1. Madalena Andersson
- Magdalena Andersson is elected as the 1st Female Prime Minister of Sweden.
- She was the former Finance Minister of Sweden.
- Sweden is the last Nordic country to get a female Prime Minister.
- Nordic Countries include Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
2. Parag Agarwal
- Parag Agarwal took charge as Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Twitter.
- He was followed by the resignation of Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter.
- Parag is an Indian American and previously posted as the CTO of Twitter.
3. Lionel Messi
- Lionel Messi won the 65th Ballon d’Or Award.
- Messi is an Argentina Footballer and has won this award for the 7th time.
- Ballon d’Or Award (English: Golden Ball) is an annual award and most prestigious individual award for a soccer player.
4. V Praveen Rao
- V Praveen Rao wins the 7th Dr. M. S. Swaminathan Award for 2017 -19.
- He is the present Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University(PJTSAU).
- This award is given as a lifetime achievement award for outstanding contributions to agricultural development and sustainable agriculture methods.
5. Dinyar Patel
- Dinyar Patel won Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for his book “Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism”.
- This prize is given for nonfiction literature on modern and contemporary India.
- It also carries a cash prize of INR 15 lakh.
- NIF means New India Foundation.
6. Sanjay Dutt
- Sanjay Dutt is appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Arunachal Pradesh.
- This event was taken place on the celebration of the 50th year or Golden Jubilee celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Sanjay Dutt is a renowned Bollywood Actor.
7. Smriti Mandhana
- Smriti Mandhana is appointed as the Brand Ambassador of GUVI.
- GUVI is an Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) incubated Startup.
- This is to create technological awareness among everyone, especially women.
- Smriti Mandhana is an Indian Cricketer.
8. Anju Bobby George
- Long Jump Player Anju Bobby George wins the women of the year award from World Athletics.
- She has been awarded for her efforts in advancing sports in the country and also efforts for gender equality.
9. Naomi Kawase
- Naomi Kawade is appointed as the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the Cultural and Creative Industries.
- Naomi Kawase is the Japanese Film Director.
- She was appointed by the UNESCO head Audrey Azoulay.
10. Sambit Patra
- Sambit Patra is appointed as the New Chairman for Indian Tourism Development Corporation.
- Prior to this post, he was working as an Independent Director of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
- Indian Tourism Development Corporation comes under the Ministry of Tourism and its headquarters is in New Delhi.
11. Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu
- Neeraj Chopra and PV Sindhu are appointed as the Brand ambassadors for Disney BYJU’s Early Learn App.
- Neeraj Chopra is an Indian Javelin Thrower and P V Sindhu is an Indian Shuttler.
- BYJU’s Early Learning App teaches young children aged between 6-8 years through the app.
12. Anupam Ray
- Dr. Anupam Ray is appointed as India’s permanent representative at UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
- He is currently serving as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- United Nations Conference on Disarmament comes under United Nations General Assembly to negotiate a multilateral disarmament forum.
13. Pankaj Sharma
- Dr. Pankaj Sharma is appointed as the Next Ambassador of India to Mexico.
- He served as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
14. Alia Bhatt
- Alia Bhatt is named the PETA India “Person of the Year 2021”.
- She is a Bollywood Actress and she was awarded for her investment in bio-degradable vegan leather “Fleather”.
15. Vijay Raaz and Varun Sharma
- Actors Vijay Raaz and Varun Sharma are appointed as the Brand Ambassadors for the EaseMyTrip.
- EaseMyTrip is a business portal for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer segments.
16. Atul Kumar Goel
- Atul Kumar Goel is appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Punjab National Bank.
- He will succeed in Mallikarjuna Rao.
- Prior to this appointment, Atul served as the MD and CEO of UCO Bank.
17. Viral Desai
- Viral Desai won Global Environment and Climate Action Citizen Award 2021.
- He is called the Green man of Gujarat.
- He is an industrialist from Surat, Gujarat.
18. Pankaj Advani
- Pankaj Advani won the 2021 National Billiards Title.
- He is an Indian Billiards and Snooker Player.
19. Harjinder Singh
- Harjinder Singh is appointed as India’s “Chef de Mission” for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
- He currently serves as the General Secretary of the Indian Ice Hockey Association.
20. H.O. Suri
- H.O. Suri is appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Company.
- Prior to this position, he is the financial advisor of IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company.
21. Divya Hedge
- Divya Hedge wins UN Women’s Award for Leadership Commitment.
- She is an Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur who runs a firm called “Baeru Environmental Services”.
- They fight climate changes through rural population especially through women and they gave employment opportunities for rural women in their firm.
22. Atul Dinkar Rane
- Atul Dinkar Rane is appointed as the Director-General(DG) of the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.
- BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited manufactures the BrahMos supersonic cruise Missile.
- Atul always remained in the core team of BrahMos Aerospace since its foundation as a joint venture with Russia.
23. Gabriel Boric
- Gabriel Boric is elected as the Youngest President of Chile.
- He is just 35-year-old and belongs to Social Convergence Party.
24. Rishabh Pant
- Rishabh Pant is appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand State.
- He is an Indian cricketer.
- He is appointed with the aim to encourage the youth of the state towards sports and public health.
25. Salman Khan
- Salman Khan is appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the COVID Vaccination in Maharashtra.
- He is a Bollywood Actor and he was appointed to create COVID Vaccination awareness in Maharashtra.
26. Karl Nehammer
- Karl Nehammer was sworn in as Austria’s Chancellor.
- He was appointed by the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen.
- He succeeds Alexander Schallenberg.
- Prior to this post, he has served as the Interior Minister of Austria.
27. Avani Lekhara
- Avani Lekhara wins “Best Female Debut” at 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards
- She is an Indian Shooter and won India’s First Gold Medal in Shooting in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
28. Narendra Modi
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the “Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo” award.
- It is Bhutan’s Highest Civilian Award.
- Modi is the 1st Foreigner to receive this award.
29. Kumar Mangalam Birla
- Kumar Mangalam Birla is conferred with the TiE 2021 “Global Entrepreneur of the Year” award.
- He was awarded under the category of “Business Transformation”
- The event was held in Dubai, UAE.
30. Lewis Hamilton
- Lewis Hamilton received “Knight Bachelor” of Services to Motorsport.
- Hamilton is a Britain’s 7 times F1 Champion.
- The award was presented by Charles, the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle, England.
31. Unsoo Kim
- Unsoo Kim is appointed as the Managing Director of Hyundai Motor India Limited.
- He will replace Seon Seob Kim.
32. General Naravane
- General Naravane took charge as the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee(CoSC).
- He succeeds Bipin Rawat, who died in a flight crash in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
- Naravane is the senior-most of the Chiefs of all three armed forces- Army, Navy, and Air Force.
33. Sanjiv Mehta
- Sanjiv Mehta is elected as the President of Hindustan Unilever Limited.
- He currently serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever Limited.
34. Balkrishna Doshi
- Balkrishna Doshi is honored with the Royal Gold Medal 2022.
- He is an Indian Architect who designed Chandigarh.
- Royal Gold Medal is one of the world’s highest honors for Architecture.
