| The Indian batsman who has become the second in the world to hit 150 sixes in T20 internationals (1st was Martin Guptil of New Zealand) | Rohit Sharma |
| The stealth guided-missile destroyers manufactured at Mazagaon Dock Ltd which was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Mumbai on 21 November 2021 is named | INS Visakhapatnam |
| The South African cricketer who has announced retirement from all forms of cricket after having played 114 tests and 228 ODIs | AB de Villiers |
| The operation launched by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to check smuggling of gold from Hong Kong using air cargo route was code named | Operation Molten Metal |
| The place at which Food Corporation of India (FCI) has launched India’s First Food Museum depicting the foodgrain production scenario in India and across the globe | Thanjavur |
| The place at which a three-day Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv was held from 17 to 19 Nov 2021 | Jhansi |
| The day in November which has been approved to be observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas by the Union Cabinet | November 15 |
| Purvanchal Expressway which was inaugurated by the PM Shri Narendra Modi at Sultanpur connected | Lucknow to Gazipur |
| The Indian state which has approved Kaiser-i-hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) as its State Butterfly | Arunachal Pradesh |
| The Indian historian and theatre personality known for his writings on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who passed away on 15 Nov 2021 aged 99 years | Babasaheb Moreshwar Purandare |
| The well-known Hindi author who passed away on 15 Nov 2021 at the age of 90 years | Smt Mannu Bhandari |
| The Indian author who has been awarded the JCB Prize for Literature 2021 for his novel Delhi: A Soliloquy | M. Mukundam |
| The village in Telangana State which has been chosen as one of the best Tourism Villages by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) | Pochampally |
| The trilateral maritime exercise conducted by the navies of India, Thailand and Singapore from 15 to 16 Nov 2021 in Andaman Sea is named | SITMEX 2021 |
| The place which (भगवान बिरसा मुंडा स्मृति उद्यान सह स्वतंत्रता सेनानी संग्रहालय ) Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park cum Freedom Fighter Museum was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi | Ranchi |
| The new name of Habibganj railway station in Madhya Pradesh | Rani Kamlapati Railway Station |
| The new Secreatary General of Rajya Sabha who has replaced Shri PPK Ramacharyulu | Shri PC Mody |
| The country which has become the 101st member of the International Solar Alliance | USA |
| The biennial training exercise jointly carried out by the armies of India and France from 15 to 26 Nov 2021 in Frejus, France | Ex Shakti 2021 |
| The country in which Yahoo Inc has stopped its services from 01 Nov 2021 | China |
| The Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army who has been conferred the Honorary Rank of General of the Indian Army by the President Shri Ramnath Kovind | General Prabhu Ram Sharma |
| The Indian industrialist who has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 with a donation of Rs. 9713 crores | Aziz Premji |
| The word which has been chosen as the Word of the Year 2021 by Oxford English Dictionary | Vax |
| The motto of G-20 Summit held in Rome, Italy from 30 - 31 Oct 2021 | People, Planet and Prosperity |
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
| 2. | Ravi Kumar | Wrestling |
| 3. | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| 4. | Sreejesh P.R | Hockey |
| 5. | Avani Lekhara | Para Shooting |
| 6. | Sumit Antil | Para Athletics |
| 7. | Pramod Bhagat | Para Badminton |
| 8. | Krishna Nagar | Para Badminton |
| 9. | Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
| 10. | Mithali Raj | Cricket |
| 11. | Sunil Chhetri | Football |
| 12. | Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Arpinder Singh | Athletics |
| 2. | Simranjit Kaur | Boxing |
| 3. | Shikhar Dhawan | Cricket |
| 4. | Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman | Fencing |
| 5. | Monika | Hockey |
| 6. | Vandana Katariya | Hockey |
| 7. | Sandeep Narwal | Kabaddi |
| 8. | Himani Uttam Parab | Mallakhamb |
| 9. | Abhishek Verma | Shooting |
| 10. | Ankita Raina | Tennis |
| 11. | Deepak Punia | Wrestling |
| 12. | Dilpreet Singh | Hockey |
| 13. | Harman Preet Singh | Hockey |
| 14. | Rupinder Pal Singh | Hockey |
| 15. | Surender Kumar | Hockey |
| 16. | Amit Rohidas | Hockey |
| 17. | Birendra Lakra | Hockey |
| 18. | Sumit | Hockey |
| 19. | Nilakanta Sharma | Hockey |
| 20. | Hardik Singh | Hockey |
| 21. | Vivek Sagar Prasad | Hockey |
| 22. | Gurjant Singh | Hockey |
| 23. | Mandeep Singh | Hockey |
| 24. | Shamsher Singh | Hockey |
| 25. | Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Hockey |
| 26. | Varun Kumar | Hockey |
| 27. | Simranjeet Singh | Hockey |
| 28. | YogeshKathuniya | Para Athletics |
| 29. | Nishad Kumar | Para Athletics |
| 30. | Praveen Kumar | Para Athletics |
| 31. | Suhash Yathiraj | Para Badminton |
| 32. | Singhraj Adhana | Para Shooting |
| 33. | Bhavina Patel | Para Table Tennis |
| 34. | Harvinder Singh | Para Archery |
| 35. | Sharad Kumar | Para Athletics |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021
Life-Time Category:
| S.No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | T. P. Ouseph | Athletics |
| 2. | SarkarTalwar | Cricket |
| 3. | Sarpal Singh | Hockey |
| 4. | Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| 5. | Tapan Kumar Panigrahi | Swimming |
Regular Category
| S.No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Radhakrishnan Nair P | Athletics |
| 2. | Sandhya Gurung | Boxing |
| 3. | Pritam Siwach | Hockey |
| 4. | Jai Prakash Nautiyal | Para Shooting |
| 5. | Subramanian Raman | Table Tennis |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2021
| S.No. | Name | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lekha K.C. | Boxing |
| 2. | Abhijeet Kunte | Chess |
| 3. | Davinder Singh Garcha | Hockey |
| 4. | Vikas Kumar | Kabaddi |
| 5. | Sajjan Singh | Wrestling |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021
| S.No. | Category | Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | Manav Rachna Educational Institution |
| 2. | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2021
Panjab University - Chandigarh
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2016
Designated by : UNESCO
Theme: Building Climate-Ready Communities
First Observed in: 2001
Designated by : WHO
First Observed in: 2009
Designated by : International Diabetes Federation
Theme: Access to Diabetes Care
First Observed in: 1991 by IDF, adopted by UN in 2006
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First observed in : 1995
Designated by : UNESCO
First Observed in: 2002
Designated by : World Toilet Organisation
Theme: Valuing Toilets
First Observed in: 2001 by World Toilet Organisation and accepted by UN in 2013
Designated by : UN General Assembly
Theme: A Better Future for Every Child
Day established in: 1954
Designated by : UN General Assembly
Day established in: 1997
Designated by : World Fisheries Forum
First Observed in: 1997
Report released by Swiss-based air quality technology company IQAir
India’s Cleanest City (> 1 lakh population category): 1. Indore; 2. Surat; 3. Vijayawada
India’s Cleanest City (< 1 lakh population category): 1. Vita; 2. Lonavla; 3. Sasvad
Best Ganga Town: Varanasi
India's cleanest cantonment: 1. Ahmedabad Cantonment; 2. Meerut; 3. Delhi Cantonment
Fastest Mover: Hoshangabad
Cleanest State (>100 ULBs): Chhattisgarh
Cleanest State (<100 ULBs): Jharkhand
Fastest Mover (>100 ULBs): Karnataka
Fastest Mover (<100 ULBs): Mizoram
| S.No. | Name | Book | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Damon Galgut | The Promise | South Africa |
| 2. | Anuk Arudpragasam | A Passsage North | Sri Lanka |
| 3. | Patricia Lockwood | No One is Talking About This | USA |
| 4. | Nadifa Mohamed | The Fortune Men | Somalia |
| 5. | Richard Powers | Bewilderment | USA |
| 6. | Maggie Shipstead | Great Circle | USA |
Hosts: UAE and Oman
Held from: 17.10.21 to 14.11.21
No of teams: 16
Winners: Australia
Runners-up: New Zealand
Most runs: Babar Azam
Most wickets: Wanindu Hasaranga
Player of the series: David Warner
Venue of the final match: Dubai
