Numbers of sandy Turtles gathered at Puri Beach

The Odisha coast is the one of the main mass nesting center in the world map for the Olive Ridley turtle since time immemorial. Three sites in the coastal zone of Odisha is famous in the world for mass nesting of turtle i.e. Gahiramatha, Devi Mouth and Rushikulya Mouth. But nearly 7000 nos. of Olive   Read More..

Sand Art ‘Keep the Beach Clean’ at Puri

On the World tourism Day International sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture with a message “keep the Beach Clean at Puri beach of Odisha which is organized by barefoot organization on Thursday…

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik joins hands with 350.org for Climate Impacts day

On the 4th of May, as a pre cursor to the Climate Impacts Day, Odisha’s famous sand sculptor Sudarsan Pattnaik has joined hands with 350.org to create a 7 foot sand sculpture with a message “Climate change = Extreme Heat” that vividly depicts the impacts of global warming on mankind. The sculpture shows how extreme   Read More..

Awareness Programme Take sea bath safely

An awareness programme has been organized at Puri Sea beech on 20.11.2011 on behalf of Mission Orissa regarding creation of awareness among visitors/pilgrims how to take sea bath safely during their stay at Puri. Photo: Ranajn Ganguly

Hepatitis B awareness campaigned flagged off by Sudarshan Pattnaik

WORLD HEPATITIS DAY, dreaded disease, the Kalinga Gastroenterology Foundation started observing “World Hepatitis B Eradication Day” on the birth day of the great Nobel Laureate Prof. B.S. Blumberg – the man who discovered the Hepatitis B virus. There Prof. B.S. Blumberg has contributed immensely to the discovery of this virus and development of an effective   Read More..