Where there's a will, there are funds to deal with urban challengesProjects worth ₹15,000 crore across six states are being awarded to kick-start the Centre's ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund. These initi...
20 May, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
BJP does it again! Takes saffron wave into Mamata’s bastion on back of winning streakA new chapter in Indian politics is unfolding. The BJP's return in Haryana signifies a strategic revival, and the once-unbreakable grip of ...
04 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Microplastics in India’s agriculture: A growing problem demanding urgent actionA new roadmap by NAAS emphasises national monitoring, improved waste management, and biodegradable alternatives to combat the growing crisi...
11 Apr, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
Food trees have great potential, but need skills to maintain themIndia's early summer bursts with tree fruits, from mangoes to coconuts, offering more than just deliciousness. Food forests, while sustaina...
09 Apr, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Gurgaon India's most polluted city during March 2026: ReportGurgaon emerged as India's most polluted city in March. Haryana recorded four of the top ten most polluted cities. A report highlights that...
07 Apr, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
School assembly news headlines for April 2: Top national, international, business, sports update and thought of the dayToday's school assembly bulletin for April 2 covers significant national news, including bail granted in a Goa nightclub fire case and the ...
01 Apr, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
No fuel without PUC certificate from Feb 1: Odisha Transport Minister defends move amid pollution concernsOdisha will soon deny petrol and diesel to vehicles lacking a valid Pollution Under Control certificate. Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena state...
29 Dec, 2025, 11.06 AM IST
Odisha bars fuel sale to vehicles without pollution certificate, orders oil firms to ensure strict complianceOdisha's Transport Authority has ordered fuel stations to stop selling petrol and diesel to vehicles lacking a Pollution Under Control Cert...
21 Dec, 2025, 10.00 AM IST
FIR registered against Hindalco eight years after preliminary enquiryThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against Hindalco Industries and its former Director on charges of corruptio...
06 Aug, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Gas leak in Rourkela Steel Plant: SC stays NGT order"Issue notice. In the meanwhile, stay of the operation of the judgment and final order dated February 11, 2021 of the National Green Tribun...
10 Jul, 2021, 12.49 PM IST
NGT pulls up Odisha pollution board for going soft on polluting unitVisa Steel’s plant in Kalinganagar, Odisha could face action including temporary closure, criminal prosecution or compensation for environm...
16 Aug, 2019, 11.33 PM IST
After breach in ash pond, five power units of Vedanta ordered shutVedanta had been slapped with a show cause notice after a 800m breach in one of its ash ponds on August 28 led to huge amounts of ash slurr...
14 Sep, 2017, 09.31 PM IST
Sudarsan Pattnaik falls ill during hunger strike, hospitalisedPattnaik said he had communicated a message to Naveen Pattnaik through Twitter last year drawing his attention towards the rising pollution...
13 Jul, 2017, 01.22 PM IST
NALCO's bauxite mine bags Pollution Control Excellence AwardThe bauxite mine of Navratna PSU National Aluminium Company Ltd, situated at Panchpatmali Hill in Odisha's Koraput district, has bagged the...
14 Sep, 2015, 09.04 PM IST
Mahanadi pollution a cause of concernWith the Centre pushing to clean Ganga, public opinion is gaining momentum for the state government to take concrete steps to make the Maha...
02 Oct, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
Environmentalists question scheduling of hearing on Adani Enterprises' plan to develop Machchakata coal blockThe hearing, is being organised by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board as per the requirements of Environment Protection Act.
03 Sep, 2014, 02.50 PM IST
- Odisha pollution control board orders shutdown of Hindalco power unit
Odisha's pollution control board has ordered Hindalco Industries to shut its captive power plant near Hirakud.
20 Aug, 2012, 06.18 AM IST