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  Goan professor at the forefront in organising Future Energy Carriers workshop in Germany   Dr. Levinson J Martins, Managing Director, Goa Waste Management Corporation along Pranay Morajkar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Goa University, two delegates from Goa attended the meet in Germany   BY Armstrong Vaz   When like-minded people come together amazing things happen, wrote Goa-born German-based Professor Ravi Xavier Fernandes on his LinkedIn page.   He was referring to the Indo-German Workshop on Future Energy Carriers, a two-day workshop held at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig, Germany recently.   The Indo-German Bilateral Workshop on Future Energy Carriers: Advancing Bio-circular Economy for Clean Energy saw delegates from both India and German deliberate on various topics centered around Future Energy, Circular Economy, Clean Energy and Circular Bioeconomy.   For the unknown Circular Bioeconomy is an economy powered by nature. I

  Cuncolim bamboo artisans carrying on the trade against all odds By Armstrong Vaz The art of making baskets from bamboo and cane is dwindling with every passing day in Goa. There are just a handful of artisans remaining in some villages who mainly make baskets from cane. The Jadhav’s and Mane’s of Cuncolim are the select few who can be seen selling bamboo baskets by the road side in Cuncolim town in Salcete. They live close to the road national Highway No.66 commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47). Even though there is a good market for these products, there are not many artisans or basket weavers in Goa. Goan artisans make a variety of baskets of all shapes and sizes. Mostly made of cane and bamboo, these baskets are in huge demand. Traditionally, the Mhar community makes bamboo products that are used by people for functional purposes in various walks of life. Bamboo trees availability is become scare in Goa with every passing day added to the so

  Good response for Table Tennis camp in Cuncolim organized by MB United Sports and Cultural Cub Murida Cuncolim: More than fifty boys and girls drawn from various schools of Cuncolim, Assolna and Velim are taking part in the MB United Sports and Cultural Cub Murida Cuncolim Summer coaching Camp for Table Tennis informed officials of the club. Students from St Xavier Velim, Regina Martyrium HS Assolna, Maria Bambina Convent Cuncolim, St Anthony HS Veroda and Infant Jesus HS Cuncolim are taking part in the camp. The camp is supported by Goa Table Tennis association and South Goa District Table Tennis council who have deputed coaches for the camp. Oscar Martins, who is one of the organizers of the camp informed that from 7am to 8.30am, the boys training takes place followed by the girls from 8.30am to 10am. The following coaches have been deployed at the camp by South Goa District Table Tennis Council: Bickey Maibram and Vaikham Tomboiba Singh (both from Manipur) besides Miten