By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: The above mentioned title would look old fashioned and well known but if we look in to this issue, we would understand how true and how serious it is. Water is the most precious gift of nature. It has no taste, no smell and no color. It is found everywhere and the other name of it is “life” because it is the basis of fluid element of all living organisms. We, today live in a world suffering from illnesses inflicted on our environment as a result…
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Think, Eat And Save The Environment
By: Prof. Jaswant Singh, Member-Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica & Arctic, Director-Institute of Earth Sciences & Executive Editor-ICN Group Every year, June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day with a new theme.This year the theme is ‘Beat Air Pollution’. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children…
Read MoreIndia To Celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr 2019 On June 5
By: Kauser Khan, Associate Editor-ICN Eid is one of the two biggest festivals celebrated by Muslims worldwide. Muslims offer a special prayer in open areas like fields, community centres, etc. or at mosques. Eid Mubarak to all. Eid-Ul-Fitr is celebrated widely in every country after the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan and Australia announced that Tuesday will be the last day of Ramadan and that Eid Ul Fitr will be on Wednesday. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and several other countries in Asia will be sighting the…
Read MoreHOW RELEVANT ARE THESE AGE-OLD PROVERBS IN TODAY’S WORLD?
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group Disclaimer: The following analysis is meant for amusement purpose only and the reader is requested to read it “with a pinch of salt”. When in Rome do as the Romans do: The reverse, I believe is true. If you do as stated, you’ll be lost in the crowd and can never be the one among many. You have to do things differently if you wish to get noticed and receive acclaim. So, ‘When in Rome, do as the Americans do, do as the Greeks do or…
Read MoreEmpowering Muslim Women Is The Need Of The Hour
By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: This is the age of utter competitiveness. We have to struggle hard to make our existence felt and meaningful at every level. Challenges of life are huge and disturbing. These problems are not only for men, but our women also. We can’t say that our men are fully equipped enough to tackle with every kind of problem in their lives alone. Empowerment and strength, either external or internal, come only through good and quality education. Only knowledge can bring human out of the…
Read MoreCareer Selection-A Basic Insight: Part 32
By: Satyendra Kumar Singh, Editor-ICN AGRICULTURE The agriculture is the backbone of the country not only in terms of its share in economy but also because this is the only sector that fills our belly. With the increasing population, one needs to regularly focus on increasing the agricultural production and hence lies the scope for career opportunities in it. The combination of Biology and Chemistry helps to serve in the areas of field and pasture sciences, soil sciences, wildlife management, genetics, zoology, farming, forestry, and aquaculture. It includes many areas of…
Read MoreEnhance your Lifestyle with NLP+ © Series: Part 40
By: Shantanu Das Sharma, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group Quick recap of what we have covered in Part 39 The Agency Leader Who Dared Set ‘Unrealistic’ Targets Design Your Life Exercise Making the Dream Possible and Real KOLKATA: Have you designed all the things that you want to create in your life? Great! At this stage, what you have done is to put all your dreams down on paper. The only way for you to manifest your major goals into reality is to take it through a seven-step goal achievement…
Read MoreResiliency: The New Paradigm
By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Resilience of Japanese society is also remarkable. Indeed, as the sea reared up to ravage the country’s coast on March 11, 2011, more than 90% of the population in the affected areas had already fled to safety. The civilian training that accompanied the systems was followed by most of the affected population. Citizens were prepared and acted quickly upon receiving notice of the quake. In the aftermath, When the dead were examined many were wearing numerous layers of clothing as is recommended when heading for…
Read MoreTHINGS THAT ARE HAMPERING YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS STRATEGIES
By: Dr. Sankalp Chawla, Special Correspondent-ICN LUCKNOW: With the increase in the sedentary and unhealthful lifestyle, a large number of populations are already in the plunge of obesity. Often overlooked assuming it to be harmless , it can lead to a mammoth of lifestyle disorders like Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Osteoarthritis etc. The ones who are actually aware of the ill-effects of the obesity try hard to shed those extra pounds from the body through various diet patterns and workout regimes. In fact, articles relating HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT have…
Read MoreFootprints In The Sands Of Life
By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN Group One night a man had a dream.He dreamt he was walking along the beach with God. Across the sky, flashed scenes from his life.He turned back and saw two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to him and the other to the Lord. He was happy that God was with him during his journey of life. Then came glimpses of those times when life had not been very kind to him. But the thought that God was with him gave him the impetus to…
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