All the five villages of Kalahandi have voted against mining in Niyamgiri hills.

The State Government on Wednesday decided to provide pipe water supply to 1,048 tribal villages in the next three years.

A team of scientists of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on Thursday visited the rivers in Paradip area following reports of leakage of acid water.

Members of Standing Committee of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Forest and Environment Transport & Commerce, Industries and Employment departments have asked industries in Sundargarh district t

Dengue has begun to spread its tentacles to more parts of the State with at least 77 positive cases reported from several districts.

Faced with acute power shortage, thanks to its over-reliance on hydro and thermal sources, the Odisha Government is looking to tap solar energy in a big way to meet the challenge.

The high power committee on Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project on Tuesday approved a budget outlay of Rs 144.90 crore for 2013-14.

The guidelines issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests on February 1 have made it mandatory for the lessees to obtain full diversion of forest land to be eligible for renewal.

Most industries in Jharsuguda have failed in achieving the mandatory green cover of 33.33 per cent of their plant premises.

Last phase land acquisition process for Posco steel plant, which had resumed three days back after a gap of 20 days, in Gobindapur village had to be suspended again on Monday following protests by