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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Odisha State Pollution Control Board fails waste segregation test
A recent survey by Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) found SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, flouting norms by not segregating biomedical waste despite repeated reminders. If not
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7 quarries run without pollution board's nod
BHUBANESWAR: At least seven stone quarries, which supply raw materials to stone crusher units in Khurda district, are running without obtaining consent from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB),
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State seeks Rs 76 lakh for shifting feline to Similipal Tiger Reserve
The wildlife wing of the forest department has sent a proposal worth Rs 76-lakh to National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for relocating and monitoring the Royal Bengal Tiger, which had strayed into
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Odisha flood: Sambalpur, Jharsuguda under siege, trains hit
Sambalpur/Jharsuguda/BALASORE: The flood situation in Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts remained grim even as rain stopped towards the evening on Tuesday. Traffic between Sambalpur and Rourkela was
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SC upholds state's 2008 order on public distribution system
BHUBANESWAR: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2008 order of the state government imposing a bar on dealing in public distribution system (PDS) items by persons having commercial interests in the
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NGT comes down hard on Odisha government
KOLKATA: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday came down hard on the Odisha government for failing to take necessary action against constructions that violate Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) norms.
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IIT to study JNNURM city bus service
BHUBANESWAR: The state government has engaged IIT-Bhubaneswar to conduct an "impact assessment study" of JNNURM-city bus service in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri. Though the housing and urban development
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Orissa HC notice to Keonjhar on forest land use
KEONJHAR: The Orissa high court has sought a reply from the Keonjhar district administration on why land allotted for a community centre in Atei Reserve Forest is being used as a parking lot. The court
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325 hotels in Puri under pollution board scanner
Most in Puri are contributing to water pollution flouting norms, officials of Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) here said. The board has listed 325 hotels for violating the Water (prevention
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State gets 56% less rain
Odisha received 56% less rain by the end of June, according a rainfall report of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday. The monsoon had hit the state on June 18, eight days behind schedule.