03.02.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

ODISHA Cuo: ‘ek bharat shreshtha bharat’ ends   Eight-day-long, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, a flagship programme of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), organised by the Central University of Orissa (CUO), Koraput, in its campus concluded recently.   The Odisha and Maharashtra States paired in the programme with a theme on learning of … Read more 03.02.18 Orrisa(OPSC) Current Affairs

Geographical location of Odisha

Geographical location of Odisha:- Introduction:- The state of Orissa is situated between the geographical coordinates of 81.27’E and 87.29’East longitude and 17.49’N and 22.34’North latitude. The state occupies a total area of 155,707 square kilometers. It is bound on the east by the 450 kilometer coastline of the Bay of Bengal. In the south, the … Read more Geographical location of Odisha

History of Odisha from Vedic age to Gupta Period

History of Odisha The history of state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) is very old. In different periods it bore names like Kalinga, Utkala, etc. The names signified different territorial extent ruled by different dynasties of rulers at different periods. Each of these comprised large parts of present Odisha but also included areas forming parts of … Read more History of Odisha from Vedic age to Gupta Period

Odisha Human Development Index

Odisha Human Development Index Human development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. But human development is also the objective, so it is both a process and an outcome. Human development implies that people must influence the processes that shape their lives. In all this, economic growth is an important means to human development, but not … Read more Odisha Human Development Index

Odisha Food Security

Odisha Food Security Food security can be described as a phenomenon relating to individuals and can be defined by nutritional status of the individual household member that is the ultimate focus, and the risk of that adequate status not being achieved or becoming undermined. Food Security can defined as Food security exists when all people, … Read more Odisha Food Security

Odisha Planned Development

Odisha Planned Development Planning is an important step for the synchronized development of anything  and in relation to the state it plays an important for the equal growth and development of an area so that there will be no regional inequality and provide equal opportunities to all the people. Odisha state government knows the importance … Read more Odisha Planned Development

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN ODISHA

  LANGUAGE  AND LITERATURE  IN ODISHA Odisha (formerly Orissa) is one of the 29 states of India, established on 1 April 1936and located in the eastern coast. It covers an area of around 1,55,707 square kilometers It is surrounded by the states of West Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand  to the north,Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to the south and south-west Chhattisgarh  to the west and north-west. Odisha has a … Read more LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN ODISHA

Fair and festivals of odisha

Fair and festivals of odisha With numerous religions, ancient temples, local shrines, tribes and an array of sacred places, Odisha (Orissa) observes uncountable number of festivals and fairs round the year. Major Odisha(Orissa) Festivals of Odisha is Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra and Durga Pooja. Three different religions flourished on the holy land of Odisha (Orissa) … Read more Fair and festivals of odisha

folk dances of odisha

folk dances of odisha There are many forms of dance in odisha. Ghumura dance Ghumura Dance is one of the most leading folk dance forms Kalahandi district of Odisha. It is classified as folk dance as the dress code of Ghumura resembles more like a tribal dance. ghumura is the indigenous dance of Kalahandi and … Read more folk dances of odisha

Art Forms of Odisha

ART  FORMS OF ODISHA Odisha has a rich cultural and artistic heritage. Due to the reign of many different rulers in the past, arts and crafts in Odisha underwent many changes giving an artistic diversity today in the forms of traditional handicrafts, painting and carving, dance and music. Sand art In Odisha ,a unique type … Read more Art Forms of Odisha

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