This young Odisha widow’s only crimes are poverty and finding love outside her caste
Remati did not get social sanction for her marriage while her husband was alive; now, she has no voter or Aadhaar Card and thus cannot access food,…
Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat
Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels
Odisha develops protocol for releasing indigenous millet seeds
Odisha is the first state to notify a committee to conserve and mainstream seeds conserved by tribal farmers
Women SHGs in Odisha champion push for millets
The Odisha Millets Mission leads joint efforts to empower women entrepreneurs and promote millet consumption
Why women need to be at the heart of disaster response: Lessons from Odisha Super Cyclone
Women are not only the most affected during and after disasters but also often act as first responders
Simply Put: ‘Warm’, not ‘worm’
Non-sewered sanitation system in Odisha | DTE Water series
Odisha’s Faecal Sludge and Septage Management has become a model for other states to replicate
The maize debt trap: Why are tribal farmers in this Odisha district caught in a loop of debt?
Depleting soil quality and rising fertiliser costs perpetuate a crushing cycle of debt and marginalisation
Seeds from the past
For a decade, 200 villages in Odisha have conserved and grown 190 indigenous rice and millet varieties with proven climate resilience
13 feared dead due to cholera in Rourkela
Locals blame bad condition of drainage system and leakage of water supply pipes for outbreak
Ash pond breach in Odisha’s Jharsuguda destroys cropland; causes pollution in Hirakud Dam
Farmers not hopeful of receiving compensation as their counterparts are yet to receive it for the collapse of an ash pond belonging to …
Checking migration: Odisha extends MGNREGA-supplementary job guarantee to 10 tribal blocks
Job-seekers to get additional Rs 115 a day over MGNREGA wage; implementation isn't proper, says expert
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
Women’s Day 2024: In Odisha, they provide subsidised food, measure water & restore common urban spaces
Women self-help groups in Odisha have become implementing partners for crucial government services
Are Olive Ridleys dying on Odisha’s beaches as bycatch? Yes, claims environmentalist
Soumya Ranjan Biswal alleges 1,600 have died so far; wildlife official refutes claim, says numbers exaggerated
Seaweed: The next big thing in Indian agriculture set to come from the Eastern Coast
The Indian government has come up with a package of Rs 640 crore to promote seaweed cultivation of up to 1.12 million tonnes by 2025; can it succeed?
These Odisha tribal women earn big with mahua ladoos
Around 120 tribal women in Kandhamal prepare laddus, cakes, jam, toffees, pickles, squash, pakodas and biscuits using dry mahua …
25 years of Odisha Super Cyclone: A study of Jagatsinghpur shows advances & the way ahead
Since 1999, the cyclone shelter capacity in Padampur fell significantly short of what was needed
Gangetic dolphin rescued in Odisha, may be indicator of more freshwater dolphins in river
Caught in finishing nets, forest officials to release it into the Budhabalang river
Tribals observe 18th anniversary of Kalinganagar firing incident in Odisha
Almost two decades later, community laments lack of closure on the tragedy
Vedanta bauxite mine: Odisha villagers raise concerns at public hearing, accuse company of spreading misinformation
Villagers allege mining company to share fake information and misleading tribals
Paddy damaged due to poor rainfall, Nuapada farmers migrating out months earlier than usual
Mounting losses have forced farmers to accept advance money from contractors for work in other states