Odisha

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NDMA Claims Reduction in Heat Wave Deaths Owing to Campaigns

Soila Apparicio, Climate Home News 16/05/2018

In spite of nearly 200 people being killed in...

Children in Lakhapadar.

Odisha’s Niyamgiri Hills – and Its People – Are Still Under Threat

Valay Singh 23/04/2018

Vedanta’s alumina refinery in Lanjigarh village is creating water...

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Villagers in Odisha Are Making Water Safer With Simple Interventions

Rakhi Ghosh 03/02/2018

Water from ponds and tube wells has been made...

Widows of Madarangajodi village await justice. (Photo by Rakhi Ghosh)

Widowed by Silicosis, Women of Odisha Await Justice

Rakhi Ghosh 29/11/2017

In a village in Odisha, men working in a...

A tiger's pugmark. Source: Author provided

Similipal, a Formidable Tiger Stronghold, Finally Has the Book It Deserves

Raza Kazmi 14/09/2017

The most striking aspect of Wilderness Tales from Similipal...

Forest department board in Pidikia of Odisha informing of compensatory afforestation plantation. Credit: Gaurav Madan

How Tree Plantations Are Violating Citizens’ Land Rights in an Odisha Village

Gaurav Madan 20/07/2017

The forest department’s decision to fence off a community’s...

Volunteers try to check the water of river Nagabali during flash flood in Rayagada district, Odisha on Monday. Credit: PTI

Odisha Floods Death Toll Rises to Four

While two persons had perished in floods in Kalahandi...