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 …
Published : Aug 09, 2023 18:39 IST - 5 MINS READ The global reliance on oil, often called “black gold”, has led to the rise of powerful corporations and wealthy individuals who have shaped history in many ways. Under Ludvig Nobel’s leadership, the oil enterprise experienced substantial growth, swiftly dominating the Russian oil market. Rockefeller’s subsequent endeavours in the oil …
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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