COVID-19: Odisha allows collection of non-timber forest produce
Experts had been demanding NTFPs’ exemption from the lockdown as they are a vital part of India’s tribal economy
Three flagship marshland species found in Odisha's Chilika lake
Fishing Cat, Smooth-coated Otter and Eurasian Otter populations detected in Chilika brings attention to India’s largest contiguous marshland
Bhitarkanika census finds an increase of 15 saltwater crocodiles from last year
There are now 1,757 crocodiles in the park, the census conducted on January 3, 2020, found. Last year, there were 1,742
After Talabira, tree-felling attempt in neighbouring Patrapalli village
According to a resident, the police attempted to chop trees in the village on December 11, but were thwarted by locals
2019 set to be record-breaking cyclone year for India
Cyclone Bulbul, to hit Andhra and Odisha by November 9, to be seventh such storm this year
Elephants fall prey to Odisha mineral rush
Three elephants were killed while crossing a national highway on August 22 when they were hit by trucks laden with iron ore
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
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
'Maha' dispute over the Mahanadi
The plans of both Odisha and Chhattisgarh to usurp water of the Mahanadi river have reached ridiculous levels
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
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
Every big cat leaves its unmistakable mark
Modern hi-tech methods notwithstanding, the traditional technique of counting tigers from pugmarks remains the most efficient.
Fights for space
Once harmonious, the human-elephant relationship has taken an ugly turn. Faulty forest policies and nationwide destruction of elephant habitats …
A lake full of woes
The Orissa state government and the high court assume different postures even as the local fisherfolk continue to suffer
Together they conquered
A village committee in Orissa improves the fate of its poverty-stricken people with dedication and determination
Warming warnings
The debate whether climatic changes trigger calamities continues. But there is no doubt that environmental degradation wrecks havoc on Orissa
Odisha needs to better manage its snakebite burden with concerted efforts
Lack of awareness, inadequate health provisions & the dominance of forest areas and traditional healers are Odisha’s major challenges
Niyamgiri: 10 years since India’s first environmental referendum
Niyamgiri case today serves as textbook example of good usage of free, prior informed consent, without which asymmetry of power between …
Barrier to cyclone storms: Odisha plans to plant mangroves along its coast
The proposal is to raise mangroves and casuarinas in around 109 and 4,000 hectares of land along the coastal belt
Another elephant electrocuted in Odisha, the second in 10 days
Some 119 jumbos were electrocuted in Odisha between 2009 and 2019, according to the statistics of the forest department
COVID-19 second wave: Livelihoods of Odisha's puppeteers hanging by a thread
Travel restictions during the state-wide lockdown leaves puppetry community with fears of financial strain like last year
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 …
Swachh Bharat Mission: How model villages in Odisha quit ODF
Every household now has an extra toilet, due to SBM. Yet people are forced to defecate in the open because of acute water scarcity …