Here is what NYTimes wrote when Biju Pattnaik died: Biju Patnaik, one of the most prominent survivors of the generation of Indian leaders who took part in the independence struggle against Britain, died here on Thursday. He was 81. Mr.…


Odisha government plans to set up an integrated textile park in Bhadrak district with an investment of Rs 70 crore to give a fillip to the textile sector. “The proposed park will be developed over 112 acres of land in…

Odisha has attracted investment proposals, 20 of them in recent weeks, including from Israel in the defence sector, said industries minister Debi Prasad Mishra. Speaking at the “CII Public session on Doing Business in Odisha”, the minister said the state…

Inviting National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) to establish its campus in the state, the Odisha government said it is contemplating to set up a dedicated pharmaceutical cluster in the industrial estates around Bhubaneswar. AP Padhi, Chief Secretary,…

Dev Niyogi, professor of agronomy and earth, atmospheric and planetary science, noted that while the Orissa supercyclone that year made landfall in the state now known as Odisha on the Bay of Bengal coast and killed that many people, the…

AAI is the apex body representing the entire spectrum of Indian aluminium industry and is a part of world association. The AAI announced that the next International Conference on Aluminium (INCAL) shall be organized in Bhubaneswar, wherein all overseas associations…

Gopalpur, the Odisha district which bore the brunt of severe cyclonic storm Phailin, is all set to get a doppler radar to boost the weather forecasting system on cyclone-prone east coast. The radar, indigenously built by Indian Space Research Organisation…

For their inaugural class of 30 Under 30 Asia, they cast a wide net over the region, canvassing the tech hubs in Bangalore, Beijing and Singapore to find a group of standout nominees in software, cybersecurity, application analysis, networking, and the…

Odisha has got a good allocation of Rs 4,682 crore in the Railway budget presented by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. While five new railway lines will be laid in the state, WiFi system will be installed at Bhubaneswar railway station by March 31.…