Category: INDIA

Kashmir: Lives of Women in a Conflict Zone and Major Interventions for their Empowerment

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By: Tehmeena Rizvi, Bureau Chief-ICN Jammu & Kashmir SRINAGAR: Mughal Emperor Jahangir once quoted “Gar firdaus, ruhe zamin ast, hamin asto, hamin asto, hamin ast” to describe Kashmir, the Switzerland of India. That means if there is anywhere paradise on earth, it is here. Indeed, this valley on the lap of the magnificent Himalayas is a piece of heaven on earth. A valley between the Great Himalayan range and the Pir Panjal mountain range, Kashmir is a place of beautiful simplicity and pristine natural beauty. Kashmir is painted with a unique…

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CSE Analyses The New IPCC Special Report On Global Warming Of 1.5°C

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: “Even at a little over 1.0°C warming, India is being battered by the worst climate extremes – it is clear that the situation at 1.5°C is going to worsen. The new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has served us a final warning that we must get our act together — now and quickly,” says Sunita Narain, director general, CSE, in response to the release of the Panel’s latest study. The IPCC, the biggest scientific body feeding climate science to policy-makers, released today…

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Schools and Emergency Evacuation

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN  ISRAEL: School Safety Programme is one of the most important components of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). In order to save children’s lives and protect damages in infrastructures and investments costs in the education sector, all the States should be committed and started implementing school safety programmes in line with the Guidelines of Govt. of India. The Supreme Court of India directed all state governments to ensure that the Centre’s guidelines on safety and security of children are implemented in “reality” in every school of the country.…

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How Relevant Are These Age-Old Proverbs In Today’s World?

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group  KOLKATA: Disclaimer: The following analysis is meant for amusement purpose only and the reader is requested to read it “with a pinch of salt”. When in Rome do as the Romans do: The reverse, I believe is true. If you do as stated, you’ll be lost in the crowd and can never be the one among many. You have to do things differently if you wish to get noticed and receive acclaim. So, ‘When in Rome, do as the Americans do, do as the Greeks do…

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Glacial Lakes: New Threat In Earthquake Prone Himalayan Region

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: Highly prone to severe earthquakes, the Himalayan region is becoming increasingly vulnerable to glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) caused by moraine-dammed lakes. As per the GLOF-risk assessment carried out by Nepal-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) that there are over 8,000 glacial lakes in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region, out of which about 200 are potentially dangerous. The bursting of such a lake increases the discharge in its stream, causing flash floods in the downstream areas with huge loss of life and property.…

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Ruthless Exploitation Of Rivers Undermining Mountain Ecosystems

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: The breathtaking sights and the thunder of the fast flowing Sutlej will be lost to the posterity if all the hydroelectric projects are commissioned over the next decade as planned. The river with the highest power potential in the state will virtually vanish like the mythological Saraswati. A dry river bed dotted with manmade reservoirs built to divert water for power generation will be left as the meandering river will flow only through long tunnels bored underneath the towering mountains as and when…

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Solan: The Education Hub Of Himachal Pradesh

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: With as many as 10 universities out of a total 17 private universities in the entire state, Solan district of Himachal Pradesh has the dubious distinction of being the largest educational hub offering vocational degrees, not only in the state but also in the entire country. What to talk of the district, the Solan town itself has four universities in a close proximity of few kilometers. In addition, Himachal Pradesh has 4 State Universities, 1 Central University and 1 Indian Institution of Technology as…

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Role Of Supranationalism In Family Planning Programs And The Proliferation Of Contraception

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By: Rebecca Brindza, Editor-ICN International ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” (Steger, 2005). Therefore, it is no surprise that within the globalized era, national policies have become deeply intertwined with global issues. This is echoed by the fact that developing states are increasingly susceptible to happenings in the global arena,…

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Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked Once Again Today

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Petrol and diesel rates are decided on a daily basis by oil-marketing companies on the basis of the rupee-dollar rate and global crude oil prices. NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices rose across major cities on Sunday. While petrol prices went up by 14 paise, diesel prices have been hiked by around 30 paise. In Delhi petrol is priced at Rs 81.82 per litre, up from Rs 81.64 on Saturday.With a similar hike, petrol is now being retailed at Rs 87.29 in Mumbai, Rs 83.66 in Kolkata, Rs 85.04 in…

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PM Modi Inaugurates Uttarakhand Investors Summit 2018 In Dehradun

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DEHRADUN: PM Modi inaugurated the Uttarakhand Investors Summit 2018 on Sunday morning- an event from which the state eyes an investment of around Rs 20,000 crore in sectors including food processing, horticulture and floriculture, tourism and hospitality among others. All the leading business firms and industrial houses participated in the two-day event to explore investment opportunities in the hill state in 12 major sectors, including tourism and hospitality. The prime minister arrived at the Jolly Grant Airport and immediately left for the ‘Destination Uttarakhand: Investors Summit 2018’ venue at the International…

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