Google’s annual ‘Year in Search’ is out. According to the company,‘Year in Search’ offers perspective to the most trending moments in news, entertainment, sports and other topics that users looked for in Google. It reflects the mood of the year and things that mattered. The ‘how to’ search queries of the year show what played on users mind. It mirrors the big events of the year and how they affected what people Googled for. Here are the 10 ‘how-tos’ that people in India searched most for during the year 2021.

​How to register for COVID vaccine
No surprises here that the search query ‘how to register for Covid vaccine’ tops the list for the year 2021. The searches surged in the week between 26 February to March 5 and April 25 to May 1.






​How to download vaccination certificate
The second most popular search query on Google during the year too has been vaccine related – How to download vaccination certificate. The query saw most searches in the months of May, June and July.





​How to increase oxygen level
Third on the list is the search query – How to increase oxygen level. Google received these searches most during the last week of April and early May due to the devastating second wave when hospitals were full and daily Covid numbers across India crossed 4 lakh.





​How to link PAN with AADHAAR
Linking Aadhaar with PAN has now become mandatory for Income Tax filing. So, like every year this year too the search query – How to link PAN with AADHAAR – topped Google searches in the last week of March (the end of 2021 financial year).






​How to make oxygen at home
The search query ‘How to make oxygen at home’ topped on Google during the horrific second wave in the country. With people struggling for oxygen cylinders, hospitals full and health infrastructure crumbling at many places, the search reflected anxiety and mood of those days.






​How to buy dogecoin in India
The rise in value of Bitcoin has made other cryptocurrencies too popular.






​How to make banana bread
This search query topped in Punjab in the months of August and September.






​How to check IPO allotment status
IPOs have been popular in India, the interest levels have fluctuated over the years depending on the ups and downs in the country's share market.






​How to invest in bitcoin
Here too no surprises considering the popularity that cryptocurrency have gained as investment option in the country.






​How to calculate percentage of marks
This can be termed the most-evergreen search query: How to calculate percentage of marks. This year the cancellation of boards and the criteria used by the CBSE to calculate class 10 and 12 exams made students turn to Google to get more information.

Source: Gadgets Now

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