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Protect fruit trees from vagaries of weather

With reference to the report  titled, "Unusual weather leaves mango, cashew  growers on the edge", in The Goan Everyday dated December 14, 2024,  the farmers feed the nation and the defence  forces protect and safeguard the nation. Grow  trees in hothouses to totally protect them the variations/ vagaries of weather, insulate them against diseases, grow different type of trees side-by-side. Make mandatory regular horticultural and crop  and fruit growing  courses and refresher  horticultural and crop and fruit growing courses along with easy, popular, safe and profitable self employment jobs and back-up self employment jobs to help farmers earn a good and decent living. In these ways one can and must  protect fruit trees - from the variations / vagaries of weather.



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'Taal'of tabla became 'Taj' of Zakir's legacy

DATTAPRASAD SHIRODKAR, Mumbai
Published Dec 16, 2024, 7:54 PM IST
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The pinnacle of tabla playing, Ustad Zakir Hussainji has now become a memory. However, his contribution to the world of art will remain immortal. Through television advertisements, we all witnessed him exclaiming "Wah Taj!" Aged 12, he gave his first concert in America. In 1973, he launched his first album, 'Living in the Material World'. At the age of 12, Zakir Hussain performed tabla on a professional stage, graced by many stalwarts of Indian classical music. For that…

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