CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Suhas, who is also an IAS officer of the 2007 batch, became a national champion in men’s singles at the National Para Badminton Championships held in 2018.In 2016, at the Asian Para Badminton Championships he became the first Indian bureaucrat to win a professional International Badminton Championship.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Aag lagi rehni chahiye ander’: IAS officer and Paralympic silver medallist Suhas Yathiraj on juggling top job with his passion for badminton. Despite holding a top bureaucratic job, he calls badminton his passion and first love.

Detailed explanation-3: -Suhas Yathiraj became the first IAS officer to win a Paralympic medal. Yathiraj is an officer in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), having achieved success in one of the toughest examinations in the country at the very first attempt.

Detailed explanation-4: -2 in men’s singles and silver medalist in SL-4 category in Tokyo Paralympics 2021. Suhas is also an IAS officer of the 2007 batch of Uttar Pradesh cadre, he is presently serving as District Magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar. He has also served as the District Magistrate of Prayagraj.

Detailed explanation-5: -Suhas Yathiraj, a Karnataka-born engineer who is currently serving as the District Magistrate of Noida in Uttar Pradesh, stunned the 3-time world championship medalist in straight games.