Odisha based National Aluminium Company (NALCO) plans to set up an aluminium smelter and an associated power plant in Iran worth as much as $2.6 billion once international sanctions against the country are formally lifted. The new plant bears significance…
Odisha Khadi and Gramodyog Board will start manufacturing the national flag in the state starting next year. Union Government has authorised only the Khadi Boards to make the national flag. As of now, the tricolor national flag, popularly known as tiranga,…
Richard Lobo has been promoted as the head HR at Infosys, the second largest IT company in India. Until now, Lobo was heading the HR function for the company’s manufacturing and engineering services vertical. Lobo, an alumnus of Xavier’s Institute…
Ajay Kar, a student of Central Tool Room and Training Centre of bhubaneswar selected for the World Skills International Competition 2015 to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from August 11 to 15. He will represent India for the category of computer numerical…
You can now order for chicken and eggs online in Bhubaneswar. OPOLFED launched online shopping platform to provide its customers a flexible buying experience of its products such as chicken and egg. Agriculture minister Pradeep Panigrahy launched the e-chiekcn portal www.chickenfresh.in. The…
The humble Mudhi, one of the staple foods of Odisha, will satiate global taste buds. The puffed rice has been selected among 12 traditional dishes from different states under the ‘Make in India’ flagship programme of the Centre. Vice chancellor…
US-based Semtech Corporation today opened a new design centre here with a view to be a technological partner in the proposed smartcity project in Bhubaneswar. The new design centre is part of the company’s expansion and capacity increasing programme, said…
The Centre has launched India Handlooms, a brand to promote handloom products and weavers of Odisha, with special emphasis on quality, zero defect and zero impact on the environment. Handloom products such as Bomkai, Kotpad, Baluchari, Muga Silk, Khandua, Berhampuri,…
To improve personal hygiene among adolescent girls, Sulabh International, working on sanitation, has decided to set up a sanitary napkin factory in Odisha. Only 30% adolescent girls in urban areas and less than 1% in the rural belt use…
Lula Mohanty was born in a family of 5 sisters and had a very unusual childhood. Lula changed 13 schools even before she finished class 10. Today she is the Vice President, Global Business Services – Global Delivery, IBM India…