Odisha report on housing ‘irregularities’ under Centre’s lens

MPs allege that 85% of 1.2 million PMAY-G beneficiaries in state ineligible for scheme

COVID-19: Industries, steel plants in Odisha begin supplying oxygen to affected states

Odisha has around 70 industries, including 12 steel plants, many of which produce industrial oxygen

Odisha worries over safety of dams in way of Hudhud

Officials try to figure out how to drain water from the dam reservoirs before heavy rains begin Sunday morning

Will Olive Ridleys skip Odisha’s Rushikulya this time?

They are already a month late in turning up for mass nesting and experts suggest climate may be the one to blame

Odisha bets on departments working together to end child marriages

The state has declared 5,600 villages free of child marriage since January 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic

Tropical depression that brought floods to Lanka moving north to south India

While it may bring cyclonic rain, it won’t delay the monsoon in India, say experts

How is fodder crisis rendering livestock vulnerable?

Today, India faces an acute fodder shortage that has left drought-hit farmers and livestock vulnerable. Jitendra finds out how fodder crisis has …

Historically prone to cyclones

26 of the 35 deadliest tropical cyclones in world history have been Bay of Bengal storms

Companies fined heavily for mining over limit in Odisha

State authorities send notices to 103 mines

Environment in elections: Dhinkia ‘acid test’ for ruling BJD as betel farmers unhappy with JSW steel plant land acquisition

They accuse CM Naveen Patnaik-led government and police of colluding with the company and destroying the area’s ecological treasure 

How lack of coordination between Odisha and Chhattisgarh led to floods

Lack of information from Chhattisgarh and water hoarding by Odisha to blame 

A day after Hudhud devastates Andhra Pradesh, Typhoon Vongfong injures dozens in Japan

It is the strongest storm to hit Japan this year

Evacuation leads to tragedy; two feared dead as boat capsizes in Odisha

Seaside village residents say boat was overloaded

Over 150 turtles found dead on Odisha beach

The Oliver Ridley turtles arrive in large numbers to lay eggs on the state's shores

POSCO scraps $5.3 billion steel project in Karnataka

Company will pursue its US $12 billion proposed steel project in Odisha

Why are Olive Ridley sea turtles dying in large numbers on Odisha’s coast?

Non-compliance with 2-decade-old orders by CEC constituted by Supreme Court likely cause

Albino palm civet sighted in Odisha after 129 years in Satkosia Tiger Reserve

A partial albino common palm civet was last sighted in 1891 in the state’s Kandhamal district

Jobs round the year: How MGNREGA made Balangir job-secure

The success of MGNREGA projects has made Odisha offer 300 days of guaranteed work a year to curb distress migration in this district

Odisha fishing sector hopeful with Union Budget 2021-22 allocation for Paradip

Workers say harbour will be finally able to meet EU export standards 

Bhitarkanika: Man taken by estuarine croc in fatal attack  

The man, a milk supplier, was waiting to ford a crocodile-inhabited river when he was dragged and taken

2 leopard skins, bones recovered in Odisha, 1 arrested

At least 155 leopards have been poached across Odisha in the last 10 years

From Phailin to Hudhud: a year of extreme weather events

Year 2014 has witnessed a series of floods, droughts and an unusual spell of hailstorms in a few states. A look at the damage and displacement …

Hudhud hits fisher people in Odisha

Bad weather spells in Bay of Bengal between February to October, the busiest period for fishers, have affected their livelihood

There is a chance of cyclone formation in the Bay of Bengal in the second week of May

A low-pressure area will form during that time; however, it is not yet clear as to how the depression will intensify  

Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha

Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts