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ODISHA Ensure adequate seeds for farmers: Odisha government With the kharif season set to begin soon, agriculture minister Arun Kumar Sahoo has asked the officials to ensure the availability of adequate seeds and fertilizers for farmers in the state. Officials said the state government has decided to disburse crop loans worth more than Rs 9,000 crore to … Read more 05.05.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha: Industry body urges OSPCB for virtual hearings The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has written to the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) requesting it to find a suitable alternative to physical public hearings for granting environment clearances. In view of the prevalent Covid-19 situation, the OSPCB has cancelled the public hearings for mining and … Read more 04.05.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha: Centre allocates 333 crore for panchayati raj institutions The panchayati raj institutions (PRI) in Odisha received Rs 333 crore after the Centre released the first instalment of the untied (unconditional) grants for 2021-22 financial year as per recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission. The grant is meant for all the three tiers of … Read more 03.05.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha’s 26 out of 30 districts in Covid red zone Covid infection continues to rise in Odisha with 26 of the 30 districts reporting over 1,000 active positive cases, categorized as red zone, after the state registered 11,732 cases from 56,842 samples tested in the past 24 hours, a test positivity rate (TPR) of 20.63%. Only … Read more 01-02.05.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha government decides not to shift warrior horse statue Following strong resentment and opposition from various sections over the plan to shift the iconic Konark warrior horse statue from Master Canteen Square, the Odisha government has now changed its decision. “The statue made by noted sculptor, late Raghunath Mohapatra, will not be shifted from its … Read more 06.08.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Forest Dept to take up plantations in 1.5 L hectares The Forest Department has proposed to take up plantations over an area of 1,50,000 hectares (ha) under different schemes including 50,000 ha under MGNREGS during the current planting season. This was known from the DFOs’ conference held under the chairmanship of Forest, Environment … Read more 05.08.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha govt stresses on joint inspection of road accident spots Even though the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety ordered all states to conduct joint inspection of accident spots by the motor vehicle inspectors, police personnel and road engineers, its compliance is lacking in Odisha. The state commerce and transport secretary Madhu Sudan … Read more 04.08.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha clears decks for seven projects worth Rs 2,084 crore Sharpening its focus on attracting fresh investments, the state government on Friday gave its go-ahead to seven new projects with a total investment potential of Rs 2,084 crore. These include three grain-based ethanol plants by oil PSUs, along with investments in the … Read more 03.08.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA Child sexual abuse cases in Odisha jump 1,700% in 10 years From just 87 in 2009 to 1,648 in 2019, cases of child sexual abuse in Odisha have seen a staggering 1,794% rise in the last one decade, according to the nationwide data shared by the Union minister of women and child development Smriti Irani in … Read more 01-02.08.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs
ODISHA First Indian City to Get Fully Vaccinated – Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar has become the first Indian city to accomplish 100% COVID-19 vaccination. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) had dispatched a gigantic vaccination drive against Covid-19. Highlights: This achievement is credited to the BMC running 55 focuses consistently for immunizations. BMC has a … Read more 31.07.21 Daily OPSC Current Affairs