Day: June 6, 2018

Former President Pranab Mukherjee In Nagpur; To Attend RSS’s Third Year Training Programme Tomorrow

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NAGPUR: Former President Pranab Mukherjee is slated to address the valedictory function of the RSS’s third-year officers’ training camp at its headquarters in Reshimbagh on Thursday. According to sources, he will stay for two nights at the governor house before leaving for the national capital on Friday noon. This isn’t the first time the former president will meet with the RSS head Mohan Bhagwat; they have met on a few occasions since Mukherjee’s retirement.’ Mukherjee, who has been critical of the RSS as a Congress leader, will address its activists…

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi Promises Loan Waiver To MP Farmers

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The Mandsaur agitation last year was the epicentre of farmers’ protests across Madhya Pradesh.  Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a farmers’ rally in Piplya Mandi town of Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. Earlier, Rahul paid tributes to the dead farmers in Piplia Mandi town of Mandsaur district. Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said if his party is voted to power in Madhya Pradesh, it would waive farmers’ loans in 10 days.The Congress is out of power in the state since 2004. Congress president Rahul Gandhi meets family members of farmers…

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Resiliency: The New Paradigm

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Bureau Chief ICN DELHI & Abraham Jimenez TEL AVIV: The power of words cannot be underestimated. They constitute the tools that frame the reality of the human life. In a certain way, the moment a thought emerges out of a person in the form of words, it becomes real. Today, scientists strive to explain reality by measuring, describing, analyzing, comparing, and defining. However, the fact that they do not define yet a phenomenon does not invalidate its existence. On the contrary, their work provides a systematic…

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India at the bottom of 2018: Global Environmental Performance Index (EPI) rankings

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  NEW DELHI: Unable to improve its air quality, protect its biodiversity, and cut its greenhouse gas emissions, India – say all available data — stands today at the bottom of the Global Environment Performance Index (EPI) rankings. In 2016, the country had ranked 141 out of 180 countries. In 2018, according to the just released State of India’s Environment (SoE) 2018 in Figures, it has slipped to the 177th position. The SoE in Figures is an annual compendium of environmental statistics…

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Water Crisis Continues To Loom Large Over Shimla

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group Shimla though inching towards normalcy continues to reel under an unprecedented water shortage, which has adversely affected its tourist industry for this season. The blame games apart none of the previous governments have ever tried to take the issue seriously. The burgeoning population of over two lac is made to fend with the age old water supply schemes being given a cosmetic touch now and then. May and June are the months when tourists arrive in this hill town to escape the scorching summer…

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