The first Mega Food Park in the state of Odisha M/s MITS Mega Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Rayagada has been inaugurated today the 1st June, 2017 by Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Honble Minister of Food Processing Industries. This is…
Did you know there are actually three Ananta Basudeba temples in Bhubaneswar? Blog by Ashish Sarangi
Basudeba is Lord Krishna, an avataar of Lord Bishnu. The temple of Ananta Basudeba was constructed in the thirteenth century, and the complete murties of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra are worshipped there. Balarama stands under a seven hooded serpent, Subhadra holds Jewels pot and lotus in her two hands keeping her left foot over…
KIIT Mechanical Engineering Alumni and IRS Suman Sourav Mohanty of Odisha secures 9th Rank in UPSC 2016
Suman Sourav Mohanty, 31 year-old, a mechanical engineering graduate, secured rank 9 in the civil services examinations-2016, the results of which was announced by the Union Public Services Commission UPSC on Wednesday. Mohanty an Indian Revenue Services officer had earlier…
GAIL to invest Rs 4,276 cr to improve natural gas network in Odisha and piped gas to household
State run gas company GAIL (India) Ltd has proposed to invest Rs 4,276 crore in Odisha to improve supply of natural gas in the state’s major industrial hubs, besides enhancing the gas distribution network in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. GAIL has…
Unitus Seed Fund Launches Healthcare Tech Startup Competition
A big shout out to the Odisha entrepreneurial ecosystem. Unitus Seed Fund, India’s leading impact venture fund investing in early-stage startups innovating for the masses, has launched the fourth edition of its StartHealth competition – a nationwide challenge to find, mentor and…
Odisha thrashed Jharkhand 7-1 to enter quarterfinal in Senior Women’s National Football Championships
Odisha thrashed Jharkhand 7-1 to seal their quarterfinal berth in the Senior Women’s National Football Championships at Phagwara. They will next face Pondicherry, June 1 for a place in the semifinal.
Odisha to tap CSR funds of PSUs to finance startup incubators and set up an angel network, first for any state
Odisha, a late entrant into the start-up space, is firming up its presence in the sector with a slew of innovative ideas and approaches. To begin with, Odisha plans to tap Public Sector Units’ (PSUs) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds…
Odisha extends free cancer treatment to all districts
Odisha government extended free treatment for cancer patients in the whole State from Tuesday. Under the programme, all cancer patients can avail chemotherapy and consultations from oncologists free of cost at all district headquarters hospitals. Renowned cancer specialist Dinesh Pendharkar…
GST After Effects : Tata Steel can sell Kalinganagar products beyond Odisha
The roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST) scheduled from July 1, will allow Tata Steel to sell finished products manufactured at its Kalinganagar steel mill, in Odisha, outside the state. Tata Steel was bound by a memorandum of…
This professor from Odisha who is researching on cancer genes might end up eliminating the deadly disease by Diana Sahu
For Dr Birendranath Banerjee, his students are the ambassadors of his abilities. A molecular oncologist and an expert in the field of cancer genetics research, Dr Banerjee hopes to mould future geneticists much like his alma mater, Sri Ramachandra…