Odisha

The largest open-air trade fair in Odisha, the Baliyatra held in Cuttack, has created a record by making 22,000 paper boats in just 35 minutes. This achievement got them a …

The waters of Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary located in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are abuzz with activity. With winter setting in, the migratory visitors have started arriving at the …

The fisherfolks venturing into the deep sea are vulnerable to the forces of nature and need to keep updated about climatic conditions. Doing precisely this is the Secure Fishing App …

A significant discovery came to the fore in Odisha as researchers found prehistoric rock shelters on Dumaguda hill on the Nagavali river bank close to Rayagada district headquarters. The team …

Spelling good news for nature lovers, Odisha’s well-known Similipal National Park located in Mayurbhanj district reopened on Tuesday, November 1. SNP was closed for four months due to monsoon to …

The Odisha Police has gone in for a major makeover as 16 police stations in the different districts of the State have now been upgraded to have child-friendly amenities and …

Patients afflicted by the dreaded disease cancer require a lot of care and support and not everyone can afford it. Now Bagchi-Karunashraya Palliative Care Centre in Bhubaneswar, Odisha has decided …

Officials of the Tamil Nadu Police’s Idol Wing CID seized three antique sculptures from a handicrafts shop in Madurai on Monday. These include a stone carving figure of Shiva Parvati, …

Going beyond protecting forests and wildlife animals, the Hirakud Wildlife Division of Odisha is making efforts to make people aware of India’s freedom fighters. To highlight the legacy of one …

The Sohela Durga Puja in Bargarh district, Odisha located on the border of the State with Chhattisgarh has several distinctive features, setting it apart from others. It personifies unity and …

Setting an example of co-existing with nature and its flora and fauna, Odisha’s Govindpur village is leading the way. Its residents have declared it as a “Birds Village” – Odisha’s …

A sea change has come about in the life of Amar and Aarti Mirdha, a hardcore Maoist couple who were had given up their arms way back in 2012. After …

The Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken the major work of removing the sand filled in the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha as it causing unwanted stress to its walls. …

The plot seems to be straight out of a Hollywood sci-fi thriller involving animals as ants numbering in lakhs have arrived at Brahmansahi village, located in Odisha’s Puri district. These …

Wildlife enthusiasts from India and Odisha in particular have much to celebrate about as the State’s Bhitarkanika National Park created a record in terms of number of new born crocodiles. …

<p> <strong>Making the 75 years of India’s Independence special, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has added 11 more wetlands to the existing list of 64 to …

<p> In a horrifying incident at Talcher in Odisha, a crane that was lifting a truck that had fallen into a river below, also fell off the bridge and came …

<p> <strong>India has now equalled China's record in protecting wetlands after the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change added 10 more to what is called the Ramsar list …

<p> <strong>The teachers and students of a school located in Nabarangpur district of Odisha were in for a surprise when two wild bears were spotted in the premises of the …

<p> <strong>Odisha’s Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar is in news for all the good reasons as the premises heralded birth of a number of yellow anaconda snakelets.</strong></p> <p> On Thursday …

<p> <strong>With the aim of helping and supplementing the efforts of the Union Government to implement the programme “Anaemia Mukt Bharat”, the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) has launched …