July 2019

ODISHA   Odisha registers 31% decline in number of lightning deaths   Odisha has registered a decline in human casualty due to lightning by 31 per cent during 2018-19 following effective use of Early Warning Communication system (EWCS).   While 465 lightning deaths were recorded in Odisha during the year 2017-18, it came down to 320 in 2018-19 … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha police to get trophy for effective use of IT in policing   Effective use of information technology (IT) in policing has earned accolades for the Odisha Police as it will receive DG NCRB Running Trophy for Empowering Police with IT. This award is being given annually to top performers among state police forces for empowering police with IT.   The Odisha … Read more

ODISHA   21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship begins in Cuttack   The 21st edition of Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship began at the Jawaharlal Indoor Stadium in Cuttack.   Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal inaugurated the event.   Ghana, Guyana and Pakistan pulled out of the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.   This brings the number … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha’s demand for special status rejected   The central government has not accorded the status of special category state to Odisha as the fourteenth finance commission does not make any distinction between special and general category states.   In order to support the people of Odisha affected by cyclone Fani, the central government … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha gets first foreign post office   Odisha has got its first Foreign PostOffice(FPO) with the opening of the facility in Mancheswar area   The FPO will facilitate customs clearance and booking of articles or consignments for foreign countries.   In view of the earlier system which was time- consuming, the India Post decided to set up … Read more

ODISHA   ·         Rasagola Dibas celebrated in State ð  The fifth annual Rasagola Dibas was celebrated in the State on Monday which coincided with the Niladri Bije festival of Lord Jagannath and his siblings in Puri. ð  The day, which had started in the year 2015, is observed to reaffirm the birth of the famous … Read more

ODISHA   CM asks top officers to ensure 5Ts execution   Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik asked top Government officers to ensure that all the Government machineries work in cohesion by implementing the 5T mantras of technology, transparency, teamwork, time and transformation to bring about transformational changes in the State.   To further improve the accountability … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha envisages new Industrial Policy to attract new investments   India new global outlook increased the intra-state competition. The infrastructure of competition is changing with the adoption of new techniques. The Odisha government is evaluating its Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) It is last revised in 2015 The changing dynamics, investor perception and rising competition … Read more

ODISHA   Agri income registers major growth in State   The average monthly household income in agriculture in the State has increased to Rs 7,731 in 2016-17 from Rs 4,976 in 2012-13, according to the Odisha Economic Survey Report tabled in the State Assembly.   As per the report for 2017-18, as many as 48.8 … Read more

ODISHA Odisha a ‘performer’ State on 13 of 17 SDGs As per The NITI Aayog’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) India Index Baseline Report 2018, Odisha has been classified as a ‘Performer’ State based on its aggregate performance on 13 out of 17 SDGs. Besides, it is also classified as an ‘Achiever’ State in “Goal 15: … Read more