Holy mess
The Supreme Court pulls up the Orissa government for pollution in Puri
Battery electric vehicles might beat hydrogen fuel in a cost-benefit analysis, at least for now
Currently in India, battery electric vehicles are more viable than green hydrogen & biofuels. But that may change as technologies are scaled up
Over 150 turtles found dead on Odisha beach
The Oliver Ridley turtles arrive in large numbers to lay eggs on the state's shores
Good Lord! No trees
Wood used in Jagannath’s chariot vanishing fast from Odisha’s jungles
Green tribunal halts construction on Puri coast
Directs Odisha government to submit report on status of waste disposal and treatment in the city by February
Puri may have no water left in a decade
Rapid construction and encroachment in Odisha’s main tourist hub threaten water supplies
130 women leaders steal the limelight at UN climate show
With women and girls on the frontline of climate change, women leaders representing 54 nations met in New York to call on global leaders gathered …
Musk procurement for Jagannath temple starts a row
Activists say Odisha government's request letter to Centre to help it procure kasturi from Nepal is illegal
Illegal buildings trigger erosion, threaten Puri beach
Some villages made their own disaster plan
People say it was lessons from 1999 super cyclone and media warnings that helped save lives during cyclone Phailin
MPS, a rare disease with costly cure
Will the government take steps to make treatment affordable for patients suffering from this genetic disorder?
Solar equipment makers at loggerheads with solar plant developers
Manufacturers say long-term growth of solar industry possible only if domestic content mandated in solar mission phase II
India shakes up WTO
The fracas over India's refusal to meet the deadline on trade facilitation exposes rich nations' double standards
Odisha pays scant heed to tribal ministry's directions on mining for Vedanta
State invites forest rights claims from only a dozen villages on Niyamgiri hill slope
Rivers' fury
Flood alert in Gujarat
Dam-induced floods feared in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kheda districts
Why Hirakud dam failed to check flood
The river has strayed from its flood control route
Dams induce severe floods
They were built for flood protection by attenuating rivers’ flow
Eye on the storm
Cyclone Phailin has not taken many lives but has left behind a trail of destruction that severely cripples people’s livelihood. What did it …
Why floods despite dams
Forest dwellers plan palli sabhas in all affected villages in Niyamgiri
Odisha government sticks to its list of 12 villages despite reservations from rights groups and Union ministry of tribal affairs
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