BHUBANESWAR: The Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Project which has received the sanction of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is expected to benefit about 25 lakh coastal population of Orissa.
NEW DELHI: The environmental clearance for the Rs.15,000-crore Vedanta University project has been put on hold by the Central government to re-examine allegations of illegal activities by the promoters.
BHUBANESWAR: Cholera may have been controlled in Kalahandi but it is still fully on with its dreaded hybrid variant threatening to break loose. A surveillance study suggests that this killer bacteria is present in at least 13 districts of the State.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has submitted a revised project of Rs 441 crore to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to tackle soil erosion along the coast and strengthen cyclone mitigation measures.
PURI: The district agriculture department will soon launch a massive awareness programme to enlighten the farmers about the new agriculture policy of the government which provides a number of incentives and subsidies to purchase seeds, agriculture equipment and machineries.
District Water Sanitation Mission in collaboration with Water Aid India celebrated the World Toilet Day here yesterday. Local MLA Mr Maheswar Mohanty, collector Mr Bhaskar Jyoti Sharma, Water Sanitation Mission chairman Mr Sankarsana Parida, Puri municipality chairman Mrs Shanti Lata Pradhan, and more than 600 villagers from different gram panchayats of the district participated in the meet.
BHUBANESWAR: A new mobile-based application, designed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will now generate accurate geo-spatial data on magnitude of disaster and help assessment leading to an effective management strategy in the country.
