Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Bibhu Dash & Others Vs Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 05/02/2024. The affidavit of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board stated that the STP cannot be constructed because the sewage outflow of Manorama Estates Welfare Society to their …
A study was carried out at the Central Farm of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar during 1992-93 to evaluate the performance of composite fish culture with catla (Catla, rohu, mrigal and grass carp) in a fish-crop-duck-poultry integrated system.
Hoardings of mine owning companies and hot winds greet you once you exit the cool comfort of the aircraft at Raipur airport. Temperatures have been unusually high almost all over the country this year. But on the second day of my visit to Raipur, I was offered some local explanations …
KONARK/BHUBANESWAR: With water-logging posing a serious threat to the historic Sun Temple at Konark, an expert team sent by State Government inspected the heritage site to examine the drainage system there. A six-member team comprising engineers and officials from the government and state-owned Orissa Construction Corporation (OCC) yesterday visited the …
BHUBANESWAR: The first hurdle in the establishment of the Posco steel plant near Paradip was crossed on Sunday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik agreeing to visit the proposed project site and the Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) assuring that the survey work will be allowed to continue in a peaceful …
BHUBANESWAR: At about 12.53 am on Sunday, denizens of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack woke up with a start. A mild tremor had shaken them out of their slumber, sending a chill down the spines. For it was the third tremor people have felt in the last one month. The earthquake measured …
BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone shelters along the Orissa coast are all set for a makeover. Besides providing shelter to the community in times of natural calamities, these centres are proposed to be converted into full-blown communication hubs. The recent experience of Orissa State Disaster Mitigation Authority (OSDMA) in handling the warning, sensitisation, …
BHUBANESWAR: Members cutting across party lines today criticised the State Government for its lack of preparedness to tackle floods even though only a few days are left for the onset of monsoon. The issue cropped up at the meeting of the State-level Calamity Committee presided over by Chief Minister Naveen …
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa on Saturday unveiled its Rs 17,000 crore Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) in a bid to create a carbon conscious State given its heavy dependence on industry and energy sectors. Its energy sector alone is slated to make Orissa one of the largest carbon-emitting States in the next …
BHUBANESWAR: Rice Tech 2010, a three-day event, would bring together a host of agri-researchers, technology providers, rice industry captains and farmers to the City on June 5. This edition of the expo would be the 11th international exhibition on rice processing technology and give an opportunity to the stakeholders to …
BHUBANESWAR: A training programme for eco-tourism groups on Multiple Skills and Hospitality Management kicked off at Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition here on Monday. Organised by Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project, the training would continue for three weeks. Twenty-nine members of various eco-tourism groups of Purunakote, …
BHUBANESWAR: While tobacco use continues to predominate global health concerns, growing percentage of women among the consuming population has added to the alarm. They have become targets for the tobacco companies and industries, which have started to design strategies and products like lite, slim and flavoured to attract women. Some …
BHUBANESWAR: A special component has been proposed under the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) project to expand the present monitoring mechanisms of dolphins and birds. There is always a conflict in Orissa between conservation issues and livelihood concerns including socio-economic needs of a large number of people. As development activities …
This draft action plan on climate change by the Orissa government proposes strategies to move towards as a carbon conscious and climate resilient state. It envisages an outlay of around Rs 17,000 crore in 11 key sectors over the next five years and with this, Orissa is the first state …
In the first such rejection by any ministry, Union Mines Minister B K Handique has shot down a proposal by the Finance Ministry that sought 10 per cent or more disinvestment in state-owned aluminium giant Nalco. The government holds 87.15 per cent in the navratna company that earned profits of …
BHUBANESWAR: As traditional water sources are drying up and groundwater table is shrinking due to excessive exploitation, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has requested all the states to prepare village water security plan. The objective is to decentralise the water resources management with emphasis on community management of the …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided to install tube wells in every block of the State to deal with the shortage of drinking water in rural areas in during the summer. A decision to this effect was taken at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik …
BHUBANESWAR: The avenues for amusement and entertainment may have gone up in the city, but good old Nandankanan Zoo continues to draw in the crowd as the tourists
BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Bhubaneswar has proposed establishment of Innovative Centre for Climate Change (ICCC) here. Director of IIT-Bhubanes w a r M a d h u s u d a n Chakraborty who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here at the Secretariat today along with a team of …
BHUBANESWAR: Though Orissa has witnessed a drastic change in the physical features of elementary education, many things are yet to be achieved in terms of access and retention of the students in the State-run schools. Though the Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan (SSA) has created some awareness among the children in the …
