Category: INDIA

Vanishing Icicles Make A Comeback In Shimla

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By: Rakesh Lohumi ( Sr. Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: The recent heavy snow did cause many hardships to the people but it also unfolded one of the most fascinating winter spectacles ,dangling icicles, which have become rare in recent times. There was a surfeit of icicles in the “Queen of Hills” after a long time, providing an unmistakable indication that the region is experiencing a harsh winter this season for a change. The cone-shaped glassy tapering spikes are formed due to freezing of dripping snow-melt. With the ambient temperature rising…

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Water: The Endangered Elixir of Life

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By: Barnali Bose ( Sr. Associate Editor-ICN Group ) KOLKATA: “ Water Water everywhere not a drop to drink ” says Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in his poem, ‘The Ancient Mariner’.The plight that we are soon likely to find ourselves in, is well echoed in the above-quoted line. Notwithstanding the fact that ⅔ rd of the earth’s surface is covered by water, potable water comprises only 3% of it. Water crisis, an international issue: A survey conducted in 2014 shows that a quarter of the world’s major cities is  under ‘water stress’ and…

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WhatsApp: A Chat Messenger Or UPI Payment Service

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By: Sanchita Ghatak ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: Whatsapp has changed the way we communicate now. There is a paradigm shift in the way of our texting friends or family. Using emoticons or gif images not only upsurges the emotions attached with each message but by attaching a pic which has been clicked just then and even video calling has made Whatsapp a BFF for every individual in the society. Old grandparents can see the new born baby in the family and hear them speak their first word in…

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India, UAE To Work Together To Fulfil Indian Diaspora Dreams In The Gulf Country: PM Modi

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DUBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Feb 11, 2018. PM Modi said that he was looking forward to the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India next month,” External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted. PM Modi also met business leaders from Gulf Cooperation Council countries and shared his vision of “new India” with them. Modi painted the vision of a new India and shared the ease of doing business in India…

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Suicide: Nothing Is Worth Ending One’s Life For, But There’s A Lot Worth Living Life For

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By: Dr. Shazia Vequar Siddiqui ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group )  LUCKNOW: Suicide is an act of purposefully ending ones own life. According to WHO, stigma surrounding suicide leads to underreporting of data .75% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Over 800 000 people die due to suicide every year. Ingestion of pesticide, hanging and firearms are the most common methods of suicide globally. Men are “better” at suicide than women. Four times as men complete suicide, but women make more attempts. Male suicide attempts are more lethal…

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Society and Health of Youth

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By: Alok Singh ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) NAINITAL: Individual, being the central point of the society has some responsibility to keep society healthy- morally, socially and politically. It is nonetheless equally important that the socicty socialises the individual in such a way that it becomes an asset to society for social, economic and political development of the nation. In other words, when society has expectations that the individual is morally bound to give in return; society so a responsibility to give to the individual for its overall development moral, physical…

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BJP Seals Nagaland Poll Deal With New Regional Party NDPP

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KOHIMA: Ahead of the Nagaland assembly elections, the BJP today announced that it would contest the polls in alliance with the newly formed National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio. NDPP will contest 40 of the 60 assembly seats, and the BJP will field its candidates on 20 seats. Nagaland votes on February 27. Rijiju said, “NDPP and BJP are going to have absolute majority. So there is no need for speculation”. The NDPP is led by former chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who was earlier…

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Union Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Calls On Arunachal Governor

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh) ITANAGAR: Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Law and Justice She Ravi Shankar Prasad and Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) discussed various issued related to the state in the areas of mobile and telecommunications, internet connectivity, Information Technology and Law & Justice when the former called on the later at Raj Bhavan, here today. The Governor emphasised on allocation of adequate funds for the infrastructure for more district and subordinate courts to provide easy…

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A Very Important Budget, With Clear Intent

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By: Dr. Dakter Esse (Deputy Editor-North East cum Bureau Chief-ICN Arunachal Pradesh)  NEW DELHI: “This is a very important Budget because of three things: One, it recognizes the crippling agrarian crisis that grips India today. Two, it provides a very substantial security net for health, in the form of the health insurance scheme. And three, it gives poor tribals and forest dwellers a win-win option by supporting development of the bamboo sector,” said Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), commenting on the Union Budget of 2018, presented…

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BJP Suffers Setback In Rajasthan And West Bengal Bypolls

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JAIPUR/KOLKATA: Congress won the Lok Sabha seat in Alwar by over 1.96 lakh votes and the seat in Ajmer by over 84,000 votes. The party won the Mandalgarh assembly seat by nearly 13,000 votes. All three seats were previously held by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The elections were crucial for Vasundhara Raje government as it is facing a huge anti-incumbency factor, which could damage the party’s chances in upcoming Assembly elections due later this year. Congress president Rahul Gandhi hailed the party’s Rajasthan unit for its impressive show in the bypolls…

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