Affidavit by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Sisir Kumar Panda Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/05/2025. The issue pertained to the removal of illegal construction/obstruction caused by the state authorities as well as the private persons in the ecological sensitive zone …
The Centre on Tuesday handed over reference of the Mahanadi water dispute to the chairman of Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal, Justice A M Khanwilkar. The Tribunal was constituted on 12 March appointing Justice Khanwilkar as chairman and Justice Ravi Ranjan and Justice Indermeet Kaur Kochhar as its members. The Secretary …
A total of 38,037.40 hectares of forestland have been encroached by private persons in the State, informed Forests and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Wednesday. The Minister mentioned that three industrialists and 17,724 private persons …
Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/04/2018 regarding appointment of Lokpal/Lokayukta in states of India. Supreme Court directs all the states to expedite the process of appointment of Lokayukta at the earliest and inform the Apex Court …
The Odisha Government demanded an early handover of the Mahanadi tribunal’s terms of reference during the first regional conference meeting of five States held in Kolkata on Monday. Besides, the State asked for a halt in the construction work of Mohamala Sirapur barrage and other projects on Mahanadi upstream in …
Though the State Forest Department claims that the forest cover of Odisha has developed in the last few years, by citing an aerial photographic survey, it cannot be accepted as true. Scientific data is always obtained through satellite survey and not from ground measurement practice. The aerial photographic survey always …
We are being befooled by the executive", was how a "frustrated" Supreme Court said on Tuesday while ruing the fact that around Rs one lakh crore worth of funds meant to protect the environment and benefit the people, was being diverted for other purposes. Severely criticising the government, the apex …
The District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) in the State have collected Rs 4,075 crore in the last three years, while only Rs 389 crore was spent over the period. Thus, 90 per cent of the fund lies unutilized. This was stated by Minister Usha Devi in a question of Dilip Ray …
The Odisha government has decided to take certain steps to manage heat wave during the summer season that commences in March and stretches up to mid-June, official sources said. The state government has decided to assess magnitude of heat wave related morbidity and mortality where the administrative officers have been …
Bhubaneswar: The urban development authority will relax environment norms to provide speedy clearance to building plans here. The Bhubaneswar Development Authority has segregated various types of buildings and decided to provide environmental clearance accordingly. Besides, an environmental wing with auditors will also be set up to solely look into the …
Balangir: A fire has been ravaging forests in Boudh for the past three days. The fire has spread in Kantamal, Puruna katak, Madhapur and Manamunda forest divisions. People living in the area have expressed concerns that forest fires have become a regular feature every summer. Senior forest officials, however, claim …
Bhubaneswar: As many as 82 people were killed in separate elephant attacks till February 2018, Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray informed to Odisha Assembly on Wednesday in response to a question. While 66 persons were killed in elephant attacks in 2016-17, as many as 82 people were killed and …
To what degree can vulnerability to extreme weather events be mitigated by access to a rural livelihoods program, particularly with regard to the impacts on women? This paper addresses this question through a natural experiment arising from two independent but overlapping sources of variation: exposure to a devastating cyclone that …
The Union Environment Ministry has barred Hyderabad-based consultant B S Envi Tech Pvt Ltd for one year for preparing environment impact assessment for thermal power projects without any permission. The consultant has been barred for "misguiding" the ministry by not sharing earlier details, while submitting a fresh application seeking 'Terms …
What is the background to the dispute and, going beyond the political rhetoric in both states, who are the parties actually affected by it? In line with the Supreme Court’s order in January, the Ministry of Water Resources last week notified the setting up of a Tribunal to resolve the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State got its first Mobile Food Testing Laboratory (MFTL) on Wednesday. Referred to as food safety on wheels, the van will be used to conduct tests for common adulterants in all products.Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena flagged off the van on the premises of Odisha State …
Closing the Enforcement Gap: Groundtruthing of Environmental Violations in Sundargarh, Odisha highlights a community-led groundtruthing exercise carried out in relation to operations of the Kulda Open Cast Mining Project in Sundargarh, Odisha. Through the process of groundtruthing, discussions about the impacts faced by people living around the project area were …
Under a scheme of the SECI, all the other costs are waived off The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has allocated 50 Megawatt (Mw) wind power capacity to Odisha to meet the state’s Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) for promoting the renewable energy sector. “Wind flow in Odisha is not …
NLC's total investments proposed in Odisha is around Rs 140 billion NLC India's (formerly Neyveli Lignite Ltd) 3,200 Mw thermal power project proposed in Odisha has run into the rough water due to differences with the state government over power allocation. The state government, in line with its policy terms …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Odisha Vs State of Chhattisgarh dated 23/01/2018 regarding water dispute in respect of waters of the Mahanadi Basin. This suit was filed by the State of Odisha asking for an injunction restraining State of Chhattisgarh from continuing …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Orissa Vs State of Andhra Pradesh dated 15/02/2018 regarding construction of the Polavaram project (known as Indira Sagar Project) on the river Godavari at Polavaram. It is submitted by the counsel appearing on behalf of the State …
