Goan Oysters safe. No more?

Alarming conclusion was derived from the recently conducted study by Goa based NIO (National Institute of Oceanography). High traces of cadmium (a chemical) usually found in rechargeable nickel–cadmium batteries (also known as NiCd battery or NiCad battery) was detected. The samples were collected from the mouth of River Zuari, a popular harvest site. According to […]

A Goan fisherman’s obituary

“I’ve got bills to pay and children who need clothes, I know there’s fish out there but where God only knows” are the lyrics of Billy Joel’s ‘Doweaster Alexa’, a tribute to the Nantucket fishing community. The song encapsulates the daily struggles of a fisherman, putting everything on the line every single day just to […]