Odisha bets on departments working together to end child marriages
The state has declared 5,600 villages free of child marriage since January 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
Phailin affects tourism in Odisha
Many villages near tourist sites in the state are dependent on tourism
Orissa villagers protect forest, reap benefits
A million Olive Ridleys have laid eggs on Odisha’s Gahirmatha, Rushikulya rookeries this year
For the first time, more than 200,000 turtles laid eggs at Gahirmatha on a single day
Olive Ridley nesting begins: Over 500,000 turtles lay eggs in 4 days at Odisha’s Gahirmatha sanctuary
Space crunch has pushed several female turtles to return to sea. But they will be back in a few days to nest
Climate change? Experts are not sure as Olive Ridley ‘Arribada’ starts a month early at Odisha’s Rushikulya
Suitable climatic and beach conditions are the reasons for the early mass nesting of Olive Ridley turtles this year, according to experts
Not being kept in loop: Odisha’s sarpanches on CM’s power decentralisation move
Several sarpanches who were given powers of district collectors alleged their administrative or financial roles were not spelt out clearly
Born at 44
Odisha village gets pattas after nearly half a century. Land reform programmes get jumpstart
Man sacrificed in Odisha to ‘prevent COVID-19’
Crime committed by priest in a temple in Cuttack district
Olive Ridley turtles return to nest at Odisha sanctuary after two years
DRDO switches off lights at the missile test range nearby to help draw female turtles back to the beach
Anti-POSCO protests gather steam
How people weathered Phailin storm
Bitter lessons from 1999 cyclone and a prepared community helped reduce the impact of the night-long cyclonic storm that raged across coastal …
Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …