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Peace by peace cotton project' is bucking the trend in chemical farming to revive cotton fields in Odisha
An apt quote by the celebrated English author underlines the importance of agriculture to a nation. But it is a tragedy that the very occupation that feeds a nation should come to a predicament in an agricultural country such as India.
Madhusmita Hazarika
Posted on 17 Mar, 2012 11:02 PM

Article and Image Courtesy : One World South Asia

Author : Madhusmita Hazarika
The need for a sound flood management policy and not another dam
The recent floods have once again confirmed that large dams like Hirakud have miserably failed in controlling floods, says Ranjan Panda.
Ranjan Panda
Posted on 24 Oct, 2011 12:58 AM

Article Courtesy : Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO)

Author : Ranjan Panda

These large structural engineering solutions not only are obsolete but undermine the importance of ‘integrated flood management’. Time we grow up and design ways to live with floods again.
Orissa, the first state to draft the Climate Action Plan
Orissa is he first state to draft a Climate Change Action Plan following the National Acton Plan of India which began in 2008. It has covered major 11 sectors and after having consultation with various stakeholders in the state came out with the plan. This article takes a deeper look at the plan and highlights dome of the key factors of the plan as well as areas of concern.
Architesh Panda
Posted on 02 Jul, 2010 04:42 PM

Orissa becomes the first state in the country to have earned the distinction of having action plan on climate change. Following the National Action Plan of India started in 2008 the document of Orissa provides the action for the period of 2010-2015 having a budget of 17,000 crore.
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