June-August dry spell, heavy September rain signs of climate change: Odisha experts
Erratic rainfall, floods, water-logging, cyclones and sea erosion are factors that make Odisha a state highly exposed to climate change,…
Jumbo graveyard: Odisha registers 282 elephant deaths since 2018
As many as 2 Bengal tigers and 15 leopards also died in the state in the same period
Bhitarkanika will die if freshwater extraction by industries continues: Activist
Bhitarkanika, the second-largest mangrove forest in India will be destroyed if freshwater continues to be extracted from the Brahmani river basin
Odisha’s Kendrapara now India’s only district to have all 3 species of crocodilians
A baby gharial was found in a Kendrapara river on August 29; the district is already home to saltwater and mugger crocodiles
Over 1,400 more Odisha villages free of child marriage
All villages belong to tribal-dominated Kandhamal district; total 5,411 villages across 7 districts free of child marriage since 2019
Every drop to drink: 24x7 potable tap water in Puri has environmental, social benefits
The project will reduce use of plastic bottles by 30 million units and overall plastic waste plastic waste by 400 tonnes per year
Quail farming brings joy to Koraput’s tribal residents in COVID-19 times
Quail farming requires little capital and labour and involves less risk of disease, say experts
How some poachers became protectors of birds in villages around Chilika
Sensitisation activities by wildlife officers helped former hunters to turn a new leaf and become guardians of migratory birds visiting …
Carcass of Spinner dolphin found in Odisha
The recovery of the carcass has taken the number of dead marine animals in Odisha in the last five months to six
Farming black Kadaknath brings cheer to Odisha families in dark COVID-19 times
COVID-19 has led to a huge demand for the black meat of the breed, said to have medicinal properties
Odisha resumes evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika
29 of 97 acres of prawn culture pond area cleaned on day 1; drive to continue for few more days
Panic in Odisha’s Rayagada district over 30 chikungunya cases
Villagers storing potable water in plastic barrels without cover due to shortage of water, claims official
Amphan to make landfall between Bengal and Bangladesh on May 20: IMD
The storm is being said to be ‘unpredictable’ on the lines of Cyclone Fani last year
Ambulance driver ostracised in Odisha for transporting COVID-19 patient
Banamali Sethi faced discrimination from his fellow villagers and apathy from the government for doing his duty
Global Eco Watch: Carcass of radio transmitter-fitted gharial found in Odisha
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Cyclone Fani: Five days on, Odisha still far from normal
The state government saved its people from Fani’s wrath, but the essentials to survive still remain scarce
Cyclone Fani has been difficult to predict, but it’s not the first one
Cyclones Gaja, Titli and Ockhi had also intensified very quickly and taken weather forecasters and scientists by surprise
Fani to be second severe April cyclone to make landfall in India in 118 years
April storms are rare and are usually extremely severe; the last such storm, Cyclone Nargis, devastated Myanmar in 2008
Long road ahead: Odisha’s DMF funds to improve livelihood
The state has amended its DMF Rules and is also investing in projects to improve the lives of its mining-affected people; whether DMF lives up to …
'Women should be self-reliant to make a big difference in society'
Down To Earth talks to Pramila Bisoi, an SHG leader chosen to contest Aska Lok Sabha seat in Odisha
For the survivors of 1999’s Super Cyclone in Odisha, polls mean nothing
None of the political parties in the state have provided them with amenities ranging from sources of livelihood to cyclone shelters to …
2 killed, 50 injured in clash at Vedanta’s refinery in Lanjigarh
The deaths occurred after security men severely beat displaced tribals demanding jobs and education from Vedanta
Odisha forest officials baffled by three leopard deaths in less than a month
Fragmentation of forests by humans causes leopards to stray into settlements where they fall prey to poachers: experts
Leopard dies after getting caught in poachers’ trap in Odisha
The iron trap laid to catch a wild boar dismembered the three-year-old big cat’s left leg and injured him severely before killing him
The push to drive indigenous people out of forests
Life of a Dongria Kondh tribal offers insights on Indian government’s reckless interventions into the lives of indigenous people