EduConnect

World Wetlands Day Celebrated at PM SHRI GHS Morpirla


PM SHRI GHS Morpirla marked World Wetlands Day by launching the Save Wetlands Campaign, encouraging students to understand the importance of wetland conservation through pledges, awareness activities, and a field visit.

Events in Goa

Goa Forest Diversity Festival 2026 Inaugurated, Celebrating Nature, Culture and Conservation


The Goa Forest Diversity Festival 2026 was inaugurated in Panaji by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, bringing together forest communities, cultural traditions and conservation efforts to highlight Goaโ€™s rich forest biodiversity and sustainable living practices.

Social

JCI Mapusa Leads Cleanup Drive at Shree Bodgeshwar Temple Ground


JCI Mapusa, in collaboration with the Mapusa Municipal Council, Responsible Earth Foundation and YIMBY, organised a morning cleanup drive at Shree Bodgeshwar Temple Ground, collecting over 20 bags of dry waste with active volunteer participation.

Events in Goa

Green Glow Environmental Festival: Alexyz Fernandes to Receive Maria Claudete Pinto Memorial Green Commitment Award


Environmentalist and cartoonist Alexyz Fernandes will be conferred the first Maria Claudete Pinto Memorial Green Commitment Award at the Green Glow Environmental Festival in Panaji on January 10, 2026, celebrating creative and community-led environmental action.

Human Interest

Jonty Rhodes Compares Delhiโ€™s Toxic Air to Goaโ€™s Clean Breeze: โ€œHardto Digestโ€


South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes has raised concerns over Delhiโ€™s worsening air pollution, describing it as โ€œhard to digest.โ€ Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Rhodes shared that while passing through Delhi en route via Ranchi, he was grateful to live in a small fishing village in South Goa, contrasting its clean air with Delhiโ€™s toxic smog. Using the hashtags #AQI and #whats2Bdone, Rhodes shared a photo of his children playing football on a Goan beach, adding that if they were in Delhi, they would likely be playing indoors. His post comes as Delhi faces its worst air quality levels this year.