Odisha

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Why Learning Outcomes For Tribal Districts Are Poor

Learning levels for primary school children in predominantly tribal districts were poor compared to neighbouring districts with lower tribal populations,…

2 months ago
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Mineral Exploration Fuels Conflict In Odisha

India’s exploration of graphite, a critical mineral for a clean energy transition, is fuelling conflict in the forests of Odisha.…

2 months ago
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Elevating Water Resilience: Story Of Odisha’s Penthakata Community

Situated along the coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Puri, Odisha, the Penthakata settlement relies on the sea for…

5 months ago
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Re-Using 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…

5 months ago
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About FRA & A Women-Led Forest Stewardship Scheme In Odisha

In 2021, the village of Kodalpalli in Odisha’s Nayagarh district became one of the few places in India where the…

5 months ago
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Casteism Even In Death: Shocker From Odisha Civic Body

In a shocking incident that has recently come to light, a civic body in Odisha -- Kendrapada Minicipality -- is…

6 months ago
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2 Recent Forest Guard Deaths Spur Reforms In Odisha Tiger Reserve

On May 22, Bimal Kumar Jena, 40, a forest guard posted at Baunsakhala beat under Pithabata range, in the core…

9 months ago
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Odisha Train Accident Site: Coaches Strewn, As Electric Saws Deployed

From the top of a nearby high-rise, the accident site looked like as if a powerful force had thrown train…

11 months ago
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Cash-ew Crop: Odisha Villages Claim Rights To Use Forest Products

The onset of summer months means a bumper harvest of cashews in the Nayagarh district of Odisha. A cash crop,…

11 months ago
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Women Lead The Way To More Public Toilets In Odisha

Source: DW Bedamati Mirdha of Nildungri village in Sambalpur, India, has been at the forefront of encouraging people in adjoining…

1 year ago
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Women Lead Battle For Forest Rights In Odisha

After a decade of struggle, the women of Odisha's Nayagarh district lead the battle for forest rights from the front,…

2 years ago
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Medha Patkar Denied Entry Into Odisha Village

Social activist Medha Patkar faced massive protests at Dhinkia village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district, where a stir over a JSW…

2 years ago
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More Than 10 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Sweep Odisha Nesting Sites

More than 10 lakh Olive Ridley turtles have crawled ashore this year to the two major mass nesting sites in…

2 years ago
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Odisha: Olive Ridley Turtles’ Nesting Faces Sea Erosion Risk

A massive sea erosion near the confluence of the Rushikulya River and the Bay of Bengal in Odisha's Ganjam district…

3 years ago
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40 Dalit Families Face Social Boycott In Odisha

Around 40 families belonging to the Dalit community in Kantio Kateni village of Odisha's Dhenkanal district were allegedly socially boycotted…

4 years ago
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Untimely Rains Hit India’s Summer Crops, Delay Rural Economy Recovery

Heavy rains in October and November have brought more misery to India’s farmers, after summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton,…

4 years ago
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Cyclone Bulbul Death Toll Rises To 12 In Bangladesh, Five Fishermen Missing

The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said…

4 years ago
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Odisha RSS activists accuse Gandhian Kumar Prashant of conspiring against the nation, file FIR

RSS activists have demanded action against Gandhi Peace Foundation chairman Kumar Prashant for spreading falsehood against Savarkar and inciting people…

5 years ago

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