A retail shop for carbide free banana at Krishakor Dukan, Six Mile, Khanapara, Guwahati was inaugurated by Prabin Hazarika, Director of Horticulture and Food Processing on Thursday.
Mowsam Hazarika, Agriculture Officer informed that fruits are loved by everybody; extremely good for your health as they are loaded with vitamins and other nutrients that are essential for our growth and development. However the health benefits of fruits are being threatened by human greed. A potentially harmful compound believed to have carcinogenic properties is being used to ripen fruits by corrupt business men and shady market traders who are looking to make a quick buck.
Calcium carbide is a chemical compound that is industrially used in the production of calcium cyanamide for fertilizer and also in welding. When calcium carbide comes into contact with water it produces acetylene gas that hastens the ripening of several fruits such as mangoes, bananas and apples. This chemical is extremely hazardous because it contains traces of arsenic and phosphorus which both have dangerous effects on the human body.
However, Hazarika expressed that, use of ethylene gas exogenously is considered safe when used in concentration of 10-100 PPM ( 0.001-0.01%) depending upon the crop, variety and maturity, in ripening chambers at 18-24 Degree Centigrade with 90-95% relative humidity for ripening of fruits.
A day long health camp conducted by Metro Gym in association with Guwahati Press Club analyzed the body fitness of nearly 70 Guwahati based scribes. The media persons have availed the opportunity to check their percent body fat & body composition analysis with blood pressure, blood sugar at the camp held on 23 January 2016. It was found in the test that over 90 percent journalists had been suffering from lifestyle related problems tempted by bad eating habits, consumption of junk-food items, tremendous work stress with inadequate rest & leisure. Praful Pawar, nutritionist & head trainer of Metro Gym Rajgarh observed, “Most of the participants are suffering from decreased...
Two day consultative workshop to understand perspectives on youth development in North East India has been concluded at Don Bosco Institute. This workshop has been organised by Quest Alliance and Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) for young people and organisation working for the youth development on 21st and 22nd January. Youths from different states of North East had participated and discussed on various youth issues including problems being faced by youth. Amitav Nath from Quest Alliance discussed about their intervention and school programme. Augustine Ng from Quest Alliance explained the activities of Quest Alliance Employability program in different parts of the...
Three months before the Assam assembly polls Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi exuded his confidence that no anti incumbency factor would be working this time like the two other terms. Addressing a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on Friday, Gogoi said anti incumbency factors would have worked had we failed to live up to the expectations of the people. "We have been trying our level best to keep the poll promises during the last several years. We have achieved success. That's why, I won't agree that any anti incumbency factor would work unlike the earlier two terms," said Gogoi. Coming down heavily on Narendra Modi, the Assam Chief Minister called the current prime...
Sabda Satadal, a collection of modern Assamese poems, penned by Durga Charan Choudhury and published by Bhabani Prakasan, was released on Thursday at Guwahati Press Club. Inaugurating the book, Dr Lilawati Saikia Bora appreciated the poet for his enthusiasm to the creative world. Dr Bora also informed that Choudhury initially used to write short stories and later tried his hands with poetry. Anchored by cultural writer Prasanta Mena, the program was also addressed by author Rajendra Nath Bordoloi, poet Binandi Ram Das and journalist Nava Thakuria.
Despite heavy concentration on Assam assembly polls central BJP leaders in New Delhi are believed to have eschewed the hope of a good performance in the upcoming assembly polls. Senior BJP leaders told Assam Times that the top poll managers are learnt to have agreed that the current political scenario does not suggest a huge poll success for BJP forcing the ruling party at the Centre to forge the poll alliance with BPF. "Poll deal with BPF does not make any sense as the Boro regional party won't allow any BJP candidate to contest inside the BTAD. What they would do to help BJP outside BTAD?," said a senior BJP leader in New Delhi. Another top leaders said,"BJP would be able to take...
Assam Congress is weighing all options to retain power for the fourth straight terms. This was more or less the impression of the close door meeting of Rahul Gandhi with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Anjan Dutta in New Delhi on Thursday. Gogoi and Dutta apprised Gandhi the measures in the pipeline to woo the voters. The duo further talked of an understanding with AIUDF and AGP to keep BJP at bay. Sources told Assam Times that Gandhi, the AICC vice president has asked Gogoi to go ahead with poll alliance with the like minded parties. Talking to Assam Times after the meeting, Gogoi said that they apprised Gandhi of the poll preparation, strategies along with the current...
Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) has appealed to each and every patriotic resident of northeast India to hoist the national flag on the forthcoming 67th Republic Day (of India) and pay homage to the martyrs who had made supreme sacrifice for the motherland. It has been observed that separatist elements and so-called intellectuals of the alienated region have been opposing the hoisting of tri-colour both in R-Day and Independence Day highlighting their grievances against the Union government in New Delhi for many decades. “We have all 363 days in a year to express our fury & grievances against the governments. But lets keep aside 26 January and 15 August to pay homage to those martyrs,...
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is meeting Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday to finetune a fresh set of strategies to remain in power for the fourth consecutive terms. The Chief Minister who arrived in the capital on Wednesday afternoon is scheduled to have a close door meeting with Gandhi at his official residence at 9 in the morning. Gandhi, who invited Gogoi for an emergency meeting on Wednesday would be discussing the ways to take on top BJP leaders who would be touring Assam in the run up to the assembly polls. Gogoi would further discuss with Gandhi more announcement he has in mind to woo the voters. Gogoi's meeting with the AICC top leader assumes significant after Narendra Modi's...
The historic Digholipukhuri, located in central Guwahati, has been facing perils of different nature since many years, rubbish dumping, water pollution as well as lack of maintenance. The administration’s most recent decision to build a concrete embankment around the shore of Digholipukhuri, in the guise of its beautification, has become a cause of great alarm among environmental activists of the region. Aaranyak, an NGO pioneering biodiversity conservation in Assam since 1989, has raised questions on the ecological consequences that would lead from such concretization of the Digholipukhuri. Dr.BibhabTalukdar, Secretary General of Aaranyak, has pointed out that a concrete...
Metro Gym, a city based health club, has organized a health-camp for scribes and their families at Guwahati Press Club. The camp, starting at 10.30 am of 23 January 2016 (Saturday) will conclude by 3 pm. The participants will get the opportunity to check their percent body fat & body composition analysis with blood pressure, blood sugar at the camp. Interested member-journalists are requested to attend the camp.
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