Protection of mankind depends on safe nature’
The future of mankind will be protected only when the nature is kept unharmed, viewed environmentalists and intellectuals at an award distribution ceremony held by the House of Nature, Environment and
Orissa
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GM field trials: Regulator proposes but most states decline
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has approved field trials for 11 crop varieties but that clears only the first hurdle in the way of genetically-modified crops. Another major hitch could
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Odisha to move MoEF seeking fund for Similipal biosphere reserve
The State government will move Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking Rs. 2.14 crore assistance for overall development of Similipal Biosphere Reserve. A management action plan that has been prepared keeping in mind the infrastructure and manpower requirement has been approved by Biosphere Reserve Management Council headed by Chief Secretary J. K. Mohapatra here on Thursday.
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Food Safety Act will affect livelihood of small traders
Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh, the organisation of traders in the State alleged that the norms of Food Safety and Standards Act if implemented would lead to drastic affect on livelihood of small traders.
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East India’s first net-zero building coming up at Bhubaneswar
Producing as much energy as it consumes by using geothermal cooling systems and solar energy, eastern India’s first net-zero energy building will come up at Bhubaneswar next year. Spread over three
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Odisha considers Jan 1 as cutoff date to fix prices under new land acquisition law
The date would be applicable for fixing rates of land acquisition cases initiated before 2014 The state government has decided to consider January 1, 2014 as the cutoff date to evaluate the benchmark value of land, the same day when the revised land acquisition law, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (RFCTLAR&R), 2013, came into effect.
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Forest Department Seeks Extension for CZMP
The Forest and Environment Department has sought a year’s extension for completion of the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) of the State. In a letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF),
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Supreme Court panel inspects mines violations
The three-member Supreme Court-appointed central empowerment committee (CEC) headed by Justice P V Jayakrishnan visited Keonjhar district on Wednesday. The panel members met the collector before heading for Thakurani iron ore block, belonging to Sarada Mines, at Barbil, about 70 km from here. Senior forest, mining and revenue officers accompanied them. The committee chairman declined to comment on the issue.
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Online platform for green clearances
In a move to fast-track green nods, the government will digitise environment and forest clearances (EC and FC) at both the central and state levels. The new system will help companies file their applications
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Oil Pollution Threat to Chilika Biodiversity
Environmental experts have warned against possibility of oil pollution in Chilika lagoon, thanks to the large number of ill-equipped mechanised country boats that ply in the lagoon. Their analysis is based
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Vultures to be bred at 8 more centres
The Centre is expanding its vulture conservation programme across eight centres to save the endangered species and arrest the steady decline of their population. The move to emulate successful vulture breeding and rescue centre in Pinjore comes ahead of the ambitious plan to release these birds, bred in captivity, into the wild by 2016-17.