April 2021

ODISHA Utkal Divas is on 1st April Each and every year, Odisha celebrates Utkal Divas on April 1. The tradition of this celebration has a history of 84 years. The Statehood Day of Odisha is celebrated as Utkal Divas. Odisha: As the ninth-largest state, the state has rich mineral resources. It is a major supplier … Read more

ODISHA   OSACS flouts Govt’s 5T initiatives The Odisha State AIDS Control Society (OSACS) was set up by the State Government with the objective to prevent HIV transmission and control its spread and to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection. Besides, it was also supposed to reduce the adverse socio-economic impact resulting from … Read more

ODISHA Odisha to launch e-custody system in jails under 5T initiative   As part of the Odisha government’s 5T (transparency, teamwork, technology, timeframe and transformation) initiative, the state prisons directorate has decided to introduce e-custody system in jails. Once introduced, e-custody certificates of prisoners can be sent online to courts in quick time. Besides, the prisons directorate has provided a laptop to … Read more

ODISHA Odisha: Govt forms expert teams to monitor functioning of Covid care facilities The state government has constituted expert teams both at medical college level and state level, who will visit the established Covid facilities and monitor them for provision of optimal Covid case management. During the first phase of the covid-19 pandemic in the … Read more

ODISHA   Harlequin Ichthyosis – Rare Genetic Disorder   Odisha suggested its first-ever case of a child born with Harlequin Ichthyosis, a rare genetic pores and skin condition. India’s first recorded case of a toddler born with harlequin ichthyosis was in 2016, at a personal clinic in Nagpur, Maharashtra.   Harlequin Ichthyosis is a rare … Read more