Suffering: A ‘Paradox’ in Modern Sciences

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN  Suffering has been defined in different contexts in different social and also the medical sciences. Suffering can be mental, physical, social, economic and heavily influenced by the cultural, religious and spiritual orientations. Measuring and Indexing Surprisingly, “Suffering” is one such phenomenon in modern sciences which has taken an unpredictable turn-over in terms of measuring and indexing, losing all its inherent meaning, objective, absolute and individualistic approach. This is one of very few such phenomenon which the Western world has accepted in terms of subjectivity, relativity and…

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Ayushmann Khurrana back with Rochak Kohli for Badhaai Ho’s Nain Na Jodeen !

After delivering blockbuster songs like Pani Da Rang ( Vicky Donor) , Sadi Gali Aaja ( Nautanki Saala) , O Heeriye ( Single) and Mitti Di Khushboo among others, singer- actor Ayushmann Khurrana teams up with music director Rochak Kohli for a special song from Badhaai Ho, titled ” Nain Na Jodeen”. The two have composed many memorable songs in the past and this one too promises to have a lasting impression on listeners – Sung by Ayushmann and Neha Kakkar , Nain Na Jodeen is an emotional song of…

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A Heart-To-Heart Talk With Fellow Teachers On World Teachers’ Day

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: October 5, World Teachers’ Day is also known as International Teachers Day. The United Nations applauds  the role teachers play in providing quality education at all levels. World Teachers’ Day, is a global observance and not a public holiday. “ Let us look back to look into.” On October 5, 1966, the “Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers” was signed by representatives of UNESCO and International Labour Organization. It was on October 5, 1994, that the first World Teachers’ Day was observed. This event…

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Petrol Costs Rs 84/Litre In Delhi, Rs 91.34/Litre In Mumbai

India is the third largest importer of crude oil and rising international oil prices are inflating domestic transport fuel costs in a strong demand environment.  NEW DELHI: Fuel prices continued to rise across India on Thursday as the petrol price was hiked by 14 paise and diesel by 21 paise per litre in Mumbai. Petrol and diesel prices surged up to Rs 0.23 per litre on Thursday, showing no signs of respite to the common people. While petrol has touched Rs 84 per litre in Delhi, diesel prices were pushed…

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Trailer of “Chal Jaa Bapu” has been launched On Gandhi Jayanti

Mumbai : In Bollywood these days the audience like the movies based on real events and social issues. The trailer of the director Dedipya Joshi’s film “Chal Jaa Bapu” had been launched in Mumbai. “Chal Jaa Bapu” is a comedy drama film based on the scandal of fake Notes (Fake Currency) in the country, how some people in the country are engaged in the business. A young man when he became the victim of this thug, then he is determined to expose this black business. Under the banner of the Seven…

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Money Series: Part 25

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group The Financial Map of life is currently making a map for our future from our current sources and establishing the mark of its destination now. What is the Financial Map of life? This is a basic question. We often live in our city more conveniently than any other city. This is because we are familiar with all the areas and routes of our city. We know that if we have to go to a particular place, which route will be suitable, we…

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Food Security: Irradiation Technology Essential To Minimise Post Harvest Losses

By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Extensive use of irradiation technology to minimise post-harvest crop losses is imperative to ensure food security in a developing country like India with meagre land resources and a burgeoning population.Increasing production alone will not help given the unacceptably high levels of post-harvest losses which wipe out more than one-third of the total food and foodgrain production. While exact data for post-harvest crop losses is not available various independent studies and government reports estimate the losses from 35 to 55 percent. Globally the magnitude of loss…

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Suffering: A ‘Paradox’ in Modern Sciences

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN  Tel Aviv: Suffering has been defined in different contexts in different social and also the medical sciences. Suffering can be mental, physical, social, economic and heavily influenced by the cultural, religious and spiritual orientations. Moreover, it is an objective as well as subjective phenomenon and closely related with the well-beingness and happiness of individual, groups, community or the nations when we talk about measurement of suffering. Finally, the threshold of suffering is inherent in its psychological definition which emphasizes pain, distress, sorrow, and grief an individual feels…

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Bihar’s first solid waste processing site to convert organic waste into compost fertiliser inaugurated in Muzaffarpur –under programme jointly managed by CSE

By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN Muzaffarpur is the first city in Bihar to set up a fully functional waste processing site and the only city in the whole of north India to have above 70 per cent waste segregation at source. MUZAFFARPUR: Muzaffarpur is emerging as a shining example of a clean city for other urban centres in Bihar – and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is playing a role in making this happen. The Swachhata Swasthya Samridhi programme, launched in the city in December 2016 by the Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation (MMC)…

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Mega Farmers’ Rally: Farmers Reject Government’s Proposal, Will Continue Protest

NEW DELHI: On the International Day of Non-Violence, Gandhi’s birth anniversary, India’s farmers were stopped at Delhi’s border with a lathi charge, water cannons and tear gas shells by the capital’s police. Around 50,000 farmers under the banner of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have started marching towards the national capital as a part of protest to demand loan waiver and reduction in electricity on October 2. The police action led to several injuries while one of the protestors lost consciousness, said an agitating farmer. They also claimed that the policemen…

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