Awards and Honours
Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC), 2022.
- The ISAC awards for 2022 is organised under the Smart Cities Mission by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
- This is the fourth edition of the ISAC awards.
Award Winners
- Best Smart City Category
- First – Indore (Madhya Pradesh)
- Second – Surat (Gujarat)
- Third – Agra (Uttar Pradesh)
- Best State Category
- First – Madhya Pradesh
- Second – Tamil Nadu
- Third – Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
- Best Union Territory – Chandigarh
Note
- There were no awards in 2021 because of the COVID19 pandemic
About Smart Cities Mission
- Launched – 25 June, 2015
- Objective – to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment through the application of ‘Smart’ solutions.
- 100 cities – selected through a two-stage competition.
Sports and Games
53rd ISSF World Shooting Championships 2023 (Baku, Azerbaijan)
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- Tiyana Phogat, Sakshi Suryavanshi and Kirandeep Kaur won gold medal in 50m Free Pistol Event.
- India completed second on the medals table in the World Championship.
- Medal Tally
- First – China
- Second – India
- Third – USA
Note
- The Event also serves as a qualification event for 2024 Summer Olympics.
