Pragati Prava

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Pragati Prava is a Bhubaneswar-based climate and human-interest story-teller with 11 years of experience in journalism.

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10 stories

Sri Lanka growing as smuggling hub for star tortoises mainly collected in India

Malaka Rodrigo, Pragati Prava 28 Mar 2022

Odisha’s Kharasrota river stuck in tussle between protecting ecology and providing drinking water

Pragati Prava 9 Mar 2022

Demand for sea cucumbers turns India-Sri Lanka waters into trafficking hotspot

Malaka Rodrigo, Pragati Prava 11 Feb 2022

Can Odisha, Chhattisgarh move beyond conventional approaches to save Mahanadi?

Pragati Prava 9 Aug 2021

The forest near Jashipur in the buffer area of STR on fire. Photo by Pragati Prava.

Communities or forest department? Similipal fires rake up debate on ownership of National Park

Pragati Prava 15 Mar 2021

Community conservation strengthens biodiversity in Similipal Tiger Reserve

Pragati Prava 19 Jun 2020

Women in slums, stranded migrant workers grapple with water access in Bhubaneswar

Pragati Prava 7 May 2020

Relocation of tribal people living around Similipal Tiger Reserve forceful, claim locals

Pragati Prava 30 Mar 2020

Pramila Bisoyi’s journey from protecting India’s national bird to the corridors of power

Pragati Prava 20 Jan 2020

Forest-dependent communities of Odisha find LPG an unnecessary, unaffordable luxury

Pragati Prava 17 Jan 2020

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