Industry Odisha Bureau, May 6: Since the United Nations Organisation (UNO) has reportedly expanded its Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) on May 4 this year to cover coal mines and waste facilities, its satellite analysis has reportedly identified a landfill in India among the world’s three highest methane-emitting sites. Having reportedly discovered “coal mining and waste management were major sources of methane emissions around the world”, the significant analysis made by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and published on April 23 this year startles with its findings that “the highest methane-emitting site in India is the Kanjurmarg landfill”,…
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Industry Odisha Bureau, May 6: Gujarat has powered India’s west. Odisha is now ready to power India’s east offering scale, speed, and strategic access to the next frontier of growth, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said while addressing investors here. For industries looking ahead, Odisha presents not just an opportunity, but a long-term competitive advantage, he said. With this strong and forward-looking message, the Chief Minister addressed the Odisha Investors’ Meet Roadshow in Ahmedabad, marking a significant step in the State’s national outreach to position Odisha as a preferred destination for next-generation industrial growth under the vision of Purvodaya. The…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 6: Despite having reportedly been adorned with the maiden crown of World Test Championship (WTC) in 2025 at Lord’s Cricket Ground, England after trouncing Australia by five wickets along with reportedly having scripted history by being victorious over India even at Indian cricket team’s home ground after two decades, South Africa cricket team’s remarkable right-arm spinner Simon Harmer has reportedly pointed finger at the alleged dominance of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the International Cricket Council (ICC). In a reported tete-a-tete with leading British daily newspaper The Guardian, an aggrieved Harmer remarked,…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 5: US-based Moody’s Ratings today (May 4) reportedly rated India one among the large economies that has efficiently withstood the onslaught of recurrent global shocks, but has not lost ability of market-access in the last five years. Stating that: “Relatively accommodative external market conditions in the wake of recent shocks helped emerging markets absorb successive external shocks since 2020”, the latest report by Moody’s Ratings added, “Countries like India (Baa3 stable) show the most resilience across a range of market indicators”. Notably, “Moody’s rating ‘Baa3 Stable’ signifies the lowest tier of investment-grade credit, indicating moderate credit…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 5: Even though Elon Musk, the Canadian-American business magnate and present owner of world-renowned social media platform X (formerly Twitter), reportedly did not admit to the allegations of US Federal Agency Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), his attorney’s letter reportedly submitted with the SEC yesterday (May 4) stated that Musk has agreed to pay the $1.5 million penalty slapped on him. As per media reports, a “revocable trust” of Elon Musk would pay the penalty amount in a bid to put an end to the SEC’s lawsuit. Notably, Elon Musk formally acquired Twitter in 2022 and…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 5: Soon after American professional basketball team ‘Orlando Magic’ got eliminated from the NBA playoffs on Sunday (May3), its coach Jamahl Mosley was reportedly dismissed with immediate effect. Magic’s team president Jeff Weltman announced the dismissal of head coach Mosley the moment they were back in Florida in the wake of the team’s loss at the NBA playoffs in Detriot. Reportedly lauding Mosley’s “leadership and positive contributions as head coach” as well as expressing gratitude to him, Weltman also said sadly, “While this was a difficult decision, we feel it’s time for a new voice and…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 4: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Monday disbursed financial assistance of over Rs 61 crore to more than 79,000 beneficiaries, who had earlier missed receiving the first, second, or third instalments of ‘Subhadra’ scheme due to various issues. Parida released the financial assistance to the beneficiaries through virtual mode from the conference hall of the Women and Child Development Department in Bhubaneswar. The 79,000 women left out from the scheme due issues such as inactive NPCI linkage, e-KYC biometric errors, and pending grievance resolutions. The funds were transferred directly to their bank accounts through the…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 4: All are agog to watch if both Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh could continue to be the incumbent vice-chairmen at the Tata Education and Development Trust (TEDT) or not. Voting of which is likely to be held this week. While Venu Srinivasan is reportedly TVS chairman emeritus, Vijay Singh is reportedly a retired defence secretary. TEDT is said to be the “wealthiest affiliate” of India’s coveted Tata Trusts with a reportedly whopping “corpus of around Rs 6,000 crore”, and also “owns the majority of Tata Sons”. Observers keeping a hawk-eye on the significant development opine…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 4: Following the reported deaths of at least three passengers on a cruise ship ‘MV Hondius’, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reportedly initiated an intensive probe into the severe health risk matter as well as providing necessary medical aid to the remaining voyagers. Issuing a press release yesterday, the Netherland-based ‘Oceanwide Expeditions’ informed that it was confronting a severe medical situation on the Hantavirus outbreak. The press release further informed that the severe health risk issue occurred on the polar expedition ship MV Hondius reportedly off the Cape Verde which is an island nation in…
Industry Odisha Bureau, May 3: The Government of Odisha has intensified its push towards universal 24×7 urban drinking water supply, with allocation of Rs 1500 crore to execute SUJALA scheme during the financial year 2026-27. A comprehensive review of the annual action plan of the Public Health Engineering Organisation (PHEO) for 2026–27, 2027–28, and 2028–29 was chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department, Usha Padhee here at Kharabela Bhawan yesterday. As per official projections, the population across 86 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is expected to reach approximately 31.5 lakh by 2026. At present, these urban areas receive…