Orissa

BHUBANESWAR, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- India's nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-I was tested with significant on Thursday at the Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa, officials have confirmed.

CHILIKA - Wild life experts are hoping the highly endangered dugong or sea cow could again come visiting Orissa's Chilika Lake, thanks to the expanding beds of sea grass growing in the shallow waters - a critical requirement for the big marine animal.

KENDRAPARA - The crocodile population in Orissa's Bhitarkanika national park here has gone up to 1,610 -- from last year's 1,572, a week-long census revealed Thursday.