Odisha government has decided to waive the value added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to persuade international airlines to start air services from and to the Biju Patnaik International Airport. Following the decision of the state government, Air…
Fly Easy (ABC Airways Group) will Launch Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Direct Flight from June,2015. Currently there are no direct flights between the two cities. All the approvals for starting this flight have been granted. The flight is supposed to have 78 general seats…
The Union Cabinet today approved 100 Smart City Projects. The Smart City vision was announced by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the first Union Budget of NDA government in July last year. ‘Smart City’ is an initiative by Prime…
The annual passenger footfall at Biju Pattnaik airport crossed the 1.5 million mark in 2014-15 fiscal year, paving the way for it to be enlisted as a ‘major airport’. Any airport that annually handles 1.5 million passengers or more…
Helicopter service between Bhubaneswar and Paradip would be introduced very soon. The service would be provided by Pawan Hans Ltd. The helicopter would begin its flight from Bhubaneswar and reach Paradip. It would leave Paradip immediately and arrive at Bhubaneswar.…
The passenger buses must have CCTV and GPS facilities in order to get permit for operation in the state. Alarmed at the spurt in crimes against women, the Odisha government has decided to equip the state buses with CCTV cameras and…
To stop doctors from leaving government hospitals and community health centres in zones of Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) as well as Maoist-affected areas, Odisha government has decided to double their salary. Those working in the remotest areas will get 100…
With power generation from renewable energy sources increasingly getting high priority in policies of both the Union and State Government, Odisha Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) Limited has proposed to set up canal top solar power plants on experimental basis. All…
Chandigarh emerged as the cleanest Indian City accrding to the National City Rating published by Ministry of Urban Development. The rating was carried out by three agencies i.e AC Nielsen-ORGMarg, Development and Research Services (DRS) andCEPTUniversity. The process…
Angul Model of Community Led Total Sanitation has caught the eyeballs of the National Policy Makers for which the District Collector Angul Sachin Jadhav was invited to join the Panel Discussion on Housing at Vigyan Bhavan on 20 April 2015…