Lucknow: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah today distributed appointment letters to 60,244 newly selected Civil Police Constables of the Uttar Pradesh Police. The ceremony took place in Lucknow in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries. Addressing the gathering, Shah called the moment a significant milestone…
Bengaluru: Marking Global Wind Day 2025, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi reaffirmed India’s unwavering commitment to clean energy, declaring wind power as the cornerstone of India’s renewable energy strategy. Addressing a stakeholders’ conference in Bengaluru, Joshi underscored the critical role wind energy plays in meeting India’s ambitious climate goals and driving…
New Delhi: In a transformative move poised to reshape India’s research and development landscape, the Centre has introduced sweeping reforms to ease the bureaucratic burden on scientists, researchers, and academic institutions. Announced by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh at a press briefing in the national capital, the policy overhaul is designed to enhance the “Ease…
Antwerp: As the Indian national anthem echoed through Wilrijkse Plein in Antwerp, one figure stood tall—not just as a player but as a symbol of resilience, pride, and an era-defining journey. Manpreet Singh, India’s midfield maestro, marked a historic milestone on Thursday as he took the field for the 400th time in the blue jersey,…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s pride and India’s star gymnast Pranati Nayak added another feather to her cap by winning a bronze medal in the vault final at the 12th Senior Women’s Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Jecheon, South Korea, on Saturday. Pranati, who trains at the Odisha AM/NS India Gymnastics High-Performance Centre, scored 13.466 points in…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reason to celebrate as Bhubaneswar-based student Snehasis Das has emerged as the state’s top scorer in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2025, or NEET (UG) 2025, with an impressive All India Rank (AIR) of 60. Scoring a percentile of 99.9972390, Snehasis’s performance has placed him among the country’s brightest medical…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has intensified its public health efforts to prevent and control the spread of waterborne and vector-borne diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, jaundice, malaria, and dengue. At a high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, IAS, officials from the Health and Family Welfare Department, Water Supply Department, and local administrations discussed…
Bhubaneswar: As the Government of Odisha led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi completes its first year in office, a defining milestone in industrial growth has marked the occasion. The 137th meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA), chaired by Chief Secretary Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS, has approved 17 new industrial projects…
Bhubaneswar: In a major push toward digital transformation of natural resource governance, the State Water Informatics Centre (SWIC), under the Department of Water Resources, Government of Odisha, organized a technical workshop on “Introduction of Best Practices in Data Management and Digitization for Water Resources Monitoring using Artificial Intelligence (AI).” Held in collaboration with the Indian…
Bhubaneswar: In a first for India, the state of Odisha has successfully completed a formal, women-led commercial trade of Sal seeds (Shorea robusta) — a significant milestone in the transformation of the country’s forest-based economy. Tribal women, through newly formed producer companies, have not only taken charge of the procurement process but also led the first…
