Odisha Minister Prithviraj Harichandan assured that the Indian government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ministry of External...

The West Bengal government has implemented a preparedness plan involving seven Principal Secretaries and two control rooms to address the i...

'Yaas' is likely to cross the Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Islands around noon on May 26 as a very severe cyclonic s...

In a statement, the IMD said the super cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-no...

At least 34 people were killed during Cyclone 'Fani', which barrelled through coastal Odisha on Friday last week.

Targeting evacuation of 300 million tonnes of coal per annum from Talcher in Odisha, the Centre sought the state government's support for u...

In a bid to ramp up coal evacuation capacity, state-owned CIL is planning to procure wagons with an estimated investment of Rs 555.

Coal India had earlier said that a lot of deliberations have been carried out with the Coal Ministry and internally on various models to en...

According to the Coal Secretary, the initial clearances have now been obtained and these projects are likely to be completed by December, 2...

The government is planning to complete coal block allocation through auction by February next year, a top official said.

The meeting came a day before he visits Visakhapatnam for a first-hand assessment of the situation there. He will also take an aerial view ...

The World Bank has praised India's evacuation of nearly 10 lakh people in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, which ensured minimal loss of human li...

Massive preparedness, speedy evacuation plans and almost accurate prediction of cyclone time and path have saved the country from a natural...

Paradip Port today shut all cargo operations, plants and machinery and put in place a contingency plan to meet any eventuality due to Cyclo...

Phailin is expected to make landfall near Gopalpur in Ganjam district in the eastern state after crossing an area between Paradip in Odisha...

The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) today agreed to review every quarter the progress of three rail projects.

The government today said two rail projects - Tori-Shivpur and Gopalpur-Monaharpur - are likely to be completed by the end of 2017.