International Girl Child Day: Crimes against girls on the rise in India, especially eastern states
Strenghening community-based child protection systems imperative
Global Eco Watch: Reindeer may have been domesticated 2,000 years ago
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
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
Sundarbans is cyclone capital of India: IMD report
Around 70% cyclones in the area from 1961-2020 were severe
COVID-19 lockdown crisis for migrant workers: What states are doing
Some states exhibit higher standards of human values while helping migrant workers
Ijurupa, where a family of four nailed down a 72 MT mining proposal
It’s the eighth village to reject proposed mining in a row in Niyamgiri hills
Odisha authorises second and subsequent renewal of mine leases
Decision meant to help steel and aluminum companies facing raw material shortage
Share iron ore mining profits with communities: Patnaik
Writes a letter to PM
Phailin keeps migratory birds away from Chilika lake
Only 120,000 birds have congregated at the Nalabana sanctuary in Odisha this year
Phailin: crop loss assessed at Rs 2,300 crore
Families in severely affected villages to get rations and cash assistance
Green tribunal suspends POSCO’s clearance
The South Korean giant will now have to apply for a fresh environmental clearance
Man sacrificed in Odisha to ‘prevent COVID-19’
Crime committed by priest in a temple in Cuttack district
State mining departments turn tech-savvy to track mineral ores
Odisha takes lead, sets up robust system to monitor minerals produced and transported
Green tribunal begins hearing appeal against POSCO steel plant
MoEF says its decision to grant clearance cannot be challenged
Odisha woman survives croc attack in Bhitarkanika
Mamata Jana was collecting prawn seeds when she was attacked by 9-foot-long reptile
COVID-19: Odisha doctors help state’s stranded migrants in Telangana
Doctors take time off schedules and reach out to 100 migrant families, 400 individuals
Labour exit
Labour shortage in agriculture forces Indian farmers to innovate to stay afloat
COVID-19: Alang’s ship breakers look at workers from diamond, other sectors to stay afloat
The industry witnessed a reverse migration of at least 75 per cent of its workforce
Corruption taint mattered little
People vote in politicians accused in illegal mining activities in Karnataka, Odisha
The PDS learning curve
Tike tike in Orissa
Protest against POSCO continues; farmers rebuild destroyed betel vineyards
Cases have been filed against many farmers who re-erected their farms
“Women being denied forest claims’
Report by non-profits highlights gender disparity in Forest Rights Act implementation
COVID-19: Odisha becomes first state to extend lockdown
Approximately 3.1 million families receive food grains from 12,556 fair price shops
Village headmen in Niyamgiri refuse to sign on dates for gram sabha on Vedanta
Demand Palli Sabha on Vedanta’s bauxite mining should include 112 villages
Odisha sal seed pickers face Amphan, COVID-19 double whammy
Sal seed procurement was delayed because of Cyclone Amphan