Monsoon 2021: A month before season’s end, over one-third of districts deficit in rainfall
All the districts in Gujarat have reported deficit or large deficit rainfall
Over 57k hectares of forest land diverted in Odisha, says new report
Most of the forest land (28,409 hectares) was diverted for 186 mining projects
UN praises Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik again for saving lives during Cyclone Yaas
The UN had earlier praised Naveen Patnaik after Cyclone Phailin had hit Odisha in 2013
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
Odisha declares journalists as ‘frontline COVID-19 warriors’, announces ex-gratia
More than a dozen journalists have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in Odisha recently
Elephants killed 527 humans in Odisha in 6 years: Wildlife group
Eight dead in last six days
Rains due to Cyclone Michaung damage paddy in Odisha’s border districts
Farmers in the districts could not shift ripened paddy due to paucity of safe storage spaces
UK university academic is lending expertise to cut India’s snakebite deaths
With 50,000 deaths per year from snakebites, India has the world's highest burden
New eel species discovered in Mumbai well
The blind eel belongs to a genus endemic to India
Cyclone Asani to hit coast between Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar on May 10
West Bengal set to receive heavy rains from May 10-13
Coping with heatwave: How Odisha villages use natural measures
Concretisation and extreme heat have rendered traditional cooling methods ineffective
Cashew farmers in Odisha to suffer losses as tea mosquito bug destroys crops
Around 40% cashew plants in the state infected by bugs, estimate experts
Eastern coast of India to witness heavy rains this week
Bay of Bengal likely to host a tropical depression
COVID-19 pandemic may have led to 14% spike in number of underweight children in Bihar, Odisha: Study
The proportion of underweight children increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent between June 2017 and July 2021, the study found
Good step, but not long-term answer: Activists on Odisha’s request for ‘kumkis’ & ‘mahouts’ from Tamil Nadu
Stopping illegal mining & quarrying, notifying elephant corridors would be ideal solution for human-elephant conflict
Mocha: Cyclone to miss Indian coast, likely to make landfall in Myanmar by May 13-14 say IMD models
Expert says steering winds may take Mocha towards Myanmar but rapid intensification can trigger high rainfall on the Indian coast
India 2nd-most dangerous country in 2022 for those flagging concerns about corporate projects: Report
Globally, 10 human rights defenders protesting harmful business practice attacked every week in 2022
Miles to go: In these tribal regions of Odisha, the nearest health clinic is jungles & rivers away
In the absence of healthcare services and lack of transportation, vulnerable tribes are deprived of timely healthcare facilities
Orissa High Court stays alienation of forest-categorised land for JSW steel project in Jagatsinghpur
The project site is in an area that is home to around 22,000 people with a significant number of Dalits
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
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
Cyclone Amphan to maintain intensity till May 21 morning: IMD
Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall near Digha in West Bengal on May 20, is predicted to weaken as it moves towards inland regions close to Kolkata
Millet might: Here is how Odisha can succeed in reviving these cereals lost to the Green Revolution
Odisha’s mission to bring millets back to its fields and plates needs greater marketing support and promotion beyond tribal areas
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 5, 2022)
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 …