Starvation deaths in Odisha: Here are some recommendations to address it
Most of the government’s social security and safety nets have failed miserably to address the immediate needs of the starving population
Orissa High Court stays alienation of forest-categorised land for JSW steel project in Jagatsinghpur
The project site is in an area that is home to around 22,000 people with a significant number of Dalits
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 6, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Mahanadi Coalfields land oustees to get compensation, resettlement and rehabilitation
Land acquired for mining in 1988; Compensation to be disbursed to 4 villages under the R&R Act, 2013
Millet might: Here is how Odisha can succeed in reviving these cereals lost to the Green Revolution
Odisha’s mission to bring millets back to its fields and plates needs greater marketing support and promotion beyond tribal areas
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 5, 2022)
Integrated risk assessment of dams required to prevent human-made disasters: Experts
Ministry of Jal Shakti said in a press release recently that data on flooding caused due to faulty operations of reservoirs is not maintained …
Has Odisha’s Bhitarkanika reached a saturation point for its estuarine crocodiles? Experts say yes
Human-crocodile conflict in and around the park could spike unless steps are taken to address the rising numbers of crocodiles
Officials count 122 saltwater crocodile nests in Bhitarkanika
The numbers are much more than previous years, implying that the adult breeding population is increasing
Monsoon 2022: Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal stare at deficit rainfall
Rainfall will be termed normal but India will experience less rainfall during southwest monsoon than it used to a decade ago
Bhukh chala gaya, dukh nahi: The new hunger problem stalking India’s poorest region
Government schemes have brought food to people in Koraput, Kalahandi and Bastar; but they still do not have sustainable livelihoods
International Women’s Day: Women lead innovative farming in this tribal village
Women in Akhapolan have taken to cultivating vegetables using trellis systems and are reaping the profits of their endeavour
Odisha can see highest human casualties due to elephant conflict this year: Experts
Odisha is continuing to grant mining leases in elephant habitat despite human deaths from conflict with elephants, say experts
A tale of 2 villages: How Dhinkia & Nuagaon have fared different between 2 steel projects
As the Odisha government speeds up acquiring land near Paradip for Jindal Steel, DTE visits two villages that had chosen different paths 20 …
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
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