Category: CITIES

By: Prof. R K Yadav (Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN Group) and Dr. Shweta (Asstt. Professor) Today, flaxseed is available as seeds, oil, powder, tablets, capsules and flour. It is consumed as a dietary supplement to prevent constipation, diabetes, cholesterol, cancer, and other conditions. KANPUR: Linseed or flax seed was cultivated Babylon as early as 3000 BC. In the 8th century, King Charlemagne believed so strongly in the health benefits of flaxseed that the passed laws requiring his subjects to consume it. In general, there exist…

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN Report analyses 12 mining states.Does in-depth assessment of five of them- Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan – which together have collectedover 72 per cent of the country’s Rs 18,467 crore DMF fund NEW DELHI: “The District Mineral Foundation (DMF) scheme is a people-centric vision of natural resource governance where people’s right to benefit has been put at the forefront. If developed and implemented well, DMFs not only have a huge potential for improving the lives and livelihoods of some of the poorest communities, they could also…

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By: Dr. Abhishek kr. Pandey, Medical Correspondent-ICN More than 200 million children worldwide are working as child labourers and a staggering 115 million at least, are subject to its worst forms. LUCKNOW: Child labour is an illegal employment of children in any work that deprives their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally, physically, socially and morally dangerous and harmful. Childhood is the birth right of everyone which he/she must live under the love and care of their parents, however this illegal act of child labour…

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group “Lace of Richness”  Welcome to this second stop. It is enough to signal that after crossing your first halt and arriving at the second, you are now mentally prepared to fill your life with new light, new aroma and new energy. But before proceeding, I have a question from you – have you paid the first payment of this month yourself? If not, make sure to make your first payment yourself before proceeding, and if you have made that amount, please store that…

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By: Dr. Sankalp Chawla, Special Correspondent-ICN Group  The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that goes from the lower back, down the legs, upto the feet. LUCKNOW: Has anyone of us ever tried or even imagined sitting with a TV remote or a sand bag around 2.5cm thickness beneath one side of our hip. Sounds foolish,  isn’t it. But this is what we are doing in our daily practice by sitting for hours in the offices, clinics, while driving etc. with these thick wallets in our trouser’s back pocket. A wallet…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: I was surprised to receive a call from Amita. Surprised, because in these days of ‘Whatsapp’, hardly anybody calls up without prior information and confirmation. One usually is expected to Whatsapp( it is now used as a verb too) and seek an appointment to call up( ring up). Only after that can you fix a date and time via the mediator ( who else,but Whatsapp,of course) and then only call on ( visit) someone. A few years back, people called up to say, “…

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By: Tarun Prakash Srivastava, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group What is this principle ‘FIRST PAYMENT TO SELF’ and how does it work? This principle teaches us to make our assets, even when fulfilling our obligations. According to this principle, we should do the first payment to ourselves every week or every month (as per your income system). If you have resolved to change yourself for a golden future, then by putting aside dogma and irrational logics for a while, try to understand this golden principle carefully. Please do not make excuses that…

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