Ruthless Exploitation Of Rivers Undermining Mountain Ecosystems

By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: The breathtaking sights and the thunder of the fast flowing Sutlej will be lost to the posterity if all the hydroelectric projects are commissioned over the next decade as planned. The river with the highest power potential in the state will virtually vanish like the mythological Saraswati. A dry river bed dotted with manmade reservoirs built to divert water for power generation will be left as the meandering river will flow only through long tunnels bored underneath the towering mountains as and when…

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Scope Of Plant Breeding In Agriculture Sector

By: Prof. R. K. Yadav, Deptt. of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S.Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech.,Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN Group KANPUR: Man is almost absolutely dependent on plants for his food. The things he eats, virtually without exception, are either plant materials or derived rather directly from plants as are, for example, meat, eggs and dairy products. Plants are also the major source, directly or indirectly, of most clothing fuel, drugs, and construction materials. Moreover, as ornamentals, they are both useful and aesthetically pleasing. Considering the prime importance of plants, it…

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Solan: The Education Hub Of Himachal Pradesh

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: With as many as 10 universities out of a total 17 private universities in the entire state, Solan district of Himachal Pradesh has the dubious distinction of being the largest educational hub offering vocational degrees, not only in the state but also in the entire country. What to talk of the district, the Solan town itself has four universities in a close proximity of few kilometers. In addition, Himachal Pradesh has 4 State Universities, 1 Central University and 1 Indian Institution of Technology as…

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Probiotics-An Update

By: Dr. Abhishek Kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN Probiotics are used in the rotavirus diarrhoea, urogenital infections, food allergy, H.pylori infections, bowel syndromes. LUCKNOW: Probiotics are dietary supplements which have been used for the prevention and treatment of wide range of diseases. These probiotics consists of beneficial micro-organisms which stimulate health promoting flora, thus suppressing the pathologic colonization and disease spread. Lilley and Stillwell in 1965 described these beneficial microorganisms in fermented milk using the term “Probiotic”. The bacterial population of human GIT constitutes an enormously complex ecosystem. Most of these…

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