Nearly 2,000 hectares of Rabi paddy affected in Odisha's Nuapada as reservoir levels fall and irrigation systems falter

India, May 13 -- An acute water shortage in the Upper Jonk Irrigation Project command area has damaged standing Rabi paddy crops across nearly 2,000 hectares in Odisha's Nuapada district. More than 1... Read More

'Green Gold' denied: Tribal communities in Odisha's Koraput fight for their legal rights over kendu leaves for a third consecutive year

India, April 24 -- For a third consecutive year, Gram Sabhas (village assemblies) across Baipariguda block in Odisha's Koraput district are locked in an uphill battle to exercise a right the law has a... Read More