Mission Millet: Odisha employed a holistic agri-strategy to procure 600,000 quintals of ragi

Farmer producer organisations, crop intensification methods play key role in process

Why Odisha's nutrition budget, the first in India, is a cut above the rest

Odisha supports its nutrition agenda through agricultural policies, the public distribution system among others

Dolphin population in Odisha's Gahirmatha halves: Annual census

Total 233 dolphins spotted across Odisha, down from 259 in 2019, 270 in 2015

Villagers in Odisha’s Malkangiri kill, consume meat of mugger crocodile

Odisha forest department officials detained a few villagers over the incident

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,…

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 …

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

Odisha gears up to face Amphan, second pre-monsoon cyclone in 2 yrs

Round-the-clock control room to monitor developments open at Odisha’s Disaster Management Authority office

Odisha’s Nuapada a snapshot of how COVID-19 is affecting rural India

Nuapada distrct experiences lack of oxygen, callous staff, a swelling number of infection cases and deaths and an administration in denial as …

World Health Day 2020: How nutrition gardens helped tribals in Odisha's Nagada

Tribals in Nagada suffer from severe malnutrition, other health issues

Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat

Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels

Coronavirus outbreak impacts Odisha: Migrant workers, tourism suffer

Thousands of Odisha's migrant workers go to west Asia to find work as plumbers

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 

Another elephant electrocuted in Odisha, the second in 10 days

Some 119 jumbos were electrocuted in Odisha between 2009 and 2019, according to the statistics of the forest department

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

Women SHGs in Odisha champion push for millets

The Odisha Millets Mission leads joint efforts to empower women entrepreneurs and promote millet consumption

Starvation deaths in Odisha: Here are some recommendations to address it

Most of the government’s social security and safety nets have failed miserably to address the immediate needs of the starving population

An online-centric approach in a digitally divided India cuts off vulnerable from welfare schemes

Implementing social protection programs in rural India must consider the digital divide and ensure that the last person is not left behind

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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In Photos: Tribal women in Odisha battle severe water crisis

The Hill Kharias of Odisha are a particularly vulnerable tribal group living in the Mayurbhanj district. The group lacks access to potable …

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

COVID-19: Odisha villages tense amid returning migrants

Villagers now demand health check-ups of the returning workers