Sarbananda Sonowal Current Affairs, GK & News
Maharashtra Dominates 3rd Edition of Khelo India Youth Games
The Team of Maharashtra dominated the Khelo India Youth Games by clinching the overall trophy for the second time with a huge haul of 256 medals, including 78 gold and 77 silver. Maharashtra improves upon its last year’s performance when it topped the table with 228 medals. The trophy was presented to Maharashtra by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Assam • Chief Minister of Assam • Delhi • Haryana • Khelo India Youth Games • Kiren Rijiju • Ladakh • Maharashtra • Sarbananda Sonowal • Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports
AICS reconstituted to 18 Members from the earlier 27
As the Olympic year begins, The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has reconstituted the advisory body, All India Council of Sports (AICS) and extended the tenure of the body to three years. V. K. Malhotra remains the President of the Council. The number of members of the advisory body was reduced to 18 from ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: All India Council of Sports • Anjali Bhagwat • Bachendri Pal • Bhaichung Bhutia • Deepa Malik • Harbhajan Singh • Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports • Prashanti Singh • Sachin Tendulkar • Sarbananda Sonowal • Viswanathan Anand • Yogeshwar Dutt
Third Edition of Khelo India Youth Games begins on Friday
From Friday 10th January to 22nd January 2020, Khelo India Youth Games’ third edition has been scheduled to be held in Guwahati. In the presence of Assam’s Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, along with a host of star athletes including Assam’s pride Hima ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Chief Minister of Assam • Delhi • Guwahati • Hima Das • Khelo India Youth Games • Kiren Rijiju • Kolkata • Sarbananda Sonowal
Assam Government launches ‘Abhinandan Scheme’
For deserving students in the state, the Assam government has launched a scheme named- Abhinandan that will facilitate them in higher education. The Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal handed over the sanction letters to the students in a program organized at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalashetra, located in the capital city of Assam, Guwahati on ..
Topics: Abhinandan scheme • Assam • Chief Minister of Assam • Higher education • Sarbananda Sonowal
Grassroot Olympic- Mission Talent Hunt launched in Assam to groom talent
Assam Olympic Association (AOA) has launched new programme- ‘Grassroot Olympic – Mission Talent Hunt’ to identify and groom sports talent in the state. Its launch was annouced by Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal during the executive committee meeting of AOA. Sarbananda Sonowal is President of AOA and minister of state (MoS) for health Pijush Hazarika ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: AOA • Assam Olympic Association • Grassroot Olympic • Khelo India Youth Games • Mission Talent Hunt • Sarbananda Sonowal