Category: WORLD

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…

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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. 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…

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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…

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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…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN World KOLKATA: In your daily interactions, various words and phrases you use and hear being used, a few of them more often than others. You might have come across some of them while reading.  If you pause to think, you will notice that quite a few of these, you hardly use anymore or hear them being used. One plausible explanation is that they might have become obsolete or perhaps their use is confined to a particular subject or area and you have drifted away it.  Despite…

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NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor, flagging off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims.About 8,000-10,000 pilgrims are expected to arrive from around the world to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th birthday on November 12.PM Modi on Saturday thanked his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for respecting the sentiments of India. PM Modi inaugurated the passenger terminal building, also known as Integrated Check Post, where pilgrims will get clearance to travel through the newly-built corridor.PM Modi also release a special coin and postal stamps on the occasion. The 4.5 km-long corridor…

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