Orissa

Malnutrition remains a significant issue in Kendujhar district, Odisha. According to the National Family Health Survey-5, approximately 33 percent of children under the age of five exhibit stunting, indicative of chronic malnutrition in Kendujhar. Additionally, 45 percent of children in the same age group are underweight.

India's eastern coastline, including the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal, is highly susceptible to extreme weather events such as cyclones and floods.

India's centralised mining of sub-soil minerals is rapidly changing the forested landscapes.

The ‘Youth4Water India’ campaign, initiated by Water Initiatives, WaterAid India, and sixty-eight other organisations, has just released a 23-point manifesto for political parties contesting in these general elections, urging upon them to commit to special rehabilitation and support programmes for the youth who are most vul

The 4th Odisha River Conference, held on 21-22 March 2024 at Angul, concluded with a resolve to increase river conservation education among all sections of society to help save our dying and decaying rivers.

Rajya Sabha passes Amendment Bill decriminalising water pollution offenses: Industry impetus or environmental concerns?

National Green Tribunal urges Coastal Zone Management Authorities to address rising sea levels and island submergence

• Natural calamities, primarily floods, of varying intensity adversely affect the standing crop, leading to poor harvests. Such untoward climatic shocks invariably hit almost all blocks of Puri District in Odisha.  
• The variety-based climate-smart intervention proved to be a potential response in the flood-prone rice areas.

India is home to a thriving community of pastoralists whose lifestyles represent one of the oldest and most sustainable systems. These herders practice mobility, moving their livestock from one climatic region to another every year in search of adequate food, suitable pastures, and grasslands.

It is rightly said that "what is measured is managed better". And we observed this happen at Sagapali village in Keonjhar district of Odisha. This village is in the Nayakote gram panchayat, and has an undulating terrain surrounded by five hillocks. It has forests around it with limited plainlands for cultivation.