Games

A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games). Games are sometimes played purely for enjoyment, sometimes for …

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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 May 2024 English

This report was published in May 2024 by Access Now for the #KeepItOn campaign which promotes the end of internet shutdowns. The report is authored by Zach Rosson, Felicia Anthonio, …

(2022). We'll reopen Facebook when they stop playing games – Museveni. https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/ n news/national/we-ll-reopen-facebook-when-they-stop-playing-games-museveni-4064942 130  allAfrica (2023). Uganda:


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English

First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important historical ideas, the series has been sponsored …

mobile phone and there’s a flurry of violent war games. Soldiers kill one another with lethal weapons war? Who gains? Who loses? When you play your war games on your mobiles or video consoles, don’t forget


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English

The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …

captain of the Indian hockey team in the Olympic games, had proposed the idea of creating a new state by


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 July 2023 English

The report Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Sport: A Handbook for Policy Makers and Sports Practitioners was published by UNESCO and UN Women in 2023. It was authored …

abusive Twitter posts during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. From grassroots sport to the professional arena combined 1.2 billion viewers. The Summer Olympic Games typically reach half the planet. We need to empower athletes on Twitter during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, female athletes were the targets of 87% of abuse coached by women.9 At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, just 13% of coaches were women.10 Fewer than intimidation, threatening physical harm, ‘mind games’, or forcing isolation from friends, family, school


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2023 English

The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …

assemble at a public place and play many native games. Pongal festival takes place towards the final


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 June 2023 English

The Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published this report on June 12, 2023. This is the second report in the series; the first was …

that uses competitions, word puzzles and other games to highlight young people’s important role in promoting


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 31 May 2023 English

If you are a school-going child and must migrate with your parents who are looking for work, your education will have to pause…sometimes permanently

addition to a mid-day meal, children get to play games and hear stories. When their day at the centre ends


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 20 March 2023 English

The World Happiness Report 2023 has been published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, a global initiative of the United Nations. It was released on March 20, 2023, United Nations …

Report, and elsewhere.9 And in Prisoner’s Dilemma games in laboratories, it has been shown that when people


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 January 2023

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a nationwide household survey conducted since 2005 on children’s education and learning outcomes. Conducted across rural India, children aged 3-16 years are …

example, 69% males vs 46% females reported played games on a smartphone in the week preceding the survey)


PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 16 April 2022 English

The Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) are a set of specifications for the planning and maintenance of public healthcare infrastructure in the country. The standards aim to enable the Indian …

pediatric patients which can be equipped with toys, games, puzzles, etc., to create an environment where


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