QS University Rankings: BRICS 2015- NIT-Rourkela (113) is the only NIT to feature in top 200 universities in the BRICS region. IISc-Bangalore at no-5, IIT-Delhi at 13, IIT-Bombay at 16 and IIT-Kanpur at 18, are the four in top-20. QS…
Luxury Resort in Chilika Lake by Swosti Group to be ready by October 2016
Bhubaneswar-based Swosti Group will soon be expanding its hospitality portfolio with the launch of its high-end luxury resort – Swosti Chilika Resort on the banks of the Chilika Lake, the country’s largest coastal lagoon. Confirming the development, JK Mohanty, managing…
National Geographic Features Odisha Olive Ridley Turtles
On a stretch of beach where the Rushikulya River meets the Bay of Bengal, thousands of olive ridley turtles arrive to nest around February and March. The sandy beach disappears under glistening domes stretching as far as the eye can…
MySmartPrice Startup by Odisha based NIT Rourkela Engineers Raises $10M
India’s e-commerce boom continues unbounded. Beyond the top players such as Flipkart and Snapdeal raising billions to support their capital intensive businesses, startups in other parts of the online retail space are raising significant numbers too. One such company is MySmartPrice,…
NALCO signs R&D pact with Canadian behemoth Rio Tinto Alcan
National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), a navratna PSU under the Ministry of Mines, has entered into a co-operation agreement for research & development with Aluminium Pechiney (AP) / Rio Tinto Alcan. The agreement was signed between B K Satpathy, Executive…
Right Time to attract Mobile Phone Manufacturers to have a base in Odisha
Odisha may emerge as the manufacturing hub of mobile handsets and associated components with its proposed electronics manufacturing cluster (EMC) drawing the attention of manufacturers. The Indian Cellular Association (ICA), the apex body of the mobile phone industry, is in…
Odisha beauty Sushrii Shreya Mishraa to represent India at Miss United Continent 2015
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa the beauty from Odisha is all set to represent India at the third edition of Miss United Continent 2015. Excerpts from an interview with her by Indiatimes Q. How’re you feeling as you’re soon going to represent…
Bhubaneswar Trekking Club continues to grow, heard about it yet?
Bhubaneswar Trekking Club, which started two years ago with three or four people, now has 30 active members. The club organises hiking trips to local hills on weekends. The members are both students and professionals. The club has conducted trekking…
Konark Sun Temple Featured in BBC Documentary What the Ancients Knew India
This is one of the best documentaries BBC produced on Ancient Construction techniques of India and Konark Sun temple features in detail in it.
Sprint Queen Srabani Nanda of Odisha wins Gold in National Athletics Championship
Spring Queen of Odisha Shrabani Nanda today bagged gold in the 200 m category at the 55th National inter-state athletics championship held in Chennai. Odisha athlete won gold by clocking 23.92 secs at the event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru floodlight stadium…