Category: INDIA

Traffic Problem: Solution is “Pehley Aap”…. going back to roots of “Lucknowi Culture”

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By: Dr. Sanchita Ghatak, Associate Editor-ICN Group Lucknow the “City of Nawabs”(City of Noble men) is known for its Tehzeeb(etiquettes and mannerism)  and “Pehley Aap”(first you) Culture. But sadly the new trends in fashion and metro culture is gradually waning this out. This is consecutively bringing in a rather roughness amongst the youngster, which was considered to be not so classy attitude a few decades back. The haughtiness of the people I see these days while travelling up and down every day to my workplace always forces me to pause…

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Jack Fruit- Golden Fruit

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By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief ICN-Kerala Jack Fruit- the very name itself starts producing saliva in the mouth of many a malayalee. Quintessentially found in almost all homes in Kerala, this fruit is huge and heavy and the pulp is of a sweet nature. The regional name for jackfruit is ‘chakka’ and history records that several Portuguese people who came to the coast of Kerala in the year 1498, officially acknowledged its Malayalam name. The fruit is named after a Welsh botanist named William Jack who was employed in the East India…

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Read, Learn and Earn Movement Launches In Lucknow

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LUCKNOW, 25-03-2018 : The day marked the launch of a new concept ‘Read, Learn and Earn Movement (RLE Movement), having following missions in its sight: To inculcate the learning habit by way of reading books and attending useful seminars/ workshops and gathering skills, across the globe. To empower people of India to grow exponentially in terms of earning by acquiring learning & skills. To empower the youths by way of creating opportunity to earn extra income to the presently working class and to provide a means of income generation tool for unemployed…

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Fares For Shatabdi Express Trains Likely To Come Down Soon

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The Railways runs around 45 Shatabdi trains and these are among the fastest in the country. NEW DELHI: Indian Railways could soon lower fares on select sections covered by its Shatabdi Express trains.This move comes at a time when the Indian Railways is facing the heat over flexi-fare policy. The Indian Railways may slash fares and as many as 25 Shatabdi Express trains have been identified for the same.The Railways had last year launched a pilot project in two Shatabdi trains one running between New Delhi and Ajmer and the…

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How Kolkata connected to the Earth on this Earth Hour

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Special report by Annesha Lahiri, Intern-WWF Kolkata  KOLKATA: A  child  asked me while I was talking about this year’s Earth Hour  how could just an hour’s switching off non-essential lights be of any use to our planet. I was moved by the innocent query. Our Director of WWF-India,WBSO, Dr. Saswati Sen took over the conversation and explained to her  that if everyone does it,then it will most definitely make a difference. One hour is the minimum timing a person can do his bit towards saving this expanding consumption of the…

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TMC wins 4, Congress 1 in West Bengal

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KOLKATA: Abhishek Manu Singhvi of the Congress party and 4 nominees of the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress Subhasish Chakraborty, Abir Ranjan Biswas, Md. Nadimul Haq and Santanu Sen on Friday sailed to victory in the election held for the 5 vacancies from West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha. Singhvi, whose last stint in the Rajya Sabha was from Rajasthan, contested from West Bengal after the TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced support for him. Singhvi got 47 votes, Subhasish Chakraborty secured 54, Nadimul Haq and Biswas…

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BJP Wins 9 Seats in Uttar Pradesh, BSP’s BR Ambedkar Loses

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LUCKNOW: BJP has won nine out of the 10 Rajya Sabha seats in UP, with its ninth candidate Anil Agrawal trouncing BSP’s candidate B.R. Ambedkar by second preference vote count. SP had promised Mayawati that it would help it win the 10th seat by transferring its surplus votes as part of the deal where BSP supported SP candidates to win the by-polls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur. BJP easily won 8 Rajya Sabha seats, including for its senior leaders like Arun Jaitley, Anil Jain and GVL Narsimha Rao with 39 votes…

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TELANGANA: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Wins All Three Rajya Sabha Seats In The State

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HYDERABAD: Telangana’s ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) bagged all three Rajya Sabha seats for which polling was held on Friday. B. Prakash, J. Santosh Kumar and AB. Lingaiah Yadav were elected to the Upper House. Congress candidate and former union minister P. Balram Naik was defeated, officials said. A total of 108 members of the Assembly voted.TRS nominees Banda Prakash Mudiraj polled the highest 33 votes, followed by Joginipalli Santosh and Badugula Lingaiah Yadav polling 32 votes each. Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) party supported the TRS in the RS polls. Congress candidate…

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India Successfully Flight Tests Supersonic Cruise Missile BrahMos

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Brahmos is a joint venture between DRDO of India and NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia. POKHRAN: India today successfully test fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with an indigenous ‘seeker’ at Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range, enhancing the country’s capability to hit enemy targets at a range of up to 400 km. The range of the missile, an Indo-Russia joint venture, can be extended up to 400 km as certain technical restrictions were lifted after India became a full member of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) last year. Defence Minister…

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Major Government Initiatives In Agricultural Sectors In India

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By: Prof. R K Yadav (Deptt of Genetics and Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group) KANPUR: The government of India going to provide Rs. 2000 Crore (US Dollars 306.29 million ) for computerisation of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)  to ensure cooperatives are benefitted through digital technology. Around 100 million Soil Health Cards (SHSs) have been distributed in the country during 2015-17 and a soil health mobile app has been launched to help the farmers.   With an aim to boost innovation and entrepreneurship,…

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