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Rain Revision: IMD To Change 80-Year-Old Monsoon Timetable
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is set to change the 80-year-old schedule for the onset and withdrawal of southwest monsoon in the country.
The new ‘monsoon…
Bhitarkanika Mahotsav Set To Begin On Jan 31
Kendrapara: Come January 31, Bhitarkanika National Park will play host to the three-day Bhitarkanika Mahotsav (festival) to attract tourists to Odisha’s prime ecotourism destination.…
Golden Triangle Relay Run In Odisha To Educate People About Climate Change
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure Club (BCAC) has undertaken a Golden Triangle Relay Run to spread awareness about Climate Change and make people responsible for its…
Odia Girl Tanya Das Develops Robotic Solution To Tackle Plastic Pollution
Bhubaneswar: Amidst rising global concern over the threat posed by plastic waste, Tanya Das from Odisha has developed a remote-controlled underwater robot that can detect plastic in water…
19 Rivers In Odisha Polluted: Union Minister Tells Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Water Resources (Jal Shakti) Rattan Lal Kataria on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that 19 rivers in Odisha are polluted.
The minister, in a written…
Odisha’s Rare Wildlife Species Trafficked To China: Report
Bhubaneswar: Concerned over the report on the trafficking of rare wildlife species from Odisha to China, the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WLCCB) convened an urgent meeting on Thursday.…
Winged Guests Throng Odisha’s Chilika Lake
Balugan: Unfazed by the impact of the cyclonic storm Bulbul in Odisha, thousands of migratory birds have started congregating in Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lake in Asia.…
Exponential Increase In Pollutants From Delhi To Bhubaneswar Since Diwali: Study
Bhubaneswar: The rise in foggy and hazy weather in the state capital is due to particulate matter flowing in from the north western part of the country. The smog seen is dispersion of fine…
Fog Or ‘Hazardous’ Air Pollution In Bhubaneswar?
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet reported that air pollution in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday had soared to 'hazardous' category with the AQI touching 306 for Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM…
US-Based Monsanto Could Be The Reason Behind Delhi’s Catastrophic Air Pollution
As pollution soars in northern India, a report published in the Sunday Guardian revealed how American agri-giant Monsanto and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) could…