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 The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla inaugurated the NIDHI 2.0 scheme, during an event organised by Ministry of Tourism, on the occasion of 2021 World Tourism Day. The National Payments Corporation of India has partnered with private sector lender YES Bank to launch first-of-its-kind ‘RuPay On-the-Go’ contactless payments solutions. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has launched India’s first Pan-India helpline for senior citizens named ‘Elder Line’ for which the toll-free number is 14567. North Korea successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8. Japan’s former Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida has won the ruling party’s leadership election. PadmajaChunduru has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of National Securities Depositories. The Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh has announced his retirement from international hockey. Manny Pacquiao Announces Retirement From Profes...

 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has introduced a new registration mark for new vehicles i.e. “Bharat series (BH-series)”. The Reserve Bank of India has increased the limit of fund transfer under the Indo-Nepal Remittance Facility Scheme from Rs 50,000 per transaction to Rs 2 lakh per transaction.  Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune stadium renamed as “Neeraj Chopra Stadium”. The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched the mobile application of its digital paperless solution, ANANDA, for LIC agents. Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has been declared the winner of the Belgian Grand Prix 2021. The world’s highest movie theatre has been inaugurated in Ladakh. Indian shooter Singhraj Adana has won the bronze medal in the P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 final. India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu has won the silver medal in men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras developed digital platform, named as ‘e-Sour...

Name== State / UT== Domain Anita Gupta ==Bihar== Social Entrepreneur Ushaben Dineshbhai Vasava== Gujarat== Organic farmer & Tribal Activist Nasira Akhter== Jammu & Kashmir== Innovator – Environmental Conservation Sandhya Dhar== Jammu & Kashmir== Social Worker Nivruti Rai== Karnataka== Country Head, Intel India Tiffany Brar== Kerala== Social Worker – Working for Blind people Padma Yangchan== Ladakh== Revived the lost cuisine & clothing in Leh region Jodhaiya Bai Baiga== Madhya Pradesh== Tribal Baiga Art Painter Saylee Nandkishor Agavane== Maharashtra== Down syndrome affected Kathak Dancer Vanita Jagdeo Borade== Maharashtra== First Women Snake Rescuer Meera Thakur== Punjab== Sikki Grass Artist Jaya Muthu & Tejamma (Jointly)== Tamil Nadu== Artisans – Toda embroidery Ela Lodh (Posthumous)== Tripura== Obstetrician & Gynecologist Arti Rana== Uttar Pradesh== Handloom Weaver & Teacher