“Lock-Down-And-After?“

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: EIGHT Can  anyone imagine  that any major calamity invades the entire humanity on the Earth , claims lacs of human life around the globe and have no or less effect on major parameters of individual countries or world as a whole . The expenditure for the same has been enormous for every country individually. Almost every country is under economic misbalance due to this unprecedented expenditure . yes , each and every economy in the world has suffered a lot .   None  of the Economies…

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Food Security: Irradiation Technology Essential To Minimise Post Harvest Losses

By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Extensive use of irradiation technology to minimise post-harvest crop losses is imperative to ensure food security in a developing country like India with meagre land resources and a burgeoning population. Increasing production alone will not help given the unacceptably high levels of post-harvest losses which wipe out more than one-third of the total food and foodgrain production. While exact data for post-harvest crop losses is not available various independent studies and government reports estimate the losses from 35 to 55 percent. Globally the magnitude of…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: SEVEN May anyone know  it or not , be  he directly concerned to  it  or not , but he  or  she is ever  concerned about the aftereffects of this “ Lock  – Down “ .No  one  can perfectly speculate the position going to be there , even  then eagerness persists . The mind starts thinking about it all the  way . Every individual is  sure  that there might  be more or  less changes but they will be . Thinking as  a whole is  of the  opinion…

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Penstock Of UHL Power Project In Himachal Pradesh Bursts Damaging The Rs 1641 crore Power Project

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN WORLD SHIMLA: Barely a few hours after commencement of trial runs, penstock of the 100 MW Uhl -3Hydro Power Project, executed by Beas Valley Corporation, a subsidiary of Himachal Pradesh state Electricity Board, burst open badly damaging power house of the project early in the morning today. The Uhl stage -3 Hydro power project had been completed 17 years after commencement of construction in 2003 at a cost of Rs 1641 crores against the estimated cost of Rs 431 crore and a completion schedule…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group  PART: SIX Whosoever thinks about the prevailing calamity, simply goes into it’s details in  so many parameters but no one knows anything in this regard . What to say about it’s cure ? or how to deal it perfectly to secure our human race ? when no one knows the full details about it ? No proper and to the point treatment is available with any Country or any individual on the Earth . Every  Country is busy trying to bring out  some protective or…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group  PART: FIVE When thinking whispers with the brain regarding the possibilities of changes during and after the Lockdown. It becomes very perturbing for both of them. Whatever we are seeing , perceiving, feeling or coming ACROSS, is all under a serious threat of getting changed. Yes the degree of variance may differ from one parameter to other. But everything seems ready to adapt according to situation. My Almighty God grand everything Superb to our Planet, “The Earth”   Inter – Country – Relations –  …

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My Guardian Angel On Earth!

By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala Florence Nightingale, the great Foundress of Nursing is the Beacon- Light of the Nursing Community. Today is a very special day.  It is special for two reasons. Firstly it comes a day after Mother’s Day, secondly we commemorate International Nurses Day today. My Female parent qualifies both. My dear mother is a mother as well as a nurse. My life has been deeply shaped, inspired and motivated by her alone. From the day I entered this world through her loving womb, I feel safe…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group  PART: FOUR Almost entire human beings on the Earth , are seeing and practicing this situation called , “ Lock – Down “ for  the very first time in their respective live. People are forcing them to remain where they are . Roads are empty , public places calm , shops offices closed as if life is stranded fully . This sacrifice on part of us is proving very helpful for the battle against this dreaded virus . May God help us all .  Movements…

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Rabindranath Tagore: The Timeless Nobel Laureate

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: A rich  amalgamation of poetic excellence, musical grandeur, empathetic humanism heightened by  nationalistic fervour- such are the qualities that define Rabindranath Thakur, anglicised Tagore and  reverently addressed as Bishsho Kobi or Gurudev. Tagore was born on 25th Boishak,1861 in the Jorasanko mansion that prided in being home to one of the most affluent and intellectually enriched  families of the time in Calcutta. To quote him,“I was brought up in an atmosphere of aspiration, aspiration for expansion of the human spirit. We, in our home, sought freedom…

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Champion Of Small & Resource-Poor Farmers In The Developing World: Dr. Norman Borlaug

Till the earth shall remain Green, the Life shall be seen.Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world. For the life, the food is as essential as the water and oxygen are. Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug who was born on March 25, 1914, an American agronomist  led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution, Dr. Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. Dr. Borlaug never think only for his country but for him, the life of every human…

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