1. Anjali Bhardwaj
- Anjali Bhardwaj is an Indian Activist who has been chosen for the inaugural “United State International Anti-Corruption Champions Award” by the US government.
- She is among the 12 persons selected for the award.
2. Tetsushi Sakamoto
- Tetsushi Sakamoto has been appointed as the first-ever Minister for Loneliness of Japan.
- Japan has created a new portfolio in its cabinet amidst the increasing cases of suicide.
3. Manika Batra
- Table Tennis player Manika Batra has won the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championship.
- She defeated Reeth Rishya.
4. Preeti Sinha
- Preeti Sinha has been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
- Preeti is an Indian-origin investment and development banker.
5. S. Theodore Baskaran
- S. Theodore Baskaran has been awarded the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award, 2020.
- He is an activist, a naturalist, a historian, and a writer.
6. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
- Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has been appointed as the first woman head of the World Trade Organization.
- She is a Nigerian activist.
7. Vijay Sampla
- Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
- Sampla is a former Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment and ex-BJP MP.
8. Natalia Vodianova
- Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova has been roped in as a United Nations goodwill ambassador.
- She is a Russian supermodel, public speaker, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
9. Dushyant Chautala
- Dushyant Chautala has been re-elected as the president of the Table Tennis Association of India (TTFI).
- He is appointed for a term of 4 years.
10. Sharad Kumar Saraf
- Sharad Kumar Saraf has been appointed as the new president of Exporters body Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO).
- He has replaced Ganesh Kumar Gupta.
11. Swati Mohan
- Indian-origin Scientist Swati Mohan was a part of the team of scientists who landed NASA Rover on Mars.
- NASA's Perseverance Rover was landed on the red planet.
12. Upul Tharanga
- Former Sri Lankan batsman Upul Tharanga announced his retirement from international cricket.
- He made his international debut in the year 2005 in an ODI against West Indies.
- He played 292 matches across formats and scored 9112 international runs.
13. Woochong Um
- Woochong Um has been appointed as the Managing Director General of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
- He joined the bank in the year 1993.
14. Viruss
- Punjabi singer-rapper Viruss has been roped in by the Reserve Bank of India in its public awareness campaign on cyber fraud.
- The campaign also includes Viruss' popular 2017 Indie hit 'Bam Bhole'.
15. Seiko Hashimoto
- Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed as the Tokyo 2020 President.
- She was appointed after the resignation of Yoshirō Mori from the post.
- She is the Olympic speed skating bronze medalist.
16. Usha Rao-Monari
- Usha Rao-Monari has been appointed as the Under-Secretary-General and Associate. The administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
17. Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
- Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been awarded the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year award.
- The award was given on the basis of project-level outcomes in various States.
18. Ajay Mathur
- Ajay Mathur has been appointed as the director-general of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
- He has replaced Upendra Tripathy.
19. Sama Lukonde Kyenge
- Sama Lukonde Kyenge has been elected as the next prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- He replaced Sylvestre Ilunga.
20. Mario Draghi
- Mario Draghi was sworn in as the new prime minister of Italy.
- He is the former head of the European Central Bank.
21. Praveen Sinha
- Praveen Sinha took over as the acting chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
- He replaced Rishi Kumar Shukla.
22. Sridhar Vembu
- Sridhar Vembu has been appointed to the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB).
- He is the founder of the technology company Zoho.
- NSAB is led by NSA Ajit Doval.
23. S.N. Subrahmanyan
- S.N. Subrahmanyan has been appointed as Chairman of the National Safety Council.
- He is the CEO and Managing Director of L&T Ltd.
24. Jay Shah
- Jay Shah took over as the new president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
- Jay Shah is the BCCI Secretary.
- He replaced Najmul Hasan Papon.
25. Ajay Singh
- Ajay Singh has been re-elected as the president of the Boxing Federation of India.
26. Andy Jassy
- Andy Jassy became the new CEO of Amazon Inc.
- Jeff Bezos step down as the CEO of the company.
