Category: NATIONAL

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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By: Prof Santosh Kumar, NIDM Views in the article are personal of the author. It doesn’t reflect the views of the Institute. NEW DELHI: I was just thinking while trying to figure out  the impact of COVID-19 across the globe and assessing  the devastation it has created all over the world that is beyond imagination. I wrote two articles on COVID-19, one in the month of February and another one was in the first week of March 2020. I did not expect the economic loss would be so huge to absorb.…

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By: Rajiv Saxena, Editor-ICN International UDONTHANI,THAILAND: “Covid 19 a dreaded word now nobody anywhere expected it reach these proportions and now threatening the very existence of humans on the planet if not handled and tackled seriously and scientifically.In Thailand where I landed in January it had just started and it was not that severe at that time though it had originated and there are a lot of Chinese living doing business and travelling in southeast Asia as a whole.I noticed separate queues were lined up for chinese arrivals and they…

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Photo Credit: Unsplash/Macau Photo Agency By: Sanjay Srivastava, Chief-Disaster Risk Reduction Section ICT & Disaster Risk Reduction Division (United Nations ESCAP) BANGKOK: “Act decisively and early to prevent the further spread or quickly suppress the transmission of COVID-19 and save lives” is the first strategic objective of the UN framework on responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19. It calls for a decisive, innovative and coordinated response to suppress the spread of the virus and address the socio-economic devastation that COVID-19 is causing in all regions. New innovations are accelerating national capacities…

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By: Prof Santosh Kumar, NIDM NEW DELHI: I had published an article almost on 24th February on the coronavirus when the number of countries reported hit by coronavirus was 29.The World Bank has made US $ 12 billion and the IMF $50 billion for Covid-19. America Congress is allocating $8.3 billion funding for fighting covid-19. Many advisories are coming from across the globe such as the closure of big gathering and avoidance of mass congregation. Travel cut, Flights are getting grounded, people are avoiding going to malls, market, restaurants, closure of…

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor, ICN Group NEW DELHI: It is really a tough time to pass at this time of the nationwide lockdown and social distancing. People are bound to get fed up with such long incarceration in their homes. In such times, hate mongers and rumor peddlers also become active and quite sharp. Some have found time to extract revenge and some no doubt tried to settle their old scores. Today, a national Hindi daily reported that in Kolkata, an educated lady just spread a false rumor that…

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Group VIJAYAWADA: In the past two decades, the world has seen at least three coronaviruses emergence and surge causing outbreaks that have caused considerable global health concerns. As per medical definition “Coronavirus is a common type of virus that infects humans, typically leading to an upper respiratory infection. Seven different types of human coronaviruses have been identified. Most people will be infected with at least one type of coronavirus in their lifetime. The viruses are spread through air by coughing and sneezing, close personal contacts…

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