Fr. (Dr.) Richard D’Souza has been granted time on the Hubble Space Telescope to observe galaxies relevant to his theeoretical research on galaxy collisions and evolution. Fr. Richard, a Goan Jesuit priest, is part of the prestigious Vatican Observatory in Rome, and has been doing his post-doctoral research at the University of Michigan. He has his family roots in Poona and Kuwait, but has studied at the local Jesuit school in Mapusa, St Britto, besides at the Jesuit-run St Xavier’s in Mumbai, apart from overseas. He completed his graduation in Physics at St. Xaviers’ College, Mumbai and proceeded for his Masters in Physics to the University of Heidelberg, where he worked at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy for his thesis work. Later, he started his doctoral studies in Astronomy at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, in Garching, Munich, graduating in 2016 and joined the staff of the Vatican Observatory.
Lenny D’Gama the only Asian evaluator at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Goa’s AIBA certified ITO, Lenny D’Gama will be the only evaluator from Asia to be a part of Tokyo 2020 championship to be held from July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo this year.
D’Gama’s job at the championship will be to evaluate the referees and judges as per their performance in the ring, during the bouts and to check on the manipulation. India has nine boxers who have qualified for the Tokyo 2020; however, D’Gama is representing as a neutral ITO. “I have been the observer of World Youth Championship held in Poland recently. The job of an observer is very tough as you also have to evaluate the evaluators,” he said.
Senior journalist Raju Nayak has joined Gomantak as Editorial-Director
Senior journalist Raju Nayak has joined Gomantak as Editorial-Director. In an illustrious career spanning four decades, Nayak has been part of various newspapers in the State. He has also authored books, often highlighting environmental issues in Goa. Khandak has taken a critical view of the mining industry in Goa. As fellow of Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Nayak has studied the mining industry from close quarters.
Among the newspapers that he has worked for include Sakaal, Loksatta, Indian Express, Rashtramat, Sunaparant and Times of India. Prior to this assignment, Nayak was the resident editor of Lokmat in Goa.
He was conferred with the prestigious Acharya Atre Award for his forthright journalism in 2017.
13-year-old Gajesh Naik develops PolyGaj, a DeFi protocol
Gajesh Naik is the developer behind a DeFi protocol that’s managed nearly $7 million in cryptocurrency. He began learning all programming languages and went on to develop the code. Naik started learning to code five years ago at a dedicated boot camp, using a drag-and-drop tutorial program called Scratch. At the time, he was just eight years old. Due to the pandemic, Naik has been at home with his parents and little brother. His father, Siddhivinayak, has a degree in computer science, but currently works as a civil service officer. It’s thanks to his encouragement, as well as a newfound passion for cryptocurrency, that Gajesh has been able to sink time into PolyGaj. He has also recorded explanatory videos about crypto for his YouTube channel, and agreed to public interviews with Indian influencers.
