Sudarsan Maharana

The birth of four cubs to Tadoba-born translocated tigress Zeenat in May has marked the first visible success of India's ambitious genetic rescue programme for tigers in Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR).

The birth of four cubs to Tadoba-born translocated tigress Zeenat in May has marked the first visible success of India's ambitious genetic rescue programme for

BHUBANESWAR: While the post-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) draft electoral roll has revealed the exclusion of 20.13 lakh voters across the state, Malkangiri appears to have been the worst affected with at least 10 per cent of its electors removed from the revised list.

BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to strengthen campus safety and security, the state government has decided to roll out an integrated CCTV-based video-surveillance system across higher education institutions (HEIs), with four universities selected in the first phase.

BHUBANESWAR: Even as voluntary relocation of villages from core tiger habitats remains incomplete, Similipal and Satkosia tiger reserves are also among the 29 tiger reserves in the country that have been asked to expedite notification of their Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZs), according to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change's (MoEFCC) latest assessment.

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Wildlife Wing is gearing up to roll out the second phase of the tiger supplementation project by introducing another pair of big cats from Central India into the Similipal landscape.

BHUBANESWAR: With the delay in implementation of key schemes and projects including development of biotechnology, monitoring of mangroves and poor spending under other different heads emerging a major concern, the state government has fixed a target of 60 per cent expenditure by December for the Science and Technology department.

BHUBANESWAR: The number of tigers in the Similipal landscape has risen to 35, according to the latest camera-trap estimation carried out by the Forest department.

BHUBANESWAR: Stepping up efforts to create a favourable ecosystem, including trained workforce for the green hydrogen value chain, the state government is all set to launch focused initiatives under the National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM).

BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to give a push to eco-tourism and local livelihoods, the state government is set to introduce regulated trekking inside forests, wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.