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[Interview] Just representation in climate policies empowers women, says Saudamini Das

Sahana Ghosh 18 Aug 2022

Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women

Aishwarya Mohanty 16 Aug 2022

Farm to Fashion: How national institutions are integrating sustainability in curriculum

Tazeen Qureshy 20 Jun 2022
More than 500 fire blowers have been supplied to the field staff for immediate tackling of fire points. Photo by the Forest Department.

One year of Similipal forest fire: The hits and misses

Tazeen Qureshy 7 Apr 2022

Odisha’s single window mechanism aims to ensure upkeep of solar assets

Manish Kumar 14 Mar 2022

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

Pragati Prava 9 Mar 2022

Continued fluoride contamination of groundwater is a glaring public health issue in central India

Manish Kumar 28 Feb 2022

Environment factors push people out of their homes on India’s east coast, leaving behind ‘ghost villages’

Manish Kumar 11 Feb 2022

In Odisha’s first solar village, maintenance issues plague the mini solar plant

Manish Kumar 4 Feb 2022

Clean energy startups innovate on products to aid farmers, rural areas

Manish Kumar 20 Jan 2022

Fearing repeat of police action during POSCO agitation, Odisha village isolates itself

Manish Kumar 6 Jan 2022

Women farmers of Odisha navigate impacts of extreme weather events while pushing for recognition

Manish Kumar 4 Jan 2022

From a farmer to a rural entrepreneur: journey of Batakrushna Sahoo

Manish Kumar 23 Dec 2021
Agriculture is one of the major sources of livelihood for the farmers of Saratchandrapur village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Photo by Tazeen Qureshy.

Tackling agrobiodiversity loss in Odisha’s Similipal protected area

Tazeen Qureshy 6 Dec 2021

Administration flexes muscle power as it seeks consent for bauxite mining in Odisha’s tribal area

Manish Kumar 3 Dec 2021
Members of a women-led group, most involved in farming, in front of solar panels powering irrigation in Jharkhand. Photo by Srikant Chaudhary/Mongabay.

Small steps are making energy sector more inclusive for women

Sahana Ghosh 23 Nov 2021

Rooftop solar prepares prosumers in Odisha for power cuts during disasters

Manish Kumar 19 Nov 2021

Konark pursues clean energy dream but there are challenges

Manish Kumar 7 Oct 2021
Psedomelanistic tigers develop broader than average black stripes that look like they have spread or leaked onto the surrounding tawny background. All the black tigers of Similipal carry a single mutation in the gene Transmembrane Aminopeptidase Q (Taqpep) which seems to be the cause of this odd patterning. Photo by Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra/Nandankanan Biological Park.

Why tiger conservation efforts need genetic data

Anusha Krishnan 1 Oct 2021

Odisha has an ambitious electric vehicle plan but faces challenges

Manish Kumar 30 Sep 2021