The Goods and Services Tax rate on handicraft and handloom products has been slashed by the GST council due to demands of Odisha government, official sources said. Odisha Finance Minister S B Behera said the GST on Sabai ropes and…

The Goods and Services Tax rate on handicraft and handloom products has been slashed by the GST council due to demands of Odisha government, official sources said. Odisha Finance Minister S B Behera said the GST on Sabai ropes and…
Industrially-backward Nabarangapur district got an investment boost on Thursday as the state government cleared a proposal to set up a maize processing unit. The state level single window clearance authority (SLSWCA) led by chief secretary A P Padhi approved a proposal of…
A maize processing plant by Vijaynagar Biotech Private Limited at Papadahandi in Nabarangpur district has received SLSWCA nod today. The 50,000-tonne maize processing plant with an investment of Rs 59 crore plans to create some employment opportunities in Nabarangpur
The government on 12 September launched a nation-wide hackathon #OpenGovDataHack, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here. As part of the Startup Eco-system Development program, National Informatics Centre and Internet & Mobile Association of India have collaborated…
Gold, the favourite metal of Indian women, is increasingly becoming popular among scientists as well, though for a different reason. A group of India researchers have used gold nanoparticles to develop a simple method to detect lead in wastewater. The…
Odisha has received proposals worth Rs 466 crore for the setting up of processing units at Seafood Park at Deras near the state capital here. The state govenrment has already allotted required land to 20 interested firms, official sources said…
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched ‘She Means Business’ programme of Facebook for women entrepreneurs in Odisha. Under the scheme 25, 000 women entrepreneurs and self-help group (SHG) members will be given training on digital marketing skills within next…
A port project in Odisha with majority stake held by Tata Group is expected to get cleared by the Defence ministry soon. The Port project was stuck due to some objections from the Indian Air Force. But, after a fresh…
At least 80 startups working in diverse areas have been recognised by the Startup Odisha Initiative (SOI), a state government agency, during the last two months, officials said today. This was revealed at the second meeting of the Task Force held under…
After successfully steering one of the discoms in Odisha under the distribution franchise model, Feedback Energy Distribution Company Ltd (Fedco) has recently signed up with three discoms in Madhya Pradesh as management operator and is eyeing more such opportunities, including…