Early summer prompts winter migrant birds to embark on homeward journey
The birds, who flew into the water bodies from places as far off as Siberia, Afghanistan, Iran ,Iraq, Himalayan region, have been leaving in batches almost every day.
The birds, who flew into the water bodies from places as far off as Siberia, Afghanistan, Iran ,Iraq, Himalayan region, have been leaving in batches almost every day.
Fresh pugmarks spotted by the villagers have put the forest department staff on alert as they fear that the Palamu Range tiger in the neighbouring state of Jharkhand has returned once again to the forests in Purulia for the third time.
The flora and fauna showcased in the centre include conservation measures initiated for crocodiles in their natural habitat and the rich mangrove diversity in Bhitarkanika wetland sites.
To provide shelter to cows on the streets, the State Government has decided to rope in NGOs to build cow sheds to protect the stray cows from falling prey to cattle smuggling rackets, he said.
The life of a senior scientist, who later adopted spirituality as a way of life, is now guiding lakhs of people, who are troubled by vagaries of life and searching for peace and tranquillity.
Odisha, which is home to 2,013 elephants as per the latest census conducted in last November, is annually losing 81 pachyderms since the last three years, Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia told the Assembly on Wednesday.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presented a Rs 2.90-lakh crore state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal with increased allocation towards agriculture and allied sector.
Agriculture remains a key constituent of Odisha economy, supporting over 60 per cent of population in livelihood generation and employing 49 per cent of the workforce, the report said.
Setting aside a lower court order and issuing direction for fresh adjudication, the Orissa High Court has asked the Khurda Family Court to seek income and property disclosure affidavits from the estranged couple.
Despite legal embargo, the abhorrent practice of child marriage goes unabated in Odisha with solemnization of over 8,000 such wedding in the State in the last eight years.
