June 2019

ODISHA   Odisha’s debt stock may touch Rs 1.06 lakh crore by end of 2019-20 FY   Odisha’s overall debt stock may touch Rs 1.06 lakh crore by end of 2019-20 financial year as the state government has estimated gross borrowing amount of Rs 23,584 crore from various sources during the current fiscal year. The state government goes for borrowing with … Read more 16-17.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha government to launch portal with data on state-run schools   To make the education system more informative, the school and mass education department will launch a dedicated website under its ambitious Mo School Abhiyan to provide information on state-run schools.   The school and mass education department has already started collecting data on schools and … Read more 15.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha eyes Rs 8,500 crore in revenue from mining sector   The state government has targeted around Rs 8,500 crore in revenue from the mining sector in the 2019-20 financial year.   The targeted figure is around Rs 2,000 crore less than the amount collected in the previous financial year (2018-19).   Odisha, … Read more 14.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha government to launch portal with data on state-run schools   To make the education system more informative, the school and mass education department will launch a dedicated website under its ambitious Mo School Abhiyan to provide information on state-run schools.   This will be a one-of-its-kind portal where information on all state-run schools will be … Read more 13.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha CM releases Flood Hazard Atlas for effective management of flood   Odisha Government released a Flood Hazard Atlas for efficient management of flood in the state. The report was released by the Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik. It is jointly prepared by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) of ISRO(Indian Space Research … Read more 12.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Cyclone Fani dealt a big blow to honeybees in coastal Odisha   Cyclone Fanicaused substantial damage to honeybees living in the natural environment homes in the coastal areas of Odisha. The loss of pollinators to affect the production of fruits and vegetables in the storm-hit areas. The particularly grim in Puri and Khurda … Read more 11.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Connectivity funds in Red Zones: Odisha to gain most   While the Centre has decided to pump in a whopping Rs 29,000 crore for road and mobile connectivity in the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) affected areas of the country to improve governance there, Odisha among some other affected States stands to get benefit … Read more 09-10.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

  ODISHA     Schools to be awarded for quality education   To encourage imparting of quality education in primary level, the State Government would launch a ‘School Certification Programme’ to recognise and award Government schools for progress from the current academic session 2019-20.   Meanwhile, the School and Mass Education Department has planned to … Read more 08.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   State Budget Rs 1.36L crore   The size of the State’s Annual Budget for 2019-20 is likely to cross the Rs 1,36,000-crore mark. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat approved the amount of the Budget.   Sectors like agriculture, … Read more 07.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   ·         Rainwater harvesting to cover all big buildings ð  The State Government is contemplating to retrofit all the existing buildings above 100 sq meter roof to instal rainwater harvesting (RWH) system within a period of three years. ð  With Government of India taking up rain water harvesting (RWH) very seriously, the State Government … Read more 06.06.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs