Category: WORLD

Concession Agreement For 600 MW Kholonchu Hydroelectric Project In Bhutan Signed

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA– June 29, 2020: Concession Agreement for implementation of the upcoming 600 MW Kholongchhu Hydroelectric Project was signed between the Royal Government of Bhutan and Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Limited (KHEL) today at Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan. The project is being implemented by KHEL which is a joint venture between the public sector SJVN Limited and Druk Green Power Corporation of the Government of Bhutan, informed a senior  official of SJVN today. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the signing ceremony via video…

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Rural Entrepreneurship: Roadmap To Self-Reliant India

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LUCKNOW: Is journalism merely communicating facts and events or is journalism present even beyond this?  The truth is that time flows continuously and journalism works to script this journey of time.  When we write the past, it is called ‘history’ and when the present is written, it is called ‘journalism’.  Our ‘experience’ is our friend while writing history and our ‘conscience’ while doing journalism.  In the writing of ‘History’, we have to look into the past and come to a conclusion as to what was the result of such a…

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Should Eclipses Eclipse Our Clear Stream Of Reason ?

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: For the past few days, a strange message has been doing the rounds proclaiming that our latest omnipresent invader, the invisible and invincible (up to now) Corona will be vanquished today. Before you misquote me, let me put down the disclaimer in black and white.  Disclaimer: It is not I, but a forwarded  message that says so. Well, to continue, who is to be the supposed  vanquisher? Well, not plasma therapy  from Covid survivors but plasma therapy of the sun. Just to recapitulate, the…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 21 Life is not so simple and easy as written in the books , told in the stories or shown over televisions. We are exposed to so many extras, tediousness and  superfluous peculiarities, which we seldom anticipate. Work has to continue , world has to move, and so also man is so captive for the first time in in one’s life till date. One who does not know the real meaning of such closure , who has never spent time inside home for this much…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 20 None of us have ever thought or even imagined that there will be many days in life in which we will face a situation called , “ Lock – Down “ . A calamity erupted on the Earth , covering almost every area . It was a deadly virus which spread abruptly and most of the people around Globe could not understand the exact details about it. No one is yet sure about it’s origin. From where did it come ? Was it a…

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Ruthless Exploitation Of Rivers Undermining Mountain Ecosystems

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By: Rakesh Lohumi, Sr. Editor-ICN Group  SHIMLA: The breathtaking sights and the thunder of the fast flowing Sutlej will be lost to the posterity if all the hydroelectric projects are commissioned over the next decade as planned. The river with the highest power potential in the state will virtually vanish like the mythological Saraswati. A dry river bed dotted with manmade reservoirs built to divert water for power generation will be left as the meandering river will flow only through long tunnels bored underneath the towering mountains as and when its…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 19 In Public Transport  In case of public transport we are travelling with other persons of various places. We never know about them or about their journey.This creates a doubt that any of them might be carrying this deadly virus. In such situation our gravity of precautions increases because of not knowing. We must follow each and every precaution on public transport, very religiously. We are more exposed to the public as well as to the infections , when we move here and there, Who…

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Role Of Supranationalism In Family Planning Programs And The Proliferation Of Contraception

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By: Rebecca Brindza, Editor-ICN International PART-3 USA/ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” 21stCentury: Grassroots and Global Awareness The onset of the new century perpetrated the aftereffects of the ICPD. Throughout the developing world, reproductive health services were being integrated into national health policies, and in 2001 the percentage of…

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LONG ROUTE DRIVERS & THEIR HEALTH

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By: Dr. Akhtar Nasim, Sr. Principal Scientist CSIR-CRRI & Prof. ACSIR (University) & Consulting Editor ICN Science & Tech NEW DELHI: Recently, the health of truck drivers has become a major concern at international levels. Over the years there has been deterioration in driving conditions; simultaneously there is increasing pressures of adhering to the demanding schedule and to make on time deliveries. The drivers have to deal with the failures of the transport system, which results in increased stress levels resulting in adverse impact on the health of drivers. Prolonged…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 18 Will restrictions and precautionary practice of life become parts of our beings ? Will such practices continue as life long companions ? We have to keep distance, use mask and clean our hands regularly in every situation . For the purpose, we have to remain vigilant and active.  If we think coolly , what harm these practices causing to us ? Is wearing a mask so undesired that it becomes miserable using it ? Is regular washing of hands not a good habit or…

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