One Among Nature: Protecting Our Ecosystems
As we mark World Biodiversity Day, let us pledge to preserve and protect our planet’s resourceful and nurturing ecosystems before it is too late.
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As Shweta Hule ferries tourists across the beautiful Mandavi creeks of Vengurla, amid the lush green canopy of mangroves, she points out specific mangrove species, mentions their scientific names and explains their importance with precision to the tourists in her boat. “These are not just kandal (Marathi word for mangroves), we know them all by names, as if they are our relatives and friends,” she says.
Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan at her perfumer’s table at Olaulim Backyards
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Perfumer Jahnvi Lakhota Nandan’s pandemic journey shows us how the last months have reminded many of the power of smell and helped them reconnect with it
What is your first memory of smell? Mine is of smelling my sister’s head the day she was born, August 16, 1979. I really liked that smell of a clean human scalp, talc, and also surprise. Forty years later, in late 2019, when people started losing their sense of smell at the start of the pandemic, in a collective anosmia, the question became even more pertinent.
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1 Quid Pro Quo: Sunil Arora accommodated the BJPâs wish for an eight-phase election process in Bengal, unprecedented in the annals of any stateâs electoral history. PTI
Julio Ribeiro
The land of my forefathers has a new Governor. Three days after he laid down the office of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sunil Arora, formerly of the IAS, was nominated by PM Modi as the Governor of Goa. He will occupy Raj Bhavan, which in the Portuguese colonial era was known as the ‘Palacio Do Cabo’.
Some members of the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), consisting of retired IAS, IFS, IPS and Central services officers, had anticipated that Arora would be rewarded by the Modi-Shah duo for subtly helping the BJP in its quest for an Opposition-free Bharat. In the beginning the goal was ‘Congress-mukt’, but now the goalposts have expanded to include the scalps of ‘Didi-Oh-Didi’ and others.
The leaders of real estate in Rajasthan launch River Valley, high-end flats in Goa
Surrounded by the aura of heritage trails, rare spectacles of the avian species, and a beautiful view of the Mandovi River, Manglam s River Valley gives you the quality of life you ve been seeking IMPACT FEATURE April 27, 2021 | Updated 13:14 IST
Home is where the heart is. But finding a house to your liking never comes easy, except when you lay your trust in Manglam, a real estate company driven by the sound principles of integrity, business ethics, and product innovation. After successfully establishing its foothold in the markets of Udaipur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Alwar, and Jhunjhunu, the brainchild of Mr. N. K. Gupta is ready to take on the landscapes of Goa with a river & valley view project.
Porvorim police said Pereira drowned when he reached the middle of the river and his body was recovered and shifted to GMC. (Representative image)
PANAJI: A ‘swim for justice’ on Saturday ended tragically as Sinquerim resident Manuel Pereira drowned in the Mandovi. He had joined activist Sudeep Dalvi in his protest swim across the river demanding the release all Indian political prisoners.
Porvorim police said Pereira drowned when he reached the middle of the river and his body was recovered and shifted to GMC. A case of unnatural death has been registered and the post mortem will be conducted on Tuesday, police said.