Month: June 2020

Social Distancing Norms For Public Transport And Feeder Modes

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By: Dr. Akhtar Nasim, Sr. Principal Scientist CSIR-CRRI & Prof. ACSIR (University) & Consulting Editor ICN Science & Tech NEW DELHI: Public transport which includes buses and metro plays a major role in people’s mobility in urban and rural areas of India. Presently, around 10 cities are having operational metro network with a total network of more than 700 kilometers and about 525 metro stations. Similarly, more than 1.6 million buses are registered in India, and the public bus sector operates 170,000 buses carrying roughly 70 million people per day. …

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 15 Our Country is a conglomeration of so many tradition believing people. So many languages. So many ways of life being opted by the civilians here. Every three hundred kilometers change the language , change the social norms , celebrations and even the festivals.Whatever be the diversities they all are having one thing in common that is they all are Indians . They use different foods , daily dresses and likes and dislikes .Agriculture is also different in various regions and they grow different crops…

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First Virtual Fair On Indian Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair, 1200 Buyers From 81 Countries Visited The Show

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World 1200 Buyers From 81 Countries, Buying Agents, Wholesalers And Retailers Visited The Show NEW DELHI – 4th June, 2020 : The first virtual fair on Indian Fashion Jewellery & Accessories show organised by Export Promotion Council of Handicrafts, concluded today with over 1200 overseas  importers from 81 countries participating online besides 500 buying agents and wholesalers and retailers said Ravi K. Passi, Chairman – EPCH. The serious enquiries worth Rs. 150 crores were generated, he told. Rakesh Kumar, Director General – EPCH said…

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“A-Child“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group An innocent baby is  ever  watching , reading and perceiving , It , as to be her own – doll or  even younger – sister . Playing with a naturally  hanging , dancing and growing , As if  an – auspicious , colorful – instinct’s – blister .   Child is just a child , all open , nothing – hidden , Not even–in  false – hood , they ever manipulate . Differentiating neither nest – cleft , nor hive – den ,  Un –…

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Medicine From Kitchen Cupboard During Lockdown

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By: Dr. Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, Medical Officer, Unani Hospital-UP Government & Associate Editor-ICN As we all know that we are suffering from pandemic disease and need to be alert and being safe by living at home and maintaining social distance… that’s only way to protect ourselves during this pandemic viral disease Covid-19. During this lock down phase we are living at our home, but as human body is natural, it can be affected by various ailments and we may fall into many diseases, but our Nature has given us a…

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Balanced Diet A Prerequisite For Staying Healthy

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By: Garima Lohumi, Bureau Chief-ICN Himachal Pradesh   An old saying “we are what we eat” brings out the importance of diet in staying healthy. A human body is just like a sophisticated machine which requires energy, regular care and maintenance. Energy is required for metabolic and physiological functions, day-to-day activities and maintenance.The requirement varies with age as additional energy is needed for growth and in case of women it increases significantly during pregnancy. The food we eat provides all the nutrients the body needs to meet its energy requirement. Thus, a…

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“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group  PART: 14 Once a calamity came down so heavily on us that everything was forced to be closed . The owners could not get anything from their entrepreneurs hence they said or hinted their loyal work force to go away from their places of work till the system reopens fully . Workers seldom have their residential arrangements at their places of work . They live there temporarily , any how , and feed their dependents out of their earnings so fetched . Whatever the situation  dictates…

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Phytomining Of Nickel Metal Out Of The Soil

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By: Prof. Nand Lal, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Former Pro-Vice Chancellor, C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur  Industry needs to be encouraged to adopt new technologies that have the potential to improve mine site rehabilitation outcomes and opportunities, especially in developing countries.Phytomining has several unique features like (1) It offers the possibility of exploiting ores or mineralised soils that are uneconomic by conventional mining methods. (2) ‘Bio-ores’ are virtually sulphur-free, and their smelting requires less energy than sulphidic ores. (3) The metal content of a bio-ore is usually much greater than that…

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