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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Bhubaneswar Development Authority throws building norms to wind
BHUBANESWAR: Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), the enforcing agency for building norms, violated the regulation itself by approving plan for a highrise residential complex on the outskirts of the
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Water bodies yet to be restored in Cuttack
The ambitious project to revive water bodies in the Millennium City is hanging fire. The state government had sanctioned Rs 5 crore to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) for the purpose about two
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Pollution watch in mine areas
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is on the verge of finalizing the regional environmental management planning (REMP) for sustainable mining in Joda-Barbil area in Keonjhar district.
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Water supply project for Cuttack
The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) is going to start work on an ambitious water project that aims to provide 24-hour water supply to the city and adjoining areas. It has been designed keeping
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Pollution board closure notice to Bhusan Energy
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued closure notice to Bhusan Energy Limited's (BEL) 300 mw power plant at Narendrapur in Dhenkanal district for violation of pollution norms.
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11th gram sabha also says no to mining
Similar to the outcome of earlier gram sabhas, tribals at the 11th gram sabha held at Khambesi village in Rayagada district on Tuesday rejected the proposal of Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) to mine Niyamgiri
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Posco: HC notice on green nod
Admitting a PIL challenging the forest and environment clearance granted to the Posco steel plant project by the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), the Orissa high court on Wednesday issued
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Waste disposal: VSS sits on green notice
The VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla, is yet to have an effluent treatment plant though the Orissa Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has served a show cause notice on it seeking personal appearance
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Diarrhoea: 15 new cases detected
Fresh diarrhoea cases were reported from Kashipur block of Rayagada district on Tuesday. Official sources said at least 15 people, including four children, of remote Bahardulki and Kichikhal villages are suffering from the disease but are unable to reach Kashipur hospital due to lack of road communication.
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Bio-waste litters Bhubaneswar as hospitals flout norms
Medical wastes still litter the city as government hospitals allegedly are not following the norms of the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB). Sources said while private hospitals are found dumping