Year: 2020

Dipika Chikalia shares 1st look of Sarojini

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Ramayan fame Sita aka Dipika Chikalia had recently took her social media to share the poster of her upcoming film Sarojini, written by writer Dhiraj Mishra hailing from Allahabad alongwith his wife Yashomati Devi. After playing a character like Sita, Dipika Chikhlia is gearing up for another iconic character of freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu.Dipika is in and as Sarojini. The film is based on the life of political activist and poet Sarojini Naidu.The team is utilising this lockdown to work on the pre-production of the film.Dipika is quite excited for…

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Biofortification-To Overcome Malnutrition

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By: Dr. Shweta, Deptt. of Genetics & Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Biofortification is the process by which the nutritional quality of food crops is improved for a feasible and cost-effective means of delivering micronutrients to populations that may have limited access to diverse diets and other micronutrient interventions. This is agriculture-based method of addressing micronutrient deficiency through plant breeding works.All over the world people in farm households in developing countries are now growing and co mmmnsuming biofortified crops. Micronutrient deficiencies afflict quite 2 billion people, or one in three…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group  PART-THREE None of  the living  beings  on  this planet have ever seen  or imagined about the practicing , dealing or going through a  situation called “ Lock – Down “ . Books do have elaborate mention about it but situations never became so lethal bring this entire Globe under precautions under a “ Lock – Down “. Could  anyone on  this Earth ever relate his  or  her thinking to the present situation ? Did any  of  the dreams in any person’s mind ever spell out…

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Rabindranath Tagore: The Timeless Nobel Laureate

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: A rich  amalgamation of poetic excellence, musical grandeur, empathetic humanism heightened by  nationalistic fervour- such are the qualities that define Rabindranath Thakur, anglicised Tagore and  reverently addressed as Bishsho Kobi or Gurudev. Tagore was born on 25th Boishak,1861 in the Jorasanko mansion that prided in being home to one of the most affluent and intellectually enriched  families of the time in Calcutta. To quote him,“I was brought up in an atmosphere of aspiration, aspiration for expansion of the human spirit. We, in our home, sought freedom…

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Champion Of Small & Resource-Poor Farmers In The Developing World: Dr. Norman Borlaug

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Till the earth shall remain Green, the Life shall be seen.Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. For the life, the food is as essential as the water and oxygen are. Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug who was born on March 25, 1914, an American agronomist  led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution, Dr. Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. Dr. Borlaug never think only for his country but for him, the life of every human…

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Dara Shikoh: A Learned And Gifted Scholar Or Doomed Prince?

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group  NEW DELHI: It is often a debatable issue that who among the four sons of the great Mughal king, Shahjahan was the most gifted and learned and true to his expectations. He had four sons, Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja, Murad Baksh and Aurangzeb and three daughters Jahanara, Roshanara and Gauharara. Had the great king erred in judging the true capabilities of his sons? Had he assigned the task of his kingdom according to the qualities to rule the country, the violent skirmishes which had taken…

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Summer Precautions: What happens When You Don’t Drink Enough Water

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By: Garima Lohumi Drinking plenty of water will help you reduce the chances of getting kidney stones, gastrointestinal and urinary tract cancer, and heart attack. Scientific endeavours exploring the possibility of life beyond earth have invariably focussed on ascertaining the availability of water on various planets.  Indeed, water is key to existence of all forms of life, there can be no life without water. Every organism is made up of water. It is one of the prime elements essential for the survival of all breathing creatures-  plants, insects, animals, and humans. They…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group  PART-TWO None of  the living  beings  on  this planet have ever seen  or imagined about the practicing , dealing or going through a situation called “Lock – Down” Books do have elaborate mention about it but situations never became so lethal bring this entire Globe under precautions under a “Lock – Down”. Could  anyone on  this Earth ever relate his  or  her thinking to the present situation ? Did any  of  the dreams in any person’s mind ever spell out the actual act of “…

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The “New Normal”: Disaster Response In Time Of Covid-19

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By: Prof Santosh Kumar, NIDM Views in the article are personal of the author. It doesn’t reflect the views of the Institute. NEW DELHI: I was just thinking while trying to figure out  the impact of COVID-19 across the globe and assessing  the devastation it has created all over the world that is beyond imagination. I wrote two articles on COVID-19, one in the month of February and another one was in the first week of March 2020. I did not expect the economic loss would be so huge to absorb.…

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Special day a short film starring Shantanu Maheshwari and Sheeba Chaddha is winning hearts at film festivals

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The trend of digital media and  short films are becoming new entertainment of the town. The upcoming short film Special Day starring Shantanu Maheshwari and Sheeba Chaddha, directed by Ajay Shivan and produced by Prashant Singh is winning hearts at various film festivals. This short film has already bagged awards internationally. The film had won at Tagore international film festivals 2020 under two categories -Best film on women & debut filmmaker award and at Cult Critic Awards 2020 for Outstanding achievement award. The film was the finalist at New York…

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