August 2019

ODISHA   Online revenue payment system launched by CM of Odisha   Chief Minister of OdishaShri Naveen Patnaiklaunched online revenue payment. The main aim is to provide people with an easier way to make their land revenue payments-online on 73rd Independence Day on August 15, 2019, at Bhubaneswar. This online payment system was developed at the National Informatics Centre- Bhubaneswar, … Read more 20.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates new hockey academy in Bhubaneswar   Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik,inaugurated a high-performance hockey centre Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA) The main aim is to groom sports talent in the state. The newly opened centre will produce young Olympians. Tata Steel CEO and MD, T.V. Narendran present during the inauguration … Read more 18-19.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Odisha CM announces ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative for transparency in governance In a bid to ensure transparency in governance, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the “Mo Sarkar” initiative during Independence Day celebration in the state.   The new initiative will commence from October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.   Under the new … Read more 17.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Asit Kumar Tripathy appointed new Odisha chief secretary   The state government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Asit Kumar Tripathy as the new chief secretary of Odisha. Tripathy, a 1986-batch IAS officer, would replace Aditya Prasad Padhi, who has applied for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) after governor Ganeshi Lal approved his appointment as the State Election Commissioner, a … Read more 16.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA ·         Odisha: ASI approves Rs 5 crore Barabati facelift plan The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has approved state government’s Barabati FortIntegrated Development Project clearing the decks for the facelift of the fort’s moat area with an investment of Rs 5 crore. A 2.5-km stretch of moat surrounds the 105 acres Barabati Fort that was declared a … Read more 15.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Draft Agricultural policy released by Odisha government The Odisha government released a Draft Agricultural Policy 2019for the agriculture sector and to focus on increasing the income of farmers. The main aim is to strengthen the social as well as the economic well-being of the farmers, sharecroppers and landless laborers. The Proper use of resources and … Read more 14.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha govt launched Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme   The Odisha government launched Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme, a small savings scheme, for 2019.   The objective of the scheme is to prevent people from transacting with suspicious non-banking private financial institutions, in the greed of high returns.   Under the Scheme, any eligible person who … Read more 13.08.19 Odisha (OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Transplant of organs from brain-dead persons in Odisha by October The state is planning to start cadaveric organ transplant — in which organs are retrieved from brain-dead persons and transplanted into needy ones — by October this year. Though the practice of harvesting the organs of brain-dead patients for transplant is slowly but surely … Read more 11-12.08.19 Odisha (opsc) daily current affairs

ODISHA Odisha govt to check weight of school bags in state   The Odisha Government on Thursday decided to start inspection of schools to ensure implementation of the guidelines regarding the weight of school bags of the students of classes 1st to 10th.   Acting on the reports that school bags of the student of … Read more 10.08.19 Odisha (opsc) daily current affairs

ODISHA   Odisha turns to TN to check road accident deaths   Odisha government may adopt some of the road safety measures undertaken by Tamil Nadu government to check accidents. Wary of the alarming road accidents in Odisha, the state transport department has decided to learn the road safety skills from Tamil Nadu that successfully brought down the fatality rate … Read more 09.08.19 Odisha (opsc) daily current affairs