Minister for Forest and Environment Bijayshree Routray on Tuesday said in the Assembly that Rs 62.1 lakh has been spent on development of 14 elephant corridors during between 2009-10 and 2010-11 f

Minister for Forest and Environment Bijayshree Routray on Tuesday admitted in the Assembly that the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) continues to suffer due to inadequate human resource to con

Lack of access to sufficient number of fully functional community toilets and the scant number of public toilets have gradually deteriorated the sanitation in the city.

The Chilika Development Authority (CDA) is all set to ready a climate change model which will help adopt strategies for changes in hydrology of the brackish water lagoon and its spiralling impact o

The unseasonal rains and hailstorm that hit north coastal districts on December 11 and 12 claimed eight lives apart from damaging standing crop and houses.

The villagers affected by mining activities in Lanjiberna and its vicinity in Rajgangpur Assembly constituency have urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to depute an independent team t

As wildlife offences show a rising graph in the State, the Crime Branch (CB) of Police is mulling establishment of a wildlife crime cell in collaboration with the Forest department to give a seriou

The Brahmani river here is facing pollution threat.

Many rivers, considered the lifeline of Jagatsinghpur, have either dried up or are polluted with industrial waste and sewerage.

Even as much is being said and done by the State Government to keep ancient shrines and heritage sites clean, these claims fall flat when it comes to Odisha’s most popular shrine - the Puri Jaganna