Odisha: CAMPA steering committee meeting focuses on use of drone technology to study forest cover mapping

Bhubaneswar, January 11: The State Level Steering Committee meeting of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena. Reviewing in the meeting, Chief Secretary Jena advised to use Drone Technology to study forest cover mapping before and after plantation; after one year and […]

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Garg stresses on building climate smart villages in Odisha 

Bhubaneswar, September 22: Development Commissioner Anu Garg on Thursday stressed on building climate smart villages in the State, said an official release. The DC was reviewing the projects on Climate Resilient Agriculture. NABARD General Manager, Directors of AFP and Horticulture; Director, Special Projects; PD, OIIPCRA, senior officers of key Departments, Ganjam and Mayurbhanj Collectors, Support […]

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Intrusion detection system along railway tracks in Odisha to avert elephant collision

Bhubaneswar, August 12: With the largest population of wild Asian elephants, India is the mainstay for long-term conservation of the species, said Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav here on Saturday. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of World elephant day in Bhubaneswar, the Union Minister highlighted the concerted efforts taken […]

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Manveer’s art work on Puri beach spreads awareness on plastic menace in sea water

Bhubaneswar, November 24: For the visitors on the Puri’s beach the sight of a 15-feet long turtle since early morning today till the evening was a delightful sight. However, the big art work made from layered plastics by Delhi-based artist Manveer Singh was a collage of 250 small turtles of the waste plastic with a […]

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Cyclists from Odisha join ‘Say No to Firecrackers’ event

Bhubaneswar, November 3: SwitchON Foundation organised a State-wide cycling event, ‘Cycle with Lights’ Parade to create awareness on the harmful effects of bursting fire crackers for the third consecutive time, this year with cyclists from Odisha joining in too. The aim of the parade is to sensitise citizens about the harm firecrackers cause to the […]

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Book ‘Secrets of Similipal’ presented to Odisha Chief Minister

Bhubaneawar, September, 16: Odisha Lokayukta Member Dr. Debabrata Swain on Thursday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the latter’s residence Naveen Niwas here and presented a copy of the book ‘Secrets of Smilipal – A Wonderland of Elephants and Melanistic Tigers’, written by him. The book has been jointly published by Astral International Private Limited, […]

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Authorities go on tree-felling spree in Bhubaneswar Old Town area

Bhubaneswar, September 11: While the demolition of the old structures under the Ekamrakshetra Development plans has been on hold in the Old Town of Bhubaneswar ever since the Suka Sari episode, the authorities have now gone on a tree-felling spree for road widening. Earlier it was the old structures, houses, temples and mutts which were […]

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Cuttack & Bhubaneswar residents could live 2.7 years longer if Odisha Govt meets WHO air quality standards

Bhubaneshwar, September 7: In a first of its kind campaign, concerned citizens across Odisha have joined hands to demand that the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on ‘bad air’ days, which will help save vulnerable groups from severe health impacts of air pollution. Bad air days are […]

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Odisha has received over Rs 35 crore between 2019-2021 for tiger & elephant conservation: Union Minister Pradhan

Bhubaneswar, September 14: More than Rs 35 crore has been released to Odisha by the Centre between 2019 and 2021 under centrally sponsored schemes for tiger and elephant conservation in the State, informed Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday. “Odisha, one of the most richly endowed States in biodiversity has witnessed a direct impact of […]

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CM launches Mu Safaiwala campaign on Gandhi Jayanti

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation’s sanitation programme – Mu Safaiwala campaign for behaviour change on sanitation on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The initiative will encourage people to take pledge to keep their surroundings clean, involving students and residents’ welfare associations as change agents. […]

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