Environment

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment (LiFE) Movement’ on June 5, 2022, at 6 pm via video conferencing. The launch will initiate  ‘LiFE Global Call for Papers’ inviting ideas…

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim penalty of Rs 25 crore on Oil India Limited (OIL) for failing to stop the fire in Assam’s Baghjan oil well, resulting in extensive damage to the environment. Well No. 5 at…

New Delhi: One of the very few good news in the lockdown is lower pollution levels around the world. India's Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions have also fallen for the first time in four decades. It is not only the lockdown but also the…

Baripada: In pursuit of cleanliness, a student of Baripada in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has invented a low-cost smart dustbin with the use of information technology. A Class XII student of Satya Sai Vidya Mandir, Anubhav Sarangi, says…

Bhubaneswar: Eminent environmentalist of Odisha Nadia Chand Kanungo passed away at his residence at Niladri Vihar here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83. His last rites were performed at the Swarga Dwara in Puri. A native…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to launch an intensive awareness campaign against pollution in all civic body areas. The decision was taken at a meeting of the State Assembly House Committee on Environment on Tuesday.…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced the launch of a novel programme ‘Odisha-Mo Parivar’ in the state. Speaking on the occasion, he said the main objective of this programme is to protect the environment,…

Bhubaneswar: After imposing a complete ban on the single-use plastic in the urban areas, the Odisha government has decided to ban this item completely in the state by October 2 next year. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level…

Angul: Dillip Kumar Sahu embarked on an awareness drive to save trees in an autorickshaw from his native place, Pallahra in Angul district, on October 2. Dressed as a bear, the 38-year-old drives the auto with a model of an elephant…

One of the world's biggest storage of carbon is on fire for weeks now. The fire is so bad that it has turned day into night in Sao Paulo, thousands of kilometres away. The Amazon forest in Brazil has witnessed 74,155 fires since January,…