Haryana

• 09 Aug 2021

Neeraj Chopra’s Gold Medal in Tokyo Olympics

Why in News

• On August 7, 2021, Neeraj Chopra of Haryana won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

Key Points

• Neeraj Chopra took the country's first Tokyo Olympics gold medal in the individual category and finished first in the table with a javelin throw of 87.58 m in his second attempt.
• Neeraj is a native village of 'Khandara' in Panipat district of Haryana.
• Neeraj has been serving in the Indian Army since 2016 and is currently serving as a Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles Unit.
• Neeraj Chopra was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2018.
• Neeraj has won India's 10^th Olympic gold medal, it is worth mentioning that 8 gold medals were won by the men's hockey team and 1 gold medal was won by shooter Abhinav Bindra (1^st individual gold medal).
• Gold medals in other events of Neeraj so far:
  1. 2018 Jakarta, Asian Games
  2. 2018 Gold Coast, Commonwealth Games
  3. 2017 Bhubaneswar, Asian Championships
  4. 2016 Guwahati/Shillong, South Asian Games

'GST Model-2' Launched in Haryana

Why in News

• Recently, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has inaugurated the new system of GST 'Model-2' for implementation of GST in Chandigarh.

Key Points

• With this initiative, along with increasing the tax accumulation in the state, it will also be easier for the traders to file GST returns.
• By changing the state's 'GST Model-1' to the new system of 'Model-2', the functioning of the department will now be more modern, faster and more efficient than before while providing better data quality.
• The Haryana Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 was passed by the Haryana Legislative Assembly on May 4, 2017, which came into force on July 1, 2017.

Sword of Honor Award

Why in News

• Recently, Indian Police Service (IPS) RR-72 batch officer Ranjeeta Sharma has become the first Lady IPS officer to receive the IPS Association's 'Sword of Honor Award'.

Key Points

• The 'Sword of Honor Award' is given on the basis of 'Field Training'.
• During the training, Ranjeeta Sharma won 8 trophies out of a total of 50 trophies.
• Ranjeeta Sharma is a resident of village 'Dahina' in Rewari district and she is an IPS officer of the year 2019 batch.