The Orissa state government and the high court assume different postures even as the local fisherfolk continue to suffer

Four fisherfolks were killed in police firing in Chilka Lake when they were protesting against prawn farming in the lake on May 29

Olive Ridley sea turtles that arrived at the Gahirmatha beach in Orissa after a gap of two years continue to be in the news. Even before the excitement over the mass nesting has faded, the hatchlings

Summer is only just setting in. And already there are reports of deaths in Orissa due to a heat wave

India successfully tests the Agni II missile

The defence

The enthusiasm among wildlife lovers and conservationists about the 270,000-odd Olive Ridley turtles that arrived at the Gahirmatha beach in Orissa may be short lived ( Down To Earth , Vol 7, No

After not appearing for three years, the Olive Ridley turtles return to the Orissa coast for mass nesting. Conservation efforts seem to have finally paid off

The Supreme Court has called for more powers to be given to the National Environment Appellate Authority to enable it to handle