Lending voice: This Odisha journalist helps tribal women & girls take charge of their own health and share their stories
Jayanti Buruda has trained Malkangiri tribal women in journalistic practices such as writing scripts, preparing field reports, and shooting and …
Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha
The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021
Extend paddy procurement beyond today: Odisha farmers
Thousands of paddy farmers allege their paddy harvest still not lifted
Could illegal fishing have caused death of 5-foot-long saltie in Bhitarkanika
The reptile’s carcass was found floating in a river inside the park June 3
COVID-19 lockdown: Odisha’s mahua flower collectors left in lurch
The state’s tribal economy intrinsically runs on mahua flower trade in summers
Olive Ridleys return to lay eggs at Rushikulya after skipping a year
Around 250,000 turtles have come ashore for mass nesting this year, say officials
Shoddy translocation of tiger Sundari leads to bloodshed
India's first interstate tiger translocation was done in violation of the protocol
Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation
The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement
Marine turtles tagged in Odisha after nearly two decades
The forest department plans to tag 30,000 turtles in Odisha this year during the nesting season
Pitter-patter, flip-flop: The unpredictable 100 hours Monsoon 2021 just had
The IMD issued a forecast September 16 warning of heavy rainfall in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal from September 18-20
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
New eel discovered in Odisha after researcher mistakes it for another species
A researcher had initially collected individuals of the new species thinking it is rice-paddy eel
Youth from Odisha’s Kandhamal show the way to combat forest fires
Youths here held several meetings with the villagers and explained climate change as well as methods to mitigate forest fires at the community level
World Water Day 2023: Nuapada switched to surface from ground sources to solve its problems of quality and quantity
After the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, the district witnessed a drastic change in the sector of rural water supply. River water was …
Mali Parbat bauxite mine: District judge presides over public hearing for EC but residents allege ‘mind games’
District administration slapped notices on 40 people and deployed paramilitary forces days ahead of hearing
As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister
Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this
District judge to supervise next public hearing on Maliparbat bauxite mine in Koraput
Usually district magistrate or the additional district magistrate presides over public hearings
Adivasis in Odisha, Jharkhand less food-insecure than non-Adivasis: Report
Prevalence of acceptable dietary diversity higher in non-Adivasi households than Adivasi households in both states
Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured
Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers
Sanitation workers: They clean our poop and face a lot of dangers; here is how
Is Swachh Bharat being achieved at the cost of the health and safety of sanitation workers? Or by funding for infrastructure?
Dhinkia on the boil: Odisha Police turn violent against protestors
The administration in Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur tried to forcibly acquire betel vineyards January 14 for Jindal Steel’…
Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year
Migratory birds are wintering in cultivated farmland near Chilika because of more water in it this year, say experts
Witch hunting: 83% of Odisha's cases in six districts, says report
Most of the victims were targeted for “causing health issues or crop failure”
The bizarre demand for a Banarasi paan GI
Geographical Indication tag continues to be handed out without examining the scientific basis or the integrity of such claims
Odisha’s blackbucks double in 6 years, reveals census
Improvement of habitats, protection given by locals and forest staff some reasons behind increase in Odisha’s blackbuck numbers