| The Prime Minister's Scheme for mentoring young authors launched by the Ministry of Education is named | YUVA |
| The veteran journalist, freedom fighter and activist who passed away on 26 May 2021 in Bengaluru | Shri HS Doreswamy |
| The Indian scientist who has been awarded the Energy Frontiers Award 2020 by the Rome based multinational oil and gas company Eni | Prof CNR Rao |
| The severe cyclonic storm which arose in Bay of Bengal and made landfall in Odisha caused destruction of crops in Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand was named | Yaas |
| The IPS officer of 1985 batch who has been appointed the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation | Shri Subodh Kumar Jaiswal |
| The present President of International Hockey Federation who has been re-elected for the second term till 2024 | Narinder Batra |
| The antibody detection-based kit developed by Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is named | DIPCOVAN |
| The dedicated community support helpline operationalised by the Union Ministry of Ayush to provide AYUSH-based approaches and solutions for the challenges raised by Covid-19 | 14443 |
| The first destroyer of Indian Navy, built in Russia under the name Nadezhny which was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam | INS Rajput |
| The Indian state which has approved the setting up of Legislative Council in the State | West Bengal |
| The veteran cardiologist and former national president of Indian Medical Association and also the recipient of BC Roy Award and Padma Shri, who passed away on 17.05.2021 | Dr. KK Aggarwal |
| The Indian activist who has been chosen for the 2021 Whitley Awards for his efforts in preserving rare Amur falcons | Y. Nuklu Phom |
| The former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Haryana and Bihar who passed away on 19 May 2021 | Shri Jagannath Pahadia |
| The severe cyclonic storm of Arabian Sea which caused heavy rainfall in Kerala, Karanataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat and also caused loss of lives and property was named | Cyclone Tauktae |
| The theme of UN Global Road Safety Week observed from 17 to 23 May 2021 | Streets for Life #Love30 |
| The contestant from Mexico who has been crowned Miss Universe 2020 at the beauty pageant held in Hollywood, Florida on 16 May 2021 | Miss Andrea Meza |
| The new motto of Go Air airlines which has rebranded itself as Go First airlines | You Come First |
| The new and 23rd district created out of Sangrur district in Punjab | Malerkotla |
| The well-known philanthropist and Chairperson of Times Group who passed away on 13 May 2021 | Smt Indu Jain |
| The global nutrition expert (dual national of Trinidad and Tobago and Denmark) who has been chosen for the 2021 World Food Prize for trailblazing research on small native fish species in Bangladesh | Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted |
| The sherpa guide from Nepal who has broken his own record of climbing Mt Everest by doing it for the 25th time | Kami Rita |
| The Rajya Sabha MP and well-known sculptor, recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, who passed away on 09.05.2021 | Shri Raghunath Mohapatra |
| The veteran music composer, winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Shri who passed away on 07.05.2021 | Shri Vanraj Bhatia |
| The founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal and son of former Prime Minister of India late Chaudhary Charan Singh who passed away on 06 May 2021 | Shri Ajit Singh |
| The freedom fighter and former personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi who passed away on 04 May 2021 at the age of 99 years | Shri V Kalyanam |
| The English professional snooker player who has won the 2021 World Snooker Championship held in England from 17 April to 03 May 2021 | Mark Selby |
| The former Lt Governor of Delhi and Goa and former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir who passed away on 03 May 2021 | Shri Jagmohan |
| The mission launched by Indian Navy for transportation of relief materials like Oxygen tankers for Covid-19 patients is named | Operation Samudra Setu II |
| The well-known sitar maestro, recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan who passed away on 01 May 2021 | Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri |
| # | State | Party/Alliance Won | Chief Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | West Bengal | All India Trinamool Congress | Ms. Mamata Banerjee |
| 2. | Tamil Nadu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Shri M.K. Stalin |
| 3. | Kerala | Left Democratic Front | Shri P Vijayan |
| 4. | Assam | Bharatiya Janata Party | Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| 5. | Puducherry | All India NR Congress & Bharatiya Janata Party | Shri N Rangaswamy |
Born: 9 January 1927; Passed away: 21 May 2021
Noted Indian environmentalist and Chipko movement leader.
Awards
Books Written
| # | Brand Name | Type | Developed by | Manufactured by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Comirnaty (Tozinameran) | mRNA | BioNTech (German company | Pfizer |
| 2. | Vaxzevria, Covishield (AZD1222) | Viral vector | Oxford University and AstraZeneca (British-Swedish MNC) | AstraZeneca at 25 sites including Serum Institue of India |
| 3. | Gam-COVID-Vac, Sputnik-V | Viral Vector | Gamaleya Research Institute | Gamaleya Research Institute, Russia |
| 4. | Janssen COVID-19, Ad26.COV2.S | Viral Vector | Janssen Vaccines, Netherlands & Janssen Pharma, Belgium (subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson, USA) | Johnson & Johnson |
| 5. | COVAXIN | Inactivated Virus | Bharat Biotech, ICMR and National Institute of Virology, India | Bharat Biotech, India |
| 6. | CoronaVac, Sinovac | Inactivated Virus | Sinovac Biotech Ltd, China | Sinovac Biotech (China), Bio Pharma (Indonesia), Instituto Butantan (Brazil) |
| 7. | Moderna COVID-19 vaccine/mRNA-1273 | mRNA | Moderna Inc, The US National Inst of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and Biomedical Advance Research and Development Authority (BARDA) | Modern Inc (USA) |
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Theme: Information as a Public Good
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Theme: Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions
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Theme: Together we are unstoppable
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Theme: Sing. Fly, Soar - Like a Bird
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Sportsman of the Year Award: Rafael Nadal
Sportswoman of the Year Award: Naomi Osaka
Team of the Year Award: Bayern Munich
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Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Jean King
Athlete Advocate of the Year Award: Lewis Hamilton
Sporting Inspiration Award: Mohamed Salah
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YUVA: Young, Upcoming and Versatile Authors