He is a Odisha-based freelance journalist
Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur
Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed
Odisha can see highest human casualties due to elephant conflict this year: Experts
Odisha is continuing to grant mining leases in elephant habitat despite human deaths from conflict with elephants, say experts
Dhinkia on the boil: Odisha Police turn violent against protestors
The administration in Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur tried to forcibly acquire betel vineyards January 14 for Jindal Steel’…
Dhinkia on the boil: Opposition, rights workers stopped by cops
The police had baton-charged farmers in Dhinkia January 14, who were protesting the forced acquisition of their betel vineyards
उड़ीसा जेएसडब्ल्यू स्टील प्लांट विवाद : गिरफ्तारियों और पुलिस की कार्रवाई से ढिंकिया में माहौल गरमाया
प्रदर्शनकारियों ने ओडिशा पुलिस और जेएसडब्ल्यू अधिकारि…
Odisha JSW Steel plant controversy: Arrests, police crackdown raises the heat in Dhinkia
Protestors allege nexus between Odisha Police and JSW officials
Dhinkia steel plant: Villagers block entry points with bamboo structures to oppose JSW project
The resistance came after police officials entered Dhinkia to arrest “anti-industry” villagers December 4
Cyclone Jawad can make landfall in Odisha’s Puri district December 5: IMD
Farmers and fishermen in coastal Odisha districts prepare for the worst, with Cyclone Jawad predicted to make landfall in the area; many worried …
Centre offers update on various environmental problems bugging India
Government tells Lok Sabha it is making all-out efforts to tackle issues such as forest fires, air pollution as well as the impact of climate …
First December cyclone in 130 years: Odisha gears up for Cyclone Jawad
As many as 879 floods and cyclone shelters in the coastal pockets have been readied to house villagers, says official
Illegal fishing in Gahirmatha: 3 forest guards allege injury in mid-sea assault
Crew members of fishing trawler attack forest guards when asked not to fish in the sanctuary, 9 arrested
How to manage disasters: Assam officials visit Odisha to learn
Three officials from Assam were recently in Kendrapara and Puri to know how Odisha managed its cyclones
Coastal villagers vow to oppose JSW steel plant in Odisha
Jindal Steel Works Ltd is to build a proposed steel, cement and power plant on land where POSCO was to build a plant earlier
Olive Ridley breeding season: Locals clean up Gahirmatha beach
Over two tonnes of trash, mostly plastic items, was collected from the beach
Documentary on Odisha's centenarian Nanda master in the works
Prusti, fondly called Nanda Sir, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 for his noble work
Turtle smuggling continues: Forest officials seize 40 turtles from Odisha’s Malkangiri
Forest officials had seized 150 live freshwater turtles from a village in Malkangiri district June 4
On same day, 3 elephants die in 2 Odisha districts
The development has raised concerns among forest officials and animal conservationists
Odisha to relocate 420 families from Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary in Bargarh district
The relocation will reduce human-animal conflicts and provide basic amenities like electricity, road and healthcare to the villagers
Odisha’s mega drinking water project: No proper environmental assessment, NGT pulls up Centre, state
The IIT panel in charge of the assessment never visited site and study report was based on secondary data only, alleged the petitioner
Illegal leopard skin trade continues unabated in Odisha
Special Task Force officials have seized 16 leopard skins in the state in last one year
Carcass of fourth dead whale shark in 11 months found on Odisha beach
Forest officials have said a whale shark found dead along a beach in Odisha may have been hit by ships out at sea
Elephant electrocution deaths: Odisha gives Rs 445 cr to power DISCOMS to prevent live wire snare
Electric wire trap poaching is a growing concern in the state; at least seven elephants have died in the last 10 months
International Coffee Day: Coffee cultivation transforming tribal lives in Odisha’s Koraput
Many Adivasis in Odisha’s Koraput have prospered in recent years after turning to coffee farming from shifting cultivation
Tusker dies after being allegedly poisoned by villagers in Angul
Conservationists blame inadequate patrolling by forest officials and a lack of monitoring for the poisoning of a tusker in Odisha
Turmeric soaps pave way for financial independence of Koraput’s tribal women
Around 1,2000 tribal women in the area have managed to eke out a living making turmeric soaps
