August 2019

ODISHA   Vision 2030 for downstream steel units soon’   The State Government would bring Vision 2030 for downstream industries soon to achieve more than 50 per cent value addition to the primary metal produced in the State.   Odisha provides an unparalleled conducive ecosystem for the steel industries to expand their manufacturing facilities.   … Read more

ODISHA   ·         World Bank to identify sectors for development The State Government requested the World Bank to conduct a Rapid State Diagnostic Study to identify sectors that need more development and others that need more support under the bank’s ‘Country Partnership Framework’. It was decided to maintain a Social Registry for poverty eradication and … Read more

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

ODISHA   Odisha higher education dept to launch ‘Mo College’ initiative   The state higher education department would soon launch ‘Mo College’ (my college) initiative in line with the ‘Mo School’ initiative of the state school and mass education department. Mo School initiative was launched to create a platform for people to connect to their … Read more

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

ODISHA   Odisha government’s push for maritime board to expedite Odisha port projects   The state cabinet’s recent move approving a proposal for the formation of a maritime board in Odisha to regulate non-nationalized ports is expected to expedite the progress of various port projects in the state.   As the state has a 480-km long coastline, … Read more

ODISHA   IIT-Bhubaneswar to get wastewater plant as part of Saraswati 2.0   The IIT Bhubaneswar will partner with seven other Indian institutes and 11 European organizations to carry out research and undertake projects on wastewater treatment. The objective of the partnership – Saraswati 2.0 – is to identify the best technologies available for decentralized wastewater treatment. … Read more