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India’s Formula 1 push: Sports Ministry grants NSF status to motor-sport body FMSCI

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India’s Formula 1 push: Sports Ministry grants NSF status to motor-sport body FMSCI

India’s Formula 1 push. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Sports Ministry has provisionally granted the status of National Sports Federation (NSF) to the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), a significant upgrade for the body that is coordinating with the government to bring Formula 1 (F1) back to the country. The FMSCI…

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Bat for the better: On the BCCI and the RTI Act

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Bat for the better: On the BCCI and the RTI Act

The RTI Act was originally designed to scrutinise the state, a limit that the BCCI has repeatedly tested thanks to its outsized power. The BCCI is a private body that operates commercially and lacks direct public financing. RTI disclosures could expose competitive information and compromise the flexibility required to govern a sport, especially since the…

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