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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Orrisa under severe heat wave, Met predicts 43°C by April 29
The mercury in the state will witness a gradual rise and touch 43 degree Celsius or more at some places including Bhubaneswar by April 29, a forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on
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Thermal plants jack up mercury
An Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) study revealed thermal power plants contribute to rise in ambient temperature (temperature of the surroundings) by 2 to 3 degree Celsius. Most of the thermal
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No party addressed forest rights issue seriously
Both mainstream and fringe political outfits who contested in the recently held general and Assembly elections showed any seriousness in implementation of historic acts such as Forest Rights Act, 2006
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Odisha seeks MoEF nod for Nalco's slurry pipeline
Wants to lay a slurry pipeline from its CPP at Angul to Bharatpur South coal block of MCL The Odisha government had sought the nod of the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 12.63 hectares (ha) of forest land to lay a slurry pipeline from its captive power plant (CPP) at Angul to Bharatpur South coal block of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL).
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6,700-cr Coal Linkages Revived in Three States
A special cell created in the Cabinet Secretariat to revive stalled investment projects has paved the way for laying of three critical railway lines in eastern India, more than a decade after the projects
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Hungry for votes, but no neta to fix malnutrition problem
In January 2012, PM Manmohan Singh declared half of India’s children were malnourished and that was a national shame. Yet since then, not a single comprehensive national survey was conducted to determine
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Odisha forest dwellers threaten to boycott polls
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal where balloting will be held April 10.
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Without Green Envelop, City Singes in Summer
With summer already setting in with full fury, the city dwellers are set to face a torrid time due to lack of adequate green cover. The Capital city, which is witnessing real estate boom at the cost of
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Govt’s ore distribution policy gets HC nod
Cuttack: In a significant ruling, Orissa High Court has upheld the state government’s circular of December 2012 in which it had asked mine owners in the state to supply half of their mine lumps to local
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Posco Moves CCI Seeking Captive Mine Exploration Licence in Odisha
Mining co has stalled work on its $12-B Steel Plant, delayed by over nine years, till major clearances are approved Ten years ago, soon after the Congressled UPA came to power, Posco announced a $12 billion steel project in Odisha. It was, and remains, India’s largest foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal. A decade and two UPA terms later, the South Korean company is still struggling with clearances despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurances on expediting approvals in January.