'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

Mass nesting of Olive Ridleys starts in Odisha’s Gahirmatha

The natural phenomenon will last till March 8, 2019

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

Villagers win brewing forest rights fight in Odisha

The Odisha government had to scrap a Rs 102 crore brewing project when resolute villagers braved the government and police to protect felling of …

IMD calls Titli, Luban cyclones “rarest of rare” occurrences

Cyclone Titli caused immense damage in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh despite several warnings

Conservationists have a problem with tiger relocation to Satkosia

The reserve’s officials have not been held accountable for the collapse of the tiger population in the park, which has led to translocation;…

These are India's richest lands inhabited by some of the most deprived people

Thought to be a game changer for India's mining affected people, the District Mineral Foundation is yet to identify its beneficiaries

Kalahandi forest dwellers allege FRA violation by state forest department

Activists say that in 3 villages of Kalahand district, the Odisha forest department is imposing on the rights of forest …

A clean bonanza

A water-starved village in southern Odisha revives its waterbodies to achieve total sanitation, puts an end to migration

Bird flu scare returns, this time in Odisha

Keranga village has been declared the epicentre of H5N1 A1 virus in the state and culling operation has begun

NGT issues notice to Odisha government for hiding fact about forest in bauxite mine

Details related to forest cover were kept secret to secure environmental clearance from MoEF

Parched lands

The frequency of droughts has made even traditionally water-rich regions fall under the spectre of death

Indian states in the grip of floods; 400,000 people affected

In just one week, flooding in multiple states has caused at least 32 deaths

Flower power

Mafias rule the Chilika waters

A committee set up by the Bhubaneswar High Court has confirmed that mafias control the prawn trade in Orissa's Chilika lake.

Chilika rights

Profiting from ecological subsidies

Lessons to be learnt from Chilika

Ominous signs

Valley in danger

A year later

...Orissa's coastal districts still lies in ruins

The truth of grains

The recent starvation deaths in Orissa have thrown up a more fundamental question -- that of local food security.