Ship crew at Paradip port in Odisha test positive for COVID-19
The cargo vessel arrived from Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, where most of the affected crew reside.
Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha, released into Bay of Bengal
Forest officials are keeping an eye on the shoreline at night in case it beaches again
Two forest officials suspended for deaths of elephants in train accident
Environmentalists have called out the forest department for only taking action against low-rank officials
Panic in Odisha’s Rayagada district over 30 chikungunya cases
Villagers storing potable water in plastic barrels without cover due to shortage of water, claims official
Amphan to make landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh on May 20: IMD
The storm is being said to be ‘unpredictable’ on the lines of Cyclone Fani last year
Ambulance driver ostracised in Odisha for transporting COVID-19 patient
Banamali Sethi faced discrimination from his fellow villagers and apathy from the government for doing his duty
Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha
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Trawler with live Olive Ridleys seized by forest guards in Gahiramatha
Six fishermen were arrested on charges of trafficking the endangered turtles that were released back into the sea
40,000 trees cut near Odisha’s Talabira village to make way for coal mine
Local residents, in charge of forest for half a century, not taken into confidence before tree felling
Fall Armyworm controlled in Odisha
Timely intervention and sustained awareness programmes by state agriculture dept prevented crop loss
Cyclone Bulbul may skip Odisha coast, head for Bangladesh
The chances of the cyclone hitting Odisha coast are remote, as per the latest bulletin of the India Meteorological Department
Farmers on hunger strike in Sambalpur due to non-payment of crop insurance
Insurance claims were to be paid nine months ago but insurer Reliance General Insurance Company did not accept the government report on crop loss
Swachh Bharat Mission: How model villages in Odisha quit ODF
Every household now has an extra toilet, due to SBM. Yet people are forced to defecate in the open because of acute water scarcity …
Floods ravage Odisha, kill eight
Several districts are waterlogged and no access to clean drinking water is a major issue
This Odisha tribe grows 20 crop varieties without jeopardising biodiversity
The Bonda tribe practices a unique form of shifting cultivation that enables the growth of many crop varieties while ensuring that the …
Odisha’s climate refugees: Last man standing at Satabhaya
Prafulla Lenka, a 47-year-old resident of Odisha’s Satabhaya village, is tenaciously holding on even as his village has almost disappeared …
Urbanisation, changing cropping patterns contribute to temperature rise: Study
Shift from kharif to rabi has led to warming of up to 30 per cent in many regions, says a researcher from IIT Bhubaneswar
Odisha village still reels under wrath of Cyclone Fani
Around 2 lakh people depend on the Chilika Lake for their livelihood, which is also home to 261 species of fish, 28 species of prawns and 34 …
Fani to be second severe April cyclone to make landfall in India in 118 years
April storms are rare and are usually extremely severe; the last such storm, Cyclone Nargis, devastated Myanmar in 2008
Long road ahead: Odisha’s DMF funds to improve livelihood
The state has amended its DMF Rules and is also investing in projects to improve the lives of its mining-affected people; whether DMF lives up to …
'Women should be self-reliant to make a big difference in society'
Down To Earth talks to Pramila Bisoi, an SHG leader chosen to contest Aska Lok Sabha seat in Odisha
For the survivors of 1999’s Super Cyclone in Odisha, polls mean nothing
None of the political parties in the state have provided them with amenities ranging from sources of livelihood to cyclone shelters to …
2 killed, 50 injured in clash at Vedanta’s refinery in Lanjigarh
The deaths occurred after security men severely beat displaced tribals demanding jobs and education from Vedanta
Odisha forest officials baffled by three leopard deaths in less than a month
Fragmentation of forests by humans causes leopards to stray into settlements where they fall prey to poachers: experts
Leopard dies after getting caught in poachers’ trap in Odisha
The iron trap laid to catch a wild boar dismembered the three-year-old big cat’s left leg and injured him severely before killing him