Orissa (Odisha)

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

Source: 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

Author(s): Ambikesh Kumar Mishra, Manish Kumar Jain, Suvendu Kumar Dash

Source: Current Science

Vol:

116

Issue:

11

pp:

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

Author(s): J. Charles Jeeva, Kushagra Joshi, Abha Singh & et al

Source: Current Science

Vol:

116

Issue:

11

pp:

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

Source: 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

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal use of revenue forest land in Jaidev Vihar Mouja, Bhubaneswar Tehshil, Khurda, Odisha, 20/05/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Subhash Mohapatra Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 20/05/2019 regarding illegal and unauthorized use of 568.039 Acres of Revenue Forest Land (Jungle II Kisam) in Khata No. 1427, Jaidev Vihar Mouja, Bhubaneswar Tehshil, Khurda District for non-forestry purpose without obtaining any clearance from the forest department under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

Judgement Date:

20/05/2019

Tags:

Forests, Forest Encroachments, Khordha, Orissa (Odisha), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Forests