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Hyderabad Sailing Week gets underway
The Hindu
Annual Hyderabad Sailing Week features YAI Ranking Event, multiple classes, and inclusive training for NCC cadets and orphans.
The Hussainsagar lake in the city will be hub of sailing activity after the annual 38th Hyderabad Sailing Week was formally inaugurated by Lt. Gen. J.S. Sidana, Director General EME, Senior Colonel Commandant, Patron, EME Sailing Association on Tuesday.
This year the event, organised by EME Sailing Association, serves as a YAI Ranking Event and features competitions across multiple classes, including ILCA 7, ILCA 6, ILCA for boys and girls and the 470 class. Lt. Gen. Neeraj Varshney, Commandant MCEME, Colonel Commandant Corps of EME, Commodore EME Sailing Association and president Laser Class Association of India, is the brain behind the championship.
In the first of its kind in India, the EMESA had also organised an International Measurer’s Clinic, an International Judge’s Seminar for the first time in 15 years, as a curtain-raiser for the Sailing Week to demonstrate its commitment to maintaining high standards and nurturing talent to international standards in sailing competitions.
The precursor events included comprehensive powerboat courses and a YAI Coaching Camp for NCC cadet sailors from all corners of the country, reflecting the event’s inclusive spirit. The camp also placed a special emphasis on training girl sailors and featured sessions for children from the BASS Orphanage, fostering a love for sailing among the younger generation.
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As part of this event, attendees will get the opportunity to meet experts from more than 12 leading organisations in Bengaluru and learn about specific actions one can take to mitigate dengue & other health-related issues. Some of the organisations who will be part of this event include the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), ARTPARK, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bangalore Sustainability Forum (BSF), ICAR - National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Saahas NGO, Molecular Solutions Care Health LLP, Science Gallery Bengaluru and the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum.
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With the management, faculty and students of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE) in Visakhapatnam eagerly awaiting the opening of its permanent campus by July 2025, Anakapalli Lok Sabha Member of Parliament C.M. Ramesh on Thursday requested the Union Government to complete the two-phase project within the stipulated timeframe.