Cholera cases reported in India this summer

Situation similar across the globe as experts predict a spurt in disease due to climate change

Why India took 75 years to get its first tribal woman president

In the larger scheme of things, where global capital and politics come into the picture, tribal women’s voices are missing

Why children of incarcerated parents need special attention

The new guidelines issued by the women and child development department of Odisha for children of incarcerated parents has brought a child-…

Mocha: Cyclone intensification may not be very high since it will be formed in heart of the Bay, say experts

Experts are treading cautiously about path Mocha will take; it depends on storm’s recurve, they say  

COVID-19: Unable to return home, Odisha migrant hangs self in Haryana

Gangadhar Biswal, from Kendrapara, was upset that he could not get back home from Yamunanagar due to the lockdown  

COVID:19: More than 50 cases in a day rock Odisha

The spike in the number of positive cases is primarily due to migrants returning from Gujarat

Fresh panic at Odisha village as 60 test positive for dengue

Rayagada only district in the state to record dengue cases so far, according to a health official

Running the gauntlet at Gahiramatha

Every year, Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings traverse a small distance in Odisha's Gahiramatha Sanctuary to take the plunge into life, literally

Odisha records its first COVID-19 death

Total COVID-19 positive cases at 42; state’s third exclusive COVID-19 hospital with 500 beds became operational on April 6 

Frontline workers set to play key role against COVID-19 in Odisha

State launches massive campaign to engage Anganwadi and ASHA workers to stall virus‘ march

COVID-19: How Odisha is setting an example in preparedness

From lockdown to advance pension, the state is gearing up for the novel coronavirus disease outbreak 

COVID-19: Sex workers face tough time in Odisha’s port town Paradip

They are not being able to find customers among the crews of passing ships because of the fear of disease

Poultry culling in Bhubaneswar amid bird flu fears

Samples of chicken that died at Odisha Agricultural University tested H5N1 positive on January 27

Boat makers in Odisha’s coastal villages struggle to stay afloat

New bridges, fibre boats, lack of good wood and even fish stocks bring about the industry’s end

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  

Protest against water diversion project near Bhitarkanika turns violent

Villagers marched to Bharigada village near Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and ransacked the site of a project to divert water from a …

Odisha’s forest department rolls out conservation plan for new gecko species discovered in Ganjam

The species was first spotted within the premises of a temple at Humma in Ganjam district in 2014

Kumbh returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha

Odisha to implement weekend shutdown, stop religious congregations to prevent spread of COVID-19

Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara prepare for Cyclone Bulbul

Expect landfall in two Odisha districts on November 8-9

Cloudy days for solar cooker

Subsidy amounts and sales figures may not always be indicators of commercial success. After a decade-old promotion campaign, only a few …

"The state cannot deprive people"

WALTER FERNANDES, who has worked extensively for tribes and on tribal issues, talks to SURYA SEN

Pantabhat - well slept rice

Rice has been a staple food of West Bengal from antiquity and thus was grown in abundance all across the region. At one time, 60 varieties of …

Film: The right to survive-Turtle conservation and fisheries livelihoods

film>> The Right to Survive - Turtle Conservation and Fisheries Livelihoods • Directed by Rita Banerjee and Shilpi Banerjee • …