Chhattisgarh

• 28 Feb 2023

21st All India Inter Agricultural University Sports Competition

Why In News?

According to the information provided by the Public Relations Department of Chhattisgarh on February 27, 2023, the players of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University have achieved the sixth position in the 21st All India Inter Agricultural University Sports Competition organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Hisar (Haryana).

Key points

• In this competition, the players of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal under various events.
• Representing Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in this competition, Vijay Kumar, a student of MSc Agronomy from Agriculture College, Raipur, won the gold medal in the long jump event and Sameer Camaron, a student of the Department of MSc Agricultural Meteorology, won the gold medal in the javelin throw event.
• Similarly, Nilavati Nag, a student at Agriculture College, Bemetara, won a silver medal in the long jump women's event and Rajesh Kumar Sori, a student at Agriculture College, Rajnandgaon, won a bronze medal in the 1500-meter race.
• It may be recalled that the (Haryana) this year in Hisar 20 to 24 by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute from February 21st All India Inter-Agricultural University Sports Competition was organized, in which teams from 66 agricultural universities from all over the country participated.

Mahila Madai

Why In News?

On February 27, 2023, on the occasion of International Women's Day, Chhattisgarh's Women and Child Development Minister Anila Bhendia inaugurated a 6-day Mahila Madai at BTI Ground in Shankar Nagar, capital Raipur.

Key points

• Minister Anila Bhendia also honored 100 sanitation sisters of the Municipal Corporation by giving them caps and T-shirts on the occasion.
• The Mahila Madai organized by the Women and Child Development Department at BTI Ground will continue till March 4. There is an exhibition of 66 stalls of self-made materials by women self-help groups and women entrepreneurs from 33 districts of the state.
• Women and Child Development Minister Anila Bhendia said that this madai will give a clear glimpse of the empowering steps and self-reliant life of the women of Chhattisgarh. With this, women's groups and entrepreneurs will get a platform and new identity.