Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns
The Indigenous leader mentioned growing problems in the region such as water contamination from mercury used in illegal mining and oil spillages.
The Indigenous leader mentioned growing problems in the region such as water contamination from mercury used in illegal mining and oil spillages.
The ministry’s decision comes in wake of the "need to monitor the continuously changing" COVID-19 virus and the fact that "economic activities need to be taken up in an unhindered manner".
Around 1,000 people have returned to Odisha from 11 countries since 26 November– the UK, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Israel – which are categorized as ‘at-risk’ countries.
All the eight have been admitted to the isolation ward of the government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital which has been designated to treat new Covid-19 variant Omicron patients.
