Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school

Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts

Cyclone Jawad: Bengal braces for intense rain, crop damage

Cyclone Jawad’s impact on West Bengal will be dependent on what direction the cyclone takes in Odisha, say experts

Cyclone Jawad can make landfall in Odisha’s Puri district December 5: IMD

Farmers and fishermen in coastal Odisha districts prepare for the worst, with Cyclone Jawad predicted to make landfall in the area; many worried …

Stolen river: NGT orders Jindal Steel to pay Rs 2 crore for ‘destroying’ Odisha nullah

JSPL, based out of Jindal Nagar in Angul, had interfered with nature by changing the natural course of the Kurdabahali Nullah that cannot be …

One square meal: How this non-tribal forest-dweller family survives without FRA recognition in Odisha

Srikumar Khadi’s claim to his land in Odisha’s Sundergarh district is over a century old; but it still awaits recognition

International Day of Rural Women: A day in the life of a tribal woman farmer in Odisha

Anita Naik, a farmer living near Similipal National Park, has become an entrepreneur after turning to maize instead of leaving uplands fallow

Dearth of doctors: Odisha lets pharmacists prescribe meds from a list

As many as 1,286 posts of doctors of the 8,729 sanctioned for government hospitals are vacant.   

Bhubaneswar records highest September rainfall in last 63 years

Heavy rainfall across Odisha since September 11 has triggered a rise in the water levels of all major rivers of the state

Looming drought: Naveen asks Odisha babus to prep crop contingency plan

Rainfall between June 1 and August 15 in the eastern state has been 30 per cent less than normal 

Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha dies

It is the first case in recent times of a beached or trapped whale shark dying before it could be released

COVID-19: Cuttack’s silver filigree artists stare at a bleak future

The cottage industry is estimated to have taken a hit of Rs 20 crore in 2020 and losses keep mounting this year 

Does Bhubaneswar need to worry about dengue amid COVID-19?

Some 60 people in certain city localities have been diagnosed with dengue, say health officials

COVID-19 restrictions: No cheer for Odisha’s maize farmers despite bumper harvest

Restrictions on inter-state transport compelled farmers to sell produce at throwaway prices to local traders  

A month after sighting, Gharial hatchlings go missing from Angul

Forest officials call disappearance a “natural phenomenon”; activists ascribe it to department oversight

Almost 50,000 birds counted at Chilika lake on May 25

Habitat improvement, availability of food and eviction of prawn gherries in the lake had caused more birds to flock to Chilika this year

COVID-19 hurts farms: Hopes of profit dashed for Kandhamal's turmeric farmers

Farmers were forced to sell their produce at half the usual market rate two years in a row

Odisha block offers glimpse into how state is tackling COVID-19, Yaas

Over 4,000 people have been successfully evacuated to 14 shelter homes in the Khunta block under Mayurbhanj district of Odisha

Cyclone Yaas makes landfall: Houses blown away, families displaced in Odisha

The landfall started at 9 am and was accompanied by a wind speed of 140-160 kmph. Heavy rains continued to lash coastal districts

Odisha starts mass evacuation as Cyclone Yaas nears

A surge in COVID-19 cases has exacerbated fears regarding loss of lives and livelihood  

COVID-19 among Dongriya Kondhs: 4 test positive

Their economy hit; several unable to go out to sell crops and other produce due to COVID-19 fear

‘Unfavourable weather’ adds to worries of Bihar’s litchi farmers recovering from 2020 losses

High temperatures throughout March and heatwaves and hailstorms predicted for April and May might hit yield

Why fishermen in Odisha’s Ganjam are protesting plan for Blue Flag beaches

Blue Flag beaches provide clean and hygienic bathing facilities, safe environment and sustainable development

DTE Impact: Orissa HC panel on Olive Ridleys stress on biodiversity, community welfare

The committee acknowledged the sea turtles continue to face threats from fishery-related mortality and coastal development in Odisha  

Mass-nesting of turtles begins at Odisha’s Gahirmatha

Around 5,000 Olive Ridley sea turtles came ashore for mass-nesting at the Nasi-1 and Nasi-2 islands on March 9 night

Odisha forest fires spark human-wildlife conflict

Elephants, wild boars have started coming out of forests on fire and entering human habitations