BHUBANESWAR: The Rs 2-a-kg rice may have scripted a successful 'political' story in the State, but it has failed to translate into a successful 'anti-hunger' story.
This is not a general assumption rather the scientific inference of a well-researched study by Orissa MDG Forum a joint venture of Unicef, Orissa, and Xavier Institute of Management Bhubaneswar (XIMB) released here today.
BHAWANIPATNA: To study the impact of proposed bauxite mining by Vedanta Aluminium Limited at Niyamgiri, an expert committee led by MC Saxena toured some of the Kutia Kondh and Dongria Kondh inhabited villages. The study, being undertaken at the direction of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, is expected to decide the fate of Vedanta.
AN AMAZING lack of socio-cultural sensitivity is provoking endless controversy and delaying muchneeded investment in Kalahandi, one of our most backward
Vedanta Aluminium is bracing itself for a fresh round of trouble. Their plans to mine bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills in the Kalahandi district of Orissa have reached a fresh set back with the ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) having set up a four member committee headed by National Adivsory Council member C.
BHAWANIPATNA: It is a double whammy for farmers of Indravati irrigated pockets of Kalahandi. If delay in release of water into the canals was not enough, the administration is yet to arrange for proper marketing facilities for procurement of Dalua (summer) paddy.
KALAHANDI: The rapidly eroding bank of the River Hati has been giving sleepless nights to people living in Kalampur block under Kalahandi district.
Inhabitants of Temra, Darlipada, Khangarguda, Biripur, Matikhal, Balichada, Khandi-Dangriguda and Bankapala are the worst affected as the river has been menacingly advancing into the villages.
