Extreme weather: Over 5 million hectares of crop lost due to rain in 2021
Karnataka worst-hit, followed by Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra
Police rescue 51 women being trafficked from Odisha
The women were being taken to Tamil Nadu to work in a garment factory
Supreme Court fines illegal miners in Odisha, directs fund to be used for tribal benefit in mining districts
Also directs Centre to revise National Mineral Policy to regulate mining effectively
Cyclone Yaas fells hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika, hit on fauna being assessed
National park hit hard by cyclone 3rd year in a row
Odisha makes negative RT-PCR report must for entry into state
Hospitals urged to treat only emergency cases
Talcher thermal power plant shuts down, NTPC says modern unit will replace it
The 460-megawatt power plant was commissioned in 1967
Goods train driver booked after two female elephants mowed down in Odisha
Forest officials said the animals were killed becuase the train was speeding
Odisha on FRA claims: No time to collect evidence, no hearing, just rejection
The state has rejected 10,000 claims
Houses damaged, power supply and road transport hit due to tornado in Odisha
The tornado hit seaside villages in Kendrapara district at 4 pm on June 15
In remote tribal habitations, age-old health practices takes precedence amid stiff challenges
Traditional healing system faces challenges of being lost and slid into oblivion
Drought scare looms large over a fifth of India
Till 2020, 7.86% of India’s land was under drought-like conditions
21 villages inside Simlipal Tiger Reserve granted community forest rights
Exercising the rights however, might prove to be a challenge
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Wetlands or wastelands?
Ridleys at risk
The Orissa government appears to be in no hurry to implement measures to save the turtles
Iron in the soul
No let up in human-animal conflict in Bhitarakanika National Park
Illegal fishing continues to claim Olive ridleys
Tribals celebrate Sendra
International Mother Language Day 2023: How an education module in tribal dialects became a game changer in Odisha
An experiment in mother language based education for children from the Kolha tribe showed how developing text books and primers in tribal …
Odisha authorities keep vigil though Cyclone Asani to skirt coast
Officials have established a control room and are monitoring the movements of the cyclone
In Odisha, regular cyclones push people to turn towards renewable energy
Lack of consumer awareness, timely approval of net metering applications and tax increase hinder further growth of solar in Odisha
Phasi wood for Jagannath chariot this year entirely from private lands; forest loss, climate change affecting natural supply
Phasi and Dhaura trees take 50-100 years to mature; this poses a challenge to the annual construction of chariots in the Puri Jagannath Yatra