How to manage disasters: Assam officials visit Odisha to learn
Three officials from Assam were recently in Kendrapara and Puri to know how Odisha managed its cyclones
Forest dept in Odisha oversteps FRA rules, complain tribal rights activists
They say that Kalahandi district’s divisional forest officer issued a transit permit to take bamboo out of forest land when he has no right …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How important is basic infrastructure in securing livelihoods of Adivasis
A significant proportion of poverty in backward areas is due to a gap in basic infrastructure and its deficiency
What is the new cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal?
A low-pressure area will likely develop over the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 7. It is likely to concentrate into a depression on May 8
Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases
Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …
Odisha had half of India’s wildfires on March 13 — & poachers may be to blame
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests alleges hunters setting fire to target wild animals; one suspect arrested
Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?
Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks
Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops
Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated
Villagers unaware of forest rights find it ‘too good to be true’
Odisha village applies for forest rights title 15 years later; many villages still unaware, says NGO
There’s a human hand in every tenth elephant death in Odisha
34 elephants were killed by poachers, 30 died after being hit by trains and six died in road accidents in the last 10 years
Odisha Panchayat polls: Caught in a web of debt, exploitative labour only option for migrant villagers
Panchayat elections have little significance for migrant villagvers who won't be casting their votes
Odisha’s Ganjam district is now free of child marriages
Ganjam, known to be severely affected by child marriages, is Odisha’s first district to be declared child marriage free
Has Cyclone Jawad fizzled out? Yes, says IMD
Cyclone Jawad is likely to turn into a deep depression as it reaches the Puri coast, the IMD has said
Turmeric soaps pave way for financial independence of Koraput’s tribal women
Around 1,2000 tribal women in the area have managed to eke out a living making turmeric soaps
Cyclone Gulab likely to make landfall September 26
Cyclone Gulab quickly intensified from a low pressure area on the morning of September 24 to a cyclone by the evening of September 25
Odisha readies radio collars for 7 elephants: Why experts don't like that
Radio collaring to track wild elephant movement has failed in other states, say conservationists; add exercise will be a waste of public money
Climate change is real: After near-drought, Odisha deluged due to four days of heavy rain
Some 24 of Odisha’s 30 districts had faced a drought-like situation according to the rainfall report from June 1-August 25, 2021
How a creeper plant helps tribals in Odisha eke out a living
The tribal populations turn Siali creeper, found abundantly in the forests, into craft items that are sold in cities
Just 6 of Odisha’s 30 districts have received normal rains this monsoon: Report
Farmers in many parts of Odisha are facing heavy losses due to the failure of the southwest monsoon
Wild elephant tests positive for herpes virus in Odisha forest
In 2019, five elephants had died within 33 days in Odisha after testing positive for herpes
Two elephants found dead in Odisha’s Keonjhar
At least 7 elephants have died under unnatural circumstances in Odisha in the last 7 months
COVID-19 vaccination drive hits a pause in Odisha’s 11 districts
After administering 0.3 million doses June 21, the state has run out of vaccines; the drive expected to resume July 2
COVID-19: As cases ebb, Odisha migrant workers begin returning to workplaces
The migrant workers preferred to go back to their workplaces given the declining cases and fewer job opportunities in Odisha