| The new and 24th Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard who has taken over from DG Krishnaswamy Natarajan who retired from service | DG VS Pathania |
| The state in which AFSPA (Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has been extended for another 6 months with effect from 30 Dec 2021 | Nagaland |
| The Chief Photographer with Reuters who has been posthumously awarded the Redink Journalist of the Year 2021 Award | Danish Siddique |
| The senior journalist and author who has been awarded the Redink Lifetime Achievement Award 2021 | Prem Shankar Jha |
| The Indian wicketkeeper who has become the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to record 100 Test dismissals during the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion | Rishabh Pant |
| The South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist who passed away on 26 Dec 2021 | Desmond Tutu |
| The Indian film actress who has been named the PETA India's Person of the Year 2021, in support of an animal-friendly fashion industry and her advocacy for dogs and cats in need | Alia Bhatt |
| The Indian cricketer who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket | Harbhajan Singh |
| The lead vessel of her class of corvettes, in service with the Indian Navy, which was decommissioned on 23 Dec 2021 at Visakhapatnam | INS Khukri |
| The indigenous messaging application launched by Indian Army as a replacement of the Army Wide Area Network messaging application is named | ASIGMA |
| The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile with ability to defeat interceptor missiles and to change its path mid-air tested by DRDO from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island is named | Pralay |
| The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise for the member nations of BIMSTEC countries, conducted from 20-22 Dec 21 at Pune was named | PANEX-21 |
| The state in which the first S-400 air defence missile system received from Russia have been deployed | Punjab |
| The Indian badminton player who has become the first Indian to reach the Badminton World Championships final in the men's singles and win a silver medal | Kidambi Srikanth |
| The Chief of Army Staff who has taken over as Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) following the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat | General MM Narvane |
| The neighbouring country which has conferred its highest civilian award "Order of the Druk Gyalpo" on the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Bhutan |
| The annual Indian festival which has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO | Durga Puja |
| The NASA spacecraft which has flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, the corona, for the first time in history | Parker Solar probe |
| The Indian contestant who has been crowned Miss Universe 2021 at the beauty pageant held on December 12, 2021, at Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel | Harnaaz Sandhu |
| The venue of India International Science Festival 2021 held from 10 to 13 Dec 2021 | Panaji, Goa |
| The Indian mathematician at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, who has been awarded the 2021 DST-ICTP-IMU Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from developing countries for her outstanding work in affine algebraic geometry and commutative algebra | Prof. Neena Gupta |
| The Social Democratic Party member who has been sworn in as the new Chancellor of Germany from 08.12.2021 | Mr. Olaf Scholz |
| The 11th edition of joint military exercise between India and Maldives to be conducted at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives from 06 to 19 December 2021 is named | EKUVERIN |
| The veteran journalist recepient of Padma Shri and Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award who passed away on 04.12.2021 | Vinod Dua |
| The former Indian athlete who has been named the Woman of the Year by World Athletics for her efforts in advancing the sport in India | Anju Bobby George |
| The city which has been listed as the world's most expensive city by the EIU's Worldwide Cost of Living Index 2021 | Tel Aviv |
| The former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Governor of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka who passed away on 04.12.2021 | Shri K. Rosaiah |
| The weak tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal which caused rainfall in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal was named | Cyclone Jawad |
| 1 | Assamese | Iyat Ekhan Aaronya Asil (Novel) | Anuradha Sarma Pujari |
| 2 | Bengali | Mitjafar O Ananya Natale (Play) | Bratya Basu |
| 3 | Bodo | Khora Sayao Arw Himalay (Poetry) | Mwdai Gahai |
| 4 | Dogri | Namme Tunnel (Short Stories) | Raj Rahi |
| 5 | English | Things to Leave Behind (Novel) | Namita Gokhale |
| 6 | Hindi | Samrat Ashok (Play) | Daya Prakash Sinha |
| 7 | Kannada | Gandhi Kathana (Biography) | D.S. Nagabhushana |
| 8 | Kashmiri | Tawazun (Criticism) | Wali Mohd. Aseer Kashtawari |
| 9 | Konkani | Raktachandan (Poetry) | Sanjiv Verenkar |
| 10 | Malayalam | Hrudayaragangal (Autobiography) | George Onakkoor |
| 11 | Marathi | Baluchya Awasthantarachi Diary (Short Stories) | Kiran Gurav |
| 12 | Nepali | Usha Anirudha (Epic Poetry) | Chhabilal Upadhyaya |
| 13 | Odia | Sarijaithiba Apera (Poetry) | Hrushikesh Mallick |
| 14 | Punjabi | Sullan Da Salan (short Stories) | Khalid Hussain |
| 15 | Rajasthani | Mugtee (Poetry) | Meethesh Nirmohi |
| 16 | Sanskrit | Srijati Shankhnadam Kil, Kavita (Poetry) | Vindeshwariprasad Mishr 'Vinay' |
| 17 | Santali | Mane Rena Arhang (Short Stories) | Niranjan Hansda |
| 18 | Sindhi | Nena Nindakhra (Poetry) | Arjun Chawla |
| 19 | Tamil | Civappuk Kazuttu Tan Oru Paccaip Paravai (Short Stories) | Ambai |
| 20 | Telugu | Vallankitaalam (Poetry) | Gorati Venkanna |
Awards in Gujarati, Maithili, Manipuri & Urdu languages will be announced at a later date.
Born: 16.03.1958; Passed away: 08.12.2021
Commissioned into the Indian Army: 16.12.1978
Unit Commissioned: 5/11 Gorkha Rifles
27th Chief of Army Staff from : 17.12.2016 to 31.12.2019
First Chief of Defence Staff from: 01.01.2020 to 08.12.2021
Helicopter in which travelling on 08.12.2021: Mi17
Helicopter was travelling from: Sulur Air Force Base to DSSC, Wellington
2020 (56th Jnanpith): Nilamani Phookan (Assamese)
2021 (57th Jnanpith): Damodar Mauzo (Konkani)
Report released by Fortune India
Designated by: World Health Organisation
Theme: End inequalities. End AIDS. End pandemics
First Observed in: 1988
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.”
First Observed in: 1992
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Together We Can Through Volunteering
First Observed in: 1986
First launched by : International Union of Soil Sciences (2002)
Endorsed by : Food and Agricultural Organisation (Jun 2013)
Accepted by : United Nations General Assembly (Dec 2013)
Theme: Volunteer Now for Our Common Future
Established by : International Civil Aviation Organisation (1994)
Adopted by : United Nations General Assembly (1996)
Theme (upto 2023): Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2003
Theme: Your Right, Your Role: Say No To Corruption
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: EQUALITY - Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights
Slogan: All Human, All Equal
First Observed in: 1948
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Sustainable Mountain Tourism
First Observed in: 2003
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Leave No One’s Health Behind: Invest in health systems for all
First Observed in: 2017
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Harnessing the Potential of Human Mobility
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
| Category | Top Ranking State |
|---|---|
| Group A | Gujarat |
| Group B | Madhya Pradesh |
| N.E. & Hill States | Himachal Pradesh |
| UTs | Delhi |
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope developed by NASA with contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Launch date: 25 December 2021
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA (VA256)
Launch site: Centre Spatial Guyanais, ELA-3
| Category | Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larger States | Kerala | Tamil Nadu | Telangana |
| Smaller States | Mizoram | Tripura | Sikkim |
| UTs | D.N Haveli & Daman & Diu | Chandigarh | Lakshadweep |
Host: Bangladesh
Venue: Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka
Winners: South Korea
Runners-up: Japan
Third position: India
Top scorer: Jang Jong-hyun (S. Korea)
Best player: Kenta Tanaka (Japan)
Best Goalkeeper: Suraj Karkera (India)
ASIGMA: Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application