Category: ASIA

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: For the past few days, a strange message has been doing the rounds proclaiming that our latest omnipresent invader, the invisible and invincible (up to now) Corona will be vanquished today. Before you misquote me, let me put down the disclaimer in black and white.  Disclaimer: It is not I, but a forwarded  message that says so. Well, to continue, who is to be the supposed  vanquisher? Well, not plasma therapy  from Covid survivors but plasma therapy of the sun. Just to recapitulate, the…

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 20 None of us have ever thought or even imagined that there will be many days in life in which we will face a situation called , “ Lock – Down “ . A calamity erupted on the Earth , covering almost every area . It was a deadly virus which spread abruptly and most of the people around Globe could not understand the exact details about it. No one is yet sure about it’s origin. From where did it come ? Was it a…

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By: Dr. Akhtar Nasim, Sr. Principal Scientist CSIR-CRRI & Prof. ACSIR (University) & Consulting Editor ICN Science & Tech NEW DELHI: Recently, the health of truck drivers has become a major concern at international levels. Over the years there has been deterioration in driving conditions; simultaneously there is increasing pressures of adhering to the demanding schedule and to make on time deliveries. The drivers have to deal with the failures of the transport system, which results in increased stress levels resulting in adverse impact on the health of drivers. Prolonged…

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 18 Will restrictions and precautionary practice of life become parts of our beings ? Will such practices continue as life long companions ? We have to keep distance, use mask and clean our hands regularly in every situation . For the purpose, we have to remain vigilant and active.  If we think coolly , what harm these practices causing to us ? Is wearing a mask so undesired that it becomes miserable using it ? Is regular washing of hands not a good habit or…

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 15 We are having less equipments and less facilities and also more population . This situation makes us more susceptible and excessively exposed to the tendency to get infected . Such realities are against , still we have lost less , that is a big achievement . Every loss of life is precious but we are lucky in terms of Global Ratios of casualties. It was very troublesome to remain sincere during Lock Down . This has fetched us good results. We must keep our…

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By: Dr. Akhtar Nasim, Sr. Principal Scientist CSIR-CRRI & Prof. ACSIR (University) & Consulting Editor ICN Science & Tech NEW DELHI: Public transport which includes buses and metro plays a major role in people’s mobility in urban and rural areas of India. Presently, around 10 cities are having operational metro network with a total network of more than 700 kilometers and about 525 metro stations. Similarly, more than 1.6 million buses are registered in India, and the public bus sector operates 170,000 buses carrying roughly 70 million people per day. …

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