Category: WORLD

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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1995 Kg Khichdi prepared by Himachal Tourism Department enters Guinness Book of World Records

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World  SHIMLA: The Largest Serving of Khichdi (beans and rice) weighing 1995 kilogram prepared by Himachal Pradesh Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation entered the Guinness Book of World Records today at Tattapani in Mandi district. The earlier record under this title was 918.8 kg. This feat was achieved at Tattapani Tourism Festival in Karsog area of Mandi district today on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sakranti. The Department has broken it’s own record set earlier with a huge margin of about 1000 kg. Director Tourism…

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From A Restless Seeker To A Vedantic Believer: The Journey Of Swami Vivekananda

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: Today, on the 157th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, it is my sincere  endeavour to flip through the pages of the great missionary’s life, pause over a few and present before the readers glimpses of a few significant  events in his life. His full name being Narendra Nath.Dutta, he was  Naren to those who knew him since childhood.His short physical life of 39 years is in sharp contrast to the  scope of his achievements, perhaps unsurpassed by any other.  It is indubitably wishful thinking…

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A TRIBUTE TO NOBEL LAUREATE RABINDRANATH TAGORE

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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 May 7 or 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,…

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ICN International Award Ceremony: Galaxy of Shining Stars

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By: Akhil Kumar Srivastava, Bureau Chief, ICN UP & Mohd. Tauseef Deputy Bureau Chief, ICN UP ICN Media Group celebrated its International Award Ceremony 2020 at Lucknow on 05th of January, 2020. LUCKNOW: The Event was celebrated in unique manner by offering its tribute to six global personalities such as Rabindranath Tagore (in the field of Literature and Arts), Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (in the field of Education), Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (in the field of Science & Technology), Dr. Norman Barlaug (in the field of Agriculture), Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy…

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A Tribute To Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug

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Till the earth shall remain Green, the Life shall be seen. 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 being across the world was important for him and as such, he…

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Resiliency: The New Paradigm: Part 1

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Group & Abraham Jimenez The power of words cannot be underestimated. They constitute the tools that frame the reality of the human life. In a certain way, the moment a thought emerges out of a person in the form of words, it becomes real. Today, scientists strive to explain reality by measuring, describing, analyzing, comparing, and defining. However, the fact that they do not define yet a phenomenon does not invalidate its existence. On the contrary, their work provides a systematic understanding of our world…

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Isn’t There A Narcissist In Each One Of Us ?

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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…

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Fish for Food and Nutrition Security in South Asia: Part 3

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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…

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Schools and Emergency Evacuation

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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.…

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