75 years of people’s power: Odisha’s Denkanal, Balasore use urban-rural convergence to treat faecal sludge

This process is more economical and less cumbersome

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

Fishers in Odisha rescue second whale shark in a week

The 10-feet-long animal was caught in a net before fishers freed it and guided it to sea

Cyclone Amphan hit 100,000 ha farmland: Odisha minister

Farmers rue crop loss, blame state for insufficient insurance policy

Amphan to severely affect Odisha's Balasore, Bhadrak: Officials

Both districts are on the north Odisha coast and border West Bengal

In court

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 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 6, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Cyclone Yaas is the 96th tropical cyclone to strike Odisha in 130 years

Balasore was the site for landfall for 28 cyclones in that period

Cyclone Yaas makes landfall: Houses blown away, families displaced in Odisha

The landfall started at 9 am and was accompanied by a wind speed of 140-160 kmph. Heavy rains continued to lash coastal districts

Days after Cyclone Amphan, Odisha districts still in darkness

State official said some roads may take two months to be repaired

A day after: Cyclone Amphan throws life out of gear in Odisha districts

Houses and crops destroyed, trees uprooted, no power supply a day after cyclone hit coastal Odisha 

Orissa simmers

Heat strikes; victims’ families kept waiting for Rs 10,000

Experts fear COVID-19 spread in Odisha’s districts affected by Cyclone Yaas 

Many of those evacuated and housed at cyclone centres have been observed not adhering to COVID-19 protocol

A day after Cyclone Yaas, signs of destruction in Odisha

3 people died in the state; restoration work starts in affected districts

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

Weather Alert: Possible cyclone over West Bengal, Odisha

Deep depression over Bay of Bengal unusually positioned; Storm expected to weaken by Aug 20

Cyclone Yaas aftermath: Odisha farmers in a fix over sowing Kharif crop

At least 5,882 hectares of cultivable lands in five blocks of Balasore district affected by sea water 

Cyclone Amphan: Tidal flooding, heavy winds pound coastal Odisha

Gale uproots trees, electric poles; saline embankments cave in 

Nearly 4,000 Odisha villages free of child marriage now

Child marriages surged after COVID-19 first wave; streamlined state efforts helped arrest the trend, claim officials

Odisha forest dept claims dolphin population doubled in a year

Forest officials sighted 188 dolphins this year in Chilika Lake, up from 163 in 2020

Floods follow cyclone Phailin

Thousands of people are trapped in Balasore district, which is far from areas hit by cyclone

Paan loses flavour

Iconic paan no more appeals to farmers, traders and common people. They say the contagious spread of chewing tobacco, especially gutkha, is fast …