India, March 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

State

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Madhya Pradesh

10

3

5

18

Odisha

4

5

1

10

Kerala

3

1

3

7

The Ministry of Tourism through its autonomous institute "National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS-IITTM)" conducts courses related to scuba diving, diving, surfing, parasailing, canoeing and other water sports. NIWS-IITTM is the nodal Government institution for training, certification and capacity building in water sports in India.

At present, no formal proposal is with the Ministry of Tourism for development of water sports infrastructure in Coastal Karnataka. However, some States/UTs such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat and Odisha have approached NIWS-IITTM for...