Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral
Environmentalist and cartoonist Alexyz Fernandes will be conferred the first Maria Claudete Pinto Memorial Green Commitment Award at the Green Glow Environmental Festival to be held in Panaji on Saturday, January 10, 2026. The award recognises his sustained contribution to environmental awareness through cartoon-art, journalism, and innovative initiatives such as the annual Plant Exhibition at Siolim.
The one-day environmental festival is being organised by the Green Ray Foundation in association with the Goa State Biodiversity Board and the Department of Art and Culture, Government of Goa. The event aims to create a vibrant platform for dialogue, learning, and creative engagement around environmental issues.
As part of the festival, Suhas Premkumar’s award-winning film Little Planet: A Tale of Frogs will be screened alongside journalist-filmmaker Arti Kulkarni’s documentary on Olive Ridley turtles, Turtles with Antenna. The programme also includes a mobile video-editing workshop conducted by journalist Niraj Prabhu, green skilling sessions, and an exhibition featuring climate change posters and wallpapers prepared by Eco Clubs from schools across Goa.
Additional activities planned for the day include training in video-editing skills, prize distribution for the EcoStar competition, and interactive workshops aimed at encouraging environmental responsibility among young participants. The keynote address will be delivered by Dr Pradeep Sarmokkadam, Member Secretary of the Goa State Biodiversity Board.
Details of the festival were shared at a press conference addressed by Green Ray Foundation’s managing trustee Tomazinho Cardozo, along with trustees Pravin Sabnis and Willy Goes. They highlighted that the festival is designed to be inclusive and accessible, bringing together students, teachers, researchers, journalists, filmmakers, and environmentally conscious citizens.
The Green Glow Environmental Festival is free and open to all. Interested participants are requested to send their names via WhatsApp to 9822137958, 9822170102, or 9422640141.
The Green Ray Foundation was established in 1990 by the late Maria Claudete Pinto, a committed environmentalist who envisioned empowering students with values of environmental preservation and guiding society towards sustainable, eco-friendly living. The festival and the newly instituted memorial award continue to carry forward her legacy of grassroots environmental action and education.
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