Cyclone Yaas landfall pegged at Dhamra, near Bhitarkanika

Locals in and around Bhitarkanika worried about how loss of mangroves in the area could affect their villages

Cyclone Yaas gathers speed, set for early landfall on May 26

Cyclone Yaas likely to make landfall on the east coast between Balasore in Odissa and Digha in West Bengal, from where it is expected to move …

COVID-19 negative report a must for weddings in Odisha’s Ganjam

The directive comes days after at least two people died of COVID-19 within days of their wedding

Give indigenous people their rights to tackle climate change: Archana Soreng

The youth advisor to the UN Secretary-General speaks on nature-based solutions at Joe Biden’s virtual climate summit, but says this won't …

Tiger relocation project fails: Tigress in Odisha’s Satkosia reserve alone

Satkosia Tiger Reserve had 14 tigers in 2006; it has just one now, which has raised concerns over declining population of tigers 

World Health Day: The doctor who ushered in health awareness, COVID-19 vaccines to Odisha’s Bonda tribe

The Bonda tribe is one of the most primitive in India and prone to vector-borne diseases

Once upon a time, the Chilika was a part of the Bay of Bengal: Study

Historical records and the presence of stone anchors and hero stones confirm that the Chilika was a part of the sea once

Tigress Sundari, brought to Odisha from Madhya Pradesh in 2018, heads back home

The inter-state tiger relocation project has been put on hold after the first attempt was unsuccessful 

How 40 villages in Odisha came together to address water crisis

Charmalik has recorded a 2-2.5 ft increase in the surface and sub-surface water level since 2010

Women’s day: Meet Sasmita Lenka who is on a mission to save Odisha’s pangolins

As a forest officer and conservator, Lenka rolled out programmes to protect the population of pangolins in the long run

Migratory birds leave Chilika early as summer sets in

Eastern Odisha’s average maximum temperature for February has gone up by 3-4 degrees Celsius

Chilika sees record number of migratory birds amid bird flu scare

Rare falcated teal, mallard spotted during bird census

Amphan causes heavy damage in coastal Odisha’s districts

The districts of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara were the worst-affected due to the cyclone

DMF best practices: These mining districts have opened creches through DMF funds

Keonjhar and Anuppur seek to address a nutrition gap before children go to the anganwadi centre through the creches

COVID-19: Odisha govt bans fish trade with West Bengal

Several COVID-19 patients in the state had travel history to West Bengal, according to state govt 

International Women's Day: How Nira Chhatria ensured her family's survival with a phone and just Rs 3,000

Nira Chhatria was chosen as a participant when Trickle Up began working with ultra-poor women in Odisha in 2015

As Fani looms large, we should remember what a cyclone costs Odisha

Odisha, which is bracing up for the extremely severe cyclone that’s predicted to make landfall on May 3, faces two natural disasters every year

This earthy flavour helps locals in Odisha fight adverse climate

Leafy greens like mutthi saag come in handy for poor people to meet their nutritional requirements

Odisha fisherman sells rare fish for Rs 1.1 lakh

A merchant bought the 28-kg Ghol fish, known for its medicinal qualities, for Rs 3,940 a kg

Journey of the Fall Armyworm

Fall Armyworm has infested crops in over 50 countries across two continents in just over two years

Fall Armyworm attack: Odisha braces itself for the pest

After its attack last year, the state agriculture department issued advisories to all districts and distributed leaflets listing preventive and …

Fishing trawler with dead sharks seized in Odisha

Coast Guard seized the trawler carrying the carcasses of 250 endangered bull, hammerhead and spot tail sharks in the Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary

Rare Long-Billed Plover bird sighted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park

Sighting of this rare migratory bird during the annual bird census is baffling wildlife officials and ornithologists

Chilika bird flu scare: Veterinarians collect poop of migratory birds, cull poultry

Odisha government has declared areas in Kendrapara district bird flu hit and have vaccinated 35,000 poultry birds

Climate change in India: Odisha all set to redraw its map

People in the state struggle to find their feet as the Bay of Bengal washes away one after the other village in Satabhaya