Odisha can see highest human casualties due to elephant conflict this year: Experts
Odisha is continuing to grant mining leases in elephant habitat despite human deaths from conflict with elephants, say experts
A tale of 2 villages: How Dhinkia & Nuagaon have fared different between 2 steel projects
As the Odisha government speeds up acquiring land near Paradip for Jindal Steel, DTE visits two villages that had chosen different paths 20 …
Despite intention, why Odisha villages are failing to keep their girls in school
Infrastructural improvement will need to follow laws passed to empower women, say experts
Almost 50,000 birds counted at Chilika lake on May 25
Habitat improvement, availability of food and eviction of prawn gherries in the lake had caused more birds to flock to Chilika this year
COVID-19 hurts farms: Hopes of profit dashed for Kandhamal's turmeric farmers
Farmers were forced to sell their produce at half the usual market rate two years in a row
Odisha block offers glimpse into how state is tackling COVID-19, Yaas
Over 4,000 people have been successfully evacuated to 14 shelter homes in the Khunta block under Mayurbhanj district of Odisha
Cyclone Yaas makes landfall: Houses blown away, families displaced in Odisha
The landfall started at 9 am and was accompanied by a wind speed of 140-160 kmph. Heavy rains continued to lash coastal districts
Odisha starts mass evacuation as Cyclone Yaas nears
A surge in COVID-19 cases has exacerbated fears regarding loss of lives and livelihood
GST removed on sabai rope, sal and siali leaves
The GST rate on these products was brought down from 5% to nil by the GST Council in its 28th meeting held on July 21
Two more states join anti-plastic bandwagon
After Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, now Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have reined in on thermocol and plastic
DMF should look beyond infrastructure
Sanctions under a non-profit trust for the develpoment of mining disrtricts needs to ensure adequate resources to improve the quality of and …
Who cares for black bucks, we want tourists
A beach resort proposed to be situated within a protected area near Puri has drawn the wrath of environmentalists who contend it will ruin the …
Heat and death
Summer is only just setting in. And already there are reports of deaths in Orissa due to a heat wave
Deaths foretold
The loss of life in the super cyclone that hit the Orissa coast last year was not an 'act of God'. Had the emergency plans been in place, the …
A warm warning
There are enough indicators and links to suggest heat waves are not natural. It's time to wake up
Eco-links
India's first Human Development Report needs to look beyond numbers at ecology-poverty linkages
Orissa okays mining in tribal territory
In a move that threatens to dislocate the lives of millions of Orissa's tribal people, the state government has decided to allow transfer of land …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 1, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Rice for kings
Black rice is indigenous to the Northeast, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha. In Manipur, it is considered food as well as part of traditional …
Climate change in India: Odisha all set to redraw its map
People in the state struggle to find their feet as the Bay of Bengal washes away one after the other village in Satabhaya
International Women's Day: How Nira Chhatria ensured her family's survival with a phone and just Rs 3,000
Nira Chhatria was chosen as a participant when Trickle Up began working with ultra-poor women in Odisha in 2015
Hello Point in Odisha: A tale of digital India or ignorant India?
Odisha has the highest number of inhabited villages without access to mobile networks
Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops
Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated
Villagers unaware of forest rights find it ‘too good to be true’
Odisha village applies for forest rights title 15 years later; many villages still unaware, says NGO
There’s a human hand in every tenth elephant death in Odisha
34 elephants were killed by poachers, 30 died after being hit by trains and six died in road accidents in the last 10 years