Vijayawada: Agriculture minister K. Atchannaidu said Andhra Pradesh government is encouraging 60 lakh farmers to take up natural farming in the state. The minister congratulated Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming, agricultural department and farmers for winning the "Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity" award. Atchannaidu disclosed that woman farmer Nagendramma received this award on behalf of 10 lakh APCNF farmers who …
The Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming, a State government’s initiative launched through Rythu Sadhikara Samstha seven years ago, has won the 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, an award instituted by Portugal-based Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and presented annually to individuals and organisations contributing to global food security, climate resilience and ecosystem protection. The APCNF shares this year’s one million euro …
The vintage Rolls-Royce driven by mad Uncle Monty in the cult classic film Withnail and I has gone on sale for £135,000. The 1953 Silver Wraith features in the famous scene in which Richard E Grant and Paul McGann drunkenly terrorise the elderly patrons of a Penrith tearoom in the 1987 British black comedy. The 1953 Silver Wraith features in …
The Museum of Christian Art set up in 1994 in Old Goa provides hours worth of artefacts for one to study and explore, besides arguably being one of Goa’s best. “Another significant aspect of the project involved the conservation of the museum’s collection for which it collaborated with INTACH, New Delhi,” Fernandes informs. “I was appointed as the curator in …
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