Environment

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 25 crore on Oil India Limited (OIL) for failing to stop the fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well, resulting in…

Two recent cyclones –  Amphan (May 20, 2020) and Nisarga (June 3, 2020) – hitting India’s east and west coasts respectively within a fortnight, have energized discussions around…

The young author of the book ‘5 Feet 5 Inch Run Machine – Sachin Tendulkar’, Amit Kalantri wrote, “Finish the work; otherwise an unfinished work will finish you.” In an analogous way, the…

As deliberated in part one of the series, India’s inter-relationship with environment and Nature goes back to the Vedic ages. The progress of India on this front has been timely and fast.…

The most ancient reference on the environment is enumerated in the Vedas, wherein the Vedic seers had a grand vision about universe. They fathomed the universe as consisting of three…

New Delhi: One of the very few good news in the lockdown is lower pollution levels around the world. India's Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions have also fallen for the first time in four…

The nationwide lockdown, necessitated by the outbreak of novel coronavirus, resulted in conflicting thoughts and mixed emotions for Sujit Mahapatra. "COVID-19 represented an alarming…

Bhubaneswar: Eye-catching installations of human forms in dance poses with musical instruments at the East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters are bound to attract passersby. After creating…

Baripada: In pursuit of cleanliness, a student of Baripada in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has invented a low-cost smart dustbin with the use of information technology. A Class XII…

Bhubaneswar: Eminent environmentalist of Odisha Nadia Chand Kanungo passed away at his residence at Niladri Vihar here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83. His last rites…