August 2018

ODISHA   One-stop centre to promote MSME   A one-stop shop for micro, small and medium enterprises – Dharampada Bhawan – was inaugurated in capital.   The largest office building of the National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) in east India is an integrated marketing development centre (IMDC) spread over 1,10,000 sqft and is located at … Read more 31.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Govt plan for women safety   The state government plans to appoint protection officers in each of the 30 districts to deal with domestic violence.   The number of cases of dowry torture and domestic violence against women in the state has seen a sharp rise. According to sources, most of the cases … Read more 30.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   CM patnaik launches ‘mu hero-mu odisha’ scheme   Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Monday launched a unique programme of his Government called “Mu Hero-Mu Odisha” (I am Hero-I am Odisha) aimed at identifying and giving recognition to the “young achievers” of the State.   Large numbers of Biju Yuva Vahini members, who … Read more 29.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   42 cr children to be given tablets   Deworming tablets would be distributed to as many as 1,42,33,273 children in the age group of 1-19 years in the State before the National Deworing Day to be observed on September 16 in the country.   The aim of the Deworming Day is to deworm … Read more 28.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA Odisha’s own cleanliness scheme   The Odisha government on Saturday announced its own scheme named “Swachha Gram, Sustha Gram (Clean Village, Healthy Village)” to promote cleanliness at the village level by banning open-defecation and manual scavenging.   Individual villages, panchayats and blocks would be awarded as part of the scheme.   Announcing the scheme … Read more 26-27.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Govt inks 2 mous for malaria eradication   Aiming to make the State malaria-free, the Health and Family Welfare Department signed MoUs with two reputed organisations, the USA-based “Malaria No More” and the Indian agency “Malaria Elimination Trust.   The malaria impact has been reduced by 84 per cent due to a successful … Read more 25.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha buddhist hubs not in nat’l dev plan   Odisha will miss out the elite list of Buddhist Circuits of the country, thanks to the apathetic attitude of the Union Ministry of Tourism.   While the Union Government is moving ahead with a major plan for promoting Buddhist Circuits in the country, Odisha … Read more 24.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   OTDC inks mou with oyo to avail hotels   The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the OYO, an online travel agent and room aggregator, ahead of the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018.   As part of the agreement, the OYO will increase … Read more 23.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   ·        Odisha CM launches programme to identify young talents   ð  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a programme aimed at identifying and giving recognition to the young achievers of the state. ð  The “Mu Hero, Mu Odisha” (I am Hero-I am Odisha) programme is an initiative of the state government to … Read more 22.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   BNHS to open its regional center at WRTC Campus   The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, has started its regional centre on the campus of Wetland Research and Training Centre(WRTC) near Chilika Lake, Odisha from 27th August. BNHS is one of the premier avian research institutes in India.   The BNHS has been active in … Read more 21.08.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs