The Odisha Forest Department had taken up the tagging exercise in 1999, and at least two tagged turtles then were sighted on the Sri Lanka coast. Later, the tagging exercise was suspended ...

Bhubaneswar: In a major crackdown on illegal poaching, the forest department of Komna Range in Odisha’s Nuapada district raided Sirli village and seized a cache of explosives and hunting gear ...

He also took stock of the status of the Tribal Advisory Council (TAC), pricing and market linkages for minor forest produce (MFP ... for PESA implementation in Odisha, the Governor urged officials ...

BHUBANESWAR: As Odisha intensifies measures to fight wildfire in the ongoing season, the Reliance Foundation has joined hands with the forest department, Vana Suraksha Samities (VSS) and other ...

Mayurbanj (Odisha) [India], April 25 (ANI): Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve has been conferred the status of National Park. With this, Similipal has become the state's second national park after ...

BHUBANESWAR: The forest department on Sunday seized six chocolate bombs and arrested three persons for killing a wild boar using the explosives in Sirli village under Khariar forest division in ...

With the temperature soaring, incidence of forest fire is on the rise prompting both the government and private agencies to involve the community living in villages along the forest-side to tame ...

"The traditional and modern birthstone for May is the emerald, known for its vibrant, gorgeous green color," shares jeweler ... considering them sacred symbols of fertility and immortality.

Panda shares this sentiment. “My biggest hope is in the Forest Rights Act and the indigenous communities who live in and protect our forested watersheds. India still has many rural areas and ...

Five forest officers in Odisha were arrested for embezzling Rs 80 lakh intended for compensatory afforestation. The funds were diverted to fictitious accounts following a detailed enquiry by the ...