Oct 2018

ODISHA ·        Bhubaneswar to witness 1st Bali Yatra ð  The State capital city is waiting to witness its first Bali Yatra on its outskirts this year. Though efforts had been made to hold a festival last year, it could not take place due to no consent from the Commissionerate police. ð  The Bali Yatra that … Read more

ODISHA   Bhubaneswar ranks 946 on swachh scale   The municipal corporation is girding up its loins to participate in another edition of Swachh Survekshan hoping of a better rank for the state capital that occupied the 946th place on the Centre’s cleanliness scale.   The guideline of the national level cleanliness mission suggests ensuring … Read more

ODISHA   Soura Jalanidhi scheme launched in Odisha   The main aim is to increase the use of solar energy for helping farmers in irrigation. It is a dug well based solar pump irrigation system in convergence mode. The total cost of the scheme allocated by the state government is  27.18 crore in the 2018-19 … Read more

ODISHA ·        98 cyclones hit Odisha from 1891 to ’18 ð  While the east coast of India is one of the most cyclone-prone areas in the world, Odisha is twice as vulnerable as compared to the other eastern States. ð  During the last decade, Odisha faced one or other forms of disasters like cyclone, flood, tornado … Read more

ODISHA   State to have policy for farmer producer bodies   The State Government is mulling to formulate a policy on farmer producer organisations (FPOs) for generating higher returns to farming communities.   The proposed policy would facilitate establishment of FPOs, while integrating and promoting the activities involved in the field of agriculture and allied … Read more

ODISHA   Swipe card to pay traffic fines in Odisha   The transport department will stop issuance of vehicle checking report (VCR) in manual form from November 1 and will opt for e-collection of all revenues.   The department signed a memorandum of understanding with HDFC Bank for e-collection of all motor vehicles-related revenues.   … Read more

ODISHA   38 MoUs signed at Bhubaneswar Steel Conclave     Capital Goods(CG) producers from across the globe inked 38 MoUs with Indian steel companies which will reduce imports for the steel sector worth Rs 39,400 crore.   The MoUs were signed at a Conclave in Bhubaneswar which was organized by Ministry of Steel, Government … Read more