Bratya Basu and Khalid Hussain have won Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 for a play and collection of stories 'Sullan Da Salan', in Hindi and Punjabi language category respectively.
The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash inaugurated India's first portal for spice exports named 'Spice Xchange India' at a hybrid event held in Kochi.
India has been ranked third in the world in the US Green Building Council's annual list of top 10 nations and areas outside of the United States for LEED-certified green buildings in 2021.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Swachhata Start-Up Challenge to encourage innovative start-ups to transform the sanitation and waste management sector.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the "P3 (Pro-Planet People) movement" to underline India's climate change commitments at World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Agenda 2022.