Cabinet Approves Odisha Rails
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved two major railway multi-tracking projects with an estimated total cost of ₹3,907 crore. The initiatives aim to ease track congestion, improve service reliability, and enhance logistics infrastructure across major industrial and rural corridors. The approved undertakings include the doubling of the Paradeep...
Digital Hundi For Lord
Puri: In a landmark initiative fusing ancient Sanatan traditions with modern technology, the Odisha government has introduced a secure digital gateway for devotees of Lord Jagannatha. Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi officially launched the Samarpan web portal and mobile application, introducing the highly anticipated Digital Hundi system for the historic Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri. The high-profile inauguration...
Odisha Expands Fisheries Cadre
Bhubaneswar: Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department, Shri Prem Chandra Chaudhury, said with State Government bringing in regulatory reform in Fisheries sector,it will strengthen the administrative structure and the newly restructured cadre will regulate recruitment, seniority, and service conditions for officers within the department. Odisha Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, has officially approved the Odisha Fisheries...
Fast Tracking Water Infra
Bhubaneswar: The 19th Governing Committee meeting of the Odisha Water and Sanitation Mission (OWSM) and the State Apex Committee meeting of the Jal Jeevan Mission were held at the conference hall of Lok Seva Bhawan under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Smt. Anu Garg. The session focused heavily on executing reformative steps to ensure the successful implementation of Jal...
Sarangi Push Solar PV
New Delhi: The review meeting chaired by Shri Santosh Sarangi, Secretary, MNRE today marks a proactive step toward fortifying India's position in the global clean energy race. By bringing together diverse representatives from the solar photovoltaic manufacturing value chain, the Secretary MNRE created a much-needed platform to dissect operational bottlenecks and align industry realities with national ambitions. Shri Sarangi's leadership...
MP Behera Urges BPNSI Upgrade
Durgapur: Dr. R. N. Behera, Member of Parliament from Jajpur and a member of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Steel, participated in the recent Consultative Committee meeting held in Durgapur, West Bengal. The meeting was chaired by the Union Minister for Steel, Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy. Minister of State for Steel Shri Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma and...
Lab Bench To Patient Solutions
New Delhi: The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), an institute of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC), Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, today successfully hosted its third annual industry business meet, SYNCHN 2026 (Synergistic Collaboration in Healthcare Innovation), at the NCR Biotech Science Cluster campus in Faridabad. The event brought together prominent global health leaders,...
High Alert For Rains
Bhubaneswar: The Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has issued a high alert following the formation of a low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal, positioned close to the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts. Triggered by an active southwest monsoon, the weather system has initiated severe convective activity, leading to widespread rainfall and intense thunderstorms across the region. According to...
ASSOCHAM Chief Lauds UK-India Trade Deal
Bhubaneswar: Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, Chairman Odisha State Development Council 0f ASSOCHAM has said that Odisha's traditional handloom, textile, and handicraft sectors, which employ thousands of rural artisans, stand to benefit from the complete removal of the previous UK tariffs that ranged up to 16 percent. This makes unique Odishan textiles much more price-competitive globally, creating rural employment and...
Odisha’s Mining Boom
Bhubaneswar: Record production, higher revenue, and efficient resource management have reinforced Odisha's position as India's leading mineral-producing state over the last two years. The mining sector continues to drive economic growth, industrial development, and greater public investment across the state. Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed great satisfaction with this impressive rise in mining revenue, emphasizing that...