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Antibiotic resistance is not only created inside hospitals. Wastewater, agricultural runoff, pharmaceutical pollution and poorly managed waste can carry antibiotics, resistant bacteria and resistance genes into the environment. These…

Ganpati Visarjan is a deeply meaningful religious tradition, but the materials used in modern idol making can create environmental problems when they enter rivers, lakes and ponds. Plaster of Paris, synthetic paints, plastic and thermocol…

Nuakhai is far more than a festival marking the arrival of new rice. Deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of Western Odisha, it brings farmers, families and communities together to honour the first produce of the harvest. The…

Smog is not simply smoke hanging over a city. It is the result of a complex chain of atmospheric reactions in which gases released from vehicles, industries and other sources interact with sunlight and each other. Nitrogen oxides and…

Talcher Angul is one of Odisha's most important centres of coal mining, power generation and heavy industry, but its economic importance has come with a significant environmental burden. Pollution from mining, thermal power, industrial…

Air pollution does not respect state borders. Smoke from crop fields, emissions from industries, vehicles and dust can be carried by winds across hundreds of kilometres, while atmospheric chemistry can transform these pollutants as they…

### Excerpt When the monsoon arrives, roadside garbage becomes more than an eyesore. Rainwater spreads plastic, food waste and other discarded materials across streets, blocks drains and creates stagnant pools where mosquitoes can breed.…

Once a staple of Odisha's tribal and rainfed farming communities, millets are finding their way back into the state's fields and kitchens. With the Odisha Millet Mission and the ongoing Shree Anna Abhiyan, the state has built an ambitious…

Agriculture remains one of the most important pillars of Odisha’s economy and rural life, supporting millions of livelihoods across the state. While rising foodgrain production, expanding irrigation, crop diversification and growing…

For years, the conventional wisdom has been that organic farming is a noble but ultimately impractical ideal, one that cannot produce enough food to sustain a growing global population without expanding into precious natural habitats.…