Repurposing farm waste to cultivate mushrooms
Bharati Prusetch, a woman in her late 30s from Phuldhudi, a village in Odisha's Sundargarh district, has transformed her previously barren backyard into a lucrative source of income. She reuses…
Articles by Aishwarya Mohanty
Journalist with four years of experience having covered both the states of Odisha and Gujarat. She is now an independent journalist based out of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Her writings focus on rural issues, climate change anchored around the intersectional aspect of gender, caste and marginalized communities.
Horseshoe crab decline sparks urgent conservation plea
The northeastern coast of Odisha has been home to the horseshoe crab, a globally recognised living fossil, as its basic form has remained nearly unchanged over millions of years. Within…
As lightning kills 12 in a day, Odisha proposes large-scale palm tree plantations
Forty-year-old Sanoj Patra was supervising his one acre of paddy field in Odisha’s Khordha district when lightning struck, killing him on the spot. The same day, on September 2, 11…
Two recent forest guard deaths in Asia’s second largest biosphere reserve spur reforms
On May 22, Bimal Kumar Jena, 40, a forest guard posted at Baunsakhala beat under Pithabata range, in the core area of Similipal national park, was shot dead by poachers.…
Odisha villages claim their rights to use forest products and earn revenue from cashew
The onset of summer months means a bumper harvest of cashews in the Nayagarh district of Odisha. A cash crop, cashew is highly profitable for farmers, but this was not…
Women take the lead in promoting nutrition-sensitive aquaculture in Odisha
Until a decade and a half ago, mola fish (Amblypharyngodon mola), a small indigenous species (SIS), was an integral part of Odia cuisine. However, with changing climatic conditions, pollution, excessive…
To increase fish production, Odisha turns to cage aquaculture
An MBA graduate, an engineer, and a Self-Help Group (SHG) member – that's the diversity of entrepreneurs taking up cage aquaculture in Odisha under the state’s Reservoir Fishery Policy. The…
Illegal fish poisoning threatens traditional fishers in Odisha; authorities say no complaints since 2020
Barnamali Malik, 40, sailed his country-made boat through the Kharasota river, that flows parallel to his village in Odisha, for seven hours on a Wednesday. The tiring sail however ended…
Marine fishing ban in Odisha leads to loss of income for women involved in allied activities
The eastern coastal state of Odisha, with a 480-kilometre long coastline, has been imposing two fishing bans annually for over two decades in order to conserve the fish population and…
Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women
Kalpana Sethi, 30, exuberantly shows around her two-acre land, which was once a wasteland but now aids in her children’s education. Situated on a moderate slope, in the Bisoi village…
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