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…
Read MoreRole Of Agriculture In National Economy: Part 2
By: Prof. R K Yadav, Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN Group India is agriculture based country where more than 60 per cent of population depends upon agriculture or allied activities. KANPUR: Agriculture sector is the backbone and crucial in our Indian economy which provides the basic ingredients to mankind and raw material for rapid industrialisation sector development. No doubt that beside manufacturing sector, agriculture sector provides great employment opportunities for rural people/ youth on large scale for their livelihood…
Read MoreExcellence With G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 29
By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: In the article nos. 26, 27 & 28, we saw how to how to evaluate the current status in different areas of your life and test that status on Life-Focus Triangle and realign your ‘Focus’ towards the desired areas of your life. Today, we will get more insight into it. Remember, this article has to be read in continuation of Part 26, 27 & 28. We know that our success & happiness levels are outcome of our choices. So, we have…
Read MoreAkhilesh Yadav, Mayawati Announce SP-BSP Alliance For 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, To Contest 38 Seats Each
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday announced their alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh. The two leaders addressed a joint press conference at a hotel in Lucknow. BSP Supremo Mayawati announced that both parties will contest 38 seats each out of the state’s 80 parliamentary constituencies. The parties kept the Congress out of the alliance, but said they will not field candidates in Amethi and Raebareli, represented by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The two parties first publically spoke…
Read MoreSwami Vivekananda And His Progressive Vision Of Religion
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group KOLKATA: Today, on the 156th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, it is my humble endeavour to flip through the pages of the great missionary’s life,pause over a few and present before the readers glimpses of a few interesting events in his life.His short physical life of 39 years is in sharp contrast to the scope of his achievements, perhaps unsurpassed by any other. It is indubitably wishful thinking to even be able to portray a miniscule portion of the great ocean of knowledge and wisdom that…
Read MoreRural and Urban Poverty in India: A Widening Gap
By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: India is considered a future economic super power. Might be it a reality if all things happen well in the right direction. Since the last seventy years of gaining independence from the British colonial yoke, it will be imprudent to say that nothing has changed. We have witnessed phenomenal growth since the economic liberalisation of the country. Most revolutionary changes came in the fields of communication, roads and electricity. Almost a major part of India is accessible now from the main towns…
Read MoreAFRICA- AN EXAMPLE OF WOUNDED CULTURE AND ECONOMY
By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: It is known that the development of language as a medium of expression is the key factor of communication and is also responsible for the growth of a culture as well as education. History itself is the witness in case of Africa, where language originated initially. It is accepted in almost every part of the world that the language of Egypt influenced the Greek and Latin languages; even though these two languages are Indo-European. On a broader scale, the roots of most of the…
Read MoreRole Of Agriculture In National Economy: Part 1
By: Prof. R K Yadav, Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN Group) KANPUR: Agriculture is most important sector of national economic system and considered the backbone of the Indian economy. Despite the fact that in last six decades of planned development era since India became a republic, a tremendous success India has achieved in the field of industries, agriculture and allied activities of agriculture still continues to provide employment to around 60 per cent the total workforce. India is the world’s…
Read MoreDiabetes: Stress Free Life And Sleep Well
By: Dr. Nosheen Ali, Bureau Chief-ICN Madhya Pradesh BHOPAL: Diabetes mellitus is known as “SIPHONING OFF SWEET WATER. It means excess sugar is found in blood as well as urine. D-Decrease Anabolism cause increase thirst (polydipsia) I-insulin secretion reduced, and increases Glucose Production A-Always Hungry, thirsty. B-Blurry Vision (Blood sugar (Glucose) high) E- Eating disorder first sign. T-Tingling and Numbness in Hands & Feet’s E-Enuresis Nocturnal S-Sudden weight Loss In the case of diabetes, there are two kinds of complications. The first kind happens quickly and can be dealt with…
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