june 2018

ODISHA   Use dmf funds for aspirational districts: centre   While the Odisha Government is asking for additional allocations for the Aspirational Districts, the Centre, instead of providing more funds, has advised the former to use the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund for these backward districts.   The State Government in frequent intervals has been … Read more 20.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Tb now number one killer in odisha   When TB takes on an average six life every 24 hours in Odisha, the grim fact for the State TB planners in Odisha saw a big dip in treatment success rate in 2017.   When treatment success rate was 89 per cent in 2016, the … Read more 19.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Govt re-launches sarbakhyama yojana   The State Government on Wednesday re-launched the Sarbakhyama Yojana (amnesty scheme) to regularise unauthorised constructions and projects.   Housing and Urban Development Minister Niranjan Pujari announced the latest version of the scheme known as “Scheme for Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction, 2018”.   Under the scheme cleared under the … Read more 17-18.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA Naveen Patnaik too seeks special category status for Odisha   After Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N Chandrababu Naidu, Naveen Patnaik too has once again raised the demand of special category status for Odisha, citing its backwardness and high percentage of ST and SC population.   With high percentage of population … Read more 16.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha to be promoted as ’21 night destination’ for tourists   In tune with the three upcoming airports in Western Odisha, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) has come forward to promote Odisha as a ‘21 night destination’ with special focus on tourist destinations in western Odisha. The industry body is … Read more 15.06.18 OPSC (Orrisa) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha police to launch highway patrolling on five stretches   The Odisha police moved the state home department, seeking approval to start highway patrolling project on five stretches on pilot basis. The routes identified for the proposed highway patrolling system are Jaleswar–Ichhapuram, Bhubaneswar–Puri, Sambalpur–Sohela, Manguli–Sambalpur and Sambalpur–Rourkela.   The police headquarters has proposed to the … Read more 14.06.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Union Steel Minister dedicates to nation rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 of Rourkela Steel Plant   The Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated the rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) to the Nation.   Parvati is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL that was dedicated to the nation on … Read more 13.06.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   ‘ODISHA WILL BE A HUB OF STEEL PRODUCTION’   Briefing mediapersons on his maiden visit to Rourkela on Monday evening, Union Steel Minister Chaudhary Birendra Singh said India has a target to produce 300 MT of steel, one-third of which would be from Odisha.   Odisha has raw materials and other potentials to … Read more 12.06.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Sukhuapada to be state’s 2nd craft village   The Handicraft and Cottage Industry Department will soon seek Rs 10 crore from the Union Ministry of Textiles to develop stone craving village  Sukhuapada at Lalitagiri in Jajpur district as a ‘Craft Village’.   The Ministry is providing financial assistance of Rs 10 crore under … Read more 10-11.06.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA   Kalinga Literary Festival begins in Odisha   The 5th edition of the Kalinga Literary Festival kick-started in Bhubaneswar in the presence of eminent personalities from Indian literature, politics, media, and public services.   Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the three-day festival.   He said the event could be a perfect opportunity to … Read more 09.06.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs