| The 5-year project for deep sea exploration of rare minerals launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India is named | Samudrayaan |
| The new corporate name of Facebook Inc, the parent organisation of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp, Workplace etc. | Meta Platforms Inc |
| The venue of 16th G-20 Summit held from 30 to 31.10.2021, with the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi representing India | Rome, Italy |
| The well-known Kannada actor, playback singer, television presenter and producer who passed away on 29.10.2021 | Puneeth Rajkumar |
| The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 observed from 26.10.21 to 01.11.21 | Independent India @ 75: Self Reliance and Integrity |
| The Tamil film directed by Vinothraj, which has been chosen to be India's official entry at the 2022 Acadmey Awards | Koozhangal |
| The country which has chosen its Governor General Dame Sandra Mason as its first ever President in its preparation to become a Republic (by removing Queen of England as its head of state) | Barbados |
| The jailed Russian opposition leader who has been chosen to be awarded the European Union's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2021 | Alexei Navalny |
| The maiden India-UK Tri-Services exercise to be held off the west coast of India from 21 to 27 Oct 2021 is named | Ex Konkan Shakti |
| The country which has won the 2020 Thomas Cup badminton championship (for men) defeating China in the finals in Aarhus, Denmark | Indonesia |
| The country which has won the 2020 Uber Cup badminton championship (for women) defeating Japan in the finals in Aarhus, Denmark | China |
| The team which has won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship defeating Nepal in the finals at Male in Maldives | India |
| The audio-visual song "Tike se bacha hai desh" launched by the Govt of India to promote Covid19 vaccination across the country has been sung by | Kailash Kher |
| The Pakistani scientist known as the Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Programme who passed away on 10.10.2021 | Abdul Qadeer Khan |
| The 17th edition of Indo-US Joint Military Exercise to be conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf – Richardson, Alaska (USA) from 15.10.21 to 29.10.21 is named | Ex. Yudh Abhyas |
| The Govt owned enterprise which has been conferred the status of Maharatna by the Dept of Public Enterprises under Ministry of Finance, GoI | Power Finance Corporation |
| The director of AIIMS, New Delhi who has been conferred the 22nd Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence by the Vice-President Shri Venkaiah Naidu | Dr. Randeep Guleria |
| The theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2021 observed on 09 Oct 2021 (Second Saturday of October) | Sing, Fly, Soar - Like a Bird |
| The Multilateral Maritime Exercise to be conducted by Indian Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the United States Navy (USN) in the Bay of Bengal from 12 – 15 Oct 2021 | Exercise Malabar |
| The 6th edition of India - UK Joint Company Level Military Training held at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand from 07 to 20 Oct 2021 is named | AJEYA WARRIOR |
| The TV personality well-known for his role as Ravana in the tele-serial Ramayana who passed away on 06.10.21 | Arvind Trivedi |
| The fifth edition of India–Japan Maritime to be held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021 is named | JIMEX-21 |
| The team which has won the Durand Cup football trophy defeating Mohammadan Sporting in the finals in Kolkata | FC Goa |
| The theme of National Wildlife Week being observed in India from 2 to 8 Oct 2021 | Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet |
| The portal for senior citizens seeking employment opportunities launched by the Vice-President Shri Venkaiah Naidu is named | SACRED |
| The president of Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, who has succeeded Mr. Yoshihide Suga as new Prime Minister of Japan on 4 October 2021 | Mr. Fumio Kishida |
| The place at which the world's largest flag (Indian tricolour) measuring 225 feet long, 150 feet wide and weighing (approx.) 1400 kg made by KVIC was unveiled by the Lt Gov of Ladakh Shri RK Mathur | Leh |
| The 8th edition of India-Sri Lanka bilateral exercise to be conducted at Combat Training School, Ampara in Sri Lanka from 4 to 15 October 2021 is named | Mitra Shakti |
| The comic book character created by Pran Kishore Sharma who has been chosen to be the mascot of Namami Gange programme | Chacha Chaudhary |
| # | Name | Country | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marthe Wando | Cameroon | For building a model of community-based child protection in the face of terrorist insurgency and gender-based violence in the Lake Chad region of Cameroon. |
| 2. | Vladimir Slivyak | Russia | For his defence of the environment and for helping to ignite grassroots opposition to the coal and nuclear industries in Russia |
| 3. | Freda Huson | Canada | For her fearless dedication to reclaiming her people’s culture and defending their land against disastrous pipeline projects |
| 4. | Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) | India | For their innovative legal work empowering communities to protect their resources in the pursuit of environmental democracy in India. |
| # | Country | # | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ireland | 34. | China |
| 2. | Austria | 71. | India |
| 3. | United Kingdom | 75. | Pakistan |
| 4. | Finland | 77. | Sri Lanka |
| 5. | Switzerland | 79. | Nepal |
Dedicated to the nation on Vijayadashmi day
| # | Country | # | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Singapore | 90. | Tajikistan |
| 1. | Japan | 90. | India |
| 2. | Germany | 90. | Burkina Faso |
| 2. | South Korea | 72. | China |
| 3. | Finland, Italy, Spain & Luxembourg | 113. | Pakistan |
India and its neighbouring countries
| # | Country |
|---|---|
| 65. | Sri Lanka |
| 71. | Myanmar |
| 76. | Bangladesh & Nepal |
| 92. | Pakistan |
| 101. | India |
| 103. | Afghanistan |
Note: Somalia ranked 116 is at the bottom of the index
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1991
Theme: Digital Equity for All Ages
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2007
Established by : UNESCO
Theme: Teachers at the heart of education recovery
First Observed in: 1994
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First observed: 1986
Theme: Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world
Designated by : Universal Postal Union
First Observed in: 1969
Theme: Innovate to Recover
Designated by : World Health Organisation
Theme: Mental Health for All: Let's make it a reality
First Observed in: 1992
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Digital Generation, Our Generation
First Observed in: 2012
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: International cooperation for developing countries to reduce their disaster risk and disaster losses
First Observed in: 1989
Designated by : International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Theme: #Love Your Eyes
First Observed in: 2000
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All
First Observed in: 2008
Designated by : Food and Agricultural Organisation
Theme: Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life
First Observed in: 1980
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
Theme: Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting All People and Our Planet
First Observed in: 1993
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 1972
The day marks the coming into effect of the UN Charter (the founding document of UNO) in 1945.
This year's UN Day Concert followed a hybrid format with part live and part pre-recorded performances, with a small audience following physical distancing protocols. Held on Thursday, 21 October 2021, under the theme “Building Back Together for Peace and Prosperity”, the concert was sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations.
Designated by : UNESCO
Theme: Your window to the world
First Observed in: 2005
Designated by : UN General Assembly
Theme: Better City, Better Life
First Observed in: 2014
| # | Field | Winners | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Medicine | David Julius | for the discovery of receptors for temperature and touch |
| Ardem Patapoutian | |||
| 2. | Chemistry | Benjamin List | for the development asymmetric organocatalysis. |
| David W.C. MacMillan | |||
| 3. | Physics | Syukuro Manabe | for the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliable predicting global warming. |
| Klaus Hasselmann | |||
| Giorgio Parisi | For the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales. | ||
| 4. | Peace | Maria Ressa | For their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. |
| Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov | |||
| 5. | Economic Sciences | David Card | for his empirical contributions to labour economics. |
| Joshua D. Angrist | For their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships | ||
| Guido W. Imbens | |||
| 6. | Literature | Abdulrazak Gurnah | for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents. |
White Onion from Alibaug, Maharashtra
Wada Kolam Rice or Jhini Rice from Palghar, Maharashtra
Kanyakumari Clove from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Karuppur Kalamkari paintings from Karuppur, Tamil Nadu
Kalukurruchi Wood carvings from Kalukurruchi, Tamil Nadu
My Life in Full by Indra Nooyi
The Custodian of Trust - A Banker's Memoir by Rajnish Kumar (former SBI Chairman)
SACRED: Senior Able Citizens for Re-Employment in Dignity