Officials demolish illegal prawn farms in Bhitarkanika; but is it of any use?
Locals allege the farms are demolished in such a way that owners repair them and come back later
DTE Impact: COVID-19 coverage spurs action in Odisha's Nuapada
DTE’s reportage not only made the Nuapada administration spruce up healthcare facilities but also led to expatriate Odias in Japan sending help
Cyclone Yaas, COVID-19 leave Odisha’s weavers in deep trouble
Hundreds of looms, yarn and spindles have been damaged in the cyclone and flood, as most weavers live in thatched houses
Bargarh: How Odisha's rice bowl turned cancer field
Cancer stalks Odisha’s agriculture-intensive Bargarh district raising questions over its link with pesticide overuse
Going under: Coastal Odisha under existential threat
In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise
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
The Jengaburu Curse review: Intimate thriller compellingly brings environmental crises into mainstream
Director Nila Madhab Panda cleverly mixes documentary-style observation & information with the pace of a hyper-real drama or a taut thriller
Odisha’s hiked ex-gratia for deaths due to attacks by wild animals insufficient? Experts think so
The revision of financial assistance for animal depredation comes after almost a decade
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (March 16, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 30, 2022)
Have cyclones in monsoon become the new ‘normal’?
The tropical cyclones of category 4 have wind speeds between 157 and 200 kilometres per hour
Water water everywhere but not a drop to drink, lament Mahanadi flood victims
The affected are now facing an acute shortage of potable drinking water even as the spectre of disease looms large
Nandan Kanan: 3 tiger cubs dead in a month
The cubs were being hand-reared before their deaths after being abandoned by their mother
Evaluating collaborative governance in Panchayat plantation programme in Odisha
Even after more than a year, the survival rate of seedlings in GPs is merely less than 1%
International Women’s Day: How women lead climate adaptation in eastern India’s Adivasi areas
Wattle and daub houses maintained largely by women in tribal parts of Odisha and Bengal provide cool shelter to families when temperatures soar
Black paddy, black lungs: How coal mining has wrought havoc in Odisha’s Sundergarh
Residents of Sundergarh grow black paddy,; their lungs are full of coal dust; their agriculture lands have been acquired for mining and the …
Byanjana Dwadashi: How a 500-year-old festival in Odisha symbolises community, food security and balanced diet
Byanjana Dwadashi is a Vaishnavite festival that commemorates an episode featuring Krishna in the Mahabharata
Iron ore sludge pond breaks in Sambalpur
Paddy and vegetable fields and poultry farms inundated with iron ore slurry after wall of a steel plant collapsed
In photos: Steely women lead the fight against Dhinkia steel project
The fresh land acquisition drive launched by the administration in Odisha's Dhinkia for the proposed integrated project of Jindal Steel Works Ltd …
On same day, 3 elephants die in 2 Odisha districts
The development has raised concerns among forest officials and animal conservationists
Carcass of fourth dead whale shark in 11 months found on Odisha beach
Forest officials have said a whale shark found dead along a beach in Odisha may have been hit by ships out at sea
International Coffee Day: Coffee cultivation transforming tribal lives in Odisha’s Koraput
Many Adivasis in Odisha’s Koraput have prospered in recent years after turning to coffee farming from shifting cultivation
Tusker dies after being allegedly poisoned by villagers in Angul
Conservationists blame inadequate patrolling by forest officials and a lack of monitoring for the poisoning of a tusker in Odisha
COVID-19: How Koraput's tribal women hawkers are trying to recover livelihoods
The pandemic restricted the mobility of the women street vendors, pushing them to sell their wares online.
Rivers across Odisha swell even as cyclone draws near
A cyclonic formation in the Bay of Bengal will reach the north Odisha coast September 18, according to the IMD