Biodiversity lines the streets of Panjim city in abundance

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Goa is a diverse land. It’s got culture, history, people, land and so much more. It also has an abundance of biodiversity with different kinds of plants and animals in the city and forest areas. All this biodiversity in the plant world has been a combined effort on the part of both the locals as […]

Volley of tennis in Goa Parliament finally ends with Coconut Palm

Like a volley of tennis in the Goa Parliament, the Coconut Palm went from palm-to-tree-to-grass over the last few months. The tournament between the different political parties finally ended when “tree’ was declared a victor.  The coconut once again regained its status as a ‘tree’ much to the relief of all Goans. But the damage […]

Government in reverse mode: Coconut to go from ‘grass’ to ‘tree’, State Tree!

Government in reverse mode It seems that the Goa Government is in reverse mode. The Government seems to be having second thoughts about their decision on ‘de-classifying the coconut tree to grass’. In a recently held meeting of the coalition partners, Vijay Sardessai of GFP told reporters that the government proposes to rescind their decision […]

Coconut Craftsman carves a niche

For the best part of a decade, Boromeu do Rosario Pereira from Margao has been carving a niche from himself by creating splendid designs from empty coconut shells. One of his most famous pieces includes a spectacular handmade lampshade, while his coconut earrings and cups are also very popular. So just how long do these […]

Are Goan Padekars slowly becoming extinct?

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By Marlon Moraes While the ministers are busy fighting over whether a coconut tree is classified as a tree or not and restaurants keep boasting about the delicious ‘Sheet-Kodi’ they serve, the coconut tree is in danger of becoming history. The Problem A few decades ago we had to travel miles in order to find […]

1984 to 2008 coconut palm wasn’t a tree in Goa! 

For almost 25 years the coconut palm was not classified as a tree. But an amendment 2008 gave it a status of tree. Recent cancellation/neutralization of that change has caused a furor across Goa.  During the amendment of the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act of 1984 in 2008, the coconut palm was […]