News With Navya

What pushes a farmer to quit farming? To find the answer, News With Navya went where most cameras never go. Beyond highways. Beyond press conferences. Into the remote villages of western Odisha. There, farmers didn’t give us soundbites. They gave us their fear, their anger, and their unanswered questions. On 28 January 2025, farmers across Odisha called a statewide bandh to protest paddy procurement mismanagement. Their demands were brushed aside. Their protest was dismissed as “nautanki.” But behind the headlines is a deeper crisis. Odisha is one of India’s largest rice-producing states. India has just overtaken China as the world’s top rice producer. Yet in Odisha, farmers are sitting on unsold harvests, unpaid loans, and mounting losses. And farmers are asking a terrifying question: Should we farm again at all? This exclusive report traces the system and shows how mismanagement at the top crushes lives on the ground. This is not just a story about paddy procurement. It is a story about dignity, survival, and what happens when the people who feed the country are pushed to the edge. The real story of what is pushing Odisha’s farmers to quit farming. Coming soon. Stay tuned. Ground report by Krishnanshu Panda Produced by Ankit Kumar Gautam Government of Odisha Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India Shivraj Singh Chouhan The Food Corporation of India (FCI) Government of Odisha Agriculture Department NITI Aayog

Blue doesn’t exist in nature? Look around..green leaves, red flowers, yellow fruits. Nature makes them all easily. But blue? That’s almost impossible. Blue pigments are fragile, complex, and costly to produce. So instead of creating blue, nature gets creative: butterflies use tiny layers on their wings, peacock feathers have microscopic crystals, and even blueberries only look blue because of light tricks. Blue is rare because nature works smart, not wasteful. A simple lesson: sustainability isn’t about having more, it’s about clever design. News With Navya explains.

China’s rare earth mines created “cancer villages” because of toxic waste. Now India is planning a Rare Earth Corridor in states like Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. The goal is to mine and process rare earths at home to make clean energy, electric vehicles, and other tech, instead of relying on China. India has the resources and technology, but mining comes with risks. It can harm coasts, water, and fishing communities. This is a crucial choice: grow fast, or grow carefully. The real question isn’t whether India can mine rare earths, it’s whether we can do it safely. News With Navya explains.