Blazing India: Odisha’s work not yet over

The state has certainly been able to reduce heatwave deaths by putting very strong prevention measures. However, its efforts to build long-term …

उड़ीसा के पुरी तट से टकराया फोनी, 175 किमी प्रति घंटा की रफ्तार से चली हवाएं

ताकतवर हवाओं के कारण जहां पेड़ जड़ से उखड़ रहे हैं, वहीं �…

Slowing down winds make cyclones like Fani more severe, unpredictable

Here are the least understood aspects of climate science and how wind plays a crucial role in their behaviour

Phailin affects tourism in Odisha

Many villages near tourist sites in the state are dependent on tourism

Battered Odisha sounds Lehar alert

People in coastal areas who faced the fury of Phailin start stocking up provisions

How to fight heat wave, the Odisha way

Other states could take a cue from Odisha government on reducing the number of heat stroke deaths

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As Fani looms large, we should remember what a cyclone costs Odisha

Odisha, which is bracing up for the extremely severe cyclone that’s predicted to make landfall on May 3, faces two natural disasters every year

Climate change in India: Odisha all set to redraw its map

People in the state struggle to find their feet as the Bay of Bengal washes away one after the other village in Satabhaya

Ahead of elections, Odisha waives off sal leaf royalty

Imposition of GST and royalty had together almost stopped the procurement of the leaves, which are used to make biodegradable plates

How do cyclones get their name?

The process of naming cyclones started when it became difficult for the authorities to alert people about the cyclones through longitude and …

Blame it on Hirakud?

The CAG has rapped the Odisha government for not keeping the dam's water level in check and failing to prevent flooding in downstream areas

Hudhud batters south Odisha coast, kills three

Seawater breaches embankments, destroys standing crops in Kendrapada district

Odisha’s tourism sector hit by Cyclone Fani

The cyclone hit Odisha coast at a time when large number of tourists were expected to flock to the state

Cyclone Fani kills five in Odisha

The storm hit Puri with a speed of 175 km per hour

SC puts an end to OMC's bid to mine Niyamgiri

Apex court rejects the OMC-Vedanta joint venture in what is being seen as a decisive victory for the indigenous tribal group, the Dongria Kondhs

कायम हैं हाट के ठाठ

खुदरा बाजार तेजी से संगठित हो रहे हैं। आशंका थी कि इससे ग…

The popular adivasi food and drink

Rice is fermented to make Handia. A nagging worry is the unsustainable collection of of plant ingredients that go into the making of bakhar, the …

Tribals in Odisha likely to be severely affected by Hudhud

Many tribals, who earlier used to live in settlements amid big forests, have been made more vulnerable after being relocated by government to …

Displaced villagers stall construction work at upcoming Paradip oil refinery

Indian Oil Corporation Limited is denying rehabilitation measures it promised while acquiring their land, allege protesters

Cyclone Fani: Artisans to fishermen, trail of devastation has left none

Most traditional workers in Odisha have no means to sustain themselves after the storm pummelled the state

Should district mineral foundations be with state mining departments?

Recent plan to move Odisha DMF from the state planning and convergence department to the mines department raises several questions

Earthquake in Odisha leaves one dead, many injured

About 34 villages of two districts in the state are tsunami prone

Simply put: Nature vs development

Fish being dried illegally with formalin in Odisha, govt promises action

Those drying fish illegally say they do it to cut costs; govt planning to provide chemical-free methods to dry fish