Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Current Affairs, GK & News

National Youth Parliament

January 11, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to address be National Youth Parliament. The top winners of the National Youth Parliament will speak before the Prime Minister on January 12 valedictory function. When was the first National Youth Parliament held? The first National Youth Parliament was held in 2019 under the theme “be the voice of new ..

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Rohit Sharma nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

June 1, 2020

On May 31, 2020, the BCCI nominated Rohit Sharma for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards. The Award is considered to be the highest sporting honour award in India. Highlights The period of consideration for a person to get nominated is from January 2016 to December 2019. Rohit has become the first T20 cricketer to ..

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First Khelo India University Games to be held in Bhuwaneshwar

February 21, 2020

The first Khelo India University Games is to be held in Bhuwaneshwar, Odisha. The game is to be launched by PM Modi through video conferencing. Highlights More than 3400 athletes in 17 disciplines and from 159 Universities are to participate in the game. This is the first of its kind. On the whole, 17 sports ..

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Govt. constitutes committee for reviewing draft of National Code for Good Governance in Sports

November 29, 2019

Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has constituted a 13-member expert committee to review the Draft National Code for Good Governance in Sports, 2017. Key Highlights Members: The committee will be chaired by Retired SC Justice Mukundakam Sharma and member includes former Indian football team captain Baichung Bhutia, Pullela Gopichand, Anju Bobby George, ..

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Sports Ministry Makes Sporting Infrastructure Accessible to All

October 14, 2019

In order to further the Fit India Movement, Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has decided to allow national and state sports federations, leagues and clubs to organise sports events in all sporting facilities owned by the government, without paying any fee. This first-of-a-kind decision would provide access to government’s playfields and sporting ..

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International Paralympic Committee derecognises Paralympic Committee of India

April 18, 2015

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for indefinite period. IPC’s this move comes after PCI had provided shoddy treatment to athletes during the National Para-Athletics Championships held in Ghaziabad from March 20 to 22, 2015. This is second time PCI has been suspended by IPC. With this suspension, ..

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