Rajasthan State PCS

• 16 Jul 2022

Maharaja Ganga Singh University

Why in News?

• On July 15, 2022, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the Indoor Sports Complex and Auditorium at Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner.

Key Points

• With a capacity of about 1000 spectators on the university campus, the new auditorium will be ready at a cost of around Rs 16.48 crore.
• The indoor sports complex, built at a cost of about Rs 24.50 crore, will provide facilities for Basketball, Volleyball, Shooting, Table tennis, Badminton, Judo, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Yoga, Aerobics, etc.
• On the occasion, the Chief Minister released the logo and T-shirts of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Olympic Games and felicitated the former sportspersons who excelled in the Games and awarded cheques to the medal winners.
• On the occasion, the Chief Minister flagged off the torch of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Olympic Games to Barmer district.
• The Chief Minister unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ahinsa Park of University. Details of the biography of Mahatma Gandhi have been recorded by making 29 pedestals in the newly-built Ahinsa Park at a cost of about Rs 27.61 lac.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of the Multipurpose Indoor Hall to be built in the Dr. Karni Singh Stadium Complex at the Divisional Headquarters.
• In this hall, built at a cost of about Rs 7.50 crore, players will be able to get facilities for various indoor sports training including Table tennis, Badminton, Kabaddi.

Travel + Leisure

Why in News?

• Jaipur in Rajasthan has been ranked 8th and Udaipur 10th in the list of Top 10 Best Cities of the World released by the prestigious magazine Travel + Leisure in International and Tourism world on 15^th July, 2022.

Key Points

• The list was topped by Oaxaca (Mexico), second place San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), third place Ubud (Indonesia), fourth place Florence (Italy) and fifth place Istanbul (Turkey).
• Similarly, Mexico City (Mexico) is at the sixth position, Chiang Mai (Thailand) at the seventh place and Osaka (Japan) at the ninth place.
• The list of Top 15 Best Cities in Asia has also been released by Travel + Leisure Magazine.
• In the list of top cities, Jaipur has been ranked third and Udaipur has got the fifth position. The top city in the list is Ubud (Indonesia), Chiang (Thailand) at the second place and Osaka (Japan) at the fourth place.
• Several innovations including industry status to tourism, new tourism policy, Rajasthan Film Tourism Promotion Policy are being made by the State Government.