Month: June 2019

Influenza: How to combat it

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By: Dr. Samayug Bhowmik, Bureau Chief, ICN West Bengal KOLKATA: Commonly known as  flu, Influenza is mild to moderate in nature but may turn violent and even cause death.In the recent past, when deadly virulent strain appeared in India, it was known as Swine Flu and Bird flu. It has now become a matter of great health concern as it  may transform and develop into deadly lethal influenza strain. History has shown that the worst incident of influenza was first recorded during 1889-90, named as “Asiatic flu” when it became pandemic and killed about 1…

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY GOA

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PANAJI: The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) is one of 37 constituent laboratories of the CSIR – Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, an autonomous research organization in India. The institute has its headquarters in the coastal state of Goa, and regional centres in Kochi, Mumbai and Vizag. The Institute was established on 1 January 1966. At the end of over 40 years it has grown today into a large oceanographic laboratory of international repute mainly focusing on the understanding of special oceanographic features of the Northern Indian Ocean By the 1950s…

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ONE OF THE LEADING EDITORS OF HER GENERATION ON AFRICAN CONTINENT: ESMARE WEIDEMAN

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Gaining valuable experience in glossy women’s titles, before being appointed the first female editor and youngest editor ever of YOU magazine in 2001. Esmare Weideman has been CEO of Media24, South Africa’s largest media company, for the past five years. Her appointment in 2011 followed almost ten years at the helm of South Africa’s flagship weekly news and entertainment magazines Huisgenoot, YOUand DRUM. As Editor-in-Chief of these household magazines, she was hailed as one of the leading editors of her generation on the African continent. She played a vital role in the sustained profitability of…

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Suffering: A ‘Paradox’ in Modern Sciences

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By: Dr. Kumar Raka, Editor-ICN Suffering has been defined in different contexts in different social and also the medical sciences. Suffering can be mental, physical, social, economic and heavily influenced by the cultural, religious and spiritual orientations. Moreover, it is an objective as well as subjective phenomenon and closely related with the well-beingness and happiness of individual, groups, community or the nations when we talk about measurement of suffering. Finally, the threshold of suffering is inherent in its psychological definition which emphasizes pain, distress, sorrow, and grief an individual feels that may be absolute or relative or both…

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My Date With Litchi…

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By: Klinsa Kurien, Bureau Chief-ICN Kerala Seasonal fruits are the flavor of the town in various climes. All of us would love to eat them and suck on its succulent juices too. Especially, summer is the time when we only think of juicy mangoes and tasty apples, mouth watering grapes, and not to forget, those lush watermelons. But to a Malayalee, summer also is that time of the year when jack fruits grow in abundance and for the expatriate mallu, it is a real yearning to be in their native…

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Excellence with G.O.P.T.A.© Series: Part 76 (Preparation for examinations ….)

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By: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Sr. Associate Editor, ICN Group (In the past 2 articles, we knew about some strategies and mindset for preparation of examinations. Today, we will know some more points about this.)   Use Facebook and YouTube pages related to your career NOIDA: Social media is not just for chatting or sharing photos and thoughts. You can tap the power of social media by liking the pages related to your career on Facebook and YouTube etc. Do something different than others Well known motivational speaker Shiv Khera puts…

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“Save Water-Save Yourself”

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By: Dr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: The above mentioned title would look old fashioned and well known but if we look in to this issue, we would understand how true and how serious it is. Water is the most precious gift of nature. It has no taste, no smell and no color. It is found everywhere and the other name of it is “life” because it is the basis of fluid element of all living organisms. We, today live in a world suffering from illnesses inflicted on our environment as a result…

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