Girish Karnad Award 2021
- First award for Overall Contribution - Pramod Payyanur
- Award for Humanitarian and Social Service - Raju Abraham (former MLA)
- State which recently decided to create a new department to protect the culture and practice of people belonging to the State's Tribal and other indigenous Communities - Assam
- Former Croation footballer who was recently reappointed as the Coach of Indian Football team - Igor Stimac
- Country to host World Badminton Championship in 2026 - India
- First Panchayat in Kerala to achieve 100% first dose Covid Vaccination for all above 18 years of age - Vythiri (Wayanad)
- First highcourt in India to start live streaming of Court proceedings - Gujarat Highcourt
- India-Afghan friendship Dam which was recently attacked by Taliban militants- Salma Dam (Herath Province, Afghanistan)
- Second women to get Palme d'Or award for Best Direction in Cannes Film Festival 2021 - Julia Ducournau (Film þ Titane)
- Israeli Spyware which was recently in news as it steals phone details of famous Personalities - Pegasus
- New name of Jammu & Kashmir High Court - High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
Indian Organisations which was recently awarded UNDP Equator Prize 2021
1. Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Produce Company Ltd., Tamil Nadu
2. Snehakunja Trust, Karnataka
Artificial Intelligance based Virtual Assistant launched by Federal Bank to help customers with banking related queries - Feddy
