To study the biological and geographic parameters of Chilika lagoon and its basin eco-system, the Space Application Centre of ISRO with support from NASA is all set to carry out a hyperspectral study next week, a first of its…
Social Ad-film ‘The ‘Right’ Glass’ by Odia Director receives multiple awards in International Film Festivals
Social Ad-film ‘The ‘Right’ Glass’ written & directed by Biswanath Rath, (from Jeypore, Odisha), and produced by Bhubaneswar based NGO ‘We 4 You” has received multiple awards in the International Film Festival circuit within few months of it’s premiere and…
Bibhu Mohapatra designing a special Saree from Odisha as a gift for Michelle Obama
Fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra is getting a special nine-yard sari made for Michelle Obama by Odisha weavers. The New York-based Mohapatra, who caters to Hollywood actors and other celebrities, tells Sharmistha Ghosal of The Telegraph on a visit to…
Vizag beach trying to use Konark Wheel to enhance its beauty and attract more tourists
The Hindu writes: A massive replica of the iconic wheel of the Sun Temple of Konark was installed at beach on Friday. The 18-foot diameter FRP installation is an exact replica of the iconic Wheel of the Sun Temple at Konark,…
Odissi Dance : Roots and Culture a video by Revital Carroll with awesome details about it
No Need to go Chandigarh, Odisha to get its first Rock Garden at Berhampur
Odisha’s first rock garden will come up in Berhampur. It would be a State government funded project, which would be executed by the Berhampur Development Authority (BDA). Only solar energy would be used in the garden to create awareness regarding renewable…
Odisha school comes up with unique Idea, wins National Award for Innovations by Union HRD
A district school in Odisha has come up with ‘Drop Everything And Read’ programme in which students go on a reading mode during the seventh period, every Wednesday. This innovative initiative by Ganjam district has conferred the National Award for…
A Startup of a different Kind Koraput Dairy introduces Own A Cow, get returns scheme
Some context on why Koraput Diary started Own a Cow program The milk production in India needs to be 180 million metric tons by the year 2020. At present the total production stands at around 145 million metric tons (source:…
ASBM Bhubaneswar hosts Startup Workshop for Rural Students
Asian School of Business Management (ASBM), Bhubaneswar conducted Entrepreneurship Skill Development Workshop on 10th 11th and 12th Dec 2015 at ASBM Campus in collaboration with Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industries and WTC, Bhubaneswar. The workshop first time included the…
Air Odisha Trial Flight from Bhubaneswar to Sambalpur starts today noon
Air Odisha would fly its first trial flight from Sambalpur to Bhubaneswar at 12 noon. The plane would take off from the Jamadarpalli airstrip good weather permitting. A nine-seater plane would run on trial basis. If the flight operation becomes successful, the plane would regularly…