Bureaucracy on the beach
Right of way
An upcoming port at Dhamra was cited as the reason for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles giving the Gahirmatha beach a miss last year. This year,…
Coastal folly
Political symptoms
Robbed of the sea
Forest guards protecting Olive Ridley turtles to be exempted from poll duty
Decision taken after forest officials tell authorities that not exempting them would hamper conservation of wildlife and sea turtles
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 …
Odisha govt launches boat ambulance for remote villages
Waterborne diseases are common in the riverside villages, and villagers had to travel for 20 km to reach a health centre
This earthy flavour helps locals in Odisha fight adverse climate
Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements
Cyclone Fani leaves Kendrapara weavers with broken looms, uncertain future
Around 1,200 handloom weavers in the Odisha district have no means to earn
3,000 crocodiles born in Bhitarkanika National Park
Forest officers saw 103 nests of saltwater crocodiles this breeding season
Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara prepare for Cyclone Bulbul
Expect landfall in two Odisha districts on November 8-9
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
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
Bhitarkanika census finds an increase of 15 saltwater crocodiles from last year
There are now 1,757 crocodiles in the park, the census conducted on January 3, 2020, found. Last year, there were 1,742
40 buffaloes die of haemorrhagic septicaemia in Odisha’s Kendrapara
Locals blame officials for not acting on time, worried about livelihood
Olive Ridley ‘arribada’ at Odisha’s Gahiramatha ends
407,194 turtles laid eggs in the marine sanctuary from 14-21 March, 2020
Funeral over a video call: COVID-19 lockdown forces Odisha migrants to stay away
Not being able to attend last rites of kin takes a toll on mental health
Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha
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COVID-19: Unable to return home, Odisha migrant hangs self in Haryana
Gangadhar Biswal, from Kendrapara, was upset that he could not get back home from Yamunanagar due to the lockdown
Cyclone Amphan: Tidal flooding, heavy winds pound coastal Odisha
Gale uproots trees, electric poles; saline embankments cave in
Days after Cyclone Amphan, Odisha districts still in darkness
State official said some roads may take two months to be repaired
World Day Against Child Labour 2020: Vulnerable children worse off due to COVID-19
The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has left child labourers with no source of income, no …
Houses damaged, power supply and road transport hit due to tornado in Odisha
The tornado hit seaside villages in Kendrapara district at 4 pm on June 15
