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| It is all too easy to dismiss the series of scams and allegations that have surfaced
around sports events as inevitable. It is not that simple an equ... |
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Beijing : A Watershed for Indian Sports
Boria Mazumdar |
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When Sir Dorabji
Tata organized the
first modern meet of
Indian athletes with
an eye on the 1920
Antwerp Olympic Games, he found
that despite ru...
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Moment of reckoning for Indian sports
Harpal Singh Bedi |
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It is a moment of
reckoning for India,
because as the host it
has much more at stake
in the 19th edition of
the Commonwealth Games to be
held in...
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Educating the Sports Leaders of Tomorrow
Aditya Kumar |
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Pricewate rhouse
Coopers, the consulting
firm, recently predicted
that the global sports
market will be worth
$141 billion by 2012, representing
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The changing face of sports in India
Jaideep Ghosh |
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Sports in India have
always had a love-hate
relationship with society.
While we as a people
always like to look up to
our stars, more often than ...
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A promising future for Indian Sports
V Krishnaswamy |
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In Viswana than
Anand, India has a world
champion in chess, who
has been at the pinnacle
for long and been among
the top-3 of the world for
a be...
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Paradigm Shift in Managing Disaster |
 Natural and manmade
disasters often
result in loss of lives,
cause injury to people,
and l e ad to los s of
livelihoods and damage and
destruction of property, assets
and infrastructure. Disasters
worsen the risk and exposure of
vulnerable communities and lead
to psycho-social stress and trauma
among the disaster-prone and
disaster-affected communities.
In the case of recurring disasters
like floods, the disaster-prone
communi t i e s of t en be come
victims of a crisis of confidence
as their coping strategies are often
overwhelmed, survival threatened
and normal life adversely affected
for several months repeatedly.
Children, infants, the elderly
and the physically and mentally
cha l l enged peopl e be come
more vulnerable to neglect and
deprivation in the event of sudden
outbreak of disasters, especially
when the displaced communities
are forced to stay in temporary
relief camps. Each year, natural disasters
result in thousands of deaths,
injuries and loss of property,
infrastructure and assets causing
substantial economic losses. In
2004 and 2005, the economic
l o s s e s c a u s e d b y n a t u r a l
disasters touched $ 350 billion.
World Bank studies estimate
that 97% of the disaster-related
deaths occur in the developing
countries. the Asia Pacific
region accounts for 63% of the
world’s poor, and is prone to
several types of natural and manmade
disasters, which worsen
the vulnerability of already
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Regional Languages
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Regular
Column |
 J&K Window : e-governance in Jammu and Kashmir |
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The government of Jammu and Kashmir is keen to introduce e-governance
in all departments. IT is a strong tool for speeding up process of socioeconomic
transformation and economic development.
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Do you know? : THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES |
What is the history of the
Commonwealth Games ?
These Games , former l y
known as the British Empire
Games, were first held in 1930
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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