Fani damaged betel vineyards in Odisha
The natural disaster, which claimed over 40 lives, has caused huge losses to around 8,000 paan farmers across Odisha’s …
Will the new National Mineral Policy ensure responsible mining?
The NMP 2019 misses out on providing necessary guidance on some fundamental things that would have made it a guiding document to ensure …
Odisha’s artisans strike gold with golden grass
Handicrafts made from the wild grass are helping change lives in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, providing people with a steady source of income
Elephant found dead in Odisha’s Angul, tusks missing
The incident comes within days of 7 elephants dying due to electrocution in Dhenkanal
Disagreement between Odisha Kendu pluckers union and forest activists
Kendu pluckers union is batting for state collection of Kendu while the activists oppose it
More dams will not solve Mahanadi water conflict
Stakeholders in Odisha suggest building more dams on Mahanadi to resolve a water-sharing conflict, but that will make matters worse
Cholera cases reported in India this summer
Situation similar across the globe as experts predict a spurt in disease due to climate change
World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible
Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003
Jawad shatters hopes of paddy farmers in Odisha’s coastal districts
Many farmers in coastal Odisha were expecting a bumper harvest; however, rains due to Cyclone Jawad inundated fields, destroying crops
Turtle smuggling continues: Forest officials seize 40 turtles from Odisha’s Malkangiri
Forest officials had seized 150 live freshwater turtles from a village in Malkangiri district June 4
Fish species found only in the Pacific, discovered in the Bay of Bengal
The flower scorpionfish that was found in 1929 in the sea off Japan, has now been found in Digha, West Bengal and Paradip in Odisha
Facebook posts lead to leopard skin seizure, arrests near Similipal
Fifteen leopards have died in Odisha in the last 3 years; 5 were poached
German agency to conserve mangroves in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, will conserve biodiversity and provide livelihoods to villagers hit by COVID-19 …
In Odisha, a paradigm shift towards decentralised waste management
The success of the operation in Odisha has demonstrated that a decentralised system is the best way to manage waste
Record single-day COVID-19 deaths in Odisha
The state’s COVID-19 toll rose to 5,241
COVID-19 takes a toll on Chilika’s boatmen
As many as 10,000 boatmen have been looking for alternate sources of income
Cyclone Yaas ravages through Odisha
Yaas has now weakened into a severe cyclone and it will weaken into a cyclonic storm in the next six hours
Cyclone Yaas may have caused jellyfish to wash up on Puri beach: Experts
Strong winds and high tidal waves under the influence of the cyclonic storm might have caused the jellyfish to be washed ashore
How kitchen gardens are doing wonders in the remote villages of Odisha
Small patches of vegetable gardens at the backyards of the marginalised and resource-poor communities in the remote villages of Bargarh, Odisha …
Time and support are of the essence in preventing child marriages
Rescuing a child in time, followed by regular monitoring of her kin and providing her with support, will ensure she is not again forced into such …
The fiery flavours of stem pepper
The pepper species, relatively unexplored, is restricted to a few pockets in West Bengal
Farmers in Odisha protest Centre’s agri laws
Bargarh gathering pledges solidarity with those sitting in at Delhi borders
Death of 200 chickens at Odisha farm stokes bird flu fears
Authorities have collected samples for testing and trained local poultry farmers to detect sick birds
Odisha registers biggest COVID-19 spike, mostly migrants from Surat
34 migrants who had returned from Surat, tested positive, 24 of them from Ganjam
COVID-19 lockdown hits crab farming in coastal Odisha
Prices have crashed and farmers cannot find exporters to sell their produce to
