Vinesh Phogat and her team were well aware that the permissible weight limit for a 50kg bout is 50kg plus a tolerance of 2kg, making the upper limit 52kg. However, before the match, Phogat weighed in at 52.1kg, slightly over the allowed limit. Given that she was already on the borderline, it is not surprising that she was disqualified, especially considering how quickly the body gains weight. Phogat and her team should have been more careful. If they were aware that Phogat was already reaching the tolerance limit, appropriate measures should have been taken to ensure her weight stayed within the permissible range even before the beginning of the tournament, while also considering her health.

So basically, she wasn't overweight by 100gm but by 2kg + 100gm. Lack of utter professionalism at display here.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/vinesh-phogat-disqualification-heres-all-about-olympics-wrestling-weight-rules-point-system-other-regulations/articleshow/112339567.cms

As per media reports, the medical team and Vinesh Phogat put everything on the line to meet the weight criteria.🙏🇮🇳

Earthquake 2,500 years ago abruptly changed Ganga river’s course
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/earthquake-2500-years-ago-abruptly-changed-ganga-river-course/article68488930.ece

CSE report finds dangerous increase in ozone pollution across urban India
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/pollution/cse-report-finds-dangerous-increase-in-ozone-pollution-across-urban-india

Koi to daro be
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This video must be the work of some delusional brat who fantasizes about becoming an IAS officer and can't stomach his egoistic wannabe-reel making idols heroes getting roasted.

And then, there's this pathetic excuse of a teacher? He needs to be shown the door. Telling students and citizens to be afraid of babus because they have a 'dangerous lobby'? Give me a break. Maybe he should enroll in his own coaching institute and brush up on fundamental rights and perhaps the preamble— because the last time I checked, it starts with 'we, the people of India' not 'we the babus'.

Paris Olympics: Wrestler Antim Panghal told to leave Paris after sister caught using accreditation - India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/olympics/story/paris-olympics-antim-panghal-sister-village-accreditation-summoned-police-2578756-2024-08-08

Many ethics lessons here:

Antim Panghal is only 19 years old. So her behavior reflects what she has observed / learned from those around her.

1) She gave her ID card to her sister to smuggle into the Olympic Village. Such behavior likely from laxity in Indian sports camps & hostels, where fake IDs are frequently used without consequence. (क्योकि भारत में कोई भी ऐरा-ग़ैरा किसी का भी fake-ID कार्ड लेकर कहीं पर भी घुस सकता है। )

3 Recent cases of fake ID:
- 2021: A girl staying illegally in LBSNAA without clearing the UPSC.
- 2023: An imposter PMO officer, Kiran Patel, receiving VIP treatment in Kashmir.
- 2024: Puja Khedkar using a fake certificate to secure an IAS job.

2) Antim's support staff were accused of not paying a taxi driver in Paris. If her coaching staff isn't acting ethically, how can she be expected to have proper role models?

"TOO HOT TO HANDLE"', a young, female Paraguayan swimmer, Luana Alonso, was sent back home from the ongoing action at the Paris Olympics after reports that her breathtaking beauty was distracting the players in her own team.

Tum 100g weight se bahar hone ki bat krte ho
Yhaa jada khubsurat hone ke krn bahr nikal diya 😭😭

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/paraguayan-swimmer-sent-back-home-from-paris-olympics-after-teammates-found-her-beauty-distracting-whats-the-real-story/articleshow/112331787.cms

Treating Vinesh Phogat as a silver medalist and rewarding her 4cr is unjustified. Many athletes narrowly missed out on medals, should they not receive the same recognition or those who failed to make a cut in the Olympics? Stupid politics at play here. And lest we forget, clowns staging a walkout in the Parliament over Olympic rules, which are the same for everyone.

Managing one's diet is a crucial part of the competition itself. Despite being the only person from the entire Indian contingent to have exclusive access to her own personal coach from Belgium, trainer, dietician, and staff, all funded by the exchequer- Vinesh Phogat failed to maintain her diet and got disqualified. Each athlete was provided with top notch facilities, from world-class infra to foreign coaches, heck some even with govt jobs. So their failure to win should not make us feel guilty or justify allocating additional resources that they don't deserve, instead they should be used to nurture new talents.

Even the likes of Ethiopia, one of the poorest nations with abysmal infrastructure is above India in points tally. So it seems, it's not an infra or facilities problem, but a player problem.

At this point we are only justifying and promoting systemic mediocrity.

https://www.thehindu.com/sport/olympics/haryana-government-to-treat-phogat-at-par-with-an-olympic-silver-medallist-chief-minister-nayab-saini/article68499847.ece

Centre Govt presents Waqf Amendment Bill in the Loksabha..

Let's see the consequences

EOS-08

⭐ ISRO will launch the EOS-08 earth observation satellite on August 15, 2024, aboard its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle(SSLV)

⭐ The primary objectives of the EOS-08 mission include designing and developing a microsatellite, creating payload instruments compatible with the microsatellite bus, and incorporating new technologies required for future operational satellites

⭐ It would be SSLV's third and final (developmental) flight 

⭐ EOS-08 carries three payloads: Electro Optical Infrared Payload (EOIR), Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry payload (GNSS-R), and SiC UV Dosimeter.

⭐ The satellite has a mission life of one year. It has a mass of approximately 175.5 kg and generates power of around 420 W.

https://www.isro.gov.in/EOS-08_Mission.html

On the physics of pressure: how the microscopic world interacts with us
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/on-the-physics-of-pressure-how-the-microscopic-world-interacts-with-us/article68493951.ece

There's dumb, there's dumber and then there's Jitesh. Someone please link me with his supplier 💉

#ParisOlympics2024 : Bronze for Indian Men’s Hockey Team!! 🥉🇮🇳

4th Medal for India at Paris 2024 Olympics 🔥

Recently a 21-year-old boy preparing for UPSC was Hospitalized after being diagnosed with Pilonidal Sinus. According to the doctors sitting for long hours could be a probable reason.

Pilonidal Sinus:

⭐ Abnormal Cavity or Tract: It is a small tunnel or cavity in the skin, typically near the tailbone at the top of the buttocks, that can become infected and filled with pus, hair, and debris.

⭐ Condition first identified during world war 2.

⭐ Caused by Ingrown Hair: The condition often develops due to hair penetrating the skin and becoming embedded, leading to inflammation and infection.

⭐ Symptoms and Treatment: Symptoms may include pain, swelling, redness, and discharge of pus. Treatment often involves draining the sinus or surgical removal to prevent recurrence.