The future of mankind will be protected only when the nature is kept unharmed, viewed environmentalists and intellectuals at an award distribution ceremony held by the House of Nature, Environment and Society Trust (HONEST) here on Tuesday. Trust president Dr Sundara Narayan Patro presided over the programme. Asian Institute of …
The mercury in the state will witness a gradual rise and touch 43 degree Celsius or more at some places including Bhubaneswar by April 29, a forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The forecast for further rise in day temperatures came with at least 14 places …
An Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) study revealed thermal power plants contribute to rise in ambient temperature (temperature of the surroundings) by 2 to 3 degree Celsius. Most of the thermal power plants in the state are located in Sambalpur-Jharsuguda-Dhenkanal-Angul belt. In March 2014, the Central Pollution Control Board …
Both mainstream and fringe political outfits who contested in the recently held general and Assembly elections showed any seriousness in implementation of historic acts such as Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA), Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 and protection of Land Rights in tribal areas, said Campaign for …
Wants to lay a slurry pipeline from its CPP at Angul to Bharatpur South coal block of MCL The Odisha government had sought the nod of the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 12.63 hectares (ha) of forest land to lay a slurry pipeline from its …
A special cell created in the Cabinet Secretariat to revive stalled investment projects has paved the way for laying of three critical railway lines in eastern India, more than a decade after the projects were conceived. Once commissioned, the lines will transport more than 200 million tonne of coal from …
In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a single comprehensive national survey was conducted to determine the acuteness of the problem or measure progress, if any, of steps initiated to address malnutrition. Worse, the …
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts …
With summer already setting in with full fury, the city dwellers are set to face a torrid time due to lack of adequate green cover. The Capital city, which is witnessing real estate boom at the cost of greenery, has trouble in store for the residents in the coming days. …
Cuttack: In a significant ruling, Orissa High Court has upheld the state government’s circular of December 2012 in which it had asked mine owners in the state to supply half of their mine lumps to local standalone units. Dismissing a batch of petitions, including that of Federation of Indian Mining …
Mining co has stalled work on its $12-B Steel Plant, delayed by over nine years, till major clearances are approved Ten years ago, soon after the Congressled UPA came to power, Posco announced a $12 billion steel project in Odisha. It was, and remains, India’s largest foreign direct investment (FDI) …
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has approved field trials for 11 crop varieties but that clears only the first hurdle in the way of genetically-modified crops. Another major hitch could come from state governments, most of which do not seem to be in a mood to give their go-ahead …
The State government will move Ministry of Environment and Forests seeking Rs. 2.14 crore assistance for overall development of Similipal Biosphere Reserve. A management action plan that has been prepared keeping in mind the infrastructure and manpower requirement has been approved by Biosphere Reserve Management Council headed by Chief Secretary …
Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh, the organisation of traders in the State alleged that the norms of Food Safety and Standards Act if implemented would lead to drastic affect on livelihood of small traders. Leaders of the traders’ Mahasangh such as its general secretary Sudhakar Panda and its working president C. Rabindranath, …
Producing as much energy as it consumes by using geothermal cooling systems and solar energy, eastern India’s first net-zero energy building will come up at Bhubaneswar next year. Spread over three acres, the project will house the new office of the Grid Corporation of Odisha Ltd (GRIDCO), under the Odisha …
The date would be applicable for fixing rates of land acquisition cases initiated before 2014 The state government has decided to consider January 1, 2014 as the cutoff date to evaluate the benchmark value of land, the same day when the revised land acquisition law, the Right to Fair Compensation …
The Forest and Environment Department has sought a year’s extension for completion of the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) of the State. In a letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Department has sought that project proposals should be allowed to be considered by the Odisha Coastal …
The three-member Supreme Court-appointed central empowerment committee (CEC) headed by Justice P V Jayakrishnan visited Keonjhar district on Wednesday. The panel members met the collector before heading for Thakurani iron ore block, belonging to Sarada Mines, at Barbil, about 70 km from here. Senior forest, mining and revenue officers accompanied …
In a move to fast-track green nods, the government will digitise environment and forest clearances (EC and FC) at both the central and state levels. The new system will help companies file their applications online, track the status and get clearances within the stipulated time period. “While there will be …
Environmental experts have warned against possibility of oil pollution in Chilika lagoon, thanks to the large number of ill-equipped mechanised country boats that ply in the lagoon. Their analysis is based on petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) concentration found in certain segments of the 1,100 sq km brackish water lake. A scientific …
The Centre is expanding its vulture conservation programme across eight centres to save the endangered species and arrest the steady decline of their population. The move to emulate successful vulture breeding and rescue centre in Pinjore comes ahead of the ambitious plan to release these birds, bred in captivity, into …
