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Why should anyone travel to Chimbel to shop?

The need for malls is appalling. It would be better to have $-Mall instead. Such small marts could stock organic food products which are reasonably priced and healthier. Walk into any supermarket today and you will find identical products. This is because the suppliers are the same or sell identical products. It is processed foods that lead to diabetes and other diseases. When it comes to brand wars it is local producers and sellers who face the heat. This is because they are unable to innovate and adapt. Patanjali foods started off well with the right theme; however, they too lost it due to lack of innovative products. Later on, it became a copy paste kind of game with their products matching those already in the market. Although they kicked off the game, they couldn't keep up the tempo because they weren't getting paid for it.  Why would we travel all the way to Chimbel to shop unless we get quality products there cheaper than 'shall we' or shall we say, 'we shall'?


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Costs of progress affect habitats of animals

JOSEPH SAVIO DESOUZA, Rajasthan
Published Oct 7, 2025, 7:15 PM IST
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It's in fact spine tingling that the beast, especially the leopards/bisons and wild boars are making their presence felt time and again in villages and roads of Goa. No doubt about it that the beasts are desperate as their natural habitats are disturbed by the misdeeds done to them through deforestation. Moreover, it's also a major setback in the context of ecological harmony. Subsequently, the State is also witnessing rampant landslides during the monsoon, which is another…

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