September 2019

ODISHA   ·         Odisha gets two more affiliating universities ð  The state will get two more affiliating universities as the government has converted the Rajendra University Balangir and the Kalahandi University Bhawanipatna as affiliating universities. ð  The state government has given unitary university status to the Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna, on March 6 and Rajendra … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha: Online PUC certificate for all vehicles now   The state government on Monday banned issuance of manual certificates by vehicle pollution testing units (PTUs) from October 1. According to the new rule, vehicle owners must obtain the emission test certificate generated online via the transport department’s Vahan database.   Authorized PTUs have … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha: NCERT adopts schools to improve learning abilities of students   The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has adopted all 120 schools in Chilika block in Khurda district to help them improving their learning outcomes of the children. Teachers from the Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar a constituent institute of … Read more

ODISHA   ·        Odisha govt to approach Centre for amendments in new MV Act   State government will approach the Centre for bringing some amendments in the new Motor Vehicles Act because of resentment among people over the hefty fines for violations of traffic rules. Parliament had passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha CyCa OncoSolutions awarded at startup meet in China   CyCa OncoSolutions, founded by Dr Nusrat Sanghamitra, won the third prize at the She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition 2019 held in Beijing. The startup has developed a path-breaking cancer drug delivery device.   The startup previously won the first prize at the … Read more

ODISHA   ·         Odisha govt to open help centres for beggars ð  The social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities department has decided to open help centres – Sahayak Kendras – for guiding beggars at bus stands and railway stations across the state. The centres will facilitate their rehabilitation. The first such help centre … Read more

ODISHA   State depts asked for spot registration with GeM   Marketplace (GeM) not taking off in Odisha, departments have been advised to chalk out programme for on-the-spot registration of all offices in this portal.   Even as the GeM is the most transparent platform for procurement of services and goods for the Government with … Read more

ODISHA   ·       State agri project bags SKOCH Award ð The State Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment has bagged the prestigious SKOCH Award for ‘Agriculture Production Cluster’ project. ð Directorate of Horticulture’s ‘Agriculture Production Cluster in Tribal Regions of Odisha’ project won the Gold Award in Agriculture category of the SKOCH Awards for this … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha police has the highest output in India   Owing to the heavy workload, at least 80% women cops in Odisha stay back at their workplace after duty hours. According to the survey, the percentage is the highest in the country whereas West Bengal has the lowest (6%) of women cops staying back … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha: Government to introduce coding in college, university scripts   The higher education department has decided to assign a code to answer scripts of degree college and university exams from this academic session to bring transparency in evaluation.   Coding of answer scripts will be done to maintain the anonymity of the student. … Read more