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Who Killed Cuttack’s Kathajodi?
Cuttack: "It's just a couple of ponds here and there inside a desert nowadays," quipped 29-year-old Raju Sahoo, pointing out to River Kathajodi in Cuttack.
Raju like many others in the…
5 Ways To Save Water While Washing Cars
Did you know that the average water used for washing a car is around 100-300 litres, according to Save Water Save Money, United Kingdom. Water is getting increasingly scarce and climate…
LEDs Are Environment Friendly
Are rising electricity bills and pollution levels affecting you? If yes, you can start by changing your lights at home to LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). LEDs last longer and consume lesser…
NGT Suspends Environmental Clearance For JSW’s Rs 65,000 Cr Mega Steel Project In…
Bhubaneswar: In what is seen as a jolt to JSW, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended the environmental clearance granted for the Rs 65,000 crore mega steep project project of the…
Plus II Students Take Break From Studies To Extinguish Forest Fire In Odisha’s…
Sambalpur: A group of Plus II students has earned the appreciation of people after they helped the Forest officials extinguish a raging fire in a forest near their school in Odisha's…
Indian Cities At Risk Due To Sea Level Rise, Finds Study; Know Which Ones
New Delhi: That sea levels will rise with increasing ocean temperatures has been known to scientists for a long time.
Now, a study has found that rise in sea level rise is likely to…
Workshop In Bhubaneswar: Role Of Journalists To Minimise Effects Of Climate Change…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha journalists can promote awareness on climate change affecting the state to minimise the effects of natural calamities, said David Moyer, Public Affairs Officer, US…
Major Fire Breaks Out In Odisha’s Similipal Reserve Forest
Bhubaneswar/Baripada: A few days after PCCF stated that Odisha is likely to witness more incidents of wildfire this summer, a major fire spread in Similipal Reserve Forest in Odisha's…
22 Odisha Factories Asked To Shut Down For Pollution During Hockey World Cup
Odisha State pollution control board (OSPCB) has issued a notification directing 22 sponge iron companies in Rourkela to shut their units for a month with a view to checking pollution during…
Odisha’s ‘Green Man’ Sees Red In Uprooting Of 100 Trees For OAV…
Berhampur: ‘Green Man of Odisha' Sudhir Rout, who has planted more than 1.8 lakh saplings in public places, has drawn the attention of the state government towards uprooting of trees for a…