^{Key Events}Calendar2021

Joe Biden to take oath as US president
Joe Biden to take oath as 46th United States president on January 20.
Economic Survey
Economic Survey 2020-21 to be released in late January

January

26 January

Republic Day

72nd Republic Day marks the date on which the Indian Constitution came into effect

Union Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget for 2021-22 on February 1

February

RBI monetary policy announcement
Monetary Policy Committee to announce policy review on February 5
December quarter GDP data release
Central Statistics Office to release GDP data for December quarter of 2020

Formula 1
Australian Grand Prix marks start of the 72nd Formula One World Championship
Holi: Long weekend alert!
The ‘festival of colours’ also brings in a long weekend

March

ITR Filing

March 31 is the last date for filing belated or revised ITR

IPL

14th Indian Premier League season begins

April

Assembly elections
Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal head for Legislative Assembly polls
93rd Academy Awards
2021 Oscars to be presented in-person on April 25

FY21 GDP data release
GDP data for the financial year 2020-21 expected to be released on May 31
IPL
Playoffs and final match of the 14th Indian Premier League season

May

Assembly Elections

Counting of votes in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

UEFA Euro

UEFA Euro Championship, originally scheduled for 2020, begins on June 11

June

Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon returns on June 28 after a year’s hiatus
CHOGM
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to be held in Kigali, Rwanda

UEFA Euro Final
UEFA Euro Championship Final to take place on July 11

July

Tokyo Olympics

Games of the XXXII Olympiad, originally planned for 2020, to begin on July 23

Independence Day

India to celebrate 75th Independence Day on August 15

August

Tokyo Olympics conclude
32nd Summer Olympics to conclude on August 8

US Open
US Open Tennis Championships finale to take place on September 12

September

UN General Assembly

76th session of the United Nations General Assembly to begin on September 14

T20 World Cup

Seventh edition of the men’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in India

October

World Expo
World Expo, originally scheduled for 2020, to open in Dubai on October 1
G20 Summit
16th meeting of the Group of Twenty nations to take place in Rome on October 30-31

COP26 climate change conference
UN Climate Change Conference to begin in Glasgow on November 1
T20 World Cup Final
Final of the men’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in India

November

Diwali and Samvat 2078

Diwali marks the start of Samvat 2078 on November 4

Christmas

World celebrates Christmas on December 25, last major holidays of 2021

December

FIFA Club World Cup
Japan to host 18th edition of the international club football tournament

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Predictions
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FY22 outlook is exciting with transformed business models like digitisation in dealerships and increased penetration of alternate energy vehicles gaining prominence

Anant Goenka

MDCEAT

Revenue trends give us good cause for optimism. Removal of restrictions on domestic travel by Centre and states is critical, as is gradual opening up of international markets.

Ronojoy Dutta

CEOIndiGo

Financial sector will see recovery and growth in 2021. Accelerated digital adoption will continue and shape much of what the sector would do.

Chandra Shekhar Ghosh

MD & CEOBandhan Bank

2021 will see GDP growth bouncing back primarily due to base effect. However, medium-term economic outlook remains challenging

Sunil Kumar Sinha

Principal EconomistIndia Ratings and Research

We expect India's GDP to rebound in double digits in FY22. Pent-up demand for more elastic discretionary goods may spur private investment

Rumki Majumdar

EconomistDeloitte India

In 2021, we aim to leverage our product development and digital capabilities taking cognisance of consumers' rising focus on healthy foods, immunity-boosting and hygiene products

Pawan Agrawal

CFOMarico

Drivable hotels and destinations will dominate the hotel industry in 2021. Virtual meetings will be the new norm. Conference business has begun but been negligible and this trend will continue in 2021 too

Aman Nath

Founder and ChairmanNeemrana Hotels

The most important aspect going into 2021, will be the need for real estate to be 'cost-effective'. Aspect of WFH and remote working will gain ground

Niranjan Hiranandani

National PresidentNAREDCO

With government deciding on infrastructure-led growth strategy to come out of recession, 2021 can be a special year for all infrastructure players.

Hemant Kanoria

ChairmanSrei Infrastructure Finance Ltd.

We should see tech-based processes becoming more prevalent. Hope there will be govt support to reduce GST on pure term insurance

Vibha Padalkar

MD & CEOHDFC Life Insurance

Creating frictionless customer experiences, dreaming up new phygital products, and automation-led cost elimination will be among key demand drivers in 2021

R Srikrishna

CEOHexaware Technologies

At PVR, we want to add screens next year but keeping a close watch on capital allocation. We willl look at cost control measures but could still add about 40-50 screens in 2021

Ajay Bijli

ChairmanPVR

We will focus on building a content catalogue in 2021. We seek to breakeven and become a Rs 150-crore entity with at least 100 original shows by 2021

Nachiket Pantvaidya

CEOALTBalaji and Group COO, Balaji Telefilms

Demand recovery in steel has happened very well and we hlope the trend wil lcontinue. Overall steel production could rise by 4% in 2021

Seshagiri Rao

Joint MD & Group CFOJSW Steel

We expect 2021 to be positive for Cipla. For us, the US pipeline looks exciting. Next 12-24 months we have a pipeline of meaningful products that will help in value creation.

Kedar Upadhye

Global CFOCipla

2020 taught us innovation & agility along with resilience determine how soon a business can regain momentum. We intend to take this learning forward in 2021

Sandeep Kataria

Global CEOBata Brands

Expect more growth-oriented ECM activity in 2021. If offshore listing guidelines are put in place, it will be a watershed moment for India ECM , hopefully driving more cross-border listing activity

Sumit Jalan

MD & Co-headof India Investment Banking & Capital Markets, Credit Suisse

Expect 2021 to be a year of broad-based M&As. It will also see return of select foreign strategics for the $1bn+ deals

Kaustubh Kulkarni

Head of India & South East Asia Investment Banking J.P. Morgan

There seems to be optimism building in Q3 and we expect it to continue in coming quarters. Recovery can be categorised into 3 segments: essential industries, non-essential industries and those that can be tech-enabled

Ashok Reddy

MD & Co-FounderTeamLease Services

In 2021, one of the key shifts will be learning in-the-flow of work which makes more sense in today’s dynamic digital age. Time is now for holistic skilling model from edtech companies

Krishna Kumar

Founder & CEO Simplilearn