CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda was elected as President of the suspended Archery Association of India (AAI). The elections were held as per the Delhi High Court order.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs is the President and Shri Pramod Chandurkar is the Hony. Secretary General of Archery Association of India. The current Office Bearers have been servicing since January, 2020.

Detailed explanation-3: -World Archery has suspended Archery Association of India due to factionalism in the body. Two opposing archery factions have been created in India, led by Union Minister Arjun Munda and BVP Rao. There has been confusion over which one of the two is the legitimately-elected body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Archery Association of India (AAI) was granted recognition by this Ministry as a National Sports Federation for promotion and regulation of Archery Sport in the country.