Waste in news on May 10

Chandigarh plans segregation without a plan, Cuttack's solid waste projects awaits HC verdict

Odisha orders 48-hour shutdown in 3 cities apprehending community spread of COVID-19

Decision after person in posh Bhubaneswar neighbourhood tests positive without any travel history

Plantation mission may destroy Odisha’s forests and river ecology

The Green Mahanadi Mission would fiercely impact the livelihood of farmers and cattle herders

Activist protesting Odisha’s plan to divert river forcibly removed from protest site, in hospital

The Odisha government has filed 1,000 cases and arrested 24 people who ransacked a project to divert water from the Kharosotra river  

COVID-19: Cuttack’s silver filigree artists stare at a bleak future

The cottage industry is estimated to have taken a hit of Rs 20 crore in 2020 and losses keep mounting this year 

Chronic kidney disease cases rise in Cuttack district

A GASS survey highlights the plight of those suffering from chronic kidney disease in Narasingpur block of Odisha’s Cuttack and how …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha

The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021 

Bird flu scare grips Cuttack: Ducks culled, compensation announced

After 12 ducks were tested positive of H5N1 virus, authorities culled 500 ducks, destroyed 6,000 eggs and instructed people not to consume the bird

Man sacrificed in Odisha to ‘prevent COVID-19’

Crime committed by priest in a temple in Cuttack district

Funeral over a video call: COVID-19 lockdown forces Odisha migrants to stay away

Not being able to attend last rites of kin takes a toll on mental health

COVID-19: Sales hit, Odisha sculptors struggle to stay afloat

Absence of tourists and cancelled festival celebrations have hit their livelihood