Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha

The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021 

Extend paddy procurement beyond today: Odisha farmers

Thousands of paddy farmers allege their paddy harvest still not lifted

Could illegal fishing have caused death of 5-foot-long saltie in Bhitarkanika

The reptile’s carcass was found floating in a river inside the park June 3

COVID-19 lockdown: Odisha’s mahua flower collectors left in lurch

The state’s tribal economy intrinsically runs on mahua flower trade in summers

Olive Ridleys return to lay eggs at Rushikulya after skipping a year

Around 250,000 turtles have come ashore for mass nesting this year, say officials

COVID-19: Odisha villages tense amid returning migrants

Villagers now demand health check-ups of the returning workers

Dolphin population in Odisha's Gahirmatha halves: Annual census

Total 233 dolphins spotted across Odisha, down from 259 in 2019, 270 in 2015

Shoddy translocation of tiger Sundari leads to bloodshed

India's first interstate tiger translocation was done in violation of the protocol

Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation

The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

New eel discovered in Odisha after researcher mistakes it for another species

A researcher had initially collected individuals of the new species thinking it is rice-paddy eel

Youth from Odisha’s Kandhamal show the way to combat forest fires

Youths here held several meetings with the villagers and explained climate change as well as methods to mitigate forest fires at the community level

World Water Day 2023: Nuapada switched to surface from ground sources to solve its problems of quality and quantity

After the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, the district witnessed a drastic change in the sector of rural water supply. River water was …

Mali Parbat bauxite mine: District judge presides over public hearing for EC but residents allege ‘mind games’

District administration slapped notices on 40 people and deployed paramilitary forces days ahead of hearing   

As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister

Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this

District judge to supervise next public hearing on Maliparbat bauxite mine in Koraput

Usually district magistrate or the additional district magistrate presides over public hearings

Adivasis in Odisha, Jharkhand less food-insecure than non-Adivasis: Report

Prevalence of acceptable dietary diversity higher in non-Adivasi households than Adivasi households in both states

Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured

Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers

Sanitation workers: They clean our poop and face a lot of dangers; here is how

Is Swachh Bharat being achieved at the cost of the health and safety of sanitation workers? Or by funding for infrastructure?

Dhinkia on the boil: Odisha Police turn violent against protestors

The administration in Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur tried to forcibly acquire betel vineyards January 14 for Jindal Steel’…

Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year

Migratory birds are wintering in cultivated farmland near Chilika because of more water in it this year, say experts  

Witch hunting: 83% of Odisha's cases in six districts, says report

Most of the victims were targeted for “causing health issues or crop failure”

The bizarre demand for a Banarasi paan GI

Geographical Indication tag continues to be handed out without examining the scientific basis or the integrity of such claims

Pitter-patter, flip-flop: The unpredictable 100 hours Monsoon 2021 just had

The IMD issued a forecast September 16 warning of heavy rainfall in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal from September 18-20  

Odisha’s blackbucks double in 6 years, reveals census

Improvement of habitats, protection given by locals and forest staff some reasons behind increase in Odisha’s blackbuck numbers