House panel flags excess mining in forest areas of Balangir, Subarnapur | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: Rampant illegal mining, widespread encroachment of govt and forest land, large-scale irregularities in mineral quality certification and recurring instances of soil theft across the state have caused significant revenue loss and environmental damage, an assembly committee has found. Flagging excess mineral extraction from forest areas in Balangir and Subarnapur districts, the House panel, headed…

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SDCs for tribal welfare get new heads | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govt on Monday appointed chairpersons and vice-chairpersons for 23 special development councils (SDCs) in districts with a significant tribal population, reconstituting the bodies for the first time after the change in govt in June 2024. The previous SDCs were dissolved in Sept 2024.The special development councils are govt-established bodies aimed at accelerating…

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BMC to survey residential buildings misused for commercial purposes | Bhubaneswar News

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to undertake a comprehensive survey to identify residential buildings being misused for commercial purposes across the city, following a recent Supreme Court directive that has brought all municipal bodies in the country under its scrutiny.The move comes after the apex court, while hearing a case related to…

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Nor’wester snaps road links in Odisha districts, uproots trees | Bhubaneswar News

Traffic crawls after trees were uprooted amid rain Berhampur: At least two persons were injured and road communication between Aska and Balugaon was disrupted following uprooting of roadside trees at several places in Khallikote, Beguniapada and Nirmalajhar in Ganjam district even as heavy rain, thunderstorm and high-speed winds lashed different parts of the district under…

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Green solution to LPG crisis: Solar stove relief for commercial establishments | Bhubaneswar News

BHUBANESWAR: At a time when LPG supply is becoming scarce, particularly for commercial consumers, a team of innovators from the state has come up with a cost-effective and eco-friendly cooking system powered by solar energy. It has already made commercial debut in the city.Manoj Kumar Nayak, professor of applied sciences at NIT-Delhi, and Sudhansu Sekhar…

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