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SJVN SIGNS MOU WITH BHEL FOR DEVELOPING SOLAR POWER PROJECTS

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI : SJVN has entered into a MoU with BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited) for development of Solar Power projects in India. The MoU aims at building a closer strategic partnership between the parties for jointly pursuing commercial solar power projects through participation in tariff/viability gap funding based competitive bidding process etc. As per the MoU, BHEL will be an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Project Management Contractor besides providing operation and maintenance services after commissioning of the projects. The MoU was signed by…

SIR SYED: The Symbol of National Integration

July 9, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Tarun Prakash, Sr. Executive Editor-ICN Group Sir Syed was the great assertor of National integration and he knew that unless Hindu and Muslim come on the same platform and join their hands warmly, our nation cannot become a great country in the world. “Zameen tang hai sara jahan chhota hai, Meri udaan ko har aasmaan chhota hai (Small is earth simply insufficient is the world all And for my flight even sky appears to be small) Mere mayaar ka qad is tarah se nikla hai, Mere wajood ka yaron makaan…

Invasive Weeds Undermining Farm Productivity, Biodiversity

July 9, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: The Himalayas are a treasure house of medicinal and aromatic plants.With no effective strategy to thwart the march of invasive alien species, which pose a major threat to the indigenous flora, more and more area is being usurped by weeds like lantana, ageratum, parthenium (Congress grass) and eupatorium. The appearance of large gregarious patches of these weeds from the Himalayan foothills in the north to the Tamil Nadu in the south is a matter of grave concern as they pose a serious threat to…

Shipping, Piracy And Safety During Sailing

July 9, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, 2nd Officer, Shell shipping-London, UK & Associate Editor-ICN Merchant Navy plays a very important role to keep a country and the world running by transporting men and material. I being a seafarer will share my own experience when the ship I sailed on met with a piracy attack is West Africa near Nigeria. The ship was trading in Nigeria region trading for oil products. Nowadays Asia, Mid-East, East Africa and West African region are most affected by piracy attacks. Once during sailing my ship was attacked by five…

Concept Of A New Banking Policy In Favour Of Small Entrepreneurs And Startups

July 9, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: As we all know, the Indian banking system is facing a serious problem of NPA (Non Performing Assets) and the cause behind this is the deep rooted banking policies prevalent in India since the nationalization of banks. If we carefully preview the loaning policies of the banks, we would observe that the banks are more concerned with the value of the collateral instead of being concerned with the probability of the borrowers’ businesses being successful or unsuccessful. In this article, I present a new concept regarding banking loan…

Enhance your Lifestyle with NLP+ © Series: Part 45

July 9, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 44 Re-Designing an Ineffective Strategy How to Curb that Spending Existing Strategy New Re-Designed Strategy Installing Our Strategies of Excellence Winning With the Limitless Potential of Your Mind KOLKATA: From the day we are born, we enter into the game of life. Like all games, the game of life has specific rules we need to play by. This game of life can be competitive and it can be a lot of fun.…

Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 83 (Learn New Skills … )

July 7, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the last article, we knew how to practice speed reading. Today, we will see that how to tap power of ‘Mind Map’.) LEARN NEW SKILLS MIND MAPPING: NOIDA: Preparing ‘Mind Map’ is a powerful technique for recording notes. It uses words, images, colours, numbers, special patterns etc. using both sides of the brain i.e. left brain and right brain. It is believed that Mind Map was made popular in the late 1960s by Tony Buzan in his path breaking book…

Pahalgam: The Enchanting Town Of Kashmir Valley

July 7, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group CHANDIGARH: Just, who, in India may not have heard of Pahalgam, which beside being a popular tourist destination, is also related to one of the most popular base camps for pilgrims bound for the holy shrine of Amarnath? Every year thousands of visitors from all over the country throng this place during yatra days. Amarnath Yatra is considered one among the four major pilgrimages of India, and devotees trek through the arduous route taking off from south Kashmir Himalayas to the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri…

Piplantri: A Unique Village Of India

July 7, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group The Piplantri villagers plant 111 trees every time when a girl is born and the community ensures these trees survive, attaining fruition as the girls grow up. NEW DELHI: Humans are one of the best creations of God. Men and women make a beautiful canvas on the face of the planet earth. Whenever a new life comes into being, it is always a cause of joy and celebration. But many among them are not so lucky to be hailed as a greatest and most…

A Tribute To India’s Waterman Late Shri Anupam Mishra

July 7, 2019 ICN WORLD

By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN NEW DELHI: Anupam Mishra, who breathed his last on December 19, 2016 following cancer, is feted as India’s waterman, and rightly so. His work “Aaj bhi khare hain talaab” (Ponds are still relevant) that published in 2011, is not just a book but also an inspirational reality. Through his work he made the public aware as to how people in water-scarce regions of Rajasthan preserved every drop of rain water, that it would suffice them for the entire year. Here’s my tribute to the waterman of India. I’ve…