Olive Ridley turtles
Nature’s wonder: Odisha welcomes Olive Ridley Turtles
In an annual ritual, Odisha gets ready to welcome its marine guests from the Pacific as thousands of Olive Ridley turtles descend on the shores of the Rushikulya estuary for their mass-nesting.
26-year-old Puri youth leads Odisha’s green revolution
Soumya Ranjan Biswal, the 26-year-old founder of Odisha Paryavaran Sanrakshan Aviyan, has mobilised local communities to protect ecosystems, promote mangrove restoration and Olive Ridley turtle conservation, and organise events to combat sea pollution.
Enterprising Odisha women take to selling fish to improve lives
Women in Odisha’s coastal fishing villages have turned to selling fish and value-added fishery products after eliminating middlemen and abolishing the home brewing of country liquor, the root cause of their problems