Ranjan Panda

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Ranjan Panda of Water Initiative Odisha, is a researcher, environmentalist and activist. He describes the threats to rivers and water bodies of Odisha

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Forests

How forests can help in doubling farmers’ income

Forest rights, support for ecosystem services could be part of strategy to help farmers living in forests

Water

A troll’s choice: wifi or water?

A recent episode on social media exposed me to some of the perceptions that trolls have regarding the right to water

Forests

Water in forests: Finding the blue in the greens

It is time we rediscover forests as a ‘water commons’ to aid India’s fight against climate change

Climate Change

Lack of water intensifies distress in the Mahanadi basin

Climate change at the global and local levels is reducing water flow in the Mahanadi river, severely impacting agriculture. Tackling that …

Water

More dams will not solve Mahanadi water conflict

Stakeholders in Odisha suggest building more dams on Mahanadi to resolve a water-sharing conflict, but that will make matters worse

Mining

मौत की मांग

मुआवजे के लिए 35 साल से संघर्ष कर रहा है एक गांव। ग्रामीणो�…

Natural Disasters

Blame it on Hirakud?

The CAG has rapped the Odisha government for not keeping the dam's water level in check and failing to prevent flooding in downstream areas

Sendai framework on disaster risk reduction disappoints

Goals are without specific time plan and targets

Acid rain in Orissa?

Muscle power

Company dupes Balangir tribals, takes away land

Controversial pay-out

Japan bank sanctions Rs 560-cr loan for Orissa forestry sector

Orissa won't allow dam at Polavaram

No healthcare for Simplipal tribals in Orissa

Invincible

Oswal's polluting chemicals and fertilizers plant in Orissa

Chilika fisherfolk relieved

Controversial bill not tabled in the state assembly

Orissa's biotech policy 2005

Biodiversity, farmers' interests at stake

Vox Populi

Thai villagers look down upon dams

High & dry?

Conservation measures may hit Orissa fisherfolk

Impending displacement for Orissa villagers

The Orissa government has finally begun disbursing compensation to likely oustees in the lower Suktel dam project. Nineteen families of Magurbeda …

Space crunch for Olive Ridleys

Coconut cracker

The eriophyid mite has a field day, while officials sleep tight. The pest attack was first reported in 2000, when a farmer from the Puri …

'Kernel the culprit'

Human rights panel report confirms that food poisoning, not starvation, caused deaths in Orissa's Kashipur district

Unkindest cuts

An amendment to the Orissa forest act gives sweeping powers to forest officials

Misdirected move

The Orissa government's decision to increase water cess for irrigation may spell doom for the state's farmers

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