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Influenza: How to combat it

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By: Dr. Samayug Bhowmik, Bureau Chief, ICN West Bengal KOLKATA: Commonly known as  flu, Influenza is mild to moderate in nature but may turn violent and even cause death.In the recent past, when deadly virulent strain appeared in India, it was known as Swine Flu and Bird flu. It has now become a matter of great health concern as it  may transform and develop into deadly lethal influenza strain. History has shown that the worst incident of influenza was first recorded during 1889-90, named as “Asiatic flu” when it became pandemic and killed about 1…

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY GOA

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PANAJI: The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is one of 37 constituent laboratories of the CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state of Goa, and regional centres in Kochi, Mumbai and Vizag. The Institute was established on 1 January 1966. At the end of over 40 years it has grown today into a large oceanographic laboratory of international repute mainly focusing on the understanding of special oceanographic features of the Northern Indian Ocean By the 1950s…

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My Date With Litchi…

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By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala Seasonal fruits are the flavor of the town in various climes. All of us would love to eat them and suck on its succulent juices too. Especially, summer is the time when we only think of juicy mangoes and tasty apples, mouth watering grapes, and not to forget, those lush watermelons. But to a Malayalee, summer also is that time of the year when jack fruits grow in abundance and for the expatriate mallu, it is a real yearning to be in their native…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 76 (Preparation for examinations ….)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past 2 articles, we knew about some strategies and mindset for preparation of examinations. Today, we will know some more points about this.)   Use Facebook and YouTube pages related to your career NOIDA: Social media is not just for chatting or sharing photos and thoughts. You can tap the power of social media by liking the pages related to your career on Facebook and YouTube etc. Do something different than others Well known motivational speaker Shiv Khera puts…

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“Save Water-Save Yourself”

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: The above mentioned title would look old fashioned and well known but if we look in to this issue, we would understand how true and how serious it is. Water is the most precious gift of nature. It has no taste, no smell and no color. It is found everywhere and the other name of it is “life” because it is the basis of fluid element of all living organisms. We, today live in a world suffering from illnesses inflicted on our environment as a result…

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Career Selection-A Basic Insight: Part 32

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By: Satyendra Kumar Singh, Editor-ICN AGRICULTURE The agriculture is the backbone of the country not only in terms of its share in economy but also because this is the only sector that fills our belly. With the increasing population, one needs to regularly focus on increasing the agricultural production and hence lies the scope for career opportunities in it. The combination of Biology and Chemistry helps to serve in the areas of field and pasture sciences, soil sciences, wildlife management, genetics, zoology, farming, forestry, and aquaculture. It includes many areas of…

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Enhance your Lifestyle with NLP+ © Series: Part 40

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By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 39 The Agency Leader Who Dared Set ‘Unrealistic’ Targets Design Your Life Exercise Making the Dream Possible and Real KOLKATA: Have you designed all the things that you want to create in your life? Great! At this stage, what you have done is to put all your dreams down on paper. The only way for you to manifest your major goals into reality is to take it through a seven-step goal achievement…

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THINGS THAT ARE HAMPERING YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS STRATEGIES

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By: Dr. Sankalp Chawla, Special Correspondent-ICN  LUCKNOW: With the increase in the sedentary and unhealthful lifestyle, a large number of populations are already in the plunge of obesity. Often overlooked assuming it to be harmless , it can lead to a mammoth of lifestyle disorders like Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension,  Osteoarthritis etc. The ones who are actually aware of the ill-effects of the obesity try hard to shed those extra pounds from the body through various diet patterns and workout regimes. In fact, articles relating HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT have…

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Footprints In The Sands Of Life

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group  One night a man had a dream.He dreamt he was walking along the beach with God. Across the sky, flashed scenes from his life.He turned back and saw two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord. He was happy that God was with him during his journey of life. Then came glimpses of those times when life had not been very kind to him. But the thought that God was with him gave him the impetus to…

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ORAL MALODOR-A COMMON ORAL PROBLEM

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Oral malodor, also called halitosis or bad breath. Halitosis originates from the Latin word ‘Halitus’ which means pathologic alterations of ones breath. It is defined as an unpleasant or offensive odor in the breath of an individual. It can ruin ones personality and confidence, causing social, emotional and psychological anxiety. It is universally experienced condition that has a variety of etiologic factors and is extremely common and majority of adult population have had it at some point in time. Halitosis may be physiological,…

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