New fish species discovered in Bengal’s Digha harbour
It is the fourth species of Pterygotrigla genus reported in India so far
Olive Ridley breeding season: Locals clean up Gahirmatha beach
Over two tonnes of trash, mostly plastic items, was collected from the beach
Live water storage in reservoirs at the end of monsoon less than 2020
Punjab recorded the highest deficit of 40%
Odisha report on housing ‘irregularities’ under Centre’s lens
MPs allege that 85% of 1.2 million PMAY-G beneficiaries in state ineligible for scheme
Tropical depression that brought floods to Lanka moving north to south India
While it may bring cyclonic rain, it won’t delay the monsoon in India, say experts
How is fodder crisis rendering livestock vulnerable?
Today, India faces an acute fodder shortage that has left drought-hit farmers and livestock vulnerable. Jitendra finds out how fodder crisis has …
Odisha bets on departments working together to end child marriages
The state has declared 5,600 villages free of child marriage since January 2021 amid COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19: Industries, steel plants in Odisha begin supplying oxygen to affected states
Odisha has around 70 industries, including 12 steel plants, many of which produce industrial oxygen
Odisha forest dept claims dolphin population doubled in a year
Forest officials sighted 188 dolphins this year in Chilika Lake, up from 163 in 2020
Will Olive Ridleys skip Odisha’s Rushikulya this time?
They are already a month late in turning up for mass nesting and experts suggest climate may be the one to blame
Environment in elections: Dhinkia ‘acid test’ for ruling BJD as betel farmers unhappy with JSW steel plant land acquisition
They accuse CM Naveen Patnaik-led government and police of colluding with the company and destroying the area’s ecological treasure
How lack of coordination between Odisha and Chhattisgarh led to floods
Lack of information from Chhattisgarh and water hoarding by Odisha to blame
Winds played a major role in Cyclone Fani's sudden intensification
The storm's abnormal rise and changing tracks fit a recent pattern
Over 150 turtles found dead on Odisha beach
The Oliver Ridley turtles arrive in large numbers to lay eggs on the state's shores
Why are Olive Ridley sea turtles dying in large numbers on Odisha’s coast?
Non-compliance with 2-decade-old orders by CEC constituted by Supreme Court likely cause
Particularly vulnerable tribes: How a focus on nutrition tipped the health scale for children in remote Odisha
Better funding, community training & cultural context can improve outcomes further, say experts
Bhitarkanika: Man taken by estuarine croc in fatal attack
The man, a milk supplier, was waiting to ford a crocodile-inhabited river when he was dragged and taken
2 leopard skins, bones recovered in Odisha, 1 arrested
At least 155 leopards have been poached across Odisha in the last 10 years
Albino palm civet sighted in Odisha after 129 years in Satkosia Tiger Reserve
A partial albino common palm civet was last sighted in 1891 in the state’s Kandhamal district
The Forest Rights Act and self-help transformed this remote Odisha tribal village; here is how
Residents of Loyendia have regenerated forests and made a new dirt road within a decade of getting community forest resource rights
Climate change is playing spoilsport in kendu leaf collection across eastern India; here’s how
Rains, instead of heat and dust storms during April and May, have led to a proliferation of flies which are bothering collectors
Odisha’s fish stocks are depleting, courtesy warming seas; here’s how
Rampant catching of baby fish, migration routes changing thanks to climate impact coumpounding problems
There is a chance of cyclone formation in the Bay of Bengal in the second week of May
A low-pressure area will form during that time; however, it is not yet clear as to how the depression will intensify
Jobs round the year: How MGNREGA made Balangir job-secure
The success of MGNREGA projects has made Odisha offer 300 days of guaranteed work a year to curb distress migration in this district
Nutrition in backyard gardens: Odisha’s tribal women show the way
The vegetable women grow not only help them eat healthy, but also sell surplus produce and make a living of their own