
Stories by Basudev Mahapatra, a journalist from the eastern India, on Environment, Polity and Sustainability.
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Showing posts with label economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label economy. Show all posts
May 30, 2018
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.
Selling fish at the local fish market, Dulana Das (40) of Rambha
village in Odisha’s Ganjam district took pride in introducing herself as
a businesswoman instead of a fisherwoman. “I buy fish every morning
from fishermen who fish in Chilika Lake and the nearby sea,” Dulana told
VillageSquare.in.“With a designated place for me in the market, and a 20% profit, I earn a good income.”

March 24, 2017
After defeating Posco, farmers turn to reclaim betel leaf economy
The formal closure of Posco’s steel plant project in Odisha is seen as a victory of agrarian economy over unwanted industrialization and the betel leaf farmers of Jagatsinghpur are rejoicing, although those who lost their land face new challenges.
In a unique case of victory of the agrarian economy over
mineral-based industrial economy, betel leaf farming in the
Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha proved to be more dependable and
promising than the proposed $12 billion integrated steel plant project
planned by one of the world’s largest steel producer POSCO.
November 23, 2016
Farmers, daily wage laborers in Odisha badly hurt by demonetization
Farmers and those in rural areas who make a living as daily wage laborers in Odisha have been left stranded by the demonetization drive by the Indian government that has led to a huge scarcity of lower denomination notes
With the sowing season for the winter (Ravi) crop in full swing,
Nabarathi Kuanr, 60, of Sudrukumpa village of Kandhamal district in
Odisha has no option but to skip a cropping season as he is unable to
get seeds and fertilisers from the government and the cooperatives
because of the scarcity of lower denomination notes after the Indian
government on November 8 declared that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes
have been demonetized.
March 04, 2014
Posco steeled for trouble
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Source: Global Times |
Recently, the supporters of the project have taken up to agitation against Posco alleging non-fulfillment of promises made by the company and the local administration. While the movement opposing the project has delayed its execution, this fresh agitation by supporters has become another problem for Posco and the Odisha government.
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