NCST notes irregularities in employment of tribals displaced by Rourkela Steel Plant

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes directed officials to report back on actions taken on the issue within a month

Odisha villagers, forest department at loggerheads over rights to sell kendu leaves

Can Odisha government deregulate kendu leaf trade with support mechanisms to facilitate private trade beneficial to communities?

Supreme Court provides breather for iron ore miners in Odisha

Asks Odisha government to consider re-commencement of mining leases, following amendments to the MMDR Act

Legacy of an empire

Encouraged by their ninth century benevolent rulers, Gond landlords and villagers had set up an intricate and immensely useful network of …

Turning turtle

Olive Ridley sea turtles have been coming to the Gahirmatha coast in Orissa for thousands of years for mass nesting. But for two consecutive …

Dying for a lake

Four fisherfolks were killed in police firing in Chilka Lake when they were protesting against prawn farming in the lake on May 29

Endgame

Calamities, environmental degradation and bad governance invest to make Orissa India's poorest state

Disastrous state

Floods, cyclones, heat waves and droughts have made Orissa the disaster capital of India. Is it just natural or is the state paying a price for …

Soft target

The Orissa government makes a move to wrest control of some 2,000-odd non-governmental organisations operating in the state

Voting without voters: In Odisha, turnout suffers in districts home to migrants despite promise of goodies, travel fare

Lowest turnout in Berhampur in Ganjam district, CM's home turf, due to large-scale migration to other states, say experts

Humid heatwaves in India: Three climatic factors creating the unbearable conditions in many states

A combination of anticyclones, western disturbances & warming to blame

Voting without voters: Migrant workers in Odisha’s Nuapada unable to afford trip home to cast ballot

About 75,000 workers in district are migrant labourers and 63,000 of them eligible voters

East of the Bay? Mocha may change course towards Myanmar, according to predictions

Experts claim the movement of cyclone may strengthen monsoon conditions

Hesitancy, rumours afflict COVID-19 vaccination drive in Odisha’s tribal villages

Healthcare workers have to trek miles and cross springs to reach the villages 

Growing COVID-19 infection among children a concern in Odisha: Sources

Of the total cases registered between March 1 and May 16, 8% were among those under 18

Odisha braces for Cyclone Yaas amid COVID-19 crisis

The eastern state will witness a pre-monsoon cyclone for the third year in a row

Mayurbhanj’s red ant chutney receives GI tag. Why this is important for nutritional security of tribals

Indigenous people of Mayurbhanj have been eking out a living by selling red weaver ants and chutney made with them

Storm surges and relief: Why India should rethink its cyclone response

There is more to cyclone risk management than the total number of evacuees

COVID-19 wreaks havoc in Odisha’s Nuapada; families left destitute

Between April 1 and May 3, 87 people have died in the district bordering Chhattisgarh

COVID-19 Update: Centre to import medical oxygen from abroad

Centre orders industrial oxygen to be used in hospitals

40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits

People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires

Odisha starts evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika

Around 349 hectares cleaned on first day; drive to continue for a few more days

Cyclone Amphan: Tidal flooding, heavy winds pound coastal Odisha

Gale uproots trees, electric poles; saline embankments cave in 

Will cash transfer check migration?

India needs to be cautious as experience shows it can backfire

Environmental hitches