Narendra Modi Cabinet reshuffled- 9 New Faces as Ministers

🔸 *నలుగురికి పదోన్నతి.. 9 మందికి చోటు*
🔸 *మోడీ మంత్రివర్గ పునర్‌వ్యవస్థీకరణ*
🔸ప్రధానమంత్రి నరేంద్రమోడీ కేబినెట్లో కొత్తగా తొమ్మిది మంది కొలువుతీరారు. మరో నలుగురికి పదోన్నతి కల్పించారు.  రాష్ట్రపతి రామ్‌నాథ్‌ కోవింద్‌ వారిచేత ప్రమాణం చేయించారు. 9మంది కొత్త మంత్రుల గురించి క్తుప్తంగా వివరాలివి..

*అనంత్‌కుమార్‌ హెగ్డే*
కర్ణాటకలోని ఉత్తర కన్నడ నియోజకవర్గం నుంచి లోక్‌సభకు ఐదోసారి ఎన్నికయ్యారు. విదేశాంగ వ్యవహారాలు, మానవ వనరుల అభివృద్ధి పార్లమెంటరీ స్టాండింగ్‌ కమిటీల్లో సభ్యుడిగా ఉన్నారు. గ్రామీణాభివృద్ధి, గ్రామీణారోగ్యం, స్వయం సహాయక సంఘాలు తదితర రంగాల్లో సేవలందించే ఓ స్వచ్ఛంద సంస్థను నడుపుతున్నారు.

*శివ ప్రతాప్‌ శుక్లా*
ఉత్తరప్రదేశ్‌ నుంచి రాజ్యసభకు ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహిస్తున్న ఈయన ఆ రాష్ట్రంలో గతంలో 8 ఏళ్లు మంత్రిగా పనిచేశారు. గ్రామీణాభివృద్ధి, విద్య, జైళ్ల శాఖల్లో సంస్కరణలు చేపట్టి మంచి పేరు తెచ్చుకున్నారు. ప్రస్తుతం గ్రామీణాభివృద్ధిపై ఏర్పాటైన పార్లమెంటరీ స్థాయీ సంఘంలో సభ్యునిగా ఉన్నారు.

*సత్యపాల్‌ సింగ్‌*
మాజీ ఐపీఎస్‌ అధికారి అయిన సింగ్‌ ప్రస్తుతం యూపీలోని బాగ్‌పత్‌ నుంచి ఎంపీగా ఉన్నారు. హోం శాఖ వ్యవహారాల పార్లమెంటరీ స్టాండింగ్‌ కమిటీలో సభ్యుడిగా, లాభదాయక పదవుల సంయుక్త కమిటీ అధ్యక్షుడిగా ఉన్నారు. ఏపీ, మధ్యప్రదేశ్‌లలో నక్సలైట్ల నియంత్రణకు కృషిచేసినందుకు 1990లో ప్రత్యేక సేవా పతకాన్ని అందుకున్నారు. 1990ల్లో ముంబైలో వ్యవస్థీకృత నేర వ్యవస్థ నడ్డి విరిచినందుకు ప్రశంసలందుకున్నారు. ముంబై, పుణె నగరాల పోలీస్‌ కమిషనర్‌గానూ పనిచేశారు.

*అశ్వినీ కుమార్‌ చౌబే*
బిహార్‌లోని బక్సర్‌ నియోజకవర్గం నుంచి లోక్‌సభకు ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహిస్తున్నారు. ప్రస్తుతం కేంద్ర జౌళి మండలిలో సభ్యుడైన చౌబే గతంలో బిహార్‌ శాసనసభకు వరసగా ఐదు సార్లు ఎన్నికయ్యారు. 1974–75లో లోక్‌నాయక్‌ జయప్రకాశ్‌ నారాయణ్‌ నేతృత్వంలో వచ్చిన బిహార్‌ ఉద్యమంలో కీలకపాత్ర పోషించారు. రాష్ట్రంలో ఎనిమిదేళ్లపాటు పట్టణాభివృద్ధి, ప్రజారోగ్యం తదితర మంత్రిత్వ శాఖలు నిర్వహించారు.

*రాజ్‌కుమార్‌ సింగ్‌*
మాజీ ఐఏఎస్‌ అధికారి అయిన రాజ్‌కుమార్‌ ప్రస్తుతం బిహార్‌లోని ఆరా నియోజకవర్గం నుంచి లోక్‌సభకు ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహిస్తున్నారు. ఆరోగ్యం, కుటుంబ సంక్షేమం, సిబ్బంది, పింఛన్లు, ప్రజా ఫిర్యాదులపై ఏర్పాటైన వివిధ పార్లమెంటరీ స్థాయీ సంఘాల్లో సభ్యుడిగా ఉన్నారు. గతంలో కేంద్ర హోం శాఖ కార్యదర్శిగానూ పనిచేశారు.

*వీరేంద్ర కుమార్‌*
మధ్యప్రదేశ్‌లోని టికంగఢ్‌ ఎంపీ అయిన వీరేంద్ర ప్రస్తుతం కార్మిక సంక్షేమంపై ఏర్పాటైన పార్లమెంటరీ స్థాయీ సంఘంలో సభ్యుడు. ఇప్పటికి ఆరు పర్యాయాలు లోక్‌సభకు ఎన్నికయ్యారు. ఆర్థిక శాస్త్రంలో ఎం.ఏ, బాల కార్మికులపై పీహెచ్‌డీ చేసిన ఆయన గతంలోనూ పలు పార్లమెంటరీ కమిటీల్లో సభ్యుడిగా పనిచేశారు.

*హర్‌దీప్‌ సింగ్‌ పూరి*
పంజాబ్‌కు చెందిన మాజీ ఐఎఫ్‌ఎస్‌ అధికారి అయిన హర్‌దీప్‌ సింగ్‌కు విదేశాంగ వ్యవహారాలపై మంచి పట్టుంది. ప్రస్తుతం ఆయన అభివృద్ధి చెందుతున్న దేశాలకు సంబంధించిన ఆర్‌ఐఎస్‌ అనే మేధో సంస్థకు అధ్యక్షుడిగా ఉన్నారు. గతంలో న్యూయార్క్‌లోని అంతర్జాతీయ శాంతి సంస్థకు ఉపాధ్యక్షుడిగా పనిచేశారు.

*గజేంద్ర సింగ్‌ షెకావత్‌*
ప్రస్తుతం రాజస్తాన్‌లోని జోధ్‌పూర్‌ నుంచి ఎంపీగా ఉన్నారు. ఆర్థిక వ్యవహారాల పార్లమెంటరీ స్థాయీ సంఘంలో సభ్యుడిగా, ఫెలోషిప్‌ కమిటీ అధ్యక్షుడిగా బాధ్యతలు నిర్వర్తిస్తున్నారు. సామాజిక మాధ్యమాల ద్వారా యువతకు చేరువగా ఉంటారు. బాస్కెట్‌బాల్‌లో జాతీయ స్థాయి పోటీల్లో ఆడారు. ప్రస్తుతం భారత బాస్కెట్‌బాల్‌ ఆటగాళ్ల సంఘం అధ్యక్షుడిగా ఉన్నారు.

*ఆల్ఫోన్స్‌ కణ్ణాంథనం*
కేరళకు చెందిన ఆల్ఫోన్స్‌ మాజీ ఐఏఎస్‌ అధికారి. ఢిల్లీ అభివృద్ధి సంస్థ కమిషనర్‌గా పనిచేసిన సమయంలో 15 వేల అక్రమ నిర్మాణాలను కూల్చేసి పేరు తెచ్చుకున్నారు. తద్వారా 1994లో టైమ్స్‌ మేగజీన్‌ ప్రచురించిన 100 ప్రపంచ యువ నాయకుల జాబితాలో చోటు సంపాదించారు.

Daily GK Update 03rd September 2017

1. Piyush Goyal new Rail Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence

Piyush Goyal has been appointed as the Union Railway Minister after being inducted into the Union Cabinet. He replaced former Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who had earlier offered to resign following multiple train derailments. Further, Nirmala Sitharaman was given the Defence Ministry, becoming only the second woman to hold the post after Indira Gandhi.

Nirmala Sitharaman emerged as the biggest gainer of the cabinet reshuffle as Prime Minister Modi gave her the heavyweight Defence portfolio.

You Must Read Takeaways from Above News-

• Piyush Goyal was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra.
• Nirmala Sitharaman was elected from Karnataka as Rajyasabha member.

2. Narendra Modi Cabinet reshuffled- 9 New Faces as Ministers

Nine new Ministers of state were inducted into the Union Council of Ministers. Four Ministers of state were elevated to the cabinet rank. They are Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State For Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to them at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The portfolios of the Ministers will be announced later.

Here is the 9 New Ministers, who take oath-

1. Former IFS officer Hardeep Puri

2. Former Mumbai Police chief Satyapal Singh 

3. Former IAS officer Alphons Kannanthanam

4. Lok Sabha MP's from Madhya Pradesh Virendra Kumar

5. From Karnataka Anant Kumar Hegde 

6. From Rajasthan Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 

7. From Bihar Ashwini Kumar Choubey 

8. From Bihar Raj Kumar Singh and 

9. Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh Shiv Pratap Shukla 

3. Government issues alert on spread of 'Locky Ransomware'

The government has issued an alert on the spread of new malware 'Locky Ransomware' that can lock computers and demand ransom for unlocking them. Electronics and IT Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar tweeted that an alert regarding spam spreading Locky Ransomware was issued by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.

Ransomware is a malicious software and the Locky Ransomware is learnt to be demanding the ransom of half Bitcoin, which at present rate is equivalent to over Rs 1.5 lakh. 

4. Five banks of BRICS nations sign pact for credit lines: Report

Five banks of the BRICS Bank Cooperation Mechanism have agreed to establish credit lines in the national currencies and cooperate on credit ratings. The agreement to this effect was signed ahead of the BRICS Summit in China’s Xiamen city. 

Brazilian Development Bank, Vnesheconombank, Export-Import Bank of India, China Development Bank and Development Bank of South Africa signed the agreement in Beijing. Ahead of the BRICS summit, the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries has approved 1.4 billion US dollar loans for sustainable development projects in India, Russia and China.

You Must Read Takeaways from Above News-

• China is hosting the 9th BRICS Summit.
• The theme of the 9th BRICS Summit is "Stronger Partnership for a better future".
• The BRIC, comprising, Brazil, Russia, India and China formally came into existence in 2006 and its first Summit was held in 2009. 
• South Africa was admitted in 2011 and it became BRICS.

5. Hockey India sacks chief coach Oltmans

Hockey India has sacked national coach Roelant Oltmans after a string of unimpressive outings at the international level. High-Performance Director David John will be in charge till a suitable replacement is found for a smooth transition of the men’s team.

The decision was taken during the three-day meeting of the Hockey India High Performance and Development Committee, which concluded.  

You Must Read Takeaways from Above News-

• South Korea is hosting the Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang in 2018, while Tokyo, Japan hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics before the winter games go to Beijing, China in 2022.
• Harbinder Singh is chairman of the Hockey India Selection Committee.
• Hockey India is recognised as National Sports Federation by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India. It was formed on 20th May 2009.

Current Affairs GK 2016

62nd Filmfare Award Winners

• Best Film - Dangal
• Best Actor (Male) - Aamir Khan (Dangal)
• Best Actor (Female) - Alia Bhatt (Udta Punjab)
• Best Director - Nitesh Tiwari (Dangal)
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Shatrugan Sinha

FIFA Coach of the Year 2016 - Claudio Ranieri

Amitabh Bachchan presented with US embassy award for fight against Tuberculosis

Bharatiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award 2016 - Shraddha (short story: Hawa Mein Phadphadati Chitthi), Ghyansham Kumar Devansh (poem: Akash Mein Deh)

Award winners List - December Month Current Affairs GK 2016

Jnanpith Award 2016 - Shankha Ghosh (Bengali poet)

ICC Awards 2016

• ICC Cricketer of the Year, ICC Test cricketer of the Year - Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
• Captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year - Virat Kohli (India)
• ICC Spirit of Cricket Award at the 2016 - Misbah-Ul-Haq (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare won gold in the Web Ratna category in the Digital India awards 2016

SKOCH silver award - Corporation Bank

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016 - Andy Murray (Britain)

Miss World 2016 - Stephanie Del Valle (Country - Puerto Rico)

ICFA Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 - Ratan Tata

ITF players of the year 2016 - Andy Murray, Angelique Kerber

Brazil’s player of the year 2016 (posthumously) - Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo (who died in the Colombian plane crash)

Ballon d'Or award 2016 (best footballer in the world) - Cristiano Ronaldo

CII National Quality Award 2016 - Bharat Earth Movers Limited Ltd (BEML)

Best Bank for SME Lending by Assocham - Vijaya Bank

Kids' Ikon of the Year 2016 - Shah Rukh Khan

Asian of the Year 2016 - Sachin Bansal, Binny Bansal (Flipkart founders)

Gangadhar National Award 2015 - Hindi poet Leeladhar Jagoori

Current Affairs GK 2017

Award winners List - June Current Affairs GK 2017

54th Femina Miss India World 2017 winner - Manushi Chhillar (Haryana)

Israeli author David Grossman has won the Man Booker International Prize 2017 for his novel `A Horse Walks Into a Bar'

5th Bhupen Hazarika National Award 2017 has been conferred to an eminent writer from Arunachal Pradesh Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi.

Hyderabad-based TS Vineeth Bhatt conferred with the 'best astrologer of world' award

Indian agricultural microbiologist Shrihari Chandraghatgi has been conferred the Ministry of Environment Award for 2017 in Japan

Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej and Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveries bag US-India Business Council (USIBC) Global Leadership Awards

Uttarakhand was conferred with the award of excellence at the 2nd Global Skill Development Summit held in Paris

West Bengal's Kanyashree Prakalpa initiative wins United Nations Public Service Award for Asia Pacific

Qatar Airways is voted the World’s Best Airline in 2017

Annabel Mehta awarded with the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune has been selected as the first recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for outstanding contribution to promotion and development of Yoga.

Katy Perry Becomes First Person to Reach 100 Million Twitter Followers

NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael A’Hearn, one of the world’s leading comet scientists.

Nalanda model of water conservation chosen for National Award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGP)

Legendary poet and essayist Haraprasad Das was conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).

Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the France's highest civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour.

Award winners List - May Current Affairs GK 2017

Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award 2017 - Priyanka Chopra

Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar 2016 - Satyabrata Rout

Rohan Chakravarty, a wildlife and environment cartoonist from India won WWF International President’s Award 2017

India's Prashant Ranganathan wins top intel International science award in US

Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee and Y.C. Deveshwar were conferred the Banga Samman, West Bengal's highest civilian award

ISRO receives 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Purnima Barman & Sanjay Gubbi has won the prestigious Whitley Award, popularly known as Green Oscars, for their efforts in wildlife conservation.

IIT-Hyderabad professor Aravind Kumar Rengan bags Indian National Science Academy INSA Young Scientist award

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling was conferred with the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Honour in Public Service by President Pranab Mukherjee.

Chanda Kochhar has become the first Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award.

Emma Watson bags first ever ‘Genderless’ award

Sachin Tendulkar conferred with Fellowship Award in UK

Hollywood film The Black Prince was awarded the Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (WHIFF).

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been selected for the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017’.

Award winners List - April Current Affairs GK 2017

Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016 - Kasinathuni Viswanath

Top environmental activist Prafulla Samantara of Odisha has been selected for Goldman Environmental Prize 2017 (also called as Green Nobel) from Asia region.

Srishti Kaur crowned Miss Teen Universe 2017

Indian Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold medal in Moscow competition.

Golden Peacock Award 2017 - Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC)

Bengal Film Journalists' Association BFJA 2017 Awards

• Lifetime achievement award - Moushumi Chatterjee
• Best actor - Prosenjit Chatterjee
• Best Actress - Rituparna Sengupta

Bollywood film "Newton" has won the best film honor at the Hong Kong International Film Festival

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) become most-valued Indian company

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won Time magazine's readers' poll of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma were the only two Indians in the list of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world 2017

UNESCO Peace Prize - Giuseppina Nicolini (Mayor of Lampedusa)

M.S. Swaminathan Award 2017 - R.R. Hanchinal

Cartier Women’s Initiative Award 2017 - Trupti Jain

Pulitzer Prize 2017 Winners (Category – Book - Author)

• Fiction: The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
• History: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy - Heather Ann Thompson
• Biography: The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between - Hisham Matar
• Poetry: Olio - Tyehimba Jess

Shaurya Chakra award Winner - Atu Zumvu (Nagaland)

Kirti Chakra award Winner - Major Rohit Suri (who led the army team that carried out a surgical strike in PoK last year)

Asian Businesswoman of the Year - Asha Khemka

Himachal Pradesh bags Krishi Karman Award 2015-16

Award winners List - March Current Affairs GK 2017

Singapore's Changi Airport has been voted the World's Best Airport by air travellers

The top rank in the Asia University Rankings (by Times Higher Education) was attained by the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Regeneron Science Talent Search award 2017 - Indrani Das

Saraswati Samman 2016 - Mahabaleshwar Sail (for his novel Hawthan)

International Film Festival and Awards of Australia (IFFAA 2016) - Best Actress - Aishwarya Rai (Sarabjit)

Moortidevi award 2017 - M P Veerendra Kumar (for his Malayalam travelogue 'Hymavathabhoovil')

Veteran actor Anupam Kher was honored with the Kala Ratan Award

Abel Prize 2017 - Yves Meyer

Lifetime Achievement (National Photography Award) - Raghu Rai

Award winners List - February Month Current Affairs GK 2017

International Mercury Award - Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)

Bollywood film "Newton" has won the best film honor at the Berlin International Film Festival

2016 Vyas Samman Award - Surendra Verma (For his novel “Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se”)

Brand Laureate 'Legendary Award ' 2017 - Lata Mangeshkar

Indian-origin British sculptor Anish Kapoor wins 2017 Genesis Prize by Israel for his utmost contribution for Jewish community.

England Test captain Alastair Cook has been honoured with Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Award winners List - January Month Current Affairs GK 2017

National Geoscience Award 2016 Winner - Keshav Krishna, a scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI)

Ashoka Chakra 2016 (India's highest peacetime military decoration) recipient - Havildar Hangpan Dada

Venezuela awarded the first ever Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Hugo Chavez Prize for Peace and Sovereignty Award - Vladimir Putin (Russian President)

ISKCON’s Govardhan eco village in Thane district has been conferred with the UNWTO Award for Innovation in the category of Non-Governmental Organisations(NGO)

Pro Wrestling League 2 Winners - Punjab Royals

Hindu Prize 2016 winner - Kiran Doshi (Book: Jinnah Often Came to Our House)

2016 – Award winners List

Nobel Prize Winners 2016 – Award winners List

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016	David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter"
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016	Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016	Yoshinori Ohsumi "for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy"
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016	Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
The Nobel Peace Prize 2016	Juan Manuel Santos "for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end"
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences	Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström "for their contributions to contract theory"

Rio 2016 Summer Olympics – Award winners List India

	Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1	Silver (2ndRank)	P. V. Sindhu	Badminton	Women's singles
2	Bronze (3rdRank)	Sakshi Malik	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 58 kg
	4th Rank	Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastics	Women's Vault Gymnastics

Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics – Award winners List India

	Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1	Gold	Mariyappan Thangavelu	Athletics	Men's High Jump T42
2	Gold	Devendra Jhajharia	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw F46
3	Silver	Deepa Malik	Athletics	Women's Shot Put- F53
4	Bronze	Varun Singh Bhati	Athletics	Men's High Jump T42

Awards in Literature – Award winners List

Award Name	Winner/ Author – Book Name
Man Booker Prize 2016 Winner	Paul Beatty - The Sellout
Man Booker International Prize 2016 Winners	Han Kang (Author), Deborah Smith (Translator) - The Vegitarian
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016 Winner	Viet Thanh Nguyen - The Sympathizer
Saraswati Samman 2016	Mahabaleshwar Sail (Konkani) - "Hawthan" (Novel)
Vyas Samman 2016	Surinder Verma for poetry collection "Kaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se"
Jnanpith Award 2016	Shankha Ghosh (Baengali)
Moortidevi Award 2016	MP Veerendrakumar (Malayalam - for his work – Hymavathabhoovil)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award recipients 2016 – Awards in Sports 

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Ms. P.V. Sindhu	Badminton
2.	Ms. Dipa Karmakar	Gymnastics
3.	Shri Jitu Rai	Shooting
4.	Ms. Sakshi Malik	Wrestling

Dronacharya Award recipients 2016 – Awards in Sports 

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1	Shri Nagapuri Ramesh	Athletics
2	Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal	Boxing
3.	Shri Raj Kumar Sharma	Cricket
4.	Shri Bishweshwar Nandi	Gymnastics
5.	Shri S. Pradeep Kumar	Swimming (Lifetime)
6.	Shri Mahabir Singh	Wrestling (Lifetime)

Arjuna Award recipients 2016 – Awards in Sports  

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1.	Shri Rajat Chauhan	Archery
2.	Ms. Lalita Babar	Athletics
3.	Shri Sourav Kothari	Billiards & Snooker
4.	Shri Shiva Thapa	Boxing
5.	Shri Ajinkya Rahane	Cricket
6.	Shri Subrata Paul	Football
7.	Ms. Rani	Hockey
8.	Shri Raghunath V.R.	Hockey
9.	Shri Gurpreet Singh	Shooting
10.	Ms. Apurvi Chandela	Shooting
11.	Shri Soumyajit Ghosh	Table Tennis
12.	Ms. Vinesh	Wrestling
13.	Shri Amit Kumar	Wrestling
14.	Shri Sandeep Singh Mann	Para-Athletics
15.	Shri Virender Singh	Wrestling (Deaf)

 Dhyan Chand Award 2016 – Award Winners List

	Name of the awardee	Discipline
1	Ms. Satti Geetha	Athletics
2	Shri Sylvanus Dung Dung	Hockey
3	Shri Rajendra Pralhad Shelke	Rowing