phase, start- customer. The extant “Guidelines for ups, traders and business entities can open Licensing of Payments Banks” issued current accounts with the neobank. on November 27, 2014, allow payments banks to hold a maximum balance of ₹ 1 RBI has restricted American Express lakh per individual customer. Banking Corp, Diners Club International Ltd from adding new customers

SBI MF has become first mutual fund Reserve Bank of India has imposed restrictions on American Express company to cross Rs 5 lakh crore AAUM Banking Corp and Diners Club International Limited from adding new SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd has customers to their card networks from 1st informed that it has become the first mutual of next month. fund house in India to cross the Rs. 5 lakh crore average assets under management RBI has allowed commercial banks to pay (AAUM) mark. up to 50% of pre-Covid dividends

Ghaziabad has issued India’s first The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has municipal green bonds allowed commercial banks to pay dividends on equity shares for FY21, from Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam (GNN) on 9th the profits for the fiscal ended March 31, Arpil announced successfully raising and 2021, subject to certain conditions and listing India’s first Green Municipal bond limits. The new notification of RBI allows issue. GNN raised ₹150 crore at a cost of commercial banks to pay dividends not 8.1 per cent. Money will be used clean up more than 50 per cent of the amount dirty water by setting up a tertiary water determined as per the dividend payout treatment plant and supply piped water ratio prescribed. This means that banks through water-meters to places like may pay dividends up to 50% of what they Sahibabad. paid before the Covid scenario.

RBI has capped the Tenure of Private Citigroup will exit consumer banking Banks MD & CEO at 15 Years business in India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has capped the tenure of Managing Director Citigroup on 16th April Announced it will and Chief Executive of commercial banks exit its retail banking business in India to 15 years. The same limit will also be and 12 other countries, choosing to deploy applicable to whole-time directors its capital and resources in investments that (WTD). This means that the same offer better returns and growth. The move incumbent cannot hold the post for more will see the bank also exit consumer than 15 years. The revised instructions will businesses across parts of Asia and the be applicable to all the Private Sector Banks Europe, including Australia and China. including Small Finance Banks (SFBs) and wholly owned subsidiaries of Foreign Banks.

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Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited (SLTRO) of Rs 10,000 crores for Small Begins Operations Finance Banks.

Shivalik Small Finance Bank Limited has The RBI will conduct the SLTRO for each commenced operations as a small finance month starting from May 2021. This is to bank with effect from April 26, 2021.The continue till October 2021. The SLTRO will Reserve Bank has issued a licence to the be valid for three years. All the Small Finance bank under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Banks shall participate in the SLTRO. Regulation Act, 1949 to carry on the business of small finance bank in India. Bajaj Finance got RBI approval for prepaid payment business It must be remembered that the Shivalik Bajaj Finance is all set to join the likes of Mercantile Co-operative Bank (SMCB) is the Paytm and Amazon in the prepaid payment first urban co-operative bank (UCB) in India segment with the Reserve Bank of India to receive license from RBI to operate as a Small Finance Bank (SFB). (RBI) approving the non-bank lender’s foray with perpetual validity. RBI has joined network for greening UN raised global economic forecast to financial system 5.4% growth in 2021 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has The United Nations on 12th May joined the Central Banks and Supervisors responded to the rebounding Chinese Network for Greening the Financial and U.S. economies by revising its global System (NGFS) as a member. The central economic forecast upward to 5.4% bank joined the NGFS on April 23, 2021. growth for 2021, but it warned that surging COVID-19 cases and inadequate availability Benefit: The RBI expects to benefit from the of vaccines in many countries threaten a membership of NGFS by learning from and broad-based recovery. contributing to global efforts on green finance, which has assumed significance in In raising its projection from January of 4.7% the context of climate change. growth, the U.N.’s mid-2021 World Economic Situation and Prospects report.

May 2021 RBI announced Second Tranche of purchase under G-SAP 1.0 RBI announced ₹50,000 crore priority lending by banks for COVID-related The Reserve Bank of India recently healthcare infrastructure announced that the second tranche of open market purchase of Government The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will give Securities is to be held on May 20, 2021. banks Rs 50,000 crore to enable them to This is to be held under G-Sec Acquisition lend further for "healthcare needs" in the Programme. This second tranche is to be Covid-19 crisis, said governor Shaktikanta conducted for Rs 35,000 crores. Das on 5th May. In April 2021, the Reserve Bank of India “On-tap liquidity of Rs 50,000 crore at repo launched the Government Security rate is being opened till March 31, 2022. Acquisition Programme 1.0. It was held RBI will conduct first SLTRO for small on April 15, 2021. RBI purchased Rs 25,000 finance banks crores of Government securities. The Reserve Bank of India recently Earlier in May 2021, RBI announced that the announced that it is to conduct the first second tranche is to be purchased under G- Special Long Term Repo Operation SAP 1.0.

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India received $83 billion in remittances inflation for the month of April 2021 was in 2020: World Bank 10.49%. The WPI for the month of April 2021 stood at 128.1. The base year in India received over USD83 billion in calculating WPI is fixed as 2011-12. remittances in 2020, a drop of just 0.2 per cent from the previous year, despite a RBI will transfer Rs. 99,122 crore surplus pandemic that devastated the world to Central Government for FY21 economy, according to a World Bank. The Reserve Bank of India will transfer Rs Note: Top 5 99,122 crore surplus to the Central Government for the accounting period of 2nd Place: China- USD 59.5 billion nine months ended March 31, 2021 (July 3rd Place: Mexico-USD42.8 billion 2020-March 2021). The Contingency Risk Buffer will remain at 5.50%. This year RBI 4th Place: USD34.9 billion has changed its Accounting year from July- 5th Place: - USD29.6 billion June to April-March to coincide with the accounting year of Government. 6th Place: Pakistan- USD26 billion RBI increased the limit for Full-KYC PPIs PayPal introduced digital foreign inward to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 1 lakh remittance advice The Reserve Bank of India has increased Digital payments provider PayPal has the maximum amount outstanding in introduced an automated process to respect of full-KYC PPIs (KYC-compliant obtain monthly foreign inward PPIs) from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh. remittance advice (FIRA), allowing Indian merchants to download their monthly digital Note: RBI has also permitted cash FIRA issued by banks. withdrawal from Full-KYC PPIs of Non- Bank PPI Issuers. The condition on such RBI excluded Vilas Bank from cash withdrawal shall be: second schedule of RBI Act • Maximum limit of Rs. 2,000 per The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it transaction with an overall limit of has excluded Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) Rs. 10,000 per month per PPI. from the Second Schedule of the RBI Act • All cash withdrawal transactions after it was merged with DBS Bank India Ltd performed using a card/wallet shall (DBIL) last year. be authenticated by an Additional LVB is the second private sector bank after Factor of Authentication (AFA) / which has run into rough weather PIN; during this year. In March, capital-starved • RBI has increased the limit of cash Yes Bank was placed under a moratorium. withdrawal from Points of Sale (PoS) The government rescued Yes Bank by terminals using debit cards and open asking the state-run State Bank of India to system prepaid cards (issued by infuse Rs 7,250 crore and take a 45 banks) to Rs 2000 per transaction percent stake in the bank. within an overall monthly limit of Rs. 10,000 across all locations (Tier 1 to India’s WPI Inflation Surged To 10.49% 6 centres). Earlier this limit was Rs For April 2021 1000 for Tier 1 and 2 cities while Rs 2000 for Tier 3 to 6 cities. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade recently Kotak Mahindra Bank issued India’s first released Wholesale Price in India for the FPI licence to GIFT AIF month of April 2021. The annual rate of

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Kotak Mahindra Bank has issued the Frauds reported by banks fell by 25% in first-ever foreign portfolio investor (FPI) value terms in just one year to Rs 1.38 licence to the GIFT IFSC alternative lakh crore at the end of fiscal year ended investment fund (AIF) of True Beacon March 2021, data released by the RBI as Global. This is the first FPI licence issued to part of it annual report showed. an AIF incorporated in GIFT IFSC by any During the same period last year total frauds custodian bank or designated depository reported by lenders was at Rs 1.85 lakh participant (DDP) in the country. crore. In number terms fraud reporting was Foreign direct investment jumped 19% down by 15 percent on a year basis to 7363. to $59.64 billion in 2020-21 Public sector banks contributed to more than 59 percent of the total value of frauds Foreign direct investments (FDI) into the at Rs 81,901 crore while private sector country grew 19 per cent to USD 59.64 banks contributed 33 percent at Rs billion during 2020-21 on account of 46,335 crore. measures taken by the government on the fronts of policy reforms, investment June 2021 facilitation and ease of doing business. Wipro became third Indian IT firm to Total FDI, including equity, re-invested touch Rs 3 trillion market cap earnings and capital, rose 10 per cent to the Wipro on 3rd June touched Rs 3 trillion in "highest ever" of USD 81.72 billion during market capitalisation for the first time, 2020-21 as against USD 74.39 billion in becoming the third Indian IT firm to 2019-20. In terms of top investor countries, achieve the milestone after Tata Singapore is at the top with 29 per cent Consultancy Services and Infosys. The share. It was followed by the US (23 per cent) company won its largest deal ever from and Mauritius (9 per cent) during the last German retailer Metro and has seen deal fiscal. "FDI equity inflow grew by 19 per cent wins of $7.1 billion. in 2020-21 (USD 59.64 billion), compared to 2019-20 (USD 49.98 billion). ICICI Bank Became 2nd Globally to offer ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’ facility Value and volume of banknotes in circulation increased by 16.8% and 7.2% ICICI Bank on June 2 announced that it respectively in 2020-21: RBI has tied up with SWIFT to offer instant facility for cross-border inward The Reserve Bank of India on 27th May remittances. said banknotes in circulation witnessed higher than average increase during This facility will help overseas partner 2020-21, on account of precautionary banks to send instant remittances on holding of cash by people due to the COVID- behalf of their customers to the 19 pandemic, and its prolonged continuance. beneficiary in India, thus making ICICI The value and volume of banknotes in Bank first lender in Asia-Pacific and the circulation increased by 16.8 per cent and second globally to offer the facility, called 7.2 per cent, respectively, during 2020- ‘SWIFT gpi Instant’, for cross border 21, as against an increase of 14.7 per cent inward payments. and 6.6 per cent, respectively, witnessed during 2019-20. RBI lowered FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5%, CPI inflation projected at 5.1% Frauds reported by banks fell by 25% in value terms to Rs 1.38 lakh crore in 2020- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut 21: RBI its projection for gross domestic product (GDP) growth for fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) to

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9.5 per cent from the earlier forecast of 10.5 to participate in NARCL as per cent. sponsor. The board of Canara Bank has given in-principle approval for taking stake in Consumer price inflation (CPI), the central NARCL. bank said, is likely to be at 5.1 per cent in FY22 as compared to the earlier forecast of The proposed NARCL would be 51% 5.2 per cent (5.2 per cent in Q1; 5.4 per cent promoted by PSBs and remaining by in Q2; 4.7 per cent in Q3; and 5.3 per cent in private sector lender. Banks have Q4) with risks evenly balanced. identified around 22 bad loans worth Rs 89,000 crore to be transferred to the India: 4th largest Forex Reserves holder NARCL in the initial phase. India’s forex reserves crossed $600 mark IDFC First Bank launched 'Ghar Ghar for the first time and as on June 4, it stood Ration' program at $605 billion. With this, India equals Russia as the fourth largest reserve holder IDFC First Bank has announced the launch worldwide. India’s forex reserve was of the "Ghar Ghar Ration" Program, an $605.008 billion while for Russia it was Employee-funded program for its low- $605.2 billion. income customers whose livelihoods are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. SBI launched Kavach Personal Loan for Covid-19 patients Government allowed HFCs above Rs 100 crores to use to SARFAESI law State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a collateral-free “Kavach Personal Loan” to The Ministry of Finance has given its enable its customers to meet medical allowance to housing finance companies expenses of self and family members for (HFCs) with asset sizes of more than Rs. Covid treatment. Under this scheme, 100 crore to recover the dues using customers can avail of loans up to ₹5 lakhs at SARFAESI law. an effective interest rate of 8.5 per cent per Prior to this, Finance Ministry allowed HFCs annum for 60 months, which is inclusive of with assets over Rs. 500 crore to use three months moratorium. SARFAESI law to recover dues. Policybazaar got insurance broking Kotak Mahindra Bank launched ‘Pay Your licence Contact’ service Policybazaar said it has got approval Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the from regulator IRDAI to undertake launch of ‘Pay Your Contact’ the new insurance broking, a development that will feature that enables its customers to send help the company augment business and money or make payments to any of their expand bouquet of services. contacts across all payment apps simply by Canara Bank will be lead sponsor of bad the beneficiary’s mobile number. bank, will pick up 12% stake SBI launched Aarogyam healthcare State-owned Canara Bank said it will be business loan the lead sponsor of National Asset The State Bank of India (SBI) has launched Reconstruction Company Limited the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to (NARCL) or bad bank with 12 per cent provide enhanced support to the stake in the entity. Bad bank refers to a healthcare sector amid the pandemic. financial institution that takes over bad Under this new product, entire healthcare assets of lenders and undertakes resolution. ecosystem such as hospitals, nursing "The Indian Banks' Association (IBA), vide homes, diagnostic centres, pathology their letter dated May 13, 2021 requested

Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 107 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series labs, manufacturers, suppliers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on importers, logistic firms engaged in 28th June announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan critical healthcare supply can avail of guarantee scheme for Covid-affected sectors, loans up to Rs 100 crore (as per the including health sector, which includes geographic location) repayable in 10 years. guarantee cover for expansion or for new projects. Besides, an additional Rs 1.5 lakh In metro centres loans under Aarogyam can crore limit enhancement was also be availed up to Rs 100 crore, Tier I & announced for Emergency Credit Line Urban centres up to Rs 20 crore and in Tier Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) scheme II to Tier VI centres upto Rs 10 crore. expanding the existing limit of Rs 3 lakh LIC introduced Technology Platform ‘e- crore by 50%. PGS’ FM Sitharaman’s announced relief Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has package worth Rs 6,28,993 crore against launched a centralized web-based COVID-19 workflow-based IT platform called “e-PGS”. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman New technology platform, e-PGS, has announced a relief package worth Rs been designed to provide a centralized 6,28,993 crore to support Indian collection and payment accounting with economy in the fight against COVID-19 high level of bank integration. pandemic. BIS: India’s bank credit-to-GDP ratio A total of 17 measures amounting to Rs grew 56% in 2020 6,28,993 crore were announced 3 broad Bank for International Settlements (BIS), categories. Economic Relief from Pandemic incremental credit growth has decreased to (8), Strengthening Public Health (1), 59-year low at 5.56% in Financial Year Impetus for Growth & Employment (8). 2021. About Relied Fund As per data, bank credit-to-GDP ratio has Economic relief from COVID-19 Pandemic increased to a five-year high at about 56% in - Rs 3,76,244 crores 2020. However, this increase is way behind its peers and is half of the G20 average. New scheme for Public Health - Rs 15,000 Crores Total outstanding bank credit was at $1.52 trillion in 2020 at the credit-to-GDP Impetus for Growth and Employment - Rs ratio of 56%. However, this was the second 2,37,749 Crores lowest among all other Asian countries. Total - Rs 6,28,993 Crores Sitharaman announced Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for Covid-hit sector Policy Rates

Repo Rate 4.0%

Reverse Repo Rate 3.35%

Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate 4.25%

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Bank Rate 4.25%

Cash reserve Ratio (CRR) 4.0%

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 18%

ATM cash withdrawal rule changed ICICI Bank announced the launch of the country’s most comprehensive banking Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed solutions for medical doctors. Called some rules regarding cash withdrawal ‘Salute Doctors’, it provides customized from automated teller machine (ATM). banking as well as value-added services for • Free cash withdrawal limit from every doctor, beginning from a medical own bank: Bank customers can now student to a senior medical consultant to an do five free financial and non- owner of a hospital or a clinic. financial transactions every month HDFC Bank launched ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ from their own bank ATMs. initiative • Free ATM transaction limit from other bank: ATM card holders can HDFC Bank launched a SalaamDilSey do three free financial and non- initiative to show gratitude to doctors for financial transactions in metro their tireless service during the pandemic, centres while five in non-metro to pay tribute to doctors across the transaction from other bank ATMs country. • Charges on ATM cash withdrawal India recorded current account surplus beyond free limit: RBI allowed of 0.9% in FY21 banks to increase charges on ATM transactions beyond free ATM According to the data released by the transaction limit. Reserve Bank of India, India reported a • Rise in interchange fee: current account surplus of 0.9% of GDP in Interchange fee per transaction FY 21. In FY 20 there was a current account changed from Rs 15 to Rs 17 for deficit of 0.9%. The reason for the Current financial transactions while from Rs Account Surplus in FY21 is a sharp 5 to Rs 6 for non-financial contraction in the trade deficit to US$ 102.2 transactions in effect from August 1, billion from US$ 157.5 billion in 2019-20. 2021. India has seen a Current account surplus for • New charges on ATM withdrawal the first time in 17 years. beyond free transaction limit: LIC launched Saral pension plan Bank customer will have to pay Rs 21 (currently it is Rs 20) for each ATM The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of cash withdrawal beyond free India on 1st July 2021 launched Saral transaction limit in effect from pension plan — a non-linked, non- January 1, 2022. participating, single premium, individual immediate annuity plan. This LIC Saral pension plan offers two annuity options to July 2021 the policy holders after one-time lump sum amount payment. The plan also offers loan ICICI Bank launched a comprehensive facility to the policy holder after six months banking solution for doctors of the plan purchase. In this LIC of India

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August 2021 IndusInd Bank now joins few other private banks of the country listed as Agency Bank of GST collection recovers to a 3-month high RBI, to carry out general banking business of Rs 1.16lac Cr. in July on behalf of the central and state The Goods and services tax (GST) government, apart from offering its collection recovered to a three-month customers the convenience of undertaking high in July, exceeding the Rs 1.1 trillion routine financial transactions through its mark, as economic activity resumed with banking platform. most states easing Covid-19 restrictions, RBI revises retail inflation projection for official data showed on 1 August. FY22 to 5.7% The GST mop-up in July stood at Rs 1,16,393 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has crore, as against Rs 92,849 crore in June, revised upwards retail inflation according to the data released by the finance projection for FY 22 to 5.7 per cent from ministry. 5.1 per cent, even as it retained real GDP HDFC Bank launched ‘Dukandar projection at 9.5 per cent. Overdraft Scheme’ The revised quarterly retail inflation HDFC Bank announced the launch of an projections are: 5.9 per cent in Q2 (5.4 per overdraft facility for small retailers in cent earlier projection); 5.3 per cent in Q3 partnership with CSC SPV. Known as (4.7 per cent); and 5.8 per cent in Q4 (5.3 per ‘Dukandar Overdraft Scheme’. The scheme cent) of 2021-22. by HDFC Bank is aimed at helping Sebi allows payments banks to act as shopkeepers and merchants ease their cash investment bankers crunch. Sebi has allowed payments banks to carry According to the bank, retailers operating for out the activities of investment bankers a minimum of three years are eligible for to provide easy access to investors to the scheme by providing six months bank participate in public and rights issues by statement from any bank. using various payment avenues, markets HDFC Bank will approve an overdraft limit regulator. from a minimum of Rs 50,000 to a Non-scheduled payments banks, which have maximum of Rs 10 lakhs based on the prior approval from the Reserve Bank of statements. India (RBI), will be eligible to act as a banker Importantly, HDFC Bank won’t seek to an issue (BTI). collateral security, business financials, and Suryoday Small Finance Bank Launched income tax returns from retailers who apply ‘Health and Wellness Savings account for the scheme. Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) has RBI Authorises IndusInd Bank to act as an launched a ‘Suryoday Health and ‘Agency Bank’ Wellness Savings Account’ to help The IndusInd Bank has been empanelled customers grow their wealth and also by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to act take care of their family’s health amid the as an ‘Agency Bank’. As an Agency Bank, covid-19 pandemic. IndusInd becomes eligible to carry out The account offers an attractive interest rate transactions related to all kinds of and comes with three major benefits for a government-led businesses. family of four — top-up health insurance of ₹25 lakh, annual healthcare package and on-

Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 111 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series call emergency ambulance medical care Number Of Billionaires In India Dropped services. From 141 to 136 RBI to impose monetary penalty on ATMs In the pandemic-hit financial year of that run out of cash from October 1 2020-21, the number of billionaires in India dropped from 141 in FY20 to 136 in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided FY21, as per a statement issued by Finance to charge penalties on banks for non- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya availability of cash in ATMs. Sabha. Starting October 1, 2021, cash-out at any The count is based on the gross total income ATM of more than 10 hours in a month will declared in the income tax returns. In FY attract a flat penalty of Rs 10,000 per ATM. 2018-19, the number of individuals with a In case of White Label ATMs (WLAs), the gross total annual income of more than Rs penalty would be charged to the bank which 100 cr is 77. is meeting the cash requirement of that particular WLA. RBI increase collateral-free loans to Self SBI Life launches new-age term insurance Help Groups policy “SBI Life eShield Next” The Reserve Bank of India has raised the • SBI Life Insurance limit for collateral-free loans to Self-Help announced the launch of a Groups (SHG) under the DAY-NRLM unique new age protection (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National solution called ‘SBI Life eShield Rural Livelihoods Mission) from Rs. 10 Next’, which ‘levels up’ the lakhs to Rs. 20 Lakhs. protection coverage as the insured achieves life’s major The DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of milestones. Govt. of India for promoting poverty reduction through building strong • This means that the policy is institutions for the poor, particularly neither linked to the stock women, and enabling these institutions to market nor shares any profit or dividends with the policyholders. access a range of financial services and livelihoods. HCL Technologies becomes 4th IT firm to RBI will introduce ‘Regulatory GAAR’ for hit Rs 3 trillion market-cap round-tripping HCL Technologies' market capitalisation (market-cap) touched Rs 3 trillion for the • The Reserve Bank of India first time on 13th Aug, becoming the fourth (RBI) has come up with a draft Indian information technology (IT) firm to rule with modifications in the existing regulation related to achieve this milestone after Tata foreign investment to Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and discourage round-tripping. The Wipro. central bank is looking to tweak Shares of HCL Tech hit a fresh record high of the existing regulations and has Rs 1,118.55, up 2 per cent on the BSE in come up with draft rules around round-tripping. intra-day trade, surpassing its previous high of Rs 1,101 touched on 12th Aug in intra-day • Some of the largest Indian deal. companies, startups and multinationals with an India presence have put their

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

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• Earlier in January 2020, PhonePe entered restricted it to partner with only three the insurtech sector, but with a limited insurance companies per category. insurance ‘corporate agent’ licence, which

List of Banks who has been imposed penalty by RBI in 2021 (Covered January to August)

RBI slaps penalty of Rs 2 crore on Standard Chartered The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a Bank monetary penalty of Rs 2 crore on Standard Chartered Bank–India for delays in reporting of frauds. The penalty has been imposed on the bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by it contained in the ‘Reserve Bank of India" Directions 2016’. RBI fines Bajaj Finance Rs 2.5 crore for recovery agent The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed Rs 2.50 harassment crore monetary penalty on Bajaj Finance for violating RBI’s directions on fair practices code (FPC) and outsourcing of financial services by a non-banking financial company.

RBI slaps Rs 2 crore fine on Deutsche Bank for non- The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs compliance 2 crore on Deutsche Bank AG for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions concerning interest rate on deposits.

RBI imposed Rs 2 crores penalty on SBI for paying Reserve Bank of India on March 16, 2021 imposed a commission to employees penalty of Rs 2 crore on State Bank of India (SBI) for contravention of norms, including specific directions to the lender on remuneration to its employees in the form of commission. The penalty has been imposed for contravention of certain sections of Banking Regulation Act and its specific directions of RBI issued to the bank on payment of remuneration to employees in the form of commission.

RBI imposed a Rs 3-cr penalty on ICICI Bank for The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 3rd May fined violating prudential norms ICICI Bank Rs 3 crore for violating prudential norms on the operation of its investment portfolio.

RBI imposes a penalty on , 3 other The RBI has imposed monetary penalty on City Union lenders Bank, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and two other lenders for contravention of certain directions issued by the central bank. A penalty of Rs 1 crore has been imposed on City Union Bank Limited for contravention of/non-compliance with certain provisions contained in the RBI (Lending to MSME Sector) Directions and Rs 1 crore on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for non- compliance.

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RBI imposed Rs 10 crore penalty on HDFC bank over The Reserve Bank has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 irregularities in auto loan portfolio crore on HDFC Bank for deficiencies in regulatory compliances with regard to its auto loan portfolio. The order imposing the fine was issued on May 27 for contraventions of certain provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

Reserve Bank imposed penalty on Bank of India, PNB The RBI on 7th June imposed penalty aggregating to Rs 6 totalling Rs 6 crore crore on Bank of India and for contravention of norms, including one related to "Frauds Classification and Reporting". A penalty of Rs 4 crore has been imposed on Bank of India and Rs 2 crore on Punjab National Bank.

RBI imposed Rs 25 lakh penalty on Punjab & Sind The Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of Rs 25 Bank lakh on Punjab and Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions on ‘Cyber Security Framework in Banks. This penalty has been imposed in the exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of section 47 A (1) (c) read with sections 46 (4) (i) and 51 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.

RBI imposed monetary penalty on 14 banks for non- The RBI on 8th July said it has imposed penalties on compliance SBI, Bank of Baroda, IndusInd Bank, and 10 other lenders for contravention of various regulatory norms, including on lending to NBFCs. The penalty imposed on the 14 banks totals Rs 14.5 crore, with a maximum Rs 2 crore fine on Bank of Baroda. Note: Rs. 2Cr: Bank of Baroda. Rs. 1Cr: Bandhan Bank, , , Credit Suisse AG, Indian Bank, IndusInd Bank, , Vysya Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, , The Jammu & Kashmir Bank, and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank. Rs 50 lakhs: SBI RBI fined Axis Bank Rs 5 crore for non-compliance The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 28th July imposed with certain rules Rs 5-crore fine on Axis Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of the central bank's norms on payment ecosystem between banks as a corporate customer, cyber security, and financial inclusion norms.

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RBI imposes Rs 1 crore penalty Cooperatieve Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13th Aug said it has Rabobank U.A. imposed a penalty of Rs 1 crore on Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. for deficiencies in regulatory compliances. The penalty has been imposed for contravention of certain provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and directions related to 'transfer to reserve funds'.

RBI imposes penalty of Rs 50.35 lakh on Janalaxmi Co- Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 50.35 operative Bank lakh on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank, for non- compliance with certain regulatory requirements. The penalty on Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank has been imposed for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on ‘Placement of Deposits with Other Banks by Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks’ and ‘Membership of Credit Information Companies (CICs)’.

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.

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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.

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

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World’s first female spacewalking- Christina Koch and Jessica Meir First Female Flight Commander Shalija Dhami First Woman Flight Engineer of Indian Air Force Hina Jaiswal

First Woman To Qualify To Go To Day Missions Bhawana Kanth First Indian Woman Who Flew a Fighter aircraft Solo 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

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Howrah- Mail “Netaji Express” Maharashtra renames Gorewada international Bal Thackeray zoo

Gujarat to Rename Dragon Fruit ‘Kamalam’ 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 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 ▪ project 35000km highway by 2018-22 ▪ India to surpass china’s population 2027

▪ Net zero carbon emitting in 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

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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 J&K • Jhiri Mela • Bungus Awaam Mela” Karnataka • Utsav • • Dragonfly Festival or Thumbi Kerala Mahotsavam (1st-ever of state in 2020) • Festival • Naropa Festival Ladakh • Addi Mahotsav • Hemis

Khajuraho • International Film Festival

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• Namaste Orchha festival (1st-ever in 2020) • Lokrang Festival Pune • Owl Festival Maharashtra Nagpur • Khasdar Mahostav

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Delhi New Delhi • National Tribal Festival - Aadi Mahotsav

• Nuakhai Festival • Raja Parba festival

Odisha • Konark Festival • International Sand Art 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 Ten (10) nuclear power reactors with 8000 MW capacity (including 500 MW PFBR being Bhubaneswar became first Indian city to implemented by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut vaccinate 100% against COVID-19 Nigam Limited {BHAVINI}) are under Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian construction. city to achieve 100 per cent COVID-19 Chhattisgarh became 1st state to vaccination. The Bhubaneswar Municipal recognise Forest Resource Rights in Corporation (BMC) had launched a massive Urban Region vaccination drive against Covid-19. Chhattisgarh became the first state to India nuclear power capacity is expected recognise Community Forest Resource to reach 22,480 MW by 2031 Rights in an urban area, with the state India’s nuclear power capacity is government recognising the rights of expected to reach 22,480 Mega Watts by residents of Dhamtari district over 4,127 2031 from the current 6,780 MegaWatts. hectares of forests. Under Forest Rights Act, 2006, Community Forest Resource

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Right gives gram sabhas the right to protect, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed regenerate or conserve or manage any forest the nation on the occasion of 75th resources used by the entire community, or Independence Day and announced that village. 75 ‘Vande Bharat’ trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks of India Celebrated 75th Independence Day the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. As the country celebrates 'Azadi ka Amrit The 75 Vande Bharat trains will connect Mahotsav' marking the 75th every corner of the country, in 75 weeks of Independence Day, Prime Minister the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is being Narendra Modi today hoisted the national celebrated from March 12, 2021, upto flag and delivered the customary address to August 15, 2023. the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort 'Nation First, Always First,' theme of 75th in New Delhi. Independence Day Four more Indian wetlands added to The theme of the 75th Independence Day Ramsar list this year is 'Nation First, Always First' to Four more wetlands from India have honour the sacrifices made by our freedom been added to the Ramsar list and have fighters for the nation. been recognized as wetlands of global Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel importance in accordance with the Ramsar announced 4 new districts Convention. With the latest addition, the number of Ramsar sites in India have Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh reached to 46. Baghel has announced the creation of four new districts and 18 new tehsils in Four sites that have been included are: the state. The four new districts are: Mohla Thol from Gujarat, Manpur, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Shakti, Manendragarh. Now, the total number of Wadhwana from Gujarat, administrative districts in the state have reached 32. Sultanpur from Haryana and India’s highest herbal park inaugurated Bhindawas from Haryana. in Uttarakhand Bharat Petroleum launched door-to-door India’s highest altitude herbal park delivery of ‘High-Speed Diesel’ situated at a height of 11,000 feet was Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited inaugurated on 21st August at Mana (BPCL) has launched door-to-door delivery village close to the Indo-China border in of 'High Speed Diesel' to meet the growing Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, officials demand.. said. Mana is the last Indian village in Chamoli bordering China and is adjacent to Kaziranga became India’s first national the famous Himalayan temple of Badrinath. park with satellite phones Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated (KNP) in Assam world’s second-largest refurbished gene has become the first national park in India bank to be equipped with satellite phones. Assam Chief Secretary Jishnu handed The Union Minister for Agriculture and over 10 satellite phones to the forest Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh personnel of the Kaziranga National Park. Tomar has inaugurated the world’s BSNL will be the service provider of these second-largest National Gene Bank at the phones. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), Pusa, New Delhi. 75 new Vande Bharat trains will connect all parts of India The refurbished state-of-the-art National Gene Bank provides the facility for

Best Online Test Series Site for Bank | JAIIB | CAIIB | RRB NTPC | SSC and State Government 123 Jobs ambitiousbaba.com Online Test Series germplasm, to secure the heritage of seeds initiative has completed its for years in minus 20 degrees Celsius six years on 1 July 2021. Digital India is a temperature. government’s flagship scheme to transform NTPC launched India’s largest floating India into a digitally empowered society and solar project in Simhadri knowledge economy. It was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July State-run electricity producer NTPC 2015. Limited began commercial operations at India’s largest floating solar PV project at 52nd IFFI will be held in November 2021 its Simhadri thermal station in Goa in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on 21 Aug. The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in The project was declared open after Goa from 20th -28th November 2021. commissioning a 15 MW floating solar project, taking the total installed capacity Ramgarh Visdhari got Centre nod to at the facility to 25 MW. The floating solar become 4th tiger reserve of Rajasthan project is the to be set up under the Flexibilisation Scheme, notified by the Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary Government of India in 2018. received all clearances to become the Rajasthan’s 4th and country’s 52nd tiger India’s Evacuation Mission from reserve. Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Afghanistan named as ‘Operation Devi Sanctuary under Section 5 of the Rajasthan Shakti’ Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act, 1951. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given a name to India’s complex List of 3 tiger reserve in Rajasthan mission of evacuating its citizens from • Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi Sawai Madhopur Shakti’. • Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in Govt introduced “Bharat series (BH- Kota series)” registration • Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Alwar. has introduced a new registration mark Dept of Public Enterprises brought under for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH- Finance Ministry series)”. The vehicles bearing the BH-series mark will not have to require the assignment Central government has decided to bring of a new registration mark when the owner Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) of the vehicle shifts from one State to under finance ministry. DPE was earlier another. under Ministry of Heavy Industries and Format of Bharat series (BH-series) Public Enterprises. Finance ministry now Registration Mark: comprises of six departments, after inclusion of DPE. YY – Year of first registration Other five departments are: BH- Code for Bharat Series • Department of Economic Affairs, ####- 0000 to 9999 (randomized) • Department of Expenditure, XX- Alphabets (AA to ZZ) • Department of Revenue, July • Department of Investment & Public Asset Management and Digital India completed six years • Department of Financial Services.

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India’s first maritime arbitration centre Kutch region in Gujarat, the largest salt will be set up in Gandhinagar desert in the country and host to two of India’s largest coal-fired power plants, The Gujarat Maritime University has will now add another feather to its cap. signed a Memorandum of Understanding NTPC, through its renewable energy arm, (MoU) with the International Financial will construct what would be India’s largest Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in single local solar power park of 4.75 GIFT City to set up the Gujarat Gigawatt (Gw) in Kutch. International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC). It will be part of a maritime Home Minister inaugurated National cluster that is being set up by the Gujarat Forensic Science University in Maritime Board (GMB) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar Gandhinagar. National Forensic Science University, Manipur entered India’s railway map as erstwhile known as ‘Gujarat Forensic first passenger train reaches the state Science University’ is dedicated to forensic and investigative science. The Union Home A passenger train from Minister inaugurated the newly Assam’s railway station has built Center of Excellence for Research & reached the Vaingaichunpao railway Analysis of Narcotics and Psychotropic station in Manipur for a trial run, putting the Substances of the National Forensic Science state on the Indian Railways map. University in Ahmedabad. India’s first Cryptogamic Garden PM Modi inaugurated International Inaugurated in Uttarakhand Cooperation & Convention Centre India’s first cryptogamic garden, with ‘Rudraksh’ in Varanasi around 50 different species grown, has Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15th been inaugurated in Deoban area of July inaugurated the International in Uttarakhand. Located in the Cooperation and Convention Centre – district’s town, the garden was Rudraksh in Varanasi, which has been inaugurated by social activist Anoop constructed with Japanese assistance. Nautiyal. India’s first pod taxi will be operate Nitin Gadkari inaugurated India’s first between Noida Airport and Film City private LNG Facility plant at Nagpur Indian Port Rail and Ropeway The Union Minister for Road Transport Corporation Ltd (IPRCL) has prepared a and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated Detailed Project Report or DPR for the India’s first private Liquefied Natural Gas pod taxi service between Noida Airport at (LNG) facility plant at Nagpur in Jewar and Film City. This will cost about Rs Maharashtra. 862 crore, according to the detailed project UP population draft bill proposes two- report (DPR) submitted to the child policy Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida). This is a 14 km stretch. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi This will be India’s first pod taxi service. Adityanath has launched a population policy that aims to incentivise couples who Government will set up country’s top do not have more than two babies. heritage institute in Noida NTPC will construct India's largest solar The government has decided to set up the power park in Kutch Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar.

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IOC will build India’s first green hydrogen Puri became India's first city to achieve plant at Mathura 24*7 quality drinking water supply under Sujal project IOC, India’s largest oil firm will build the country’s first ‘green hydrogen’ plant at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on its refinery in Mathura. This project will be 26th July inaugurated the 'Drink From the India’s first ever green hydrogen unit. Tap' mission in Puri, making it "the first city in India" to achieve a 24*7 quality UNESCO: Historic Urban Landscape drinking water supply, an official said. project launched for Gwalior, Orchha Indore Became the First Indian City To Be In the state of Madhya Pradesh, the cities Selected For International Clean Air of Orchha and Gwalior have been selected Catalyst Programme by UNESCO under its ‘Historic Urban Landscape Project.’ This project was The Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, or the started in the year 2011. Six cities of South cleanest city of India, has become the only Asia, including Indian cities of Varanasi and city from the country to be selected for Ajmer are already involved in this project. International Clean Air Catalyst Gwalior and Orchha have been included as Programme. The project will be operated the 7th and 8th cities of South Asia. for a period of five years to purify the air in the city with the cooperation of Indore 800-year-old Ramappa Temple in Municipal Corporation and Madhya Pradesh Telangana got the UNESCO World Pollution Control Board. Heritage Site tag Centre announced 27% OBC, 10% EWS UNESCO has conferred the World reservation in AIQ Scheme for medical Heritage inscription to the historic courses Rudreswara Temple, also known as the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu The Centre on 29th July announced that district of Telangana. The Rudreswara 27% reservation for OBCs and 10% temple was constructed in 1213 AD during reservation for the Economically Weaker the reign of the Kakatiya empire by Recharla Section will be given under the All India Rudra, a general of Kakatiya king Ganapati Quota Scheme for undergraduate and Deva. The temple is dedicated to Lord postgraduate programmes related to and worshipped by devotees. medicine. This will be enforced from the current academic year 2021-22. Dholavira, the Harappan City in the Rann of Kutchch, Gujarat inscribed on June UNESCO’s World Heritage List India brought forward the target of 20% India’s nomination of Dholavira, the ethanol-blending in petrol to 2023 Harappan City in the Rann of Kutchch, Gujarat has been inscribed on UNESCO's The government has brought forward the World Heritage list. India submitted the target date for achieving 20 per cent nomination dossier for Dholavira: A ethanol-blending with petrol by two Harappan Cityto the World Heritage years to 2023 to help reduce India’s Centre in January 2020. dependence on costly oil imports. Last year, the government had set a target of reaching Note: India has 40 world heritage properties 10 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol (10 overall, which includes 32 cultural, 7 natural per cent of ethanol mixed with 90 per cent of and one mixed property. diesel) by 2022, and 20 per cent doping by 2030. Earlier this year, the target for 20 per cent blending was brought forward to 2025.

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And now, it has been further advanced to Kingdom. Jardalu mangoes from April 2023. Bhagalpur district were given GI certification in 2018. Agricultural and Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated Processed Food Products Export Indus Best Mega Food Park in Development Authority, (APEDA) in Chhattisgarh collaboration with Bihar government, Indian Union Minister for Food Processing High Commission & Invest India, exported Industries, Narendra Singh Tomar Jardalu mangoes. virtually inaugurated the Indus Best World’s first GM Rubber planted in Assam MegaFood Park along with Bhupesh Baghel, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh, and in presence Rubber Board has started field trial of of Rameswar Teli, Union Minister of State for world’s first GM (genetically modified) Food Processing Industries. rubber in the state of Assam. GM Rubber was developed in biotechnology laboratory Assam got its sixth national park at Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) Raimona in Assam’s in Puthuppally, Kottayam. It was planted at was declared as the state’s sixth national Rubber board’s Sarutari research farm in park. The state’s Environment and Forest . Department has issued a notification PM Modi Launched Japanese-style Zen declaring Raimona as a national park. The Garden and Kaizen Academy chief minister said a process was on to also convert the Dehing Wildlife Sanctuary Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi into a national park. virtually inaugurated a Zen Garden and Kaizen Academy at Ahmedabad Haryana CM announced creating ‘Oxi- Management Association (AMA) premises van’ in in Ahmedabad. These two new initiatives are Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar part of PM’s vision of creating a ‘Mini- Khattar, announced to create of 80 acres Japan’ in Gujarat. of ‘Oxi-van’ (a forest) in the . Oxi-van will consist of 10 types of May forests. Under this scheme, a pension 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh amount of Rs 2500 will be provided in name Bahadur of Pran Vayu Devta to maintain trees above 75 years. On May 1, 2021, India is celebrating four hundredth Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Dehing Patkai has been declared Assam's Bahadur. He was the ninth Sikh Guru. 7th National Park He was born in Amritsar, Punjab in 1621. Assam government agreed to designate He was the youngest son of Guru Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary as the Hargobind Sahib. He wrote 115 hymns that state's seventh national park. The Assam were included in Guru Granth Sahib. His Valley's "last remaining stretches" of tropical martyrdom (the suffering of death on wet evergreen forests have been designated account of adherence to a cause) is as the state's seventh national park. commemorated as Shaheedi Divas of Guru India exported GI certified ‘Jardalu’ Tegh Bahadur. It is commemorated on 24th Mangoes to UK November every year. Bihar exported the first commercial Indian Army’s First Green Solar Energy consignment of GI certified Jardalu harnessing plant in Sikkim mangoes from Bhagalpur to the United

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The Indian Army recently launched the provide comprehensive primary health care first Green Solar Energy harnessing plant in rural areas. With a score of 90 out of 95, in Sikkim. It was launched to benefit the the state ranks on top when it comes to the troops of the Indian army. implementation of the project for the year 2020- 21 as per the health and family The plant uses Vanadium based battery welfare department. technology. It was built at an altitude of 16,000 feet. The capacity of the plant is 56 Jharkhand ranked first in KVA. It was completed in collaboration with implementation of Smart City Mission IIT Mumbai. schemes Puducherry achieved 100% tap water Jharkhand has clinched the 1st Position connection in rural areas under Jal among the 36 States & UTs of India based Jeevan Mission on the progress of implementation of Smart City projects, Rajasthan came second in Puducherry has achieved the target of the rankings. The rankings were released 100% piped water connection in rural by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs areas under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). (MoHUA). Union Territory became the fourth State/UT On the other hand, Delhi is at number 11 in after Goa, Telangana and Andaman and the list of states and union territories and Nicobar Islands to provide assured tap Bihar at number 27. water supply to every rural home under the Centre's flagship programme by 2024. Six Heritage Sites added to India’s UNESCO World Heritage sites Tentative Malerkotla will be Punjab's 23rd District: List Captain Amarinder Singh The Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Patel recently announced that around six Singh on 14th May announced the creation cultural heritage sites have been added to of Malerkotla, a new district in his state. the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It has been carved out of the state's only The following six places have successfully Muslim-majority town, 35 km from Sangrur entered the tentative list of UNESCO World district. Adjoining Amargarh and Heritage sites. Ahmedgarh will also be part of Punjab's 23rd district. With this, the total number of sites in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Tentative list India’s first Agriculture Export has increased to 48. Facilitation Centre set up at Pune • Ganga of Varanasi, The Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce • Temples of Kancheepuram in Tamil Industries and Agriculture and NABARD Nadu, (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural • Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Development) recently launched the first Pradesh, Agricultural Export Facilitation Centre. • Maharashtra Military Architecture Karnataka topped in setting up health & • Hire Benkal Megalithic site, wellness centres under Ayushman • Bhedaghat Lametaghat of Narmada Bharat' Valley in Madhya Pradesh Karnataka is ranked at the top in Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma establishing health and wellness centres Appointed ‘Guardian Ministers’ under Ayushman Bharat Programme to

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Similipal Biosphere Reserve is the first Sarma has appointed ‘Guardian Ministers’ biosphere reserve of Odisha. to oversee the implementation of government policy decisions, administrative Maharashtra: Amboli named as reforms, and other welfare schemes in all the biodiversity heritage site 34 districts of the state. The Maharashtra government declared 13 ‘Guardian Ministers’ have been an area at Amboli in in appointed for all 34 districts in Assam, for , where a rare balanced, speedy and sustainable freshwater fish species was discovered, as a developments of these districts. biodiversity heritage site.

‘ Lifetime Achievement Tejas Thackeray, who is a wildlife Award for Excellence in Cinema’ researcher, and his team had discovered the introduced new freshwater fish species – “Schistura Hiranyakeshi” near Amboli in Sawantwadi India has instituted the 'Satyajit Ray tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Cinema' to be given at the Central government has declared 14th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) April, birthday of Dr B R Ambedkar as every year, starting from this year, to mark public holiday for all its offices Ray's birth centenary celebrations. The central government has declared April April 14, Dr. BR Ambedkar’s birthday a Ramesh Pokhriyal inaugurated public holiday. Dr. B R Ambedkar was the sculptor of the Indian Constitution and the Happiness Centre at IIM-Jammu country already celebrates his birthday as Union Education Minister Ramesh Ambedkar Jayanti every year. It will Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated a be Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary happiness centre at the Indian Institute of on April 14, 2021. Management (IIM)-Jammu virtually on 30th March. ‘Anandam – the Centre for Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam in Uttar Pradesh listed itself at BSE Happiness’ aligns with the National Education Policy 2020, aiming to achieve Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam listed itself at holistic wellbeing for all. BSE and successfully raised Rs. 150 : Odisha’s Second Crores by issuing Municipal Bond on Biosphere Reserve Private Placement Basis using BSE BOND. This is the first-ever green bond issuance by The Odisha state government has any Municipal Corporation in the country. proposed a second biosphere reserve in Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam is the 2nd Municipal the southern part of the state at Corporation to raise funds in the state of Mahendragiri. It is a mountain in the Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, Municipal of the state. It is at an Corporation had listed itself at BSE. altitude of 1,501 metres. Mahendragiri is also the second-highest peak in the state. Government will start issuing 14-digit unique land parcel identification number The area of the proposed 2nd biosphere by March 2022 reserve of the state– Mahendragiri Biosphere Reserve is approximately The ULPIN scheme has been launched in 470,955 hectares. ten States this year and will be rolled out across the country by March 2022, the Department of Land Resources told the

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Standing Committee on Rural Development. The Ministry of Health and Family It would allot a 14-digit identification Welfare recently approved the “National number to every plot of land in the country Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021”. The policy within a year’s time. focuses on early screening and prevention of rare diseases. This is to be achieved through Indian Railways has achieved the highest Health and Wellness Centres. The screening ever electrification of sections during is to be supported by the Nidhan Kendras set 2020-21 up by Department of Biotechnology.

The Indian Railways has covered 6,015 PM Modi declared Tika Utsav from April kilo metres of electrification in a single 11-14 year. This is 37% higher than that achieved in 2019-20. A special initiative- ‘Tika Utsav’ was organised in all states from April 11 to 14 to The Broad-Gauge network of Indian Railway ensure the maximum vaccination coverage currently stand at 63,949 kilo metres. Of this of people aged above 45. 71% has been electrified. In the last seven years, the electrification of Indian Railways Bohag Bihu Bird count began in Assam has increased by seven times. Totally 45,881 kilometres has been electrified. Of Bohag Bihu Bird count began in Assam. this 34% were electrified in the last three The Bohag Bihu Bird count was launched by years. Bird Count of India (BCI). The BCI is a Non- Governmental Organisation. This is the first Biggest Floating Solar Power Plant of time BCI is launching Bohag Bihu bird count. India in Telangana Bohag Bihu is also called Xaat Bihu. It is the traditional ethnic festival celebrated in The biggest floating solar power plant of Assam. It marks the beginning of Assamese India is to be set up at Ramagundam in new year. Telangana. The capacity of the solar power plant is 100 MW. The solar power India’s 1st Floating LNG Storage and plant is being set up at the Ramagundam Regasification Unit Arrived In Thermal Power Plant reservoir. Maharashtra

India completed the arch of world’s India’s first Floating Storage and highest railway bridge in J&K Regasification Unit (FSRU) has arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Maharashtra. The construction of the arch of the FSRU based LNG Terminals aim at providing world’s highest railway bridge that soars the ability to enhance the pace of natural gas 359 metres above the bed of the Chenab import capability in an environment- river in Jammu and Kashmir was friendly and efficient manner”. The port is completed on 5th April, with the Northern the first Deepwater, 24×7 operational Railways terming the achievement a private port in Maharashtra. milestone. Italy launched first ever mega food park The 1.3-kilometre-long bridge aims to & food processing unit in India boost connectivity to the and it is being constructed at a cost of ₹ Italy launches its first ever mega food 1,486 crore as part of the - park project in India, at Fanidhar - Railway Link (USBRL) in Mehsana district of Gujarat. The project project. aims to create synergy between agriculture and industry of the two countries and Government has approved national focuses on the research and development of Policy for Rare Diseases 2021

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‘Maitri Setu’ inaugurated on 9th March operate in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow, Between India-Bangladesh Varanasi, Agra, Gorakhpur, , Prayagraj and Hindon. The , Narendra Modi, inaugurated the ‘ Setu’ NTPC ready to commission India’s largest between India and Bangladesh via video floating solar power plant at conferencing on March 9, 2021. Ramagundam by May 2021 The ‘Maitri Setu’ is a bridge that has been NTPC Southern Region, which is in the built in the River Feni. flows process of implementing about 450 MW between the Indian boundary in the state of solar capacity, is all set to commission of Tripura and Bangladesh. about 217 MW floating solar capacity, including one of the largest floating solar Passenger train service between Dhaka & power plant of 100 MW at Ramagundam by New Jalpaiguri started from March 26 May this year. A new passenger train service between PM inaugurated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri started from from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad 26th of March marking the 50th Anniversary of the liberation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off Bangladesh. The d train will run through the the ‘Padyatra’ (Freedom March) from Chilahati-Haldibari cross border rail route. Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to re-enact Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi Yatra. and India’s first forest healing centre inaugurated the curtain raiser activities of inaugurated in Uttrakand’s Ranikhet the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (India@75) The First Forest Healing centre of the on March 12, 2021. country was inaugurated at Ranikhet in Poshan Pakhwada Celebrated from 16th Kalika Uttarakhand. It has been found in to 31st March various researches that these compounds help to multiply natural killer (NK) cells in The Ministry of Women and Child our blood, which help in fighting infections Development is celebrating the Poshan and cancerous growth and enhance overall Pakhwada from March 16 to March 31, immunity. 2021. The Department of Women & Child Development or the Social Welfare Union Cabinet approved Pradhan Mantri Department will be the nodal department to Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi look after the Poshan Pakhwada across the The Union Cabinet has approved the states and Union Territories. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi Shaheed Bhagat Singh Smarak (PMSSN) on March 10, 2021 as a single non- inaugurated in New Delhi lapsable reserve fund. The Union Minister of Education, Shri This has been approved for the share of Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, virtually Health from proceeds of Health and inaugurated the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Education Cess which is levied under the Smarak in New Delhi on March 23, 2021. Section 136-b of Finance Act, 2007. The inauguration took place on the occasion UP got its 8th Airport in Bareilly, became of a programme organised by the University India’s highest flying state of Delhi on ‘Shaheed Diwas’. Flight operations at the much-awaited Net Zero Emissions in India’s Energy Bareilly airport have started. With this, System by 2050: TERI and Shell Bareilly becomes the eighth airport to

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A recent modelling report titled ‘India: Chapter 15: Current Affairs Transforming to a net-zero emissions energy system’ jointly undertaken by TERI and (International) In Short Shell maps out an illustrative August technological pathway for India’s domestic India took over UNSC presidency for energy system to move towards net-zero August 2021 emissions by 2050, while delivering sustainable economic growth. India took over from France to assume the presidency of the United Nations Airport inaugurated: Flight Security Council (UNSC) for the month of operations started from 28th March 2021 August 2021. under UDAN This is the first presidency for India during Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent Aviation inaugurated the Kurnool member of the UNSC. Prime Minister Airport, , Andhra Pradesh in a Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to virtual ceremony on 25th March. preside over a meeting of the UNSC. Kurnool is the 6th airport in Andhra Pradesh Narendra Modi: 1st Indian PM to chair to become functional after Kadapa, UNSC debate Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, & . Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually preside over an open debate at Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park United Nations Security Council (UNSC) inaugurated in Delhi Cantt on August 9, 2021. Indian Defence Minister, Shehroze Kashif became world’s and South Korean Defence Minister, Suh youngest mountaineer to scale K2 Wook have inaugurated “Indo-Korean Bilateral Friendship Park” in Delhi Cantt A 19-year old Pakistani climber Shehroze on March 26, 2021. Friendship Park has Kashif became the youngest person in the been built to commemorate contribution of world to reach the summit of K2, the Indian peacekeepers in the Korean War second-highest peak in the world. from 1950 to 1953. Shehroze Kashif from achieved the UP CM inaugurates Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla feat of scaling the 8,611-metre high peak Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur with the aid of bottled oxygen. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Germany became 5th country to sign ISA Adityanath inaugurated Shaheed Ashfaq Framework Agreement Ulla Khan Zoological Park in Gorakhpur Germany became the 5th country to sign 28th March. This is the first zoo in the International Solar Alliance Purvanchal and the third in the state. Framework Agreement after Andhra Pradesh launched India’s First amendments to it entered into force on Govt Run Animal Ambulance Network 8th January 2021, opening its Membership to all Member States of the United Nations. The state government of the Andhra Pradesh has decided to set up “India’s Afghanistan govt transferred power to first government-run ambulance Taliban; Ghani stepped down network” for animals. This decision was The Afghanistan government transferred taken in order to further boost the animal the power to the Taliban. Diplomatic husbandry and veterinary sector in the state. sources said Ali Ahmad Jilali, former Afghan

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India will provide CoWIN technology to Nepal’s Kami Rita scaled Everest for other countries record 25th time India has decided to make CoWIN Nepalese climber, Kami Rita has scaled platform an open source for other countries for the 25th time, breaking in order to enable them to use this his own record for the most ascents of the technology to run their own vaccination world’s highest peak. Rita, 51, first scaled drives. Everest in 1994 and has been making the trip nearly every year since then. Co-WIN is a digital platform that helped in implementation of nationwide COVID-19 Israel and Palestinians Conflict vaccination programme in India. It is also Hostilities between Israel and the called as Covid Vaccine Intelligence Palestinians are not new and have gone Network. Countries including Vietnam, on for decades. This time things escalated Iraq, Peru, Mexico, , since the start of the holy Muslim month of , Nigeria, , United Arab Ramadan in mid-April 2021,a squad of Emirates and have expressed their Israeli police officers entered the Aqsa interest in learning about CoWIN technology Mosque in Jerusalem with nightly clashes to run their vaccination programmes. between police and Palestinians. G7 deal on Minimum Global Corporate IMF proposed $50 billion global Tax vaccination plan Group of seven (G7) advanced economies The International Monetary Fund has signed a landmark deal on taxing proposed a $50 billion global vaccination multinational companies. As per the deal, plan that would cover at least 40 per cent minimum global tax rate would be at least of the global population by the end of 2021 15 percent. Agreement was signed by and at least 60 per cent by the first half of finance ministers of United Kingdom, 2022. United States, Germany, Canada, France, Italy and Japan. Hong Kong woman broke record for fastest ascent of Everest May Hong Kong mountaineer, Tsang Yin-hung, Congo declared the end of Ebola outbreak recorded “world’s fastest ascent of Everest by a woman” in just 26 hours. The Democratic Republic of Congo recently declared the end of the twelfth Tsang climbed 8,848.86-metre mountain in a outbreak of Ebola. The current Ebola record time of 25 hours and 50 minutes in outbreak was genetically linked to that of the her third attempt. Earlier in 2017, Tsang outbreak that occured in 2018-20. became first Hong Kong woman to climbed the top. She broke the earlier record of PESCO: EU approved US participation for Nepali women Phunjo Jhangmu Lama the first time completed the climb in 39 hours 6 The European Union recently approved minutes. the requests of Norway, Canada and First Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt United States to participate in Permanent received UAE’s Golden Visa Structured Cooperation (PESCO) defence initiative. The countries will now The UAE government awarded Bollywood participate in the Military Mobility Project in actor Sanjay Dutt with its Golden Visa. Europe. The Golden Visa system essentially offers

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Australia will spend 747 million dollars World’s Largest Floating Solar Farms for upgrading four defence bases to boost being built in Singapore Indo-Pacific engagements The largest floating solar farm of the Australia will invest 747 million dollars world is being built in Singapore. The in upgrading four key military training country has resorted to set up the energy areas and ranges in the Northern plants off the coasts and reservoirs across Territory to defend the country’s interests it. and support greater engagement with the Indo-Pacific neighbours and allies, Prime This floating solar farm is being set up in the Minister Scott Morrison announced on 28th light that despite being one of the smallest April, amid China’s increasing assertiveness countries across the world, it is one of the in the region. biggest per capita carbon dioxide emitters in India. This project is being built by Sembcorp UK became the first country to allow Industries. Driverless cars on roads Italy joined International Solar Alliance The United Kingdom has become the first The Ministry of External Affairs of India country to announce regulation for the has informed that Italy has signed a use of self-driving vehicles at low speeds. framework agreement with India on The Government of UK forecasts that around March 17, 2021 to join the International 40% of UK cars will have self-driving capabilities by 2035. This will create 38,000 Solar Alliance (ISA). ISA is a treaty-based jobs in the country. The speed limit of the intergovernmental alliance comprising ALKS is to be set at 37 miles per hour. of 121 countries. March World’s first Ship Tunnel will be built in Norway Australia is building world’s first The Norwegian Coastal Administration platypus sanctuary in New South Wales has received the green signal to start state working on the construction of the Australian conservationists on March 3, world’s first tunnel, being built 2021 unveiled plans to build the world’s exclusively for ships. . first refuge for the platypus, to promote Suez Canal in Egypt reopened after the breeding and rehabilitation as the duck- giant stranded ship is freed billed mammal faces extinction due to climate change. The giant container ship “Ever Given” that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal for the last Switzerland Banned Full Face Coverings week resumed its journey, after being in Public Places successfully refloated. The efforts to float the Switzerland has voted on March 7, 2021 delinquent Panamanian container ship Ever in favour of the proposal to ban the full Given are successful. Chapter 16- Defence News August Operation Blue Freedom: Team Of Special Forces Veterans

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The government of India has accorded The Defence Research and Development sanctions to Team CLAW to lead a team of Organisation (DRDO) has successfully people with disabilities to scale Siachen test-fired medium-range subsonic cruise Glacier. It will be a new world record for the missile from the Integrated Test largest team of people with disabilities. This Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off Odisha expedition is being undertaken as part of coast. Nirbhay is India’s first Indigenous ‘Operation Blue Freedom’. Technology (ITCM). Indigenously designed INS Vikrant had Joint Guidance for the Australia – India left port for maiden sea trials Navy to Navy Relationship India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy Vikrant set sail to begin its first sea trial. signed a ‘Joint Guidance for the Australia- INS Vikrant was designed by the Indian India Navy to Navy Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design (DND) Relationship’ document on August 18, and built at Limited 2021. (CSL). INS Vikrant has 75 per cent indigenous content and will be Joint Guidance will serve as a guideline commissioned into the Eastern Naval document in order to showcase the Command. It will be commissioned into the determination of both the Navies in order to Indian Navy by August 2022. work together bilaterally or multilaterally. ITBP inducted its first women officers in India finalised deal with Russia to combat procure AK-103 rifles For the first time, India-China LAC India has finalised a deal with Russia to guarding the Indo-Tibetan Border Police buy a sizeable number of AK-103 (ITBP) force has commissioned its first two series of assault rifles for the Indian Army women officers in combat. under the provisions of emergency procurement. The two women officers, Prakriti and Diksha will be posted as company commanders in NSG commandos undertook counter- ITBP battalions. terrorist drills ‘Gandiv’ across country Indian Army contingent will participate Multiple cities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya in 2021 in Pradesh, Gujarat and the National Capital Russia Region are hosting synchronised commando drills as part of a national The 7th edition of the International Army mock exercise being carried out by the Games, 2021, will be held from 22 August counter-terrorist force National Security to 04 September 2021 in Russia. The Guard (NSG) to check its response time and competition will be hosted in eleven reaction to hostage and hijack-like countries in the 2021 Games. Over 280 situations. The third edition of the week-long teams from 42 countries will compete in the annual exercise called ‘Gandiv’ was game to show their combat skills, launched at these locations by the NSG. professionalism and determination to win. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh The International Army Games also Commissioned Indigenously built ICGS referred to as ‘War Olympics’, is an ‘Vigraha’ international military sports event, which aims to strengthen military-to-military Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has dedicated cooperation between countries and trust to the nation, the indigenously built Coast between the participating nations. Guard Ship ‘Vigraha’ in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. According to the defence ministry, the 98- DRDO Successfully Test-Fired Nirbhay meter vessel will be based in Andhra Missile Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam (Vizag) and will

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Indian Navy’s hydrographic survey ship, DRDO successfully flight tested new Sandhayak decommissioned after serving the generation P nation for 40 years. The decommissioning ceremony of INS Sandhayak was held at naval The Defence Research and Development dockyard Visakhapatnam. Organisation (DRDO) on 28th June successfully flight tested a new generation India’s first International Maritime nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni P from Cluster will be set up at GIFT City Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, Balasore. Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) will set up the country’s first international maritime Agni P is a new generation advanced variant of services cluster at GIFT City. The maritime the Agni class of missiles. It is a canisterised cluster will be developed as a dedicated missile with a range capability between 1,000 ecosystem comprising ports, shipping, logistics and 2,000 kms. services providers and government regulators, all present in the same geographic vicinity — May GIFT City. GIFT City is India’s first operational smart city and international financial services. INS Rajput was decommissioned on May 21 Defence minister approved budgetary support of Rs 499 crores for innovations The first of the Indian Navy, INS Rajput, was decommissioned on May 21.

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It was commissioned on 04 May 1980. Indian Army participated in After rendering service for 41 years, it will Multinational Military Exercise namely be decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard of SHANTIR OGROSHENA -2021 in Visakhapatnam. Bangladesh. The nine days exercise will started on the 4th of April to commemorate INS Rajput was built by Russia in the 61 the birth centenary of Bangladesh Father Communards Shipyard. Its Original Russian of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh name was ‘Nadezhny’. Mujibur Rahman and mark glorious 50 years of liberation. The theme of the Defence Minister launched SeHAT OPD exercise is Robust Peace Keeping Portal Operations. Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, has DRDO has developed an Advanced Chaff launched ‘Services e-Health Assistance & Technology to safeguard naval ships from Tele-consultation (SeHAT) OPD Portal. missile attack Portal has been launched to provide The Defence Research and Development telemedicine services in Armed Forces, Organisation (DRDO) has developed an further strengthening the commitment Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard governments towards e-governance and naval ships against missile attack. Chaff is a digital India. passive expendable electronic countermeasure technology used worldwide Aashritha V Olety is India’s 1st woman to protect naval ships from enemy’s radar flight test engineer and Radio Frequency (RF) missile seekers. Squadron Leader, Aashritha V Olety is the first and only woman in the IAF qualified Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, a DRDO for the role, and as a flight test engineer, she laboratory, has indigenously developed three variants of this critical technology — will be responsible for evaluating aircraft Short Range Chaff Rocket, Medium Range and airborne systems before their induction Chaff Rocket and Long Range Chaff Rocket — into the armed forces. meeting Indian Navy’s qualitative Aashritha V Olety, a native of Karnataka, has requirements. graduated as part of the 43rd Flight Test Indian Navy participated in multi-lateral Course. maritime exercise La Pérouse

April Indian Navy Ships INS Satpura and INS Kiltan alongwith P8I Long Range Two French Naval Ships “Tonnerre and Maritime Patrol Aircraft are Surcouf” arrived at Cochin Port Trust on a participating, for the first time in goodwill visit multilateral maritime exercise La Pérouse, being conducted in the Eastern Indian French Naval Ships Tonnerre Ocean Region from 5th to 7th April 2021. (Amphibious Assault Ship) and Surcouf “The Indian Navy ships and aircraft will (Frigate Class Ship) are on a two-day exercise at sea with ships and aircraft of goodwill visit to Kochi. The ships arrived at French Navy (FN), Royal Australian Navy Cochin Port Trust on 30 Mar and were (RAN), Japan Maritime Self Defence Force received by Senior Naval Authorities in the (JMSDF) and United States Navy (USN) background of fanfare by the naval band. during the three day exercise at sea.

Indian Army has participated in The first edition of La Pérouse joint exercise, Multinational Military Exercise ‘Shantir initiated by France in 2019, included ships Ogroshena -2021’ in Bangladesh from Australia, Japan and the US. The

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DRDO successfully tested Python 5 Air to Air The Indian Naval Ships including the Missile indigenously build offshore patrol vessel, Sumedha and an indigenously built guided The Defence Research and Development missile corvette, Kulish will take the port call Organisation recently test fired a series at Mongla. of missile trials. It included the Derby missiles and the Python missiles. The Third Scorpene submarine INS Karanj missiles were test fired in Goa and achieved commissioned into service 100% hits. The Indian Navy has inducted into service With this the DRDO announced that the the third Scorpene-class conventional Python 5 Air to Air Missile has been diesel-electric submarine called INS successfully added to the Light Combat Karanj on March 10, 2021. Aircraft Tejas. The watercraft called INS Karanj was commissioned by the former Navy Chief, Admiral V.S. Shekhawat. March About Mission: INS Karanj is the part of Six India described as “Priority Scorpene submarines which are being built One” partner in the defence sphere under Project-75. It was built by Mazagon Dock Limited which has also taken up the India on February 28, 2021 described Sri other projects. Lanka as “Priority One” partner in the defence sphere and said the participation of Under the project-75, the first submarine its military aircraft in the 70th anniversary of the class called INS Kalvari was celebration of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) commissioned in the month of December, is indicative of the growing cooperation, 2017. The second submarine called INS camaraderie and friendship between the Khanderi was commissioned in the month of two militaries. The SLAF is celebrating its September, 2019. The fourth submarine INS 70th Anniversary on March 2. Vela was launched in May, 2019. In the month of November 2020, the fifth DRDO conducted successful flight test of submarine called Vagir was commissioned. SFDR missile propulsion system Indian Army decommissioned Self The DRDO said it successfully carried out Propelled Catapult Guns, Tampella a flight test of its solid fuel-ducted ramjet Mortars (SFDR) missile propulsion system on 5th

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Two of the longest serving Artillery systems, Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). India’s the 130mm Self Propelled M-46 Catapult top three arms suppliers during 2016-20 Guns and the 160mm Tampella Mortars were Russia (accounting for 49% of were decommissioned on March 16, 2021 at India’s imports), France (18%) and Israel Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. (13%), the report. KRAS released First batch of MRSAM Defence Ministry sealed a deal with BDL Missiles to acquire 4,690 anti-tank guided missiles The Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), which is a joint venture between The Defence Ministry on March 19, 2021 the Kalyani Group of India and Rafael sealed a deal with public sector Advanced Defence Systems of Israel, have undertaking Bharat Dynamics Limited released the first batch of Medium Range (BDL) to acquire 4,960 MILAN-2T anti- Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) kits. tank guided missiles at a cost of ₹ 1,188 crore for the Indian Army. The missiles, INS Jalashwa Arrived at Port Anjouan as having a range of 1,850 metres, are being part of Mission Sagar-IV produced by BDL under license from French As part of Mission Sagar-IV, Indian Naval defence major MBDA Missile Systems. Ship Jalashwa arrived at Port Anjouan, Pabbi-Anti-Terror 2021: India, Pakistan on 14 March 2021 to deliver and China will hold anti-terror exercise 1,000 Metric Tonnes of rice. The eight-member bloc said that the This consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of decision to hold the joint exercise 'Pabbi- rice as food assistance were flagged off to Anti-Terror 2021' was announced during Comoros in the light of promise made by the the 36th meeting of the Council of the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) during his brief visit to Comoros in the held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on March 18. month of October 2019. Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Note: List of Mission Sagar Organisation, including India, Pakistan and • Sagar -I Mission: INS KESARI to China, will hold a joint anti-terrorism Indian Ocean Countries exercise this year. • Sagar -II Mission: INS AIRAWAT to India, Conducted 1st time East African Countries Joint Navel Partrolling • Sagar - III Mission: INS KILTAN to Vietnam Indian Naval Ship INS Shardul made a port call at Antsiranana, Madagascar as India’s arms import down by 33%, says part of First Training Squadron’s (1TS) SIPRI report Overseas Deployment from 21 – 24 Mar. India’s arms imports fell 33% between INS Shardul and Malagasy Navy ship MNS 2011-15 and 2016-20, said a report Trozona carried out a Passage Exercise released by the Stockholm International (PASSEX) on 24 Mar 21. Defence Exercise Between About

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held on 30 and 31 July 2021, in the Indian Ocean region.

36th edition of CORPAT India and Indonesia The basic aim of CORPAT is to keep the Indian Ocean Region safe and secure for commercial shipping, international trade and conduct of legitimate maritime activities.

The Indian Navy and UAE Navy conducted the bilateral naval ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ India and UAE exercise ‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ on August 07, 2021, off the coast of Abu Dhabi.

first-ever naval exercise between these two countries AL-Mohed AL-Hindi India and Saudi Indian Navy's guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi reached Saudi 2021 Arabia Arabia on 10th August for the "Al-Mohed Al-Hindi 2021" exercise.

conducted the annual Malabar naval exercises, from August 21, off the coast of Guam, in the Indo-Pacific. India, US, Japan and Malabar 2021 Australia The objective of the Malabar series of Exercises is to increase the interoperability of naval powers of the four QUAD countries.

The Indian Navy participated in the U.S. Navy-led Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) multinational military exercise in Singapore, to demonstrate its maritime SEACAT exercise 2021 Organized by US manoeuvres. The 20th edition of the exercise was organised by the U.S. Navy, in Hybrid format, and included 20 other partner nations from the Indo-Pacific region, including India.

The Indian Navy’s Talwar-class frigate, INS Tabar, took part in exercises with the British Royal Navy. 2021 India and UK It was docked into Portsmouth harbour and started the annual bilateral exercise Konkan 2021 on 12 August.

The 5th edition of Indo- Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise, “KAZIND-21” India and Kazakhstan “KAZIND-21” will be held from August 30 to September 11, 2021, at Training Node, Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan.

India, Sri Lanka & A Tri Nation Tabletop Anti-Narcotics & Maritime Search and ‘Exercise Shield’ Maldives Rescue exercise (Exercise Shield) between Maldives National Defence Force, Sri Lanka Navy and Indian Navy was conducted

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in virtual mode for the first time on 14 and 15 July 2021 with Indian Navy as the lead agency. The exercise was coordinated by Maritime Warfare Centre (MWC), Mumbai.

The Indian Navy took part in a two-day bilateral Passage Passage Exercise Indian Navy & UK’s Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group (PASSEX) Royal Navy (CSG)-21, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, in the from July 21 to 22.

The 12th Edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise ‘Exercise INDRA 2021’ India & Russia called ‘Exercise INDRA 2021’ will be held at Volgograd, Russia from 01 to 13 August 2021.

India and Thailand started 31st edition of Coordinated Patrols or CORPAT, with the aim of reinforcing maritime CORPAT Exercise India & Thailand links between two countries and to keep Indian Ocean safe and secure for international trade.

Ships of the Indian Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on 14th June participated in a joint naval exercise at the Indian Ocean to realize "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Joint Naval exercise India & Japan (FOIP). Naval cooperation between India and Japan has increased in scope and complexity over the years.

The Indian Navy conducted a two-day exercise with the IN-EUNAVFOR naval European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) in Gulf of Aden. India & EU exercise Along with Indian Navy, other naval forces are from Italy, Spain and France.

India and USA conducted Passage Naval Exercise on 23 June 2021. Indian naval ships carried maritime patrol & other aircraft Passage Exercise India & USA to participate the exercise with US Navy’s Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during its transit through Indian Ocean Region.

The Indian and Indonesian Navies conducted Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in the southern Arabian sea on 9th May Passage Exercise with a focus on further improving their interoperability. India and Indonesia (PASSEX) The last PASSEX between IN and Indonesian Navy was conducted on 13 Mar 21 between INS , IN Dornier and KRI Sultan Iskandar Muda.

The NATO recently launched the joint military exercises in launched by North Albania called the “DEFENDER-Europe 21”. Thousands of Atlantic Treaty DEFENDER-Europe 21 military forces from the US are participating in the exercise. Organisation in Albania In 2021, the exercise is to focus on building operational readiness and interoperability.

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NATO is organising “Steadfast Defender 21 war games” By North Atlantic military exercises in Europe as tensions with Russia Steadfast Defender 21 Treaty Organisation increases. This war games are being organised with the aim war games in Europe of simulating response of 30-nation military organisation for attack on any one of its members.

The 8th edition Indo-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces Exercise “Khanjar” was inaugurated at the Special Forces Brigade of ‘Khanjar’ India and National Guards of the Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek, the capital of the host Kyrgyzstan.

The 19th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral “VARUNA” India and France exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ conducted in the Arabian Sea from 25 to 27 April 2021.

The 11th edition of Indo-US joint special forces exercises Vajra Prahar India-USA Vajra Prahar 2021 was conducted at Special Forces training school located at Bakloh, in Himachal Pradesh.

India and the US began a two-day naval exercise in the eastern Indian Ocean Region on 29th and 30th March. The Passage exercise India-USA Indian and US navies were part of joint drills in a passage (PASSEX) exercise (PASSEX) conducted earlier in the day, with Indian Air Force fighters being part of such an exercise for the first time.

The India–Uzbekistan joint military exercise “DUSTLIK II” held in the Foreign Training Node Chaubatia at Ranikhet in the state of Uttarakhand. It is the 2nd edition of annual DUSTLIK India-Uzbekistan bilateral joint exercise of both the armies. The first edition of DUSTLIK was held at Uzbekistan in the month of November, 2019.

Indian Navy on 18th March undertook Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Bahrain Naval Force Corvette Al Muharraq in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp. The Passage Exercise India-Bahrain exercises are aimed at fostering interoperability and (PASSEX) reflecting the commitments of both, India and Bahrain, to build cooperative partnerships in meeting emergent maritime challenges.

Bilateral exercise

These exercises are conducted between two countries. List of few bilateral exercises conducted by the military are given below:

Bilateral exercise Participating countries

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‘Zayed Talwar 2021’ India and UAE (Navy)

Sampriti India and Bangladesh

Harimau Shakti India and

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 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 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 (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 & 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)

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Exercise JIMEX Indian and Japanese (navies) Dustlik India-Uzbekistan • 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 () Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

Women’s Singles N. Osaka (Japan) Jennifer Brady (US)

Men’s Doubles Filip Polášek ( ) Rajeev Ram (US) Joe Salisbury (UK) Ivan Dodig (Croatian)

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 ()

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 (), Bethanie Mattek- Siniakova () Sands (USA)

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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

List of F1 Race Winners 2021

Grand Prix Winning driver Winning constructor

Bahrain F1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes- (Britain)

Emilia Romagna F1 Max Verstappen Red-Bull (Netherlands)

Portuguese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes- (Britain)

Spanish Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes- (Britain)

Monaco Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red-Bull (Netherlands)

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Sergio Perez Red Bull (Mexico)

French Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red-Bull (Netherlands)

Styrian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Red-Bull (Netherlands)

Austrian GP Max Verstappen Red-Bull (Netherlands)

British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Mercedes- (Britain)

Hungarian Grand Prix Esteban Ocon (Alpine Renault- France)

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Belgian Grand Prix 2021 Max Verstappen Red-Bull (Netherlands)

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

CONCACAF Gold Cup. This was the August American team’s first Gold Cup title since Sri Lanka’s Isuru Udana announced 2017 and avenged a defeat to Mexico in 2019 retirement final. Sri Lanka National Player Isuru Udana India won bronze medal in Tokyo, first announced his retirement from national Olympic medal in hockey since 1980 duties, with immediate effect. Udana has India men's hockey team defeated represented Sri Lanka in 21 ODIs and 35 Germany to won the bronze medal at the T20I matches and picked 18 and 27 Tokyo Olympics on 5th August. This is respectively. India's first Olympic medal in hockey since Esteban Ocon won Hungarian GP 2021 they won the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Esteban Ocon, Alpine-Renault/ France, has won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2021, Ravi Kumar Dahiya won silver in Men's at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, . wrestling This is the maiden F1 race win for Esteban Ravi Kumar Dahiya won silver in the Ocon. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin- Men's 57Kg Freestyle category. It was a Mercedes/Germany) came second. Lewis tough match against defending world Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) finished champion Zavur Uguev as he won 7-4. Ravi third. became the second Indian wrestler, after USA beat Mexico 1-0 to won CONCACAF , to get a silver medal in the Gold Cup Games. United States clinched an exhilarating 1- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been 0 extra-time win over defending renamed as Major Khel champion Mexico to claim a seventh Ratna Award

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August Amit Kumar has won silver medal in 6 announced that India's top sports World Athletics U20 Championships in award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Nairobi will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Hockey greats India’s Amit Kumar bagged a silver medal Dhyan Chand and KD Singh Babu were the when finished second in the men’s 10000 stars as India won six straight Olympic m race walk event of the World Athletics tournaments between 1928 and 1956. Five U20 Championships at Kasarani Stadium of their eight triumphs came after India's in Nairobi, Kenya on 21 Aug, with a time of independence from British rule in 1947. 42 minutes 17:94 seconds. Hosts Haristone Wanyonyi won a rare gold with a time of The award was inaugurated in 1991-92, :10.84s and Paul McGrath took home award comprises a medallion, a bronze in 42:31.11s. certificate, and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh. Shaili Singh bagged Long Jump silver in Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold medal WAU20 Championships in Javelin throw Shaili Singh claimed the women’s Long Neeraj Chopra won India's first Olympic Jump silver medal in the World Athletics gold medal in athletics. The 23-year-old U20 Championships on 24th August. registered a best attempt of 87.58m to finish ahead of Czech Republic duo of Jakub Tekchand was India’s new flag-bearer in Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely. It was India's Tokyo Paralympics first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo , 2016 Rio Olympics and also the country's second Paralympic Games gold medalist will be individual gold medal in its Olympic history replaced by gold medalist after Abhinav Bindra's heroics in Beijing Tekchand as the new flag-bearer of India 2008. at the opening ceremony. Harshit Raja became India’s 69th Chess Discus thrower Vinod Kumar lost Paralympics bronze, declared ineligible The 20-year-old Chess player Harshit in classification reassessment Raja from Pune, Maharashtra has become Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar on the 69th Grandmaster of India in Chess. 30th August lost his F52 category bronze He achieved the feat of becoming the GM at medal at the Paralympics here after being Biel Masters Open 2021 where he drew his found ineligible in disability classification game against Dennis Wagner to get his final assessment by the competition panel. The GM norm with one round to spare. 41-year-old BSF man, whose Army man Odisha will sponsor Indian Hockey teams father was injured during the 1971 Indo- for 10 more years Pakistan war, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz The Odisha government will sponsor the (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor Indian Hockey teams for 10 more years, (19.98m) of Croatia on 29th August. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on 17th August. The state Rajnath Singh named Army Sports government started sponsoring the national Institute, Pune as “Neeraj Chopra hockey teams in 2018. Stadium” Lionel Messi signed two-year Paris St- Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh visited the Germain deal after leaving Barcelona Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune and named the Army Sports Institute stadium Lionel Messi has signed a two-year as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”. The Indian contract with Paris St-Germain after Army’s “Mission Olympics” programme leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old’s deal was launched in 2001 with the intent to also has the option of a third year.

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New Zealand opener Devon Conway has defeated Vladimir bagged ICC Player of the Month for June. Kramnik to win the Sparkassen Trophy at Dortmund on 20th July. AR Rahman launched Tokyo Olympics cheer song “Hindustani Way” Sandesh Jhingan named AIFF men’s Footballer of Year Singer Ananya Birla has teamed up with music maestro AR Rahman to launch a Senior India defender, Sandesh Jhingan cheer song for Indian sports personalities was named the AIFF men’s Footballer of as they gear up for Tokyo Olympics. Titled the Year 2020-21 season. “Hindustani Way”, the song has been sung Ngangom Bala Devi named AIFF by Ananya and composed by Rahman. ‘Women’s Footballer of the Year’ 2020-21 Karnataka will host second Khelo India Indian Women’s National Team Forward, University Games 2022 Ngangom Bala Devi has been named as The second edition of the Khelo India the All India Football Federation (AIFF) University Games has been awarded to Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21. Karnataka. Jain University in Bengaluru Bala currently plays for Rangers Women’s FC will host most of the events, although in Scotland. others will be spread out across the state. Pramod Bhagat named Differently Abled ICC inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan and Sportsman of the Year 2019 Switzerland as new members World No. 1 para shuttler Pramod Bhagat The International Cricket Council (ICC) was named Differently Abled Sportsman inducted Mongolia, Tajikistan, and of the Year at Indian Sports Honour for Switzerland as members at its 78th 2019. The delay in the announcement was Annual General Meeting. Mongolia and due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tajikistan as the 22nd and 23rd members of Priya Malik won gold medal at 2021 the Asia region. Switzerland is Europe’s 35th World Cadet Wrestling Championship member. With the ICC now comprising 106 members in total, including 94 associates. India’s wrestler Priya Malik has won a gold medal for the country at the World Australia's Brisbane will host 2032 Cadet Wrestling Championship, which is Olympic Games taking place in Budapest, Hungary on 25th The Australian city of Brisbane has been July. Malik secured the Gold medal by selected to host the 2032 summer beating rival Kseniya Patapovich 5-0 Olympics, said the International Olympic in the 73 kg weight category. Committee on 21 July. Sumit Nagal became the third Indian to Australia has become the second country won Tennis singles match at Olympic after the United States to host the Sumit Nagal became only the third Indian Olympic Games in three different cities. to win a men’s singles match at an Prior to this, Melbourne had staged Olympics Olympics edition and the first in 25 years, in 1956 and Sydney had in 2000. when he defeated Denis Istomin in the first Viswanathan Anand won NC Masters of match at Tokyo Games. Sparkassen chess trophy Zeeshan Ali was the first Indian to win a In a fascinating battle between two singles match at the 1988 Seoul Games former World champions fought over when he beat Victo Caballero from . four games in a brand new format of chess, After that, won the men’s

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President of the International Boxing Stefanos Tsitsipas has won his first ATP Association (AIBA) Umar Kremlev during Masters 1000 series after a flawless his visit to Uzbekistan officially announced performance against Andrey Rublev in that AIBA Men’s World Boxing Monte Carlo. Rublev beat 11-time Monte Championships will take place in Carlo champion Nadal in the quarter-finals. Tashkent in 2023. Tamil Nadu’s became 68th FIFA suspended Pakistan and Chadian Indian Grandmaster football federations Tamil Nadu’s, Arjun Kalyan became FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football India’s 68th Chess Grandmaster when he Federation (PFF) and Chadian Football crossed the 2500 ELO mark after beating Association (FTFA) with immediate effect Dragan Kosic in the fifth round of GM Round due to claims of outside interference. The Robin “Rujna Zore-3” in Serbia. Viswanathan suspension will be lifted once the relevant Anand became the country’s first government decisions have been repealed. Grandmaster, in 1988.

Nethra Kumanan, the first Indian woman Haryana and Delhi will host Khelo India sailor to qualify for Olympics Youth Games in November 2021

Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian The 2021 edition of the Khelo India Youth woman sailor to qualify for the Olympics. Games will be held from November 21 to She first made a mark with a bronze medal December 5 this year. The fourth edition of in the World Cup last year after having the annual national-level grassroots event competed in the Asian Games in 2014 and will be held in the cities of , 2018. Ambala, Shahabad, Chandigarh – in the state of Haryana – and capital New Delhi. Asian Wrestling Championships: Vinesh Phogat, Anshu Malik and Divya Kakran The inaugural edition in 2018 was held in won gold medals New Delhi, the 2019 edition in Pune, Maharashtra and last year in Guwahati, India women win four gold medals in Assam. Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Vinesh Phogat in 53- Manchester City has beaten Tottenham kg, Anshu Malik in 57-kg, Divya Kakran in Hotspur in final at London to won League 72-kg and Sarita Mor in 59-kg. India won Cup football tournament four gold, a silver and two bronze medals in this edition. Manchester City won the League Cup for a record-equalling fourth time in succession Football: Barcelona won 2021 Copa del with a deserved victory over a disappointing Rey Tottenham Hotspur side at Wembley.

Barcelona won the 2021 Copa del Rey Rafael Nadal has won 12th Barcelona with a 4-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao Open Title on 19th April. Barca earned the Spanish King’s Cup trophy, scoring all their goals in Rafael Nadal won the Barcelona Open for the second half of the final at La Cartuja the 12th time after saving a Stadium, Seville. championship point to end Stefanos Tsitsipas’ perfect record on clay this year in Stefanos Tsitsipas has won Rolex Monte- a thrilling final. Carlo Masters 2021 Title March

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Vinesh Phogat won gold in wrestling J&K topped medals tally at Khelo India tournament in Kiev, Ukraine Winter National Games in Gulmarg India’s Vinesh Phogat defeated V. Jammu and Kashmir topped the medals Kaladzinskay of Belarus in the final to win tally in the 2nd edition of Khelo India gold in women’s 53 kg freestyle at the Winter National Games. J&K won 11 gold, Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and 18 silver and 5 bronze medals. The 5-day Coaches Memorial tournament at Kiev, event was organized in the famous ski resort Ukraine. Vinesh is the only Indian woman of Gulmarg in the north Kashmir's Baramulla wrestler to have qualified for the Tokyo district. The 1st edition of the Khelo India Games. Winter Games was also held at Gulmarg in March 2020. Deepak Kumar won silver at boxing tournament in Sofia, IPL 2021: VIVO Back as Title Sponsor for Indian Premier League Deepak Kumar’s fantastic run at the 72nd Strandja Memorial boxing tournament in Indian Premier League Governing Sofia, Bulgaria ended with a silver medal, Council chairman Brijesh Patel revealed after he lost the flyweight (52kg) final on a at the IPL 2021 Auction that VIVO is back split verdict to Bulgaria’s Daniel Asenov, on as the title sponsor of the league. Brijesh February 27, 2021. Patel announced that VIVO is back as the title sponsor of the T20 league after Dream 11 Uganda International Badminton had been roped in as sponsor for the 2020 tournament: India won both singles titles season. India’s Varun Kapur and Malvika Bansod India qualified for ICC World Test clinched the men’s and women’s singles Championship Final, will face New titles respectively at the 2021 Uganda Zealand in June International Badminton tournament in Kampala. Varun beat compatriot Sankar Team India have qualified for the Muthusamy 21-18, 16-21, 21-17 in the men’s inaugural ICC World Test Championship singles final. Malvika beat compatriot final after beating England an innings and 25 Anupama Upadhyaya in the women singles runs in the 4th and final Test in Ahmedabad summit clash 17-21, 25-23, 21-10. on 6th March. Mumbai City FC won ISL League Football New Zealand had already qualified for the Winners Shield WTC final with 420 points from 11 Tests with 7 wins and 4 losses. The World Test Mumbai City FC scripted a 2-0 triumph Championship final will be played at the over ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) at the Rose Bowl, Southampton from June 18. GMC Stadium in Bambolim on February 28, 2021 to bag the ISL League Winners Wrestler won gold medal Shield and the coveted AFC Champions at Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series; League spot that comes with it. regained Top Position Virat Kohli became first cricketer to have Indian wrestler, Bajrang Punia, has 100 million followers on Instagram regained the world number one ranking. He gained his ranking after winning India captain Virat Kohli became the first second successive gold medal at Matteo cricketer in the world to have 100 million Pellicone Ranking Series. followers on social media platform Instagram. The 32-year-old Kohli is also the The wrestler defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir of fourth most followed sportsperson on Mongolia by 2-2 criteria in 65 kg the final Instagram.

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The Indian athlete Avinash Sable set a honour in the P1 – Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 new national record in the men’s 3000m final. steeplechase event in the ongoing Khelo India Scheme extended till 2025- Federation Cup Senior National Athletics 26 Championships in Patiala, with timing of 8:20.20. "The Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has decided to extend Khelo India scheme India Legends won 2020-21 Road Safety from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Ministry has World Series T-20 furnished an Expenditure Finance In Cricket, India Legends defeated Sri Committee (EFC) memorandum to the Lanka Legends by 14 runs to clinch the Ministry of Finance for Road Safety World Series final title, held at extension/continuation of the Khelo India Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Scheme from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ‘Girl Gang’ announced Official Song of ICC India’s Singhraj won gold in Para Women’s World Cup 2022 Shooting World Cup 2021 Girl Gang, a track by New Zealand singer Indian para-athlete Singhraj won the gold Gin Wigmore, has been announced as the medal in the 2021 Para Shooting World official song of the 2022 ICC Women’s Cup at Al Ain in the UAE. He defeated World Cup. The tournament is set to be Uzbekistan’s Server Ibragimov to get the top hosted in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022. Tokyo Olympics 2020

Highlights

• 32nd

• 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

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• 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, , 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)

• – 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 - Nagoya, Japan

National Games of India • 2020 - Goa ( 36 ) • 2021 - Chhattisgarh ( 37 ) • 2022- Uttrakhand ( 38 ) • 2023 - Meghalaya ( 39 )

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FIFA World Cup • 2022 - • 2026 - Canada, Mexico, US

FIFA U-17 World Cup • 2022 - Women's : India • 2021- Men's : Peru

World Games • 2022 - Birmingham, US

Commonwealth Games • 2022 - Birmingham ,UK • 2023 - Trinidad & Tobago

World Athletics Championships • 2022 - Eugene, Oregon, US • 2023 - Budapest, Hungary

Commonwealth Archery & Shooting • 2022 - India Championships

Asian Youth Games • 2021 - China

Asian Para Games • 2022 - China Badminton World Championship • 2021 - Spain

FINA Aquatics World Championships • 2022 - Fukuoka, Japan

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- Bahrain

FIFA Women's World Cup • 2023 - Australia and New Zealand ICC World Test Championship (Southampton, UK 2021) Men’s T20 World Cup (UAE, 2021) Men’s T20 World Cup (Australia, 2022) Women’s World Cup (New Zealand, 2022) U19 Cricket World Cup (West Indies, 2022) Women’s T20 World Cup (South Africa, 2022) Men’s Cricket World Cup (India, 2023) World Test Championship (2023).

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Chapter 19: List of Important Book and Author 2021 August Book Author

“Balakot Air Strike: How India Avenged Manan Bhatt ”

“My Own Mazagon” Captain Ramesh Babu

“The Earthspinner” Anuradha Roy

'Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ Released by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu

“The Dream of Revolution: A Biography of 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 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

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‘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

May

Book Author

Children’s Book ‘The Bench’ Meghan Markle

“Nehru, Tibet and China” Avtar Singh Bhasin

“Sach Kahun Toh” Neena Gupta’s autobiography

“Stargazing: The players in my life” Ravi Shastri

April

Book Author

‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’ Nitin Gokhale

Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahtab ‘Odisha Itihaas’ (Hindi version released by Narendra Modi)

“Exam warriors” (Updated version released by Narendra Modi)

Dr Ambedkar Jivan Darshan,

Dr Ambedkar Vyakti Darshan, Kishor Makwana (launched by Narendra Modi) Dr Ambedkar Rashtra Darshan,

Dr Ambedkar Aayam Darshan.

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Memoir of Suresh Raina “Believe - What Life and Cricket Taught Me” (co-authored by Bharat Sundaresan)

‘The Christmas Pig’ JK Rowling

“Living Mountain” Amitav Ghosh

March Books Author

“Advantage India: The Story of Indian Tennis” Anindya Dutta

“Joe Biden: American Dreamer” Evan Osnos

The English translation of journalist-author "Dynasty to Democracy: The Untold Story of Anant Vijay's book "Amethi Sangram: Smriti Irani's Triumph" Aitihasik Jeet Ankahi Dastan".

The autobiography of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. “The Frontier Gandhi: My Life and Struggle” translated into English by Imitiaz Ahmad Sahibzada

“My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Indra Nooyi’s Memoir Future”

co-edited by Lt Gen AK Singh and Brig Narender “Battle Ready for 21st Century” Kumar

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”

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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 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

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February 1 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 .

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

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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

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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

Date Day Theme/Importance

1 April Utkal Divas or Odisha Day Utakala Dibasha is celebrated to remember the formation of the Odisha state on April 1, 1936.

2 April World Autism Awareness Day

2 April Good Friday 2021 Good Friday is observed by Christians to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and is observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday.

It is also known as Black Friday, Holy Friday, Great Friday, or Easter Friday.

2 April International Children’s Book Day Theme 2021: “The Music of Words” 4 April International Day of Mine awareness and Assistance in Mine Action 5 April National Maritime Day 5 April International Day of Conscience 6 April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

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7 April World Health Day Theme 2021: “Building a fairer, healthier world for everyone”. 9 April CRPF Valour Day ( 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

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May

Date Day Theme/Importance 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”

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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

Date Day Theme/Importance

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

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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

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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

Date Day Theme/Importance

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

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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

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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

Date Day Theme/Importance

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

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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

22 August World Sanskrit Day It is celebrated on Shraavana poornima, that is the full moon day of the Shraavana month in the . 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

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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

Date Day

September 1-7 National Nutrition Week

September 2 World Coconut Day

September 3 Skyscraper Day

September International Day of Charity 5 Teachers' Day (India) September 7 International Day of Clean Air for blue skies September International Literacy Day 8 September International Day to Protect Education from Attack 9 September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day

September 12 World First Aid Day

September 14 National Hindi Diwas

Engineers Day

September 15 International Day of Democracy

September 16 World Ozone Day

September 17 World Patient Safety Day

World Bamboo Day

September 18 World Water Monitoring Day

International Equal Pay Day International Day of Peace / World Peace Day September 21 World Alzheimer's Day

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World Rose Day September 22 World Rhino Day

September 23 International Day of Sign Languages

World Pharmacist Day September 25 Antyodaya Diwas Last week of September on World Maritime Day Thursday World Environmental Health Day 26th September

25th September Nation observes Antyodaya Divas Fourth Sunday of International Daughters’ Day September 26th September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapon

29th September World Heart Day

30th September International Translation Day October Dates Day 1st October: International Day of Older Persons

1st October International Day 2020 1st October World Vegetarian Day

2nd October Non-Violence Day & Gandhi Jayanti & Jayanti

2nd October World Day For Farmed Animals

4th October World Animal Welfare Day 5th October World Teachers’ Day First Monday of October (October 5) World Habitat Day 4 to 10 October: World Space Week

7th October World Cotton Day 8th October Air Force Day Second Thursday of October World Sight Day 9th October World Postal Day or World Post Office Day

10th October World Mental Health Day 10th October World Migratory Bird Day 10th October World Day Against the Death Penalty

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12th October World Arthritis Day 13th October International Day for Disaster Reduction 14th October: World Standards Day 15th October World Students Day 2020 15 October International Day of Rural Women

15th October Global Handwashing Day

16th October World Food Day

17th October International Poverty Eradication Day

20th October World Statistics Day

20th October International Chefs Day

21st October Police Commemoration Day

22nd October International Stuttering Awareness Day

24th October United Nations Day

24th October World Polio Day

24th October World Development Information Day

29th October International Internet Day

31st Oct World Thrift Day

31st Oct National unity day

November

Dates Day November 1 World Vegan Day

November 1 Foundation day of 8 Indian states

November 2 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

November 5 (First Thursday) International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying

November 5 World Tsunami Awareness Day

November 7 National Cancer Awareness Day

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November 8 International Day of Radiology

November 9 Uttarakhand Day

November 9 National Legal Services Day

November 11 National Education Day

November 12 Public Service Broadcasting Day

November 13 World Kindness Day

November 13 National Ayurveda Day 2020

November 14 World Diabetes Day

November 14 Children's Day

November 14 International Day against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

November 15 Jharkhand Statehood Day

November 16 International Day for Tolerance

November 16 National Press Day

November 17 National Epilepsy Day

November 18 International Students’ Day

November 19 International Men’s Day

November 19 (Third Thursday) World Philosophy Day

November 19 Women's Entrepreneurship Day

November 19 World Toilet Day

November 20 World Children's Day

November 21 World Fisheries Day

November 21 World Television Day

November 24 Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Shaheedi Divas)

November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 26 Constitution Day of India

November 26 National Milk Day

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November 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

December

Dates Day December 1 World AIDS Day

• National Pollution Control Day 2nd December • World Computer Literacy Day

International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3

December 3 Dr Rajendra Prasad Jayanti

December 4 Indian Navy Day

December 4 International Day of Banks

December 5 World Soil Day

December 5 International Volunteer Day

December 6 Mahaparinirvana Divas

December 07 Armed Forces Flag Day

December 07 International Civil Aviation Day

December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day 2020

Human Rights Day December 10

UNICEF Day 11th December

11th December International Mountain Day

12 December International Day of Neutrality

12 December International Universal Health Coverage Day

14 December National Energy Conservation Day

15th December International Tea Day

17th December International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

18 December 18 December - Minorities Rights Day in India

18 December International Migrants Day

18 December World Arabic Language Day

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December 19 Goa Liberation Day

December 20 International Human Solidarity Day

December 22 National Mathematics Day 2020

December 23 Rashtriya Kisan Diwas

December 24 National Consumer Rights Day

25 December Good Governance Day

Chapter 21: Obituary August

Person About Former England and Derbyshire bowler Mike Hendrick Six-time world masters championship gold medalist and multiple Asian Masters Championship medalist athlete Padma Shri awardee Dogri writer and poet Padma Sachdev

Shankar Subramaniam, alias “Babu” Two-times Olympian footballer Nayaran Veteran actor Anupam Shyam Malayalam film and television actor Saranya Sasi Renowned Ayurvedacharya, spiritual leader and Dr Balaji Tambe proponent of Yoga Former India footballer Chinmoy Chatterjee Tamil actor Anandha Kannan Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Governor of Kalyan Singh Rajasthan Godfather of Sudoku Maki Kaji Malayalam actor Chithra Former national football player Syed Shahid Hakim Former England captain Ted Dexter Renowned cricket coach Vasoo Paranjape Eminent writer Buddhadeb Guha

July

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Person About Filmmaker Richard Donner

Dilip Kumar Legendary film actor Indian hockey legend Keshav Datt Former Himachal Pradesh CM and Congress leader Singh President of Haiti Jovenel Moise Veteran Indian Ayurveda Medicine Doyen and practitioner Dr P K Warrier Former Indian middle-order batsman Yashpal Sharma Former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain Veteran actor S Ramakrishnan National Award-winning Actor Surekha Sikri Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Renowned theatre personality and litterateur Urmil Kumar Thapliyal Veteran actress Jayanthi Arjuna Award-winning Badminton Legend Nandu Natekar

June

Person About Senior BJP leader, Former Karnataka Minister Channabasappa Mahalingappa Udasi N Asian Games gold medalist boxer National award-winning Bengali Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta Noted environmentalist and Padma Shri awardee Professor Radha Mohan National award-winning Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay Mahavir Chakra recipient Brigadier Raghubir Singh Former Indian volleyball captain (wife of ) Nirmal Milkha Singh Veteran Bollywood actor Chandrashekhar Actor-cinematographer Shaman Mithru Track and field sprinter (known as Flying Sikh) Milkha Singh Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda Ad filmmaker Raj Kaushal Cinematographer and director Sivan

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May

Person About Shooter, nicknamed ‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar Olympia Dukakis Oscar-winning Veteran stage and screen actor TV Actor and anchor Kanupriya Eminent jurist and Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee Actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal Veteran Football Administrator and Hindustan FC Owner Dilip Kumar Bose Sitar maestro Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri Former J&K Governor Aeronautical scientist Manas Bihari Verma Bollywood film editor Ajay Sharma Rashtriya Lok Dal chief and former Union minister Chaudhary Ajit Singh Former Head of Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and the Dr Philipose Mar Chrysostom longest-serving bishop in India Actress Abhilasha Patil Veteran Telugu playback singer G Anand Veteran Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Rajya Sabha MP and eminent sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra Malayalam screenwriter-actor Madampu Kunjukuttan Veteran table tennis player and coach Venugopal Chandrasekhar Times Group chairperson Indu Jain Padma Shri awardee cardiologist and former national president of Dr KK Aggarwal the Indian Medical Association Ex-union minister & BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta Renowned Tamil writer and novelist Ki Rajanarayanan Former Rajasthan CM and Bihar and Haryana governor Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna Noted Indian mathematician MS Narasimhan Popular music composer Raam Laxman

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Nuclear Scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Freedom fighter H S Doreswamy Vir Chakra awardee hero of the Battle of during the 1971 Colonel Panjab Singh Bangladesh Liberation War

April

Person About Founder member of the Samajwadi Party and former Bhagwati Singh UP minister

Shashikala Veteran film and TV actress Padma Shri awardee journalist, academician and chairman of Maulana Azad Educational Trust and Fatima Rafiq Zakaria Khairul Trust Mumbai

Husband of Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip Actor Satish Kaul Legendary shooting coach Sanjay Chakravarty Hockey Player Balbir Singh Junior Noted Pakistani human rights activist and Magsaysay I.A. Rehman award winner Tamil actor Vivek Padma Shri awardee renowned radiologist Kakarla Subbarao National Award-winning film director and writer Sumitra Bhave Former Assam Chief Minister Bhumidhar Barman Eminent poet and critic Sankha Ghosh Former RBI Governor Maidavolu Narasimham Former Olympian Indian footballer Ahmed Hussain Padma Vibhushan awardee Indian Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan and peace activist Veteran actor Kishore Nandlaskar Popular Gujarati and Hindi film actor Amit Mistry Music Composer Shravan Rathod

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Automobile industry veteran and former Managing Jagdish Khattar Director of Maruti Suzuki India National award-winning editor Waman Bhonsle Eminent Odia and English author Manoj Das TV journalist Rohit Sardana

March

Person About Chairman of Muthoot Finance Mathai George Muthoot Renowned Kannada poet, critic and translator NS Lakshminarayana Bhatta Former Governor of Rajasthan & Gujarat Anshuman Singh Veteran Indian Athlete Ishar Singh Deol Noted Dancer Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair Renowned painter Laxman Pai Audio cassette tape inventor Lou Ottens Noted filmmaker and writer Sagar Sarhadi Noted journalist and author Anil Dharker 1971 Battle of Basantar hero Lt Gen Walter Anthony Gustavo 'WAG' Pinto

Chapter 22: Science (March to Aug) ISRO-NASA joint mission NISAR Satellite Sriharikota, some 100 km from Chennai on will be launched in 2023 August 12, 2021 morning failed to launch earth observation satellite EOS-3 into the The ISRO-NASA Joint Mission NISAR intended orbit. (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, which aims to measure changes in Indian-American Sirisha Bandla travelled the earth’s surface globally using advanced into space aboard ‘VSS Unity’ radar images, is scheduled to be launched in India-origin woman Sirisha Bandla early 2023. NISAR is one of the important travelled to the edge of the space aboard cooperation projects between ISRO and ‘VSS Unity’ of Virgin Galactic, which was NASA. scheduled to fly off on July 11 from New GSLV-F10 failed to launch earth Mexico. This is significant as she became the observation satellite into intended orbit third woman of Indian origin to go to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita The Indian Space Research Organisation Williams. (ISRO) 's GSLV-F10 rocket that blasted off from Space Centre at

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ISRO will launch geo imaging satellite on Tools (CEOS COAST)”. CEOS COAST August 12 programme is co-led by ISRO and NOAA from US. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting back into launch activity Microsoft Officially Launched ‘Windows fully at Sriharikota spaceport with the 11’ planned orbiting of geo imaging satellite Microsoft officially launched its new GISAT-1 onboard GSLV-F10 rocket on Windows operating system ‘Windows 11’. August 12. It is being called as the “next generation” of GISAT-1 will be placed in a Geosynchronous Windows. The release comes nearly six-year Transfer Orbit by GSLV-F10 and, after the current latest Windows Operating subsequently, it will be positioned in the System ‘Windows 10’ was launched in July final geostationary orbit, about 36,000 km 2015. above earth’s equator, using its onboard 2DG- DRDO’s Anti-Covid Drug approved propulsion system. for emergency use ISRO successfully conducted 3rd test on The Drugs Controller General of India Vikas Engine for Gaganyaan Program recently approved an oral drug to treat The Indian Space Research Organisation COVID-19 called the 2-DG. The 2-DG was (ISRO) has successfully conducted the developed by the Defence Research third long-duration hot test of the liquid Development Organisation for Emergency propellant Vikas Engine for the core L110 Use. 2-DG is 2-Deoxy – D – Glucose. It was liquid stage of the human-rated GSLV Mk III developed in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s vehicle, as part of the engine qualification Laboratories. requirements for the Gaganyaan China’s First Mars Rover ‘ZhuRong’ Programme. The engine was fired for a Successfully Landed on Mars duration of 240 seconds at the engine test facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), China successfully achieved the feat of Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. landing its first Mars Rover ‘Zhu Rong’ on the red planet, on May 15, 2021, becoming New Zealand will launch World’s First the only second nation to do so. Till date, Wooden Satellite only the United States has successfully European Space Agency (ESA) will launch landed its rover on Mars. world’s first wooden satellite called WISA Iran Developed Its Most Powerful Woodsat in Earth’s orbit by the end 2021, Supercomputer “Simorgh” with a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. It will be launched to test the applicability of wooden Iran has unveiled a new supercomputer materials such as plywood in spacecraft named ‘Simorgh’, which is 100 times more structures. It will be launched from Mahia powerful than the previous supercomputer Peninsula launch complex in New Zealand. of the country to date. The supercomputer Satellite has been designed and built in has been developed indigenously by Finland. Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT). CEOS COAST: ISRO- NOAA Project has been endorsed by UN Body China successfully launched new ocean observation satellite Haiyang-2D UN body has endorsed a multinational project called “Committee on Earth China has successfully sent a new ocean- Observation Satellites Coastal monitoring satellite into orbit as part of Observations, Applications, Services, and its effort to build an all-weather and

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round-the-clock dynamic ocean The National Aeronautics and Space environment monitoring system that would Administration is set to launch four provide early warning on marine astronauts to the International Space Station disasters. The satellite was launched by a on World Earth Day (April 22). NASA is to Long March-4B rocket carrying the Haiyang- launch the mission along with SpaceX. It is 2D (HY-2D) satellite from the Jiuquan the second crewed operational flight of Crew Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Dragon Spacecraft. The mission will transport four scientists to the International Gaganyaan: ISRO signed an agreement Space Station. The astronauts to travel to the with France International Space Station are from NASA, The Indian Space Research Organisation JAXA and ESA. recently signed an agreement with the China has named its first-ever Mars rover French Space Agency CNES. CNES is National “Zhurong” Centre for Space Studies. CNES stands for Centre National d’etudes Spatiales. China has named its first-ever Mars rover According to the agreement, CNES is to help “Zhurong” after an ancient fire god ahead of India in its first Human Space Mission called a landing attempt on the Red Planet in May. the Gaganyaan. The French Space Agency is The China National Space Administration to supply with space equipment to the Indian (CNSA) revealed the name at the sixth China crew. Space Day held in Nanjing. The Chinese name NASA has launched SpaceX Crew 2 on for Mars, “Huoxing,” literally means “fire April 22 star.” Chapter 23- Bank Name & CEO of Bank & Headquarter & Tagline

• Total PSBs: 12

• Total Pvt. Bank: 22

• Total RRBs: 43

• Foreign Banks: 44

• Payment & Small Financial Banks: 16

PSBs Banks

Bank Name CEO of Bank Headquarter Tagline

Bank of Baroda Sanjiv Chadha 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

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Canara Bank Lingan Venkat Prabhakr Bangalore Together we can

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UCO Bank Atul Kumar Goel 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 Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai Ghosh

Catholic Syrian Bank , 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

Dena Bank Mumbai Shri. Karnam Shekhar Trusted Family Bank Dena Hai Toh Bharosa Hai

Development Credit Tamil Nadu M Natarajan We value you Bank

Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala JK Sivan Tann.Mann.Dhan

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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 The World’s Local Bank

ICICI Bank Mumbai 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

ING Vysya Bank Banglore Uday Sareen Jiyo Easy (MD & CEO)

Jammu & Kashmir Sri Nagar R K Serving To Empower Bank Chhibber (Chairman), Zubair Iqbal (MD)

Karnataka Bank Mangaluru, Shri Mahabaleshwara Your Family Bank Across Karnataka M.S India

Karur Vysya Bank Karur, Tamil Nadu Shri Ramesh Boddu Smart Way to Bank

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Ratnakar Bank Mumbai, Shri Vishwavir Ahuja Apno ka Bank Maharashtra

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Syndicate bank Manipal T. N. Manoharan Faithful and Friendly (Chairman)

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Vijaya Bank Bangalore Shri R.A. Sankara A Friend You Can Bank upon Narayanan

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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 U.T Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi (UT)

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 Shri V.P. Singh Badnore

7 Chhatisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel Anusuiya Uikey

8 Dadra and Nagar U.T Shri Dev Dutt, IAS Haveli (UT)

9 Daman and Diu (UT) U.T Shri Vikram Dev Dutt, IAS

10 Delhi (NCT) Shri Arvind Kejriwal

11 Goa Shri Pramod Sawant PS Sreedharan Pillai

12 Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani Acharya Dev Vrat

13 Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Bandaru Dattatraya

14 Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

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15 Jammu and Kashmir (Lt. governor) (UT)

16 Jharkhand Hemant Soren Ramesh Bais

17 Kerala Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Aarif Muhammad

18 (UT) U.T Shri Vijay Kumar IAS

19 Madhya pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel

20 Maharashtra Shri uddhav thackeray Bhagat Singh Koshyari

21 Manipur Shri Nongthombam Biren La. Ganesan Singh

22. Laddak (UT) RK Mathur (Lt. Governor)

23 Meghalya Conrad Sangma

24. Mizoram Pu Zoramthanga Hari Babu Kambhampati ,

25. Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio R.N Ravi

26. Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik Shri Ganeshi Lal

27. Puducherry (UT) N Rangasamy Tamilisai Soundararajan (additional charge)

28. Punjab Capt. Amrinder Singh Shri V.P. Singh Badnore

29 Rajasthan Shri Kalraj Mishra

30 Sikkim Prem Singh Tamang Shri Ganga Prasad

31 Tamil Nadu MK Stalin Shri. Barnwarilal Purohit

32. Telangana Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan

33. Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb

34 Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Aadityanath Anandiben Patel

35 Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami Baby Rani Maurya

36 West Bengal Km. Mamata Banerjee Jagdeep Dhankar

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37. Karnataka BS Yediyuraapa 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

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9. Shri • Minister of Commerce and Industry; Constituency: Rajhya Sabha, MAHARASHTRA • Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public 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: , 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

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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 Dairying Constituency: Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)

29. Shri G. Kishan Reddy • Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Constituency: (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

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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

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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

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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 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

• Defence Secretary-Ajay Kumar

• Cabinet sec-

• Home secretary-

• Revenue secretary-Tarun Bajaj

• Principal Secretary to PM- Dr. P. K. Mishra

• Power Secretary of India — Sanjiv Sahai

• Commerce Secretary of India — BVR Subrahmanyam

• Health Secretary of India — Rajesh Bhushan

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• Corporate Affairs Secretary — Rajesh Verma

• Joint Secretary of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy — Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale

• Secretary of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affair — Durga Shanker Mishra

• Expenditure Secretary of India — T. V. Somanathan

• Foreign Secretary of India — Harsh Vardhan Shringla

• Economic Affairs Secretary — Ajay Seth

• Secretary of Parliamentary Affairs — Gyanesh Kumar

• Secretary of Department of Public Enterprises — Ali Raza Rizvi

• Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs — Anil Kumar Jha

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Chapter 1: Dams in India State DAM and Location Rajasthan • RanapratapSagar Dam(), at Rawatbhata • Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam () at Banswara district • Bisalpur Dam (), At Tonk district • Dam(), at Kurnool district Andhra Pradesh • Somasila Dam (), at • (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 • Sagar Dam (Krishna river), at Nagarjuna Sagar Nalgonda • Sri Ram Sagar (River Godavari) • Dam () • Dindi Reservoir (River Krishna), at Dindi, Mahabubnagar town • (Manair River) • Singur Dam (river Manjira) Bihar • Kohira Dam (Kohira River), at Kaimur district • Nagi Dam (Nagi River), in Jamui District Chhattisgarh • HasdeoBango Dam (), at Korba district Gujarat • SardarSarovar Dam(), at Navagam • (), at Ukai in Tapi district • ( Mahi River), at Panchmahal district • Karjan Reservoir (Karjan river), at Jitgadh village of Taluka, Dist. Narmada Himachal Pradesh • ( River) in Bilaspur • The ( ) • The Chamera Dam (River Ravi) at J & K • Salal Dam () at district

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• Baglihar Dam (Chenab River) at Jharkhand • The Maithon Dam () at Dhanbad • Panchet Dam () at Panchet in Dhanbad • Tenughat Dam (Damodar River) at Bokaro district Karnataka • Dam at • () near the town of • () at border of Bhadravathi and • (Sharavathi river) at Kargal village of Sagara taluk • Malaprabha dam () at Belgaum • Raja Lakhamagouda dam ( River) at • Hemavathy Dam (river Hemavathy) at Gorur, near the city of Hassan • () at district • Lakya Dam (river Lakhya) • (Krishna River) at Bijapur district Kerala • () at • The ( River) at Kuravan and Kuravathi • (Periyar River) at Idukki District • Kulamavu Dam (Periyar river) Kulamavu, Idukki District • (Idamalayar River) At Ernakulam District Madhya Pradesh • (Chambal River) at Mandsaur District • (Tawa Reservoir) at Hoshangabad District • Indira Sagar Dam(Narmada River) at Narmada Nagar

Maharashtra • () at Koyna Nagar • () at Aurangabad district • Isapur Dam (Penganga river) at Pusad • () at Nagpur • Warna Dam (Warna River) at • Bhatsa Dam (Bhatsa river) at Shahapur, district

Odisha • Hirakud Dam ( River) at Sambalpur District • Rengali Dam() at Angul district • Indravati Dam() at Nabarangpur • The Jalaput Dam(Machkund River) at boundary between the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh • Mandira dam() at Kansbahal in Sundergarh district Punjab • The Ranjit Sagar Dam () at Border of two states of India Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

Tamil Nadu • Dam (river Cauvery) at Mettur, • at district • Dam () at district

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Uttarakhand • Dam (Ramganga River) at Pauri Garhwal district • Jamrani Dam(Gola River) at Nainital District • The () at Tehri

Uttar Pradesh • or GovindBallabh Pant Sagar () at Pipri in Sonbhadra District • Matatila Dam (River Betwa) at Lalitpur District • The () 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, , Jhora, , Chappeli. Andra Pradesh (Classical), Ghantamardala, (Ottam Thedal, Mohiniattam, , Siddhi, Madhuri, Chhadi. Chhattisgarh Goudi, Karma, Jhumar, Dagla, Pali, Tapali, Navrani, Diwari, Mundari.

Arunachal Pradesh Mask dance (Mukhauta ), War dance. Himachal Pradesh Jhora, Jhali, Chharhi, Dhaman, Chhapeli, Mahasu, , Dangi, Chamba, Thali, Jhainta, Daf, Stick dance etc. Goa Mandi, Jhagor, Khol, Dakni etc. Assam Bihu, Bichhua, Natpuja, Maharas, Kaligopal, , 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 (Classical), Savari, Ghumara, Painka, Munari, Chhau, Chadya Dandanata etc.

Maharashtra Lavani, Nakata, Koli, , Gafa, Dahikala Dasavtar or Bohada, Tamasha, Mauni, Powara, Gouricha etc. Karnataka Yakshagan, huttar, Suggi, Kunitha, Karga, Lambi Gujarat , Dandiya Ras, Juriun, Bhavai. Punjab Bhagra, , 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,

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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 Maharaja International Airport (Mumbai) • (Pune) • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Nagpur) • Akola Airport (Akola) • (Aurangabad) • (Nashik) • Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport (Kolhapur) • Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik) • Solapur Airport (Solapur)

Karnataka • Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) • Mangalore Airport (Mangaluru) • (Belgaum) • (Hubli and Dharwad) • Airport/ Mandakalli airport (Mysore) • Jindal Vijaynagar Airport (Toranagallu)

Tamil Nadu • Chennai International Airport (Chennai) • International Airport (Tiruchirappalli) • Coimbatore International Airport (Coimbatore)

Gujarat • Sardar International Airport (Ahmedabad, Hansol) • (Vadodara) • (Kandla and Anjar) • () • (Surat) Kerala • Cochin International Airport (Kochi) • Calicut International Airport () • Trivandrum International Airport (Trivandrum, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari and Kollam) Odisha • Biju Patnaik International Airport (Bhubaneswar Airport) • Also known as Veer Surendra Sai Airport (Durlaga)

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Jammu and Kashmir • Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport (Srinagar) • The , officially known as Jammu Civil Enclave (Jammu)

Madhya Pradesh • Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal (Maharajpur Air Force Station Gwalior) • Dumna Airport (Jabalpur) • The (Chhattarpur district) • Khandwa Airport (Khandwa) • (Bhopal) Jharkhand • () • Dhanbad Airport (Dhanbad) • Sonari Airport (in ) • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport (at Deoghar) Himachal Pradesh • Kangra Airport (Gaggal near Kangra) • (Shimla) • Kullu–Manali Airport (Bhuntar)

Daman and Diu • (Union Territory of Daman and Diu.)

Chhattisgarh • Jagdalpur Airport (Jagdalpur) • Swami Vivekananda Airport (Raipur)

Arunachal Pradesh • (Tezu) • Daporijo Airport (Daporijo)

Andhra Pradesh • (Visakhapatnam) • • Kadapa (Cuddapah) Airport (Kadapa)

Assam • Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati) • (Dibrugarh) • ( town) Punjab • Chandigarh International Airport (Mohali) • Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar) Bihar • Jay Prakash Narayana International Airport (At PATNA)\ • (at Gaya)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands • Veer Savarkar International Airport (Port Blair)

Uttar Pradesh • Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (Varanasi) • Chaudhary International Airport (Lucknow)

Goa • Goa International Airport also known as the (at Vasco da Gama)

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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 &

30TH PARALLEL Equator & the North Pole

38th Parallel Separates &South Korea.

42nd Parallel north New York – Pennsylania Border.

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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

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Singapore • Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),November 1989

Brussels, • 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

Name of the State Name of the Lake ▪ Andhra Pradesh ▪ ▪ ▪ Assam ▪ Chandubi Lake ▪ Chapanala Lake ▪ Haflong Lake ▪ Son Beel Lake ▪ Bihar ▪ Kanwar Lake ▪ Gujarat ▪ Hamirsar Lake

▪ ▪ ▪ Sursagar Lake ▪ ▪ ▪ Himachal Pradesh ▪ Brighu Lake ▪ Dashair and ▪ Kareri and Kumarwah lake ▪ ▪ Macchial Lake ▪ ▪ ▪ Pandoh Lake ▪ ▪

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▪ ▪ Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake ▪ Haryana ▪ ▪ Beauty lake ▪ ▪ Sarovar ▪ Current lake ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Jammu and Kashmir ▪ ▪ ▪ Mansar Lake ▪ ▪ Sheshnag Lake ▪ ▪ Wular Lake ▪ Karnataka ▪ Agara Lake ▪ Lake ▪ Byrasandra Lake ▪ ▪ Kempambudhi Lake ▪ Lalbagh Lake ▪ Lake ▪ Lake ▪ Sankey Lake ▪ Lake ▪ Dalavai Lake ▪ Devanoor Lake ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Honnamana Kere ▪ ▪ Kerala ▪ ▪ Kuttanad Lake ▪ Maanaanchira, ▪ Manakody Kayal ▪ , Thrissur city ▪ Paravur Kayal ▪ Punnamada Lake ▪ Shasthamkotta lake ▪ , Thrissur city ▪ , Thrissur ▪ ▪ Lake ▪ Madhya Pradesh ▪ ▪ Lower Lake ▪ Moti lake ▪ Sarang pani lake ▪ Shahpura lake

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▪ Tawa Reservoir ▪ Upper Lake ▪ Maharashtra ▪ ▪ Khindsi Lake ▪ ▪ Mehrun Lake ▪ Pashan Lake ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Shivasagar lake ▪ Talao Pali ▪ Upvan Lake ▪ Venna Lake ▪ Meghalaya ▪ Umiam Lake ▪ Manipur ▪ ▪ Mizoram ▪ Palak dïl ▪ Tam Dil ▪ Odisha ▪ Anshupa Lake ▪ ▪ Kanjia lake ▪ Punjab ▪ Harike Lake ▪ Kanjli Lake ▪ Ropar Lake ▪ Rajasthan ▪ Ana Sagar Lake ▪ ▪ Dhebar Lake ▪ Jaisamand Lake

▪ Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake ▪ ▪ Nakki Lake ▪ ▪ Rajsamand Lake ▪ Ramgarh Lake ▪ Talwara Lake ▪ Sambhar Salt Lake ▪ Fateh Sagar Lake ▪ Rangsagar lake ▪ Uday sagar Lake ▪ Sikkim ▪ ▪ ▪ Lake Tsongmo ▪ Lake Cholamu ▪ Telangana ▪ Alwal Cheruvu Lake ▪ (Secret Lake) ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Safilguda Lake ▪

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▪ ▪ Tamil Nadu ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Kaveripakkam Lake ▪ ▪ Lake ▪ ▪ Red Hills Lake ▪ Sholavaram Lake ▪ ▪ ▪ Uttar Pradesh ▪ Amakhera Lake ▪ Barua Sagar Tal ▪ Belasagar Lake ▪ Bhadi Tal ▪ Chando Tal Lake ▪ ▪ Nachan Tal ▪ Ramgarh Tal Lake ▪ Sheikha Jheel ▪ Uttarakhand ▪ Skeleton Lake ( Lake) ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Sat Tal ▪ West Bengal ▪ Debar Lake ▪ East Calcutta Wetlands ▪ Jore Pokhri ▪ Mirik Lake ▪ ▪ Rasikbil ▪ Santragachhi Lake ▪ Senchal Lake

Chapter 7: List of Important Indian Cities on Rivers banks: River wise 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)

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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), (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) Malegaon (Maharashtra) Brahmani Rourkela (Odisha)

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Tungabhadra Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) Shipra Ujjain (MP) Koshi Purnia (Bihar) Shimoga (Karnataka) Bhadra Bhadravathi (Karnataka) Mula, Mutha Pune, (Maharashtra) Vaigai Madurai (Tamil Nadu) Kolhapur Panchaganga (Maharashtra) Tungabhadra Hospet (Karnataka) Kali (Karnataka) Ghataprabha Bagalkot (Karnataka) Sharavathi (Karnataka) Hathmati Himmatnagar (Gujarat) Purna Navsari (Gujarat)

Chapter 8: List of National Parks of India State National Parks Andhra Pradesh • at East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and 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 • at Hyderabad district Arunachal Pradesh • at Changlang district • at Jengging, East Siang Assam • Dibru-Saikhowa National Park at Tinsukia district • Kaziranga National Park at Golaghat and Nagaon districts • or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary at Dist Baksa • at • The at Darrang and Sonitpur districts Bihar • Valmiki National Park at West Champaran Chhattisgarh • Indravati National Prak at Bijapur district • Kanger valley at • 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 • at Yamuna nagar district • at 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 Ladakh • Hemis National Park at Ladakh region • National Park at

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• Salim Ali National Park at Srinagar district Jharkhand • Betla National Park at Latehar District Karnataka • at Mysore & Chamarajanagar districts • Bannerghatta National Park at Bangalore district • National Park at , Udupi and Chikmagalur districts • Nagarahole National Park at Kodagu and Mysore districts • Anshi National Park at Uttara Kannada district Kerala • at Idukki district • Mathikettan National Park at Idukki district • at Idukki & Quilon districts • Silent Valley National Park at district • 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 • at Seoni and districts • Sanjay National Park at Koriya, Sidhi and Singrauli districts • Satpura National Park at Hoshangabad district • Van Vihar National Park at Bhopal district Maharashtra • at Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Ratnagiri districts • Gugamal National Park at • Navegaon National Park at Bhandara (Gondia) district • Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park at Thane & Mumbai districts • Tadoba National Park at • Pench National Park across two states - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Manipur • Keibul Lamjao National Park at Bishnupur district Meghalaya • Balpakram National Park near at • at East Garo Hills district Mizoram • 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 • 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 • National Park at • at Nilgiris district • Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park at • Guindy National Park at • Marine National Park at Ramanathpuram & Tuticorin districts

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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 • at Jalpaiguri district • Buxa National Park at Jalpaiguri district • Neora Valley National Park at Kalimpong district • at Darjeeling district • at Alipurduar District • 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 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 () • Madras Atomic Power Station ( Chennai)

Maharashtra • Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) Tarapur, Palghar • Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project ()

Haryana • The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant ()

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)

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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 )

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 () • 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 ) • 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 near Gandhinagar) • Hirakud Power Plant (Hirakud in Sambalpur district) Maharashtra • Tiroda Thermal Power Station (at Tirora in ) • Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (in Chandrapur district) • Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station () • RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project (Amravati district) Bihar • Barauni Thermal Power Station (at Begusarai district)

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Karnataka • Bellary Thermal Power station (Kudatini Village, ) • Udupi Power Plant (north of Mangalore) Andhra Pradesh • Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant ()

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 ) • Tata Power Solar (in Rajgarh) • Photovoltaic solar energy project (Shivajinagar in Sakri taluka of 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, ) Gujarat • Bitta Solar Power Plant (Bitta village) • Andhra Pradesh • Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park (Kurnool district)

Tamil Nadu • Kamuthi Solar Power Project

Kerala • 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)

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Odisha • Paradip Port (Jagatsinghpur District)

Maharashtra • 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 • (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. 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 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. Rajghat Dam

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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, 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 , Mahi Madhya Pradesh, Vindhyas 580 K.M Arabian Sea Sevalia Bhagirathi Uttarakhand, 205 K.M Ganga Ganga Sabarmati , 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 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

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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 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 (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 Cricket Association Stadium (Cricket stadium, Nagpur) • Nehru Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium in Pune) • The (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, ) Delhi • The Ground (Cricket stadium) • Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (National stadium of India) • The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (Hockey stadium) Tamil Nadu • M. A. Stadium or Chepauk Stadium (cricket stadium in Chennai) West Bengal • (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)

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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 (Cricket ,Vijayawada) • Indira Priyadarsini Stadium (Cricket stadium,Visakhapatnam)

Rajasthan • Stadium (Cricket ,Jodhpur) • The (Cricket ,) • Fort (a multi-purpose stadium, Kota)

Kerala • Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Cricket/football stadium, Kochi) • Kerala University Stadium (Football and also for athletics, ) Goa • The Fatorda, officially known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium. Jammu & Kashmir • The (Cricket ,Jammu)

Haryana • The Nahar Singh Stadium (Cricket ,)

Punjab • The Gandhi Stadium (Cricket, Amritsar) • Guru Nanak Stadium (Football stadium in Ludhiana)

Odisha • The iconic (Indian sports stadium, Cuttack) • Stadium (Hockey stadium, Rourkela) • The (Multi-purpose stadium, Bhubaneswar)

Karnataka • The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Cricket, Bengaluru)

UP • The K D Singh Babu Stadium (Multi-purpose stadium, in Lucknow) • (Cricket, Kanpur)

Chapter 15: Famous Temple in India: State wise State Temple and Location

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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 • Temple at Chidambaram • Temples at Kanchipuram Karnataka • Virupaksha Temple at • 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

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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 • • Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve Tamil Nadu • Anamalai Tiger Reserve • Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve • Mudumalai Tiger Reserve • Tiger Reserve West Bengal • Buxa Tiger Reserve • Sunderbans Tiger Reserve Rajasthan • Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve • Ranthambore Tiger Reserve • Sariska Tiger Reserve 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 Tiger Reserve Jharkhand • Palamau Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh • Indravati Tiger Reserves • Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve • Achanakmar 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

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• 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 • • Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup • Rani Jhansi Trophy • Ranii Trophy • Viiay Merchant Trophy • Vizzy Trophy • Wills Cup

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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 (Old), Island of Borneo Rupiah (New)

Nepal Kathmandu Nepalese Rupee

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Sri Lanka Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Sri Lankan Rupee

Seychelles Victoria Seychellois Rupee

Pakistan Islamabad Pakistani Rupee

Maldives Male Maldivian Rufiyaa

Mauritius Port Louis Mauritian Rupee

List of Countries having Dinar/Dirham as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Algeria Algiers Algerian Dinar

Bahrain Manama Bahraini Dinar

Iraq Baghdad Iraqi Dinar

Jordan Amman Jordanian Dinar

Kuwait City Kuwaiti Dinar

Libya Tripoli Libyan Dinar

Macedonia Skopje

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 la Vella Riga

Austria Vienna Luxembourg Luxembourg

Belgium Brussels Valletta

Cyprus Nicosia Monaco

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Estonia Tallinn Podgorica

Finland Helsinki Netherlands Amsterdam

France Paris Portugal Lisbon

Germany Berlin San Marino

Greece Athens Slovakia Bratislava

Ireland Dublin Ljubljana

Italy Rome Spain Madrid

Lithuania Vilnius Vatican City Vatican City

List of Countries having Dollar as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Antigua and Barbuda Saint John’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Australia Canberra Australian Dollar

Bahamas Nassau Bahamian Dollar

Barbados Bridgetown Barbadian Dollar

Belize Belmopan Belize Dollar

Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Dollar

Bermuda Hamilton Bermudian Dollar

Canada Ottawa Canadian Dollar

Dominica Roseau Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Fiji

Grenada Saint George’s Eastern Caribbean Dollar

Guyana Georgetown Guyanese Dollar

Jamaica Kingston Jamaican dollar

Kiribati Tarawa dollar

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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 Dollar

Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Dollar

Tuvalu Funafuti Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar

United States Washington, D.C. United States Dollar

Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe Dollar

Countries having Peso as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Argentina Buenos Aires Argentine peso

Chile Santiago Chilean peso

Colombia Bogotá Colombian peso

Cuba Havana Cuban convertible peso

Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Dominican peso

Mexico Mexico City Mexican peso

Philippines Manila Philippine peso

Uruguay Montevideo Uruguayan peso

Countries having Rial/Riyal as their Currency Country Capital Currency

Cambodia Phnom Penh Riel

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Iran Tehran Rial (New currency – Toman)

Oman Muscat Rial

Qatar Doha Riyal

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Saudi Riyal

Countries having Pound as their Currency Country Capital Currency

United Kingdom Landon Pound sterling

Egypt Cairo Egyptian pound

Lebanon Beirut Lebanese pound

South Sudan Juba South Sudanese pound

Sudan Khartoum Sudanese pound

Syria Damascus Syrian pound

Countries having Currency same as their Country name Country Capital Currency

Afghanistan Kabul Afghan Afghani

Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladeshi taka

Georgia Tbilisi Georgian lari

Israel Jerusalem Israeli new shekel

Japan Tokyo Japanese yen

Kazakhstan Nursultan (New) Kazakhstani Tenge

Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Kyrgyzstani Som

Laos Vientiane Lao kip

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysian ringgit

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolian Togrog

Myanmar (Burma) Naypyidaw Burmese kyat

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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 Manat

Uzbekistan Tashkent Uzbekistani Som

Nicaragua 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

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Rwanda Kigali Rwandan Franc

Madagascar Antananarivo Malagasy Ariary

Kenya Nairobi Kenyan shilling

Ghana Accra Ghanaian cedi

Gambia Banjul Gambian dalasi

Ethiopia Addis Ababa Ethiopian birr

Angola Luanda Angolan kwanza

Countries having Different Currencies Country Capital Currency

China Beijing Renminbi

Peru Lima Sol

Mozambique Maputo Metical

Mali Bamako West African CFA franc

Bhutan Thimphu Bhutanese ngultrum

Chapter 19: Wildlife Sanctuary State National Parks Andhra Pradesh Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary, Kaundinya Wildlife Sanctuary, Kolleru Bird Sanctuary, Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam, , 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

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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, 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

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Jammu And Kashmir/ Ladakh Thajwas (Thajiwas) (Baltal), Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary, 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, 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, Wildlife Sanctuary, Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary, Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary, Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Wildlife Sanctuary

Kerala Wildlife Sanctuary, Chimmini Wildlife sanctuary, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Chulanur Peafowl (Peacocks) Sanctuary, Idukki Wildlife 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

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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, , 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, Wildlife Sanctuary, Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, Mudumalai National Park, Oussudu Lake Bird Sanctuary, 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

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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

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