Environment

Bhubaneswar: The proposed coastal highway in Odisha, which has been hanging fire over environmental issues since 2015, has finally been cleared with necessary changes in the alignment. The state government...

Bhubaneswar: After Similipal and Satkosia, the Odisha government is making efforts to get the tiger reserve status for Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary in Nuapada district. Briefing the media on Thursday, Principal...

In a rare but worrying phenomenon, a lagoon in Argentina has turned bright pink. Environmental experts and activists have blamed it on pollution caused by a chemical which has been...

The public works department (PWD) in Chhattisgarh is planning to an 8 km road from Taroud to Daihan in Balod district for which officials say that 2900 trees would have...

India is among five countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and air pollution with respect to capacity to deal with the risks, a research has found. China also...

Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of Odisha capital,  welcomed new guests after lioness Bijli gave birth to three cubs in the early hours of Wednesday. The zoo...

  New Delhi: A solar storm heading towards Earth is likely to hit the planet on Tuesday and Wednesday and is expected to hit satellites operating in the Earth’s upper...

Bhubaneswar: A weeklong ‘Van Mahotsav’ (tree festival) was kicked off at SAI International and SAI International Residential School on Thursday. The virtual celebration was inaugurated by Sisir Kumar Ratho, Principal...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to adopt the Gujarat model to check pachyderm deaths on rail tracks. At least 28 elephants have been killed in train mishaps in the...

Berhampur: Nicknamed the ‘Mad Green Man’, 59-year-old Sudhir Rout has been waging a campaign for conservation of environment in Ganjam district for the past 14 years. Sudhir has spent Rs...