E-cigarettes, e-hookah banned in State
The State Government has now banned e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) like e-Sheesha, e-hookah and heat-not-burn tobacco device. The Government issued a notification
Pioneer (Bhubaneswar)
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NGT asks DM to spot alternative land
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Angul district Collector to identify an alternative dumping site in 30 days’ time to sort out the garbage disposal problem in the Angul Municipality.
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Urbanisation, pollution big threat to Brahmani
The Brahmani river is an interstate river, which origins from Chhotanagapur plateau in Bihar and enters Odisha via Sundargarh district. The river has two principal tributaries like Sankha and Koel.
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Niyamgiri tribals misled on bauxite mining
The Government of Odisha has filed an interlocutory application on February 25, 2016, before the Supreme Court for giving Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) permission to mine bauxite in Niyamgiri. This
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Green Tribunal directs closure of illegally run Tangi brewery
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to close down the illegally-run breweries in Tangi in Cuttack district and file a compliance report on May 6.
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Nalco gets India Pride Award for CSR, environment
Navratna CPSU National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has bagged the prestigious India Pride Award for the year 2015-16 for CSR, Environment Protection and Conservation, instituted by the Dainik Bhaskar
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Solar lanterns to light tribal hamlet near city
The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) recently distributed solar lanterns to 40 families of Kolha community at Kandalei village under Chhatabar gram panchayat, 20 km from the State capital. High
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NGT rejects intervener plea in Suktel case
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Kolkata, on January 18 last dismissed the intervener application filed by Gopalji Panigrahy in Lower Suktel case. The original application was filed by Satyanarayan
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Farmer suicide due to faulty agri policy’
On the National Press Day, a discussion on “Farmer Suicide: Killing or Suicide” was organised here on Monday. The panel which discussed the topic broadly agreed that farmers are committing suicides due
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35 Jajpur panchayats in throes of drought
The spectre of an impending drought looms large over about 35 gram panchayats in Sukinda and Danagadi blocks in Jajpur district due to scanty rainfall. The paddy crops in these areas are in imminent
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Not malaria or dengue, pneumonia top killer in Odisha
It looks neither malaria nor dengue but pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) are proving to be Odisha’s biggest emergency health threat. Moreover, the State looks like to be under viral seize