‘Factsheet on Coastal Wetlands’ campaign of Youth4WaterIndia unveiled

Bhubaneswar: “Factsheet on Coastal Wetlands” under the #Youth4WaterIndia campaign was unveiled at the Kushabhadra mouth of the Bay of Bengal near Konark on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2023. Unveiling the Factsheet at a function organised by the School of Sustainability, XIM University, the Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera invited the youths to participate in…

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Sportspersons of Odisha continue to shine at Khelo India Youth Games 2022

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha contingent at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2022 being held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh are going strong with their performance in various sporting events. While our Girls and Boys Kho Kho teams clinched gold and bronze medals, respectively, the sportsperson in Kayaking and Canoeing brought numerous medals. The Girls Kho Kho…

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Budget 2023: Capital-oriented, growth budget that rides on technology and digitization

Bhubaneswar: The maiden budget for Amrit Kaal has cemented the vision of a progressive Digital India with distinct focus and impetus on AI, 5G, digitization, tech-skilling and IT-driven frameworks. Welcome the announcement to set up an open source, digital public infrastructure for making the farm sector inclusive and resilient. Idea of an agriculture accelerator fund…

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Winners of State Handicraft Awards for 2019, 2020 and 2021 announced

Bhubaneswar: The names of the artisans to receive State Handicraft Awards in different categories for the year 2020 and 2021 has been announced. Padmabibhusan (Dr.) Sudarshan Sahoo, Benudhar Mohapatra and Debendra Mishra would be felicitated with the Life Time Achievement Awards for the year 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. Udaya Mohanty (Stone Carving), Nirmal Chandra…

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Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela enters Guinness Book of World Records as largest hockey stadium

Bhubaneswar: The Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela has been officially recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest-seated hockey stadium. Overwhelmed with the news Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik congratulated the people of Odisha. In a video shared by his Personal Secretary VK Pandian, he could heard stating, “It is thrilling news….

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