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Novanita Sharma

Guwahati: India’s north-easternstates with large tracts of intact natural forests, mountains, rivers, and wildernesses constitute the heart of India’s green heritage. Along with this rich biodiversity, this region has harboured one of India’s most vibrant biodiversity conservation movements for the protection of native forests and wildlife till date. This green people’s movement has been led by extraordinary determination and vision shown by exemplary individuals who fought foryears to upholdthe cause of wildlife conservation and forest protection against burgeoning anthropogenic demands. These people known to us as collective names and platformsset a rare example of environmental leadership in India.A name that unfailingly occurs to everyone’s mind is that ofSoumyadeep Datta, one of India’s finest environment activists and the Founder – Director ofNature’s Beckon – an environment activists’ group of Northeast India. Nature’s Beckon has successfully led one of the most unique nature conservation movements of India since 1980s. The journey of Nature’s Beckon since its inception in late 1970s takes one through an eventful 40 years of steadfast service in the field of biodiversity conservation. This journey conjures the diverse adversities, steep antagonism and continuous challenges faced by the organization in its zealous effort to protect the native forests of Assam through effective advocacy, awareness, and people’s participation. Itis marked withsignificant conservation milestones in India’s wildlife conservation history. This includesthe creation of Chakrashila WLS in 1994, one of India’s first successful community conservation model for forest conservation under the leadership of Nature’s Beckon. Thiswidely documented community conservation model involved more than a decade of people’s movement involving villagers, forest dwellers, youth of the area under the leadership of Nature’s Beckon, for permanent protection of this tract of pristine hill forests of western Assam as a wildlife sanctuary.This fire of forest protection swept across Assam; Nature’s Beckon connectedthe people of Assam with the rarely known aspect of biodiversity conservation during a time when such thoughts and ideology was considered elite by rest of the country. The forests in Assam would have vanished in oblivion without our knowledge if activism and advocacy of organisations like Nature’s Beckon did not take place for its protection during the volatile mid-20th century Assam. Nature’s Beckon have empowered the Assamese society with awareness about the importance of biodiversity conservation and forest protection during the most tumultuous and violent period of Assam. The changemakers like Soumyadeep Datta will be forever remembered for such courage and vision.  Nature’s Beckon’s drive to create a network of protected areas in Assam through people’s participation led to permanent protection of major forest areas all over Assam. This vision for permanent protection of forests led the Rainforest conservation movement of Assam by Nature’s Beckon which began in 1994 and resulted in the creation of the DehingPatkaiWLS in 2004 and subsequent expansion and upgradation of this rainforest patch to DehingPatkaiNP in 2021. The fight to provide permanent protection to the native forests of Assam continues till date. Nature’s Beckon has appealed to the government of Assam to protect two important natural forests of Goalpara district viz, Ajagarh forest &Pancharatna forest in the form of wildlife sanctuaries in 2022. These two forests represent the past forest heritage of western Assam and most importantly these constitutes the last remaining primitive natural habitats for a large population of Asian Elephant in this region.Nature’s Beckon has reiterated its appeal to the state government of Assam to provide permanent protection to these two forest areas of Goalpara district under the Wildlife Protection Act of India at earliest. This continuous efforts of Nature’s Beckon to protect the native forests of Assam is significant from both scientific and humanitarian perspectives. This sets a unique precedent of social responsibility rarely reflected in modern education, it echoes the spiritual richness of Indian civilization widely seen amongst the ethno-cultural diversity of our country.

Nature’s Beckon completed 40 years of this journey in June, 2022. This 4 decades long biodiversity conservation movement led by Nature’s Beckon leads India in the field of wildlife/biodiversity conservation with its successful trail across one of the richest biodiversity zones of the world. This journey of Nature’s Beckon is well documented;countless books, booklets, other educational materials published by the organisation as well as by others have led the green literary movement of Assam. The continuous effortsof Nature’s Beckon has inspired an unusual social change in Assam. This is evident in contemporary literature, intellectual and spiritual movements taking place in Assam with inherent reflection of the dynamic biodiversity conservation movement of Assam. Nature’s Beckon is conducting the most exhaustive environment awareness & environment education program in Assam since its inception in late 1970s to the 21st century. Nature’s Beckon launched a special environment program titled, ‘AhumBasudhameKriteMangaljanak’ on 4th June, 2022 marking the completion of 40 years of the organisation. This program awakens a new pledge, a new thought for school students; it involved more than 1 lakhs school students across Assam, from Sadiya to Dhubri. The school students of more than 100 schools enrolled in the first phase of this program and participated in a special oath, ‘ AhumBasudhameKriteMangaljanak’ (Moi prithivirbabeiymangaljanak) which translate as ‘I am beneficial for the Earth’. The oath comprises of the following five resolutions:

1. I pledge to remain committed throughout my life, to protect and preserve the forests, wildlife, and environment of India.

2. Nature is our mother, India is our ‘Janmabhumi’ and Assam is our ‘ Karmabhumi’. The security, integrity, peace, and richness of our motherland is our goal. I am moving ahead towards this goal.

3. I pledge to forever walk on the path of my progress and development. I will remain truthful, and will refrain from the consumption of intoxicant substances.

4. I will protect the plants, trees and wildlife living in my surroundings. I will remain mindful to never cause harm to myself and anyone else through my actions.

5. I will remain respectful towards my school, my teachers, my mentors, and everyone who helps me in my education and progress.

This is a historic event for the nature conservation movement of India, this is first time that school students in such large numbers have come forward to participate in any nature conservation initiative with such enthusiasm. This program initiated with the oath of ‘Moi Prithivirbabeiymangaljanak’ (‘I am beneficial for the Earth’) is one of the most thought-provoking environment programs ever launched in Assam. This meaningful oath connects the participating students witha new journey for nature conservation with the practice of mind-training; wherein they commit to practice compassion, perseverance, diligence to contribute effectively towards positive development of self, and the protection of forests, natural resources of the country thus pave the way ahead for peace and progress of the country. This program inspires the future leaders of the country to become compassionate individuals, responsible citizens, happier communities, andthus build a peaceful world. The graphic symbol of the program is represented with a five leaved branch of Banyan tree perched in a divine earthen pitcher- the symbol of growth and fertility, held upon a blooming lotus flower. These five Banyan leaves signify the five golden vows from ancient India. This initiative of Nature’s Beckon to bring a mind and heart training through nature conservation beautifully reconnect us with the ancient Indian tradition of ahimsa, karuna and maiytreyee which once swept the entire world with its truth and radiance. Nature’s Beckon is organising a ‘AhumBasudhamKriteMangaljanak’ lecture in various places of Assam, several schools and colleges have supported this noble initiative by providing space and time to organise these lectures. The motivational lecture is delivered by Sri. Soumyadeep Datta which is bringing a new awakening from Dhemaji to Dhubri by spreading the ideals of this program amongst the school students of Assam.This program will connect the students with nature-based training modules like forest visits, forest & wildlife interpretation, workshops & discussions, information through educational materials, competitions, etc. This activities for capacity building of the young minds are directed to implant a purposeful direction for young India. Nature’s Beckon envisions to guide the young minds towards empowered environment leadership in future through this program. The next 10 years will involve more people, mostly Indian youth in dynamic programs to connect and contribute to the cause of biodiversity conservation and environment protection in Assam and NE India, thus propelling the future generations towards a meaningful bond with Nature and this planet. This purposeful 10 years is in celebration of the 50th year of the ‘Nature’s Beckon movement’, to be completed in 2032. India must wake up to this rising of mind and heart, every Indian ought to share the responsibility of guiding the young Indians on this path of peace and happiness. It is a collective responsibility of everyone to empower our future generations with positivity and purpose.Nature’s Beckon leads Assam towards peace and progress with this new awakening. Let the nation rise to this new awakening in the East.

(The author is an environment activist & writer based in Guwahati. She is involved with Nature’s Beckon – an environment activists group of NE India and is deeply connected with the biodiversity conservation movement of Assam. She is the English editor of ‘The Seed’– the bilingual e-magazine of Nature’s Beckon. Contact her novanita_21@yahoo.co.in)

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Guwahati: The Assam police have seized four packets of morphine from a vehicle coming from Nagaland and arrested two persons in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Saturday.

Police said the seized morphine estimated Rs five crore in the market.

“After getting a tip-off information, we have conducted search operations of vehicles at Dillai Gate under Bokajan police station of the district and stopped a vehicle coming from Dimapur and seized a vehicle from where we have recovered the morphine,” said a police official.

He said, “During our search operation, four polythene packets of morphine weighing 2.13 kg were found concealed inside the door on the driver’s side,”.

Meanwhile, police arrested the driver of the vehicle and another person hailing from West Bengal.

Assam police have launched a massive crackdown against narcotic trade and so far huge quantity of drugs seized and many persons were arrested in connection with drug trade.

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Guwahati, Feb 25: Six Himalayan Griffon vultures were found dead in a paddy field at Dhakuakhana sub-division in Lakhimpur district on Friday.

The birds were found dead at Pagalipathar area in Bagicha village. Members of “Pu En Fo Wild”, a local wildlife organisation with the help of locals rescued two ‘ill’ vultures from the site and took them to the Dhakuakhana veterinary hospital for treatment.

According to veterinarian Dr Rupam Gogoi, the two vultures have recovered after treatment. The birds were administered injection and saline drops.

The autopsy of the dead vultures will be carried out to ascertain the cause of their death. It is suspected that the vultures died after consuming a carcass of a dog which was allegedly poisoned to death. The carcass of the dog was found close to the dead birds.

“The vultures started dropping dead after consuming the carcass of the dog which we suspected was laced with poison by miscreants. Locals are also greatly saddended by the incident. We hope the culprits are nabbed soon,” said a local.

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Guwahati, Feb 25: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday spoke about the pivotal role that Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector can play towards making India an Atmanirbhar Bharat by 2047.

The Union Minister was speaking at the Udyam 2023 – an event for the MSME sector held in Duliajan. The event also held important discussion on emboldening the MSME sector, exhibition of products produced by the MSME sector & skill enhancement training programmes to enable MSME sector to meet the future ventures.

Speaking at the event, the Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “The role of MSME sector in making India reach its goal of becoming Atmanirbhar is supreme. Under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, we have a goal becoming an Atmanirbhar Bharat by 2047. In order to achieve this goal, the role of MSME sector in enabling the country, the economy and the society is very important. They have the Kaal – a vision of our dynamic leader Narendra Modi ji.”

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Speaking at the Udyam, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Udyam is an inspiring initiative to enable the MSME sector in this part of the country. It gives a window to the budding enterprises of the sector a world of opportunities. In order to reap the best of the opportunities, we must enable ourselves with best of knowledge and practices. During this Amrit Kaal, it is important that we remain committed towards the cause of nation building. MSME is a force of great reckoning towards Modi ji’s vision to make India an Atmanirbhar economy. This year’s union budget has laid the foundation for the MSME sector to propel its growth trajectory. The revamped credit guarantee scheme worth Rs 9000 crores is a shot in the arm for reviving the glory of MSMEs. Going by the vision of Modi ji to have minimum government with maximum governance, policy amendments have been made which will further ease with which the MSMEs do business in the country. This budget is the perfect platform for MSME to become the agents of change towards building an Atmanirbhar Bharat during this Amrit kaal.”

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Guwahati, Feb 25: In a joint operation, security forces arrested three cadres of ENNG (Eastern Naga National Government) from eastern Assam Tinsukia district on Friday evening.

After getting specific inputs, Tinsukia police and the special task force of Arunachal Police launched an operation and arrested the ENNG cadres.

The accused have been identified as Aehon Ngodam (40), Awany Ngodam (32) and Hongam Ngodam (20).

Tinsukia superintendent of police Abhijit Gaurav said a joint operation was launched along with the STF of Arunachal Pradesh police during which three ENGG cadres were apprehended.

“Security forces have recovered a .32 mm pistol, two magazines and several round of live ammunition from the arrested cadres,” he said.

Recently, Arunachal police busted a camp of ENNG outfit near the India-Myanmar border in Changlang district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Sources said the cadres were involved in extortion related activities in the eastern Arunachal Pradesh region.

“The locals and businessmen of the area were fed up due to the extortion activities. Security forces have launched operation against them and in recent times many NSCN cadres were arrested,” said a police source.

Meanwhile, security forces have launched a massive operation against the ENNG outfit in the Assam-Arunachal border. Most of the ENNG cadres were trained in Myanmar camp.

The ENNG, which was formed in January 2016, is active in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Guwahati: Defence Public Relations Officer Lt Col Amarinder Singh Walia on Friday was allegedly arrested in conection with a murder case of a woman. He was arrested from Assam’s Tezpur district where he has been serving as an Defence Public Relation Officer.

Walia, who hails from Hariyana, is posted as Defence PRO at 4 Corps of the Indian Army Mission Chariali in Tezpur.

According to reports, changsari police under Kamrup district detained the army official with the assistance of Tezpur police in a case related to the murder of a woman.

Amarinder Singh was taken into custody from the Tezpur Army Battalion’s 4th Corps Headquarters. According to police, the 35-year old woman’s body was found wrapped in a big plastic bag, dumped in Kamrup’s Changsari on February 15 near National Highway 31.

The deceased woman has been identified as Bandana Shree, who had gone to visit Banaras, came to Guwahati from Delhi on February 14 to meet Walia.

Police said the woman was kidnapped and killed by unknown culprits in other place and dropped at the highway road side at Changsari market near Guwahati Food Express fast food shop. Meanwhile, the body was sent to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for post mortem.

“We have arrested Amarinder Singh Walia and started interrogation. Our investigation is at preliminary stage and we cannot reveal much on this case,” said a police official.

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 25:  The highly anticipated Iconic Gold Awards 2023 has been announced to recognize the outstanding performers of Bollywood and the television industry. The iconic awards ceremony will take place on March 18th at the Sahara Star Hotel in Vile Parle to honour the actors and personalities who have made exceptional contributions in their respective fields.

The Iconic Gold Awards have garnered immense excitement among people, and the ceremony promises to be a grand celebration of talent and hard work. Apart from the Iconic Gold Awards, the film industry has several other prestigious awards that recognize excellence in various categories.

Briefing about the Iconic Gold Awards, the CEO of Iconic Gold, Piyush Jayaswal, said, “Voting has started for the Iconic Gold Awards. The awards will be given in three categories – nominations through social media comments, tagging on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, reviews from critics, and reports from trusted government domains about the gathered performers. The categories are carefully crafted to honour the most deserving artists and personalities of Bollywood and the television industry.”

The event will feature some of the most popular faces of the Indian film industry and will provide a platform to honour the best performers of the past year. The awards ceremony will be an excellent opportunity for fans and audiences to see their favourite stars up close and cheer them on.

The Iconic Gold Awards 2023 is set to be a grand celebration of talent, hard work, and perseverance. It is an event that recognizes the contributions of some of the most talented artists and personalities in the Indian film industry. The nominations for the awards have already begun, and fans and audiences can vote for their favourite performers on social media. The countdown has begun for the most significant event of the year, and the excitement is palpable.

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New Delhi (India), February 25: Everyone knows Rahul Gaur of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, as a successful casting director, but now Rahul has also started his initial innings as a film producer. Gaur has produced a web series titled “Intezaar Koi Aane Ko Hai” as an associate producer, starring and directed by Man Singh.

Rahul, the son of Sunil Gaur and Seema Devi, has done his MA from Agra College Agra and completed his studies till class 12 at Janta Vidyalaya Mithepur Mainpuri. Rahul has produced the film titled “The Last Envelope” under his own production banner, Rahul Gaur Films (RGF), starring Bollywood veteran Annu Kapoor,  Sheeba Chaddha and Tehraan Bakshi in the lead role.

Mr. Gaur says that as an Associate Producer, his web series “Intezaar Koi Aane Ko” is streamed on the world-famous OTT platform Disney+Hotstar. He considers 19 number very lucky for his career, as 19 November is his date of birth. He was born on this date.

Gaur has one sister and two brothers. Gaur’s sister’s name is Priya Bais, and both brothers’ names are Mohit Gaur and Vikas Gaur. Gaur has so far been cast in dozens of TV serials, including “Ishq Ka Rang Safed,” “ye vada raha” “Daayan,” “khwabon ki zamin par” “Kasam tere pyaar ki 2”  “Savdhaan India,” “Female lead cast of Bahu Begum,” ” Main lead cast Apna Time Bhi Aayega,” “Female Lead of Banni chow Home delevery,” “Male lead of Ishq main Marjawan-2” “Male lead of Teri meri ikk Jindri” “Female lead of Prem bandhan” “Male lead of Bawra Dil” “Excuse me madam” “Jija ji chhat Par koii hai” and  “happu ki ultan paltan”  besides Molkki 2.

He did a few Hindi films and music videos Like Bijlee Bijlee Biggest hit song in the Music world and Dhokebaaz of Vivek Oberoi, Gaur is counted among the good casting directors of the Indian TV world; he is known for giving breaks to most of the new actors, which is why he has carved a niche for himself by moving away from the crowd. Gaur uses his casting agency, Gaur Casting Hub, to give platforms to budding actors. His team often keeps an eye on actors who are talented and looking for the right platform.

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New Delhi (India), February 25: Cryptocurrencies are the first alternative to the traditional banking system and have strong advantages over previous payment methods and traditional asset classes. It’s a new kind of cash native to the internet, giving it the potential to be the easiest, safest, fastest, cheapest, and most universal way of exchanging value the world has ever seen.

The market is full of scammers, and using an authorized platform to buy or trade cryptocurrency is important, especially at the beginning to change your life forever; Rojgar Coin is the trending and trustworthy Indian cryptocurrency to increase investments.

The journey of Rojgar Coins started on June 1st, 2022, with a price of $0.0047, and in just one month, it reached its highest price of $0.8 in July, where its users made 299X profit; the whole credit goes to the founder and CEO Mr. Sachin Kumar one of the youngest crypto entrepreneurs, also known as Cryptobawa.

It is a multi-utility token that addresses real-world problems solved with blockchain. By June 25, 2023, Rojgar Token aims to launch its first solar-powered EV charging station in Hyderabad, Gorakhpur, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Patna, and by June 25, 2024, to launch its first decentralized social media application where its users will earn Rojgar Coin by simply creating a short video aiming to hit the all-time high of $10, giving their primary investors up to a 300x minimum return on their investment.

Blockchain, in the context of crypto, is a digital ledger whose access is distributed among authorized users; this ledger records transactions related to a range of assets, like money, house, or even intellectual property.

Rojgar is a second version of Berojgar Coin – a native cryptocurrency, and Rojgar Token is a community of programmers and visionary people developing an open-source, decentralized ecosystem using new technologies to formulate maximum employment opportunities. This list of transactions is fundamental to most cryptocurrencies because it enables secure payments between people who don’t know each other without having to go through an external verifier like a bank.

It is a decentralized financial payment that rebuilds the traditional payment stack on the blockchain. It uses a basket of fiat-pegged stablecoins algorithmically stabilized by its reserve currency BGC to facilitate programmable payments and the development of open financial infrastructure.

Cryptocurrency is a digital currency secured by cryptography, making it nearly impossible to counterfeit or double-spend. Many cryptocurrencies are decentralized networks based on blockchain technology, a distributed ledger enforced by a diverse network of computers. A peculiarity of cryptocurrencies is that they are generally not issued by a central authority, which theoretically makes them immune to government interference or manipulation. RGT is a community-powered altcoin for developers and visionaries. As open-source security with decentralized consensus, they provide transparency at an efficient speed without any third-party involvement, and it is censorship.

RGT is an India-based company specializing in crypto-enabled financial services that are decentralized and controlled by blockchain rather than human intervention. Also, the contract algorithmically stabilizes stablecoins through its reserve currency, $RGT.

In addition, RGT Coin is a BEP20 token based on the Binance blockchain, where transactions can be deemed on bscscan.com for rapid and secure transactions; it is based on BNB technology and uses the function of P2P network technology to enable users to work to sell directly to consumers.

Rojgar Coin was born to create history under his roof. It has projects relevant to decentralized exchanges, aggregated decentralized multi-coin wallets, solar power charging stations for electric vehicles, a HUB for content creators and contributors, and the largest global utility platform.

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New Delhi (India), February 25: Swaati Mehrotra founded Chaalchakra & started as a Vedic astrologer, tarot card reader & manifestation coach and later became women’s Global favourite Lifestyle Coach.

Swaati has already transformed thousands of lives by counselling people to solve problems in career, finance, health & love. But things don’t stop here. It ignited a new journey:

A journey to transform millions of lives. 

“The first step towards getting somewhere is to take the first step; God will decide the Rest.” – Swaati Mehrotra

The Start of a New Journey: After countless miracles that transformed thousands of lives, many clients of Swaati requested her to teach methods that helped them live better lifestyles. Swaati never intentionally chooses to become a lifestyle coach, but God chooses her to coach an army of lifestyle coaches on a mission to help millions of people in need.

“It all starts with the first step, the change in you and your life”. – Swaati Mehrotra

As a lifestyle coach, Swaati teaches her mentees the secrets of life transformation. A method to help others to transform their way of living by having better finances, healthy relationships, a successful career & a healthy life.

Her Mentees are now helping more and more people worldwide to live better & successful lives. It’s like a growing chain of people motivated to achieve one goal, i.e., helping others to live the better life they deserve.

It’s not people around you. You’re responsible for everything happening in your life. – Swaati Mehrotra 

Swaati is a big Karma Believer. She believes you’re responsible for everything happening in your life. She feels that even if you’ve not done good things in the past, you can change your future by changing your present; good deeds can reform your future. It’s the one reason she is helping people around her to lead a better life through her consultation & coaching services. Swaati revealed that she also helps Animals. She started her NGO, which is dedicated to taking care of animals, feeding them & helping them to live peacefully without pain & suffering.

Not only a Karma Believer but an intelligent Business Woman: The world can change if a good vision is blended with a revolutionary Business Idea.

Swaati is also a phenomenal Businesswoman. She started Chaalchakra from scratch & as a bootstrap company, and it has helped & transformed hundreds and thousands of lives with Astrology, manifestation & Tarot card reading services. Chaalchakra is considered one of the fastest-growing Astrology companies globally. With the finest vision possible, Chaalchakra shares a vision to impact millions of lives & minimise suffering & pain to make this world a better place to live with better humans.

Swaati Mehrotra Says, “Everything in your life is happening due to certain forces & circumstances created by you & with expert guidance, you can channelise the energy & leverage it to benefit yourself”.

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