Pay Equity Policy : BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a “pay equity policy”, saying that its centrally-contracted men and women players would get the same match fees. The step is a significant move towards bringing gender pay parity as, according to Global Gender Gap Index 2022, at the current […]
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Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022
Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022: The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is set to be organized in Madhya Pradesh from January 31 to February 11 next year. The Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is set to be held in 8 cities across Madhya Pradesh It would witness the participation of 8,500 athletes. […]
7th Women’s Asia Cup
7th Women’s Asia Cup: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian women cricket team for winning the 7th Women’s Asia Cup. The Asian Cricket Council Women’s Asia Cup is a women’s One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket tournament. It was established in 2004 and is a biennial tournament. The tournament is […]
Marathon
Marathon: Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, who is regarded as the world’s greatest marathon runner, broke his own world record by 30 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. It was a major improvement over his 2:01:39 set four years ago in Berlin. The Berlin marathon course is considered the fastest in the world because of the flat smooth […]
36th National Games
36th National Games: The 36th National Games was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in Gujarat. The Olympic movement, which garnered the attention of the nation in the 1920s, includes the National Games. The National Games in India were first envisioned as the Indian Olympic Games with the goal of promoting Olympic sports in the nation. […]
Vinesh Phogat
Vinesh Phogat: Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian woman wrestler to win two medals at the World Championships after clinching a bronze in 53 kilogram category in Belgrade, Serbia. The Commonwealth Games 2022 gold medalist defeated reigning European champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden. This is her second bronze medal at the Championships. She had […]
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022: The Union Cabinet has approved the Signing of Guarantees for hosting Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in India. FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 is scheduled to be held in India between 11th and 30th October 2022. The seventh edition of the […]
36th National Games
36th National Games: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th National Games at Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad. The mascot is named as Savaj which means cub in Gujarati. T he anthem is based on the theme of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. The National Games will be organised between […]
National Sports Day 2022
National Sports Day 2022: The National Sports Day or Rashtriya Khel Divas is celebrated on 29th August every year in India as a tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand who was born on this date in 1905. The day was first designated and celebrated in 2012 as India’s National Sports Day. The nation celebrates […]
15th International Olympiad on Astronomy And Astrophysics (IOAA)
15th International Olympiad on Astronomy And Astrophysics (IOAA): India secured the third rank in medal tally at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA). India held the third position jointly with Singapore with students winning three gold and two silver medals. The 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2022 was held […]
