Odisha plans to introduce millets in PDS, mid-day meal by year end
The initiative will be launched in nine districts in a phased manner over a period of five years
Millets make a comeback in rural areas
Pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha are aimed at initiation of millets in the dietary consumption pattern
How accurate are government’s claims on forest rights in Odisha
A review by the Centre recently found Odisha to be the best performing state in forest rights implementation
NCST notes irregularities in employment of tribals displaced by Rourkela Steel Plant
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes directed officials to report back on actions taken on the issue within a month
Odisha villagers, forest department at loggerheads over rights to sell kendu leaves
Can Odisha government deregulate kendu leaf trade with support mechanisms to facilitate private trade beneficial to communities?
Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation
The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement
Supreme Court provides breather for iron ore miners in Odisha
Asks Odisha government to consider re-commencement of mining leases, following amendments to the MMDR Act
Cyclone Amphan: Tidal flooding, heavy winds pound coastal Odisha
Gale uproots trees, electric poles; saline embankments cave in
सागरद्वीप व हतिया द्वीप के बीच गिरेगा अंफान चक्रवात
150 से 200 किलोमीटर प्रति घंटे तक की रफ्तार से तूफान के आने का अनुमान है, जिससे जानमाल की भारी क्षति की आशंका है
COVID-19: Odisha ambulance service to pregnant women’s rescue
The service has helped at least 92 pregnant women from state’s Kandhamal district since March 24, 2020
Odisha block residents to get MNREGA employment for 200 days
500 crore package launched to ensure timely, uninterrupted wage payment under MGNREGA and check migration of labour
आकाशीय आपदा का जमीनी सच
प्राकृतिक आपदाओं में बिजली गिरने से हुई मौतें सबसे अधिक हैं, लेकिन गृह मंत्रालय की अधिसूची में यह आपदा शामिल ही नहीं है।
CAG lists Nalco’s many environmental aberrations
The audit agency says Nalco is liable for legal action for violations of environmental clearance terms
Cyclone Fani opens four new mouths in Chilika lake, increases salinity, wipes out fish
Odisha government may have plans to develop infrastructure, but rebuilding the livelihood of millions of poor people who depend on the lake and …
Bird flu scare grips Cuttack: Ducks culled, compensation announced
After 12 ducks were tested positive of H5N1 virus, authorities culled 500 ducks, destroyed 6,000 eggs and instructed people not to consume the bird
Odisha govt launches boat ambulance for remote villages
Waterborne diseases are common in the riverside villages, and villagers had to travel for 20 km to reach a health centre
In LPG age, cow dung cake makers are still painting the town brown
While the government claims it has made several people from Odisha’s rural areas switch to clean fuel, people still depend on animal waste …
Odisha takes its first step towards promoting turtle tourism
The state held its first Olive Ridley turtle festival to give way to eco-tourism and in turn conserve turtles
Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha
Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018
Six villages in Odisha can now sell tendu leaves
These villages were earlier denied their right to sell this minor forest produce to any other buyer apart from the state's forest department
कछारगढ़ मेला: गोंड संस्कृति का सजीव संरक्षक
तीन दिवसीय मेला जो गोंड समुदाय को अपने मिथकों से जोड़ता है
Turtle turnaround
An initiative driven by fishing communities in Odisha has not only given the endangered Olive Ridley turtles a new lease of life, but has also …
Houses damaged, power supply and road transport hit due to tornado in Odisha
The tornado hit seaside villages in Kendrapara district at 4 pm on June 15
COVID-19 is lethal for the world's indigenous peoples
Reverse migration, social discrimination and loss of their homes could have serious effects on the livelihood, health and well-being of …
Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection
The state has rejected 10,000 claims
