Protection of mankind depends on safe nature’
The future of mankind will be protected only when the nature is kept unharmed, viewed environmentalists and intellectuals at an award distribution ceremony held by the House of Nature, Environment and
Orissa
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Odisha State Pollution Control Board fails waste segregation test
A recent survey by Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) found SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, flouting norms by not segregating biomedical waste despite repeated reminders. If not
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UNDP Report: India’s rural employment, education schemes move in right direction
India may have little to feel proud about in the findings of UNDP’s Human Development Report for 2014, but the good news is that with ongoing rural employment and school education programmes and some serious
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NABARD warns Odisha on pending projects
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has warned Odisha government that sanction for development projects under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) will be withdrawn if
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Heat wave across North India as rest of the world braces for El Nino
As June inches closer, mercury is soaring across the country. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a statement that heat wave conditions would prevail at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal
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Deforestation, fire: Ground birds under threat in Odisha
Certain birds of the tropical and sub-tropical climate are under threat. They generally live on ground or prefer to stay within the bushy forests. At night, they stay within the bushes or take rest on
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Rs 11,ooo cr fillip for state power sector
The state will invest over Rs 11,000 crore ( including external aid from ADB and Japanese financial institutions) over the next five years to strengthen the power transmission and distribution network
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Amid heat wave, Odisha gears up to counter El Nino threat
Temperature in 13 towns in the state shot beyond 40 degree on Thursday due to intense heat wave The prevailing heat wave in the state that has seen temperature hovering around 40 degrees in many places is likely to persist till May 5, a Met forecast suggested even as the state is gearing up to counter a deficient monsoon that may be induced by the El Nino factor.
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El Nino doesn’t always cause drought
New Delhi:Amid concerns of deficient rains this monsoon, a new study has shown that since 1980, all El Nino years have not resulted in a drought, although all droughts have happened in years of El Nino.
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CEC Meet on Illegal Mining: State Ready With Defence
With the Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) seeking details on illegal mining cases in the State, the State Government on Wednesday prepared its defence at a high level meeting here.
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State Gets HC Nod for Iron Ore Sale
In a significant judgment, the Orissa High Court has upheld the State Government’s decision mandating sale of 50 per cent of mined iron ore lumps and fines to State-based industries. The division bench