Bhubaneswar: With lakhs of people in Odisha continuing to reel under the impact of devastating floods, the state government on Sunday said the relief work will continue for another seven days in vi
“It has come to the notice of the state government that on account of increased production and transportation of iron ore from the mines, specially in Joda and Koira areas, the environment and population of the area are being affected. It is necessary to develop a master plan for the areas to ensure that cumulative effect of the extraction from individual mines is within sustainable limits,” a state government notification said.
In a bid to regulate mining activities in Orissa's Joda and Koira regions, the State Government on Friday decided to develop a master plan to ensure that the cumulative effect of extraction from in
New Delhi: Vedanta has suffered another setback in its fight-back to expand the aluminium refinery in Orissa after the Union environment ministry had struck down its environment clearance for viola
Bhubaneswar: A fresh spell of floods in river Baitarani inundated 12 gram panchayats in Bhadrak and Keonjhar districts, as waters receded in the Mahanadi delta, with the death toll on Friday climbi
Bhubaneswar: The State Assembly Committee headed by the Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat is all set to ask the Odisha government to scrap the controversial Sindol hydro-power project for all time to come.
When a cascading Kushabhadra river blasted its way through an embankment at Kushupur village on the night of September 10, Safran Bibi was tending to her 18 goats, her only asset.
The Orissa High Court on Friday dismissed a plea for grant of interim stay on acquisition of forest land by the state government for the Rs 54,000 crore Posco steel project.
Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday asked the district collectors to ensure utmost transparency in the assessment of the damage of properties by the recent floods.
