Solan: The Education Hub Of Himachal Pradesh

By: Vijay Kumar Verma,  Group Editor-ICN World 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…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 112 (Respect your profession)

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past article, we knew about the importance of learning to subordinate your individual goals to the organisational goals. Today, we will see the importance of respecting your profession.) Respect your profession In a workshop, an advocate asked me what to do for success as he is not getting good results despite doing hard work.  My usual advice in such situation is to do a deep introspection about what you are giving to your profession. Are you simply specialising in…

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Drip Irrigation: A promising Approach For Horticulture Crops

By: Dr. Hemant Kumar, Asstt. Editor-ICN KANPUR: Land and water are basic needs of agriculture and economic development of any country. Among all inputs required for food production, water is the most vital one. This precious resources facing competition from industry. Domestic use are crop production beside other uses. Although India has largest irrigation network but its irrigation efficiency is less than forty per cent. About 63 per cent of the net area sown in rainfed and around 37 per cent is irrigated. It is necessary to economics the use…

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Dengue

By: Dr Ameya Tripathi, Associate Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Dengue (pronounced DENgee) fever is a painful, debilitating mosquito-borne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection. This may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash. Recovery generally takes two to seven days. In a small proportion of cases, the disease develops into severe dengue, also known as dengue hemorrhagic fever, resulting in…

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Brushing In Night Is More Important Than Brushing In Morning

LUCKNOW: Brushing in night is more important than brushing in morning” this information was given by Dr Amay Tripathi at Dental health checkup camp organized by Rama dental clinic & Implant Centre Mahanagar at Fun N Learn school Hazratganj on 23rd November 2019.” during night time when proper brushing is not done before sleeping, bacterial activity is very high and food debris can accentuate their activity thus causing tooth decay and gum damage. Brushing should be done twice, first in the morning and secondly in night after meals. Brushing your…

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Learn Concepts Follow The Sufficiency Life Style

By : Varapon Suthipheat , Consulting Editor ICN International & Paradee Patummapattananont, Executive Editor ICN International Thailand : “Sufficiency economy” is a philosophy that His Majesty the King has given a royal guidance. Has been living for Thai people for more than 25 years since before the economic crisis, and after emphasizing solutions to survive and to live stable and sustainable under the current trend Globalization and change are considered in accordance with the definition. Sufficiency must consist of 3 characteristics at the same time as follows: Modesty means moderation…

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Nutritionally Rich Minor Fruits: Jackfruit

By: Dr. Shweta, Deptt. of Genetics & Plant Breeding C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Sr. Associate Editor-ICN  KANPUR: Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.), a high yielding fruit crop with a high nutritionally price. Jackfruit may be an immense tree that grows to as high as thirty meters, larger than mango, breadfruit, etc. Jackfruit is an exotic fruit, full-grown in tropical regions of the globe. It is native to South India. Today, it is wide cultivated within the tropical regions of the Indian landmass, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brazil for its fruit, seeds, and wood. It may be full-grown on marginal lands and provides an honest financial gain. The tree grows best in tropical wet and rainy climates however seldom survives cold and frosty conditions.  In an exceedingly season, every tree…

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TOOTHBRUSH- A IMPORTANT CLEANING AID

By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: A Toothbrush is the most useful and habitually used oral hygiene aid to keep the oral cavity healthy. According to the Council on dental therapeutics Of the American dental association, a toothbrush is primarily designed to promote cleanliness of the teeth and the oral cavity. Objectives of Tooth brushing 1: To clean the teeth and interdental areas 2: To prevent plaque formation 3: To stimulate and massage the gingival tissue 4: to clean the tongue TYPES   Manual Toothbrush:- A Manual Toothbrush…

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Fish for Food and Nutrition Security in South Asia: Part 2

By: Dr Ram C. Bhujel, Director of Aqua-Centre, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand & Sr. Consulting Editor, ICN International BANGKOK: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aims to end hunger and ensure access to nutritious and sufficient food by all people all year round by 2030. Fish and seafood: There are several hundred species which are caught from the wild and consumed by human as sources of food which play important roles in supplying animal protein and other nutrients especially minerals. Acceptability of new species depends on their deeply rooted culture, tradition…

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Time to Think: Need for ‘Medical Response Teams’ as International Assistance during Catastrophic Earthquakes

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Group & Rebecca Brindza, Editor-ICN International (Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it – George Santayana) Tel Aviv: Earthquakes are one of the most devastating forms of natural disaster. They usually strike without warning, produce widespread damage, and can cause massive loss of life. The recent quakes that struck Haiti (2010), Japan (2011), Nepal (2015) and Iran & Iraq (2017) showed that temblors of sufficient magnitude can wreak havoc. The catastrophic situation often press demand for international assistance. There have been widespread debates…

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