Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Phulbani, Odisha: A large number of tribal people have threatened to boycott polls for Kandhamal Lok Sabha and Phulbani Assembly seats accusing the government of being callous in providing basic facilities like drinking water, electricity, education and healthcare. Around 5,000 voters, mostly tribals, of Bilabadi, Danga, Shraba, Mallickpada, Shamapaju, Birigada …
Concern over government’s move to denotify 159 sq km of forests Wild Orissa, a voluntary organisation that works on conservation of wildlife, has expressed concern over the government’s move to denotify 159 sq km of forests from the Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary and Satkosia Tiger Reserve. “The proposal is not …
PHULBANI: The only milk chilling plant here, established 17 years back, is kaput due to multiple reasons. In 1995, the plant with storage capacity of 4,000 litres was established at a cost of ` 30 lakh on the outskirts of Phulbani town. The aim was to trade surplus milk produced …
PHULBANI: Farmers in Phulbani district are having a harrowing time in the absence of adequate godowns and cold storage to preserve agricultural produce. The only cold storage in G. Udaygiri is in a dilapidated state and the few godowns available fail to serve the purpose, as farmers are forced to …
BHUBANESWAR: This April, Forest Survey of India recorded at least 960 incidents of forest fire in Orissa, as captured by the satellite. With mercury shooting up across the State, unleashing a prolonged dry spell, recurring outbreak of fires has wildlife, forest resources and administration at its mercy. By the admission …
Scientists go door to door to bring the pests in, PCR test tells them which ones are dangerous OVER the last few years, people from some villages of Orissa got used to a team of researchers knocking on their doors at five in the morning. The team was on a …
PHULBANI: Keeping in view the establishment of a hi-tech horticulture training institution in Kandhamal district, the office of the deputy director of horticulture has imparted training to 25 farmers in the first phase. The institution will educate farmers and youths of the district about horticulture so that they can earn …
