Hike in the rainforests or trudge up to an active volcano’s crater, Costa Rica is a must on your travel listAs one of the most photographed natural formations, the waterfalls of Costa Rica astound everyone.
01 Jun, 2017, 05.11 AM IST
Fishing ban to save Olive Ridley sea turtlesWith the mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles' fast approaching, a 7-month ban on fishing activity was clamped on from Tuesday along th...
01 Nov, 2016, 02.25 PM IST
Students clean Odisha beach to facilitate mass nesting of turtlesSchoolchildren cleaned about 4km-long beach from Gokharakuda to Podampeta in Odisha - the famous mass nesting site for the endangered Olive...
15 Feb, 2016, 09.27 PM IST
77 Olive Ridley turtles let out into the seaA total of 77 Olive Ridley sea turtles, an endangered species, were let out into the sea near Dhanushkodi today, a forest department offici...
26 Apr, 2015, 05.42 PM IST
- Rushikulya: Turtles begin mass nesting
The mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles started near Rushikulya river mouth in the early hours of Thursday.
13 Mar, 2015, 12.57 AM IST
20 arrested for illegal fishing in Gahirmatha marine sanctuaryStepping up their drive to protect turtles' mass nesting, the forest personnel today took into custody 20 fishermen in a mid-sea intercepti...
09 Feb, 2015, 08.44 PM IST
- Nine fishermen held for illegal fishing
Sea patrolling has been stepped up within Gahirmatha marine sanctuary water territory in view of the annual mass nesting season of endanger...
26 Nov, 2014, 06.41 PM IST
Live webcast of Olive Ridley sea turtle nesting in OdishaDRDO and Odisha's forest department will jointly live stream the annual event of the mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles in Gahirmatha nes...
19 Mar, 2014, 09.42 PM IST
Over 25,000 migratory birds arrive in OdishaMore than 25,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Himalayan regions have arrived in the Bhitarkanika National Park...
01 Dec, 2013, 09.48 AM IST
Coast Guard to intercept illegal trawlers to ensure safe sojourn of breeding Olive Ridley sea turtlesThe state government agencies had sought our services in the turtle conservation programme, coast guard commandant Ashutosh Behera said.
12 Dec, 2012, 01.29 PM IST
- Odisha plans turtle tourism, ensures safe annual nesting
Known as the most favoured nesting place for Olive Ridley Sea Turtles, Odisha is set to utilize this annual phenomenon for promoting touris...
08 Nov, 2012, 01.18 PM IST
- Baby olive ridley turtles let into sea
A Puducherry-based NGO's efforts to protect eggs of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have borne fruit with 110 hatchlings being let ...
06 Apr, 2012, 03.06 PM IST
Olive Ridley turtles start mass nesting in OdishaSetting aside all speculations, the Olive Ridley sea turtles started their annual mass nesting near Rushikulya river mouth in Odisha's Ganj...
29 Feb, 2012, 08.14 PM IST
- 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 ...
23 Apr, 2010, 09.41 PM IST
- One lakh turtles nest in Rushikulya beach in Orissa
Over one lakh Olive Ridley sea turtles have laid eggs on the beach adjoining the Rushikulya river mouth since Monday as scientists observed...
18 Mar, 2010, 07.49 PM IST
Joint survey to monitor turtle deaths in Orissa coastWorried over rising turtle casualty in Orissa coast, the state government has decided to join hands with NGOs to undertake a survey to keep...
22 Nov, 2008, 09.35 PM IST
- Fishermen oppose Reliance's oil project
: Fishermen and environmentalists here are up in arms against the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF)'s green signal to Relianc...
09 Jun, 2006, 02.29 PM IST