FEB 2022

ODISHA   IIT-Kharagpur to study 3 smart projects   The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, has been roped in by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs to document the impact of three important projects implemented by Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) — Bhubaneswar Operation Centre (BOC), adaptive traffic system and socially smart city. … Read more

ODISHA     State scheme to fight malnutrition   To address the issue of malnutrition among adolescent girls, pregnant and ailing women, the Odisha government has implemented the Strategy for Odisha’s Pathway to Accelerated Nutrition (SOPAN) in 125 blocks of 22 districts across the state. Under the scheme, girls and women will be provided weekly … Read more

ODISHA       MoEF panel gives green nod to JSW’s steel plant project   An expert appraisal committee of the Union ministry of environment and climate change (MoEF&CC) has recommended grant of environment clearance (EC) for JSW Utkal Steel Ltd’s proposed steel plant near Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district. The committee that had deferred granting … Read more

ODISHA   State scheme to fight malnutrition   To address the issue of malnutrition among adolescent girls, pregnant and ailing women, the Odisha government has implemented the Strategy for Odisha’s Pathway to Accelerated Nutrition (SOPAN) in 125 blocks of 22 districts across the state. Under the scheme, girls and women will be provided weekly nutrition … Read more

ODISHA     State scheme to fight malnutrition   To address the issue of malnutrition among adolescent girls, pregnant and ailing women, the Odisha government has implemented the Strategy for Odisha’s Pathway to Accelerated Nutrition (SOPAN) in 125 blocks of 22 districts across the state. Under the scheme, girls and women will be provided weekly … Read more

ODISHA   Govt to ink pact on gender parity   The Odisha government will sign a memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) with J-PAL, a research centre, to improve gender-based outcomes in the state. The partnership aims to accelerate gender equity by changing stereotypical attitudes and behaviours among schoolgoing adolescents. The programme will focus on integrating the gender equity curriculum into … Read more

ODISHA Govt readies textile park proposal   The state government is readying a proposal for the establishment of a textile park in Odisha with the Centre having approved seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks for the development of the textile sector in the country. The Centre has planned to invest around Rs … Read more

ODISHA     New legal aid clinic for transgenders   The Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA), along with NGO Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India (SAATHII), launched a legal aid clinic for transgender people.   Under the initiative, various facilities such as support in terms of legal literacy, access to entitlements and services, … Read more

ODISHA   State govt seeks DRDO nod for airstrip launch   With an aim to facilitate air-connectivity to the northern parts of Odisha, the state government has sought early nod of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for operation of the Amarda Road airstrip near Rasagobindapur in Mayurbhanj district. Chief secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra has written to Union defence secretary Ajay … Read more

  ODISHA   Govt readies textile park proposal   The state government is readying a proposal for the establishment of a textile park in Odisha with the Centre having approved seven PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) parks for the development of the textile sector in the country. The Centre has planned to invest … Read more