Vedanta puts Lanjigarh alumina refinery expansion on hold
Company's fresh application for environmental clearance with regard to the expansion project at Lanjigarh is in process Vedanta Resources has put on hold a five-fold expansion plan of its Lanjigarh
View ArticleVedanta's Lanjigarh expansion plan sees revival hopes
Odisha State Pollution Control Board will hold public hearing of the much-delayed project at Lanjigarh on July 30 The controversial project of Vedanta group to expand Sesa-Sterlite's Lanjigarh refinery
View ArticleHEV Emerging Major Health Scare: Study
BHUBANESWAR: Hepatitis E is fast emerging as a major public health problem in Odisha necessitating more epidemiological investigation and surveillance to map its burden and undertake effective control
View ArticleActivists oppose Vedanta refinery expansion project in Odisha
The company had planned to expand the capacity of its alumina refinery from one million tonne per annum to six million Allegations of irregularities have been made before the Odisha State Pollution
View ArticleWells, ponds dry up: K’handi water crisis turns severe
The residents of Bhawanipatna town and its surrounding areas in Kalahandi district are facing acute water shortage. Most of the tube wells and hand pumps in the area have dried up due to decreasing
View ArticleUniversal food security program and nutritional intake: evidence from the...
This article provides evidence on the role of consumer food subsidies in improving nutritional intake and diet quality by evaluating the expansion of the government food assistance program coverage in
View ArticleN’giri tribals demand withdrawal of VAL
Dongria Kondh tribals in Kalahandi and Ryagada districts on Wednesday demanded a complete withdrawal of the Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) from the area since the Palli Sabhas held under the directive of
View ArticleTribals protest against their land being given to private company
Despite incessant rains, several tribals under the banner of the CPI (M) demonstrated before the Thuamul Rampur tehsil office in Kalahandi district of Odisha on Wednesday to protest against their patta
View ArticleTribals oppose bauxite mining
Tribal organisations like Niyamgiri Suraksha Samity (NSS) and Lok Sangram Manch (LSM) are opposed to efforts of the Odisha government to start bauxite mining from Karlapat mines to save alumina refinery
View ArticleOdisha to implement Food Security Act in 14 districts
The Odisha government announced on Wednesday that the National Food Security Act will be implemented in 14 districts in the first phase from November 1 and distribution of ration cards prepared as per
View ArticleFilm on displacement and mining to be released next month
BHUBANESWAR: After two critically acclaimed films in a row ace film director Sabyasachi Mohapatra is ready with his latest feature film 'Pahada ra luha' (Tears of Mountain) to be released next month. Like
View ArticleOdisha tribals gear up to protest state’s move to mine Niyamgiri hills
BHUBANESWAR: After the state government's fresh move to revive its proposed mining plan in Niyamgiri hills bordering Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, tribals residing in the hills are geared up for a
View ArticleClimate smart crops
Tubers, pulses and millets are important for the livelihoods and nutrition of poor farmers, especially in fragile regions. These crops are not only underutilised, but are also underresearched. Ama...
View ArticleOdisha Mining Corporation to move NGT for fresh bid on Niyamgiri mining
Gram sabhas held in 12 villages in Jul-Aug 2013 as per an order of the SC had unanimously voted against the project State-run mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) is making a renewed attempt
View ArticleFlood situation grim in Odisha; Army, Air Force help sought
Incessant rain since Saturday triggers flash flood; dozens of villages marooned; 1 dead Thousands of villagers in Odisha’s Rayagada and Kalahandi districts have been cut off from other parts following
View ArticleTendu leaf trade rights given to gram sabhas of 6 Odisha villages
Govt.-controlled organisation will continue to accept kendu leaf The Odisha government has handed over trade rights of kendu (tendu) leaf, an important minor forest produce, to residents of six villages
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