By-Manish Kumar
A total of 64 mining projects has led to the diversion of 10451.39 hectares of forest land over 38 years in Keonjhar district – the highest loss of green cover in Odisha since 1980.
Rampant mining has been depriving locals of basic rights like access to clean...
By-Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
Jharkhand’s sacred groves, generally referred to as sarnas, are central to the tribal communities’ culture and heritage.
These patches of forests with sal trees and a cluster of other tree species are places of worship for the tribals in the state.
The state government’s scheme to...
By-Sahana Ghosh
Women in a migrant fishing community in Odisha have created a resilience fund to shield themselves from disasters in the aftermath of cyclone Fani.
Parts along the Odisha coast are vulnerable to cyclones, erosion and sea-level rise.
Mapping resilience of women-led households and learning from their behaviour...
Blink News Service
Sambalpur: With the legal immunity from the Union government and the state government, the local administration in the Sambalpur district of Odisha is now on a spree to destroy the forest cover spread over more than 1000 hectares to pave way for mining activities at Talabira region.
A...