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The document provides a comprehensive overview of various awards and competitions from 2019 to 2022, including beauty pageants, national and international film awards, and significant honors like the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards. It highlights notable winners such as Harnaaz Sandhu (Miss Universe 2021) and Pranab Mukherjee (Bharat Ratna 2019), along with major events like the G20 Summit and COP-26. Additionally, it lists achievements in literature, sports, and other fields, showcasing a wide array of accomplishments across different domains.

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The document provides a comprehensive overview of various awards and competitions from 2019 to 2022, including beauty pageants, national and international film awards, and significant honors like the Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards. It highlights notable winners such as Harnaaz Sandhu (Miss Universe 2021) and Pranab Mukherjee (Bharat Ratna 2019), along with major events like the G20 Summit and COP-26. Additionally, it lists achievements in literature, sports, and other fields, showcasing a wide array of accomplishments across different domains.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS

 Beauty Competitions of the Year 2019-22


 Mrs World, 2022 - Shaylyn Ford (USA)
 Miss World America, 2021 - Mr. Saini (Indian-American)
 Miss Earth India, 2021- Rashmi Madhuri (Bengaluru)
 Miss International World, 2021- Dr. Akshata Prabhu
 Miss India USA, 2021- Vaidehi Mountains (Michigan)
 Miss Universe, 2020 - Andrea Meza (Mexico)
 Miss Diva Universe, 2020- Adeline Castellino (Karnataka)
 Miss Australia, 2020 - Maria Thattal
 Miss India World, 2020 - Manasa Varanasi (Telangana)
 Miss Diva, 2019 - Vartika Singh (Lucknow)
 Miss Trans Queen India, 2020 Shiney Soni (Delhi)
 Miss Teen International, 2019 - Ayushi Dholakia (Vadodra)
 Miss Universe, 2020 - Andrea Meza (Mexico)

Miss World-2019

 Jamaica's Tony Ann Singh won the Miss World 2019 title in the 69th edition of
the Miss World pageant held in London. In this competition, Ophely Mezzini of
France finished second and Suman Rao of India came third.

 Miss Universe-2021

 India's Harnaaz Sandhu won the 70th Miss Universe 2021 pageant. Paraguay's
Nadia Ferreira finished second, while South Africa's Lalela Maswane came
third.

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 Bharat Ratna Award-2019
 Former President Pranab Mukherjee, renowned musician Bhupen Hazarika
and philanthropist Nanaji Deshmukh were awarded India's highest civilian
award 'Bharat Ratna' for the year 2019.

 Sahitya Akademi Award-2021


 English - Namita Gokhale (Novel Things to Leave Behind)
 Hindi - Daya Prakash Singha (Drama - Emperor Ashoka)
 Punjabi - Khalid Hussain (Story Collection - Soolan Da Salan)
 Sanskrit - Vindeshwari Prasad Mishra (Kavita-Shrijati Shankhanadam Kill)

 Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award-2021


 Biology - Dr. Amit Singh, Dr. Arun Kumar Shukla
 Chemistry - Dr. Kanishk Biswas, Dr. T. Govindaraju
 Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Science - Dr. Binoy Kumar Saikia
 Engineering Science - Dr. Devdeep Mukhopadhyay
 Mathematical Sciences - Dr. Anish Ghosh, Dr. Saket Saurabh
 Pharmaceutical Sciences - Dr. Jeeman Panniyamkal, Dr. Rohit Srivastava
 Physics - Dr. Kanak Saha

 Ramon Magsaysay Award – 2021


 Dr. Firdausi Qadri (Bangladesh) - Vaccine Scientist
 Muhammad Amjad Saqib (Pakistan) - Microfinance Pioneer
 Roberto Ballon (southern Philippines) - a fisherman and environmentalist
 Steven Muncie (USA) - a humanitarian
 Watchdoc (Indonesia) - a journalism production house

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 67th National Film Awards-2021
 Best Film - Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea (Malayalam)
 Best Hindi Film - Chhichhore (Director Sriram Raghavan)
 Best Actor- Manoj Bajpayee (Bhosale) and Dhanush (Asuran)
 Best Actress - Kangana Ranaut (Films - Panga and Manikarnika)
 Best Director - Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Battar Hoorain)

 74th Cannes Film Awards – 2021


 Palme d'Or Award (Best Film) - Titan (Julia Ducono)
 Best Actor Kalbe Landry Joss (USA, Film Nidram)
 Best Actress - Renate Reinsway (Norwegian, Film - Worst Person in the World)
 Best Director - Leos Caraux (France, Film-Annette)
 Best Documentary - A Night of Knowing Nothing (Payal Kapadia, India)

 93rd Oscar Awards-2021


 Best movie -nomadland
 Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Film - Nomadland)
 Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (film The Father
 Best Actress - Frances McDormand (Film - Nomadland)

 63rd Grammy Awards-2021


 Album of the Year - Folklore (by Taylor Swift)
 Record of the Year - Everything I Wanted (by Billie Eilish)
 Song of the Year - I Can't Breathe (Dernest Email & Tiara Thorams)
 Best Rap Song - Savage (by Beyoncé, Sean Carter, Brittany)
 best country songs - All the Good Times
 66th Filmfare Awards-2021
 Best Film - Thappad (Director - Anubhav Singha)
 Best Director - Om Raut (Film - Tanhaji)
 Best Actor - Irrfan Khan (Film - English Medium)
 Best Actress - Taapsee Pannu (Film-Thappad)

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 74th BAFTA Awards – 2021
 Best movie -nomadland
 Best Director - Chloe Zhao (Film – Nomadland
 Best Actor - Anthony Hopkins (film - The Father)
 Best Actress - Francis McDormand (film - Nomadland

 Pulitzer Prize-2021
 National reporting - The Marshall Project, ALdotcom, IndyStar, Invisible
Institute
 Explanatory reporting - The Young, The Atlantic
 Local reporting - Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi, Tampa Bay Times
 International reporting - Megha Rajagopalan, Alison Killing, Christo Bushek
 Editorial Writing - Robert Greene
 breaking news reporting - star tribune
 Feature Photography - Emilio Morenati, Associated Press

 Padma Awards-2022
 On 26 January 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind announced the Padma
Awards to 128 persons. These include 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma
Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri awards.
 Padma Vibhushan (up to 4 persons)
 Ms. Prabha Atre (Art, Maharashtra)
 Shri Radheshyam Khemka (Posthumous) (Literature and Education, Uttar
Pradesh)
 General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) (Civil Service, Uttarakhand)
 Shri Kalyan Singh (Posthumous) (Public Affairs, Uttar Pradesh)

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 78th Golden Globe Awards – 2021
 Best Film (Drama) – nomadland
 Best Actress (Drama) - Andra Day (The United States vs Cat Holiday)
 Best Actor (Drama) - Chadwick Bosman (Ma Renee Black Bottom)
 Best director - Chloy Zhao (Nomadland)
 Best Film (Music/Comedy) - Borat Subsequent Movie Film
 Best TV Series (Drama) - the crown

 World Athletics Award-2021


 World Athlete of the Year (Male) - Carsten Warholm (Norway)
 World Athlete of the Year (Female) - Ellen Thompson-Hera (Jamaica)
 Best Female of the Year Award - Anju Aubie George (India)
 Inspiration Award - Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) and Gianmacos (Italy)

 52nd International Film Festival of India 2021 (Goa)


 The venue - Goa (November 20 to 28, 2021)
 Most favourable state for film shooting - Uttar Pradesh
 Golden Peacock Award (Best Film) - Ring Wandering (Japanese film)
 Best Actor (Silver Peacock) - J. Bhikulal Joshi (Godavari)
 Best Actress - Angela Molina (Charlotte)
 Best Director - Václav Kadranka (Saving One Who Was Dead)
 Fox country - BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa)
 Indian Film Personality of the Year Award - Prasoon Joshi

 ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Prize - Lingui: The Sacred Bonds

 ICC Awards 2021


 ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year - Shaheed Afridi (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year - Smriti Mandhana (India)
 ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year - Joe Root (England)
 ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Babar Azam (Pakistan)

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 ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year - Lizelle Lee (D. Africa)
 ICC Men's T20 ODI Cricketer of the Year - Mohd. Rizwan (Pakistan)
 ICC Women's T20 ODI Cricketer of the Year - Tammy Beaumont (England)

 Laureus World Sports Awards-2021


 Sportsman of the Year -Rafael Nadal
 Sportswoman of the Year - Naomi Osaka

 Best FIFA Football Awards 2021


 Best FIFA Men's Player - Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
 Best FIFA female player - Alexia Putellas (Spain)
 Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper - Eduard Mendy (Senegal)
 Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper - Christian Endler (Chile)
 FIFA Fair Play Award - Football Team (Denmark) and Medical Staff

Other Awards
 Gyanpith Award (Field Literature)
 2021 (57th) - Konkani novelist Damodar Moujo
 2020 (56th) - Assamese poet Nilamani Phukan Junior

 Vyas Samman (Field Literature)


 2021 (31st) Asghar Wajahat (for the play 'Mahabali')
 2020 (30th) Sharad Pagare (for the novel 'Empress of Pataliputra')

 Saraswati Samman (region literature)


 2020 (30th) - Sharankumar Limbale (Marathi, for the book 'Sanatan')
 2019 (29th) • Vasdev Mohi (Sindhi litterateur, short story 'Checkbook')
 Dadasaheb Phalke Award (Region-Film)
 2019 (51st) Rajinikanth
 2018 (50th) Amitabh Bachchan

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 Dadasaheb Phalke International Filmfare Award 2021
 Best Film - Tanha Ji: The Unsung Warrior
 Best Actor Akshay Kumar (Film - Laxmi)
 Best Actress Deepika Padukone (Film-Chhapaak)

 Bihari Award (Field Literature)


 2020 (30th) - Mohan Krishna Vohra (Book - Taslima : Conflict and Literature)
 2019 (29th) - Dr. Aidan Singh Bhati (Poetry - Aankh Hiye Ra Harial Sapna)

 Murti Devi Award (Field Literature)


 2019 (33rd) - Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari (Autobiography-Asti Aur Bhavati)
 2017 (31st) Joy Goswami (Rachana-Du Dondo Fowara Matro)

 Abel Prize (Field-Math)


 2020 - Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis
 2019 - Prof. Karen Keskula Uhlenbeck

 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize


 2019 - Sir David Attenborough (Britain's famous broadcaster and naturalist)
 2018- Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)

 Gandhi Peace Prize


 2020 - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Former President of
Bangladesh)
 2019 Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said (Oman)

 Rajiv Gandhi Sad Bhavna Award


 2018 Gopal Krishna Gandhi
 2017 - Mohammad Azharuddin and M. Gopala

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 Booker Prize (Field Literature)
 2021 - Damon Golgotha (South Africa, Novel - The Promise)
 2020 - Douglas Stuart (Scotland, novel - Shuggie Bain)

 International Booker Prize (Field Literature)


 2021 David Diop (novel At Night All Blood Is Black)
 2020 - Marike Lucas Rizneveld (book - The Discomfort of Evening)

 Best Parliamentarian Award


 2016 Dinesh Trivedi
 2017 - Bhartrihari Mehtab

Major International Summit


 16th G20 Summit, 2021
 Events (30-31 October) - Rome (Italy)
 Theme/Subject - People, Planet, Prosperity
 Presidency - Mario Draghi (Prime Minister-Italy)
 Representation of India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 15th Conference - Riyadh ( Saudi Arabia, in 2020)
 17th Conference - Indonesia (in 2022)
 18th conference - India (in 2023)

 COP-26 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 2021


 Events - October 29 to November 2, 2021
 Hosting - Glasgow (Scotland, United Kingdom)
 Presiding - Alok Sharma (UK Cabinet Minister)
 Aim - Securing Global Net-Zero and keeping the temperature 1.5 degrees by
the year 2050.
 India aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070.
 COP-25 organized in Madrid (Spain, 2019)
 COP-Conference of the Parties

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 Sustainable Development Impact Summit, 2021
 Event (20-23 September) - Geneva (Switzerland)
 It was organized by 'World Economic Forum'.
 subject - Shaping an Equitable] Enclusive and Sustainable Recovery

 16th East Asian Virtual Summit, 2021


 Events (27 Oct 2021) - Seri Begawan Town (Brunei)
 Presidency - Joe Biden (President-USA)
 India is represented by - Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 Global COVID-19 Summit, 2021


 Arrangement - September 22, 2021 (Virtually)
 Hosting - America
 Theme - Ending the Pandemic and Building Back better health Security to
Prepare for the Next
 speech from India - Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 Quad Summit, 2021


 Event (Sept. 24, 2021) - Washington (USA)
 Presidency - Joe Biden (President-USA)
 participating country - Australia, India, Japan, America
 QUAD - Quadrilateral Security Dialogue

 13th BRICS Virtual Summit, 2021


 Event (Sept. 9, 2021) - New Delhi, India
 presiding - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
 Theme - BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Coopera tion for Continuity, Consolidation and
Consensus
 12th Conference - Russia in 2020
 14th Conference - China, in 2022

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 47th G-7 Summit, 2021
 Event (11-13 June) - Cornwall (United Kingdom)
 Presidency - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
 Theme - Build Back Better
 India is represented by - Prime Minister Narendra Modi

 20th World Sustainable Development Summit, 2021


 Events (Virtually) - 10 to 12 February, 2021
 Theme of the conference - Redefining our common future : Safe and Secure
Environment for All
 Organizer - The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi

15th India Digital Summit, 2021


 Arrangement - January 19 to 20, 2021
 Chief Guest/Inauguration - Union Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
 Theme of the conference - Self-reliant India - Beginning of a new decade The
government's 'Make for the World' initiative is in line with.

 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention, 2021


 Events (Virtually) - January 9 to 10, 2021
 Conference Theme - Contribution to self-reliant India
 Chief Guest - Chandrika Prasad Santoshi (President Suriname)

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