India Wildlife Week: Odisha’s report card has hardly anything to show
While other states are implementing viable wildlife management plans, the Odisha government is lagging way behind
There’s no antidote to paraquat herbicide, ban it: Odisha docs to govt
They went on a hunger strike since the “lethal” herbicide killed 171 people in two years
Fourth 'unnatural' leopard death in Odisha this year
Environmentalists in the state have raised concerns about the safety of the animals given that poaching is rampant
Bhitarkanika crocs dying due to getting caught in illegal fishing nets
A total of 25 animals may have been killed in the past seven years, with the latest case happening on March 21
‘Bear’ing the brunt
A multi-faceted approach is needed to curtail and manage the rising trend of human-sloth bear conflicts in Odisha
Fishermen return to coast fearing cyclone Phethai in Odisha
The strong wind blowing at sea kept most of the fishermen at shore in Ganjam, Puri, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts
Pronking in Ganjam
How blackbuck have managed to survive and thrive in this Odisha district is a conservation success story
Rain record: Odisha gets more than double, Bihar may soon be drought-hit
While 22 districts in Odisha see 200 per cent more rainfall than normal, Bihar’s 22 districts get less than 50 per cent
In-principle approval accorded to four new tiger reserves
The new reserves are Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha), Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh) and Orang (Assam)
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
UN felicitates Odisha for its disaster management model during Phailin
State first in Southeast Asia to get a thumbs up by the international body
Women in Odisha village take charge to fast track community forest rights
This isn’t the first time women have come together to not only protect forests, but also voice their demand for recognition of the Forest …
Cyclone Sitrang: 7 Odisha districts on alert, evacuation efforts intensified
The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Odisha coast October 23-24
Fly ash from Hindalco spills to farms
Odisha pollution control board goes soft on aluminium plant
Two years of Dhinkia violence: Villagers observe ‘Black Day’ in Bhubaneswar
Thirty people from Dhinkia sustained injuries after police baton-charged agitators trying to protect their betel vineyards from acquisition for …
Child participation: Adolescent leadership should extend beyond schools to recognise children as political citizens
There should be action to make child participation robust & sustained institutional process
Migratory birds arrive in Odisha’s Chilika before winter; is climate change to blame?
Early onset of winter in their native habitats could have prompted the birds to fly & descend in Chilika this early
Saltie census 2023: 1,793 estuarine crocodiles including 20 whitish ones counted in Bhitarkanika
Last year, 1,784 of the reptiles had been sighted
75 years of people’s power: Odisha’s Denkanal, Balasore use urban-rural convergence to treat faecal sludge
This process is more economical and less cumbersome
Over a million paddy bags damaged in the open in Odisha due to rain, hailstorm
Most of the market yards had temporary sheds while several of them had permanent sheds
Deficient rainfall affects paddy, triggers drought fears in Odisha
As many as 19 districts have recorded large deficits of rainfall in August
Decapitated body of mugger crocodile found in Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary
Forest officers suspect the reptile was hacked by fishers when it got stuck their nets
Eggs from rescued pythons artificially hatched in Odisha
Hatchlings emerged from 27 of the total 30 eggs preserved in a hatchery
Cyclone Yaas: Acres of standing crop destroyed in Odisha’s ‘vegetable bowl’
Farmers fear further losses if rainwater is not flushed out from the fields
Cyclone Yaas: Fishing vessels return to shore as Odisha ramps up preparation
Special cyclone shelters are being set up for evacuues who test positive for COVID-19