Odisha

American

[uh-dis-uh] / əˈdɪs ə /

noun

a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Bhubaneshwar.

Odisha British

/ əˈdɪsə /

noun

Former name (until 2011): Orissa. a state of E India, on the Bay of Bengal: part of the province of Bihar and Orissa (1912–36); enlarged by the addition of 25 native states in 1949. Capital: Bhubaneswar. Pop: 36 706 920 (2001). Area: 155 707 sq km (60 119 sq miles)

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The critically endangered animals were found Tuesday by rangers patrolling in the Balasore district of India's eastern Odisha state.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The discovery of five young orangutans together, thousands of kilometres from their natural habitat and with no adult animals nearby, has therefore raised concerns of how they came to be in Odisha.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

India holds the world's third-largest, rare earth reserves, about 8% of the global total, largely in the sands of coastal states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Payesh is believed to have originated nearly 2,000 years ago, as an offering to the Hindu gods in the Lord Jagannath Temple in Orissa, the former name of the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

Yet the five tiny orangutans were found by rangers in Balasore, in India's eastern Odisha state.

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