In a first-of-its-kind initiative in micro-finance post-demonetisation, 60,000 small borrowers from six small villages in Odisha are leading the way towards cashless transactions. This was made possible thanks to a pilot done by Bharat Financial Inclusion (formerly SKS Microfinance) for…
Source : OTV In good news for flyers, direct international flight services will kick start from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar from March 27, informed Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials today. AirAsia to launch its services to Kuala…
The civic body will shortly launch an online hoardings monitoring and management system to nab illegal hoardings and also to boost its revenue through advertisements. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with an initiative to enrol advertising agencies…
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The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started the process of engaging rag pickers in segregation of municipal solid waste. In the first phase, 500 rag pickers have been identified and provided with identity cards. “On December 12, the civic body…
In a bid to promote sustainable development, that too in an eco-friendly way, the state government got the ball rolling to set up a project worth `500 crore in Gopalpur to boost tourism infrastructure here in Ganjam district. The Eco…
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation plans to run electric buses on select routes in the Smart City. A private consultancy firm will be hired to conduct a feasibility study for the purpose. “The survey will help us in chalking out the…
The civic body will install 3,600 dustbins at 1,800 locations across the city to ensure better waste management and a cleaner city. By February 1, as many as 1,000 bins will be set up at 500 locations. Each location will…
A global index report released in 2015 shows India is performing poorly when it comes to sanitation equity and accessibility. While the country was positioned at a dismal 93rd in the overall ‘The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Performance Index 2015’…
Auto rickshaw service, considered to be the lifeline of public transport system here, stares at an uncertain future as the state government plans to curtail their movement on roads as Bhubaneswar is going to be a Smart City. “It is…