Category: INDIA

Ethanol: An Antidote For Sugarcane Farmers

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By: Hardik Murarka, Executive Editor-ICN Group India is the second largest producer of sugarcane after Brazil and more than 50 million people are associated directly or indirectly from sugarcane industry for their livelihood. But due to glut in sugar market, the mills are not in best of financial position thus there is an inability to pay the mandatory fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane to the farmers. The reason for cash strapped mils is excessive production of sugar. It has become a national problem. In 2017-18 and 2018-19, annual sugar…

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Increasing Human Activity Causing Degradation in Himalayan Region Expanding Green Cover Key to Water Crisis

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Advisor & Sr. Editor-ICN Group After the famous South African city of Cape Town the worst-ever water crisis in India’s premiere hill station of Shimla this summer has raised serious concerns over the growing threat to water security. The unprecedented shortage of water in the erstwhile British summer capital is a pointer to the problems being faced by mountain dwellers due to severe degradation of the ecologically fragile Himalayan region. Increasing human activity in the world’s tallest mountain ranges has started taking its toll in states and…

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The Great “GOD” How Beautiful He Will Be

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group See the brightness of sun or coolness  of moon, Drying fruits, indicating time, flowers’ bloom. Persistent leaves, gradually or even falling soon, All these and much more is provided to us as boon. Water current, as life- line, in the rivers’ flow, Or it’s pinching- scarcity in the deserts’ show. High –sand –moulds, gradually, in the wind blow, Various scanty even saline land  patches do grow. Clouding heavy rains or even a bright sunny time, Shivering winter, swatting summer or a good time. Famine conditions or…

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Lock-Down And After

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART-24 Security , Facility and Trust Even boarding passes are being checked and regulated through telephone links on the airports. Officers are having close watch through IP Address CCTV. While digital record is maintained for Identity and passes. For protection from infection an App named “ Aaroya Setu” has been introduced which is becoming very popular among people. Railways are booking their journey tickets online during relaxed period of closure, which are facilitated by telephones. The use of telephonic data has increased up to seven times…

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CORONA : The Need to fight for Freedom from FEAR

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By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur NEW DELHI : About 80 years ago when most of Afro-Asian countries, including India were struggling for freedom from colonial rule of Western powers, Frankfurt- born writer Erich Fromm’s book, The Fear of Freedom made an odd entry in the literary world. First published by Farrar Runehart in 1941, the book received uncertain welcome with liberals even accusing writer, a psychoanalyst , of being an apologist of the  colonial powers who were trying to perpetuate their  rule in the countries  craving for independence. Erich Fromm’s work…

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Lock-Down And After

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART-22 Precautions, behaviours, cleanliness, changes in routine, improved life styles, clean environment, pure air and water , do all they indicate something ? Is it a whisper of the future in the ears of present that human beings on the Earth have improved their routine and everything? Does this feeling say to the changed world that , “ As soon as the Corona pandemic is over , Lock – Down gets fully open then our world will have a new look “. Will it? We…

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From A Restless Seeker To A Vedantic Believer: The Journey Of Swami Vivekananda

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: It is my sincere  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 significant  events in his life. Born: 12th January,1863 Breathed his last: 4th July 1902 His full name being Narendra Nath.Dutta, he was  Naren to those who knew him since childhood.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…

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Legendary Bollywood Choreographer Saroj Khan Died In Mumbai

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MUMBAI: Renowned film choreographer Saroj Khan has passed away at the age of 72. Saroj Khan had been running ill for some time now. On June 20, she was admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai, after suffering breathing problems. According to news agency ANI, she died because of cardiac arrest late last night. ANI has reported that Saroj Khan’s funeral will take place at malvani necropolis in Malad locality of Mumbai.Saroj khan was also tested for COVID-19 but she was found negative.she also won the National Award for…

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INDIA’S LARGEST 1500 MW NATHPA JHAKRI HYDRO POWER STATION ACHIEVES 2140 MILLION UNITS OF GENERATION DESPITE LEAN WATER INFLOW IN RIVER

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : Despite unprecedented lean inflows experienced in river Satluj badly impacting hydro power generation the country’s largest 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydro power station has been able to generate 2140 million units of electricity during the first quarter of FY 20, told Ravi Negi, Head of the Power station. He told that with optimum utilization of machines and effective operations and maintenance, the project has been able to achieve this generation.  He told that the greatest impact of lower discharge in the river…

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A Case For Aatm-Nirbhar (Self-Reliant) Journalism

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By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur Aatm Nirbhar(Self-reliant) Media NEW DELHI: In the four-story government housing complex at Park Road where I stayed in the mid-1980s while editing The Pioneer daily, I had a neighbor in Mr. Saxena in the adjoining wing. Mr. Saxena was from the cooperative movement and was the Director of the Dept. of Cooperatives of the U.P. Government at that time. One day as we met at the morning walk I told Mr. Saxena: “How come when your department gives cooperative loans to all professionals to start their ventures…

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