Senior IPS officer Navin Agarwal has been appointed as the chief of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), working for dope-free sports.  Agarwal is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved Agarwal’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer/Director General of NADA. He has been appointed to the post for five years. Agarwal is presently working in his cadre state–J-K.

Did You Know?

• National Anti-Doping Agency also referred to as NADA is the national organization responsible for promoting, coordinating, and monitoring the doping control program in sports in all its forms in India.
• As listed on its official web portal, NADA deals with adopting and implementing anti-doping rules and policies which conform with the World Anti-Doping Code, cooperates with other anti-doping organizations and promotes anti-doping research and education.
• The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is a foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
• It was set up on November 10, 1999 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as a result of what was called the “Declaration of Lausanne”, to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.