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3 Things
WFI sticks with Brij Bhushan, struggles for a burial, and ED's mistake

3 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 26:55


First, The Indian Express' Nihal Koshie tells us how, despite the ongoing sexual harassment trial against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the WFI continues to function from his bungalow in Delhi.Next, The Indian Express' Jayprakash Naidu explains why a man from Chhattisgarh has been struggling to bury his father in his village (11:24).Finally, The Indian Express' Sohini Ghosh reports on a Delhi couple whose bank accounts were frozen for over three years without explanation—until they discovered the reason (17:45).Hosted, written and produced by Shashank BhargavaAdditional help from Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

SPOT Radio
Medical device manufacturers bringing VHP sterilization in-house

SPOT Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 30:02


On this episode of the Spot Radio Podcast, Charlie Webb, CPPL, speaks with Michael Geanous and Doug Stallard both experts in VHP ( vaporized hydrogen peroxide) The discussion is centered around the movement to perform in-house sterilization at the MDM's location in order to streamline distribution.About Our Guests: Michael Geanous Michael Geanous has worked in the industry for 42 years, the last 20 of which have been using Hydrogen Peroxide technology. Michael has developed several commercially successful pieces of DECON equipment with STERIS and his current independent company. He has been the lead engineering manager in developing DECON chambers, Deep Vacuum hydrogen peroxide sterilizers, and the interface of VHP with freeze dryers. His expertise is in steam, Eto, chemical sterilization, and decontamination methods.Doug StallardFor the past 25 years Doug Stallard has been working as an independent consultant in business development, marketing, and sales management. Doug represented and consulted with several companies over his career primarily in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. Many of his clients over the years have been start-ups, smaller domestic manufacturers without internal sales and marketing resources, or companies based in Europe wanting to penetrate the US market.His experience and expertise have been with capital equipment such as H202 decontamination, liquid and powder aseptic fill finish machines, WFI water systems, sterilization and autoclave equipment, inspection equipment, cleanrooms, isolators, and material handling.For more information on VHP e-mail me: info@vanderstahl.com

Hindustan Daily News Wrap
बंकर में छिपा रखा है सोना, कई मिलियन डॉलर; हिजबुल्लाह पर इजरायल का बड़ा दावा | सुबह की खबरें

Hindustan Daily News Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 5:58


ब्रिक्स में भारत की दादागिरी, कई नए देशों को कराया शामिल, आज होगी पीएम मोदी का ग्रैंड वेलकम, बबीता फोगाट ने बृजभूषण के खिलाफ आंदोलन के लिए उकसाया, खुद बनना चाहती थीं WFI चीफ; साक्षी मलिक का दावा, बंकर में छिपा रखा है सोना, कई मिलियन डॉलर; हिजबुल्लाह पर इजरायल का बड़ा दावा, गुजरात में 5 साल से चल रहे फर्जी कोर्ट का भंडाफोड़, जज व वकील से लेकर सब था नकली, एकता कपूर की बढ़ सकती हैं मुश्किलें, मुंबई पुलिस जल्द जारी करेगी नोटिस

3 Things
The Catch Up: 29 August

3 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 3:42


This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 29th of August and here are the headlines.West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee today said that a ‘malicious disinformation campaign' has been unleashed against her over her speech made on Wednesday at the students rally.” She added, quote “Not uttered a single word against students or their movement, I have spoken against BJP because they are trying to create anarchy.” Meanwhile, the BJP is all set to sit on a dharna near Kolkata's Esplanade today. This comes a day after the party called a 12-hour bandh in the state to protest against the alleged police action on protesters during the Nabanna Abhijan.Amid incessant rain in Gujarat, a runway side wall of the Rajkot International Airport collapsed today. Rescue operations are underway across the state, where the rain fury has claimed about 35 lives since Monday. The Army and Indian Coast Guard have been evacuating people from flood-affected districts. Meanwhile, after remaining closed for almost two days, the NH 27 which is one of the two lifelines of Kandla and Mundra ports in Kutch has been reopened for vehicular traffic on Thursday morning as floodwaters receded in the area.The IMD said today that a cyclone is likely to develop over the north Arabian Sea, off Gujarat coast tomorrow. The cyclone is most unlikely to affect Indian coasts, as the prevailing deep depression over Saurashtra-Kutch would have moved away to the north Arabian Sea by tomorrow. If realised, this will be only the second cyclone to develop in the Arabian Sea since August 1964. Upon intensifying into a cyclone, it will acquire the name Asna, christened by Pakistan.Former BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India ex-president Brij Bhushan Singh sought the quashing of all criminal proceedings against him over allegations of sexual assault of wrestlers before the Delhi High Court today. He argued that there was “a hidden agenda” behind the complaints against him as he was the president of WFI at the time. The 1,500-page chargesheet against Singh for alleged sexual harassment, assault and stalking of six women wrestlers had included statements of at least 22 witnesses from across four states, including wrestlers, a referee, a coach and a physiotherapist.Australia's Education Minister Jason Clare on Tuesday announced plans to introduce a National Planning Level to cap the number of new international students at 2.7 lakh for the calendar year 2025 which is pending parliamentary approval. This cap marks the lowest intake in the past five years, and a significant decrease from the 5.61 lakh international students who started their studies in 2023. The announcement comes merely a month after a hike in Australia's visa processing fee came into effect on 1st of July.This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.

Wrestling Fans Incite
Sunday Takedown - Results from AEW All In

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 96:01


The WFI team give their thoughts from the results of AEW All In PPV. We're a part of the SagED UP Network! Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite X App: @WFIncitePod - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @davidrober7174 - Davey Rober @S_U_Network - SagED UP Network Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Sponsors: Want to advertise on our podcast? Send an inquiry to wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com for details.

Wrestling Fans Incite
Sunday Takedown - The Road to WrestleMania 40

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 66:57


The WFI team gets into their current thoughts for the Road To WrestleMania 40. We're a part of the SagED UP Network! Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite X App: @WFIncitePod - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @S_U_Network - SagED UP Network Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Sponsors: Want to advertise on our podcast? Send an inquiry to wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com for details. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
Sunday Takedown - The Road to WrestleMania

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 49:09


The entire WFI team gives their predictions for what is in store for the Road to WrestleMania. We're a part of the SagED UP Network! Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite X App: @WFIncitePod - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @S_U_Network - SagED UP Network Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Sponsors: Want to advertise on our podcast? Send an inquiry to wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com for details. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

3 Things
WFI panel suspended, civilian killings in J&K, and a database misused

3 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 26:51


First, we discuss the developments related to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Last week, Sanjay Singh was elected as the President of WFI, which was followed by Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik announcing that she was quitting wrestling. Though later the government ended up suspending the newly elected committee.To understand what went down, we speak to Indian Express' Mihir Vasavda.Next, Indian Express Amrita Nayak Dutta talks about the three civilians who were killed in Jammu and Kashmir after allegedly being questioned by security forces regarding a recent terror attack. (13:56)Lastly, Indian Express' Arnabjit Sur tells us how a man named Shyamsunder Chauhan managed to dupe thousands of people whose children had gone missing. (19:12)Hosted by Shashank BhargavaWritten and Produced by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Rahel PhiliposeEdited and Mixed by Suresh Pawar

5 Minute
शाम 4 बजे का न्यूज़ पॉडकास्ट- 5 मिनट

5 Minute

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 5:01


WFI पर भारतीय ओलंपिक संघ ने तीन सदस्यों की समिति बनाई है. केंद्र सरकार ने मुस्लिम लीग जम्मू-कश्मीर पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया है. केंद्रीय मंत्री अनुराग ठाकुर ने प्रेस ब्रीफिंग के दौरान आज बताया कि केंद्र सरकार ने त्रिपुरा और असम में सड़क परिवहन विकास के मद्देनज़र खोवाई से हरिना तक सड़क बनाने के काम को मंजूरी दे दी है. कांग्रेस के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खड़गे, सांसद राहुल गांधी और पार्टी के अन्य नेताओं ने AICC मुख्यालय में हिमाचल प्रदेश कांग्रेस नेताओं के साथ बैठक की. पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी ने आज वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के जरिए विकसित भारत संकल्प यात्रा के लाभार्थियों के साथ संवाद कार्यक्रम में हिस्सा लिया. केंद्रीय मंत्री राजीव चंद्रशेखर ने कांग्रेस नेता सैम पित्रोदा के 'हिंदू राष्ट्र या सेक्युलर देश' वाले बयान पर जवाब दिया है, सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी खबरें '5 मिनट' पॉडकास्ट में.

5 Minute
शाम 4 बजे का न्यूज़ पॉडकास्ट- 5 मिनट

5 Minute

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 5:01


खेल मंत्रालय के WFI पर एक्शन के बाद संजय सिंह की पहली प्रतिक्रिया आई है. इसके अलावा साक्षी मलिक ने भी मीडिया से बातचीत की. केरल की लेफ्ट डेमोक्रेटिक फ्रंट सरकार ने कैबिनेट फेरबदल की घोषणा की है. एंटनी राजू और अहमद देवरकोविल ने मंत्री पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया है. मुख्यमंत्री पिनराई विजयन ने दोनों का इस्तीफा स्वीकार कर लिया है. देश में बीते 24 घंटे में कोरोना के 656 नए मामले सामने आए. इसके अलावा एक व्यक्ति की मौत का आंकड़ा भी दर्ज हुआ है. DMK सांसद दयानिधि मारन यूपी - बिहार संबंधी बयान पर भाजपा के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष सम्राट चौधरी ने प्रतिक्रिया देते हुए विपक्ष के इंडिया गठबंधन पर निशाना साधा, सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी खबरें ‘5 मिनट' पॉडकास्ट में.

Top Headlines
Top Headlines Of The Day: December 24, 2023

Top Headlines

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 1:01


Top Headlines
Top Headlines Of The Day: December 24, 2023

Top Headlines

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 1:01


Sakalchya Batmya / Daily Sakal News
जातनिहाय जनगणनेला RSSचा पाठिंबा का? ते नव्या व्हेरियंटच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर आरोग्य यंत्रणा सज्ज

Sakalchya Batmya / Daily Sakal News

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 11:44


१) जातनिहाय जनगणनेला RSSचा पाठिंबा का? नव्या निवेदनामुळं संभ्रम २) मराठा समाजाच्या आरक्षणाबाबत राज्य सरकारच्या हालचालींना वेग  ३) निवडणूक आयुक्तांची निवड करणारं वादग्रस्त विधेयक लोकसभेत मंजूर ४) कोविडच्या जेएन.वन व्हेरिंटमुळं राज्यातील आरोग्य यंत्रणा सतर्क ५) इंडिया आघाडी अन् महाविकास आघाडीचे जागा वाटप निश्चित?  ६) 'अमृताहुनी गोड...' मराठी अभिनेत्रीचं कौतुक करताना मनोज वाजपेयी थांबेना! ७) WFIच्या अध्यक्षपदी संजय सिंह अन् साक्षी मलिकची कुस्तीतून निवृत्ती  ८) राजौरीत लष्कराच्या वाहनावर दहशतवादी हल्ला, तीन जवान शहीद स्क्रीप्ट अँड रिसर्च - अमित उजागरे

Short Time Wrestling Podcast
Short Time Shots: October 17, 2023

Short Time Wrestling Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 4:34


It's SHORT TIME SHOTS … a quick look at the day's top wrestling stories. Here's the good stuff for Tuesday, October 17.-Dylan Morrison of the MorWrestling podcast has a pair of guests on from Tarleton State to discuss what is currently happening with the future of Texas wrestling and what exactly is factual about the school's look to start a Division I wrestling program. New assistant coach Jimmy Overhiser also makes his first public appearance as part of the budding Tarleton State program. Check out that excellent interview wherever podcasts are found by searching out M O R Wrestling.-The University of Mount Union has announced the addition of a women's wrestling team to its athletic program, with competition set to begin in the fall of 2024. This move comes as women's wrestling experiences rapid growth at both the high school and collegiate levels, and it will make Mount Union the fourth Ohio Athletic Conference school to offer the sport.-Over on Rokfin, Willie Saylor of MatScouts has the first two previews out about the upcoming monstrosity of high school wrestling that is the Super 32 Challenge. Willie previews the weights through 144 pounds, with more coming on his channel. The girls pre-seeds for the event were also released, you can give those a look over at FloWrestling.-Also on Rokfin at the Missouri Wrestling channel, Cody Thorn breaks down the journey of Joshua Quiorz, the California native who is still searching for his next move after Division II William Jewell announced it was going to QUOTE “pause” the wrestling program after this year. School officials refused to answer our queries when the information came out last month, but still moved forward with shelving the program indefinitely, leaving the wrestlers who had already paid for their fall semester in a lurch. Missouri Wrestling has done a real good job covering this story. Give it a read. -Iowa's much-anticipated women's wrestling schedule was released on Monday, highlighted by two home events at Carver Hawkeye Arena and participation at the Soldier Salute just down the road at Xtream Arena. While Iowa women will celebrate its first year of wrestling, the University of Northern Iowa's men's program released its schedule for its 100th collegiate season. Campbell also announced its schedule, as did Division II Fairmont State. -On Wrestling Changed My Life, Ryan Warner talks with Jim Gibbons about his project, The Dual, which is being screened around the midwest. The Dual chronicles what Gibbons believes is the best college wrestling dual meet of all-time. A multi-part series, this is going to be something you want to check out.-United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovic conveyed that the suspension imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India will be lifted as soon as the federation conducts free and fair elections​. The global body has not set any deadline for this, but emphasized that the suspension will remain in place until such elections are held and a democratically elected managing committee is installed​. Lalovic further noted that the lifting of the suspension is contingent on the elections being held democratically and without any complaints from stakeholders​. The suspension came as a result of WFI's failure to conduct the necessary elections, a situation that has seen the federation embroiled in controversies, leading to significant postponements of the elections​.-There is some positive news coming out of India though. Antim Panghal, the young wrestling sensation from India, has made waves in the wrestling community. With multiple accolades including two Junior World Wrestling championships, and a recent silver at the Asian Championships 2023, Panghal's rivalry with seasoned wrestler Vinesh Phogat and her journey to secure an Olympic quota for India in Paris 2024, exemplify her rising stature in the sport. The full profile is at Olympics.com. The full breakdown of the day's wrestling news can be delivered to your inbox daily, courtesy of Mat Talk Online's Daily Wrestling Newsletter, delivered by Rezahlite. Sign up free at mat talk online dot com slash news.-If you've ever watched the show Big Brother, you'd know about Zingbot. He's a fraud. I'm the only bot you need to know about.

Wrestling Fans Incite
Wednesday Night Chaos - Sept 13 Part 1

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 60:21


Part 1 of 2 of WFI's Wednesday Night Chaos hosted by Carlos with an open discussion of today's pro wrestling programming and thoughts from fellow pro wrestling fans. Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite X App: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @donttripsun - SagED UP Network Email: wfincite@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
Wednesday Night Chaos - Sept 13 Part 2

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 59:04


Part 2 of 2 of WFI's Wednesday Night Chaos hosted by Carlos with an open discussion of today's pro wrestling programming and thoughts from fellow pro wrestling fans. Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite X App: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @donttripsun - SagED UP Network Email: wfincite@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

HT Daily News Wrap
Himachal landslide: 4 buildings collapse near Anni bus stand in Kullu district | Evening News

HT Daily News Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 9:37


Himachal landslide: 4 buildings collapse near Anni bus stand in Kullu district, Brics decides to invite 6 countries, WFI suspended for delaying elections, Chandrayaan-3: ‘India took a walk on the moon,' says Isro, and other top news bulletin here.

Wrestling Fans Incite
Sunday Takedown - NXT GAB & WWE Summerslam Results

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2023 70:18


The entire WFI team are together to give their takes on the NXT Great American Bash & WWE SummerSlam! Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @SagED_UP - SagED Up Network Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Hardly Working with Brent Orrell
Workforce Futures Initiative Event Rebroadcast

Hardly Working with Brent Orrell

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 93:29


In this episode, we invite you to listen in on a Workforce Futures Initiative (WFI) event from February 2023. WFI is a collaboration between the American Enterprise Institute, the Brookings Institution, and the Harvard Kennedy School Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy that analyzes the latest research on various aspects of the workforce development system to inform policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this event, Brent Orrell is joined by leading workforce experts Harry Holzer, Greg Wright, and Rachel Lipson to discuss the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), sector-based training programs, community colleges and their connection to the workforce, and labor market data information. Mentioned in the EpisodeWorkforce Futures InitiativeWorkforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)Harry HolzerGreg WrightRachel Lipson Year UpPer ScholasProject QuestCHIPS ActTrade Adjustment Assistance for Community College ProgramGood Jobs ChallengeSocial Innovation FundMatt Sigelman, Burning Glass InstituteJulia Lane, NYU Rich Hendra, MDRCASAP program, CUNYAnne Kress, Northern Virginia Community College

Wrestling Fans Incite
End Of The Road Recap - July 29, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 2:15


WFI's End Of The Road recap for WWE SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, & AEW Collision! (July 28-29, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
MID Week Recap - July 26, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 1:54


WFI's MID week recap for WWE RAW, NXT, & AEW Dynamite! (July 24-26, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
Tuesday Night Chaos! - July 25, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 49:37


The entire WFI team are together talking about the hot topics of this past weeks AEW programming. Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @SagED_UP - SagED Up Network Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's Sunday Takedown! - July 23, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 56:47


The entire WFI team are together talking about the hot topics of this past weeks WWE programming. Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard @SagED_UP - SagED Up Network Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's End Of The Road Results July 15, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 2:18


WFI's End Of The Road recap for WWE SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, AEW Collision, & AEW Battle Of The Belt 7! (July 14-15, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Reporters Without Orders
Reporters Without Orders Ep 279: Saudi moderate's India visit, DD News' skewed reports on UCC

Reporters Without Orders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2023 35:37


This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry's Basant Kumar and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit. Basant reported that state broadcaster Doordarshan uploaded videos on the YouTube channels of DD National and DD News UP, passing off BJP members as “common Muslim citizens” batting for the Uniform Civil Code. He explained how the broadcaster had laid aside journalistic ethics to exhibit its skewed reporting on UCC. Shivnarayan reported on the politics around Saudi moderate Muhammad bin Abdul Karim bin Abdulaziz Al-Issa's visit to India. He delved into how national security adviser Ajit Doval was lauded at a Delhi event hosting the Muslim World League secretary general. He explained the controversy around Al-Issa's visit, with reports linking it to the government's push for UCC. He also spoke about the significance of his visit for the Modi government.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:23 - DD News00:10:03 - Al-Issa00:30:37 - RecommendationsRecommendationsBasantYaad Ho Ki Na Yaad HoShivnarayanPhotos show WFI chief Brij Bhushan ‘making advances', CDRs match location in testimony: Police chargesheetTanishkaCourtProduced by Tehreem Roshan and Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Naresh Kumar, and edited by Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's MID Week Recap July 12, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 1:53


WFI's MID week recap for WWE RAW, NXT, & AEW Dynamite! (July 10-12, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI End Of the Road Recap July 8 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2023 1:46


WFI's End Of The Road recap for WWE SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, & AEW Collision! (July 7-8, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's MID Week Recap July 5, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 2:04


WFI's MID week recap for WWE RAW, NXT, & AEW Dynamite! (July 3-5, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Reporters Without Orders
Reporters Without Orders Ep 277: Vinod Tomar still at WFI office, ABP layoffs

Reporters Without Orders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 37:51


This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry's Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.Avdhesh reported on the layoffs at ABP News this week, with nearly 47 employees losing their jobs. He explains how the company was “unprofessional” and things turned upside down after Sant Prasad Rai became senior vice president (news and production).Sumedha reported on Vinod Tomar, the suspended assistant secretary of the Wrestling Federation of India. She says he's still seemingly at work at the WFI office, and how he's a close aide of Brij Bhushan Singh.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:32 - Vinod Tomar00:10:34 - ABP layoffs00:34:13 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAvdheshTitanic submersible accidentSumedhaFrank Sinatra Has a ColdBasantThe Enforcers How the ED became a political toolProduced by Tehreem Roshan and Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar, and edited by Samrendra K Dash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's End Of The Road Recap June 24

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 2:04


WFI's End Of The Road recap for WWE SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, & AEW Collision! (June 23-24, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Phone: (385) 367-4772  Give us a call and interact on our voicemail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's MID Week Recap - June 22, 2023

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 2:25


WFI's MID week recap for WWE RAW, NXT, & AEW Dynamite! (June 19-21, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Phone: (385) 367-4772  Give us a call and interact on our voicemail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's End Of The Road Recap - June 16-17

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2023 1:55


WFI's End Of The Road recap for WWE SmackDown, AEW Dynamite, & AEW Collision! (June 16-17, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Phone: (385) 367-4772  Give us a call and interact on our voicemail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Wrestling Fans Incite
WFI's MID Week Recap

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 2:25


WFI's MID week recap for WWE RAW, NXT, & AEW Dynamite! (June 12-14, 2023) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling https://www.facebook.com/wfincite YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tapouttalk https://www.youtube.com/@wrestlingfansincite Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John Hoppe @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William Hoppe @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos Estrada @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - "The Hype" Bryan Ballard Email: wfincitepod@thefansofprowrestling.com Phone: (385) 367-4772  Give us a call and interact on our voicemail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

Anticipating The Unintended
#213 The Mind Plays Tricks

Anticipating The Unintended

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 22:45


India Watch #1: Of Protests and Perfect TricksInsights on issues relevant to India— RSJFor nearly a month now, some of India's top wrestlers, who between them have earned over 25 medals in various global competitions, have been protesting against the conduct of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh. This is not an ordinary protest. The allegations in the FIR against Singh are quite serious, including a couple of instances of demanding sexual favours as a quid pro quo for professional assistance, about 15 incidents of sexual harassment and stories of inappropriate touching, and molestation of minor girls. You would imagine this would be some kind of an open-and-shut case. I mean, here are a few women wrestlers who have everything to lose here by taking a stand against their own federation and the government. They aren't superstar cricketers with financial security and access to media. They don't have multi-million and multi-year sponsorship deals or lucrative post-retirement commentary gigs waiting for them. Their sport is everything to them, and they are willing to risk that one thing they have loved doing all their lives. These are girls who have come up the hard way in a society that doesn't prize either women or sports and especially women in sports. They have persevered despite the odds against them because that's what athletes do. So, the least you would have thought is that while the police investigations and the judicial process is going on, or, as we like to say in India, as the law takes its own course, the government should ask the WFI chief to step down temporarily. Surprisingly though, this doesn't seem to be a priority for the government. Instead, it appears they would rather suppress these voices than address their concerns. So, last week while you had saturation coverage on various channels about the inauguration of the new parliament building, these athletes were being roughed up and assaulted at the site of protest. There was barely any TV media there. As they say, there are always two Indias at work. It is tempting to zoom out a bit and say that this story, in many ways, reflects the current state of Indian politics and society. It is not there yet. But there is a pattern in how we are dealing with protests and dissent that merits a deeper look. Before I go there, let me count the number of ways we have got this thing wrong. Firstly, for decades, we have managed sports and their governing bodies in India in the most unprofessional way possible. These positions have often been given to politicians as small consolation prizes to run their minor fiefdoms. Corruption, nepotism and high-handedness of officials have come along with this. Read any autobiography of an athlete in India and you will be struck by the remarkable apathy and neglect they had to overcome from their own sporting federation to succeed. As major sports events like the Olympics or Asian Games approach, there's often a question of why our sporting performance doesn't reflect our population size and recent prosperity. This story never gets old. While we have seen some improvement in the last decade, we remain an underperforming nation in sports. One fundamental issue to address is improving sports administration by involving experts with experience in either playing the sport, managing large organizations, or possessing a proven visionary track record. Indian tennis is a prime example where one family has presided over its administration for over half a century. We have only gotten worse in tennis, with almost no one ranked anywhere in the top 1000 in the world. Similar fiefdoms exist in other sports like boxing, shooting and even cricket. Despite the efforts of some public-spirited lawyers and a few interventions by the Supreme Court to set things right, things have remained the same. There was some hope when this government came to power that there would be much-needed reforms in sports administration, especially in those early days. However, once you have the keys to the power of the state, it is difficult to resist its benefits. The result is a disheartening situation where politicians with limited understanding or passion for sports lead the federations. We are back to the bad old days now. Secondly, we seem to be undoing all the progress we have made in addressing sexual harassment allegations in the workplace. There are POSH committees that are legally mandated in organisations and a framework that allows for a safe and secure environment for women at work. In India, the foundation for this framework was based on the Vishaka guidelines set nearly 25 years ago. In cases like this, the employer (in this case, the sports ministry) should form a committee with an independent chair who investigate these allegations and arrive at their conclusions. And it is usual that during such an investigation, it would be appropriate for the accused to step aside for a free and fair process. However, none of this process has been followed. Neither the WFI nor the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) have even acknowledged taking up these allegations. In fact, P.T. Usha, the current chief of IOA and a track legend initially dismissed them as false and an attempt to tarnish our nation's image. We are back in the territory of ghar ki izzat, and the patriarchal attitudes where raising such concerns are seen as bringing dishonour to one's family or damaging a country's reputation. It is concerning that even government officials are not adhering to their own established guidelines. The response to the protests by both the sporting fraternity and the general public has been surprising. Despite the police manhandling of these athletes, very few voices have come out in support of them, with notable exceptions like Abhinav Bindra and Sania Mirza. Even their anodyne statements hoping that the athletes are given their due and that proper investigations take place seems like an act of courage. The 1983 cricket World Cup winning team, too, came out with a statement expressing anguish at the treatment of the athletes and hoping for a resolution. I'm not sure what resolution they are expecting in a case that should be picked up by the police and investigated with rigour. Quite disconcertingly, although to the surprise of no one, the usual set of partisans and news anchors have questioned the motives behind these protests. The usual whataboutery season is on in the TV debates, and the WhatsApp universities are busy generating content blaming the victims or distracting us with Rahul Gandhi's US visit. It is a textbook case of a society losing its moral compass today while romanticising its glorious past and its superiority as a civilisation. In a society where many underprivileged children pursue sports as a means to improve their lives, the exploitation by administrators and coaches within the system should be a matter of great concern. Despite this reality, political affiliations and a belief that our leader can do no wrong is now trumping reason. We now have a situation where there are people questioning the legal process put in place for sexual harassment complaints that apparently favour the woman victims' rights to fight their case. This mindset risks undoing the progress made towards providing safe working environments for women. We are happy to go down the path of victim blaming and gaslighting than hold men in power accountable. This in a country where crime against women is still among the highest in the world and that has one of the lowest female participation rates in labor worldwide. So, why is the government reluctant to act against Singh? Based on the track record of how it has handled previous protests, there are three possible explanations for this behaviour. One, this administration perceives admitting a mistake as a sign of weakness. They would rather make incorrect decisions than appear weak in any way. We have made this point earlier. This is the basis of its electoral appeal. That it can do no wrong. Accepting that the protesters are right will dent its strong government image. Two, there is the electoral angle to this, given we are less than a year away from the Lok Sabha polls. Brij Bhushan Singh's influence in the Ayodhya-Gonda region cannot be ignored. He or his family members have won elections there for over three decades, regardless of their party affiliation. His ability to switch allegiances while maintaining electoral success suggests a ground network that doesn't depend on a party for success. While the BJP is on a strong wicket for winning 2024, it doesn't want to risk failure, especially in U.P. This calculus might still turn if the recent mobilisation of the local Jat communities and Khap panchayats to support the wrestlers becomes stronger. This shift may transform the protest into something more politically relevant, as it happened with the farmer protests. I don't think I had imagined a day when the Khap panchayats would be seen as advocates of women's rights. But we are there. The third explanation lies in the ruling party's deeper understanding of social undercurrents, which they believe represent the silent majority's views. This covers issues like women's liberation and how India has imitated Western liberal guidelines that aren't compatible with our civilisational values. They would like to believe that a sizable portion of Indian society may support a pause on liberal issues especially relating to women's freedom. I'm not very sure if this is an accurate assessment, but it doesn't hurt to be politically ambiguous on this. At a broader level, this is also about how we see protest or dissent in these times. It is intriguing how easily people trust the state despite the weight of history against it while distrusting the protesters who have a grouse against the powerful. This is an odd inversion that seems to have arisen because our collective sense of self-worth and pride are now closely intertwined with our perception of how well the state performs. So, questioning its actions or motives can be seen as an attack on the collective self-worth. It is an almost perfect trick. India Policy Watch #2: Beyond Isomorphic Mimicry Insights on burning policy issues in India— Pranay Kotasthane“South Korea became a manufacturing and technological superpower riding on industrial policies that backed chaebols (large domestic business conglomerates), so why shouldn't India do this too?”“Technological upgradation of Chinese companies happened because of the Party-state's policies of Forced Technological Transfer, also known as ‘trade-markets-for-tech (TMFT)'. India should adopt this approach as well.”“France has banned short-haul flights to counter climate change. India should follow this lead and impose green taxes on air travel if not a full ban.”“Amsterdam has bicycle tracks and Bogota has Bus Rapid Tranist (BRT); so should Bengaluru.”I'm pretty sure you have come across similar arguments. Not just people outside the government, policymakers and career analysts can also be found making arguments of this nature. Now, it's easy to ridicule these points of view as “isomorphic mimicry”, what Andrews, Pritchett, and Woolcock define as:the tendency of governments to mimic other governments' successes, replicating processes, systems, and even products of the ‘best practice' examples… a key technique of successful failure that perpetuates capability traps in development.My instinctive response to such arguments is similar. However, I now think that we need to go one step beyond and ask, “why are we prone to committing isomorphic mimicry? What makes us seek refuge in it?” This post is an attempt to answer these questions. The fundamental reason behind such arguments is a mental model that imagines public policy as a deterministic process where heroic policies can quick-solution us out of trouble. It is this assumption that we must rethink in order to avoid isomorphic mimicry. Here's why.To begin with, we need dollops of humility. Forget quick-solutions, we don't even know all the variables that impact major public policy processes. Observe, for instance, the question of economic growth. In edition #52, RSJ explained how there's no single answer as to why countries experience a period of rapid economic growth. At best, we can identify clusters of factors such as economic freedom, political freedom or institutions, geography, and investment in human and physical capital. So is the case with innovation. Over the last few months, I tried to understand the reasons behind China's strides in innovation and technology upgradation. The more I read about it, the more it became clear that forced technology transfer, IP theft, or industrial policy alone cannot explain the transformation. At best, I could come up with the explanation that China's innovation is a combination of fundamental factors and proximate factors. The fundamental factors were: a Capable Workforce, Technology Transfers, and State Focus on Innovation. The proximate factors such as Forced Technology Transfer, IP Theft, Specific Government Policies, and Selective Protectionism have, at best, played a cameo role.So is the case with urbanisation. We have some good hypotheses about why certain sectors spatially organise into concentrated clusters, but we don't know for sure what would it take to make a successful new city. We can identify some fundamentals, but it's difficult to create a pathway.These three examples illustrate the need to adopt a different mental model to think about public policy. One such frame is complexity theory. Over the last two decades, there have been several attempts to think about public policy as a complex system. Public Policy scholar Paul Cairney explains the attributes of complex systems in these words:* A complex system is greater than the sum of its parts; those parts are interdependent – elements interact with each other, share information and combine to produce systemic behaviour.* Some attempts to influence complex systems are dampened (negative feedback) while others are amplified (positive feedback). Small actions can have large effects and large actions can have small effects.* Complex systems are particularly sensitive to initial conditions that produce a long-term momentum or ‘path dependence'.* They exhibit ‘emergence', or behaviour that results from the interaction between elements at a local level rather than central direction.* They may contain ‘strange attractors' or demonstrate extended regularities of behaviour which may be interrupted by short bursts of change. [From Paul Cairney's post on his ever-excellent blog]When applied to public policy, this complex system mental model gives us a few axioms. Policy Ingredients, not Policy Recipes The complex system lens shows us that it is futile to obsess about deriving policies using “best practices” from another country or city. It is far more important to think about preparing the initial conditions that could trigger emergent behaviour towards the desired policy goal. A government shouldn't be designing a perfect quick solution to a chronic problem, but creating conditions in which different competing solutions can emerge. In a sense, governments need to put together all the essential ingredients that go into achieving a policy goal rather than create an award-winning policy recipe. This line of thinking explains national innovation. There's no one blueprint to be found for innovation success. Countries have followed different pathways. But we know that ingredients such as reasonably high levels of human capabilities and infrastructure and strong connections with global science and technology ecosystems are common fundamental factors in innovation success.Another example comes from economic policy. Pro-market policies are about putting together key ingredients for growth take-off, while pro-business policies are equivalents of step-by-step recipes handed down to you. I used to think that finance ministers claiming “the fundamentals of our economy are strong” was a cleverly-worded evasion. But the lens of complexity would suggest that fundamentals are exactly what the government should focus on. The Idea of Probabilistic SuccessThe lens of complexity implies that governments are not as effective in achieving our goals. The best case is when governments have prepared all initial conditions for take off. But that's no guarantee for success. In the Indian context, this thinking should give us a pause before we airdrop governments as a troubleshooter for all our problems. The Merits of DecentralisationIn a complex system, it's beneficial to give agency to organisations so that they can learn from their experience and change tack in response to on-ground conditions. In this sense, complexity theory is a reaffirmation of Hayek's insight in The Use of Knowledge in Society. Individuals and, by extension, markets are in a better position to experiment and display different emergent behaviours than centrally engineered solutions from the top.Hope, not Analysis-paralysisComplexity can at once be liberating and shackling. The insight that there are no perfect policy recipes can drive us into an analysis-paralysis mode, leading to dejection and disillusionment. But the knowledge that given the right conditions, emergent behaviour can spring up unexpectedly gives a reason for hope and provides a new meaning to the shloka, “Karmanye Vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadhachana” (perform your duty but do not expect the fruits of your labour). P.S: The complexity theory mental model holds promise in public policy, but at present, there are far more questions than there are answers.India Policy Watch #3: Why this Kolaveri with Assembly?Insights on burning policy issues in India— Pranay KotasthaneI like the richness of the debate on the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI) for electronics manufacturing. Last week, economist and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan questioned the government's self-congratulatory messages on mobile exports using these words:“.. it turns out that very little apart from assembly is done in India, though manufacturers claim that they intend to do so in the future. So, India imports much of what goes into the mobile phone, and when we correct for that, it is very hard to maintain that net exports have gone up.”Some of you readers might recollect that we have regularly critiqued the electronics PLI since its inception. Our first post about it was written in November 2020. So, it shouldn't surprise you that we agree with this recommendation:The government should undertake a detailed assessment on how many PLI jobs have been created, the cost to the country per job, and why the PLI doesn't appear to have worked so far before extending it to other sectors. That said, I have several questions about the analysis. First, I was surprised that one of the criticisms in the note is that “it is entirely possible that we have become more dependent on imports during the PLI scheme” on account of increased imports of mobile phone components for assembly in India. It is well-known that imports of sub-components will keep increasing as we scale up assembly in India for a few years until local substitutes come up, as they did in China and Vietnam. Moreover, as we wrote in edition #185, China and Viet Nam witnessed a decrease in the domestic value added per unit of demand when they began assembling mobile phones. Companies preferred to import components, assemble, and then export them. Only after their electronics exports had achieved global scale did the two countries target local content addition. And hence, we shouldn't expect quick gains in the Indian case as well. Only after the assembly in India achieves some scale will local suppliers come up. In the Apple ecosystem, for instance, the Final Assembly Testing and Packaging (FATP) units run by the likes of Foxconn are the key nodes. Once they take root, it's in their self-interest to develop a local supplier ecosystem to meet the unsparing demands of their product launch cycle.Curiously, a terrible way for governments to reduce the import of components is to raise import tariffs further, a solution that the authors of the note would vehemently disapprove of. Second, the note proposes that India should make its own chips. Manufacturing chips will help reduce the import bill, and that's where the government's semiconductor strategy comes in. However, the path to making a complicated leading-edge processor chip will perhaps take two decades. And to get there, the government would, in turn, need more PLIs and upfront capital investment in fabs. In fact, we should expect higher chip imports from China over the next decade until we have a semblance of chip manufacturing done here. Importing cheap chips from China is not a vulnerability.In sum, I don't see a rise in imports of components as an indication of the failure of the PLI, just as I don't interpret the rise in mobile phone exports alone as an unqualified success. HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters* [Chapter] Don't miss this chapter on isomorphic mimicry. An old classic.* [Podcast] On Puliyabaazi, MR Madhavan of PRS Legislative Research discusses all things Parliament. The part where we discuss the impending Lok Sabha constituency delimitation threw up a few interesting alternatives. * [Blog] Paul Cairney's long-running blog Politics & Public Policy is a must-subscribe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

The GIST of It
Ep #275: How women wrestlers in India fueled the nation's #MeToo movement

The GIST of It

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 20:39


Welcome back!Content warning: Today's episode contains discussion of sexual assault.On today's The GIST of It pod, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig into a story from India, where women wrestlers are protesting amid allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation by the president of the Wrestling Federation of India.El and Steph chat through all the details in this lengthy, infuriating story before zooming out to discuss how the political climate in India might impact this case, along with this situation's similarities to China's response to Peng Shuai's 2021 allegations.Thank you to SportChek for sponsoring today's episode! Grab everything you need to stay active this summer by heading over to SportChek.Show notes:Ep #127: Sports and censorship in ChinaEp #132: An update to the Peng Shuai story: the WTA is taking a standEp #137: The latest on COVID-19 in sports and tennis star Peng ShuaiMore on The GIST: Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepodTwitter: @thegistpodEmail: pod@thegistsports.com IG: @thegistca @thegistusa This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5678978/advertisement

3 Things
Charges against Brij Bhushan, care for women survivors, and bodily autonomy

3 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 27:13


First, Indian Express' Jignasa Sinha gives us the details of the sexual harassment allegations that the wrestlers have made against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Sign in their FIRs. Second, Indian Express' Rupsa Chakraborty discusses what an RTI reveals about the condition of Sakhi centres in Maharashtra which were established to help the survivors of sexual violence. (11:46)And in the end, we give you a quick update on the case against women's rights activist Rehana Fathima in Kerala who was charged under POCSO Act for circulating a video where she was seen posing semi-nude, allowing her minor children to paint on her body. (24:14)Hosted by Rahel Philipose Produced and scripted by Utsa Sarmin and Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

ThePrint
‘Supplements for sex': Case against Brij Bhushan, a POCSO ‘exception', what wrestlers are up against

ThePrint

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 24:50


#cuttheclutter The allegations in the 2 FIRs against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh indicate a certain pattern to the alleged harassment — much of it centred on the wrestlers' dependence on the federation for supplements and opportunities. In Ep 1244 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta examines the facts in public domain now, explains why questions are being raised on the “powerful” Brij Bhushan's continued freedom despite the FIRs, and discusses why even champion wrestlers can often be vulnerable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #CutTheClutter EP|1240 : https://youtu.be/fsJKyMBVTOY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawood, Babri, TADA: Brij Bhushan Singh's escapes from law and what makes the WFI chief so powerful: https://theprint.in/opinion/dawood-babri-tada-brij-bhushan-singhs-escapes-from-law-and-what-makes-the-wfi-chief-so-powerful/1607691/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read articles by Apoorva Mandhani here: 1. https://theprint.in/india/left-our-rooms-in-groups-to-avoid-being-alone-with-him-what-firs-against-brij-bhushan-allege/1606612/ 2. https://theprint.in/judiciary/brij-bhushan-booked-for-aggravated-sexual-assault-but-still-free-what-pocso-act-says-on-arrest/1606213/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XI Asian Games: Indian athletes performed miserably but officials stole the show: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19901031-xi-asian-games-indian-athletes-performed-miserably-but-officials-stole-show-813165-1990-10-30  

HT Daily News Wrap
Bajrang Punia, Swati Maliwal slam WFI chief for ₹15 medals remarks: People like you…

HT Daily News Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 4:16


Fresh clashes rock Manipur; 40 'terrorists' killed, says CM, Bajrang Punia, Swati Maliwal slam WFI chief for ‘ ₹15 medals' remarks: ‘People like you…', Countdown begins as China set to send civilian to space for first time and other top news bulletin here

World Football Index Podcast
Reasat Khaton on his intercontinental career, wanting to emulate Lutz Pfannenstiel & more

World Football Index Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 20:31


Reasat Khaton, the first Bangladeshi footballer to play in a European top-flight European football and professionally in South America, joins Neel Shelat in an exclusive WFi interview to discuss his experiences through his well-travelled career, starting from the lower tiers of Germany and going to Venezuela via the Phillipines, Wales, Albania and more.

HT Daily News Wrap
Delhi Police registers two FIRs against WFI chief

HT Daily News Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 3:57


Delhi Police registers two FIRs against WFI chief, Three orders in 1 day in legal drama over Calcutta HC judge, IPL 2023: All-round Lucknow Super Giants beat Punjab Kings in run feast and other top news in this bulletin.

3 Things
Sudan evacuation plan, wrestlers approach SC, and a pregnancy test row

3 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 25:17


First, Indian Express' Shubhajit Roy joins us to talk about the situation in Sudan and India's efforts to evacuate its citizens from the African nation. Second, Indian Express' Mihir Vasavda discusses the reasons behind India's top wrestlers coming together again to raise their voices about the sexual harassment charges against the WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. (11:38)And lastly, Indian Express' Jayprakash Naidu tells us about the controversy over pregnancy tests for a government marriage scheme in Madhya Pradesh. (20:06)Hosted by Rahel Philipose Produced and scripted by Utsa Sarmin, Rahel Philipose, and Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Wrestling Fans Incite
Episode 56 - WFI's Mock WWE Draft

Wrestling Fans Incite

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 48:29


The WFI team divides into teams to participate in a Mock WWE Draft. Which brand do you see your favorite superstar being drafted? Music: (downloaded and donated to pixaby.com) Coma-Media – The Sport Electro (Intro) Coma-Media – Commercial Rock Beats – (in between segments) Gvidon – Urban District (Exit) Website: http://www.wrestlingfansincite.com https://www.thefansofprowrestling.com    Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefansofprowrestling Twitter: @WFIncitePodcast - John @bamagirl_4_eva - Heather @WilliamHoppe8 - William @CTOTHELOS77 - Carlos @conquertheno - CONQUERtheNO.org @TheBryanAdkins - Bryan Email: john@thefansofprowrestling.com Phone: (385) 367-4772  Give us a call and interact on our voicemail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wrestlingfansincite/message

HT Daily News Wrap
Indians among those evacuated by France from war-torn Sudan

HT Daily News Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 4:21


Indians among those evacuated by France from war-torn Sudan, Protesting wrestlers move Supreme Court seeking FIR against WFI chief, Blood stains, knife at Atiq's office, deputy CMO's body in Prayagraj hotel, and other top news in this bulletin.

World Football Index Podcast
Cameron Herbert on Coaching in Malawi, Ascent Soccer & More

World Football Index Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 53:27


Football coach Cameron Herbert joins WFi regulars Neel Shelat and Ben Griffis to talk about his journey to becoming a coach at the Ascent Soccer Academy at Malawi and life at the Lingadzi facility. Cameron details the benefits and challenges of coaching in Malawi as well as discussing his key takeaways after a year. Follow Cameron on Twitter: @CamH___

Reporters Without Orders
Reporters Without Orders Ep 256: Wrestlers' protest against WFI chief, Delhi Mayor election

Reporters Without Orders

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 35:32


This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Newslaundry's Tanishka Sodhi and Basant Kumar.The discussion begins with Tanishka and Basant's experience at Jantar Mantar as they covered protests against the Wrestling Federation of India and its President, Brij Bhushan Singh. The protests stemmed from allegations of sexual harassment and corruption within the WFI.As they discuss their report on WFI's ‘sexual harrasment panel', which is in clear violation of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace (POSH) Act and power dynamics around sexual assault cases, Tanishka recalls how a journalist next to her claimed, “how is sexual assault possible in such cases…these women are wrestlers, they are physically strong”.The discussion moves on to Basant's report on Brj Bhushan's rise to power, his political career as a BJP Member of Parliament and whether the allegations against him would harm the party's politics. They further talk about the postponement of the Delhi Mayor's election and election of the members of the standing committee for the second time.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:47 - Wrestlers' Protest00:30:54 - RecommendationsRecommendationsBasantउत्तराखंड का जल शोक, बांधों की बलि चढ़ते गांवTanishkaWhy aren't we listening to our scientists?AkankshaThe hills suffer: Joshimath and beyondAlaska DailyThe ChairMeet the most powerful Uber driver in IndiaProduced by Tehreem Roshan, recorded by Anil Kumar, and edited by Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Things
Wrestlers end protest, Adani vs truckers, and a school for Afghan refugees

3 Things

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 27:18


First, Indian Express' Nihal Koshie joins us to give an update about the wrestlers' protest against the Wrestling Federation of India or WFI and its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh which ended this weekend.Second, Indian Express' Amil Bhatnagar talks about the standoff between truckers and the Adani group in Himachal Pradesh which led to the closure of two cement plants impacting the livelihoods of thousands of families. (08:56)And in the end, Indian Express' Divya Goyal tells us about the Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan High School in Delhi which is the only school for Afghan refugees in the country and how it creates a safe space for Afghan women students. (17:40)Hosted by Anwiti SinghProduced and scripted by Utsa Sarmin and Anwiti SinghMixed and edited by Suresh Pawar

World Football Index Podcast
SAFS - Libertadores & Sudamericana Latest

World Football Index Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 53:57


Host Tom Robinson is joined by WFi regulars Simon Edwards and Mike Rice to discuss the latest goings on in South America's continental competitions.

The Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast
Building Financial Freedom and Success through Real Estate with Buddy Rushing | Part 2

The Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 24:11 Transcription Available


Buddy began White Feather Investing in early 2007 in Twentynine Palms, California. His ultimate goal is to build a passive income stream through residential and commercial properties that can ensure our financial freedom for our family and help as many fellow militaries as we can along the way. Since the launch Buddy was pulled away on multiple month-long training exercises and four trips to Afghanistan! Despite those difficulties, WFI has purchased Single Family rentals, wholesaled, flipped, invested in Trust Deeds, executed Joint Ventures, constructed Roth IRA acquisitions, executed BRRR deals, and Short Term Rentals, purchased an apartment complex, and even launched an RV and Solar business!  He also launched a WFI Investor club and an online Real Estate Investment Accelerator that is focused on helping educate and empower military members to achieve financial freedom through Real Estate investing, which has allowed us to open new Turnkey Rental operations in Memphis, Little Rock, St Louis, Milan, Columbus, Chicago, California, Florida and Alabama and we are moving into Mississippi and North Carolina!  His most recent endeavors have definitely been a challenge but our primary goal remains the same: To help our nation's heroes build financial freedom so they can live the American Dream they fight to protect.The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.Video LinkRadio Show

The Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast
Building Financial Freedom and Success through Real Estate with Buddy Rushing | Part 1

The Norris Group Real Estate Radio Show and Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 21:43 Transcription Available


Buddy began White Feather Investing in early 2007 in Twentynine Palms, California. His ultimate goal is to build a passive income stream through residential and commercial properties that can ensure our financial freedom for our family and help as many fellow militaries as we can along the way. Since the launch Buddy was pulled away on multiple month-long training exercises and four trips to Afghanistan! Despite those difficulties, WFI has purchased Single Family rentals, wholesaled, flipped, invested in Trust Deeds, executed Joint Ventures, constructed Roth IRA acquisitions, executed BRRR deals, and Short Term Rentals, purchased an apartment complex, and even launched an RV and Solar business!  He also launched a WFI Investor club and an online Real Estate Investment Accelerator that is focused on helping educate and empower military members to achieve financial freedom through Real Estate investing, which has allowed us to open new Turnkey Rental operations in Memphis, Little Rock, St Louis, Milan, Columbus, Chicago, California, Florida and Alabama and we are moving into Mississippi and North Carolina!  His most recent endeavors have definitely been a challenge but our primary goal remains the same: To help our nation's heroes build financial freedom so they can live the American Dream they fight to protect.The Norris Group originates and services loans in California and Florida under California DRE License 01219911, Florida Mortgage Lender License 1577, and NMLS License 1623669.  For more information on hard money lending, go www.thenorrisgroup.com and click the Hard Money tab.Video LinkRadio Show

Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology
Ep.98 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show pt.2

Plants Grow Here - Horticulture, Landscape Gardening & Ecology

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 79:35


Part 2 of the 2 part MIFGS series is even bigger than the first part. Join me as I make my way through a fair chunk of the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show.EPISODE LINKSMIFGS: https://melbflowershow.com.au/Travellers Aid: https://www.travellersaid.org.au/Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/Garden City Plastics: https://www.gardencityplastics.com/Denis Crawford's One Minute Bugs: https://oneminutebugs.com.au/Kevin Heinz GROW: https://kevinheinzegrow.org.au/Christian Jenkins Landscape Design: https://christianjenkins.com.au/Maze: https://mazeproducts.com.au/product-category/composting/Vegepod: https://vegepod.com.au/Husqvarna: https://www.facebook.com/HusqvarnaAustralia/The Sustainable Landscape Company: https://www.theslc.com.au/Biofilta Food Cubes: https://www.biofilta.com.au/product/foodcube/Landscaping Victoria Master Landscapers: https://www.landscapingvictoria.com.au/Australian Garden Council: https://gardencouncil.org/MEGT Apprenticeships & Traineeships: https://www.megt.com.au/Melbourne Polytechnic: https://www.melbournepolytechnic.edu.au/Stihl: https://www.stihl.com.au/Lawn Solutions Australia: https://lawnsolutionsaustralia.com.au/FELCO: https://felco.com/Open Gardens Victoria: https://opengardensvictoria.org.au/Scotts Osmocote: https://www.lovethegarden.com/au-en/scotts-osmocoteBotanica World Discoveries: https://www.botanica.travel/destinations/australiaPeninsula Wildflowers: https://peninsulawildflower.com.au/WFI: https://www.wfi.com.au/Tiger Turf: https://tigerturf.com/au/landscape/The Printable Shop by Kirstie Fuller: https://theprintableshop.com/FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @PlantsGrowHere / Facebook: @PlantsGrowHerePodcast - Join our Facebook group!VISIT OUR WEBSITEwww.PlantsGrowHere.comLET'S WORK TOGETHERAre you in the industry or an enthusiast with something of value to share? We're always on the hunt for interesting people, doing interesting things. If you'd like to work with us send a message via our online form or a direct email to plantsgrowhere@gmail.com.