Tribals block steel city Rourkela for a day
Odisha’s third largest city has taken over a few tribal villages so that it can function as a municipal corporation
Jumbo conflict
Human-elephant conflict is rising across India. Every year nearly 400 people are killed by elephants and about 100 elephants lose their lives. …
‘We need to match frequency and intensity of climate disasters with bold, collective action’
Mitigation, rehabilitation efforts inadequate; Loss of access to resources not compensated
How people weathered Phailin storm
Bitter lessons from 1999 cyclone and a prepared community helped reduce the impact of the night-long cyclonic storm that raged across coastal …
Where is POSCO headed?
Odisha government has completed land acquisition for plant site but proposed mining in Khandadhar hills might stir up another struggle
India’s mysterious diseases: Why are they happening?
The Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme is not working as it was conceptualised, say experts
Three reasons why company v community conflicts take place across continents
Shortcomings in regulatory norms and failure to engage with local communities have disrupted commercial projects in many countries
Bringing order to streets
Centre legalises street vending and gives the profession its due respect. But accommodating vendors is a challenge
Cyclones and climate change
Some climate models predict two- to seven- fold increase in the frequency of Hurricane Katrina magnitude events for a 1°C rise in global …
It’s make or break for rice production in monsoon 2023
NOAA forecasts break in monsoon in August; rains key for paddy farming in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
Odisha diaries: the struggle for community control over land, forests and natural resources
No matter how much compensation is promised, companies will need ‘a social licence’ to conduct business on the land of the people
COVID-19: How the most vulnerable were identified in 2 Odisha districts
A non-profit working on food security issues, took up a pilot project to identify such people needing urgent governmental and non-governmental …
Another village, this time in Odisha, gets official permit to sell bamboo
Though Jamguda was conferred community forest right two years ago, it was not allowed to cart bamboo out or sell it in the market
Village at POSCO site seeks community forest rights
Reiterates demand against diversion of forestland for industry, under amended Forest Rights Act rules
UN heritage status for Odisha's Koraput farming system
Indigenous knowledge and farming practices of the region's tribal people recognised for promoting food security and conserving biodiversity
Odisha miners to pay royalty for tribal welfare
State CM approves formulation of new mining regulation; funds to be used for local infrastructure in Scheduled Areas
How Phailin was different from super cyclone 1999
Improvements in weather forecasting and disaster preparedness, and lessons learnt from 1999, made all the difference
Check Jharkhand’s degrading environment
Unscientific mining has caused rampant environmental degradation in the state in the absence of proper monitoring
Odisha claims lowest rate of COVID-19 cases in the country
Odisha government launches portal for registration of migrant workers who anticipate their return to the state
Roadmap for an effective environmental regime
Nivit Kumar Yadav reports on how different countries are tackling environmental pollution and the lessons in it for India
Violence at POSCO site
Clashes erupt as government resumes construction of coastal road at Jagatsinghpur in Odisha
COVID-19: Role of nutrition gardens in ensuring nutrition for children
Nutrition risk of children widens during the COVID-19 pandemic; adequate diets necessary for optimal growth, health and development
India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed
The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others
COVID-19: More than 40,000 turmeric farmers in Odisha's Kandhamal bear lockdown brunt
Turmeric, or haldi, holds an important place in Indian kitchens because of its strong aroma, healing properties
Malnutrition: India needs to urgently break inter-generational cycle
Under-nourished women, in all likelihood, became under-nourished mothers with a greater chance of giving birth to low birth-weight babies, …