Plantations, CAMPA loom large over community rights

Sal trees, which form an important source of livelihood for the tribal community, have been replaced with teak plantations in an Odisha village

Every big cat leaves its unmistakable mark

Modern hi-tech methods notwithstanding, the traditional technique of counting tigers from pugmarks remains the most efficient.

Fights for space

Once harmonious, the human-elephant relationship has taken an ugly turn. Faulty forest policies and nationwide destruction of elephant habitats …

A lake full of woes

The Orissa state government and the high court assume different postures even as the local fisherfolk continue to suffer

Together they conquered

A village committee in Orissa improves the fate of its poverty-stricken people with dedication and determination

Warming warnings

The debate whether climatic changes trigger calamities continues. But there is no doubt that environmental degradation wrecks havoc on Orissa

The monsoon always catches the government unawares

First there was the mounting suspense. All of India awaited with bated breath the arrival of the south west monsoon. Would it arrive? Miraculously,…

Odisha forest department announces cash reward for rescuing gharials

Fishermen, whose nets are damaged by gharials, will also be compensated

Construction Prohibited

Deep depression in Bay of Bengal to bring heavy unseasonal rain, strikes fear of crop loss into Odisha paddy farmers

Crops not fully reaped in some districts where government procurement is yet to start

Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat

Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels

Cyclone tamers: An Odisha village restores mangroves to allay impact of cyclones

Mangroves can only be successfully revived in areas with a history of plantation

6 died in encounters with elephants in Odisha last week

From April-June 2023, at least 25 people died due to human-elephant conflict

Smells like a fortune: Rising demand for kewda oil a blessing for 200,000 people in Odisha’s Ganjam

Price of a litre of kewda oil increased to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 4.5 lakh last year

Cyclone update: Sitrang may skirt Odisha, hit Bengal-Bangladesh coast Tuesday

Depression will turn into a cyclonic storm on October 24, predicts IMD  

Odisha carries a huge burden of snakebite deaths — but it is avoidable

Right education, access to antivenoms and effective governance need of the hour

September monsoon forecast: IMD predicts excessive rainfall for south, west, central India

Rainfall may be up to 75% above normal; quick, intense spells can trigger floods

‘Tomato flu’ misleading name for common childhood illness, not public health concern: Experts

This is not the first time the disease has been recorded in India

IMD predicts more rain in Odisha amid grim Mahanadi floods

Floodwaters have inundated more than 24,000 hectares of farmland in the state

In photos: Millet laddoos help fight malnutrition in rural Odisha

Odisha bird poaching: 2 arrested with carcass of migratory birds in Chilika

Around 5 poachers have been arrested in the state since October 

Odisha prepares for Cyclone Jawad predicted to make landfall December 4

Yeloow alert issued for several states for December 4 and orange for December 5

Illegal leopard skin trade continues unabated in Odisha

Special Task Force officials have seized 16 leopard skins in the state in last one year

Odisha recorded the most forest fires in India last season

A total of 345,989 forest fires were recorded across the country. 

Odisha’s first case of harlequin ichthyosis reported in Berhampur

Mutations in the ABCA 12 gene are stated to cause harlequin ichthyosis