MNRE Denies Finance Pause
New Delhi: India has achieved a significant clean energy milestone, reaching 50% of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources, five years ahead of its 2030 target set under the Paris Agreement's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). As of October 31, 2025, the total installed non-fossil capacity stands at approximately 259 GW, with 31.2 GW added in the current...
Odisha Benefits: Raipur-Vizag Corridor
Bhubaneswar: The Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor is poised to deliver immense benefits to Odisha, arguably positioning the state for significant gains due to the highway's route and its alignment with key development goals. The expressway covers the longest distance within Odisha. Reports indicate that approximately 240 km of the 465 km corridor passes through the state, compared to 124 km in...
MoCA Stabilizes Air Travel
New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has taken rapid and decisive steps to address the disruption caused by the recent IndiGo operational crisis and to ensure that passengers do not face continued inconvenience. Air travel operations across the country are stabilizing at a fast pace. All other domestic airlines are operating smoothly and at full capacity, while...
IREDA CMD Backs Odisha’s Green Hydrogen, Circularity Push
Puri: Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA), underscored the agency's critical role in financing Odisha's clean-energy transition and advancing India's comprehensive sustainability goals at the Global Energy Leaders’ Summit in Puri today. Speaking on the "Green and Clean: Balancing Ecology & Economy" panel, Shri Das stressed that achieving India's...
New Energy Policy Focuses On Grid Storage
Puri: India’s clean energy transition has reached a critical inflection point, moving from a focus on capacity addition to implementing deep structural and market reforms to ensure grid flexibility and equitable growth across states, said Shri Santosh Sarangi, Union Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Addressing the Global Energy Leaders Summit (GELS) 2025 today, the MNRE Secretary...
DC Honors Tanvi Patri
Bhubaneswar, Odisha – The 37th National Sub-Junior Badminton Championship concluded at the Dalmia Bharat Gopichand Badminton Excellence Centre (SALT) at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, with local player Tanvi Patri achieving a remarkable double crown in both the under-15 and under-17 girls' singles categories. In the Under-15 age group final, Tanvi showcased a dominant performance, defeating Telangana's Avni Vikram Govinda...
State Book Festival Open
Bhubaneswar: The 7th Odisha State Book Festival-2025 commenced today at the Unit-3 Exhibition Grounds in Bhubaneswar, with Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurating the event and declaring a personal commitment to promote book-gifting as a social custom. The twelve-day festival, featuring 550 stalls and a pavilion dedicated to the Barputras (sons of the soil), will continue until December...
୧୭ଟି ନୂତନ ପୁସ୍ତକକୁ ଅନୁମୋଦନ
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସରକାରଙ୍କ ବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟ ଓ ଗଣଶିକ୍ଷା ବିଭାଗ ଅଧିନରେ ପଞ୍ଚମ ଏବଂ ଅଷ୍ଟମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀ ପାଇଁ ନୂତନ ଭାବରେ ବିକଶିତ ୧୭ ଟି ପାଠ୍ୟପୁସ୍ତକର ସମୀକ୍ଷା ଏବଂ ଅନୁମୋଦନ କରାଯାଇଛି । ବିଭାଗର ଆୟୁକ୍ତ ତଥା ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ଡକ୍ଟର ଏନ୍. ତିରୁମାଲା ନାଏକଙ୍କ ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷତାରେ ପାଠ୍ୟକ୍ରମ ଏବଂ ପାଠ୍ୟପୁସ୍ତକ ବିକାଶ ସମ୍ପର୍କିତ ଚତୁର୍ଥ କୋର୍ କମିଟି ବୈଠକରେ ଏହି ଅନୁମୋଦନ କରାଯାଇଛି । ଏହି ବୈଠକରେ ବିଭାଗ ଅଧିନରେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶାଳୟର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ କମିଟି...
State Sets Tripathy Committee
Bhubaneswar: The Government of Odisha has constituted a high-level expert committee to address various demands put forth by teacher, professor, and staff unions across the state. The formation of the high-powered committee was formally notified by the Department of School & Mass Education. The expert committee comprises Shri Ashok Kumar Tripathi, Indian Administrative Service (Retd.) (Cabinet Minister) - Chairman, Shri...
କଳିଙ୍ଗା ଘାଟିରେ ଲାଗିଲା ସତର୍କ ଘଣ୍ଟି
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର : ଶୀତଦିନେ ଘାଟିଗୁଡିକରେ ସଡ଼କ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣାକୁ ହ୍ରାସ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ପରିବହନ ପ୍ରାଧିକରଣ ପରୀକ୍ଷାମୂଳକ ଭାବେ କନ୍ଧମାଳ ଜିଲ୍ଲା କଳିଙ୍ଗା ଘାଟିରେ ସତର୍କ ଘଣ୍ଟି ଲଗାଇଛି । ଆଇଆଇଟି ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ସହଭାଗିତାରେ ଘାଟିର ଉଭୟ ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱରେ ସାଇରନ୍ ଲଗାଯାଇଛି। କୌଣସି ପଟରୁ ଗାଡ଼ି ଆସୁଥିଲେ ସାଇରନ୍ ବାଜି ଏହା ସତର୍କ କରାଇବ। ଫଳରେ ଚାଳକ ସାବଧାନତାର ସହ ଘାଟିକୁ ପାର କରିବେ। ଶୀତଦିନେ କୁହୁଡ଼ି ଓ ପିକନିକ୍ ଯୋଗୁଁ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ସଂଖ୍ୟା ବଢିଥାଏ। ଏହାକୁ ରୋକିବା ପାଇଁ ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ଓ ପରିବହନ...