UGC for compulsory environment studies
Bhubaneswar: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked all universities to make environment studies a compulsory subject for undergraduate students of all branches. According to the directive
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Mangroves planted along Chilika lagoon
Mangrove cultivation is back in the outer channel of the Chilika lagoon. The initiative is community-driven and expected to help conserve the bio-diversity, improve the coastal eco-system and generate
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Odisha to prepare master plan for ecotourism
The Odisha government has decided to prepare a master plan for promotion and development of ecotourism destinations involving various communities, tour operators and other stakeholders. Reviewing the progress
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Green cover for Puri Swargdwar
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Tuesday hurriedly carried out a plantation drive at Swargdwar (crematorium) in Puri. On December 8, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had given an ultimatum
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Brick kilns on river beds raise erosion concern
BHUBANESWAR: Notwithstanding a state government directive of June 25, 2013, against setting up brick kilns on river beds, 23 such units were found operating in Khurda and Puri districts. Since such activities
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NTPC, state PSU to set up thermal plant
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has agreed to jointly develop a thermal power plant at Kamakshyanagar in Dhenkanal district with state-owned Odisha Thermal Power Corporation. This was
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Extremism, elephant poaching linked, says study
Does growth in Left-wing extremism have a bearing on the increase in elephant deaths in Odisha? Yes, if senior IPS officer Binay Kumar Behera's research on the issue is to be believed. "Possibly, militancy
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Eye on agriculture productivity in face of climate change
BHUBANESWAR: Agri-scientists discussed management options for enhancing productivity and livelihood security under the effect of climate change at a national seminar started at Orissa University of Agriculture
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Pollution control panel, Puri temple differ on stone quarries
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is groping in the dark about the total number of stone quarries operating on Jagannath Temple land in Khurda district. The board on Monday alleged that
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State wakes up, seeks report on school toilet status
The state government has asked all district education officers to submit reports on the status of toilets in schools, waking up to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat, Swachh Vidyalaya campaign.
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Dengue situation in state alarming
Dengue situation in the state continues to remain grim with steady detection of new cases, especially from the worst-affected Jajpur district. Nine persons, including four from Jaipur, have so far died