Category: INDIA

Corona: Who Is The Real Crook

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By: Prof. Pradeep Mathur NEW DELHI: As the fight against Corona intensifies so is the debate on the nature of the virus and those responsible for exposing the world to it. The highlight of this debate is that those who know very little about the complexities of the issue are most vocal in expressing their views on it. Naturally the whole debate is an exercise in ignorance and confused thinking. Right or wrong a consensus is emerging that Corona is a man-made virus. Five theories going around about who has made…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 17 Counted persons only  Days are gone when it was big big crowd on such occasions indicating celebrations.Now only limited number of people are allowed in any such function.Even video calling amongst relatives is also in the offing for wishing in the functions.People will be less , expenses will go down and it may also take less time . Once it takes it’s shape in the society , it will be a practice of the era itself.May prove to be good for everyone. Some calamities…

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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. 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 state like…

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TRUTH

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  A good theme to be realized and perceived, A good word to be said by the literates, Lessons to be extracted from our historic past, grieved But equally rare to be prevailing on recent dates.   Very noble to preach and impressive to say, A glittering star in the Galaxy of Sins. It’s followers in the past are the examples gay. Is rare to be found, being lost in the bins.   Very difficult to follow and alike to say, As bitter some swallow, and start…

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The Blatant Caging Of Animals In Zoos

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By: Dr. Akhtar Nasim, Sr. Principal Scientist CSIR-CRRI & Prof. ACSIR (University) & Consulting Editor ICN Science & Tech  NEW DELHI: Humans have been blatantly capturing and displaying animals since 3500 BCE in Egypt. Where the kings kept hippos, elephants, baboons, and different species of large cats in the zoos for their entertainment. The longest continuously operating zoo in the world is the Vienna Zoo, for more than 260 years. Zoo authorities work hard to save species that are threatened in the wild, they take animals that are on the verge of…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 16 Any topic newly added on the Industrial aspects , any ruling included in the Industrial ethics cerate uneasiness in the existing set up . So many clauses have been imposed on the entrepreneurs who are willing to re open after Lock Down . Every one knows that the relaxations in the closure aspects are being allowed by the administration and not by the virus in question ? Once it is said the we are in the phase called “ Unlock – 1 “ it…

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Black Lives Matter : A Cry Against Oppression Since Time Immemorial

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: Last year, in Boston, as I was walking past a very old church, I retraced my steps. A writing in its front yard caught my attention. It read,”We believe that all lives matter, that  every person is valuable and every individual deserves to be treated with justice and love. We live in a society that suggests otherwise. Because of the continuing injustice and violence disproportionately endured by people of colour l,we affirm that black lives matter.”  As I had stood there quietly, absorbing the …

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‘’MY-MOTHERLAND“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group My dear , my – respected , my own Indian – Nationals, We all are Loved – Dear – Children of our pious – Motherland. We are reaping every – good  from It’s all parameters and channels , We have to prove our true – patriotism by our deeds and every pious – stand. This – clay, this – sand, these – dust – grains, each and every particle of land, Is pious as my own – mother, I grew and live – in this ever.…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 15 We are having less equipments and less facilities and also more population . This situation makes us more susceptible and excessively exposed to the tendency to get infected . Such realities are against , still we have lost less , that is a big achievement . Every loss of life is precious but we are lucky in terms of Global Ratios of casualties. It was very troublesome to remain sincere during Lock Down . This has fetched us good results. We must keep our…

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Pandemic And Moral Crisis Of Capitalism

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By: Alok Jagdhari & Mohan Rangarajan Kumarmangalam STAMFORD,USA: The global pandemic crisis gripping the world has currently claimed over a quarter of a million lives. It has decimated livelihoods and incomes across the world. While the global response has been an order of magnitude superior to the response to either the Spanish Flu 102 years ago or the 1929 Depression, it has also resulted in a text book “Disaster Capitalism” kind of response from a string of governments across the world, most notably the Trump Administration and the Government of Prime Minister…

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