Life thrown out of gear in coastal Odisha as Bulbul comes closer

Sea water enters coastal villages and Paradip port at high tide, inundating them

Heavy rains lash coastal Odisha as Bulbul nears

Fishermen have taken shelter in harbours even as farmers are harvesting paddy that has not fully ripened

Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara prepare for Cyclone Bulbul

Expect landfall in two Odisha districts on November 8-9

Boat makers in Odisha’s coastal villages struggle to stay afloat

New bridges, fibre boats, lack of good wood and even fish stocks bring about the industry’s end

Odisha’s artisans strike gold with golden grass

Handicrafts made from the wild grass are helping change lives in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, providing people with a steady source of income  

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

DTE Ground Report: After Posco, women of Odisha’s Dhinkia village take on Jindal Steel

Women of villages affected by JSW’s steel project in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district are unequivocal in their opposition 

India 2nd-most dangerous country in 2022 for those flagging concerns about corporate projects: Report

Globally, 10 human rights defenders protesting harmful business practice attacked every week in 2022  

Orissa High Court stays alienation of forest-categorised land for JSW steel project in Jagatsinghpur 

The project site is in an area that is home to around 22,000 people with a significant number of Dalits

Amphan causes heavy damage in coastal Odisha’s districts

The districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara were the worst-affected due to the cyclone

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’…

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

Agitated people dismantle POSCO's boundary wall, torch office

Gram sabhas of the area have not given their consent to the POSCO project till date

Environment in elections: Dhinkia ‘acid test’ for ruling BJD as betel farmers unhappy with JSW steel plant land acquisition

They accuse CM Naveen Patnaik-led government and police of colluding with the company and destroying the area’s ecological treasure 

Odisha braces for cyclone Phailin

People in vulnerable villages in coastal districts are being evacuated to safe areas, cyclone shelters

POSCO makes villages vulnerable to cyclone

Forests that shielded seaside villages from earlier super cyclone have been chopped down for proposed steel plant

POSCO gets green signal

Environment ministry goes soft on South Korean steel giant POSCO

Green tribunal suspends POSCO’s clearance

The South Korean giant will now have to apply for a fresh environmental clearance

Pre-dawn police crackdown on village at POSCO site

Move marks restart of land acquisition for steel plant; police say they were only protecting farmers who wanted to give land

Seaside villages deserted

Experience of super cyclone1999 prompts people to move to safer places; evacuation continues

POSCO project may kick off this year despite green tribunal order

India’s largest FDI might downsize initially, to get going

Land is more than just that

Protest against POSCO continues; farmers rebuild destroyed betel vineyards

Cases have been filed against many farmers who re-erected their farms

Odisha government proposes fresh agreement to expedite POSCO steel plant

People protesting land acquisition for the project say they will intensify stir

Survey work for POSCO boundary wall begins amid protests

Authorities start GPS survey work for boundary wall of the proposed steel plant as angry villagers accuse government of siding with the company