Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
MALKANGIRI: Heavy loss of kharif crops has been reported from Podia and Kalimela blocks of the district. The crop cutting report submitted to the State Government recently revealed that there has been 50 to 70 per cent (pc) crop loss in the various non-irrigated lands of Maoist-infested Kalimela and Podia …
The tribal-dominated and Maoist-prone Malkan-giri had a historical occasion when, within 15 days, the district administration distributed forestland pattas to as many as 5,113 tribal families, including those belonging to the Bonda and Didayi tribes. In two phases, the district administration distributed forestland Pattas to 314 Bonda families, covering 774 …
MALKANGIRI: The Total Sanitation Campaign has changed the face of tribal dominated Kanjali village under Padmagiri gram panchayat in Malkangiri district. The campaign has made the village completely free of open defecation thereby making a quality difference to the lives of its inhabitants. The village, comprising a cluster of 73 …
Many in tribal India have given up on traditional food Some months ago I went on a long journey through parts of tribal India. Getting off the bus in Malkangiri district, supposedly the most backward region in Orissa, I headed for a village which I frequented a decade ago. I …
Bauhinia Vahlii one of the valuable species is a giant climber and also called as Siali in Orissa and "mahul patta" in Madhya Pradesh. Leaves are used for making cups and plates and for wrapping food. The collectors harvest Siali leaves by damaging plant to obtain maximum leaves. Such unsustainable …
By Akshaya Kumar Sahoo, Bhubaneswar Dec. 16: Orissa, which was hitherto known for its huge mineral reserves like iron ore, bauxite, chrome ore, manganese, dolomite and quartzite, is all set to add a new glitter to its kitty of natural resources. Traces of gold have been found in at least …
