Sagar Island: Is It The Land Of The Deserted Elderly?

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: The usually garrulous co-passenger sitting beside me, in the local train was strangely silent yesterday. As I glanced at her, I noticed that her eyes were  brimming with unshed tears. My eyes fell on the headline of the  article she was reading. It read, ‘Sagar Island: The Land Of The Deserted Elderly?’ What followed, left me dumbfounded. Most of us are aware that the Gangasagar mela is the second biggest religious congregation in the country after Kumbh. Hindu  pilgrims, from all over India gather…

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MONEY SERIES: PART 63

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Our attitudes and aptitude are our life. If these attitudes and aptitudes are positive, you are a winner otherwise you are a beaten and defeated soldier mourning thorough out your life with complaints only. LUCKNOW: Incomplete and untrue information changed the positive attitude of women in the negative attitude towards that Mongoose, and the result was only the remorse of life. All of us are living our life with such incomplete and untrue information in our minds in our daily routine, and due…

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Excellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 30

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: In the last article, we saw why & how to give first priority to your family and personal goals. Today, we will see how to set goals relating to your health and career. Health   Normally, we take our health for granted; but the moment we fall sick, we understand the importance of good health. Health goals should be on priority, as there is no big boon than enjoying good health. Imagine, if you are able to achieve the level of…

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Mega awareness campaign for One for All, All for One season 2

Mumbai : In honor of the brave soldiers,  preparation for the program One for All, All Four One Season 2 is is on full swing. The program is volunteered by the senior teachers of the Atharva group, employees, members of the associated NGO and several social Organizations Every Sunday, Atharva foundation is organizing various programs in Mumbai with the objective of spreading awareness about Armed Forces and to motivate the youth to choose such career for the safety of the country. In order to start the awareness, this Sunday i.e. on 13th January, 2019  awareness…

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“Aren’t We Still Slaves When It Comes To Our Education System”

By: Garima Gaur, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: India is a land which gave birth to subjects like Mathematics, Science, Astronomy, Astrology etc.During our Vedic age when Gurukul system prevailed, students were getting skill based education, learning life skills and moral based education which helped them in building great character and leading a successful life. When the British came to India they introduced Missionary Schooling. As the name Missionary indicatesit came with a mission of spreading Christianity. They introduced three stages of education in India- 1. Primary 2. Secondary and 3. Higher education Their main aim was to spread Christianity and to maintain peaceful administration.As it is always observed that…

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Concept Of A New Banking Policy In Favour Of Small Entrepreneurs And Startups

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN  NEW DELHI: As we all know, the Indian banking system is facing a serious problem of NPA (Non Performing Assets) and the cause behind this is the deep rooted banking policies prevalent in India since the nationalization of banks. If we carefully preview the loaning policies of the banks, we would observe that the banks are more concerned with the value of the collateral instead of being concerned with the probability of the borrowers’ businesses being successful or unsuccessful. In this article, I present a new concept regarding banking loan…

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MONEY SERIES: PART 62

By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Our attitudes and views are the physical consequences of our personal information, experiences, prior beliefs and prejudices. The credibility of our information affects our attitudes. Let’s try this: Groups of Positive and Negative Thinking Positive Category Negative Category Love Hate Excitement Laziness   Vision (Far sight) Lack of vision (Farsight) Selection of positive element Selection of negative element Patience Impatience Help and co-operation Non-cooperation Courtesy and delicacy   Indecency Self-esteem and respect for others Low self-image and insult of others Self-confidence and confidence…

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Enhance Your Lifestyle With NLP+© Series: Part 12

By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 11 Our Beliefs: The Tap to Our Personal Power Potential Recognize The Pygmalion Effect KOLKATA: You will recognize that not only do our beliefs affect our performance and results, but they also affect the people we interact with as well. As a boss, teacher or parent, the beliefs you have about your employees, students and children will affect how you treat them, how they respond, and ultimately how they perform. Have you ever heard…

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Sustainable Agriculture and beyond….

By: Rajiv Saxsena, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN  BANGKOK: The goal of sustainable agriculture to meet society’s food and textile needs in the present without disturbing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.Practioners and users of sustained agriculture seek to integrate three important goals. Every person involved in the food system. Growers,food processors,distributors,retailers, consumers and waste managers can play a role in ensuring sustainable agriculture system. There are many practices used in sustained agriculture and food system by people. Growers may use methods to promote 1. Soil health 2.…

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The LGBTQI Verdict: Colour me … rainbow!!

By: Shruti Sethi Basu MUMBAI: We as humans in order to remain sane and manage our own sensibilities have tried to put conditions, define boundaries. And set rules for almost every “thing” (and non-thing). Like someone someday decided that day comes before night and we decided to simply follow it as the truth. Thankfully science has progressed enough to help us test most of these theories and now we know what, why and how of most things we see and do. But what about our feelings, our emotions? Even the…

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