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 …
Conservation efforts for Olive Ridley turtles have led to protection of house sparrows at Purunabandha village near Rushikulya rookery in Orissa. Villagers involved in guarding the endangered Olive Ridley turtles at this major nesting site have extended their efforts to house sparrows. During the past few years house sparrows had …
BERHAMPUR: The Olive Ridley sea turtles, the rare and endangered marine turtle species of the world, have started arriving for mating at Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district. According to wildlife officials, mating of Olive Ridleys is now at its peak and hundreds of pairs are visible within a radius of …
BERHAMPUR: Even as Ganjam administration prepares to distribute compensation among the farmers, who lost their crops in the recent cyclonic rains, another farmer died yesterday. The district had already witnessed death of 12 farmers and the toll mounted to 13. The farmer identified as Abhi Bisoi of Balarampur village under …
BHUBANESWAR: The heat over cholera deaths, the storm created by the stinging Lancet report on malaria casualties, the H1N1 outbreak and the repulsive sight of dogs nibbling a farmer
Berhampur: With farmers agitating in several parts of Odisha to press for adequate compensation to crop damage due to unseasonal rains, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that an assistance package would be announced for them soon. The state government will soon come out with a package to assist …
BERHAMPUR: Even as the Supreme Court is seized of the controversial Polavaram issue, experts have challenged the claims made by Andhra Pradesh and said it would lead to a Narmada-type situation in Orissa. Polavaram was given the National Project status despite Orissa's demand for a relook at the project which …
BERHAMPUR: Panic gripped the locals, as traffic on NH 5 near IRE chowk was disrupted for sometime today following leakage of hydrochloric acid from a tanker. The tanker loaded with the acid left Jayashree Chemicals at Ganjam this evening for Andhra Pradesh. The leakage was spotted at IRE chowk when …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government in a bid to streamline the grassroots-level mechanisms to tackle spread of H1N1, today directed top officials of the Health Department to fan out and take stock of the situation in the districts. The officials during their visits to the districts would assess the H1N1 preparedness …
BERHAMPUR: With the death of two more persons on Tuesday, the toll due to diarrhoea in the last one week went up to 12 in the tribal- dominated Buratal panchayat under Patrapur block in Ganjam district. Cases of diarrhoea were first reported in Adapathar village and it later spread to …
BERHAMPUR: Despite the Union Government's incentives for oil palm cultivation, it could not be taken up on a massive scale in the State. The fruit is being grown in over 700 hectares in Ganjam and Gajapati districts since 2006. According to official records, while only 34 hectares could be brought …
BERHAMPUR: Are granite bricks an answer to the dust pollution generated by the processing and polishing of granite slabs? If Ganjam Granite Cluster Association (GGCA) is to be believed, the dust can be put to good use. To drive the point home, it has begun the trial production of granite …
BERHAMPUR: In a bid to provide health service at doorsteps, measures have been initiated to provide telemedicine service in 10 districts. The service is being provided at MKCG Medical for last six years, but it was confined only to doctors who are using it to consult experts in the country …
BERHAMPUR: With Bhopal gas leak case fresh in mind, panic gripped Berhampur on Monday after chlorine gas leaked from a cylinder at a Public Health department store. At least 50 persons were affected and 35 treated in hospital. The leak was stopped by a team of experts from Jayshree Chemicals, …
BERHAMPUR: Many migratory birds flocking Chilika Lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in the country, are staying back in the lake instead of returning to their original nests in summer, according to a study. According to the study conducted by Chilika Wildlife Division, of the 9.24 lakh birds, which had visited …
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa universities have been asked to fan out to remote pockets and adopt more number of tribal villages where campaigns against high dropout could be launched under the Project Gyanlok. At the Vice-Chancellors (VC) Conference here, Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare called for intensified activities by the universities to take …
BERHAMPUR: It was an ecstatic moment for the Olive Ridley conservationists as around 70,000 newborn Olive Ridley turtles crawled into the sea in the early hours of today a t t h e R u s h i k u l y a rookery. The hatching, which began last night, …
BERHAMPUR: Fears of an eco-disaster loomed large after around 20 carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles were found at different places from Purunabandha to Prayagi on the stretch of Gopalpur beach on Friday. While environmentalists attributed the turtle deaths to oil spill, a senior Forest official dismissed the claim. Meanwhile, the …
BERHAMPUR: Oil spill from a coal-laden ship at Gopalpur port on Monday night has triggered panic and environmental concern. Around nine tonnes of oil is spreading in the area. The slick has spread to Rushikulya mouth and there are apprehensions that it may enter Chilika posing danger to the marine …
BHUBANESWAR: After system of rice intensification (SRI) paddy, it is sustainable sugarcane initiative (SSI) which would be the next generation sugarcane production technique with the rising labour cost and water crisis in the State. The SSI method would not only be requiring less labour and water, but it would also …
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the sugar price in the open market continues to be robust, the State is facing an average shortfall of about 4,000 tonnes of levy sugar every month. Each BPL family is entitled to 2 kg of sugar a month. Considering the total number of BPL families at …
