Month: November 2017

‘The Role Of The Media In Giving Voice To The Voiceless Is Commendable’: PM Modi

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National Press Day is symbolic of a free and responsible press in India. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the media fraternity on the occasion of National Press Day.National Press Day which is commemorated each year on November 16 for a free and responsible press in India. The Prime Minister took to his Twitter page and posted a series of tweets that said: “My greetings to all friends in the media on National Press Day. I appreciate the hardwork of our media, especially the reporters & camerapersons,…

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Interactive Session On ‘Challenges Before the Media’- Held On National Press Day

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) SHIMLA: Department of Information and Public Relations organised a Interactive Session on Challenges before the Media, on the National Press Day here today to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the constitution of the Press Council of India. Speaking on the occasion Media Luminaries Prakash Chand Lohumi, Bureau Chief of Press Trust of India,  Dr Shashi Bhushan,  Editor of TV 18, Dr Rachna Gupta, Editor Of Dainik Jagran,  and Dr Shashi Kant Sharma, Chairman of Department of Journalism,  Himachal Pradesh University recounted their experiences…

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DHYAN YOG – PART : 3

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group ) In the pursuit of the Yam and Niyam of Ashtang Yog,  a host of mental blocks and difficulties are encountered.  And that is natural. It is not easy to tread the path of these stringent rules and regulations that are self imposed virtually. One needs to resolve to follow them by mann, Vachan and Karma with determination. In the normal course one understands the violence as hitting or hurting or injuring or meting out of physical attack on the other.  But indeed violence…

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Emerging Trends In Infant And Toddler Mental Health

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By: Dr. Mohd. Aleem Siddiqui M.D.,D.P.M. ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: Mental health of Indians is a relatively out of focus and side lined  health care problem. Now what about the mental health of those who can’t really complain.. the less than 3 years children…. are they mental health proof… definitely not.What the Kolkata Symposium highlighted is this glaring omission only. How do we address the mental health issues issues in infants and toddlers so that they grow up to be adults with better mental health. It’s an approach on preventive aspects…

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Psychological Perspective Of Adolescent Maturity

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By: Dr. Shazia Veqar Siddiqui ( Asstt. Editor-ICN Group ) LUCKNOW: Adolescents constitute one of the major portion of our population who are the future of this country.  It is very important to talk of their health as there is a mismatch between their physical and cognitive development (childish brain in a nearly adult body). There is a sudden physical growth without the adequate cognitive development which makes it difficult for the parents to handle them and it becomes difficult for the adolescents as well to live up to societal expectations.…

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Role Of Women In Dairying

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) NEW DELHI: Percentage involvement of women in dairy activities ranged from 85% in different states and in India. Women as an independent target group, account from 495.74 million and represent 48.3% of the country’s population. The All India Debt Investment Survey |(NSSO 70TH Round) indicates that 44 % of the rural households own bovine animals and for about a quarter of the rural households in Tamil Nadu. Kerala (22%), Haryana (15%), Punjab (15%), Rajasthan (11%) and Gujarat (18%)…

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High Air Pollution Impact Of Coal-Based Plants But Most Won’t Comply To New Norms: CSE

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NEW DELHI: It is a classic case of one ministry proposing and another disposing. A new analysis of the coal-based power sector by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) indicates that the sector – with active help from the Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) – is all set to avoid complying with the new emission norms that will come into effect shortly. These new norms were enacted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in December 2015 in view of the…

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Drought Warning Sounded For 225 Districts In 17 States

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By: Dr. Ripudaman Singh (Special Correspondent ICN Group) & Hemant Kumar ( Agriculture Correspondent ICN Group) Drought affects virtually all climatic regions and more than one-half of the Earth is susceptible to droughts every year. Drought affects the greatest number of people in the world, especially in India.  NEW DELHI: With the southwest monsoon season ending, the government’s drought warning system predicts there could be a drought in 225 districts across “17 agriculturally important states of India,” putting further strain on distressed agriculture sector. According to the government’s National Agriculture and Drought Assessment System…

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Presentation On ​”Application Of Ultra Brief Therapy In A Busy OPD”

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Ultra brief therapy

By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group )  SHIMLA: Indian Psychiatric Society, Bihar branch organised a presentation on “Application of Ultra brief therapy in a Busy OPD” at Patna. In his presentation, Dr Mohd Aleem Siddiqui of Lucknow stressed that among mental health patients many patients needed psychological therapy in addition to medications​. But there is a very severe lack of trained clinical psychologists. He therefore suggested that a doctor must keep Psychotherapy principles in mind while dealing with such patients. With high load of patients in hospitals in India,…

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The True Essence Of Childhood : An Introspection

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By: Barnali Bose ( Associate Editor-ICN Group ) 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. 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…

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