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ODISHA Naveen Patnaik conferred ‘Ideal Chief Minister’ award Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was conferred the “Ideal Chief Minister” award by former President Pratibha Patil at Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad in Pune. He received the award in a special event organised by Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Governance. INTERNATIONAL … Read more 25.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Four from Odisha get Padma Shri Four eminent persons from Odisha have been selected to get Padma Shriaward, the highest civilian award of the country. Noted sculptor Prabhakar Maharana, Kotpad weaver Panika, litterateur Chandrasekhar Rath and eminent freedom fighter Bhabani Charan Patnaik will receive the prestigious award from the president of India later. Chandrasekhar Rath, who bagged this … Read more 28-29.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Cyber forensic lab to be set up in state soon The State Government has decided to set up a State Cyber Forensic Laboratory and strengthen other systems for handling cyber crimes more efficiently. The Government has taken this decision in view of rise in cyber crimes with increase in use of computers, smart … Read more 30.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Central budget: odisha sees devolution up 17% Odisha is going to have an increase of around 17 per cent in the net proceeds of taxes and duties as devolution from the Centre in 2018-19. The State would receive Rs 36,585.93 crore in 2018-19 vis-a-vis Rs 31,272 crore in 2017-18. Besides, in the Centrally-supported … Read more 06.02.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Grievance mechanism system of Odisha special armed police goes digital Personnel of special armed police (SAP), deployed in anti-Maoist operations, law and order duties and rescue operations across the state, are no longer required to take the pain of visiting their seniors to air their grievances. Making things easier for them, the SAP introduced e-grievance system for its … Read more 24.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha government launches OeHMIS project The state government on Friday launched Odisha e-Hospital Management Information System (OeHMIS) to provide a computerized platform for online recording of clinical parameters of patients and reporting of performance criteria of hospitals. According to the system, patients can be registered online and can view and download their individual electronic … Read more 21-22.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha records growth in foreign tourist arrivals in 2017 The state tourism department said foreign tourist arrivals (FTA) in Odisha increased in 2017, compared to the previous year. According to the data available with the tourism department, total 84,658 foreigners visited the state till November 2017. Altogether 76,361 foreign tourists had visited the state … Read more 19.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Kalinga Stadium will be ready for men’s hockey World Cup by July: Odisha government All the civil works including construction of additional galleries at the Kalinga Stadium for the men’s hockey world cup-2018 will be ready by June. After completion of the construction works, two new turfs will be laid according to Olympic regulations both at … Read more 27.01.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Fifth International Biennial Conference of Indian Heritage Network opened up to signify cultural heritage in Odisha Fifth International Biennial Conference of Indian Heritage Network (IHCN) was opened up in Odisha signifying socio-cultural heritage surrounding art and craft of India which will go on for three days. International Biennial Conference of Indian Heritage Network was … Read more 04-05.02.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs
ODISHA Odisha wins Geospatial World Excellence Award 2018 Odisha Government won ‘Geospatial World Excellence Award-2018’ for successful IT application for tracking of mineral production. The award was presented at the Geospatial World Forum Meeting held at Hyderabad, Telangana. The event was attended by more than 3,000 geospatial experts from 90 different countries. i3MS is GPS-linked … Read more 02.02.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs