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
Times Of India (Bhubaneswar)
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Protests fail to stall Posco wall work
The boundary wall construction of Posco progressed on the third day on Monday despite protests by a section of anti-industry villagers at Nuagaon in Jagatsinghpur district. Around 250 villagers, including
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Govt tightens noose around illegal stone crusher units
The state government has asked district collectors and SPs to crack the whip on stone crushers units, violating environment norms. In a letter sent to the home and revenue and disaster management departments, forest secretary R K Sharma said many stone crushers units were still functioning, flouting the 'site' (where the units are located) criterion. It requires crusher units to be located 500 metre away from human habitations and 200 metre from national and state highways.
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Dispose fly ash prod to industries
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has asked power plant industries in the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda region to introduce High Concentration Slurry Disposal ( HCSD) system in an attempt to check
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Lehar ebbs, to spare Odisha
The India meteorological department (IMD) on Wednesday said cyclonic storm Lehar had lost its teeth and would make a landfall in Andhra Pradesh with a much lesser impact than predicted. By late evening
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Mystery disease kills 5 tribal kids in 3 weeks
A two-year-old tribal child died of a mysterious disease at Munda Sahi of Swam village in Patna area of the district on Monday. Including this, five tribal kids have died in the village in last three weeks.
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Cyclone Lehar landfall expected on November 28
The state government on Monday put district authorities on alert, especially those of 10 southern and coastal districts, as the severe cyclonic storm, Lehar, is expected to make a landfall between Kalingapatnam
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Bhushan set up power plant illegally, says pollution board
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has said the Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) set up a 256 MW power plant on its premises without its permission. During an inspection on Monday, an OSPCB team
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State seeks Rs 2200 cr WB aid
Concrete houses for fishermen, cyclone shelters and underground cabling for power supply are among the host of projects the state government on Wednesday placed before a central team on external assistance,
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Forest department wants National Tiger Conservation Authority to decide Satkosia tiger's fate
The forest department on Monday said it would not make any suggestions regarding relocation of the stray wild male tiger (now at Nandankanan zoo) to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
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Task force to use plastic waste for building roads
BHUBANESWAR: The housing and urban development (H&UD) department has formed a task force to implement the use of plastic waste for road construction. The task force comprises officials of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the works department.