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 State Government is worried over inordinate delay in grant of forest and environmental and exploration clearances for some of the major mines of the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC). The OMC is regularly applying for forest and environmental clearances for its iron ore and chromite mines. But there is inordinate …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Orissa Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 29/11/2018 regarding Polavaram Project. Supreme Court has been informed that a public hearing has not taken place in the States of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, despite changes in the …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/11/2018 regarding illegalities involved in the mining lease of Sarda Mines Private Limited, District Keonjhar, Orissa. Supreme Court directs that Central Empowered Committee to rework the quantum of excessive or …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause and Union of India & Others dated 29/10/2018 regarding functioning of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for mining projects, Odisha. Justice A.K. Patnaik will be appointed as an Oversight Authority to consider the effective functioning of the …
Shortly after, the protestors resorted to road blockade which was continuing till the report was filed. About 25 platoons of police forces, including OSAF personnel have been deployed. RAJGANGPUR (SUNDARGARH) : The environmental public hearing on expansion of mines of cement producer OCL India Ltd in Rajgangpur block of Sundargarh …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will form an enforcement squad to keep an eye on manufacturers and traders of plastic carry-bags from Tuesday - the day the state government's ban on plastic in six cities - Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur, Puri and Rourkela - kicks in. Deputy commissioner (sanitation) …
State-run power producer NTPC has been given the green clearance for the Rs 7,732.35 crore expansion project of the Talcher Thermal Power Station in Odisha, a senior government official said Monday. The company's proposal is to add two additional units of 660 MW each in the existing premise of the …
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to cut pollution in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a Star Rating system for industries— a first-of-its-kind transparency initiative which will categorise industries from 1-star to 5-stars compliant to the pollution standards, at the state Secretariat here. The initiative aims to categorise industries …
The spectre of fluoride contamination has come to haunt schoolchildren in Odisha’s Nuapada district with potable water sources in as many as 54 schools and anganwadi premises testing for fluoride presence beyond permissible limits. Prolonged consumption of fluoride contaminated water leads to dental and skeletal fluorosis. Commonly, mottled teeth and …
Bhubaneswar: TB Mitra, a unique mobile application for tuberculosis-affected communities was launched in Berhampur this week. Ganjam is the second district in the state after Bargarh to launch the app on a pilot basis as part of a collaboration between the State TB Cell, department of health and family welfare, …
Clearing the way for the imposition of safeguard duty on solar cell imports, the Supreme Court on Monday vacated a stay by the Orissa High Court. Clearing the way for the imposition of safeguard duty on solar cell imports, the Supreme Court on Monday vacated a stay by the Orissa …
BHUBANESWAR: Around 6.5 lakh people have been affected by the flood caused by the Baitarani river in Bhadrak, Jajpur and Kendrapara districts of Odisha, officials said on Sunday. According to the Special Relief Commissioner's (SRC) office, over three lakh were affected till Saturday. A total of 4.02 lakh people have …
Teachers and students of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, pay tribute to Mother Teresa and Sarvepalli Radhakrishanan on Wednesday and (below) a student performs at the event. Telegraph pictures Polythene peril Young artisans of Chitrasala Institute at Pokhariput launched a plastic-free Odisha campaign on Tuesday under the guidance of social …
BHUBANESWAR: Dengue positive cases are on the rise in the capital city. Though the state government claims that it takes several measures to control dengue disease, positive cases have crossed 650 mark so far. Around 300 cases have been reported from the city between August 9 and September 3. It …
Cuttack: The municipal corporation's action plan to contain the spread of dengue has been making tardy progress since it was launched 11 days ago. Although "a multi-pronged action plan" was drawn up to cover the 11 wards from where 24 dengue cases were reported, the civic body seems to have …
BHUBANESWAR: The drive against the use of plastic and polythene carry-bags has gathered steam. With the state government planning to prohibit the use of plastic across five cities on October 2, many organizations in the city - both government and private - have been switching to eco-friendly materials to make …
Paradip: Tree cover spread around Paradip golf course area wears an emaciated look with black and burnt patches appearing on the leaves. The State Pollution Control Board is working to ascertain the exact cause of the burn marks on the leaves. Activists have charged that trees are bearing the brunt …
Following tension among protesters and supporters to a proposed capacity expansion project of limestone mines of OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur, a public hearing meeting was postponed on Wednesday. The proposed public hearing was to provide environment clearance for the expansion of capacity of the limestone mines of cement-major OCL. Sources …
Cuttack: Dengue patients continue to get admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here with the disease affecting 233 people since July 15. In the past 21 days, on a daily basis more than 10 persons have been tested positive for dengue at the hospital. This has taken the number …
Odisha, the topmost State in terms of District Minerals Fund (DMF) collection with a total cumulative accrual of Rs 4,453 crore, has missed out on making targeted investments on issues such as healthcare, child nutrition and livelihoods. Of the Rs 2,588.9 crore sanctioned so far for projects under DMF in …
