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  

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

Olive Ridley hatchlings run the gauntlet at Gahirmatha Sanctuary

Millions of newborn turtles started their journey from nests to the sea April 25, 2021 at the marine sanctuary in Odisha

Odisha’s climate refugees: Last man standing at Satabhaya

Prafulla Lenka, a 47-year-old resident of Odisha’s Satabhaya village, is tenaciously holding on even as his village has almost disappeared …

Officials count 122 saltwater crocodile nests in Bhitarkanika

The numbers are much more than previous years, implying that the adult breeding population is increasing

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

Odisha’s villages of plumbers

Kendrapada district is known for its large pool of skilled traditional plumbers; they are now honing their skills in modern plumbing technology

DTE impact: Orissa High Court panel visits Gahirmatha to study Olive Ridley conservation

A survey found nearly 800 dead sea turtles on the Odisha coast, DTE reported February 4

DTE impact: Orissa High Court notices to officials on death of Olive Ridley turtles

A survey found nearly 800 dead sea turtles on the Odisha coast, DTE reported February 4

Solar light is new lifeline for sea erosion-hit Odisha village

It is widely believed that the village which is situated on the eastern coast of India will be wiped out from the map within a decade

Seaside villages deserted

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

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

Mangroves may have saved this village from Phailin

Residents of Praharajpur say the mangrove forest they nurtured contained damage to the coastal village

Mangroves shield coastal villages from cyclones

As Odisha braces for super cyclone Phailin, a coastal village hopes the mangrove it nurtured will protect their homes

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 …

As Hudhud approaches, coastal people move to safer areas

Many people hit by Phailin last year yet to overcome food and water shortages, find source of livelihood

Olive Ridley turtles give Gahirmatha beach a miss this year

Last year, around 400,000 turtles had nested at the beach in Bhitarkanika National Park during four-day arribada in March

Odisha’s climate refugees: Activists urge proper rehabilitation policy

Advancing sea puts villagers at risk in Puri, Kendrapada districts

‘Sewage treatment plant near Rushikulya will spell doom for Olive Ridleys’

The construction of the proposed plant will also violate Coastal Regulation Zone norms

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

After cyclone Phailin, villages face flood fury

People deny receiving any supply materials, aid

Olive Ridley turtles disoriented, lay eggs in villages away from nesting sites

Such turtles are at risk of being attacked by jackals and dogs or dying of dehydration

Odisha woman survives croc attack in Bhitarkanika

Mamata Jana was collecting prawn seeds when she was attacked by 9-foot-long reptile