Climate smart crops
<p>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 Sangathan,
<p>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 Sangathan,
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts of Koraput, Rayagada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal where balloting will be held April 10.
An Odisha minister today said that rejection of the mining proposal on Niyamgiri hills was 'unfortunate' and steps would be taken to alternatively source bauxite for Vedanta's refinery. "It is unfortunate that the UPA government is doing politics at the cost of development. We condemn the Centre for rejection of the mining proposal at Niyamgri hills," Steel and Mines minister R K Singh told reporters here.
BHUBANESWAR: After Rayagada district, diarrhoea has struck Cuttack. At least 53 inhabitants of a village under Narasinghpur block are found suffering from the disease in the last five days prompting Health Department to send a medical team to keep a watch on the situation. All cases came from Baselihata village under Kanpur PHC where diarrhoea outbreak was first reported on January 26.
The outcome at the 12 gram sabhas held in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts will impact the projects proposed in Vizag and East Godavari district The decade-old struggle by the Dongria Kondhs and other traditional forest-dwellers in Odisha culminating in rejection of the proposed bauxite mining by Orissa Mining Corporation and Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL) in Niyamgiri hills will have an impact on mining projects in tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh.
A bench extended the time till August 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the time for gram sabhas in Odisha to decide on allowing mining in the mineral-rich regions of Rayagada and Kalahandi districts where Vedanta proposes to set up an alumina refinery and other projects.
Rayagada: Health minister Prasanna Acharya on Tuesday visited the cholera-affected pockets in Rayagada district even as two more deaths were reported from Kalyansinghpur village under Kashipur block taking the toll at 68. The minister, accompanied by health secretary Anu Garg, visited a few cholera-hit villages and supervised the emergency relief operations there. Later, he reviewed the heal
RAYAGADA/MALKANGIRI: Even as Health Minister Prasanna Acharya and Secretary Anu Garg accompanied by the Southern Division RDC CS Kumar and Rayagada Collector Nitin Bhanudas Jawale visited the worst-affected Lakapai village under Kalyansinghpur block this afternoon, the situation is far from better. There is no primary health centre neither in the village nor in Serigumma panchayat limits forci
<p><span id="itro1">The recent order by National Environment Appellate Authority on granting environmental clearance to Lanjigarh bauxite mining project of Orissa Mining Corporation in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Orissa.</span></p>
Rayagada: In a bid to strengthen the public distribution system (PDS), the Odisha government on Wednesday introduced multi model bio-metric ration card in Rayagada district. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated launching of the new model, developed by United Nation World Food Programme (UNWFP) and implemented by the state's food and civil supplies and consumer welfare department. More t
An Odisha minister today said that rejection of the mining proposal on Niyamgiri hills was 'unfortunate' and steps would be taken to alternatively source bauxite for Vedanta Resources' refinery. "It
The state government on Monday put district authorities on alert, especially those of 10 southern and coastal districts, as the severe cyclonic storm, Lehar, is expected to make a landfall between Kalingapatnam
Bhubaneswar: The report on the 12 Gram Sabhas over the extraction of Bauxite from Niyamgiri hills has been sent to the centre. The report will be submitted at the Supreme Court. The state government had
As part of its effort to improve the ease of doing business and ensure predictable and expeditious forest clearances, the environment ministry will discuss changes to the Forest Rights Act with state environment
Odisha has 1.8 billion tonne of bauxite reserve which is nearly 55 per cent of the country's deposit. The state geology department has identified five places in Koraput and Kalahandi districts to carry
Bhubaneswar : With its hopes to source bauxite from the Niyamgiri hills for its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh dashed, Vedanta Resources has applied for laterite deposits to run the plant till bauxite becomes
Bhubaneswar: Holding the Odisha government responsible for the spread of cholera in the southern region, the State Congress on Tuesday demanded chief minister Naveen Patnaik's visit to the worst-hit Rayagada district and apologize for failing to keep his promises. Cholera is spreading in districts like Rayagada, Koraput and Nabarangpur due to collapse of health services, public distribution sys
JK Paper Ltd, a flagship company of the JK Singhania group is setting up a new 1.65 lakh tonnes per annum (TPA) paper plant at its existing unit in Rayagada in Odhisa. For this, the company plans to invested Rs 1650 crore to meet growing demand, customers’ needs and aspirations especially from digital printing industry. JK Paper holds 28 per cent of market share of Indian paper industry.
Flash floods triggered by incessant rains have killed one person, displaced hundreds of people and damaged paddy crops in Odisha, an official said Tuesday. Although Cyclone Nilam in the Bay of Bengal
The State Government on Wednesday decided to provide pipe water supply to 1,048 tribal villages in the next three years. The decision was taken at a high level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen