Commentary
The rise of Chinese economy
With China holding fort both in the traditional manufactured goods and in modern hi-tech chip-based industries, robots and electric vehicles, the rich world finds the going tough in maintaining its…
From Sanskrit texts to ayurveda records, 30k manuscripts traced
Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji Around 30,000 manuscripts have been identified across Goa as part of…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance Â
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
Lasted Commentary
Goa tourism, the road ahead
The state’s tourism economy is expanding rapidly, but environmental strain, overcrowding, and infrastructure gaps threaten its long-term sustainability of growth…
RBI as treasurer to government?
A falling rupee is usually treated as a macroeconomic problem. It raises the cost of imports, worsens inflationary pressures, unsettles…
No need to fear the cockroach
The ‘Opinion’ published in The Navhind Times, penned by Rajdeep Sardesai and titled ‘Who Is Afraid of the Cockroach &…
Kulagars, khazan land heritage
Goa’s greatest agricultural advantage is not high productivity—it is that much of its farming landscape remains relatively intact ecologically. Unlike…
Who is afraid of the cockroach & why
Long before the ubiquitous cockroach became part of our political vocabulary, it was part of mine. At journalism lectures, I…
India’s golden dilemma
Rising non-essential imports like gold that weigh negatively on consumption need to be curbed to limit West Asia crisis impact…
Memories of snake encounters
Most snakes are shy, beneficial creatures that control pest populations. However, the fear of venomous snakes is not an irrational…
Strain on Indian secularism
Once citizens begin seeing each other primarily as Hindus and Muslims rather than fellow Indians, constitutional secularism becomes hollowed out…