The weather pattern suggests that thunderstorm and lightning with few spells of rain is very likely at the isolated places of the city alon...

Tourists witnessed a rare waterspout off Odisha's Astaranga coast. The funnel-shaped column descended from dark clouds, creating a vortex o...

The Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor's ABCD program transformed rural Indian schools by tackling hygiene beliefs. Children became agents of change, promo...

Climate change disproportionately impacts women, who are often excluded from decision-making despite their crucial roles in crisis response...

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appealed to all Members of Parliament from Odisha. He wants them to oppose a new bill in Parliamen...

Heatwave alert: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has issued a high UV index alert, warning residents about the health ris...

Cyclone Dana caused widespread damage in Odisha. The cyclone hit the eastern coast on October 25. It brought heavy rain and strong winds. T...

The OSDMA also signed another memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangkok-based Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (R...

At least 10 people were killed in lightning strikes in Odisha due to heavy rainfall. The lightning strikes occurred in six districts, claim...

Odisha 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...

Field officials have informed the government that nullahs, ponds and agricultural fields are filled with water which may ingress into low-l...

The corporate affairs ministry has included “disaster management including relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction activities” in a list ...

Asit Tripathy was posted as the secretary of home department and was also given the additional charge of employment training and technical ...

Comparing the casualty figure of 9,843 in the 1999 super-cyclone that had hit Odisha, the report said no more than 47 people died during Ph...

The World Bank has praised India's evacuation of nearly 10 lakh people in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, which ensured minimal loss of human li...

Odisha government's "effective" management of the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin, which hit the state's coast on October 12, has earned...