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
Elephants destroy prawn farms, fishing boats in Odisha
Changes in Odisha’s Ganjam district has destroyed habitats and traditional corridors of elephants, bringing them into frequent conflict with humans
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
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
Tribal women in Odisha attempt mass suicide over rail track construction
The women alleged the track was being constructed without compensating tribals in the area for their land
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
Lack of water intensifies distress in the Mahanadi basin
Climate change at the global and local levels is reducing water flow in the Mahanadi river, severely impacting agriculture. Tackling that …
Plantation mission may destroy Odisha’s forests and river ecology
The Green Mahanadi Mission would fiercely impact the livelihood of farmers and cattle herders
Disagreement between Odisha Kendu pluckers union and forest activists
Kendu pluckers union is batting for state collection of Kendu while the activists oppose it
Why children of incarcerated parents need special attention
The new guidelines issued by the women and child development department of Odisha for children of incarcerated parents has brought a child-…
Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara prepare for Cyclone Bulbul
Expect landfall in two Odisha districts on November 8-9
Mocha: Cyclone intensification may not be very high since it will be formed in heart of the Bay, say experts
Experts are treading cautiously about path Mocha will take; it depends on storm’s recurve, they say
Why India took 75 years to get its first tribal woman president
In the larger scheme of things, where global capital and politics come into the picture, tribal women’s voices are missing
Protest against water diversion project near Bhitarkanika turns violent
Villagers marched to Bharigada village near Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and ransacked the site of a project to divert water from a …
Odisha’s forest department rolls out conservation plan for new gecko species discovered in Ganjam
The species was first spotted within the premises of a temple at Humma in Ganjam district in 2014
Kumbh returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha
Odisha to implement weekend shutdown, stop religious congregations to prevent spread of COVID-19
COVID-19: Unable to return home, Odisha migrant hangs self in Haryana
Gangadhar Biswal, from Kendrapara, was upset that he could not get back home from Yamunanagar due to the lockdown
COVID:19: More than 50 cases in a day rock Odisha
The spike in the number of positive cases is primarily due to migrants returning from Gujarat
Fresh panic at Odisha village as 60 test positive for dengue
Rayagada only district in the state to record dengue cases so far, according to a health official