Prasanna Acharya

BJD candidates Prasanna Acharya, Bishnu Charan Das and N Bhaskar Rao were today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha.

Ten fishermen have been taken into custody by the Bhitarkanika National Park authorities in Odisha for illegal fishing activity in the core area of the Park, posing a danger to estuarine crocodiles and aquatic species.

The idyllic islands with its wetland sites and rich reserve of flora and fauna in Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha will get a facelift under the central government's Holistic Development of Coastal Islands Project (HDCIP).

Goa has removed a two-year ban on iron ore mining and expects mines could be back up and running by March or April at the earliest, its Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya said on Friday.

The Goa government has put on hold the fifth e-auctioning of iron ore, which was scheduled to be held this week, owing to falling prices in international markets.

Days after restarting its refinery in Odisha's Kalahandi district following a seven-month shutdown due to a bauxite scarcity, Vedanta Aluminium Limited is optimistic about getting the ore from the state itself.

In an effort to weed out illegal mining activity, Goa government is reviewing all files cleared by the State Mines and Geology Department over a decade. Mines and Geology department director Prasanna Acharya, in an affidavit before Bombay High Court bench at Goa, said he has initiated steps to review all files of the department that were processed ...

BJD candidates Prasanna Acharya, Bishnu Charan Das and N Bhaskar Rao were today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Odisha.

Ten fishermen have been taken into custody by the Bhitarkanika National Park authorities in Odisha for illegal fishing activity in the core area of the Park, posing a danger to estuarine crocodiles and aquatic species.

The idyllic islands with its wetland sites and rich reserve of flora and fauna in Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha will get a facelift under the central government's Holistic Development of Coastal Islands Project (HDCIP).

Goa has removed a two-year ban on iron ore mining and expects mines could be back up and running by March or April at the earliest, its Director of Mines and Geology Prasanna Acharya said on Friday.

The Goa government has put on hold the fifth e-auctioning of iron ore, which was scheduled to be held this week, owing to falling prices in international markets.

Days after restarting its refinery in Odisha's Kalahandi district following a seven-month shutdown due to a bauxite scarcity, Vedanta Aluminium Limited is optimistic about getting the ore from the state itself.

In an effort to weed out illegal mining activity, Goa government is reviewing all files cleared by the State Mines and Geology Department over a decade. Mines and Geology department director Prasanna Acharya, in an affidavit before Bombay High Court bench at Goa, said he has initiated steps to review all files of the department that were processed ...