Year: 2018

IIT Kharagpur Scientists Use Onion Skin To Generate Electricity

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh, Asstt. Editor-ICN Group & Hemant Kumar, Special Correspondent-ICN Group NEW DELHI: A pathbreaking research by scientists at IIT-Kharagpur (IITKgp) has shown the way to generate electricity from onion peel. Esteries left with bags of the waste product can now turn them into a power source – the skin of a single can light up 12 green LEDs. Professor Bhanu Bhusan Khatua, Sumanta Kumar Karan (a PhD scholar) and their team at the Material Science Centre (MSC) of IIT Kgp have developed the green technology after a year-long…

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CSE Releases New Global Study On Dumping Of Used And Old Vehicles

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN About 80-90 per cent of vehicles imported to Africa are old and used. Emissions of toxic pollutants, heat-trapping greenhouse gases and black carbon are worsening public health and climate change risks. NEW DELHI: New Delhi (India)-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), in a new global study ‘Clunkered: Combating Dumping of Used Vehicles — A roadmap for Africa and South Asia’, (www.cseindia.org) has lifted the lid on the dark underbelly of a large-scale global trade in old and used vehicles from high income to low and middle…

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Sachin Gupta’s Pakhi set to release on August 10, 2018: Not just a movie but a movement the nation needs

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Mumbai : After the massive success of the short film- Pihu, National Award winning Writer-Director Sachin Gupta is back with a feature film, Pakhi which is all set to release this August. The film’s music was launched recently and received great reviews from all across the world. On the occasion,  Sumit Kant Kaul, Anamika Shukla, the lead actors in the film with director Sachin Gupta, singer Prateeksha Srivastava and Music Composer  Shivang  Mathur were present in the presence of the media fraternity.  The film Pakhi is the story of a 10-year old girl who is about…

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Here’s who trained Gurmeet Choudhary for J P Dutta’s PALTAN !

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Gurmeet Choudhary is eagerly anticipating the release of J P Dutta’s highly anticipated war drama, PALTAN. Interestingly, the film is quite special to him, not just because he got the opportunity to work with the veteran filmmaker for the first time but also the fact that he got trained by his father, Major Sitaram Choudhary for his character of an Army officer in the movie. It’s learnt that the actor even underwent a 15-day prep with him for the part. “My father has served the Army for years and imparted…

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“Bajne do Shehnai….yaar” will be loved by today’s generation: Lalit Parimoo

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Mumbai : The first show of the new play “Bajne do Shehnai…Yaar” by the theatre drama artist Lalit Parimoo had been houseful and many artist were present at the first show. In association with clap center, Natsamaj is presenting a new, humorous play “Bajne do Shehnai….yaar” which was launched at Clap Centre, Malad, written and directed by Lalit Parimoo. Avinash Kuri, Sandeep Jain,  Tripti Bajoria, Mahima Sogani, Geeta Agarwal, K Saagar are in the leads. The sets and lights are handled by Amit Srivastav. The music is given by Prem Kumar, Rahul Srivatsav…

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Rahul Gandhi Chairs Congress Working Committee Meeting In National Capital

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Rahul’s alliance strategy will be tested in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, states which hold elections this year before the Lok Sabha test in 2019. NEW DELHI: The extended Congress Working Committee on July 22 authorised Congress president Rahul Gandhi to forge an alliance with like-minded parties for the 2019 Lok Sabha election to take on the BJP. The decision was taken at a meeting of the newly-constituted CWC, Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs and Congress Legislature Party members from various States.The CWC that was constituted last week by Mr. Gandhi…

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Call Centre Scam: US Court Awards 21 Indians Up To 20 Years In Prison

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NEW DELHI: US authorities on Friday announced the sentencing of 21 members of a “telefraud scam” run out of India-based call centres that defrauded Americans and legal immigrants of millions by threatening them with arrest, deportation, imprisonment and fines for unpaid dues to the government. All the 21 sentenced are either Indians or naturalised Americans of Indian descent, and some of them have consented to be deported back to India after the completion of their jail terms, up to 20 years for some. All of them were linked to call…

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Money Series: Part 5

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group What is this principle ‘FIRST PAYMENT TO SELF’ and how does it work? This principle teaches us to make our assets, even when fulfilling our obligations. According to this principle, we should do the first payment to ourselves every week or every month (as per your income system). If you have resolved to change yourself for a golden future, then by putting aside dogma and irrational logics for a while, try to understand this golden principle carefully. Please do not make excuses that…

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Tracing the timeline to reach one small milestone : A giant leap for womankind

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: On March 17,2017, I received an email from Sushmita Dev,a Lok Sabha MP asking for support to join a campaign of hers via change.org. The petitioner requested me to sign the petition asking the Union Finance Minister to make sanitary napkins GST free.The move would specially benefit  the lesser privileged who faced stigma centred around menstruation by making a product of basic necessity accessible to them. In the email, she categorically stated that imposing taxes on sanitary napkins was synonymous with “ taxing women…

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Sonam K Ahuja to Endorse VEGA

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MUMBAI: Bollywood Star & the country’s leading fashion icon Blending out hits with rhythmic consistency in the last 11 years with her movies, actress Sonam K Ahuja has been roped in to endorse Vega  – one of the biggest beauty accessory and appliances brand in India. Vega has one of the largest ranges of ‘head to toe’ Beauty accessories. As part of the brand association, Sonam K Ahuja will feature in the latest TV campaign coming in August 2018  for their Hair Styling appliances portfolio  Mr Sandeep Jain – Director,…

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