General

A Silent Revolution

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The size of fisheries and aquaculture in India is humungous.  We have 3.5 million marine fisher population and 10.5 million persons engaged in inland fishery and fish farming.

Ivy – The Jinglings

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In Ancient Greece wreaths of ivy were used to crown victorious athletes. In Ancient Rome it was believed that a wreath of ivy could prevent a person from becoming drunk, and such a wreath was worn by Bacchus, the god of intoxication, where the plant represents female divinity.

Manali – Leh Road Opens For Traffic

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The 474 kilometer highway was opened after the road engineers have cut through over 50 feet of snow in several deep narrow valley’s on the Keylong – Sarchu stretch. An unusually heavy winter had dumped mounds of snow over the high passes that the highway crosses to get to Leh in Ladhak.

Hidden Costs Of Hydropower – Himdhara

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The large hydropower projects of Parbati II, Karccham Wangtoo, Kashang and Bajoli Holi illustrate how landslides, drying up of springs, damages to houses, farms and forests have made difficult the lives and livelihoods of the people in the project area

Rahul Gandhi And Congress Must Stay Course

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The naked truth is that Rahul Gandhi did not lose the 2019 polls, Congress ideology did. Messers Modi and Shah have created a New India in which there appears to be no place for what the Congress has always stood for:  liberal values, secularism, inclusiveness, consensus, human rights, genuine federalism, compassion for the poor.