Category: STATES

“Lock-Down-And-After?“

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By: C.P. Singh, Literary Editor-ICN Group  PART-TWO None of  the living  beings  on  this planet have ever seen  or imagined about the practicing , dealing or going through a situation called “Lock – Down” Books do have elaborate mention about it but situations never became so lethal bring this entire Globe under precautions under a “Lock – Down”. Could  anyone on  this Earth ever relate his  or  her thinking to the present situation ? Did any  of  the dreams in any person’s mind ever spell out the actual act of “…

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Human Error and Marine Industry

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By: Tejeshwar Singh Rana, Chief Officer-Merchant Navy & Associate Editor-ICN International As vast as the oceans are and as huge as ships sailing on them, the probability of accidents occurring on those ships is also massive. However, what’s amazing though is the size of errors that lead to those accidents in most cases. Maritime accidents that occur due to natural factors such as a ships being caught in an unexpected storm, unfavorable tides, strong winds etc. are totally beyond human control and also make up rather small part of the causes…

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Quality Protein Maize: A Solution for Nutritional Security

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By: Prof. R K Yadav Dean, College of Agriculture, Lakhimpur Kheri Campus, C.S. Azad Univ. of Agril. & Tech. Kanpur & Executive Editor-ICN Group Maize (Zea mays), known in some English speaking countries as corn. In India, maize ranks 3rd after rice and wheat. Maize grown throughout the country ranging from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Improving nutritional quality of agricultural crops is a noble goal. Improving nutritional quality in cereal crops is particularly important as the benefits can easily spread to hundreds of millions of people in a most rapid and effective manner without…

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The World Of Agritourism

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By: Subhashini, Asstt. Editor-ICN The small landholders are the most precious part of a state- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president of the United States NEW DELHI: Agricultural tourism or Agri-tourism has been a widely discussed topic since the last 15-20 years. However, what I believe is that this phenomenon has been a part of our economy since thousands of years in many different forms. Agritourism is the idea of bringing urban residents to rural areas for leisure travel and spending. In today’s world, where the mechanization has expanded many-fold, people seem to have lost touch…

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Biofertilizers: Need Of Todays For Sustainable Agriculture

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By: Dr.Ripudaman Singh, Associate Editor-ICN  NEW DELHI: According to an estimate 240 million tonnes of food grains will be required to feed about 1.2 billion population in India and to achieve this milestone, a sizable quantity of mineral fertilizers will be required. India is fourth largest user of chemical fertilizers (12.5 million tonnes of NPK nutrients) in the world. Its soils are still being depleted of their inherent nutrients reserve as a result of wide gap between addition and removal. One tone of produce removes an average of 32kg nitrogen, 12kg phosphorus…

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Power Of Divine Eyes

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN CHANDIGARH: In the battlefield of Mahabharat when  Arjun is baffled about the very existence of Lord Krishna and HIS role in this world, he gets keen to see the Virat roop of Krishna. Then Krishna is said to have given him the power of Divine eyes so that he could see through HIS Vishwaroop. In Shreemad Bhagwad Geeta, the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjun  beautifully describe the facts of life and the very purpose we are born. In fact the entire Geeta is a conversation…

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COVID-19: A DISEASE OF QURANTINE

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By: Dr. Abhishek Pandey, Oral and Dental Surgeon & Asstt. Editor-ICN LUCKNOW: Corona viruses or nCoV are the viruses belonging to a large family, causing illness ranging from common cold to more severe diseases. These diseases include – Middle east respiratory syndrome or [MERS-CoV] Severe acute respiratory syndrome or [SARS-CoV] A Novel coronavirus or nCoV has been identified as a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. However, an outbreak of unusual respiratory condition was first reported in Wuhan, China, due to the infection caused by novel…

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Fasting in Ramadan-Its Secret and Philosophy; Imam Ghazali’s Perspective

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By: Dr. Humera Sultana, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Each and every fundamental of Islam has strength of its own and the forte of Fasting in Ramadan, which constitutes one -fourth of the faith, is forbearance and sacrifice. None knows the physical, mental and spiritual state of a fasting person except Allah. It’s one of the most beloved acts of a Muslim for Allah because it’s done only for the sake of Allah. To begin with, the object of fasting of the common or the lowest level is to put a restraint…

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Is it the Time of Joy and Sorrow, Both?

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By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group NEW DELHI: The world is passing through a tough time. So far, it has taken thousands of precious lives. And still, its roaring debilitating sound could be heard on every continent. But as it is being wisely said that with every calamity, there comes a joy of relief also. Only we need it to see it with that prism. If we dissect the whole scenario with the compassionate eyes and empathetic hearts, then, the situation will look pretty good also.  Is it not the…

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Journey Of Quinine To Hydroxyquinine

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By: Dr. Samayug Bhowmik, Bureau Chief-ICN West Bengal KOLKATA: Once upon a time an Indian with a high fever fell sick in Andean forest of South America. He became very thirsty and without finding any other way he drank water from a pool of stagnant water surrounded by the same type of trees. He found the water was bitter in taste and presumed that the water had been contaminated and he engulfed some poison with water. Astonishingly, his fever soon remitted and he shared these incidental findings to fellow villagers, who thereafter…

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