Flamingos, pelicans yet to leave Chilika, despite early onset of summer
Some of the migratory birds have been staying at the lake because of the availability of food and water
Why are fires raging in Similipal?
The fires seem to be both, a natural disaster and human-made mishap, according to experts
Elephants destroy prawn farms, fishing boats in Odisha
Changes in Odisha’s Ganjam district has destroyed habitats and traditional corridors of elephants, bringing them into frequent conflict with humans
Why Odisha's nutrition budget, the first in India, is a cut above the rest
Odisha supports its nutrition agenda through agricultural policies, the public distribution system among others
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
Tribal women in Odisha attempt mass suicide over rail track construction
The women alleged the track was being constructed without compensating tribals in the area for their land
Heavy rains lash coastal Odisha as Bulbul nears
Fishermen have taken shelter in harbours even as farmers are harvesting paddy that has not fully ripened
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 7, 2019)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Odisha may ban catching under-sized fish
The state has also banned use of purse seine nets, gill nets to protect the baby fish, particularly the Hilsa
Odisha’s climate refugees: Satabhaya’s cattle farmers suffer in new homes
The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea
Won’t allow bauxite mining on Mali Hill: Agitators ransack meeting in Koraput village
The Mali Hill in Koraput is the source of several streams, home to medicinal trees and is an elephant corridor, protestors say
Kendu leaf trade: Stringent laws needed to keep children out
The news of children working at kendu leaf collection centres often trickle in during April-May every year. Children are mostly engaged in …
Elephant electrocuted in Odisha: Third death in 34 days
As many as 732 elephants died between 2009 and 2019 in Odisha
Mission possible: Turning a waste land into a forest with a bank of traditional seeds
A father-daughter duo grow 800 varieties of traditional seeds in a 2.5-acre land in Nayagarh district of Odisha
Lack of water intensifies distress in the Mahanadi basin
Climate change at the global and local levels is reducing water flow in the Mahanadi river, severely impacting agriculture. Tackling that …
Plantation mission may destroy Odisha’s forests and river ecology
The Green Mahanadi Mission would fiercely impact the livelihood of farmers and cattle herders
Boat makers in Odisha’s coastal villages struggle to stay afloat
New bridges, fibre boats, lack of good wood and even fish stocks bring about the industry’s end
Frontline workers set to play key role against COVID-19 in Odisha
State launches massive campaign to engage Anganwadi and ASHA workers to stall virus‘ march
COVID-19: How Odisha is setting an example in preparedness
From lockdown to advance pension, the state is gearing up for the novel coronavirus disease outbreak
COVID-19: Sex workers face tough time in Odisha’s port town Paradip
They are not being able to find customers among the crews of passing ships because of the fear of disease
Mocha: Cyclone intensification may not be very high since it will be formed in heart of the Bay, say experts
Experts are treading cautiously about path Mocha will take; it depends on storm’s recurve, they say
Why India took 75 years to get its first tribal woman president
In the larger scheme of things, where global capital and politics come into the picture, tribal women’s voices are missing
Why children of incarcerated parents need special attention
The new guidelines issued by the women and child development department of Odisha for children of incarcerated parents has brought a child-…
Kumbh returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha
Odisha to implement weekend shutdown, stop religious congregations to prevent spread of COVID-19
Poultry culling in Bhubaneswar amid bird flu fears
Samples of chicken that died at Odisha Agricultural University tested H5N1 positive on January 27