World Day Against Child Labour 2020: Vulnerable children worse off due to COVID-19
The nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has left child labourers with no source of income, no …
International Sex Workers Day: Odisha’s sex workers get little help amid COVID-19 lockdown
The COVID-19 lockdown means a complete loss of income, struggle for daily survival for sex workers across the country
International Albinism Awareness Day celebrates those with rare genetic condition
‘Made To Shine’ — the chosen theme for this year’s International Albinism Awareness Day — celebrates the …
Chaos in the iron age
After iron ore plunder in Bellary and Goa comes a Supreme Court order that adds confusion to chaos
Odisha’s big challenge: Meeting MGNREGS target of 200 million person days
Although the state govt picked up pace compared to recent years, there are reports of slowdown in work being done
Odisha set to introduce locally produced millets into ICDS, PDS
Keonjhar district will introduce ragi for pre-school meals through DMF funds from July
Seaweed: The next big thing in Indian agriculture set to come from the Eastern Coast
The Indian government has come up with a package of Rs 640 crore to promote seaweed cultivation of up to 1.12 million tonnes by 2025; can it succeed?
Coal liquefaction: India’s ticket to energy independence?
The Indian government should facilitate in bringing leading foreign companies investing in domestic Coal-To-Liquid projects with private Indian …
Niral Enem Horo
A Jharkhand Party veteran, NIRAL ENEM HORO didn't quit when Jaipal Singh, Jharkhand's most eminent leader, left to join the Congress party. He …
In deep water
Rivers Krishna and Mahanadi are in crisis. In the race to industrialise, states have drawn plans to exploit their last drop. For four decades, …
The virtual reality of being Indian
The remoteness of 190 villages in Orissa's undivided Koraput district is an elegy on governance. Over five decades, living in islands inside huge …
Joba Majhi
JOBA MAJHI, wife of the leader of Singhbhum's Jungle Andolan, Devendra Majhi, is in her second term as member of the legislative assembly from a …
This young Odisha widow’s only crimes are poverty and finding love outside her caste
Remati did not get social sanction for her marriage while her husband was alive; now, she has no voter or Aadhaar Card and thus cannot access food,…
Balangir's distressed migrants
From a resource-rich area to a metaphor for poverty, the Balangir district of Orissa has covered a long distance. Plausibly, it is this journey …
Women’s Day 2024: In Odisha, they provide subsidised food, measure water & restore common urban spaces
Women self-help groups in Odisha have become implementing partners for crucial government services
Are Olive Ridleys dying on Odisha’s beaches as bycatch? Yes, claims environmentalist
Soumya Ranjan Biswal alleges 1,600 have died so far; wildlife official refutes claim, says numbers exaggerated
Researchers find new crustacean in Odisha’s Chilika lagoon
Parhyale odian is brown in colour and around eight millimetres in length; it has 13 pairs of legs
Book Excerpt: An Austro-Asiatic language that has struggled to find its place in modern India
Santali is the most widely spoken Adivasi language in India; But it was included in the Eighth Schedule only in 2003, a reminder of the country&…
COVID-19 pandemic may have led to 14% spike in number of underweight children in Bihar, Odisha: Study
The proportion of underweight children increased from 31 per cent to 45 per cent between June 2017 and July 2021, the study found
Good step, but not long-term answer: Activists on Odisha’s request for ‘kumkis’ & ‘mahouts’ from Tamil Nadu
Stopping illegal mining & quarrying, notifying elephant corridors would be ideal solution for human-elephant conflict
Mixed reactions from wildlife experts after ‘black tiger’ safari announced by Odisha government
Some have applauded the move; others dislike the idea of putting the rare felids on display in enclosures
Women’s Day 2024: Strength of a collective in a not-so-silent revolution
Kishori dals or girls’ collective that began in Odisha village is helping ensure girls’ rights
Odisha home to 30 tigers, 8 cubs, shows state census; 10 more than last NTCA count
National census report of 2022 put the tiger population at 20 in Odisha
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
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (February 9, 2024)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal