Two days of horror...two decades of apathy
Two days of horror...and more than two decades of apathy....
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
3rd December 1984 Shortly after midnight poison gas leaked from a factory in Bhopal, India, owned by the Union Carbide Corporation. There was no warning, none of the plant's safety systems were working. In the city people were sleeping. They woke in darkness to the sound of screams with the gases burning their eyes, noses and mouths. They began retching and coughing up froth streaked with blood. Whole neighbourhoods fled in panic, some were trampled, others convulsed and fell dead. People lost control of their bowels and bladders as they ran. Within hours thousands of dead bodies lay in the streets.
Perception
Many years ago, a large American shoe company sent two sales reps out to different parts of the Australian outback to see if they could drum up some business among the Aborigines.
Some time later, the company received telegrams from both agents.
In which year did India qualify for the soccer world cup?
1950. India were invited by FIFA and the Brazilian Football Federation participate in the fourth World Cup in Brazil after a number of countries pulled out of the tournament that year, but the team couldn't take part as most of its players played the game barefooted, and, as per the stipulation of the world body, wearing shoes was mandatory.It was only in 1985 that India did attempt to qualify for the quadrennial event when they took part in the qualifiers for the 13th edition, in 1986, at Mexico. However, they failed to get beyond the first round. In fact, they have participated in the qualifiers regularly since 1994 but failed to get beyond the first round.February 2008: Exclusive Sankalp Report
Reporters from Vijay Karnataka and Bangalore Mirror approached Sankalp and offered to write an exclusive report on Sankalp. So we can see a report in these papers one of these days.
Cheers to the Sankalp team!!!
Rakta Kranti:
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Cheers to the Sankalp team!!!
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What is Luck..
Why do some people get all the luck while others never get the breaks they deserve?
By Professor Richard Wiseman, University of Hertfordshire
A psychologist says he has discovered the answer:
Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experience ill fortune.
On what day of the year is the Army Day celebrated in India?
Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) K. M. Cariappa's becoming the first Indian Commander-in-Chief in 1948. The day is celebrated in the form of parades. In 2008, the 60th Army Day was celebrated. Looking back from the current day, when the Indian Army projects power and sinew, it becomes difficult to remember the kind of fledgeling it was in 1947 Grit and experience affect the growth of an institution. Fighting four major wars, insurgency and other low intensity wars has indeed made it an eminently and effficient battle trained, war machine. The basic responsibility of the Army is to safeguard the territorial integrity of the nation against external aggression. Due to the country’s long borders encompassing different geographical and climatic conditions such as desert terrain on the west, snow-covered mountains in the north and thick rainfed mountainous jungles in the east, the Army has to constantly prepare itself for diverse challenges.