Tribal women in Odisha attempt mass suicide over rail track construction

The women alleged the track was being constructed without compensating tribals in the area for their land

Heavy rains lash coastal Odisha as Bulbul nears

Fishermen have taken shelter in harbours even as farmers are harvesting paddy that has not fully ripened

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2019)

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

Odisha may ban catching under-sized fish

The state has also banned use of purse seine nets, gill nets to protect the baby fish, particularly the Hilsa 

Odisha’s climate refugees: Satabhaya’s cattle farmers suffer in new homes

The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea

Lord! Where will the wood for Jagannath’s chariot come from?

As the forest cover in Odisha decreases, there are apprehensions about the scarcity of wood for making the deity’s chariot for the Rath Yatra

Mission possible: Turning a waste land into a forest with a bank of traditional seeds

A father-daughter duo grow 800 varieties of traditional seeds in a 2.5-acre land in Nayagarh district of Odisha

How these two remote districts in Andhra are tackling wild elephant intrusions

The forest department in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram, which border Odisha, are doing their best to manage pachyderms that regularly stray from …

Odisha govt lures industries via land banks, alienates people from commons

Down To Earth travels to some of the areas in Odisha worst hit by a government-sponsored land grab to lure industries and investments

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 …

Plantation mission may destroy Odisha’s forests and river ecology

The Green Mahanadi Mission would fiercely impact the livelihood of farmers and cattle herders

Leafy saga

Of the 106 species of leafy vegetables consumed in southern Odisha, 78 are wild species—each with a distinct taste and medicinal property

Vedanta's Red Mud Pond

Odisha seeks panel nod for forest clearance transfer from POSCO ltd to Jindal Steel

Forest Advisory Committee says Union Environment Ministry will seek legal opinion on the issue

Odisha stir against coal trucks emitting smoke: Nearly 170, including children, detained

The movement of coal trucks sparks pollution concerns; police claim no forceful detention of children

World Turtle Day: Meet Odisha’s ‘Turtle Man’

Rabindranath Sahu and his team have been helping in Olive Ridley conservation since 20 years  

In a first, Odisha studies potential forest land under FRA

New estimate offers ‘baseline for planning and effective implementation of forest rights Act recognition’ 

Puri may have no water left in a decade

Rapid construction and encroachment in Odisha’s main tourist hub threaten water supplies

DTE Coverage: Voting without voters

Down To Earth reports from four states on migrant voters and the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

How Odisha is providing 24X7 ‘drink from tap’ quality water for its urban population

This video analyses how the mission works on the ground and whether Puri and Bhubaneswar can be used as models to implement such …

DTE Coverage: Cyclone Michaung leaves a trail of destruction

Slow-moving cyclone wreaks havoc in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Simply Put: Caveman or forest staff

Internet, the new water. Let’s not convert it into opium

Internet shutdowns can take unimaginable tolls

Bumper procurement helps Odisha kendu leaf collectors amid COVID-19

The volume of Kendu leaves sold this year was worth over Rs 70 crore than 2020.

‘Rogue elephant’ kills four in Odisha

Human-elephant conflict usually goes up during summer