Bhubaneswar: Odisha is exploring the possibility of establishing a global-level centre for fertilizer innovation as part of its efforts to promote sustainable agriculture and reduce farmers’ dependence on chemical fertilizers. A delegation from Fertilizer Innovation Centre India (FIC India) met Deputy Chief Minister and Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment and Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is considering the use of existing canal networks to generate renewable electricity as the State explores new technology-driven solutions to accelerate its clean energy transition. A high-level meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha at Kharvel Bhavan on Friday examined the potential of Surface Hydro Kinetic (SHK) Turbine technology, presented by clean-tech…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has stepped up food safety inspections across the State amid continued rainfall and the ongoing festive season, with enforcement teams cracking down on the sale of stale and unsafe food items. Following directions from the Health and Family Welfare Department, Odisha State Food Safety Commissioner Dr Poma Tudu directed officials to intensify inspections…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has set a clear target of eliminating fatalities in sanitation work, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi calling for greater use of mechanisation, modern equipment and emerging technologies to protect sanitation workers from hazardous cleaning operations. Speaking at the 2nd National Workshop on GARIMA at the Lok Seva Bhawan Convention Centre on Saturday,…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has reported a broad improvement in its law-and-order and security operations over the last two years, with the state achieving Naxal-free status, recording a decline in several major crimes and intensifying action against drugs, illegal arms and mineral smuggling. Outgoing Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania, while addressing a press conference…
Kataka: Senior IPS officer Vinaytosh Mishra on Sunday took charge as the additional Director General of Police (DGP), Odisha, with the senior officer underlining the need for professional, accountable and people-oriented policing across the State. Mishra formally assumed charge at the State Police Headquarters in Kataka, taking over from Yogesh Bahadur Khurania. He will continue…
Bhubaneswar: Healthcare services for railway beneficiaries are set to receive a boost with the commissioning of several advanced medical equipment at Central Hospital, Bhubaneswar, on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. Shri Parmeswar Funkwal, General Manager, East Coast Railway, inaugurated the newly installed facilities at the hospital. The equipment is expected to strengthen diagnostic…
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in Odisha is showing signs of gradual improvement, even as the state continues round-the-clock rescue, relief and restoration operations across affected areas, officials said. According to the latest report of the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) under the Office of the Special Relief Commissioner, flooding has affected six districts, 52 blocks,…
Bhubaneswar: For Jhunulata Naik of Cuttack, survival once meant cleaning toilets at a nursing home and raising her seven-year-old son alone after her husband left. Today, she wears a uniform, works with safety equipment and earns a regular income as Odisha’s first woman desludger—a transformation she credits to an opportunity under the State government’s GARIMA…
Bhubaneswar: With young people increasingly exposed to online fraud, cyber blackmail and digital exploitation, Odisha has launched a massive statewide campaign to promote cyber safety and responsible digital behaviour among students and youth. Organised jointly by Odisha Police, the School and Mass Education Department and the Higher Education Department, the campaign brought together more than…
