Year: 2018

Solan: The Education Hub Of Himachal Pradesh

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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

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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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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Hits Northwest Haiti, Killing At Least 11

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Haiti is prone to earthquakes as the island sits adjacent to major fault lines along the so-called “Ring of Fire”. PORT-AU-PRINCE: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northwest coast of Haiti left at least 11 people dead and more than 130 injured, authorities in the Caribbean nation said on Sunday. The epicenter of the quake was located about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix, the US Geological Survey reported. In a post on Twitter, President Jovenel Moïse urged people to remain calm after the civil…

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Role Of Supranationalism In Family Planning Programs And The Proliferation Of Contraception

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By: Rebecca Brindza, Editor-ICN International ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” (Steger, 2005). Therefore, it is no surprise that within the globalized era, national policies have become deeply intertwined with global issues. This is echoed by the fact that developing states are increasingly susceptible to happenings in the global arena,…

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked Once Again Today

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Petrol and diesel rates are decided on a daily basis by oil-marketing companies on the basis of the rupee-dollar rate and global crude oil prices. NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices rose across major cities on Sunday. While petrol prices went up by 14 paise, diesel prices have been hiked by around 30 paise. In Delhi petrol is priced at Rs 81.82 per litre, up from Rs 81.64 on Saturday.With a similar hike, petrol is now being retailed at Rs 87.29 in Mumbai, Rs 83.66 in Kolkata, Rs 85.04 in…

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PM Modi Inaugurates Uttarakhand Investors Summit 2018 In Dehradun

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DEHRADUN: PM Modi inaugurated the Uttarakhand Investors Summit 2018 on Sunday morning- an event from which the state eyes an investment of around Rs 20,000 crore in sectors including food processing, horticulture and floriculture, tourism and hospitality among others. All the leading business firms and industrial houses participated in the two-day event to explore investment opportunities in the hill state in 12 major sectors, including tourism and hospitality. The prime minister arrived at the Jolly Grant Airport and immediately left for the ‘Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit 2018’ venue at the International…

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Pratishthaa Created History In Literary World Through Book Modelling

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LUCKNOW: On 4th of October 2018, Pratishthaa Club Ventures LLP created a new history in Lord Buddha Auditorium, Gomti Nagari, Lucknow with  association of Meerish Fashion House when its released/ promoted its fourteen books in never before way ‘Book Modelling’. This program was special in the sense that for the first time, the family of the authors also shared the stage and the books were introduced by the models along with their respective authors. The books being ‘My Father Lives in Heart’ authored by Eminent author Suhail Kakorvi, ‘Madhyantar’ penned…

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Money Series: Part 27

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Always remember-God has not created any such problem for which he has not given the solution to your mind. Just as we have understood the principles of our savings earlier, in the same way, underline the inevitable halts of your future journey as mentioned in the above table and attempt to calculate their estimated year as well estimated expenditure in that year. Do it and you will find that the first and most important economic picture of your life appears in front…

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The Trip To Western & Central Europe 2017

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By: Shoubhik Bose & Debanjana Maitra Shoubhik and Debanjana, senior engineers in software companies of repute in Bangalore love travelling in India and abroad. They take time out to share their experiences through their travelogues. The Italian Riviera ( Cinque Terre ), Italy We took a flight from Palermo to Rome, and then a couple of trains to La Spezia. From Rome, we took a train to La Spezia ( a 6 journey ). There is a train service with connects La Spezia with all the 5 villages of Cinque Terre. So if…

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