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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Pollution killed fish: Experts
Kendrapada: The recent report of the scientists of the Central Institute Of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) of Bhubaneswar has said the presence of high alkalinity, ammonia and biological oxygen demand (BOD)
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Deogarh may soon earn open defecation-free tag
Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,842 villages in the state have been declared open defecation-free so far. This apart, the Odisha goverment has also announced 113 gram panchayats and a block as being free of
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International Road Federation urges CM to construct green roads
International Road Federation (IRF), a Geneva-based global body working for better and safer roads worldwide, has written a letter to chief minister Naveen Patnaik urging him to develop greener roads and
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Over 2,000 weaver birds counted in Odisha
Kendrapada: Altogether 2,470 weaver birds were spotted in the state during a one-day census carried out by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) with the help of Wild Odisha and Kalinga Birds-Odisha
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Odisha govt to spend Rs900 crore on rural water projects
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday announced a Rs 900-crore plan for strengthening drinking water system in rural areas. "While Rs 350 crore from the district mineral foundation would be
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Green board puts K'nagar plant under notice
Kendrapada: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has issued a notice to the Visa Ferro Alloys plant at Kalinganagar in Jajpur district to show cause as to why direction under the relevant laws
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Pollution panel slaps show-cause notice on 22 dal mills
BHUBANESWAR: Closure threat looms large over 22 dal processing mills at Jatni near the city with Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) serving show cause notice on the millers for violating pollution
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Keonjhar mining fund to be spent in affected areas
Keonjhar: A lion's share of funds from District Mineral Foundation (DMF) trust will be utilized for development of mining-affected areas in Keonjhar district. The second governing body meeting of the
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NGT directs OSPCB to monitor polluting unit in Paradip
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) to monitor the ambient air quality, stack emission and waste water discharged from a polluting plant at Paradip
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Officials deny forcing tribals from "Jungle Book" reserve
BHUBANESWAR: A wildlife official in Chattisgarh on Wednesday rejected claims that tribes living in a tiger sanctuary inspired by Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book were being forced from their ancestral