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-…
Odisha’s artisans strike gold with golden grass
Handicrafts made from the wild grass are helping change lives in Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur, providing people with a steady source of income
Odisha records its first COVID-19 death
Total COVID-19 positive cases at 42; state’s third exclusive COVID-19 hospital with 500 beds became operational on April 6
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
Protest against water diversion project near Bhitarkanika turns violent
Villagers marched to Bharigada village near Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and ransacked the site of a project to divert water from a …
Odisha’s forest department rolls out conservation plan for new gecko species discovered in Ganjam
The species was first spotted within the premises of a temple at Humma in Ganjam district in 2014
Kumbh returnees test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha
Odisha to implement weekend shutdown, stop religious congregations to prevent spread of COVID-19
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
Poultry culling in Bhubaneswar amid bird flu fears
Samples of chicken that died at Odisha Agricultural University tested H5N1 positive on January 27
Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara prepare for Cyclone Bulbul
Expect landfall in two Odisha districts on November 8-9
More dams will not solve Mahanadi water conflict
Stakeholders in Odisha suggest building more dams on Mahanadi to resolve a water-sharing conflict, but that will make matters worse
Cholera cases reported in India this summer
Situation similar across the globe as experts predict a spurt in disease due to climate change
The fiery flavours of stem pepper
The pepper species, relatively unexplored, is restricted to a few pockets in West Bengal
Death of 200 chickens at Odisha farm stokes bird flu fears
Authorities have collected samples for testing and trained local poultry farmers to detect sick birds
World Human Rights Day: Is an India free of witch-hunts possible
Cases of witch-branding have been reported from 12 states in India; some 2,300 ‘witches’ were murdered between 1999 and 2003
Jawad shatters hopes of paddy farmers in Odisha’s coastal districts
Many farmers in coastal Odisha were expecting a bumper harvest; however, rains due to Cyclone Jawad inundated fields, destroying crops
Fishermen return to coast fearing cyclone Phethai in Odisha
The strong wind blowing at sea kept most of the fishermen at shore in Ganjam, Puri, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur districts
Pronking in Ganjam
How blackbuck have managed to survive and thrive in this Odisha district is a conservation success story
Rain record: Odisha gets more than double, Bihar may soon be drought-hit
While 22 districts in Odisha see 200 per cent more rainfall than normal, Bihar’s 22 districts get less than 50 per cent
Blazing India: Odisha’s work not yet over
The state has certainly been able to reduce heatwave deaths by putting very strong prevention measures. However, its efforts to build long-term …
Fourth 'unnatural' leopard death in Odisha this year
Environmentalists in the state have raised concerns about the safety of the animals given that poaching is rampant
Bhitarkanika crocs dying due to getting caught in illegal fishing nets
A total of 25 animals may have been killed in the past seven years, with the latest case happening on March 21
‘Bear’ing the brunt
A multi-faceted approach is needed to curtail and manage the rising trend of human-sloth bear conflicts in Odisha