Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
New eel discovered in Odisha after researcher mistakes it for another species
A researcher had initially collected individuals of the new species thinking it is rice-paddy eel
Mali Parbat bauxite mine: District judge presides over public hearing for EC but residents allege ‘mind games’
District administration slapped notices on 40 people and deployed paramilitary forces days ahead of hearing
As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister
Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this
District judge to supervise next public hearing on Maliparbat bauxite mine in Koraput
Usually district magistrate or the additional district magistrate presides over public hearings
Pitter-patter, flip-flop: The unpredictable 100 hours Monsoon 2021 just had
The IMD issued a forecast September 16 warning of heavy rainfall in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal from September 18-20
Odisha’s blackbucks double in 6 years, reveals census
Improvement of habitats, protection given by locals and forest staff some reasons behind increase in Odisha’s blackbuck numbers
Leopard skin, 2 elephant tusks seized by police in Odisha’s Nayagarh
Authorities in Odisha have seized 20 leopard skins in the state during the past year
Forest fires, soaring heat to affect honey output from Similipal
Honey gathering is one of the main occupations of tribal people in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve
Odisha government proposes state’s second biosphere reserve at Mahendragiri
The Mahendragiri hills host a rich biodiversity of fauna and flora and are part of the Eastern Ghats
Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth
A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore
Fire recorded at 23,000 points across Odisha in one week: Forest Survey of India
Rise in forest fires across Odisha this year can be clearly attributed to a lack of proper planning
Odisha plans to introduce millets in PDS, mid-day meal by year end
The initiative will be launched in nine districts in a phased manner over a period of five years
Millets make a comeback in rural areas
Pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha are aimed at initiation of millets in the dietary consumption pattern
How accurate are government’s claims on forest rights in Odisha
A review by the Centre recently found Odisha to be the best performing state in forest rights implementation
NCST notes irregularities in employment of tribals displaced by Rourkela Steel Plant
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes directed officials to report back on actions taken on the issue within a month
Odisha villagers, forest department at loggerheads over rights to sell kendu leaves
Can Odisha government deregulate kendu leaf trade with support mechanisms to facilitate private trade beneficial to communities?
Supreme Court provides breather for iron ore miners in Odisha
Asks Odisha government to consider re-commencement of mining leases, following amendments to the MMDR Act
Legacy of an empire
Encouraged by their ninth century benevolent rulers, Gond landlords and villagers had set up an intricate and immensely useful network of …
Turning turtle
Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …
Dying for a lake
Four fisherfolks were killed in police firing in Chilka Lake when they were protesting against prawn farming in the lake on May 29
Endgame
Calamities, environmental degradation and bad governance invest to make Orissa India's poorest state
Disastrous state
Floods, cyclones, heat waves and droughts have made Orissa the disaster capital of India. Is it just natural or is the state paying a price for …
Soft target
The Orissa government makes a move to wrest control of some 2,000-odd non-governmental organisations operating in the state
Six elephants die of haemorrhagic septicaemia in a fortnight in Odisha’s Karlapat Sanctuary
All bodies were found along the Ghusurigudi nullah, leading experts to think the water is contaminated