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 …
10,000 cases this year, Punjab among worst-hit Though cases of dengue have started declining in the state, with over 10,000 cases reported so far, Punjab is one of the worst-affected states in the country. With the change in the weather, the cases have now started declining and the Health Department …
BHUBANESWAR: According to the weatherman, cold wave condition would prevail at some pockets in the state for next four days from Friday. The IMD said wind condition is favourable for further fall in minimum temperature. Temperature was below normal in interior and coastal parts of the state on Thursday. Phulbani …
Over 300 anti-Polavaram activists of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telengana assembled at Koraput on Thursday and vowed to fight against the multi-purpose project. They alleged that the project is being constructed to benefit industrial houses along the Visakhapatnam-Chennai coastal corridor rather than to provide water for irrigation to farmers …
Is Odisha losing the grip over malaria? Seems so when the State topped in the country with over 3.36 lakh malaria positive cases till October 1 this year vis-a-vis around 3 lakh cases in 2011. Moreover, with 65 deaths till the end of September this year vis-a-vis 56 till September …
The State Government has decided to take up construction of pig shelters under the MGNREGS. Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department Secretary Bishnupada Sethi had proposed construction of piggery shelters under the MGNREGS in individual lands to provide livelihood support to rural poor. The initiative would also improve the health …
BERAHMPUR: An illegally-run packaged drinking water unit located at Sukunda Road in Berhampur was sealed by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation on Monday evening. The officials of the district administration and the civic body raided the factory, which produces water pouches and water bottles, before shutting it. The corporation banned preparation …
KENDRAPADA: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) with the help of the Jajpur district administration on Monday sealed the Visa Steel plant in the industrial hub of Kalinganagar. The plant was found to be polluting the area. "There were intense public protests against the steel plant for the last …
At a time when the state is grappling with dengue, students of MM High School, Girishola here have prepared a project to fight the disease. The project has suggested plantation of marigold, lemon grass and podina (meant) sapling on open spaces of the villages and houses to drive away the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mathala Chandrapati Rao Vs Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) dated 23/11/2016 regarding irresponsible operation of the stone crusher mixing units in village Kidigam, Tahasil Kasinagar, District Gajapati, Odisha. According to the appellant the crusher was in operation from 8th …
Visakhapatnam: The state government's plans to develop a minor port with the support of a private developer at Bhavanapadu in Srikakulam district has hit a temporary roadblock as the union ministry of home affairs (MHA) is yet to clear the proposal. According to senior AP government sources, the project proposal …
The NGT, after considering the affidavit on Monday, adjourned hearing to January Hyderabad: In a significant development, the TS government has filed an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal, seeking a detailed survey on the impact of backwaters of Polavaram dam on Telangana state territory. The TS government also sought …
At least 166 hotels in the beach town of Puri face the threat of closure for running without valid pollution control certificates. In June, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had made it mandatory for hotels to obtain consent from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to run its operations, …
With Satkosia Tiger Reserve almost counting its last big cats, Wildlife Wing of the Odisha Government is busy working on a tiger restocking plan for the habitat. It is seeking a tie-up with Tadoba Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra for two pairs of large cats which could be relocated and released …
Representations were received by the Commission from Lachhu Oram and others from Sundergarh District of Odisha, who pray for justice as after acquisition of their land, for establishment of Rourkela Steel Plant erstwhile Hindusan Steel Plant, due compensation was not paid, employment was not given to family members of displaced …
KORAPUT: The Zilla Adivasi Samaj Mahasangha (ZASM), a tribal outfit, on Tuesday observed a 12-hour bandh in Malkangiri district in protest against the government's alleged failure in checking the Japanese encephalitis (JE) and other diseases, which have killed 90 children in past two months. Officially 30 children have died of …
BHUBANESWAR: Along with Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and dengue, the threat of swine flu seems to have added to the woes of the State Government forcing it to issue an advisory to the health officials at the district level and authorities of Government medical colleges and hospitals to remain alert to …
Gram sabhas held in 12 villages in Jul-Aug 2013 as per an order of the SC had unanimously voted against the project State-run mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is making a renewed attempt to mine bauxite on top of the Niyamgiri hill range, a proposal that was nixed by …
After an expert panel recently confirmed the existence of the mythical Saraswati river in India’s northwest, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, now claim to have found evidence of another “lost” Indian river. Called “Chandrabhaga”, this ancient river is believed to have existed at a distance of about …
It has sought 1,250 hectares of contiguous, barren government land on long-term lease for 35 years Kolkata-based Sonthalia Group with interests in solar power generation, plastics & polymers, textiles and infrastructure development has proposed to set up a mega solar park in Odisha with a capacity of 600 Mw. For …
As 73 children died in the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis at 505 villages in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district in Odisha, a 10-year-old boy's letter to the Prime Minister fervently appealing for help laid bare the desperation of the villagers. Official sources said that the death toll had mounted to 73. …
