Lives and livelihoods lost to coastal erosion

The wrath of Bay of Bengal has rendered nearly 650 families from Satabhaya in Odisha homeless

Four decades later, bamboo rice shows up in Odisha

The rare variety, which was last harvested in Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary in 1979, grows twice or thrice in a century

Solar lanterns to light up all polling booths in Odisha’s Kendrapara

District administration decided to junk older, kerosene-lit lanterns

Health infrastructure weakest in tribal areas: Report

Major shortfall of doctors and nurses at Primary Health Centres in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, …

Odisha lost 179 elephants to electrocution since 2000

The state lost 102 pachyderms over the last 8 years alone, data shows

'Maha' dispute over the Mahanadi

The plans of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh to usurp water of the Mahanadi river have reached ridiculous levels

Scientists find new eel species in Odisha, name it Odishi

The species may face minimal threat for survival as it was discovered in an unpolluted area

The first wave of African migrants leaving Malkangiri, Odisha—their ancestral region—in search of livelihood

The story of one of the oldest tribes in the world is now taking a new turn

मौके का फायदा

राज्य, क्षतिपूर्ति वनरोपण निधि अधिनियम के नियम तैयार कर…

Divine spirits at risk

Instead of identification, the state should allow tribal rights over sacred groves

GST breather for Sal plates, Sabai ropes

Tax on these two minor forest products, a source of livelihood for millions of tribals, has been reduced from 18 per cent to 5 per cent

Odisha ST/SC department raises alarm over FRA implementation

Only 4.76 per cent of the claims for forest land in Odisha have been disposed

Farmers left high and dry as Chhattisgarh & Odisha squabble over Mahanadi water

The tussle between the two states has overshadowed the debate on the increasing defacement and pollution of the Mahanadi

Plantations, CAMPA loom large over community rights

Sal trees, which form an important source of livelihood for the tribal community, have been replaced with teak plantations in an Odisha village

"Stealing" Orissa's prospects

A look at the global sacrifice zone

A report foretells doom for Orissa if the World Bank proceeds with its projects in the state

Friendly plastic

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A lake full of woes

The Orissa state government and the high court assume different postures even as the local fisherfolk continue to suffer

Poaching in Chilika

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Yet another tragedy

Jailed for polluting

A hotel manager faces a jail term for not complying with pollution norms

Unkindest cuts

An amendment to the Orissa forest act gives sweeping powers to forest officials

Destructive fires