1. Aakash Ranison
- Book “Climate Change Explained – For One and All” written by Aakash Ranison.
- This book will provide a better understanding of the relationship between nature and humans.
2. Vanita Gupta
- Indian American Vanita Gupta is appointed as the Associate Attorney General of the United States.
- Previously she was working as the President and CEO of the “Leadership Conference on Civil and Human rights.”
3. Niraj Bajaj
- Niraj Bajaj appointed as the Chairman of Bajaj Auto, effective from May 1, 2021.
- He succeeds Rahul Bajaj and now Rahul Bajaj is the Chairman of Emeritus.
4. Amit Banerjee
- Amit Banerjee is appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Earth Movers Limited.
- He succeeds DK Hota following his retirement on January 31st, 2021.
5. Mahesh Balasubramanian
- Mahesh Balasubramanian is appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Kotak General Insurance for the period of 3 years.
- He succeeds G Murlidhar.
6. Amit Panghal
- Amit Panghal, Indian Boxer won a bronze medal in St. Petersburg Governor’s Cup 2021 in Russia.
- He won in the 52kg category.
7. Shyamala Ganesh
- Shyamala Ganesh received the 3rd Highest Order of Japan, Order of the Rising Sun from the Consulate General of Japan.
- She is honoured to spread Japanese culture and language in Karnataka and developing friendship and goodwill between India and Japan.
8. Tripurari Sharan
- Tripurari Sharan is appointed as Chief Secretary of Bihar for a period of 2 months.
- He succeeds Arun Kumar Singh who died of COVID-19.
9. Indrani Majumdar
- “Another Dozen Stories” book about Satyajit Ray was is translated from Bengali to English by Indrani Majumdar.
- This is to honour the 100th birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray on May 2, 2021.
10. Pranati Nayak
- Pranati Nayak gets the Asian quota to participate in Tokyo Olympics 2021.
- She is an Indian Gymnast from West Bengal.
11. Lewis Hamilton
- Lewis Hamilton wins the Portuguese Grand Prix for the 97th career victory.
- He is a Formula 1 Mercedes driver.
12. Vijay Goel
- Vijay Goel is appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of THDCIL.
- He succeeds Dhirendra Veer Singh.
13. Prafulla Chandra Pant
- Former Chief Justice, Prafulla Chandra Pant is appointed as the Acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
- He succeeds Justice H.L. Dattu.
14. Rabi Sankar
- T. Rabi Sankar is appointed as the 4th Deputy Governor of RBI for a period of 3 years.
- He succeeds BP Kanungo.
15. Ujjwala Singhania
- Ujjiwala Singhania is appointed as the National President of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) FLO (FICCI Ladies Organisation).
- She is the 38th National President 2021-22 of FLO and succeeds Jahnabi Phookan.
- She is also a Director at General Data Private Limited and JK International.
16. Irai Anbu
- Irai Anbu is appointed as the Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu.
- He succeeds Rajeev Ranjan.
17. M. K. Stalin
- M.K. Stalin becomes the 23rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- He belongs to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and it’s his 1st term as CM of Tamil Nadu.
18. Tyler Perry
- Tyler Perry received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
- He is professionally known as “Jean Hersholt” and recognized for the humanitarian efforts in the entertainment industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
19. Mamta Banerjee
- Mamta Banerjee became the 8th Chief Minister of West Bengal for the 3rd Consecutive Term.
- She belongs to Trinamool Congress Party.
20. Meghan Markle
- Meghan Markle to release her 1st children’s book “The Bench”.
- These books express the father and son relationship through the mothers perspective.
21. P V Sindhu and Michelle Li
- P V Sindhu and Michelle Li are appointed as the athlete ambassador for International Olympic Committee “Believe in Sports” campaign.
- Both are Badminton players, P V Sindhu from India and Michelle Li is from Canada.
22. Vaishali S Hiwase
- Vaishali S Hiwase is appointed as the First Women Executive Engineer to Command Road Construction Company.
- She was appointed by Border Roads Organisation.
23. Ravi Shastri
- Ravi Shastri authored the book “Star Gazing: The players in my life”.
- This book was co-authored with Ayaz Memon and it tells about 60 extraordinary talents that Ravi Shastri has met from his career.
24. Assimi Goita
- Assimi Goita is appointed as the Interim President for Mali.
- He replaced Bah Ndaw.
25. Valeria Luiselli
- Valeria Luiselli won Dublin Literary Award 2021 for “Lost Children Archive”
- This book tells about the American Policy of keeping Children away from their parents at the Mexican American Border.
- She was born in Mexico and it’s her first novel in English.
26. D. Nageshwar Reddy
- Dr D. Nageshwar Reddy is the first Indian to win Rudolf Schindler Award.
- He won the award for his work in the field of Endoscopy.
- Rudolf Schindler Award is given for the field of Medicine.
27. Bashar Al-Assad
- Bashar Al-Assad re-elected as the President of Syria.
- He is re-elected for the 4th term as the President of Syria.
28. CNR Rao
- CNR Rao receives Energy Frontier Award 2020.
- He won this award for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage.
- Energy Frontier Award is also known as the International Eni Awards.
29. Jane Goodall
- Jane Goodall won the Templeton Prize 2021.
- She won this prize for her expertise in Chimpanzees.
- She was the first to observe human-like behaviours amongst chimpanzees.
30. Conor McGregor
- Conor McGregor tops Forbes highest-paid athletes list.
- He is a mixed Martial Arts Fighter of Ireland and his total earnings estimated at about 180 million USD.
31. Pinarayi Vijayan
- Pinarayi Vijayan becomes the Chief Minister of Kerala for 2nd time.
- He belongs to Left Democratic Front.
32. Arvind Kumar
- Arvind Kumar appointed as the Managing Director for Chennai Petroleum Corporation.
- Currently, he works as an Executive Director at Indian Oil Corporation.
33. Rajesh Bansal
- Rajesh Bansal appointed as the CEO of Reserve Bank Innovation Hub.
- He played a key role in designing India’s Direct Benefit Transfer System.
34. Anatole Makosso
- Anatole Makosso is appointed as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo.
- He replaced Clement Mouamba.
35. Fiame Naomi
- Fiame Naomi becomes the first female Prime Minister of Samoa.
- She replaces Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
36. Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Himanta Biswa Sarma is elected as the President of the Badminton World Federation.
- He is the current Chief Minister of Assam.
37. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
- Subodh Kumar Jaiswal appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation for a period of 2 years.
- He is the serving Director-General of the Central Industrial Security Force.
38. Amartya Sen
- Amartya Sen won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award 2021 for Social Science.
- He won the award for his research on famine and his theory of human development and the underlying mechanisms of poverty.
39. Tahera Qutbuddin
- Tahera Qutbuddin won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award in 2021.
- She is the First Indian to win this award.
- Her book titled “Arabic Oration: Art and Function” won this award.
40. Gita Mittal
- Gita Mittal conferred Arline Pacht Global Vision Award.
- She is the 1st Indian to receive this award.
- This award is to honour the contribution of the sitting or retired women judges.
41. Shakuntala Harakshingh Thilsted
- Shakuntala Harakshingh Thilsted is the 1st woman of Asian Heritage to win the World Food Prize 2021.
- She is an Indian Descent in the Caribbean Island of Trinidad.
- She won this for her research in nutrition-sensitive approaches to aquaculture and food systems.
