Cyclone alert: Jawad may reach Odisha-Andhra coast by December 4, warns IMD
IMD has predicted wind speeds of 70-80 km / hr December 3, with gusts of 90 km / hr along the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts
How to manage disasters: Assam officials visit Odisha to learn
Three officials from Assam were recently in Kendrapara and Puri to know how Odisha managed its cyclones
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
Forest dept in Odisha oversteps FRA rules, complain tribal rights activists
They say that Kalahandi district’s divisional forest officer issued a transit permit to take bamboo out of forest land when he has no right …
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 …
Odisha had half of India’s wildfires on March 13 — & poachers may be to blame
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests alleges hunters setting fire to target wild animals; one suspect arrested
What is the new cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal?
A low-pressure area will likely develop over the southeast Bay of Bengal on May 7. It is likely to concentrate into a depression on May 8
Bats dying of heat stroke: Experts fear mass population collapse, zoonotic diseases
Live bats don’t cause harm as they’re immune to viruses, but their carcass coming in contact with domestic animals may increase …
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
How important is basic infrastructure in securing livelihoods of Adivasis
A significant proportion of poverty in backward areas is due to a gap in basic infrastructure and its deficiency
Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?
Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks
Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops
Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated
Villagers unaware of forest rights find it ‘too good to be true’
Odisha village applies for forest rights title 15 years later; many villages still unaware, says NGO
There’s a human hand in every tenth elephant death in Odisha
34 elephants were killed by poachers, 30 died after being hit by trains and six died in road accidents in the last 10 years
Turmeric soaps pave way for financial independence of Koraput’s tribal women
Around 1,2000 tribal women in the area have managed to eke out a living making turmeric soaps
Cyclone Gulab likely to make landfall September 26
Cyclone Gulab quickly intensified from a low pressure area on the morning of September 24 to a cyclone by the evening of September 25
Odisha readies radio collars for 7 elephants: Why experts don't like that
Radio collaring to track wild elephant movement has failed in other states, say conservationists; add exercise will be a waste of public money
Climate change is real: After near-drought, Odisha deluged due to four days of heavy rain
Some 24 of Odisha’s 30 districts had faced a drought-like situation according to the rainfall report from June 1-August 25, 2021