The craftsmen of Pipili have moved with the times. From being just a village craft, they have put the applique wonders on the global map. The craftsmen have been taking up bigger challenges apart from making articles for use in…


How it started? We are from Odisha the land of rich cultural heritage. We always had a strong inclination towards arts and crafts. We have always tried to do something related to crafts and design as we always felt that most…

At least 3,500 people in Satabhaya village of Kendrapada district in Odisha have lived without electricity for years. It was only last year that Satabhaya, along with two other villages Rabindrapalli and Barahapur, under Satabhaya gram panchayat started receiving uninterrupted…
Simlipal National Park (Oriya: ଶିମିଳିପାଳ ଜାତୀୟ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ) is a national park and a tiger reserve situated in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is part of the Similipal-Kuldiha-Hadgarh Elephant Reserve popularly known as Mayurbhanj Elephant…

ITC Limited is coming up with a proposal to set up a biscuits and confectionary manufacturing plant in Khurda Food Park of Idco with an investment of around Rs 440 crore. A team of ITC from Bangalore will be meeting…

Global mining giant Rio Tinto will invest $2 billion to set up an iron ore project in Odisha and another $500 million on a diamond mine in Madhya Pradesh, but is waiting for approvals to move ahead, company CEO Sam…

The Padmasambhava Mahavihara monastery, located at Chandragiri in Gajapati district, is an architectural marvel. Its design was conceptualised by an Oriya engineer from Berhampur in Ganjam district, Prabir Kumar Dash. For the 44-year-old, it was the biggest challenge of his…