Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink, lament Mahanadi flood victims

The affected are now facing an acute shortage of potable drinking water even as the spectre of disease looms large

IMD predicts more rain in Odisha amid grim Mahanadi floods

Floodwaters have inundated more than 24,000 hectares of farmland in the state

Tribunals alone can’t save our dying rivers: experts

Even as the dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh over Mahanadi river water has snowballed into a political fight, civil society organisations …

'Maha' dispute over the Mahanadi

The plans of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh to usurp water of the Mahanadi river have reached ridiculous levels

Farmers left high and dry as Chhattisgarh & Odisha squabble over Mahanadi water

The tussle between the two states has overshadowed the debate on the increasing defacement and pollution of the Mahanadi

Thousands marooned in Odisha as Mahanadi basin floods due to heavy rain

Forty gates of Hirakud dam to be opened August 16 night to release excess water

Union Cabinet approves setting up of Tribunal for Mahanadi water-sharing dispute

The Centre’s move comes a month after the Supreme Court ordered the Constitution to settle the decades-long dispute

"Drowned and dammed: Colonial capitalism and flood control in eastern India

Mahanadi: Neither an election issue, nor a developmental one

The dying river is marred with pollution and irrigation issues and yet it hasn’t made it to the election agenda

World Rivers Day: Does a river exist for us only when it floods?

It’s important to spread river education in its totality, before dams and canals take over ‘rivers’ in the perception battle 

Lack of water intensifies distress in the Mahanadi basin

Climate change at the global and local levels is reducing water flow in the Mahanadi river, severely impacting agriculture. Tackling that …

Talcher coal mine accident: 1 dead, 4 trapped after landslide

The death toll might go up to 14 as the nine rescued workers are in a serious condition

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 30, 2022)

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

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs

The current storage has reached 82% of its capacity, against 76% and 67% August 18 and August 11, respectively

Odisha forest department announces cash reward for rescuing gharials

Fishermen, whose nets are damaged by gharials, will also be compensated

Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology  

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 25, 2024)

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

Mahanadi Coalfields land oustees to get compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation

Land acquired for mining in 1988; Compensation to be disbursed to 4 villages under the R&R Act, 2013

Integrated risk assessment of dams required to prevent human-made disasters: Experts

Ministry of Jal Shakti said in a press release recently that data on flooding caused due to faulty operations of reservoirs is not maintained …

'Odisha's waterman'

Ranjan Panda of Water Initiative Odisha, is a researcher, environmentalist and activist. He describes the threats to rivers and water bodies of Odisha

Once upon a time, the Chilika was a part of the Bay of Bengal: Study

Historical records and the presence of stone anchors and hero stones confirm that the Chilika was a part of the sea once

World Crocodile Day: Experts flag dip in gharial count in Odisha

Only 14 gharials were spotted at Satkosia gorge in Tikarpada in state’s Angul district in 2019, claimed a former forest official

The right level

Monopoly on Mahanadi

Water on a deficit budget

27 people die in floods in Odisha as rivers flow above danger level