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Bhubaneswar, Jan 23: A recent ranking of industries by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on the levels of pollution control measures undertaken by them in the state claims that more than half of the industries in the state are laggard in managing pollution emanating from...
By-Sahana Ghosh
A study of 44 large Indian cities suggests that urban areas are taking longer to shed heat, despite having greenery in surrounding rural or suburban areas.
There is a slow and consistent increase in the background temperature of cities– a signature of human-caused global warming and local...
by Manish Kumar
Odisha plans to restart bauxite mining on the Mali hill in Koraput district but is facing resistance from local residents.
This resistance has been ongoing for two decades. Environment Clearance for mining on the hill was granted in 2006 but the project stopped functioning after 2014-15.
Bauxite...
By Manish Kumar on 10 November 2020
Odisha and Chattisgarh host 71 percent of the elephant population from eastern zone of India.
As per reports, in last 6 years, 527 people have been killed by elephants in Odisha alone.
The states have been experimenting with seed balls, drones, alarm machines...
By-Sahana Ghosh
Women in a migrant fishing community in Odisha have created a resilience fund to shield themselves from disasters in the aftermath of cyclone Fani.
Parts along the Odisha coast are vulnerable to cyclones, erosion and sea-level rise.
Mapping resilience of women-led households and learning from their behaviour...
By-Sonali Singh
Balasore, Dec 25: Odisha is said to have been gifted with immense natural beauty. The long coastline, mountains, greenery and cultural heritage reckons the ancestry of the eastern state. However, with the rapid industrialization many of the natural resources and natural ecosystems are slowing been destructed to pave...
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) rivers in country are getting polluted. 311 river streches on 279 rivers are critically polluted. Among this 7 from Odisha took place.
As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report of November 2022, 311 polluted river stretches have been identified on 279 rivers...
By-Sahana Ghosh
Odisha needs to up its ante in health systems readiness in disasters as climate change contributes to an increase in extreme weather events, said experts and affected citizens.
The focus is now on emerging issues and making health systems more inclusive to embrace a wider proportion of...
By-Pragati Prava
Coastal communities in Odisha have not warmed up to the government’s cooking fuel scheme. Villagers said they collect twigs and fallen branches rather than cutting down trees and the scheme, that aims at curbing deforestation has no base. It instead distances them from the forest in exchange...
By- Mayank Aggarwal
Severe protests from the villagers had led to the South Korean steel major POSCO abandoning its project in Odisha involving Rs 500 billion (Rs 50,000 crore) worth of investment. The forest clearance to the project was transferred last year to JSW Utkal Steel Limited.
However, the people...