NGT clamps fresh ban on sand mining in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district
The existing interim DSR, which was being used to justify sand mining, was invalid as it had not been submitted to SEIAA for approval, the NGT reiterated in the order.
The existing interim DSR, which was being used to justify sand mining, was invalid as it had not been submitted to SEIAA for approval, the NGT reiterated in the order.
The Bhitarkanika national park, a designated Ramsar wetland site, in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has re-established itself as an ideal habitation corridor for estuarine crocodiles with their population maintaining an upward graph as per the findings of the latest census of these reptiles.
With majority of cold storages dysfunctional in the State for storage of perishable agrarian produce, the state Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal to extend fiscal assistance, subsidy and interest subvention to entrepreneurs for establishment of such facilities in each of the 58 sub divisions in the State.
The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Wednesday approved a customized incentive package for RIR Power Electronics Limited (RIR) to establish India’s first Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing facility in Bhubaneswar with a total investment of Rs 618.60 crore.
The Odisha Forest, Environment, and Climate Change (FE&CC) Department has entered into three significant agreements to bolster the state’s climate resilience and sustainable development initiatives.
The state’s flagship women-centric Subhdra scheme launched after the BJP government came to power, offers financial assistance to women between the ages of 21 and 60 from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, Rs 50,000 over five years, with Rs 10,000 disbursed in two installments annually.
Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested after a raid at a courier delivery unit, police said.
Police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district police on Tuesday rescued 31 cattle which were being illegally transported to slaughterhouses in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
The Odisha Government has decided to undertake a phased intervention of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which envisages reforms in the education system for the 21st century, from the 2025-26 academic year, said officials.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lauded the security and border forces after 14 Maoists were killed in an encounter in the dense Dandakaranya region along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border.
