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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177 kids fall ill after taking iron tablets
As many as 177 students of Gopinathpur UG ME School at Jadupur village in Puri's Brahmagiri fell ill on Tuesday after taking iron supplements. They were taken to the nearest health centre at Rebena Nuagaon
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Piped water to 845 gram panchayats soon: Govt
BHUBANESWAR: After winning the urban polls in the state with a handsome margin, BJD seems to be shifting its focus to the rural areas. In a meeting chaired by chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday,
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Odisha, National Advisory Council differ over forest rights
BHUBANESWAR: Even though Odisha government claimed to have settled maximum individual rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, the National Advisory Council (NAC) on Monday expressed dissatisfaction
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Kuakhai river bears brunt of Ganesha idol immersion
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols. In order to
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Kuakhai river bears brunt of Ganesha idol immersion
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have paid hardly any attention to the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) guidelines on immersion of Ganesha idols. In order to check pollution
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Solar panels at signals of 47 railway stations soon
In order to meet the demand of electricity consumption to operate railway signals, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has hit upon an idea to generate electricity by installing solar panels at the 47 railway
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Sand mining unabated in Kendrapada, Jajpur districts
Sand mining continues in many parts of Kendrapada and Jajpur districts despite the August 14 National Green Tribunal order to curb such practices without proper environment clearance. Illegal sand mining
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3 'diarrhoea' deaths in Kandhamal
At least three persons, including a two-year-old, have allegedly died of diarrhoea at Dagamaha and Taparangia villages under Kandhamal's Daringibadi block in the last one week. Several others are reportedly
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Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation breaks ground rules
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) continues to dump municipal solid waste at Bhuasuni, the site identified for disposal of waste on the outskirts of city, despite expiry of the authorization
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Hirakud displaced demand succour
BHUBANESWAR: Families affected by Hirakud dam staged a demonstration outside the assembly here on Saturday, demanding 10 decimal of homestead land to each family. Ousted in 1955-56, the families also demanded