World Rivers Day: Does a river exist for us only when it floods?
It’s important to spread river education in its totality, before dams and canals take over ‘rivers’ in the perception battle
The invisible bhadralok
Field notes from a waterborne land sheds light on the lives of those bengalis who barely exist for the outside world.
Kendu leaf trade: Stringent laws needed to keep children out
The news of children working at kendu leaf collection centres often trickle in during April-May every year. Children are mostly engaged in …
Elephant electrocuted in Odisha: Third death in 34 days
As many as 732 elephants died between 2009 and 2019 in Odisha
Flamingos, pelicans yet to leave Chilika, despite early onset of summer
Some of the migratory birds have been staying at the lake because of the availability of food and water
Why are fires raging in Similipal?
The fires seem to be both, a natural disaster and human-made mishap, according to experts
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
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 …
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
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 …
Tribals observe 14th anniversary of Odisha’s Kalinganagar firing incident
Closure on the tragedy has still not come about, say tribal leaders
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
Fear of another COVID-19 lockdown spurs distress sale of mahua flowers
Odisha tribals remember financial hit during 2020 pandemic containment measures
Forest officer suspended in Odisha’s Sambalpur over death of 6 elephants
The elephants died by poaching, train accidents and electrocution