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CURRENT AFFAIRS
Beauty Competitions of the Year 2019-22
Mrs World, 2022 - Shaylyn Ford (USA)
Miss World America, 2021 - Mr. Saini (Indian-American)
Miss Earth India, 2021- Rashmi Madhuri (Bengaluru)
Miss International World, 2021- Dr. Akshata Prabhu
Miss India USA, 2021- Vaidehi Mountains (Michigan)
Miss Universe, 2020 - Andrea Meza (Mexico)
Miss Diva Universe, 2020- Adeline Castellino (Karnataka)
Miss Australia, 2020 - Maria Thattal
Miss India World, 2020 - Manasa Varanasi (Telangana)
Miss Diva, 2019 - Vartika Singh (Lucknow)
Miss Trans Queen India, 2020 Shiney Soni (Delhi)
Miss Teen International, 2019 - Ayushi Dholakia (Vadodra)
Miss Universe, 2020 - Andrea Meza (Mexico)
Miss World-2019
Jamaica's Tony Ann Singh won the Miss World 2019 title in the 69th edition of
the Miss World pageant held in London. In this competition, Ophely Mezzini of
France finished second and Suman Rao of India came third.
Miss Universe-2021
India's Harnaaz Sandhu won the 70th Miss Universe 2021 pageant. Paraguay's
Nadia Ferreira finished second, while South Africa's Lalela Maswane came
third.
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Bharat Ratna Award-2019
Former President Pranab Mukherjee, renowned musician Bhupen Hazarika
and philanthropist Nanaji Deshmukh were awarded India's highest civilian
award 'Bharat Ratna' for the year 2019.
Sahitya Akademi Award-2021
English - Namita Gokhale (Novel Things to Leave Behind)
Hindi - Daya Prakash Singha (Drama - Emperor Ashoka)
Punjabi - Khalid Hussain (Story Collection - Soolan Da Salan)
Sanskrit - Vindeshwari Prasad Mishra (Kavita-Shrijati Shankhanadam Kill)
Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award-2021
Biology - Dr. Amit Singh, Dr. Arun Kumar Shukla
Chemistry - Dr. Kanishk Biswas, Dr. T. Govindaraju
Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Science - Dr. Binoy Kumar Saikia
Engineering Science - Dr. Devdeep Mukhopadhyay
Mathematical Sciences - Dr. Anish Ghosh, Dr. Saket Saurabh
Pharmaceutical Sciences - Dr. Jeeman Panniyamkal, Dr. Rohit Srivastava
Physics - Dr. Kanak Saha
Ramon Magsaysay Award – 2021
Dr. Firdausi Qadri (Bangladesh) - Vaccine Scientist
Muhammad Amjad Saqib (Pakistan) - Microfinance Pioneer
Roberto Ballon (southern Philippines) - a fisherman and environmentalist
Steven Muncie (USA) - a humanitarian
Watchdoc (Indonesia) - a journalism production house
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67th National Film Awards-2021
Best Film - Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)
Best Hindi Film - Chhichhore (Director Sriram Raghavan)
Best Actor- Manoj Bajpayee (Bhosale) and Dhanush (Asuran)
Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut (Films - Panga and Manikarnika)
Best Director - Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Battar Hoorain)
74th Cannes Film Awards – 2021
Palme d'Or Award (Best Film) - Titan (Julia Ducono)
Best Actor Kalbe Landry Joss (USA, Film Nidram)
Best Actress - Renate Reinsway (Norwegian, Film - Worst Person in the World)
Best Director - Leos Caraux (France, Film-Annette)
Best Documentary - A Night of Knowing Nothing (Payal Kapadia, India)
93rd Oscar Awards-2021
Best movie -nomadland
Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Film - Nomadland)
Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (film The Father
Best Actress - Frances McDormand (Film - Nomadland)
63rd Grammy Awards-2021
Album of the Year - Folklore (by Taylor Swift)
Record of the Year - Everything I Wanted (by Billie Eilish)
Song of the Year - I Can't Breathe (Dernest Email & Tiara Thorams)
Best Rap Song - Savage (by Beyoncé, Sean Carter, Brittany)
best country songs - All the Good Times
66th Filmfare Awards-2021
Best Film - Thappad (Director - Anubhav Singha)
Best Director - Om Raut (Film - Tanhaji)
Best Actor - Irrfan Khan (Film - English Medium)
Best Actress - Taapsee Pannu (Film-Thappad)
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74th BAFTA Awards – 2021
Best movie -nomadland
Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Film – Nomadland
Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (film - The Father)
Best Actress - Francis McDormand (film - Nomadland
Pulitzer Prize-2021
National reporting - The Marshall Project, ALdotcom, IndyStar, Invisible
Institute
Explanatory reporting - The Young, The Atlantic
Local reporting - Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi, Tampa Bay Times
International reporting - Megha Rajagopalan, Alison Killing, Christo Bushek
Editorial Writing - Robert Greene
breaking news reporting - star tribune
Feature Photography - Emilio Morenati, Associated Press
Padma Awards-2022
On 26 January 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind announced the Padma
Awards to 128 persons. These include 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma
Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri awards.
Padma Vibhushan (up to 4 persons)
Ms. Prabha Atre (Art, Maharashtra)
Shri Radheshyam Khemka (Posthumous) (Literature and Education, Uttar
Pradesh)
General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) (Civil Service, Uttarakhand)
Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous) (Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh)
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78th Golden Globe Awards – 2021
Best Film (Drama) – nomadland
Best Actress (Drama) - Andra Day (The United States vs Cat Holiday)
Best Actor (Drama) - Chadwick Bosman (Ma Renee Black Bottom)
Best director - Chloy Zhao (Nomadland)
Best Film (Music/Comedy) - Borat Subsequent Movie Film
Best TV Series (Drama) - the crown
World Athletics Award-2021
World Athlete of the Year (Male) - Carsten Warholm (Norway)
World Athlete of the Year (Female) - Ellen Thompson-Hera (Jamaica)
Best Female of the Year Award - Anju Aubie George (India)
Inspiration Award - Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) and Gianmacos (Italy)
52nd International Film Festival of India 2021 (Goa)
The venue - Goa (November 20 to 28, 2021)
Most favourable state for film shooting - Uttar Pradesh
Golden Peacock Award (Best Film) - Ring Wandering (Japanese film)
Best Actor (Silver Peacock) - J. Bhikulal Joshi (Godavari)
Best Actress - Angela Molina (Charlotte)
Best Director - Václav Kadranka (Saving One Who Was Dead)
Fox country - BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
Indian Film Personality of the Year Award - Prasoon Joshi
ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Prize - Lingui: The Sacred Bonds
ICC Awards 2021
ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year - Shaheed Afridi (Pakistan)
ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year - Smriti Mandhana (India)
ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year - Joe Root (England)
ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
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ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Lizelle Lee (D. Africa)
ICC Men's T20 ODI Cricketer of the Year - Mohd. Rizwan (Pakistan)
ICC Women's T20 ODI Cricketer of the Year - Tammy Beaumont (England)
Laureus World Sports Awards-2021
Sportsman of the Year -Rafael Nadal
Sportswoman of the Year - Naomi Osaka
Best FIFA Football Awards 2021
Best FIFA Men's Player - Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
Best FIFA female player - Alexia Putellas (Spain)
Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper - Eduard Mendy (Senegal)
Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper - Christian Endler (Chile)
FIFA Fair Play Award - Football Team (Denmark) and Medical Staff
Other Awards
Gyanpith Award (Field Literature)
2021 (57th) - Konkani novelist Damodar Moujo
2020 (56th) - Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Junior
Vyas Samman (Field Literature)
2021 (31st) Asghar Wajahat (for the play 'Mahabali')
2020 (30th) Sharad Pagare (for the novel 'Empress of Pataliputra')
Saraswati Samman (region literature)
2020 (30th) - Sharankumar Limbale (Marathi, for the book 'Sanatan')
2019 (29th) • Vasdev Mohi (Sindhi litterateur, short story 'Checkbook')
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Region-Film)
2019 (51st) Rajinikanth
2018 (50th) Amitabh Bachchan
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Dadasaheb Phalke International Filmfare Award 2021
Best Film - Tanha Ji: The Unsung Warrior
Best Actor Akshay Kumar (Film - Laxmi)
Best Actress Deepika Padukone (Film-Chhapaak)
Bihari Award (Field Literature)
2020 (30th) - Mohan Krishna Vohra (Book - Taslima : Conflict and Literature)
2019 (29th) - Dr. Aidan Singh Bhati (Poetry - Aankh Hiye Ra Harial Sapna)
Murti Devi Award (Field Literature)
2019 (33rd) - Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (Autobiography-Asti Aur Bhavati)
2017 (31st) Joy Goswami (Rachana-Du Dondo Fowara Matro)
Abel Prize (Field-Math)
2020 - Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis
2019 - Prof. Karen Keskula Uhlenbeck
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
2019 - Sir David Attenborough (Britain's famous broadcaster and naturalist)
2018- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Gandhi Peace Prize
2020 - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Former President of
Bangladesh)
2019 Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Oman)
Rajiv Gandhi Sad Bhavna Award
2018 Gopal Krishna Gandhi
2017 - Mohammad Azharuddin and M. Gopala
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Booker Prize (Field Literature)
2021 - Damon Golgotha (South Africa, Novel - The Promise)
2020 - Douglas Stuart (Scotland, novel - Shuggie Bain)
International Booker Prize (Field Literature)
2021 David Diop (novel At Night All Blood Is Black)
2020 - Marike Lucas Rizneveld (book - The Discomfort of Evening)
Best Parliamentarian Award
2016 Dinesh Trivedi
2017 - Bhartrihari Mehtab
Major International Summit
16th G20 Summit, 2021
Events (30-31 October) - Rome (Italy)
Theme/Subject - People, Planet, Prosperity
Presidency - Mario Draghi (Prime Minister-Italy)
Representation of India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
15th Conference - Riyadh ( Saudi Arabia, in 2020)
17th Conference - Indonesia (in 2022)
18th conference - India (in 2023)
COP-26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2021
Events - October 29 to November 2, 2021
Hosting - Glasgow (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Presiding - Alok Sharma (UK Cabinet Minister)
Aim - Securing Global Net-Zero and keeping the temperature 1.5 degrees by
the year 2050.
India aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070.
COP-25 organized in Madrid (Spain, 2019)
COP-Conference of the Parties
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Sustainable Development Impact Summit, 2021
Event (20-23 September) - Geneva (Switzerland)
It was organized by 'World Economic Forum'.
subject - Shaping an Equitable] Enclusive and Sustainable Recovery
16th East Asian Virtual Summit, 2021
Events (27 Oct 2021) - Seri Begawan Town (Brunei)
Presidency - Joe Biden (President-USA)
India is represented by - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Global COVID-19 Summit, 2021
Arrangement - September 22, 2021 (Virtually)
Hosting - America
Theme - Ending the Pandemic and Building Back better health Security to
Prepare for the Next
speech from India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Quad Summit, 2021
Event (Sept. 24, 2021) - Washington (USA)
Presidency - Joe Biden (President-USA)
participating country - Australia, India, Japan, America
QUAD - Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
13th BRICS Virtual Summit, 2021
Event (Sept. 9, 2021) - New Delhi, India
presiding - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
Theme - BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Coopera tion for Continuity, Consolidation and
Consensus
12th Conference - Russia in 2020
14th Conference - China, in 2022
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47th G-7 Summit, 2021
Event (11-13 June) - Cornwall (United Kingdom)
Presidency - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Theme - Build Back Better
India is represented by - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
20th World Sustainable Development Summit, 2021
Events (Virtually) - 10 to 12 February, 2021
Theme of the conference - Redefining our common future : Safe and Secure
Environment for All
Organizer - The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi
15th India Digital Summit, 2021
Arrangement - January 19 to 20, 2021
Chief Guest/Inauguration - Union Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
Theme of the conference - Self-reliant India - Beginning of a new decade The
government's 'Make for the World' initiative is in line with.
16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, 2021
Events (Virtually) - January 9 to 10, 2021
Conference Theme - Contribution to self-reliant India
Chief Guest - Chandrika Prasad Santoshi (President Suriname)
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