February 2021

ODISHA   Public Asset Monitoring System in State soon   Odisha has now emerged as a lead State in digitised data base captured through satellite and ground-truthing technologies developed by the Odisha Space Application Centre (ORSAC). This was known from a high level review meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra … Read more

ODISHA Odisha has highest contaminated sites: CPCB Odisha has topped the list of States and Union Territories (UTs) with most contaminated sites. As per the data shared by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Odisha has highest  23 contaminated sites followed by Uttar Pradesh (21) and New Delhi (11). There are 112 sites in India contaminated … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha to study Kerala, Uttarakhand models on vehicle tracking system   The state government has decided to send a team of officers to Kerala and Uttarakhand to study the functioning of the vehicle location tracking systems in their public transport vehicles. Centre has been providing assistance from Nirbhaya fund to states to implement … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha to Host Indian Womens League Football   The All India Football Federation announced that Odisha will host the Indian Women’s League (IWL). However, the date will be announced at a later stage. Highlights: In the ongoing Covid-19 case, Indian football has been trying to restart field sports. The game starts from the … Read more

ODISHA   Union Minister Prakash Javadekar orders officers to take immediate action on forest fires raging in Simlipal Tiger Reserve   Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has ordered officers to take immediate action on the forest fires raging in Simlipal Tiger Reserve. As per sources, Simlipal which is one of India’s largest biosphere reserves in … Read more

ODISHA   Rs 24,370 crore allocated for education sector in Odisha Budget   The state government has allocated a total of Rs 24,370 crore in the Odisha Budget 2021-22 to strengthen the educational ecosystem in Odisha. Some of the major allocations will ensure transformation in universities, colleges and development of Adarsha Vidyalayas in the state. This amount was Rs … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha govt eyes 1 lakh jabs daily for elderly   The state government is planning to step up vaccination and inoculate at least one lakh senior citizens per day within the next few days.   The top health administrator said people above 60 years in rural areas will be mobilized by ASHAs and anganwadi workers … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha state budget 2021: Highlights   Finance minister Niranjan Pujari presented the state budget for the financial year 2021-22: Allocation of Rs 400 crore under BKVY for installation of 1,500 community lift irrigation projects. A total sum of Rs 389 allocated for the completion of 21,000 deep borewells. Allocation of Rs 8,266 crore … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha to increase health budget by 15%   The state budget allocation for health sector is likely to go up by Rs 1,300 crore, around 15% more from Rs 7,699 crore in 2020-2021 to around Rs 9,000 crore in 2021-2022 with a major focus in health infrastructure, government sources said. Finance minister Niranjan Pujari is scheduled to … Read more

ODISHA   Indian Women’s League 2020-21 to be hosted in Odisha The All India Football Federation confirms Odisha as the venue for the forthcoming Hero India Women’s League 2020-21 edition. This is the fifth edition of IWL, the top division women’s league in India. The Odisha government is a strategic partner of the AIFF (All … Read more