The state government would be part of the ambitious Make in India week scheduled from February 13 to 18 in Mumbai and promote Brand Odisha. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik would attend the event on February 14. Odisha would have a…
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam’s Black Stone Statue Unveiled In Chandipur Beach Odisha
A black stone statue of former president APJ Abdul Kalam was unveiled at Chandipur on sea beach near the Integrated Test Range (ITR), considered as his ‘theatre of action’, 15 km from Balasore today. Speaking on the occasion, state’s Tourism…
Institute of Chemical Technology in Odisha coming soon, to work jointly with ICT Mumbai
Many institutes aim to have a state-of-art infrastructure, but can’t; either because of monetary limitations or lack of area to grow. The Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai is facing the latter, as it is unable to expand due to…
Odisha clears the proposal for setting up Petrloeum Storage by BPCL
Business Standard Writes: Odisha Single Window Clearance Authority cleared the proposal by oil marketing major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to establish a common user facility (CUF) for storage of petroleum products. The facility estimated to cost Rs 270 crore, is proposed…
Indian Oil to invest Rs 40 billion in its Paradip refinery in Odisha
Indian Oil (IOC) is reportedly planning to invest Rs40bn ($597m) to upgrade its Paradip refinery in Odisha. Reuters reported a senior company executive saying that the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Environment Forests…
PM Narendra Modi might visit Odisha in February for IOCL and NISER inauguration
Prime minister Narendra Modi might visit Odisha in February first week to inaugurate IOCL and NISER permanent campus. He might visit Puri Jagannath Temple for darshan too. The refinery is one of the largest in the world and the technology…
Cotton weaving still survives in this Odisha village
Generation-old family tradition of cotton weaving still continues through a cooperative of pre-Independence era at Padmanabhpur village of Ganjam district in Odisha. This is evident from the traditional charkhas and handlooms operational at households in this village. According to weaver…
Sam Pitroda might be roped in as Technology Adviser to Odisha Govt
Odisha government is in the process of roping in telecom czar Sam Pitroda as an advisor (technology) to the state for the development of telecom, electronics, IT (information technology) and ITes (enabled services) sectors. Pitroda, who has his roots in…
India’s fourth Data center in bhubaneswar to be ready September 2016
40,000 square feet proposed National Informatics Center (NIC) data center in bhubaneswar is expected to get operational by September 2016. It was announced by Union Minister of Communications & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad. Prasad highlighted the Bhubaneswar data center to…
Mega MSME Trade Fair scheduled to start on January 8th in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Government will organise a seven-day MSME Trade Fair 2016 at the Exhibition Ground bhubaneswar from January 8. The objective of the fair is to provide a platform to the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for exploring new markets and expose…