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Drone technology: security threats and benefits for police focus of INTERPOL forum SINGAPORE – The drone whizzed over the heads of the crowd seated in the auditorium of the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI) in Singapore, performing aerial manoeuvres displaying its ability to operate in enclosed indoor spaces.     A second demonstration showcased drones designed for use in outdoor spaces, highlighting the benefits and also challenges of deploying such technology in public areas.   Drone technology was front and centre at the IGCI this week during the Drone Expert Forum, a three-day (28 – 30 August) conference which brought together nearly 100 experts from law enforcement, academia and private industry to demonstrate how drones can at the same time be a threat, particularly for critical infrastructure, a tool and source of evidence for police worldwide.   Organized by the INTERPOL Innovation Centre and Counter-Terrorism unit with the support of the US Federal Bur

Desi Motorcycle Diaries – Youth Adventure Club (DMDYAC)  is a non-profit organisation that lives up to its motto ‘Success lies in courage’ through the various activities it has held to benefit society. It was an idea that germinated in the mind of Suprajit Raikar, a qualified software engineer with strong leanings towards social work. His empathetic and unassuming personality is apparent when you meet him. The organisation works as an amalgamation of an adventure club and social work. It came into existence in June 2014 in Benaulim, Goa, and its founders are Suprajit Raikar, Deepika Raikar, Siddhesh Kenkre, Srikrishna Mauzo, Pritesh Raiker, and Harish Shirodkar. While the club engages youth in adventure sports such as mountaineering, trekking, fishing, and biking; it uses this medium to create awareness about the environment and nature, as well as protecting Goa’s unique heritage and identity. By inculcating values and a compassionate outlook towards society, the club hopes

Gastronomy, the Traditional Goan Foodie Way Iris C F Gomes Traditional Goan Foodies  is one of the many culinary groups on Facebook, with Leanne Mascarenhas, Karen Coutinho Ahmed, Erica Valles and David D’Souza as the administrators of the group. Erica juggles motherhood duties with administration, while Leanne is in finance, Karen is employed with Toronto’s largest publication the  Toronto Star , and David is involved in the information technology sector. The group, which was established in 2015, boasts of over 90,000 members and numbers keep growing under the watchful eye of its administrators, among whom David plays a pivotal role. ‘Goan food needed a “Goan only” platform, and that is what we made our primary mission. Right from the get-go, it was never about getting a higher number of members. For us, it was the content that mattered,’ says David. There are other food groups dedicated to Goan food, but most are unable to adhere to their agenda st

Prof Kranti Farias referred to the 'Marrano' Jews and their connection to Goa and other parts of southern India and to Meghalaya in North-East India in her Sunday presentation. These Marranos were prosperous inhabitants of Iberia whose ancestors were part of the Twelve Lost Tribes of Israel driven out from Canaan (modern day Palestine) by the Assyrians. Assyria then consisted of modern Iraq, Turkey and Iran and was for a very short time a province of Rome. A part of the Lost Tribes fled to Europe mainly Catholic Iberia (the Sephardic Jews) and others fled to the Caucasus region of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires (The Ashkenazis). Portugal had a substantial and prosperous Jewish community but they were harassed to convert by the Catholic kings of the peninsula, along with those of the Islamic faith. After conversion, the Jews referred to as New Christians continued to practice some of their rituals in secret and came to be known as Conversos. In bouts of religious ferv

Today we are more aware of the documentry films around us because it has became more available to us through film festivals, internet and television. But, good documentary viewing also requires good audience, one that is socially and culturally concious and can appreciate the difference between the good and the bad, the pedestrain, the valuable, sensational and indepth films. To be consciously discerning as an audience, we need to be able to appreciate and relate to the documentary film culture from all over the world. We need to cultivate the capacitities of an evolved documentary viewing enthusiast, so that the experience of watching documentary films can become an enriching experience. For that we need to cultivate an evolved understanding of the language, technique, form and subject matters of documentary films. This documentary film appreciation workshop by eminent film maker Ajay Raina aims to make the participants not only aware of the potential of documentary films in a genera