Fresh cases of dengue in Rayagada
Koraput: The administration claims that preventive measures are being taken to contain dengue but the fresh cases of the disease reported from Biranarayanpur village in Rayagada district on Saturday proves
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Over 3 lakh households in Odisha yet to get power
For around 3,00,000 households in eight districts of south Odisha, a power connection still remains a dream. The eight districts -- Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Boudh, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and
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Millet based mixed farming- Coping with weather extremities
By reviving millet farming systems, the tribal households in Odisha have reduced their vulnerability to climate change. The millet based farming has also helped in addressing the problem of malnutrition
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Flood situation grim in Odisha; Army, Air Force help sought
Incessant rain since Saturday triggers flash flood; dozens of villages marooned; 1 dead Thousands of villagers in Odisha’s Rayagada and Kalahandi districts have been cut off from other parts following
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Cholera returns, mapping of endemic villages begins
With cholera outbreak reported in Rayagada district, the Health Department on Monday started a mapping of the endemic villages in Kalyansinghpur and Kashipur blocks where local tribal youths would be engaged
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Climate smart crops
<p>Tubers, pulses and millets are important for the livelihoods and nutrition of poor farmers, especially in fragile regions. These crops are not only underutilised, but are also underresearched. Ama Sangathan,
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Odisha tribals gear up to protest state’s move to mine Niyamgiri hills
BHUBANESWAR: After the state government's fresh move to revive its proposed mining plan in Niyamgiri hills bordering Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, tribals residing in the hills are geared up for a
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Mining at Niyamgiri remains a pipedream
Mukuna Sikaka, 32, is a visitor to the health camp held by the local administration at Sakata village in the Rayagada district, around 30 km from here, the site of Vedanta's alumina refinery. Such health
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Odisha wants to revive Niyamgiri mining plan: Minister
The Odisha government is contemplating to revive its proposed mining project at Niyamgiri Hills and hold Gram Sabha in the area again, state government officials said. "We are taking legal opinion to
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A profile of heavy metals in rice (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) landraces
<p>Several traditional rice varieties are considered in folk medicine to have high nutritive and therapeutic value. Some of these land races are known in indigenous cultures to cure anaemia in women during