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Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding cutting of trees for the "Project Mega Piped Water Supply" in Kendrapada, Odisha, 15/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Alaya Samantaray & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding cutting of trees for the "Project Mega Piped Water Supply" in Kendrapada, Odisha.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2019
Tags:
Deforestation, Kendrapara (D), Water Supply, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)
Hazardous Waste

Jharsuguda-dump yard of polluting industrial garbage

During monsoon the situation worsens with the industrial waste and particularly Ash flowing to rivers and drains.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2019
Statesman (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Industrial Waste, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), River Pollution, Hazardous Waste
Economy

Odisha Economic Survey 2018-19

Odisha's gross state domestic product (GSDP) grew by 8.4 per cent during 2018-19 compared to 7.4 per cent in previous financial year, highlighting that it has grown at a faster rate than states like Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

Publication Date: 
28/06/2019
Government of Odisha
Tags:
Economy, Economic Development, GDP, Orissa (Odisha)
Poverty

Odisha to bring poverty below 5%

To lay stress on agriculture development, says Governor

Publication Date: 
26/06/2019
Hindu (Kolkata)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Poverty, Agricultural Labourers, Farmers
Mining

Merchant mining leases lapsing by March 2020 may get three-year extension

Fimi had earlier said non-extension will disrupt raw material supplies to steel, other industries.

Publication Date: 
26/06/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Federation Of Indian Mineral Industries, Orissa (Odisha), Minerals
Agriculture

Solarisation of agriculture

Greenpeace India’s Solarisation of Agriculture report, examines five models of solar irrigation pumps in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Odisha, looking at state policies and cost/revenue and benefit sharing associated with each case study.

Publication Date: 
21/06/2019
Greenpeace India
Tags:
Solar Pumps, Irrigation, Agriculture, Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Orissa (Odisha)
Industry

Ambient air quality and indexing with reference to suspended particulate matter and gaseous pollutants around a cement plant in OCL India Limited, Rajgangpur, Odisha, India

Cement industry is a potential anthropogenic source of air pollution. Emissions from cement plants are one of the major sources of global warming.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2019
Ambikesh Kumar Mishra, Manish Kumar Jain, Suvendu Kumar Dash
Current Science
116
11
1905-1909
Tags:
Cement Industry, Industrial Pollution, Orissa (Odisha), RSPM (PM 10), Air Pollution Control, PM 2.5, Statistics
Agriculture

Engendering finger millet-based value chains for livelihood and nutritional security of women in agriculture

Gender analysis along the agricultural value chain enhances our understanding about the roles performed by men and women in the value chain and in forward and backward linkages, their access to productive resources, opportunities available for valueaddition and benefit sharing, both as individuals and group enterprises.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2019
J. Charles Jeeva, Kushagra Joshi, Abha Singh & et al
Current Science
116
11
1893-1896
Tags:
Millets, Women, Agriculture, Nutrition, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa (Odisha), Koraput (D), Tumkur (D), Madurai (D), Food Security
Environment

CRZ norms violations inviting disasters in Odisha

The UN has proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2019
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Coastal Regulations, Biodiversity, Cyclones, Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Environment
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding 604 non-compliant brick kilns, Odisha, 21/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bishnu Prasad Mishro Vs State of Odisha & Other dated 21/05/2019 regarding action taken in respect of 604 non-compliant brick kilns apart from the 640 which have been already identified. The matter has come before the Tribunal after 24.11.2017. The State PCB had sought time then to file file affidavit containing the information in this regard. But the Court finds the affidavits filed by the State PCB inadequate.

Judgement Date: 
21/05/2019
Tags:
Bricks, Air Pollution, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Industrial Pollution

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