Undermined

Orissa villagers say relocate us, we want to leave right away

Over a coffee farm

Nandan Kanan gets health cover

Whiff of scam in Orissa mines

Opposition demands CBI probe

Book Excerpt: An Austro-Asiatic language that has struggled to find its place in modern India

Santali is the most widely spoken Adivasi language in India; But it was included in the Eighth Schedule only in 2003, a reminder of the country&…

Black Bengal goat farming can aid small farmers in Bihar and Odisha

The breed’s advantages include low capital investment, prolific breeding, early sexual maturity, high-quality skin, low kidding intervals, …

Price of seafood spikes in coastal Odisha due to annual two-month fishing ban

Odisha observes a two-month ban on trawling and mechanised fishing every year to help sea fish spawn

Deep percolation pits in Odisha forests harmful for local flora, fauna, say experts

‘Human intervention is unnecessary and forests have thrived without them for years’

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

June-August dry spell, heavy September rain signs of climate change: Odisha experts

Erratic rainfall, floods, water-logging, cyclones and sea erosion are factors that make Odisha a state highly exposed to climate change,…

Jumbo graveyard: Odisha registers 282 elephant deaths since 2018

As many as 2 Bengal tigers and 15 leopards also died in the state in the same period  

Bhitarkanika will die if freshwater extraction by industries continues: Activist

Bhitarkanika, the second-largest mangrove forest in India will be destroyed if freshwater continues to be extracted from the Brahmani river basin

Odisha’s Kendrapara now India’s only district to have all 3 species of crocodilians

A baby gharial was found in a Kendrapara river on August 29; the district is already home to saltwater and mugger crocodiles

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

Odisha reels under intense heatwave conditions; IMD issues orange alert

Maximum temperature is very likely to be above normal by 4-6°C at a few places over the next few days

Odisha develops protocol for releasing indigenous millet seeds

Odisha is the first state to notify a committee to conserve and mainstream seeds conserved by tribal farmers 

Odisha needs to better manage its snakebite burden with concerted efforts

Lack of awareness, inadequate health provisions & the dominance of forest areas and traditional healers are Odisha’s major challenges

Niyamgiri: 10 years since India’s first environmental referendum

Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior  informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between …

Counselling, social security measures may improve lives of adolescent mothers

Odisha’s Subarnapur district’s ‘Sanjivanee – the new life’ scheme is a slice of relief as it ensures …

Huts of knowledge: These tribal women in Odisha teach their next generation about forests through ‘kutir’ meetings

Apart from sharing traditional knowledge, the women at these meetings also spread awareness on ownership rights

Green protocol not being followed in Odisha local body polls: Activists

Candidates used non-biodegradable election materials such as flex posters and also nailed campaign materials to trees, claim activists

Konark will now light up its Sun Temple with solar energy

Odisha plans to make the coastal temple town a 100 per cent solar town and also place it among India’s first few zero …

Dhinkia on the boil: Opposition, rights workers stopped by cops

The police had baton-charged farmers in Dhinkia January 14, who were protesting the forced acquisition of their betel vineyards

Pollution bouncing back in middle and lower Indo-Gangetic Plain: CSE

After a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha are seeing a resurgence in pollution