Forest dwellers in Similipal can guide us towards sustainability
Forest protection committees, comprising locals, took up the responsibility of safeguarding Similipal’s natural treasures
World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible
Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003
Jawad shatters hopes of paddy farmers in Odisha’s coastal districts
Many farmers in coastal Odisha were expecting a bumper harvest; however, rains due to Cyclone Jawad inundated fields, destroying crops
Turtle smuggling continues: Forest officials seize 40 turtles from Odisha’s Malkangiri
Forest officials had seized 150 live freshwater turtles from a village in Malkangiri district June 4
Fish species found only in the Pacific, discovered in the Bay of Bengal
The flower scorpionfish that was found in 1929 in the sea off Japan, has now been found in Digha, West Bengal and Paradip in Odisha
German agency to conserve mangroves in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, will conserve biodiversity and provide livelihoods to villagers hit by COVID-19 …
In Odisha, a paradigm shift towards decentralised waste management
The success of the operation in Odisha has demonstrated that a decentralised system is the best way to manage waste
Cyclone Yaas ravages through Odisha
Yaas has now weakened into a severe cyclone and it will weaken into a cyclonic storm in the next six hours
Cyclone Yaas may have caused jellyfish to wash up on Puri beach: Experts
Strong winds and high tidal waves under the influence of the cyclonic storm might have caused the jellyfish to be washed ashore
How kitchen gardens are doing wonders in the remote villages of Odisha
Small patches of vegetable gardens at the backyards of the marginalised and resource-poor communities in the remote villages of Bargarh, Odisha …
Time and support are of the essence in preventing child marriages
Rescuing a child in time, followed by regular monitoring of her kin and providing her with support, will ensure she is not again forced into such …
The fiery flavours of stem pepper
The pepper species, relatively unexplored, is restricted to a few pockets in West Bengal
40% of Odisha to be under lockdown for a week
Five districts and eight cities of the state will be under lockdown between March 22 and 27, 2020
1 million migratory birds counted at Odisha’s Chilika lake
The dismantling of illegal prawn farms inside the lake are being cited as the main reasons behind the avian gathering
India Wildlife Week: Odisha’s report card has hardly anything to show
While other states are implementing viable wildlife management plans, the Odisha government is lagging way behind
There’s no antidote to paraquat herbicide, ban it: Odisha docs to govt
They went on a hunger strike since the “lethal” herbicide killed 171 people in two years
Blazing India: Odisha’s work not yet over
The state has certainly been able to reduce heatwave deaths by putting very strong prevention measures. However, its efforts to build long-term …
Fishing jetty docked
The Orissa high court has put the commissioning of a controversial jetty at the Bhitarkanika sanctuary on hold
Death by starvation
About 11 million people in Orissa and Bihar have become victims of a famine that has occurred despite adequate food stocks in the country.
Saving forests for Posterity
Community-based systems in Orissa ore effectively managing local forest resources, but they need support to overcome the conflicts and …
Net loss
Fishing practices in Chilika are threatening the Irrawaddy dolphin, which is not only rare but also little known
Sight of a tiger
Frequent sightings of the rare black tiger in the Simlipal Tiger Reserve in Orissa has led to research on colour variations
Fighting it out
Groups of tribal women in Orissa are fighting against authorities to improve their lot by consolidating the trade of minor forest produce
75 years of people’s power: Odisha’s Denkanal, Balasore use urban-rural convergence to treat faecal sludge
This process is more economical and less cumbersome
Amphan to severely affect Odisha's Balasore, Bhadrak: Officials
Both districts are on the north Odisha coast and border West Bengal