Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Current Affairs, GK & News
Selection Committee recommendations for National Sports Awards 2019
Unlike in past, Ministry of Sports for year 2019 had formed a single selection committee for evaluating and deciding on all awards including both performance and coaching. The final list of sportsperson for annual sports awards for 2019 across various disciplines and achievements was recently released. This 12-member selection committee was headed by Justice Mukundakam ..
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Arjuna Award 2019 • Bajrang Punia • Deepa Malik • Dhyan Chand Award 2019 • Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category) • Justice Mukundakam Sharma Ccommittee • Khel Ratna 2019 • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy • Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • National Sports Awards 2019
2nd Khelo India School Games to be held in Pune from January 9 to 20, 2019
The second edition of Khelo India School Games rechristened as Khelo India Youth Games will be held from January 9-20, 2019 in Pune, Maharashtra. It will take place at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The first edition of this games under Khelo India Programme was held in New Delhi in February 2018. Khelo ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Topics: Khelo India programme • Khelo India Youth Games • Maharashtra • Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • Pune • Sports
Government selects 734 athletes for Khelo-India scholarships
Sports Authority of India (SAI) under Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has cleared 734 athletes for the scholarship under the Khelo India Talent Development Scheme. They were selected High Powered Committee of SAI. Through this programme, the athletes will get training at government-accredited residential academies. They will be provided with annual stipend of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Government Schemes • Khelo India Scholarship Schemes • Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • Sports • Sports Authority of India
Entire Men’s Hockey team included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS)
The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has included entire Men’s Hockey team of India under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). This is first instance that entire team has been made beneficiary of the scheme as earlier only individual athletes from different sports were included as beneficiaries of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Government Schemes • Men's Hockey Team • Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • Sports • Target Olympic Podium Scheme
Sports Ministry to introduce ranking system for national sports federations
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs is planning to introduce ranking system for National Sports Federations (NSFs). It is aimed at inculcating healthy competition between sports bodies. This will be for first time the Sports Ministry will have system by which sports federations will be ranked or rated according to set parameters Key Facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Topics: Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs • National Sports Federations • Ranking System • Sports