Odisha Govt

Percentage of actual forest coverage in Odisha has far exceeded national average. During 2015 the percentage of actual forest cover to total geographical area of the State  has increased to  32.34% against the national average of 21.34%.…

Odisha has added another feather to its cap by setting a model IT application for tracking of mineral production, dispatch and value accrued on real time basis through its i3MS website. This has been mentioned in the departmental review…

Two major projects of Berhampur Development Authority namely Berhampur North City and Eco Retreat hub at Gopalpur  got in principle approval of the State Level Empowered Committee held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sri Aditya…

In another step towards providing legal consultancy and conciliation advice to the people, Govt has decided to set up Legal Assistance Cell (LAC) at gram panchayat level. The main objective of the move is to provide legal reconciliatory…

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday attacked the Odisha government on the state’s drought situation, demanding a judicial probe into suicides by distressed farmers. “Instead of making it a prestige issue, the state…

The Government of Odisha have selected a panel of 14 banks for handling the business and deposits of the State Public Sector Undertakings(SPSUs) and State level Autonomous Societies(SLAS). These include two RBs, eight public sector banks,…

There is no respite for the Vedanta Group, as the Supreme Court rejected its claims over the Niyamgiri Hills, ruling that only Gram Sabha will hold the power to decide whether to allow mining in that area or not. The apex court asked the…

Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) was given nod for its proposed coal-to-liquid (CTL) project, which will begin in Angul district. The company will invest Rs 60,000 crore for the project, which would produce oil from coal. While…

Rourkela (By Aurobinda Das): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in his four hour hectic visit to Sundargarh on Thursday vowed that his govt. has been trying its best for the development of the poor and tribal people of the state. That is why…

Bhubaneswar:  In a significant development today, the Odisha Sports Ministry has increased the sports scholarship amount in all sports hostels and sporting excellence centres across the state. Earlier, the per capita expense for the inmates…