Category: NATIONAL

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: Pausing to turn  to the right, I caught  a glimpse of myself in the long mirror on the wall along the corridor in the  hotel. A smile lit up the already lit-up antique mirror as my reflection stared back at  me.  Almost immediately, I shot a quick glance  around me to make sure I was not being observed. Seeing a hotel staffer watching me look into the mirror, I twitched my lips   into an uneasy smile. Visibly embarrassed for being caught on the…

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…

By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Group  School Safety Programme is one of the most important components of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). In order to save children’s lives and protect damages in infrastructures and investments costs in the education sector, all the States should be committed and started implementing school safety programmes in line with the Guidelines of Govt. of India. The Supreme Court of India directed all state governments to ensure that the Centre’s guidelines on safety and security of children are implemented in “reality” in every school of the country.…

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…

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…

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…

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. Similarly, 2nd Goal aims at ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030. However, still approximately 22% of the world children i.e. 151 million under-5 are still stunted. One third of women have anemia, a sign of shortage of iron, and a hidden hunger. According…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World  Dear all, let us on this special day, pause for a moment and think, think what would be the best gift we can give our children. KOLKATA: Today,the 14 th of November,the birth anniversary of Nehruji, has been dedicated to our dear children, whether our own or those,who, we nurture at school. For us, parents and  teachers, however every day  is Children’s day,isn’t it? Our lives revolve around our children. It is for children that we are able to play the role of a parent or…

By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: That day, I had gone for a stroll along a deserted street, there being no park closeby. After walking for a while I decided to give my tired feet some rest. Spotting a bench on the way,I sat down.Suddenly I heard voices emanating from one of the buildings  behind me. I turned to look and saw two obscure figures on the balcony of a high rise. A lady was sternly telling a young boy, “How many times have I told you that in today’s world…