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JSW Utkal Steel receives possession of 2600 acres forest land in Odisha for greenfield Integrated Steel PlantJSW Steel's subsidiary, JSW Utkal Steel, has received documents for the possession of 2677.80 acres of forest land for a greenfield Integra...
Bullet train: Bombay HC wants to hear experts for decision on cutting mangrovesIn March this year, the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority had told the court that it had given its nod for cutting over 53,000 ...
Drop in bird count at Bhitarkanika park in OdishaAlthough the visit of local birds in large numbers re-established Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district as one of the prominent heronries of ...
Sunderbans now happy hunting ground for tigersEighty-seven unique frames means the mangroves is home to at least 87 tigers, with the possibility of more big cats being present, said the...
2 lakh baby Olive Ridley turtles emerge in Odisha beachEmergence of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles along Gahirmatha beach on Odisha's coast has provided relief to conservationists. Nearly two ...
Tiger count up in Sunderbans, latest survey puts total at over 85The number of big cats in the Indian Sunderbans is healthy and rising. A recent camera-trap exercise has spotted at least 9 more tigers ove...
- Bhitarkanika a congenial habitat for sparrows
The picturesque wetland and meadows of Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district has emerged as a congenial habitat for ho...
Bhitarkanika National Park reopens after break for breeding seasonBhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district reopened today after remaining out of bounds for tourists for three months.
Birds back in Bhitarkanika in Odisha with the onset of monsoonWith the onset of monsoon, birds have made Bhitarkanika in Odisha's Kendrapara district their temporary abode again.
More tigers found in SunderbansHowever, the wildlifers are already an elated lot as the study so far points that these tigers have appeared for the first time before the ...
- Fresh tiger enumeration at Sundarbans
Fresh tiger estimation would be carried out in South 24 Parganas Forest division of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve with the first study provid...
Three deer poachers held in SunderbansThree deer poachers were arrested from the Sunderbans on Saturday.Foresters also rescued an injured deer from the spot, a creek close to th...
- Poachers held in Sunderbans
The fears of deer poaching is back to haunt Sunderbans after almost 4 years. Three poachers were held from the Lothian Wildlife Sanctuary o...
- Angul boasts of highest number of jumbos
The elephant population in Angul forest circle has gone up to 633 this year from 591 during the 2010 census.
- Jumbo headcount jumps to 1930 in state
Here is some good news for elephant lovers.Odisha has witnessed a jump in pachyderm population, from 1886 in 2010 to 1930, according to the...
Poacher arrested from BhitarkanikaBhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district have taken into custody the kingpin of a poaching racket while making a seizure ...
- Fire breaks out in Bhitarkanika National Park
A blaze on Friday morning broke out in parts of Bhitarkanika national park, a Ramsar wetland site, causing destruction of mangrove species ...
- 1.8 lakh Olive Ridleys arrive on Orissa beach for nesting
An estimated 1.8 lakh female Olive Ridley turtles have so far arrived en-masse to lay eggs, a unique natural phenomenon, at Gahirmatha mari...
- Sparrows reappear in Bhitarkhanika
Sparrows, which had disappeared from the region due to man-made factors, have staged a comeback in the wetlands of Orissa's Bhitarkanika Wi...
- MOEF can decide on mangroves removal to build new airport: HC
The Bombay High Court has made it clear that no authority, including the MOEF, has been restrained from exercising its statutory authority ...