Category: WORLD

“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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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!

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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?“

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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

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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

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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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The “New Normal”: Disaster Response In Time Of Covid-19

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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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Human Error and Marine Industry

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By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, Chief Officer-Merchant Navy & Associate Editor-ICN International As vast as the oceans are and as huge as ships sailing on them, the probability of accidents occurring on those ships is also massive. However, what’s amazing though is the size of errors that lead to those accidents in most cases. Maritime accidents that occur due to natural factors such as a ships being caught in an unexpected storm, unfavorable tides, strong winds etc. are totally beyond human control and also make up rather small part of the causes…

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Tackling Covid 19 In Thailand

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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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The World Of Agritourism

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By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN The small landholders are the most precious part of a state- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States NEW DELHI: Agricultural tourism or Agri-tourism has been a widely discussed topic since the last 15-20 years. However, what I believe is that this phenomenon has been a part of our economy since thousands of years in many different forms. Agritourism is the idea of bringing urban residents to rural areas for leisure travel and spending. In today’s world, where the mechanization has expanded many-fold, people seem to have lost touch…

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Outpacing COVID-19: Key Innovations Prompt Early Warning For Early Actions

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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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