Bird flu scare grips Cuttack: Ducks culled, compensation announced
After 12 ducks were tested positive of H5N1 virus, authorities culled 500 ducks, destroyed 6,000 eggs and instructed people not to consume the bird
Odisha govt launches boat ambulance for remote villages
Waterborne diseases are common in the riverside villages, and villagers had to travel for 20 km to reach a health centre
In LPG age, cow dung cake makers are still painting the town brown
While the government claims it has made several people from Odisha’s rural areas switch to clean fuel, people still depend on animal waste …
Odisha takes its first step towards promoting turtle tourism
The state held its first Olive Ridley turtle festival to give way to eco-tourism and in turn conserve turtles
Activists help reduce malaria cases in Odisha
Accredited Social Health Activists’ efforts brought down malaria deaths in the state from 89 in 2014 to 4 in 2018
Six villages in Odisha can now sell tendu leaves
These villages were earlier denied their right to sell this minor forest produce to any other buyer apart from the state's forest department
Turtle turnaround
An initiative driven by fishing communities in Odisha has not only given the endangered Olive Ridley turtles a new lease of life, but has also …
Hudhud intensifies into a category 1 cyclone
Phailin had intensified rapidly from a category 1 cyclone on this day last year. Will Hudhud follow in its footsteps?
Odisha’s villages of plumbers
Kendrapada district is known for its large pool of skilled traditional plumbers; they are now honing their skills in modern plumbing technology
Odisha Mining Corporation bats for Vedanta: questions rejection of bauxite mining proposal in Niyamgiri hills
Says Union environment ministry does not have powers to overrule Supreme Court which cleared the project
Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS
Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July
COVID-19: 15 new cases in a day poses biggest challenge for Odisha
State government admits shortage of personal protective equipment
SC dismisses petition demanding exclusion of Sundargarh from purview of municipal Act
Activists say judgement is a setback for tribal communities who are being denied special status and land rights granted by the Constitution
Work on Suktel irrigation project begins at gun point
Balangir district authorities use police force to allow construction work as anti-dam stir continues
Toothy terror: Human crocodile conflict to be big poll issue as villages around Odisha’s Bhitarkanika vote on June 1
Locals allege politicians have not done enough to make are safe from crocodile attacks, which have led to 50 deaths since 2014
Bhubaneswar metro: Will it be an effective transport solution or become the state’s white elephant?
Smaller cities need a much more comprehensive strategy to make metro systems viable
Police rescue 51 women being trafficked from Odisha
The women were being taken to Tamil Nadu to work in a garment factory
Supreme Court fines illegal miners in Odisha, directs fund to be used for tribal benefit in mining districts
Also directs Centre to revise National Mineral Policy to regulate mining effectively
In remote tribal habitations, age-old health practices takes precedence amid stiff challenges
Traditional healing system faces challenges of being lost and slid into oblivion
More than 100 days of dry spell have caused 200 forest fires in Odisha since January 1: Data
There has been a 250% rise in fire incidents in India this year compared to 2022
Sizzling Odisha: 26 places hit 40°C+
Schools to remain shut from tomorrow
Extreme weather: Over 5 million hectares of crop lost due to rain in 2021
Karnataka worst-hit, followed by Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra
Drought scare looms large over a fifth of India
Till 2020, 7.86% of India’s land was under drought-like conditions
Cyclone Yaas fells hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika, hit on fauna being assessed
National park hit hard by cyclone 3rd year in a row
Odisha makes negative RT-PCR report must for entry into state
Hospitals urged to treat only emergency cases