Day: September 2, 2019

Lifestyle, Infections Cause 70% Cancer In North East India

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By: Debraj Deb  MUMBAI: Around 70 percent of cancer cases in Northeast India, especially Tripura and Mizoram, occur due to lifestyle habits and infections, eminent medical oncologist and Chief of the Head and Neck Surgery Department at Tata Memorial Hospital Dr. Anil K. D’Cruz said. The cancer expert said that among every hundred cases of cancer patients who come to TMH from Tripura every year, around fifty are caused due to tobacco or alcohol. Ten others have cancer due to infections like HPV, HIV or Hepatitis while faulty diet and obesity cause…

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Biodegradable Plastics: Finding The Market

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By: Prof. Jaswant Singh, Member-Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica & Arctic, Director-Institute of Earth Sciences & Executive Editor-ICN Group  Biodegradable plastics also have versatile applications such as plastic grocery bags, disposable containers, personal care products, agricultural plastics, medical devices etc. Plastics have become a very important and essential commodity in the life of modern man because of its durability, strength, flexibility, light weight and low cost of production. Plastic in the environment has been regarded as more of an aesthetic nuisance since the material is biologically inert and nonbiodegradable. More…

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Environmental Fallout: Changing Weather Pattern Poses Threat To Apple Cultivation

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group Farmers in mid-hills and higher hills switched over to horticulture and took to apple cultivation in a big way as the mountainous terrain is not suitable for growing agricultural crops due to topographical constraints. SHIMLA: A consequence of the fast degrading hill environment, the changing weather pattern is posing a serious threat to apple, a premium fruit crop of Himalayan hills which brought prosperity to the state of Himachal Pradesh. With snow becoming increasingly scarce and winters getting warmer by the year the apple is…

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Imam-E-Hind, A Ramkatha In Urdu Will Be Played On Stage

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By: Eram Fatima, Asstt. Editor-ICN For the first time in the History, an Urdu Ramkatha will be staged.In India, millions and millions of people not only worship Ram, but also admire and emulate him as a great role model. NEW DELHI, Sunday, September 01 A book by Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Imam-E-Hind- Ram (play) was released in a program named, Imam e Hind Ram-sabke Ram, organized at the Constitution Club of India. Joining the function as cheif guest, Arif Muhammad Khan, ex-minister and newly appointed Governor said that Culture isn’t associated with…

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