Every year on the 1st April Utkal Divas or Odisha Foundation Day is celebrated by the people of Odisha. A special program is organized on this day. People from all over the country and abroad come to Odisha to enjoy this day. This day is also very famous globally. The state was originally called Orissa but the […]
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Coal India unit, the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) said it has become the largest coal-producing company in the country. The company said it has crossed 157 million tonnes in coal production in the financial year 2021-22. And, on March 12, the company produced 7.62 lakh tonne of dry fuel. The company claimed that it is the highest
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Bank of Maharashtra has tied up with Mahagram to roll out the ‘Bank Sakhi’ project in Odisha. The fintech would provide financial technology and infrastructure support to augment rural financial inclusion. As part of the tie-up, the company has onboarded more than 11,000 bank sakhis (women) on the BharatATM platform to help the rural citizens
The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha and the World Bank have signed a $115 million (INR 869 crore) Programme (Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development Programme) that will help national and state institutions adopt improved watershed management practices to help increase farmers’ resilience to climate change, promote higher
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Odisha’s longest bridge T-Setu over Mahanadi River. The bridge will greatly benefit the people of Cuttack and Khurda districts, connecting Gopinathpur in Baramba with Baidweswar in Banki. The bridge in the shape of the English alphabet ‘T’ was constructed at a cost of Rs 111 crore. The 4-km-long bridge connecting Gopinathpur in
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India successfully test-fired the air version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range of Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. Describing the mission as a “major milestone” in the development of BrahMos, the sources said that the air version of the missile was test-fired from supersonic fighter aircraft Sukhoi 30 MK-I. BrahMos is a joint venture between DRDO (India) and NPO
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The traditional Odia festival Boita Bandana was celebrated throughout Odisha on November 19, 2021 with fervor.The festival is commemorated on Kartika Purnima, or the full moon day of the Kartika month as per Hindu calendar. The glory of Odisha’s (erstwhile Kalinga) maritime heritage is acknowledged by the ‘Boita Bandana’ ritual on the day Kartika Purnima. Boita Bandana literally means
Odisha government launched Rakshak, a road safety initiative to save precious lives. In a first-of-its-kind State-level program, 30,000 volunteers staying or working at the eateries and different business establishments located near accident-prone spots will be trained as First Responders to road accidents. They will be equipped to administer first aid and pre-hospital trauma care to
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on October 29, 2021, jointly flight-tested an indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) successfully from an aerial platform in Odisha. After being released from IAF fighter aircraft, LR Bomb guided to a land-based target at a long-range with accuracy within specified limits. Flight
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Odisha will host the prestigious FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021 is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, from November 24 to December 05, 2021. The company successfully hosted the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup. The prestigious FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021, is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, from November 24 to December 05, 2021. It will
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