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The adaptation imperative: Subnational action and India’s heat challengeAt present, more than three-quarters (76%) of India’s population is at high or very high risk of extreme heat.- 15-million-year-old Asura Hadda (demon bones) found in Odisha's Baripada during college field trip. Here's everything we knowAncient marine fossils, locally called 'Asura Hadda', have been found in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. These 15-million-year-old discoverie...
- Meet Dhiman Chakma: IAS officer suspended in Rs 10 lakh bribery case, now reinstated by Odisha govtOdisha has reinstated 2021-batch IAS officer Dhiman Chakma. He was arrested in June 2025 for allegedly accepting a bribe. Chakma now serves...
- BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meet begins in Odisha's Puri, CM Majhi to join on ThursdayPuri hosts the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group meeting. Delegates from member nations gather to discuss disaster mitigation str...
- BRICS meet in Puri from June 3-5 to see representatives from 11 countriesOdisha will host the second BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction technical meeting in Puri from June 3 to 5. Representatives from 11 countries wil...
- Uttarakhand: Three vehicles fall into gorges in separate accidents; 7 killed, 6 injuredA series of tragic road accidents in Uttarakhand claimed the lives of seven people and injured six. A family of three died in Chamoli distr...
- Assam: IMD predicts heavy rainfall likely over Guwahati city in 2-3 days, public advised to remain alertThe weather pattern suggests that thunderstorm and lightning with few spells of rain is very likely at the isolated places of the city alon...
- Near Odisha's Puri, a rare elephant trunk-like waterspout emerges from the sea. Tourists stunned. How does it form?Tourists witnessed a rare waterspout off Odisha's Astaranga coast. The funnel-shaped column descended from dark clouds, creating a vortex o...
- BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
- How Toyota's CSR initiative taught rural Karnataka hygiene habitsToyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...
- Climate crisis is a gender issue, women face higher risks, less representationClimate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...
- 3 bills against Odisha, oppose them: Patnaik to MPs from stateOdisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed to all Members of Parliament from Odisha. He wants them to oppose a new bill in Parliamen...
- Toll in Odisha boat capsize rises to 7 with recovery of 5 more bodiesA tragic incident unfolded in Odisha's Jharsuguda as a boat carrying over 50 passengers capsized in the Mahanadi River on Friday. The after...
- Odisha's lessons in disaster management came to rescueOdisha has 345 fire stations across the state covering all the blocks and the firemen are trained to work in all kinds of disasters. The OD...
- Odisha bracing for flood as Mahanadi swells after incessant rainOdisha bracing for flood-like situation in several districts, with the water level of the Mahanadi river swiftly rising following heavy rai...
- Cyclone Gulab likely to cross Andhra, Odisha coasts by midnightThe IMD had issued a red alert for these states. Ahead of cyclone alerts issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD), Odisha has begun ...
- Odisha rushes rescue teams to 7 districts, orders evacuation as IMD issues cyclone warningAs many as 42 teams of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and 24 squads of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with fire...
- Odisha orders evacuation from low-lying areas as rain batters stateField officials have informed the government that nullahs, ponds and agricultural fields are filled with water which may ingress into low-l...
- NDRF, Odisha Fire Services Personnel to donate plasma for treatment of serious patientsAs per the State's Health and Family Welfare Department, around 295 personnel including National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Odisha Dis...
- 300 experts for restoration of power supply in OdishaMore than 300 experts are being hired by the Union Power Ministry for restoration of electric supply in cyclone-hit Odisha and Andhra Prade...
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