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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Safe drinking water fails to reach five tribal villages in Koraput
Koraput: It seems the wait for clean drinking water in five tribal villages in Koraput's Boipariguda block is not going to get over soon. The Rs 98.28-lakh rural piped water supply project became defunct
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Odisha to fix coast erosion though natural process
The Odisha government on Wednesday said it would check the sea erosion in Puri coast through natural process and avoid constructing any structure on the beach which will mar the beauty of the coast.
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IIT experts suggest reforms to tackle Puri beach's erosion
Bhubaneswar: Experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai on Sunday advised the government to put in place geo-synthetic sand tubes along the Puri beach to protect its shoreline from erosion.
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Encroachers eating into forest cover: RTI
Bhubaneswar: The state's forest cover is getting depleted and has lost around 37,500 hectares (375 sq km) to encroachers, information obtained under RTI has revealed. Although chief minister Naveen
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Swargadwar chimney defunct, pollution rises
Bhubaneswar: The electric chimney installed at Swargadwar in Puri has become defunct, increasing pollution at the sought-after crematorium. The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), which had
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Police book 3949 violators in Bhubaneswar for using power horns
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate police has realized around Rs 20 lakh as penalty from 3,949 violators for using power horn and musical horn in their vehicles in the city between January and June. According
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State backs GST, seeks levy of green tax
BHUBANESWAR: Extending its support to the goods and services tax (GST) Bill which has been hanging fire in the Rajya Sabha, the state government on Tuesday reiterated its demand to allow mineral-bearing
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OSPCB asks 10 Puri hotels to shut down
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Saturday slapped closure notice on 10 hotels in Puri, under the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for violating pollution control norms.
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Mahanadi row to delay interlinking of rivers
At a time when the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh is raging on over sharing of the Mahanadi water, it has come as a blessing in disguise for Odisha to further up its ante against the Centre's
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Closure notice served on nine Bhubaneswar hotels
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Saturday slapped closure notice on nine hotels here for failing to deposit the penalty amount it had imposed on it in May for violating