Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has sought an action taken report from the Odisha Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department regarding the alleged proposal of felling of more than 2,000 full-grown trees for the construction of a new building at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela.Acting on a complaint filed by one Alaya Samantaray, an RTI and Environmental Activist, the MoEF&CC, on March 20, wrote…
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Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) Forest and Environment officials in Tamil Nadu have described the recent surge in bird activity near Thoothukudi Harbour as a rare and ecologically significant development triggered by this year’s heavy rainfall.According to officials from the Forest Department, the unusually heavy rain has led to large-scale water accumulation in suburban salt pans around Thoothukudi. These salt pans, normally used exclusively for salt production, have temporarily transformed into shallow…