1. Narayan Pradhan
- Professor Mr. Narayan Pradhan is selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for 2022.
- He was awarded for his outstanding contribution to the field of material science.
2. Karolina Bielawska
- Karolina Bielawska won Miss World 2021.
- She was from Poland and won the 70th Edition of the Miss World.
- She was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica, the 69th Miss World crowned in 2021.
- Karolina is the 2nd woman from Poland to win the Miss World.
3. Diebedo Francis
- Diebedo Francis Kere becomes the First African to win Pritzker Prize 2022.
- He won the 51st Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2022.
- He is a 56 years old architect born in Burkina Faso.
- He was awarded this prestigious prize for his designs of schools, health facilities, housing, civic building, and public space around Africa.
4. Biren Singh
- Biren Singh becomes the Chief Minister of Manipur for the second term.
- In 2017, Biren Singh won the elections and become the first BJP Chief Minister of Manipur.
- He is from Heingang Seat for the record fifth term.
5. Suresh Raina
- Suresh Raina has been awarded the “Sports Icon” Award at Maldives Sports Award 2022.
- This award was from the Government of Maldives.
- He is awarded by the President of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih with world-renowned athletes and Maldivian athletes.
- Suresh Raina is a former Indian International Cricketer.
6. Neeraj Chopra
- Neeraj Chopra is awarded the “Sportstar of the year (Male) Award” at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards held at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Neeraj Chopra is the Gold medal winner in Javelin Throw in Olympics 2020.
- Along with him, Mirabai Chanu who won a silver medal in Weightlifting in Olympics 2020 has been awarded the “Sportstar of the year (Female) Award”.
7. Serdar Berdimuhamedov
- Serdar Berdimuhamedov sworn in as Turkmen President.
- He took over after his father, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
- He took the oath of office at the Rukhiyet Palace, Ashgabat.
8. Pushkar Singh Dhami
- Pushkar Singh Dhami is appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
- He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
9. Dennis P. Sullivan
- Dennis P. Sullivan is appointed and is awarded the Abel Prize for 2022.
- Abel Prize is awarded to the field of Mathematics.
- Dennis is an American Mathematician.
- He was awarded for his work in algebraic, geometric, and dynamical aspects.
10. Pralay Mondal
- Pralay Mondal is appointed as the Interim MD and CEO of CSB Bank.
- He is currently serving as the Deputy Managing Director of CSB Bank.
- He has followed Rajendra Chinna Veerappan, who has announced his early retirement due to health issues.
11. Gilbert Houngbo
- Gilbert Houngbo is appointed as the next Director-General of the International Labour Organization.
- He will succeed Guy Ryder from the United Kingdom.
- Gilbert Houngbo is from Togo and he was the former Prime Minister of Togo.
12. Mirabai Chanu
- Mirabai Chanu has been awarded the BBC ISWOTY 2021 Award.
- She is an Indian Weightlifter and Padma Shri Awardee.
- She won the Silver Medal in Tokyo Olympics, 2020.
13. Mario Marcel
- Mario Marcel won the Governor of the year Award 2022.
- He was awarded the 9th edition of the Central Banking Awards 2022.
- He is the Governor of the Central Bank of Chile.
14. Yoon Suk-Yeol
- Yoon Suk-Yeol becomes the new President of South Korea.
- He is the leader of the People Power Party.
- He succeeded Moon Jae-in.
15. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
- Ajay Bhushan Pandey is appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA).
- He is the tenure for 3 years.
- He currently serves as the Finance Secretary from March 2020.
16. Debasish Panda
- Debasish Panda became the new Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI).
- He will succeed Subhash Chandra Khuntia.
17. T Raja Kumar
- T Raja Kumar is appointed as the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
- He succeeded Dr. Marcus Pleyer of Germany.
- Raja Kumar is the 1st Singaporean to be appointed as President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
18. Suchitra K Ella
- Suchitra K Ella became the Chairperson of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Southern Region.
- She is the co-founder and the joint Managing Director of Bharat Biotech.
19. Bhagwant Mann
- Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
- He belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
- His constituency is Sangrur, Punjab.
20. Katalin Novak
- Katalin Novak is the new President of Hungary.
- She is the first female President of Hungary.
- She will replace Janos Ader.
21. Ranjit Rath
- Ranjith Rath will be the next CMD of Oil India Limited.
- He is currently serving as the CMD of the Mineral Exploration Corporation Ltd
- He will succeed Sushil Chandra Mishra.
22. N Chandrasekaran
- N. Chandrasekaran is appointed as the Chairman of Air India.
- He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board of Tata Sons Private Limited.
- Tata Group took over Air India on 27th January 2022.
23. Deepak Dhar
- Deepak Dhar is appointed as the First Indian selected for Boltzmann Medal.
- He is a physicist professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Education, and Research, Pune.
- Boltzmann Medal is awarded to physicists for contributing new results.
24. Madhabi Puri Buch
- Madhabi Puri Buch becomes 1st woman to be appointed as SEBI Chairman.
- She is the first women Chief of the Security Exchange Board of India(SEBI).
- She succeeds Ajay Tyagi.
25. Junaid Kamal Ahmad
- Junaid Kamal Ahmad is appointed as the Vice President of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
- He currently served as the World Bank’s India Head.
26. Abhishek Singh
- Abhishek Singh is appointed as the CEO of the National e-Governance Division.
- He currently serves as the CEO of Digital India.
27. T S Ramakrishnan
- T S Ramakrishnan is appointed as the MD and CEO of LIC Mutual Funds.
- He will succeed Dinesh Pangtey.
28. Vidya Balan
- Vidya Balan is appointed as the Brand ambassador for Bharti AXA Life Insurance.
- She is the National Award Winning Bollywood Actress.
29. Sanjiv Kapoor
- Sanjiv Kapoor is appointed as the CEO of Jet Airways.
- He is currently serving as the President of Oberoi Hotels and Resorts.
30. D N Patel
- D N Patel is appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT)
- He is the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
31. Nitin Chugh
- Nitin Chugh is appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of SBI Digital Banking.
- He was the Ex-Ujjivan Small Finance Bank CEO.
