Odisha plans to restore coastal green cover
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme
Uprooted trees in Puri. Nearly 22 lakh trees have been destroyed in the cyclone in Odisha.Biswaranjan Rout Cyclone Fani-hit State aims at planting over 1.3 crore saplings as per a five-year scheme
The statutory environment panel has revoked the clearance given to South Korean steel major Posco’s Rs 54,000-crore integrated steel plant and port project in Jagatsinghpur in Odisha, raising fears that the venture may get further delayed. Posco will now have to go through the process of environmental clearance— at least some part it — all over again. The expert appraisal committee on industry, which is the apex environmental clearance body for industrial projects, has asked the company to furnish detailed information on a variety of aspects, including iron ore linkage, layout plan for the project, waste management plan before it can consider fresh clearance.
The Supreme Court judgment last week directing Orissa to hold gram sabha meetings in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts over whether bauxite mining can be allowed in the Niyamgiri mountains has opened Pandora's
Environment activist SubhasDatta has moved the National Green Tribunal on pollution at Puri, eastern India's biggest pilgrimage and tourist site. The town with a population of about 2 lakh and rudimentary
The inter-ministerial committee on ore linkage to industries within the State on a sustainable manner will request the State Government for more time to submit its report. The three-member committee,
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who reviewed the drinking water facilities in different parts of the State at a meeting on Tuesday, directed the officials of the Rural Development department to take expeditious
Eight mine owners of Odisha have joined hands to invest about Rs 100 crore for local area development of two mineral rich Keonjhar and Sundargarh districts. The mine owners made this commitment before
The Odisha government today submitted a status report on the Posco project at a meeting convened at Udyog Bhawan in New Delhi. The report mentioned the steps taken for the progress of the project work,
The authorities of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) have started the process to undertake an annual sign survey of wild animals in the national park in Mayurbhanj district from Monday. According to STR
E-auction of key bulk minerals like iron ore, chrome ore and manganese is expected to begin in Odisha in 1-2 months with the chief minister Naveen Patnaik giving in-principle approval for the process.
Orissa High Court judgement dated 24/04/2013 in the matter of Sanjeev Kumar Sharma & others vs Union Of India and others on land acquisition for Bhubaneswar-Puri Section National Highway No.203.