Lending voice: This Odisha journalist helps tribal women & girls take charge of their own health and share their stories
Jayanti Buruda has trained Malkangiri tribal women in journalistic practices such as writing scripts, preparing field reports, and shooting and …
Odisha: Excess September rainfall bridges seasonal deficit, won’t help Kharif yield
Floodwater from Baitarani and Salandi rivers have submerged acres of paddy
Kharif farming affected as monsoon plays truant in Odisha
The state received around 17 per cent deficit rainfall in June 2021
Extend paddy procurement beyond today: Odisha farmers
Thousands of paddy farmers allege their paddy harvest still not lifted
Could illegal fishing have caused death of 5-foot-long saltie in Bhitarkanika
The reptile’s carcass was found floating in a river inside the park June 3
COVID-19 lockdown: Odisha’s mahua flower collectors left in lurch
The state’s tribal economy intrinsically runs on mahua flower trade in summers
Olive Ridleys return to lay eggs at Rushikulya after skipping a year
Around 250,000 turtles have come ashore for mass nesting this year, say officials
Shoddy translocation of tiger Sundari leads to bloodshed
India's first interstate tiger translocation was done in violation of the protocol
Odisha issues guidelines for FRA convergence plan implementation
The guidelines aim to increase benefits through community involvement
How accurate are government’s claims on forest rights in Odisha
A review by the Centre recently found Odisha to be the best performing state in forest rights implementation
Dhinkia on the boil: Odisha Police turn violent against protestors
The administration in Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur tried to forcibly acquire betel vineyards January 14 for Jindal Steel’…
Wet end of 2021 leads to fewer migratory birds in Odisha’s Chilika this year
Migratory birds are wintering in cultivated farmland near Chilika because of more water in it this year, say experts
Witch hunting: 83% of Odisha's cases in six districts, says report
Most of the victims were targeted for “causing health issues or crop failure”
Leopard skin, 2 elephant tusks seized by police in Odisha’s Nayagarh
Authorities in Odisha have seized 20 leopard skins in the state during the past year
Forest fires, soaring heat to affect honey output from Similipal
Honey gathering is one of the main occupations of tribal people in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve
Odisha government proposes state’s second biosphere reserve at Mahendragiri
The Mahendragiri hills host a rich biodiversity of fauna and flora and are part of the Eastern Ghats
Cyclone Fani: The tale of a weird storm
Here is our entire coverage on the cyclonic storm that barrelled through Odisha on May 3, 2019
Rebuild to tame cyclones
Commendable emergency response to cyclone Fani saved lives in Odisha, but now the state must build climate-resilient structures to minimise long-…
Fani weakens into deep depression, now in Bangladesh
It is now moving East Northeastwards and is expected to turn into a depression in five hours
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 8, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
New eel discovered in Odisha after researcher mistakes it for another species
A researcher had initially collected individuals of the new species thinking it is rice-paddy eel
Youth from Odisha’s Kandhamal show the way to combat forest fires
Youths here held several meetings with the villagers and explained climate change as well as methods to mitigate forest fires at the community level
World Water Day 2023: Nuapada switched to surface from ground sources to solve its problems of quality and quantity
After the launch of Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019, the district witnessed a drastic change in the sector of rural water supply. River water was …
Mali Parbat bauxite mine: District judge presides over public hearing for EC but residents allege ‘mind games’
District administration slapped notices on 40 people and deployed paramilitary forces days ahead of hearing
As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister
Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this