Dambulla, July 19, 2024 — India began their Women’s Asia Cup title defense with an emphatic 7-wicket win over Pakistan in their tournament opener held in Dambulla on Friday. The Indian bowlers were in fine form, dismissing Pakistan for just 108 runs, while a solid partnership between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana ensured a comfortable…
Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Ports & Inland Water Transport, Odisha, has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways, and Coasts (NTCPWC) at IIT Madras through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the Odisha Maritime Perspective Plan (OMPP). The agreement was formally signed in the presence…
Goa: Marking a milestone in India’s scientific and strategic advancement in ocean and polar research, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh, inaugurated two cutting-edge facilities—Sagar Bhavan and Polar Bhavan—at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa on Tuesday. These are India’s…
Mumbai: The first Air India flight AIC-1944, from Bucharest in Romania carrying 219 Indian evacuees from Ukraine has landed in Mumbai on Saturday evening. The Air India flight had departed from Mumbai at 3.38 am on Saturday and landed in Bucharest at around 10.45 am (Indian standard time). From Bucharest, it departed for the city’s…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has streamlined the paddy procurement process during the ongoing kharif season to ensure that registered farmers receive the Minimum Support Price (MSP) directly in their bank accounts within 48 hours of selling their produce at mandis. To facilitate this initiative, officials have been deployed at multiple levels to oversee the seamless transfer…
New Delhi: Chairman of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), Dr. Jitendra Singh, engaged with senior-level officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Civil Services today at the 50th (Golden) Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPA). The event took place at the IIPA campus, marking a significant milestone in the program’s history….
Bhubaneswar: Nobel Laureate Prof. Michael Kremer and a 12-member delegation from the University of Chicago on Saturday visited Krushi Bhavan to review their ongoing research on weather forecast dissemination systems and their effectiveness among Odisha’s farming communities. At a meeting chaired by Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Principal Secretary of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will begin distributing new ration cards to eligible beneficiaries starting next month, announced Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Wednesday. The distribution follows a rigorous review of over one million applications to ensure that only qualified individuals receive benefits. As part of the vetting process, authorities have…
Chennai: Dr. Neeraj Mittal, Secretary (Telecom), inaugurated the new Centre of Excellence on “Classical and Quantum Communications for 6G” at the IITM Research Park in Chennai today. This new sub-centre under the Telecom Centres of Excellence (TCoE)-India is set to lead the development and deployment of 6G technology, promising revolutionary advancements in speed, latency, and…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s roadmap towards becoming a developed state by 2036 and contributing to the national goal of a Developed India came under detailed discussion at a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan on Thursday. Chief Secretary Anu Garg, along with senior state officials, held deliberations with B. V. R. Subrahmanyam, Chief Executive Officer of…
