Warmer winters in India: La Nina events may be getting hotter than El Nino, say experts
La Niña conditions in the Pacific fading, may lead to a rise in global temperatures, say experts
Odisha announces state forest rights scheme to benefit over 7 lakh households
‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’ is aimed to effectively implement Forest Rights Act, 2006 in the state
Bright and black
Female tigers at the Similipal reserve in Odisha are increasingly giving birth to black or melanistic breeds and catching rare worldwide attention
Odisha: Gharial hatchlings spotted three years in a row, 35 seen this time
Critically endangered reptile hatchlings seen in Mahanadi river’s Satkosia gorge, a Ramsar site
Odisha braces for Cyclone Mocha, likely to hit around May 8
Eastern coast prepares disaster response; evacuations begin and relief materials stockpiled
38 forest and unsurveyed villages in Odisha’s Ganjam granted revenue status
The residents of the villages have also been granted community forest rights & can also avail government benefits now
Odisha’s vulnerable coast: Chilika fishers robbed of livelihood since Cyclone Fani opened new mouths
The delicate salinity gradient of the lake disrupted; locals claim Odisha government’s Chilika Development Authority (CDA) not …
Cyclone Fani: Artisans to fishermen, trail of devastation has left none
Most traditional workers in Odisha have no means to sustain themselves after the storm pummelled the state
Plight of marine fishermen in Odisha’s turtle zone
The seven-month-long fishing ban and the perpetual bad weather are making life difficult for state fisher folk
Should district mineral foundations be with state mining departments?
Recent plan to move Odisha DMF from the state planning and convergence department to the mines department raises several questions
A phoenix of a tribe
A nomadic community in Odisha insisted on its right to live and farm even after forest officials burnt its houses
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
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 …
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
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
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
Vedanta smelter plant: Affected villagers end 12-hr protest after written assurance
Residents of Katikela were demanding rehabilitation, permanent jobs and abatement of pollution by the company
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
Odisha fishing sector hopeful with Union Budget 2021-22 allocation for Paradip
Workers say harbour will be finally able to meet EU export standards
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